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GOVERN AMERICA BEGINS AT ITS NEW TIME... 11AM EASTERN TIME TODAY, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4TH
GOVERN AMERICA BEGINS AT ITS NEW TIME... 11AM EASTERN TIME TODAY, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4TH
In case you missed the schedule change, here are the details.
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WAR DRUMS: Israel Vice PM: Military strike can hit all of Iran's nuclear facilities
WAR DRUMS: Israel Vice PM: Military strike can hit all of Iran's nuclear facilities
Speaking at Herzliya Conference, Moshe Ya’alon calls the possibility of a nuclear Iran a 'nightmare to the free world,' says explosion at Iranian missile base targeted missile system that would have threatened the U.S.
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Holder: I Knew Nothing About 'Fast and Furious' Gun-Walking
Holder: I Knew Nothing About 'Fast and Furious' Gun-Walking
Attorney General Eric Holder vigorously denied a "cover-up" by the Justice Department over "Operation Fast and Furious," telling a House panel investigating the botched gun-running program that he has nothing to hide...
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CONTROLLED OPPOSITION? Ahmadinejad calls for new world order
CONTROLLED OPPOSITION? Ahmadinejad calls for new world order
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for a new world order of justice-seeking nations, to replace the existing Western-dominated liberal status quo.
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PAPER: Israel attack on Iran could come 'within next few months'
PAPER: Israel attack on Iran could come 'within next few months'
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has a lot on his mind these days, from cutting the defense budget to managing the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. But his biggest worry is the growing possibility that Israel will attack Iran over the next few months.
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Former US Policymakers Promote War on Iran
Former US Policymakers Promote War on Iran
In 2007, former Senators Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, and George Mitchell established their Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) imperial project front group. Among other issues addressed, warmaking's prioritized.
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China Rejects Genetically Modified Rice in Opposition to GMO Crops
China Rejects Genetically Modified Rice in Opposition to GMO Crops
Rice, being perhaps the most common and prominently used food within Chinese diet makes its safety and reliability very significant.
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Scientists Create Computer That Reads Your Thoughts and Puts Them Into Words
Scientists Create Computer That Reads Your Thoughts and Puts Them Into Words
Scientists have recently developed a complex process that allows them to seemingly decode and depict our brain activity as language.
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Monsanto-funded legislators suppress WA’s GMO-label bills, lie about funding
Monsanto-funded legislators suppress WA’s GMO-label bills, lie about funding
If Washington State’s GMO-label bills, HB 2637 and SB 6298 don’t get voted out of committee by Friday at 5 pm, they’re dead, which is exactly what Monsanto-funded legislators on both the House and Senate Ag committees want.
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Water Industry and World Bank Partner on Scheme to Drive Public Water into Private Hands
Water Industry and World Bank Partner on Scheme to Drive Public Water into Private Hands
This January 26th, the water industry will privately review its newest strategy for driving public water resources into private hands at the World Economic Forum. A partnership quietly launched in October with funding from the World Bank, Coca-Cola and Veolia will report on progress towards its stated mission to “transform the water sector” by establishing “new normative approaches to water governance” that put the private sector in the driver’s seat in water management.
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Agenda 21: Conspiracy theory or threat? Commissioners to decide
Agenda 21: Conspiracy theory or threat? Commissioners to decide
On the surface, Agenda 21 is a 1992 blueprint for communities worldwide to use in achieving “sustainable development.” Critics, however, allege it’s a ploy to strangle the American way of life by reducing private property rights, and instilling harsh zoning restrictions and socialist philosophies into local government planning. [Critics are right!]
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2012 Election: For Romney and Paul, a strategic partnership
2012 Election: For Romney and Paul, a strategic partnership
Despite deep differences on a range of issues, Romney and Paul became friends in 2008, the last time both ran for president. So did their wives, Ann Romney and Carol Paul.
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Senator wants accounting of groups reimbursed for suing government
Senator wants accounting of groups reimbursed for suing government
Scrutiny of the Equal Access to Justice Act went bipartisan on Monday when Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., submitted a bill calling for a complete accounting of how much the fund pays people and groups that successfully sue the federal government.
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BULLIES: Global Warming Activists Seek to Purge Unfriendly TV Weathermen
BULLIES: Global Warming Activists Seek to Purge Unfriendly TV Weathermen
The Forecast the Facts campaign — led by 350.org, the League of Conservation Voters and the Citizen Engagement Lab — is pushing for more of a focus on global warming in weather forecasts, and is highlighting the many meteorologists who do not share their beliefs.
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Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about
Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about
Met Office releases new figures which show no warming in 15 years
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Sixteen Concerned Scientists: No Need to Panic About Global Warming
Sixteen Concerned Scientists: No Need to Panic About Global Warming
There's no compelling scientific argument for drastic action to 'decarbonize' the world's economy.
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Forest Service rules deemed ‘unworkable’
Forest Service rules deemed ‘unworkable’
USDA's Forest Service is accused of ignoring concerns of industry and members of Congress, disregarding a federal statute and defying logic in its preferred alternative forest planning rule.
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Angry Landowners Fight Eminent Domain in Pa. Gas Field
Angry Landowners Fight Eminent Domain in Pa. Gas Field
A pipeline operator assured federal regulators it would minimize using eminent domain against private landowners if given approval to lay a 39-mile natural gas pipeline in northern Pennsylvania's pristine Endless Mountains.
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U.S. to Pay $1 Million in Fees for Fighting Enviro Groups
U.S. to Pay $1 Million in Fees for Fighting Enviro Groups
More than $1 million in attorneys' fees will go to six environmental groups that made the government rethink an extensive network of routes through the West Mojave desert for off-road vehicles.
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US No-Fly list doubles in past year to 21,000 known or suspected terrorists: AP
US No-Fly list doubles in past year to 21,000 known or suspected terrorists: AP
Even as the Obama administration says it’s close to defeating al-Qaida, the size of the government’s secret list of suspected terrorists who are banned from flying to or within the United States has more than doubled in the past year, The Associated Press has learned.
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Oil Firm Shell's Profits Double to £18bn
Oil Firm Shell's Profits Double to £18bn
The improvement for the Anglo-Dutch company came as high oil prices outweighed poor margins in its refining business and despite a 3% decline in production.
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'Anonymous' hackers attack Brazilian bank websites
'Anonymous' hackers attack Brazilian bank websites
The shadowy computer hacker group Anonymous said Wednesday it attacked the websites of three major Brazilian banks over the past few days to protest widespread inequality in Latin America's leading economy.
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Panetta Says U.S. to End Afghan Combat Role as Soon as 2013
Panetta Says U.S. to End Afghan Combat Role as Soon as 2013
In a major milestone toward ending a decade of war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Wednesday that American forces would step back from a combat role there as early as mid-2013, more than a year before all American troops are scheduled to come home.
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People with Bain Capital ties give $3m to Super Pac that supports Mitt Romney
People with Bain Capital ties give $3m to Super Pac that supports Mitt Romney
Over the past year, Mitt Romney’s former Bain Capital colleagues gave $3 million to the super PAC that supports the Republican presidential candidate, Restore Our Future.
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Mitt Romney: 'I'm not concerned about the very poor'
Mitt Romney: 'I'm not concerned about the very poor'
Romney told CNN’s Soledad O’Brien during a morning interview after his Florida primary win that his focus is on the middle class — and not on the “very poor.” Apparently, he also doesn't care that a good number of the "middle class" is living increasingly below the poverty line.
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DHS Announces 'If You See Something, Say Something' Partnership with NFL for Super Bowl XLVI
DHS Announces 'If You See Something, Say Something' Partnership with NFL for Super Bowl XLVI
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to Indianapolis to highlight the Department’s “If You See Something, Say Something” public awareness campaign’s continued partnership with the National Football League (NFL) to help ensure the safety and security of employees, players and fans during the regular season, and Super Bowl XLVI.
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YEAR OF THE RAT: New app makes it easy to tattle to authorities
YEAR OF THE RAT: New app makes it easy to tattle to authorities
CrimePush, available on iTunes today, is the latest in mobile technology to provide urban populations with fast, discrete, and intelligent safety assistance.
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Afghan Taliban plans return to power after U.S. pullout
Afghan Taliban plans return to power after U.S. pullout
The Taliban believe they will return to power after the U.S.-led coalition ends its combat role in Afghanistan in 2014, NATO officials said Wednesday, based on a classified report on the interrogation of thousands of insurgent prisoners.
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Obama planning to release Taliban leaders
Obama planning to release Taliban leaders
Top Obama administration officials briefed eight senior Senate leaders Tuesday on a pending deal to transfer as many as five Taliban prisoners from the U.S. detention facility at Guantαnamo Bay, Cuba, to Qatar.
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GEARING UP FOR NEXT WAR: US 'combat' in Afghanistan to end next year
GEARING UP FOR NEXT WAR: US 'combat' in Afghanistan to end next year
The United States hopes to end its combat mission in Afghanistan by the middle of next year, more than a year earlier than scheduled, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Wednesday.
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Pakistan denies claims in NATO report of spy service still aiding Taliban
Pakistan denies claims in NATO report of spy service still aiding Taliban
Pakistan’s foreign minister on Wednesday brushed aside claims made by Afghan insurgents in a secret NATO report that Pakistan has been directing the Taliban’s battle to regain power in Afghanistan.
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Yemen minister eludes assassination attempt
Yemen minister eludes assassination attempt
Gunmen riddled the car of Yemen's information minister with bullets as he left a cabinet meeting in the capital on Tuesday but he escaped the assassination attempt unhurt, an aide said.
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Salt Lake City police website hacked; anonymous group takes credit
Salt Lake City police website hacked; anonymous group takes credit
At about 2:30 p.m., police started seeing information on the department’s website that "weren’t in line with our typical postings..."
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A Judge Rules Vermont Can’t Shut Nuclear Plant
A Judge Rules Vermont Can’t Shut Nuclear Plant
A federal judge on Thursday blocked Vermont from forcing the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor to shut down when its license expires in March, saying that the state is trying to regulate nuclear safety, which only the federal government can do.
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Nuclear Regulators Issue Violation Notice To Connecticut Yankee Over Foreign Ownership
Nuclear Regulators Issue Violation Notice To Connecticut Yankee Over Foreign Ownership
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissionhas issued a "Notice of Violation" to the Connecticut Yankee nuclear facility over the apparent partial ownership by two foreign companies of the dismantled power plant on the Connecticut River in Haddam Neck.
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Major new leak at Japan's nuclear plant
Major new leak at Japan's nuclear plant
More than 8 tonnes of water have leaked from Japan's stricken nuclear power plant after a frozen pipe burst inside a reactor buiding...
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OCEAN-FRONT PROPERTY FOR SALE: Nuclear accidents pose little risk to health: NRC
OCEAN-FRONT PROPERTY FOR SALE: Nuclear accidents pose little risk to health: NRC
The risk to public health from a severe nuclear power plant accident in the United States is "very small" because reactor operators should have time to prevent core damage and reduce the release of radioactive materials, U.S. nuclear regulators said in a study on Wednesday, even as a plant in California was being shut down because of a radiation leak.
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BREAKING: California's San Onofre Nuclear Plant Closed After Radiation Leak
BREAKING: California's San Onofre Nuclear Plant Closed After Radiation Leak
The spokesman said the radiation levels were “barely measurable,” but the plant was shut down as a precaution. [Would they tell us if it wasn't “barely measurable”?]
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Online privacy at-risk with pending legislation
Online privacy at-risk with pending legislation
The Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 would require Internet providers to retain archives of every subscriber’s online activity for up to 18 months, including phone records, credit-card numbers, websites visited and bank-account data.
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HOMELAND SECURITY: FBI Uses Chainsaw To Tear Door Down In Terrifying Raid On Wrong Apartment
HOMELAND SECURITY: FBI Uses Chainsaw To Tear Door Down In Terrifying Raid On Wrong Apartment
“I just happened to glance over and saw this huge chainsaw ripping down the side of my door. And I was freaking out. I didn’t know what was going on.”
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AGENDA 21: UN panel says retool world economy for sustainability; World 'must redefine the very concept of national wealth'
AGENDA 21: UN panel says retool world economy for sustainability; World 'must redefine the very concept of national wealth'
The world can no longer afford to ignore the environmental cost of economic growth and must redefine the very concept of national wealth, a UN panel of heads of state and environment ministers said Monday.
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RECOVERY? S&P Warns of Cuts; Another US Downgrade Coming?
RECOVERY? S&P Warns of Cuts; Another US Downgrade Coming?
Concerns over the size of United States debt reared their head once again as ratings agency Standard & Poor’s warned that health care costs for a number of highly-rated Group of 20 countries, including the U.S., could hurt growth prospects and harm their sovereign creditworthiness from the middle of this decade.
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RECOVERY? NYC goes on hiring spree -- for people to work its welfare offices
RECOVERY? NYC goes on hiring spree -- for people to work its welfare offices
The city’s Human Resources Administration has already hired 100 new employees and plans to hire another 100.
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RECOVERY? American Airlines to Cut 13,000 Jobs
RECOVERY? American Airlines to Cut 13,000 Jobs
American Airlines parent company AMR said Wednesday they will cut 13,000 jobs and close the Fort Worth Alliance maintenance hub as part of a five-year plan to save $3 billion per year.
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GOING AS PLANNED? Michelle Obama cites 'remarkable progress' on the economy
GOING AS PLANNED? Michelle Obama cites 'remarkable progress' on the economy
"In the last three years, we've worked hard to get out of this mess and we've made some remarkable progress..."
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OUT OF CONTROL: DC criminals run up another trillion-dollar deficit
OUT OF CONTROL: DC criminals run up another trillion-dollar deficit
For the fourth year in a row, Washington faces a $1 trillion-plus deficit and just servicing the nation’s debt will soon cost as much as paying for Medicaid, the federal-state health care program for the poor and disabled.
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RECOVERY? CA to run out of cash by early March
RECOVERY? CA to run out of cash by early March
California will run out of cash by early March if the state does not take swift action to find $3.3 billion through payment delays and borrowing, according to a letter state Controller John Chiang sent to state lawmakers today.
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SQUEEZE: Federal taxes to jump 30% in 2 years
SQUEEZE: Federal taxes to jump 30% in 2 years
The amount of money the federal government takes out of the U.S. economy in taxes will increase by more than 30 percent between 2012 and 2014, according to the Budget and Economic Outlook published today by the CBO.
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RECOVERY? Apartment Complex For Chronically Homeless Opens In Charlotte
RECOVERY? Apartment Complex For Chronically Homeless Opens In Charlotte
A complex of 85 efficiency apartments and on-site support services is now open in Charlotte.
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RECOVERY? Thousands facing foreclosure threat due to unpaid property taxes attend hearing at Cobo
RECOVERY? Thousands facing foreclosure threat due to unpaid property taxes attend hearing at Cobo
Foreclosure hearings are usually done in court, though the numbers are so large this year that the county used Cobo as a gathering place.
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RECOVERY? Over 42,000 Wayne County Business And Homeowners Owe Back Taxes
RECOVERY? Over 42,000 Wayne County Business And Homeowners Owe Back Taxes
Wayne County property owners, fighting foreclosure, showed up in large numbers looking for help in Detroit Tuesday. More than 42,000 business and homeowners are listed as owing back property taxes from 2009; the vast majority of which are in the City of Detroit.
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Eurozone unemployment at new record high
Eurozone unemployment at new record high
Unemployment in the 17-nation eurozone ended 2011 at 10.4 per cent, a new record high for the single currency since its launch at the start of 1999, official figures showed today.
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Fed Members Laughed While Housing Bubble Grew
Fed Members Laughed While Housing Bubble Grew
It was good times at the Federal Reserve five years ago...
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SQUEEZE: Taxpayers still owed $132.9B from 'bailout': report
SQUEEZE: Taxpayers still owed $132.9B from 'bailout': report
A government watchdog says U.S. taxpayers are still owed $132.9 billion that companies haven't repaid from the financial bailout, and some of that will never be recovered.
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Rising gas prices have residents pinching pennies, pumping less
Rising gas prices have residents pinching pennies, pumping less
As fuel prices increase, the Palm Springs man only pumps enough gas into his Toyota RAV-4 just to get by.
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Exxon Mobil's quarterly profit hits $9.4 billion
Exxon Mobil's quarterly profit hits $9.4 billion
Exxon Mobil Corp. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit rose 2% or $1.97 a share...
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ACLU knocks Facebook over data sharing deal with Politico
ACLU knocks Facebook over data sharing deal with Politico
The ACLU is not pleased with Facebook's "sentiment analysis tool" that provides data exclusive to Politico.
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Congress moves toward vote on cyber-security bill
Congress moves toward vote on cyber-security bill
A congressional committee plans to recommend on Wednesday that Congress vote on a bill to improve cyber-security and information sharing at a time the government’s ability to protect its data and computers is hotly debated.
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'Mind-reading' could become reality
'Mind-reading' could become reality
A device which reads the thoughts of brain-damaged patients could become a reality, scientists claimed, after proving they could tell what someone was hearing just by decoding their brain waves.
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HOMELAND SECURITY: Park ranger zaps man with stun gun for walking dogs off-leash
HOMELAND SECURITY: Park ranger zaps man with stun gun for walking dogs off-leash
A Montara man walking two lapdogs off leash was hit with an electric-shock gun by a National Park Service ranger after allegedly giving a false name and trying to walk away, authorities said Monday.
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AGENDA 21: Soaring Beef Prices Force Shoppers To Find Other Options
AGENDA 21: Soaring Beef Prices Force Shoppers To Find Other Options
Beef prices soared more than 10 percent last year according to the Department of Agriculture, and they will likely go up at least another 5 percent this year.
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NOT ENOUGH ILLEGALS: Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano Calls for Immigration Overhaul
NOT ENOUGH ILLEGALS: Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano Calls for Immigration Overhaul
In an address at the National Press Club, the demon witch took Congress to task for not passing the DREAM Act.
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Mexican youths forced to work for drug gangs
Mexican youths forced to work for drug gangs
Young Mexicans are being abducted from poor towns and villages and forced to work for drug gangs, rights groups say, alleging the authorities are failing to do anything to stem the problem.
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FAST AND REALLY FURIOUS: Issa threatens Eric Holder with contempt
FAST AND REALLY FURIOUS: Issa threatens Eric Holder with contempt
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa threatened Tuesday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress if the Justice Department did not provide certain documents in response to the committee’s subpoena.
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CIA FALSE FLAG HEADS UP! Report: Iran willing to attack on U.S. soil
CIA FALSE FLAG HEADS UP! Report: Iran willing to attack on U.S. soil
Is the U.S. government and the Israeli Mossad planning a false flag attack on Americans so they can blame Iran and kick start a new war? The propaganda seems to indicate the answer is yes.
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PLANNING FALSE FLAG OP? Mossad chief holds secret U.S. meetings
PLANNING FALSE FLAG OP? Mossad chief holds secret U.S. meetings
During a broadcasted meeting of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, CIA Director, panel Chairperson indicate they met Tamir Pardo in Washington this week; U.S. official: Iran willing to attack U.S. targets if threatened.
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Ahmadinejad launches Spanish TV channel to woo Cuba, S.America
Ahmadinejad launches Spanish TV channel to woo Cuba, S.America
Hispan TV will deal blow to 'dominance seekers', says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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DEFIANT: India mulls using rupee to pay for Iran oil imports
DEFIANT: India mulls using rupee to pay for Iran oil imports
India has said it will continue to import oil from Iran, joining China in refusing to bow to intensifying US pressure not to do business with Iran.
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Clinton urges Security Council to act on Syria
Clinton urges Security Council to act on Syria
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that the UN Security Council "must act" on Syria to end President Bashar al-Assad's "violent and brutal attacks" against demonstrators.
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Damascus vows to foil Western efforts to sow chaos
Damascus vows to foil Western efforts to sow chaos
Syria dismissed on Monday U.S. and Western criticism of Damascus and said it would defeat what it called foreign attempts to spread chaos, hours after the White House said President Bashar al-Assad had lost control and would inevitably fall from power.
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FBI staged 'hit' in NC beheading plot
FBI staged 'hit' in NC beheading plot
An FBI agent testified Friday that investigators faked photographs to make it look like a witness in a North Carolina terror case had been murdered.
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Prosecutors Ordered to Identify NYC Terror Witness
Prosecutors Ordered to Identify NYC Terror Witness
A judge gave federal prosecutors until a week from Wednesday to give up the name of a witness they say was recruited for a chilling, al-Qaida-sanctioned plot for suicide bombers to attack the New York City subways with explosives made from beauty supplies.
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British soldier shot dead by insurgents in Afghanistan
British soldier shot dead by insurgents in Afghanistan
Ministry of Defence says 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment soldier was shot during a foot patrol in Helmand province
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U.S. Drones Patrolling Its Skies Provoke Outrage in Iraq
U.S. Drones Patrolling Its Skies Provoke Outrage in Iraq
A month after the last American troops [allegedly] left Iraq, the State Department is operating a small fleet of surveillance drones here to help protect the United States Embassy and consulates, as well as American personnel.
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Audit: US Defense Department can't account for billions for Iraq
Audit: US Defense Department can't account for billions for Iraq
The U.S. Defense Department cannot account for about $2 billion it was given to cover Iraq-related expenses and is not providing Iraq with a complete list of U.S.-funded reconstruction projects, according to two new government audits.
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New UN draft resolution gives Syria 15 days to comply
New UN draft resolution gives Syria 15 days to comply
Obama's administration has been delaying its planned $53 million arms sale to Bahrain due to human rights concerns and congressional opposition, but this week administration officials told several congressional offices that they will move forward...
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Fmr. Homeland Security Sec Ridge calls for Regime Change in Iran
Fmr. Homeland Security Sec Ridge calls for Regime Change in Iran
The beating of the war drums continue...
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Talks Signal Possible US Return to Philippines
Talks Signal Possible US Return to Philippines
The United States and the Philippines are discussing ways to re-establish a U.S. military presence in the Philippines, officials said.
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FDA staffers sue agency over surveillance of personal e-mail
FDA staffers sue agency over surveillance of personal e-mail
The Food and Drug Administration secretly monitored the personal e-mail of a group of its own scientists and doctors after they warned Congress that the agency was approving medical devices that they believed posed unacceptable risks to patients, government documents show.
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FBI will Monitor Social Media using Crawl Application
FBI will Monitor Social Media using Crawl Application
Bureau is asking companies to build software that can effectively scan social media online for significant words, phrases and behavior so that agents can respond.
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Thousand police officers deployed on streets of Indianapolis as massive Super Bowl security operation swings into gear
Thousand police officers deployed on streets of Indianapolis as massive Super Bowl security operation swings into gear
A massive security operation involving 1,000 police officers has been launched in Indianapolis as the city's first Super Bowl rolls into town this week.
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Reactor shuts down, vents steam at Illinois nuclear plant
Reactor shuts down, vents steam at Illinois nuclear plant
A nuclear reactor at a northern Illinois plant shut down Monday after losing power, and steam was being vented to reduce pressure, according to officials from Exelon Nuclear and federal regulators.
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Regulators say flood barriers may not protect TVA's nuclear plants
Regulators say flood barriers may not protect TVA's nuclear plants
Sand baskets that the Tennessee Valley Authority installed at dams to protect its nuclear plants from a worst-case flood could fail, according to a federal nuclear oversight group.
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Michigan Supreme Court justice: Public deserves decision on emergency manager law
Michigan Supreme Court justice: Public deserves decision on emergency manager law
After more than five months, a Michigan Supreme Court justice is growing impatient over the court's failure to declare whether it will review the state's controversial emergency-manager law.
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British pair arrested in U.S. on terror charges over Twitter jokes
British pair arrested in U.S. on terror charges over Twitter jokes
Two British tourists were barred from entering America after joking on Twitter that they were going to 'destroy America' and 'dig up Marilyn Monroe'.
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RECOVERY? IMF: Global economy looks grim for 2012
RECOVERY? IMF: Global economy looks grim for 2012
The world economy is slowing sharply, and the euro region is headed for recession this year, the International Monetary Fund predicted Tuesday in a bleak update of global conditions.
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Mortgage Giant Freddie Mac Bets Billions Against Struggling Homeowners as it Denies Millions the Opportunity to Refinance
Mortgage Giant Freddie Mac Bets Billions Against Struggling Homeowners as it Denies Millions the Opportunity to Refinance
Freddie Mac has invested billions of dollars betting that U.S. homeowners won't be able to refinance their mortgages at today's lower rates...
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INFLATION NATION: Price Of Gas +83%, Ground Beef +24%, Bacon +22%
INFLATION NATION: Price Of Gas +83%, Ground Beef +24%, Bacon +22%
Prices soar as the dollar tanks.
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Fed Signals That a Full Recovery Is Years Away
Fed Signals That a Full Recovery Is Years Away
The Federal Reserve, declaring that the economy would need help for years to come, said Wednesday it would extend by 18 months the period that it plans to hold down interest rates in an effort to spur growth.
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ESCAPING USA: Thousands ditch U.S. citizenship over taxes
ESCAPING USA: Thousands ditch U.S. citizenship over taxes
Rather than deal with the complexities of U.S. tax law, Americans living overseas are increasingly renouncing their citizenship in order to avoid paying their income taxes.
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Michelle Obama's $50,000 shopping spree at luxury lingerie shop boosts sales 12.5%
Michelle Obama's $50,000 shopping spree at luxury lingerie shop boosts sales 12.5%
Michelle Obama has risked the wrath of cash-strapped Americans by indulging in a $50,000 shopping spree at Agent Provocateur.
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Gold for Oil: India and Iran 'Ditch Dollar'
Gold for Oil: India and Iran 'Ditch Dollar'
According to a new and yet unconfirmed report, India bought oil from Iran using gold. India certainly has the gold resources to fund the oil, while Iran is under pressure by the West, due the continuation of its nuclear program.

There were reports that officials have been floating this idea for some time, and now, as the EU finally decided upon an oil embargo on Iran, more details became available, yet still pend confirmation.
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FL police roll out armored video surveillance truck called 'The Peacemaker'
FL police roll out armored video surveillance truck called 'The Peacemaker'
From the front bumper of the menacing vehicle, another sign taunts: "Whatcha gonna do when we come for you?"
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Now Playing: The Sustainability Con
Now Playing: The Sustainability Con
Endless streams of gibberish and pseudo-science from the well-established neo-Malthusian establishment.
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TSA agent gets measly 8 months in prison for stealing laptop from passenger
TSA agent gets measly 8 months in prison for stealing laptop from passenger
Agent was caught on security video taking the owner’s papers from the laptop case and throwing them in the trash. He then placed the laptop under a vacant ticket counter and later wrapped it in his coat and took it back downstairs.
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Bird flu mutation studies dangerous
Bird flu mutation studies dangerous
A scientist researching a potentially highly lethal airborne version of the H5N1 bird flu virus said on Wednesday he must be allowed to pursue his studies if deadly pandemics are to be prevented.
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CIA to pull officer from NYPD after internal probe
CIA to pull officer from NYPD after internal probe
A CIA operative's unusual assignment inside the New York Police Department is being cut short after an internal investigation that criticized how the agency established its unprecedented collaboration with city police, The Associated Press has learned.
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Ex-BP worker files whistleblower suit over cleanup
Ex-BP worker files whistleblower suit over cleanup
A former BP employee has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the company, claiming he was fired for airing concerns about the cleanup of Mississippi's shoreline after the Gulf oil spill.
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Cocaine 'accidentally' sent to UN headquarters
Cocaine 'accidentally' sent to UN headquarters
Bags containing 16 kilogram of cocaine that Mexican drug traffickers recently lost has turned up in an unlikely place - the United Nations in New York.
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FBI seeking 'social media' monitoring tool
FBI seeking 'social media' monitoring tool
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for a tool to mine social media for intelligence tips.
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