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Anonymous Hacks IRS Database — Publishes Romney Tax Returns
Free Wood Post - News that is ALMOST Reliabe

Late last night, the mysterious group of hackers known as Anonymous successfully hacked the main database for the Internal Revenue Service. The group appeared to have a singular target- Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Romney has been criticized by both parties for his failure to produce more than one past tax return. According to Ann Romney on ABC’s “Good Morning America” they had no intention of ever disclosing the contents on those returns: “We’ve given all you people need to know and understand about our financial situation and how we live our life”. Anonymous however, seems to have thought that we “the people” might want to know a little more about the man who seeks the White House.

The Anonymous attack successfully retrieved 25-years worth of Romney’s tax returns and published them without permission on major websites throughout the Internet. The majority of these websites removed the returns within minutes, however it was too late to completely protect the candidate’s already tainted image. We at Free Wood Post were able to examine Romney’s 2008 tax return and found that he had good reason to fear its release. The 2008 return paints a picture of an extraordinarily wealthy man, whose low tax rate and bizarre itemized deductions will surely raise many questions as to his suitability to be President.

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9 August (Live Webcast Included)
White Wolf International

This year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (9 August) will shine a spotlight on indigenous media – television, radio, film, and social media – and its role in helping to preserve indigenous peoples’ cultures, challenge stereotypes, and influence the social and political agenda.

An event at UN Headquarters in New York on the theme of “Indigenous media, empowering indigenous voices” will feature remarks by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs; Grand Chief Edward John, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and others. It will be followed by a panel discussion with representatives of indigenous media organizations from across the world and video clips produced by indigenous peoples.

Trade Deficit in the US Shrank More Than Forecast in June
Bloomberg

The US trade deficit narrowed more than forecast in June as the biggest drop in crude oil prices in more than three years helped cut the nation's import bill.

Euro Weakens for Third Day Against Dollar on Growth Concern
Businessweek

The euro weakened for a third day against the dollar after economists surveyed by the European Central Bank predicted the region's contraction this year will be worse than previously forecast.

Google Gmail, Search Linkup Makes Waves
InformationWeek

New audible answering capability will be available in a few days, according to Google. Meanwhile, test showing Gmail messages in personal search results raises some eyebrows..

New human species identified from Kenya fossils
BBC News
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Researchers studying fossils from northern Kenya have identified a new species of human that lived two million years ago.

Hey, is that Mars or the Mojave in NASA rover's photo?
Christian Science Monitor

One of the first images from the camera atop the rover Curiosity's mast shows a Mars landscape that scientists called remarkably Earth-like, as if NASA 'put a rover out in the Mojave Desert.'