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  • Sub Minimum Wage

    Most U.S. citizens know that their country has created a federal minimum wage — and that it is woefully inadequate for basic human needs. But few have heard that employers may hire workers at what’s called a “sub-minimum wage.”“Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 permits employers to pay wages below the federal minimum to individuals with disabilities if they hold a 14(c) certificate from DOL [Department of Labor],” stated a report quietly released in January from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).“Since August 2019, most 14(c) workers earned less than $3.50 per hour,” points out the…

  • Why Should Bush Single Out Iran?

    Many powers,including the BushAdministration andSaudi Arabia, arepushing their willonto Iraq.Why Should Bush Single Out Iran?By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 16th, 2007The issue of the moment may be the sudden increase…

  • Veterans Face Consecutive Cuts In Bush Budget

    Is Bush seriousabout such cuts inhis own budget, orisn’t he?Veterans Face Consecutive Cuts In Bush BudgetBy Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 13th, 2007The Bush Administration plans to cut funding for America’s…

  • Is Iran The New Bush Target?

    Why Iran may be thenext Mideast countryto be in thecowboy’s crosshairs.Is Iran The New Bush Target?By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 12th, 2007Perhaps precisely because of its hopeless blunders in Iraq,…

  • State Department Losing Top Talent

    Why are so manyleaving the StateDepartment–andwhy aren’t theybeing replaced?State Department Losing Top TalentBy Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 2nd, 2007Something strange is going on at the Bush State Department.Every administration suffers…

  • Supreme Court To Revisit Campaign Finance Law

    Is the challengeintended to “waterdown the standards”of McCain-Feingold?Supreme Court To Revisit Campaign Finance LawBy Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 1st, 2007The Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the landmark 2002 legislation…

  • Are U.S. Military Spy Teams Out Of Control?

    Bush’s SpecialForces areoperating incountries which areU.S. allies, andwon’t play nice withthe CIA.Are U.S. Military Spy Teams Out Of Control?By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 30th, 2007U.S. Special Forces teams on foreign…

  • Bush Changing U.S. Military Leadership

    Will the new Armyleader help or hurtAmerican forces inIraq andAfghanistan?Bush Changing U.S. Military LeadershipBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 29th, 2007The heads of America’s top military personnel continue to fall, with…

  • What Are China’S Military Hopes?

    We can glean a fewhints from China’sown report on thesubject.What Are China’s Military Hopes?By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 25th, 2007Below are extracts from a report issued by the Chinese Information…

  • Iraq Parliament Exists Only In Name

    How can America’save Iraq’ whenIraqis won’t helpthemselves?Iraq Parliament Exists Only In NameBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 24th, 2007It usually doesn’t make the American corporate news, but these days the Iraqi…