Banks under cyber attack

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US based banks and South Korean financial institutions are under cyber attack and while there is no "smoking gun", fingers are being pointed at Iran, China and North Korea.
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott says he supports raising the retirement age on retirement to keep Social Security "solvent".
Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013 is a bill that will do what is says, end the prohibition of Marijuana and to regulate and tax it like Alcohol. The bill was introduced by Democratic Representative Jared Polis and it has 13 co-sponsors, all Democrats except for one Republican.

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Guantanamo Bay detainees denied drinking water?

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Detainees at the infamous Guantanamo Bay facility charge that they are being denied drinking water among other torturous conditions. The White House finally acknowledges the ongoing hunger strike of the prisoners.

Federal appeals court upholds South Carolina school ban on clothing featuring the Confederate flag. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that officials must be able to keep order and promote education absent distractions.

A woman loses custody of her children and faces assault charges after she walked into a school to pick up her suspended son and mistakenly slap a child she believed to be him.
A homeless woman was found dead under a Greenville bridge. Investigation is ongoing.

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SC to be test market for immigration message from conservatives

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Lindsey Graham and evangelicals target SC as test market for message on immigration. Medicaid has stopped paying for medical diagnostic tests according to Forbes and Duke Energy, a electricity provider in both North and South Carolina is being sued for contaminating the drinking water of Charlotte, NC with carcinogens.

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Supreme Court to side-step Gay Marriage issue?

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A petition on the White House petition site is demanding that politicians, like NASCAR drivers, be required to wear their corporate sponsorship on their clothing while conducting "official" business.

The South Carolina Pickens County School Board will stop student led prayers at their public meetings and are banning the use of the name Jesus? This is in response to a threatened lawsuit by Freedom From Religion Foundation. The foundation's website says it "works as an umbrella for those who are free from religion and are committed to the cherished principle of separation of state and church".

The SCOTUS is hearing the case on California's Prop 8 ban on gay people being allowed to marry.  However, it is being speculated that the court could side step the issue altogether and not issue a ruling.

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Supreme Court Hearings

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On today's episode of Occupy The Microphone join Gorgeous Gregg, Daisy Deadhead and Double A as they take on subjects ranging from the Supreme Courts hearing on marriage equality, Cyprus's 10 billion euro bailout, decision to keep Guantanamo open and more!

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Israel apoligizes for deadly floatilla raid

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Today on Occupy The Microphone, join Daisy, Gorgeous Gregg and Double A as they discuss some of today's news headlines and South Carolina issues.

Monday the SCOTUS will hear arguments over whether big pharma can make a deal with generic drug makers to keep cheaper drugs off the market which could be interpreted as price fixing. The Federal Trade Commission which is opposing such arrangements calls it "pay to delay".

Did President Obama get the Israeli Prime Minister to apologize to Turkey for an attack on a Turkish flotilla that killed nine Turkish activist trying to break the illegal blockade of Gaza in 2010?

Republicans in Congress have agreed not to shut down the federal government. A funding bill was sent to President Obama that funds the government until the end of the fiscal year.

In South Carolina news, a recount has been scheduled for the GOP primary in SC's 1st District and if a bill that recently made it pass a subcommittee in the SC House might enable South Carolinians to openly carry firearms without needing permits.

Former Green Party candidate for President Jill Stein will be our guest today. Jill Stein is also a doctor and healthcare reform has been back in the headlines with Republicans at various levels of government still opposed to implementing the new law.

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President Obama visits Israel and the West Bank

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South Carolina Senator Tom Davis has sponsored the Liberty Preservation Act to nullify the National Defense Authorization which authorizes the federal government to label citizens terrorists or threats to national security and lock them up indefinitely without due process. The measure passed the SC Senate along partisan lines with Republicans voting for and Democrats voting against.

President Obama is visiting abroad with Israel and the West Bank and stated that Palestinians have a right to their own state and that both sides must set aside preconditions and come back to the peace table.

China's smog problems are reportedly effecting the rest of the world and officials say they will work to curb emissions citing social unrest in the world's most populous nation.

Cyprus economic problems have reached crises levels, can they avert worsening the economic disaster facing the nation?

A South Carolina lawmaker is threatening to file an ethics complaint after a syndicated columnist was flown in using the state plane to testify on behalf of nullifying the new federal healthcare overhaul.
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SC Senator seeks to nullify the NDAA

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South Carolina Senator Tom Davis has sponsored the Liberty Preservation Act to nullify the National Defense Authorization Act. S92 will be given priority status in a special order of the State Senate and could possibly be voted on this week.

CNN projects Elizabeth Colbert Busch, sister of comedian Stephen Colbert, will win Tuesday's Democratic primary for the the South Carolina special election to represent the state's 1st Congressional District.

The ten year anniversary of the US led invasion of Iraq recently passed and according to a Gallup poll, the number of Americans thinking the Iraq invasion was a good thing dwindled from 75% in 2003 to 42% in a recent Gallup poll.

Duke Energy customers in South Carolina could soon see their power bills increase for a third time since 2009. The Charlotte, N.C.-based utility announced Monday that it has filed a request with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina to raise its rates by 15.1 percent, or $220 million.

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Nuke Watch South says no nukes yall

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Nuclear Watch South coordinator Glenn Carroll will be calling in today. Nuclear Watch South was started as Georgians Against Nuclear Energy (GANE) in 1977 in opposition to Georgia Power plans to build nuclear reactors Vogtle and Hatch. In 2006, the name was changed to Nuclear Watch South to better reflect direct action campaigns on broader issues such as the Savannah River Site nuclear weapons complex on Georgia's border in South Carolina.

AUS Federal judge ruled that national security letters used by the FBI to collect information on the clients of businesses without first obtaining warrants is unconstitutional.

South Carolinians head to the polls today in a special primary election. Candidates include former Governor Mark Sanford, the sister of comedian Stephen Colbert and media mogul Ted Turners son.

The Cherokee County Humane Society is proposing a city ordinance in Gaffney that would only allow homeowners to have three dogs in their yard at a time. RJ Holly of Gaffney, a dog owner says he plans to fight it.

Daisy Deadhead will be calling in with her daily musing.

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Supreme Court to hear School Vouchers case

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Supreme Court to hear School Vouchers case
A school voucher program in Louisiana will be the subject of a case to be heard by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. This has been a hot button issue pushed by Republicans and resisted by Democrats. The question is whether public funds can be used to pay for education in private schools. Religion seems to be the lightening rod in this case as stated by individuals opposing the voucher program. “Louisiana legislators are siphoning money from tax-starved public schools to feed private schools that promote dogma and aren’t accountable to the taxpayers,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United. “It’s a travesty, and the court should put an end to it.”

Hillary endorses Gay Marriage
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and possible 2016 presidential candidate has officially endorsed LGBT rights and Gay Marriage. In a video statement for Human Rights Campaign, Clinton said she supports gay marriage both personally and as a matter of policy.

Free Legal Clinic Spartanburg
The South Carolina Bar has been sponsoring free legal clinics across the state. Most involve a 30-45 minute lecture followed by either a question and answer or five-minute one-on-one session with an attorney according to its website. Tonight starting at 6:30PM at the Westside Branch Library in Spartanburg located on 528 Oak Grove Rd., will be a lecture on End of Life Issues (Health Care POA, Living Wills, DNR Orders). For a complete schedule of upcoming legal clinics, visit The South Carolina Bar website. http://www.scbar.org/PublicServices/FreeLegalClinics.aspx

Daisy Deadhead will be calling in with her daily musing.

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UN resolution on Women and Gay Rights

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Today on Occupy The Microphone, join Daisy Deadhead, Gorgeous Gregg, and Double A as they discuss the Muslim Brotherhoods response to the UN's resolution on equal rights for women and gays.

Why is Nancy Pelosi considering caving into Republicans who want to cut Social Security benefits?
  In addition, in local news, a Greenville, SC woman dies enroute for a mental evaluation and three Rock Hill Hells Angels members convicted on charges relating to guns and drugs.

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Daisy Deadhead comes out swinging

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In an article titled SC funds other states' health care, instead of our own., Daisy Deadhead takes on Governor Haley (AKA "Haleyating"), and the House Republicans for turning their backs on 500,000 of our neighbors and billions of federal dollars which will now be used to fund other states' health care plans. You're welcome South Carolina.

A few big names are in the running for the congressional seat being vacated by Republican Tim Scott who was appointed to the Senate by Governor Nikki Haley. A primary is scheduled for March 19 to fill that U.S. House seat. Some names in the running include former SC Governor Mark Sanford and Republican Teddy Turner who is the son of billionaire media mogul and CNN founder Ted Turner.

Nobel Peace Prize nominee Bradley Manning explains why he leaked sensitive documents that exposed corruption in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Mexico's drug war rages on with no end or resolution in sight. Meanwhile, Mexican citizens continue to pay a high price caught between drug cartels and government forces.

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New Pope elected

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Today on Occupy The Microphone, catch Gorgeous Gregg, Double A and Daisy Deadhead as they report on breaking news stories.

Catholics have a new Pope. The new pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio (pronounced Ber-GOAL-io), will be called Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.

In his own words; Bradley Manning's leaked audio from his trial sheds light on why he allegedly exposed Iraq and Afghanistan illegality and corruption inside the military through WikiLeaks.

An expose' on the chaos in Mexico attributed to the failed war on drugs. Mexicans  are being killed or disappearing from the streets and there seems to be no end in sight as Washington, DC has thus far refused to allow Latin America countries pursue their own independent drug policy.

The South Carolina House of Representatives has put forth a $22.7 billion spending plan that includes a 3 percent pay raise for corrections officers at maximum security prisons, a 20 percent co-pay increase for people on the state health plan and $40 million to repair roads and bridges. The budget opts out of the Affordable Care Act which means up to 500,000 of South Carolina's poor will not be offered a chance to participate in the federal health program.

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What the frack? More nukes?

5:00PM EST

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As the entire planet seems to be running around looking for new sources of energy, Japan seems to have stumbled upon a big source of methane. Is this a good deal? Only a few years back the Sierra Club was ">pushing natural gas, but now not so much. Is there an upside to natural gas?

Gorgeous Gregg and Double A will be joined by Starr Hammond of Southern Starr Promotions to talk about the importance of local businesses and women owned business in particular. One risk some businesses face is employee fraud. What steps can a small business person take to protect herself from this financial loss?

Just after the second anniversary of the melt down at Fukushima, we'll revisit that case, as well as discuss nuclear power in general.

And of course, Daisy Deadhead!
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They are coming for your social security money

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Today on Occupy the Microphone, Double A, Daisy Deadhead and Gorgeous Gregg are joined by Efia Nwangaza.

Efia will talk about her plans to lobby the UN Human Rights Committee on behalf of US prisoners in jail after being caught up in COINTELPRO These, and others such as the Angola 3, are seen by most human rights organizations as political prisoners.

We'll also discuss drug resistant bacteria and what the Spartanburg schools are doing to deal with outbreaks of disease at schools in the county.

Finally, They Want Your Social Security Money Paul Ryan, the Republican Vice Presidential nominee in 2012, has suggested that he would be willing to accept changes in taxes if the President is willing to scrap Obamacare.

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Medicaid and the reluctant Governor

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Today on Occupy the Microphone, Gregg and Double A take on Medicaid expansion. This is a hot topic across the nation. Most of the solutions seem to be similar in nature, while there are other options too.

As a special treat, Eric Wood of Another Voice with Eric and Friends will be on the show. He'll be talking about the proposed Open Carry Law which would apparently allow anyone who owns a legal weapon to carry it in the open without a permit. The legislation seems to be getting some support.

Eric will also update us on a proposal to make it illegal to sell food from a food truck in Greenville unless the truck is at least 250 feet from a brick and mortar restaurant.

Finally, as the week comes to a close, we will hear from Daisy Deadhead Daisy will discuss International Womens Day and it's founder, Clara Zetkin, and anything else she wants to talk about. 

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Fertilized Eggs are People too?

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Today on Occupy the Microphone, Gregg and Double A take on abortion rights. While the South Carolina legislature considers a new law, which would declare a fertilized egg a "person" and Arkansas' legislature overrides the governor's veto of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws, a federal judge rules an Idaho law unconstitutional. Laws restricting abortion rights are under consideration in Kansas, Texas and Alabama. Are these state level efforts targeted at actually making abortion illegal or is this just another effort to turn our attention away from other more pressing issues and raise money for politicians from abortion foes?

Then, Rand Paul filibusters for 12 hours against the appointment of John Brennan to head the CIA, we ask if this is a principled stand, or grand standing by Senator Paul? Will this be good for the Republicans? For Democrats? For the nation and the Constitution?

Daisy Deadhead will offer up her commentary, and we will be joined by Pat LaMarche. Pat is just back from her "Babes of Wrath" tour with homeless advocate Diane Nilan. LaMarche is a columnist for the Huffington Post as well as other outlets. She was also the Green Party Vice-Presidential nominee in 2004.

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Hugo Chavez subcombs to cancer

5:00PM EST

Chavez, the president of Venezuela lost his battle with cancer and died yesterday. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans turned out in the streets to pay their respects.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R), as promised started his filibuster of of John Brennan’s nomination for the C.I.A. He started by saying “I rise today to begin to filibuster John Brennan’s nomination for the C.I.A., I will speak until I can no longer speak. I will speak as long as it takes, until the alarm is sounded from coast to coast that our Constitution is important, that your rights to trial by jury are precious, that no American should be killed by a drone on American soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found to be guilty by a court.”

An African-American man from South Carolina has researches baffled.  Fox News reports that "DNA from an unnamed African-American from South Carolina is so distinctive that it led scientists to a unique conclusion: The roots of the human tree date back much further than previously thought."

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North Korea vs the United States

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Dennis Rodman has become headline news again pertaining to his visit to North Korea and his spending time with its leader Kim Jong Un. In an uncomfortable interview, Rodman engaged in with George Stephanopoulos, Stephanopoulos feigned ignorance when Rodman made the point that the United States government has prison camps and presented Rodman with a Human Rights Watch report on North Korea. However, that same organization raises alarms over the United States prison system that is the largest in the world.

In related news, the majority of US held prisoners are incarcerated for non-violent so-called drug crimes. After voters in States like Colorado and Washington successfully legalized marijuana, a number of former and current DEA heads are urging the Obama administration to sue those states since marijuana possession remains a federal offense.

Continuing with the issue of prisons and the treatment of prisoners in the United States, a federal judge for the third time has ordered the State of Louisiana to release Angola 3 PrisonerAlbert Woodfox. Woodfox has been held in the tortuous conditions of solitary confinement for over 40 years for the killing of a prison guard on flimsy evidence that even the widow of the prison guard does not believe. Woodfox and supporters believe that he was targeted because of his political and human rights activism and that he is a victim of the once secret and illegal FBI COINTELPRO program that targeted so-called radical activist of the 1960's and 70s.

Daisy Deadhead tackles the issue of Nikki Haley and the theft of social security numbers under the governor's watch in her Daisy's DeadAir segment.

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President Obama throwing seniors under the bus?

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Today on Occupy the Microphone Gregg and Double A will take on both Obama and Romney. Yesterday the Obama administration indicated that they are ready to throw seniors under the bus by cutting pre-paid benefits like social security and medicare, while Romney and his wife Ann whine about the fact that they are not in the White House.

We'll also be joined by Ray Lewis. A retired Philadelphia police captain arrested at Occupy Wall Street, we was scheduled to be on the show last Friday, but we missed each other.

Special commentary, Daisy Deadhead takes on Seth McFarland, The Onion, and the Academy Awards.

Captain Ray "Occupy" Lewis, hiding global warming and corruption

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If you are in Spartanburg, SC join us on the drive time at five on 105.7FM & 910AM and tune into Occupy The Microphone!

Coming up on Occupy The Microphone today, South Carolina's Department of Natural Resources has issued a report on the effects of global warming on South Carolina, and then buried it hoping no one would find out about it, but we did, and so will you if you tune in.

Then, Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell is in hot water for allegedly using campaign contributions for his personal benefit and for pressuring state regulators to take steps which would allow his pharmacy business to move into your local hospitals.

Finally, we will be joined by Captain Ray "Occupy" Lewis. A retired Philadelphia police captain, Lewis was arrested at Occupy Wall Street and has spoken out against the Keystone pipeline.


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