Operation Rooster

Today Is A Proud Day In Marine Corps History
http://rightwingwizkid.blogspot.com/2010/11/today-is-proud-day-in-marine-corps.html
Toys for tots Began in 1947, when Major Bill Hendricks, USCR and a group of Marine Reservists in Los Angeles collected and distributed 5,000 toys to needy children. The idea came form Bill’s wife, Diane.
In the fall of 1947, Diane crafted a homemade doll and asked Bill to deliver the doll to an organization, which would give it to a needy child at Christmas.
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Brothers in Arms: Indiana brothers in the 101st Airborne Division serve together in the same Cavalry Troop in Afghanistan
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/3663-brothers-in-arms-indiana-brothers-in-the-101st-airborne-division-serve-together-in-the-same-cavalry-troop-in-afghanistan.html
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – All their lives, the Ragle brothers, Bradley J. and Brandon J. V., said they have found a way to stick together.
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Massachusetts Soldier honored with building dedication
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/3662-massachusetts-soldier-honored-with-building-dedication.html
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Barrett, a cannoneer, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, was honored with a new building dedicated in his name Nov. 15.
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NATO aims to end combat mission in Afghanistan by 2015
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101120/wl_nm/us_nato_summit
LISBON (Reuters) – NATO agreed on Saturday to hand control of security in Afghanistan to Afghan forces by the end of 2014 and said the NATO-led force could halt combat operations by the same date if security conditions were good enough.
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Obama: Missile defence shield for all Nato members
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11711042
A missile defence system covering all Nato countries has been agreed at the alliance’s summit in Lisbon, US President Barack Obama has said. The shield would cover all Nato members in Europe and North America. Nato is also backing the swift ratification of the Start treaty between the US and Russia, cutting nuclear weapon stockpiles.
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Airport Security Crackdown: TSA Warns Jail, $11,000 Fines for Non-Compliance
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/airport-security-crackdown-tsa-warns-jail-11000-fines-for-non-compliance/
While President Barack Obama tries to reassure airline security passengers’ uneasiness over new, more invasive security checks at the nation’s airports, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is doubling-down, warning that air passengers who refuse to pass through full-body scanners or undergo manual searches may face serious legal repercussions.
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FCC may regulate Internet lines days before Christmas
http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/130197-fcc-may-regulate-internet-lines-days-before-christmas
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a Christmas gift in store for the phone and cable industry: it may move ahead on its controversial net-neutrality regulations three days before Christmas.
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U.S. in Vast Insider Trading Probe
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704170404575624831742191288.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories
Federal authorities, capping a three-year investigation, are preparing insider-trading charges that could ensnare consultants, investment bankers, hedge-fund and mutual-fund traders and analysts across the nation, according to people familiar with the matte.
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New York Approaches Halfway Point for Anti-Terror Camera Network
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2010/11/15/new-york-approaches-halfway-point-for-anti-terror-camera-network/
New York City, after tripling since June the number of cameras to monitor signs of terrorism, is almost halfway to its goal of installing 3,000 of the devices as part of its security network.
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Across Texas, 60,000 babies of noncitizens get U.S. birthright
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/080810dnmetbabies.2be9a7e.html
As Republican members of Congress press for changes to the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, preventing automatic citizenship for babies born to illegal immigrants, opponents insist the debate is not really about babies.
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U.S. expert saw hundreds of centrifuges in North Korea
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101121/ts_nm/us_korea_north_usa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. nuclear scientist saw hundreds of centrifuges in North Korea this month, sources familiar with the matter said on Saturday, buttressing the case that Pyongyang has a uranium enrichment program that would give it a second way to obtain fissile material for bombs.
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Brazil’s next president was ‘brains behind radical revolutionaries’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/8147599/Brazils-next-president-was-brains-behind-radical-revolutionaries.html
Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s president elect, had a significant role in organising militant cells and encouraged left-wing radicals to carry out bank robberies, according to newly released documents.
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Venezuela’s Chavez alleges $100 million plot to kill him
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101121/wl_nm/us_venezuela_chavez
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez accused a fugitive TV tycoon on Saturday of being involved in a $100 million reward offer for his assassination.
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Cincinnati Zoo New Cougar Cubs Make Their Debut
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/19/cincinnati-zoo-new-cougar-cubs-make-debut/
CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Zoo has unveiled two new members of its nursery, 8-week-old male cougars Joseph and Tecumseh. The zoo said Thursday that the cougars were born Sept. 19 and are now on display in the facility’s Children’s Zoo Nursery.

Afghan, Coalition Forces Find Several Weapons Caches
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61765
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2010 – Afghan and coalition forces uncovered several weapons caches today during operations in Afghanistan’s Helmand, Uruzgan and Kandahar provinces, military officials reported.
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Afghan, Coalition Force Thwarts Insurgent Attack
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61748
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2010 – A combined Afghan and coalition patrol repelled an insurgent attack while conducting a patrol in the Sar Kani district of Kunar province today.
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Marines honor ancestors, ties to Navajo Code Talkers
http://www.marines.mil/unit/2ndmardiv/2ndmarreg/Pages/Marineshonorancestors,tiestoNavajoCodeTalkers.aspx
FOB DELARAM II, Afghanistan — Many triumphs and sacrifices distinguish the military service of the Navajo people. Perhaps most famous, is the story of the Navajo Code Talkers.
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Veterans’ Reflections: Maintaining the Military Ethos
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61756
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2010 – When Robert Mowl graduated from high school in 1965, he knew he was going to join the Army. But the Cincinnati resident may not have known the Army would become his career and home for the next 21 years.
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Face of Defense: Air Force Reservist Conquers Mount Kilimanjaro
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61762
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Nov. 19, 2010 – Many people dream of traveling the world or conquering large obstacles. Maj. Lisa Reaver, an Air Force reservist with the 477th Fighter Group here, was able to do both when she and a group of friends climbed Africa’s highest peak — Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
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Senate approves compensation for black farmers
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AJ01C20101120?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&rpc=22&sp=true
(Reuters) – The Senate unanimously approved a bill on Friday funding $1.15 billion in compensation to black farmers in a decades-old bias lawsuit that is one of the largest civil rights settlements in U.S. history.
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OPEN SOCIETY: Soros Explains The Anti-Capitalist, Pro-Marxist Tactics He Uses to Fundamentally Transform Countries
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/open-society-soros-explains-the-anti-capitalist-pro-marxist-tactics-he-uses-to-fundamentally-transform-countries/
NOTE: This is a 3:44 long video.
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Coincidence? Soros Apparently Sells Off All Shares of TSA Scanner Company
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/coincidence-soros-apprently-sells-off-all-shares-of-tsa-scanner-company/
This week, Mark Hemingway of the Washington Examnier reported that George Soros owns over 11,000 shares of OSI Systems, the parent company of Rapiscan, which manufactures the controversial TSA scanners. But a search today reveals that Soros has divested himself of all those shares.
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Guess Who Showed Up to a Closed-Door Dem Funding Mtg in D.C.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/guess-who-showed-up-to-a-closed-door-dem-funding-mtg-in-d-c/
Question: Who shows up to a closed-door meeting of power house Democratic supporters and donors? Answer: Among others, Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO, Van Jones, and George Soros representative Michael Vachon.
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Soros group maps out Obama strategy for next 2 years
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=229833
A George Soros-funded think tank with deep ties to the White House has written a roadmap for President Obama to bypass the new Republican Congress and rule for the next two via executive order.
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Obama gives nation’s highest honor to socialist activist
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=229973
President Obama announced this week that he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom – the nation’s highest civilian honor – to John Sweeney, president emeritus of the country’s biggest union, the AFL-CIO.
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First Lady’s New Chief of Staff: Dem Fundraiser & ‘Soros-Friendly Bundler’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/first-ladys-new-chief-of-staff-dem-fundraiser-soros-confidante/
Nearing the midpoint of Michelle Obama’s inaugural term, there is a reported shake-up going on amongst the first lady’s senior staff. Obama’s chief of staff, Susan Sher, is reportedly stepping down after having been on the job for just under a year and a half. Before her White House stint, Sher served as Obama‘s superior at the University of Chicago Medical Center and as an attorney for Chicago Mayor Richard Daley’s administration.
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Calif. Protesters Beat Cop With His Baton While Rallying Against Tuition Hikes
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/calif-protesters-beat-cop-with-his-baton-while-rallying-against-tuition-hikes/
After violence erupted Wednesday when a University of California committee began considering a tuition increase, on Thursday that committee approved the plan to raise student fees by 8 percent next fall while expanding financial aid to more students.
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Report: ‘Social Justice’ Group Gets Physical With UT Immigration Bill Supporters
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/report-social-justice-group-gets-physical-with-ut-immigration-bill-supporters/
Members of a social justice group got into a heated, and physical, argument with supporters of a controversial Utah Immigration bill at the Capitol building in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.
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Exclusive Audio: Militant Anti-Tea Party National Socialist Strategy Session Calling for Head-Cracking Revolution
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/exclusive-audio-militant-anti-tea-party-national-socialist-strategy-session-calling-for-head-cracking-revolution/
NOTE: This is a 6:00 long video.
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Feds Look at Technology to Disable Your Cell Phone in Your Car
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/feds-look-at-technology-to-disable-your-cell-phone-in-your-car/
It’s been no secret that Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood would stop all drivers from talking on cell phones if he could. And now we have a clearer picture of what he may have in mind. On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program Tuesday, LaHood started talking technology.
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U.N. Official Admits: We Redistribute World’s Wealth by Climate Policy
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/u-n-official-admits-we-redistribute-worlds-wealth-by-climate-policy/
“This has almost nothing to do with environmental policy.” Is this quote from a) a climate change skeptic, or b) an official from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?
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Experts: Mystery contrail was from Chinese missile
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=230425
Although the U.S. Defense Department and North American Aerospace Defense Command have speculated publicly that the unidentified contrail of a projectile soaring into the skies off the California coast – and recorded by a KCBS television crew – came from a jet and posed no security threat to the U.S., several experts are raising provocative and disturbing questions about the government’s official response, reports Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
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China’s New Drones Raise Eyebrows
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703374304575622350604500556.html
ZHUHAI, China—China is ramping up production of unmanned aerial vehicles in an apparent bid to catch up with the U.S. and Israel in developing technology that is considered the future of military aviation.
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China raises RRR again as inflation fight intensifies
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL3E6MJ0N820101119
BEIJING, Nov 19 (Reuters) – China ordered lenders on Friday to lock up more of their money with the central bank for the second time in two weeks, stepping up its battle to pull excess cash out of the economy before inflation has a chance to take off.
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US Government Report: China May Seek to ‘Control the Internet’
http://bigpeace.com/stzu/2010/11/18/us-government-report-china-may-seek-to-control-the-internet/
“A state-run telecoms firm is accused of diverting traffic including data from US military and government websites, and some in Britain, via Chinese servers.
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Satellite appears to show NKorea nuke building
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20101119/D9JJ44Q80.html
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – New satellite images show construction under way at North Korea’s main Yongbyon atomic complex, apparent proof that Pyongyang is making good on its pledge to build a light-water nuclear reactor, according to a private American security institute.
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Dr. Zuhdi Jasser: The Propaganda Arm of the Saudis
http://bigpeace.com/sfr/2010/11/18/dr-zuhdi-jasser-the-propaganda-arm-of-the-saudis/
This week on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, A truly moderate Muslim and patriotic American joined Frank to lay out, in detail, how the Council on American Islamic Relations functions as the Propaganda arm in the West for radical Islamist promoters of Shariah law.

TOA finds brothers trading places
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/3621-toa-finds-brothers-trading-places-.html
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The tactical operations center of any unit requires continuous observation, coordination and management. Each subsection within the TOC monitors an element of the mission, providing information to the Soldiers in the field while keeping the TOC updated on progress.
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Soldiers special guests at Khaga school graduation
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/3617-soldiers-special-guests-at-khaga-school-graduation.html
NANGAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, attended a graduation of 50 students from the Computer English Education Center Nov. 11 in Shura Hall in the town of Khaga in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province.
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Obama White House Hands Out 111 Obamacare Waivers- Hides It on Website
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Uu_tI0hTw
NOTE: This is a 2:04 video clip from Fox News..
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High U.S. deficits could spark bond crisis: Greenspan
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AD1QX20101114
(Reuters) – The United States must move to rein in its massive budget deficits or it faces the risk of a bond market crisis, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Sunday.
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HuffPo’s Plagiarism Crier: Toking Soros Minion?
http://bigjournalism.com/libertychick/2010/11/14/huffpos-plagiarism-crier-toking-soros-minion/
Bush Derangement Syndrome is rampant this week, triggered by the release of former President George W. Bush’s book Decision Points. I’m almost waiting for George Soros to jump back onto CNN and compare the former President with the Nazi regime again.
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Rep. Charles Rangel’s Ethics Trial Approaches Monday
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-charles-rangels-ethics-trial-approaches-monday/story?id=12125234
A two-year ethics scandal that saw embattled Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., lose his powerful position among House Democrats but not his bid for reelection will come to a climax when he faces an ethics panel Monday on Capitol Hill.
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Groups Funded by Soros Network Back Soros
http://bigjournalism.com/klarrey/2010/11/13/groups-funded-by-soros-network-back-soros/
The Soros-funded Media Matters and the Soros-funded Jewish Funds for Justice (JFSJ) social justice group have both mysteriously sided with George Soros and denounced Glenn Beck’s unique brand of pro-Israel anti-Semitism in his “The Puppet Master” expose.
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Who’s Who in the American Muslim Brotherhood
http://bigpeace.com/teamb/2010/11/14/whos-who-in-the-american-muslim-brotherhood/
This section of the Team B II serialization discusses two of the most worrisome of the Muslim Brotherhood front groups operating in the United States: the Muslim Students Association (MSA) and the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).
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Latino kids now majority in state’s public schools
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/13/MNIG1GBD0C.DTL&tsp=1
Latinos now make up a majority of California’s public school students, cracking the 50 percent barrier for the first time in the state’s history, according to data released Friday by the state Department of Education.
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Karzai says US should reduce operations’ intensity
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101114/ap_on_re_us/us_us_afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the United States must reduce the visibility and intensity of its military operations, especially night raids that fuel anti-American sentiment and could embolden Taliban insurgents.
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U.S. releases $100 million aid for Lebanon army
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-releases-100-million-aid-for-lebanon-army-1.324411
A senior United States lawmaker lifted a hold on Friday on U.S. funding for Lebanon’s military, saying he was persuaded it had taken steps that would avoid a repeat of August’s deadly border clash between Lebanese and Israeli forces.
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Military exercises carried out near nuclear sites: Iran
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTER45113520101114
(Reuters) – Iran has carried out military exercises near its nuclear facilities, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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Saudi Clerics Endorse Ban on Female Cashiers
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/saudi-clerics-endorse-ban-on-female-cashiers/
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s top government-sanctioned board of senior Islamic clerics has endorsed a fatwa that calls for a ban on female vendors because it violates the kingdom’s strict segregation of the sexes.
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Zoo shows off new tiger cubs
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10316/1102799-100.stm
The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium’s newest babies got their first glimpse of the public today. Animal keepers Mark McDonough and Kathy Suthard brought out two of the three Amur Tiger cubs born on Sept. 12 to Toma, the zoo’s 12-year-old female.

Growing backlash against TSA body scanners, pat-downs
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/11/12/travel.screening/index.html?hpt=T1
(CNN) — A growing pilot and passenger revolt over full-body scans and what many consider intrusive pat-downs couldn’t have come at a worse time for the nation’s air travel system.
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Nearly $1 Trillion Net Tax Hike Proposed in Fiscal Commission’s ‘Tax Reform’ Plan
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/nearly-1-trillion-net-tax-hike-proposed
(CNSNews.com) – Over the next 10 years, Americans could see a net federal tax hike of $961 billion if the draft recommendations of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform are enacted. This proposed tax hike would include those earning below $250,000, the people that President Barack Obama has repeatedly pledged would not see a tax hike.
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You live in nation’s richest counties
http://wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=2115275
WASHINGTON – The D.C. area makes plenty of Top 10 lists, and this one shows its residents make the big bucks. According to a new report from Newsweek, seven of the nation’s 10 richest counties are in this region.
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New Czar Alert? WH Looks to Tackle Internet Privacy
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/new-czar-alert-wh-looks-to-tackle-internet-privacy/
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Obama administration is planning to take steps in the coming weeks to step up efforts to police internet privacy, including new laws and possibly a new executive branch “czar”-type position to oversee the effort.
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School Reverses Course After Ordering Student to Remove American Flag From Bike
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/12/school-reverses-course-ordering-student-remove-flag-bike/
A California school has done a U-turn after it forced a student to remove an American flag attached to his bike, saying the Stars and Stripes could spur racial tensions on campus.
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Tax records belie CAIR spokesman’s claim
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=227653
In a heated exchange over the Juan Williams-NPR flap, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly cornered a senior Council on American-Islamic Relations official into making what appears to be a false statement about the embattled group’s financial dealings.
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Yemen tribal leaders will not hand over al-Qaeda operatives
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/yemen/8129179/Yemen-tribal-leaders-will-not-hand-over-al-Qaeda-operatives.html
Tribal leaders in Yemen are refusing to lend support to their government’s efforts to root out terrorism, saying that handing over local al-Qaeda operatives and their spiritual leader, Anwar al-Awlaki, would be an offence to their customs.
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Mexican Boy Age 12 Wanted in Gruesome Cartel Killings
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2010/11/13/mexican-boy-age-12-wanted-in-gruesome-cartel-killings/
Fox News reports a sadistic drug-gang hitman is wanted for carrying out a series of horrific killings in Mexico — and he’s only 12 years old. The boy — known only as El Ponchis, or The Cloak — is suspected to be the paid executioner for a cartel locked in a war for control of the lucrative cocaine trade. He is believed to have tortured and slaughtered dozens of gangland enemies.
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300 Crowd Border Club After Fleeing Drug Gang
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2010/11/13/300-crowd-border-club-after-fleeing-drug-gang/
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that more than 300 men, women and children from the colonial ranching town of Ciudad Mier, a 10-minute drive from Texas, have taken refuge in the Lion’s Club in this small city on the Rio Grande — fleeing for their lives from the gangland killers called the Zetas.
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Iraqis greet new government with feelings of relief, betrayal
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20101112/wl_csm/343107
Baghdad – Iraqis woke up to a new government Friday but the relief of breaking a record political deadlock was tempered by many Sunni voters’ sense of betrayal and more widespread worry that the coalition is too fragile to last.
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Ireland ‘in preliminary talks with EU on bailout’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11750676
The Republic of Ireland is in preliminary talks with EU officials for financial support, the BBC has learned. It is now no longer a matter of whether but when the Irish government formally approaches the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) for a bailout.
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Iran, Venezuela plan to build rival to Panama Canal
http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/iran-venezuela-plan-to-build-rival-to-panama-canal-1.324173
The recent border dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua is a sign of an ambitious plan by Venezuela, Iran and Nicaragua to create a “Nicaragua Canal” linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans that would rival the existing Panama Canal.
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Swedes’ emails to be stored for six months
http://www.thelocal.se/30150/20101111/
Emails and mobile phone text messages would be stored for six months by internet service providers (ISPs), according to a bill presented by the Swedish government on Thursday to bring the country in line with EU data retention rules.
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Al Qaeda Reportedly Promotes Terrorist To Target West
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2010/11/13/al-qaeda-reportedly-promotes-terrorist-to-target-west/
Osama bin Laden reportedly has a new terrorist assigned to targeting the West. Saif Al-Adel, a native of Egypt, is Al Qaeda’s new chief of international operations, Britain’s The Telegraph reported, citing unnamed U.S. and Pakistani sources.
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Cat abandoned in trash bag rescued from ditch
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/11/11/16089816.html#/news/torontoandgta/2010/11/10/pf-16076211.html
Here’s hoping this cat can come all the way back. A long-haired tabby named Autumn is recovering in a veterinarian’s clinic in Durham Region after being found Wednesday covered in fleas, emaciated and trapped in a ditch she was too weak to crawl out of after clawing her way out of a sealed garbage bag.

Airstrike in Helmand Kills 7 Insurgents
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61671
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2010 – An International Security Assistance Force airstrike targeting a district-level Taliban command and control center in the Now Zad district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province today left seven insurgents dead, military officials reported.
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Security Forces begin clearing eastern Pech River Valley
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/press-releases-mainmenu-326/3613-security-forces-begin-clearing-eastern-pech-river-valley.html
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security Forces and Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, conducted an air assault into the eastern Pech River Valley in continued pursuit of militant fighters in the Kunar Province Nov. 12.
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‘Real Warriors’ Campaign Works to Save Lives
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61680
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2010 – Members of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury “Real Warriors” campaign are working to deliver the message that resources and tools are available for veterans seeking treatment for invisible wounds of war.
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Army launches new website for wounded warriors
http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/11/10/47941-army-launches-new-website-for-wounded-warriors/?ref=news-home-title2
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Nov. 9, 2010) — The Army Warrior Transition Command launched a new website covering issues identified in feedback from wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and veterans.
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Fisher House, Meditation Pavilion for families of fallen dedicated
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123230488
11/11/2010 – DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AFNS) — A serene, stone-front home along a private road is now a place of comfort for family members awaiting the dignified transfer of their loved ones.
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Navajo Code Talkers honored for WWII efforts
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-11-11-navajocode11_ST_N.htm
Keith Little and Frank Chee Willetto know time is no longer on their side. That’s why the men, World War II veterans who used a code based on the Navajo language to stump the Japanese in battles, spend their days reminding the world of their contribution to ending the war.
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Destroyer Commissioning Honors Marine Hero
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61677
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2010 – Final preparations are under way in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for the commissioning tomorrow of the Navy’s newest guided-missile destroyer, to be named honoring Marine Corps Cpl. Jason L. Dunham, who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for heroism in Iraq.
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Veterans’ Reflections: Serving to Make a Difference
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61666
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2010 – When Betty Ann Patterson joined the Army in 1952, she knew she wanted to do one thing: make a difference. “Women were only a minuscule part of the military in those days,” she said. “I wanted to break new ground, to go where few women had gone before and to be a leader in an unexplored area.”
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Currahee Soldier awarded Silver Star
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/3607-currahee-soldier-awarded-silver-star.html
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Donald Starks from Grayling, Mich., received the Silver Star in a ceremony on Combat Outpost Margah in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktika Province today.
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Face of Defense: Vietnam Vet Inspires Daughter’s Service
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61667
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 12, 2010 – During her recent promotion ceremony, a National Guard member said her Vietnam veteran father was the inspiration for her service.
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The uninvited guest: Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise, leaving military chiefs red-faced
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-492804/The-uninvited-guest-Chinese-sub-pops-middle-U-S-Navy-exercise-leaving-military-chiefs-red-faced.html
When the U.S. Navy deploys a battle fleet on exercises, it takes the security of its aircraft carriers very seriously indeed. At least a dozen warships provide a physical guard while the technical wizardry of the world’s only military superpower offers an invisible shield to detect and deter any intruders.
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As Seen on Beck TV: Soros Explains ‘Flaw in the Current World Order’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/as-seen-on-beck-tv-soros-explains-flaw-in-the-current-world-order/
Note: This is a 24 second clip from C-SPAN.
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ADL Goes After Beck-More Proof That It’s Just Another Progressive Spin Machine
http://bigjournalism.com/jdunetz/2010/11/12/adl-goes-after-beck-more-proof-that-its-just-another-progressive-spin-machine/
The Anti-Defamation League has taken up the Media Matters’ cause by attacking Glenn Beck’s series against George Soros: Glenn Beck’s description of George Soros’ actions during the Holocaust is completely inappropriate, offensive and over the top. For a political commentator or entertainer to have the audacity to say – inaccurately – that there’s a Jewish boy sending Jews to death camps, as part of a broader assault on Mr. Soros, that’s horrific.
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Committee of Un-American Activities document
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/48001/
This is a document from the Committee of Un-American Activities, December 30, 1961. It features an essay explaining the radicals top up, bottom down theory.
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Nation states are dead: EU chief says the belief that countries can stand alone is a ‘lie and an illusion’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1328568/Nation-states-dead-EU-chief-says-belief-countries-stand-lie.html
The age of the nation state is over and the idea that countries can stand alone is an ‘illusion’ and a ‘lie’, the EU president believes. In one of the most open proclamations of the goal of a European superstate since the heyday of Jacques Delors, Herman Van Rompuy went on to denounce Eurosceptism as the greatest threat to peace.
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SEIU’s Shady Political Cash
http://biggovernment.com/wthuston/2010/11/12/seius-shady-political-cash/
Marc Theissen recently asked some very important questions about where the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is getting the mountains of cash that it spends on Democrat political campaigns. He finds that it is coming from foreign sources, but the SEIU is refusing to yield to requests for transparency.
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Secret Walmart Survey Shows Inflation Already Here
http://www.cnbc.com/id/40135092
There might not have been a second round of quantitative easing, if Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke shopped at Walmart. A new pricing survey of products sold at the world’s largest retailer [WMT 54.13 -0.21 (-0.39%) ] showed a 0.6 percent price increase in just the last two months, according to MKM Partners. At that rate, prices would be close to four percent higher a year from now, double the Fed’s mandate.
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White House Staffers Got a Bigger Raise Than You Did Last Year
http://gawker.com/5687778/white-house-staffers-got-a-bigger-raise-than-you-did-last-year
Did you get a raise last year? Seventy-four percent of White House staffers did, according a Gawker analysis of the White House’s annual salary reports to Congress. Probably for the great job they’re doing with the economy.
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Obama’s Fiscal Commission Unveils Real Tax Increases and Fake Spending Cuts
http://biggovernment.com/dmitchell/2010/11/12/obamas-fiscal-commission-unveils-real-tax-increases-and-fake-spending-cuts/
I have many pet peeves, but one that causes me endless frustration is the Washington “spending cut” scam. This happens when politicians increase spending, but claim that they’re cutting spending because they previously had planned to make government even bigger.
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Losses double for U.S. Postal Service
http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/12/news/economy/postal_service/index.htm?section=money_topstories
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The U.S. Postal Service more than doubled its losses in fiscal year 2010, despite cutting billions of dollars in expenses and trimming its staff.
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Nancy Pelosi wants DREAM Act vote
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/44959.html
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to push for a vote during the lame-duck session on a bill that would legalize young, undocumented immigrants if they attend college or serve in the military, according to Democratic sources familiar with a leadership conference call Wednesday.
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Citizen Guinea Pigs? Was the Mystery Over L.A. Really a Secret Drill to Test American Reactions?
http://bigpeace.com/stzu/2010/11/12/citizen-guinea-pigs-was-the-mystery-over-l-a-really-a-secret-drill-to-test-american-reactions/
“The mysterious missile launch seen in Los Angeles on Monday and the loud booms felt and heard in Wilmington, North Carolina on Saturday were all part of nationwide training exercise conducted across the country over the past few weeks. According to a high level source in the FBI, some of the effects of the drill are being used by the Obama administration to test public reaction and monitor the Administration’s ability to control and manipulate news stories.
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FOX: Muslim Prayers on Capitol Hill Included Al-Qaeda Leader and ‘Jihadist-in-Training’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/fox-muslim-prayers-on-capitol-hill-included-al-qaeda-leader-and-jihadist-in-training/
Every Friday on Capitol Hill a group of Muslims called the Congressional Muslim Staff Association (CMSA) gathers for weekly “Jummah” prayers. They’ve been doing so for over a decade, and officially since 2006 when they got sponsorship from Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)* and now Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN). And while overt problems have not been a problem for the group in the past, the group is now coming under fire for some of its invited guests.
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New deepwater drilling permits: Zilch
http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/12/news/economy/offshore_drilling_moratorium/index.htm
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — President Obama lifted his moratorium on deepwater oil drilling nearly a month ago, but the government still hasn’t issued any new permits in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Stimulus Audit: Taxpayers Paid $27 Per Light Bulb?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/stimulus-audit-taxpayers-paid-27-per-light-bulb/
New Jersey state auditor Stephen Eels has released a report decrying tens of thousands of dollars in “unreasonable costs” — including $27 light bulbs — in a “weatherization” program funded with U.S. stimulus money, Bloomberg reports.
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School Responds: Boy Forced to Remove Flag for His Own ‘Safety,’ Can Fly it Again
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/school-responds-boy-forced-to-remove-flag-for-his-own-safety/
School officials in Denair, CA have responded to the controversy surrounding a boy forced to remove an American flag from his bike on school grounds due to “racial tensions.”
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Cameras to Catch Terrorists Triple in New York With Bomb Plots
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-12/cameras-to-catch-terrorists-triple-since-june-in-new-york-with-bomb-plots.html
New York City is almost halfway to its goal of installing 3,000 cameras as part of a network to monitor signs of terrorism, about triple the number it had in June.
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NATO To Offer Russia Access To US Satellite Data
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/international/nato-to-offer-russia-access-to-us-satellite-data-20101112-ncx
AFP – NATO will offer Russia access to some US military satellite data in exchange for its participation in a missile shield project for continental Europe, a Moscow newspaper reported Friday.
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Why is Moscow Building New Bomb Shelters?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/why-is-moscow-building-new-bomb-shelters/
The Cold War has long been over, yet Russia seems to be prepping for war. Why? Russia Today reports that it’s a “precaution.” Nearly 5,000 new emergency bomb shelters will be built in Moscow by 2012 to save people in case of potential attacks.
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Cairo worries as IAEA probes enriched uranium find
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?ID=195115&R=R1
VIENNA — Egypt fears being grouped with the likes of Iran and Syria if a UN investigation into traces of highly enriched uranium found in the country isn’t brought to a swift end, according to what officials describe as a confidential report from the country’s nuclear agency.
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Report: Egypt rounds up terror cell plotting attacks on Israel
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/report-egypt-rounds-up-terror-cell-plotting-attacks-on-israel-1.324202
Egyptian security forces arrested Thursday a cell of over 25 people suspected of being part of a radical Islamic group that planned to attack Israeli tourists visiting the Sinai peninsula, Palestinian News agency Maan reported.
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Greek commandos board Gaza-bound ship
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/11/12/gaza.aid.ship/index.html?hpt=Sbin
Athens, Greece (CNN) — Greek commandos boarded a Gaza-bound aid ship — whose mission went awry and turned into a hostage situation after a dispute with the ship’s captain — in a harbor off the country’s coast Friday, an official with the activist organization sponsoring the vessel said.
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Thanksgiving for hundreds – Two businessmen cooking up feast for community
http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/article_3b9d5c4a-ed93-11df-b9a6-001cc4c03286.html
RACINE – Two local businessmen don’t want to see anyone be lonely or go hungry on Thanksgiving, so they’re cooking for everyone. For several years Dan Johnson and Ray Stibeck have talked about doing something big for the community.

On Veterans Day, honoring Marine who lost limbs in Afghanistan, but not spirit
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/10/AR2010111008002.html
The morning that Marine Cpl. Todd A. Nicely received his medal for valor, he and his wife, Crystal, paused in a restroom at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to pull the trousers of his uniform over his artificial legs.
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Rifle squad honors vets with 57,000 goodbyes
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40113210/ns/us_news-life/
MINNEAPOLIS — The bus stops on the cemetery path and the silver-haired men file out, sober-faced and silent amid a sea of white marble tombstones. Some carry rifles, some flags, a few hold bugles. They’ve all come to say goodbye — to a stranger.
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Blogger Urges Everyone to Thank a Vet
http://afps.dodlive.mil/2010/11/10/blogger-urges-everyone-to-thank-a-vet/
My daughter came home from school the other day and told me she had learned about Veterans’ Day in class. “I told the teacher my mom is a veteran,” she said proudly.
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Pendleton celebrates Corps’ 235th birthday
http://www.marines.mil/unit/basecamppendleton/Pages/News/2010/PendletoncelebratesCorps235th.aspx
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — In recognition of the Corps’ 235th birthday, Marines and sailors from across Camp Pendleton gathered at base’s 11 Area football field to watch and participate in base’s annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant, Nov. 5.
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Chairman’s Corner’s: United States Marine Corps Birthday
http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?ID=416
WASHINGTON November 10, 2010 – For 235 years, United States Marines have earned a privileged place in our hearts. For we know that when there is a tough job to do, we can “send in the Marines,” knowing that they will get the job done.
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Veterans mark 60th anniversary of legendary reservoir battle
http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/11/10/47908-veterans-mark-60th-anniversary-of-legendary-reservoir-battle/index.html?ref=home-headline-title3
SEOUL — More than 250 veterans gathered here Nov. 10 to mark the 60th anniversary of the pivotal Jangjin “Chosin” Reservoir battle where U.S. Soldiers and Marines defeated a much larger enemy force during a strategic retreat through bitterly cold and fiercely contested mountainous terrain.
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Portal Helps Vets, Reserves, Guardsmen Land Jobs
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61639
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2010 – Just in time for Veterans Day, a new, state-of-the-art Web portal is being rolled out tomorrow to help veterans – as well as reserve-component members, their families and wounded warriors – land jobs with civilian employers who value their military experience.
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DOD Call Center Links Troubled Troops, Resources
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61636
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2010 – Troubled troops, veterans and family members have a round-the-clock, free resource for locating the help they need to deal with psychological health problems and traumatic brain injury.
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Marine who pulled local Marine’s body from ambush may be first living Marine in a generation to receive medal of honor
http://www.wtkr.com/news/wtkr-mw-marine-moh-nov8,0,5441800.story
VIRGINIA BEACH — Dakota Meyer may be the first living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor in a generation. In September last year, while in Afghanistan, Corporal Meyer went into a kill-zone to pull out the bodies of four soldiers to bring their bodies back to their families.
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Veterans’ Reflections: ‘It Was a Thing I Had to Do’
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61638
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2010 – Buster Adams dedicated his life to serving his country, though he didn’t intend initially to do it through military service.
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Face of Defense: Band Strikes Music Industry Chord
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61644
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 10, 2010 – When the band American Attitude formed four years ago, the members just wanted to fill some empty seats at their noncommissioned officers club on drill weekends.
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Combined Force Kills Taliban Leader in Ghazni
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61645
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2010 – An Afghan and coalition force killed a Taliban leader and facilitator during an intelligence-driven overnight operation in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, military officials reported.
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Coalition, Afghan Forces Detain Numerous Insurgent Leaders
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61621
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2010 – Coalition and Afghan forces have captured multiple Taliban leaders involved in enemy operations in Afghanistan in recent days, military officials reported.
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Pakistan officials: Suspected US missiles kill 6
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101111/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – American missiles killed six suspected militants as they returned home to Pakistan after attacking a security post across the border in Afghanistan, local intelligence officials said.
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U.S. Deploying Drones in Yemen to Hunt for Al-Qaeda
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2010/11/09/u-s-deploying-drones-in-yemen-to-hunt-for-al-qaeda/
The United States has deployed Predator drones to hunt for al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen for the first time in years but has not fired missiles from the unmanned aircraft because it lacks solid intelligence on the insurgents’ whereabouts, senior U.S. officials said.
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Soros Exposed: Research on the Progressive Puppet Master
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/47856/
For months, Glenn has been pulling back the structure progressives have worked decades to put in place. Beneath every layer lies one common thread: George Soros. Tonight on TV, Glenn presents an in-depth look at the Puppet Master, billionaire financier George Soros, one of the most powerful forces in the Progressive Movement. But don’t just take Glenn’s word for it. Read. Analyze. Do your own homework and come to your own conclusions – read below to fact check all the sources used on tonight’s show.
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‘Puppet Master’ Soros Has ‘Fun’ Subversively & Adversely Affecting Societies; Lays Out His Plan For America
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/puppet-master-soros-has-fun-subversively-lays-out-his-plan-for-america/
NOTE: This video clip is 3:34.
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Beck TV: How Much Does George Soros Control?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/beck-tv-how-much-does-george-soros-control/
NOTE: This is a 15:49 video clip from Glenn Beck’s TV show from 11/9/10.
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Day Two: Beck Explains Soros Control Game Plan
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/beck-explains-soros-control-strategy/
NOTE: This is a 12:20 video clip from Glenn Beck’s TV show from 11/10/10.
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Report: Ardent NPR Defenders Receive Soros Funding Too
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/report-ardent-npr-defenders-receive-soros-funding-too/
The Daily Caller has done some investigative work and found that some of the most vocal supporters of the Juan Williams firing from NPR are part of organizations that receive Soros funding. Soros is a supporter of NPR, recently donating $1.8 million to the publicly-funded radio outlet.
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Is Soros Betting on U.S. Financial Collapse?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/is-soros-betting-on-u-s-financial-collapse/
As the Federal Reserve undertakes its second round of quantitative easing, buying up $600 billion of government debt, the line of detractors is getting longer. New to the queue is Zubi Diamond, a U.S. financial author who says that the plan plays right into the hands of George Soros.
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SEIU Affiliate Accused of Punishing Dissenting Employees
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/seiu-affiliate-accused-of-punishing-dissenting-employees/
Two employees who voiced support for a rival union were wrongfully dismissed during contract negotiations with a Service Employees International Union (SEIU) affiliate, according to a complaint issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
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Are SEIU Members Really Counting Ballots in Tight CA House Race?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/are-seiu-members-really-counting-ballots-in-tight-ca-house-race/
For most of the country, the midterm elections ended last Tuesday when the final ballots were counted. However, the race in California’s 11th Congressional District remains a tight race between Democratic Rep. Jerry McNerney and Republican challenger David Harmer.
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Federal Worker Salaries of $150,000+ Double on Obama’s Watch
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/federal-worker-salaries-of-150000-double-on-obamas-watch/
Federal government workers have notoriously earned more than — in many cases more than double — their private sector counterparts for a while. But a new analysis from USA Today sheds light on the shocking size and scope of pay increases for federal workers, most notably in recent years.
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Deficit Commission Proposal: Reduce Social Security Increases; Maybe Eliminate Mortgage Deduction
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/deficit-commision-reduce-social-security-increases-maybe-eliminate-mortgage-deduction/
WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of President Barack Obama’s bipartisan deficit commission are proposing to reduce the annual cost-of-living increases in Social Security. It’s part of a sweeping proposal to wrestle $1 trillion-plus budget deficits under control.
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What Is Fed’s QE2, and What Will It Do? Experts Explain in Everyday English
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=20026
QE2 sounds like a luxury ocean liner. But many wonder if the Federal Reserve’s second round of “quantitative easing” would be more aptly named the Titanic, says the Dallas Morning News.
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Who Paid for Pelosi’s Party?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/who-paid-for-pelosis-party/
As we reported earlier this week, Nancy Pelosi planned to hold a special reception on Capitol Hill this afternoon to celebrate the “accomplishments” of the 111th Congress. So who footed the bill for the event? According to Politico, the outgoing House Speaker‘s office isn’t saying.
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MSNBC Host Calls for Revolution: ‘Real Change…Perhaps Through Violence’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/msnbc-host-calls-for-revolution-real-change-perhaps-through-violence/
“Are things in our country so bad that it might actually be time for revolution?” Dylan Radigan asked yesterday on his MSNBC show. His unequivocal reply: “The answer is obviously ‘yes.’ The only question is, ‘how to do it?’”
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FCC opens inquiry into Google data collection
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/FCC-opens-inquiry-into-Google-apf-3702827954.html?x=0&.v=1
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission is investigating whether Google Inc. broke the law by inadvertently sucking up fragments of e-mails, Internet passwords, Web surfing behavior and other online activities over public Wi-Fi networks while photographing neighborhoods for its “Street View” mapping feature.
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Pledge of Allegiance Debate Divides NY School District
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/pledge-of-allegiance-debate-divides-ny-school-district/
An upstate New York school board is convening Tuesday evening and will hear community residents‘ concerns about the district’s current policy regarding the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Federal Judge Blocks Oklahoma Voters’ Ban on Sharia Law
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/federal-judge-blocks-oklahoma-voters-ban-on-sharia-law/
Just days after 70 percent of Oklahoma voters approved an amendment to the state constitution that would bar state courts from using international law from deciding cases — namely Islamic Sharia law — the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed suit to block the measure.
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Perry calls Social Security bankrupt ‘Ponzi scheme’
http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/books/perry_touts_new_book_in_san_antonio_107002198.html
Gov. Rick Perry stopped off in the Alamo City on Tuesday for a bite of barbecue and a bit of promotion for his new book — and called for completely repealing President Barack Obama’s health care legislation while he was at it.
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Top Russian spy defects after betraying ring in U.S.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101111/wl_nm/us_russia_usa_spies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The head of Russia’s deep cover U.S. spying operations has betrayed the network and defected, a Russian paper said on Thursday, potentially giving the West one of its biggest intelligence coups since the end of the Cold War.
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Plan to accept Mexican ID draws fire
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=7778771
DURHAM, NC (WTVD) — Durham’s city council is getting an earful over a controversial plan to allow Mexican immigrants to use a special Mexican ID card for Mexican citizens living outside Mexico.
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U.S. military helps Mexican officials in tracking drug gangs
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7287920.html
The U.S. military has begun to work closely with Mexico’s armed forces, sharing information and training soldiers in an expanding effort to help that country battle its violent drug cartels, according to U.S. and Mexican officials.
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Muslim leader recruits Americans for jihad
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=226437
In an extraordinary interview, a British Muslim leader admitted on CNN that he is soliciting American Muslims via the Internet to carry out violence against the U.S. – a confession that prompted the anchor to call on authorities to arrest him as a “heinous terrorist.”
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Violence as Thousands of UK Students Protest Tuition Fees
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/violence-as-thousands-of-uk-students-protest-tuition-fees/
LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of students marched noisily through London on Wednesday to oppose plans to triple university tuition fees, in the largest street protest yet against the government’s sweeping austerity measures.
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Regulators: British Islam Channel Promotes Rape, Encourages Violence Against Women
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/regulators-british-islam-channel-promotes-rape-encourages-violence-against-women/
Britain’s Islam Channel has come under fire for breaking broadcasting rules by promoting marital rape, encouraging violence against women, and trumpeting an anti-Israel, pro-Hamas message, British officials say.
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Irish Borrowing Costs Hit Record High
http://www.cnbc.com/id/40023282
Irish borrowing costs shot up to new lifetime highs on Thursday and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso signalled the bloc was ready to act should the humbled former “Celtic Tiger” require a rescue.
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Security Council Gets North Korea Nuke Report
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/11/10/security-council-gets-north-korea-nuke-report/
UNITED NATIONS — A report by U.N. experts saying North Korea is exporting banned nuclear and missile technology
to Iran, Syria and Myanmar has been sent to the Security Council after China dropped its objections, U.N. diplomats said Wednesday.
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APNewsBreak: Nigeria links Iran to arms shipment
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101111/ap_on_re_af/af_nigeria_arms_seizure
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian intelligence officials and diplomats have concluded that the Iranian government was behind a secret shipment of weapons discovered last month in shipping containers, according to internal documents seen Thursday by The Associated Press.
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Man Hits Fleeing Burglar With Pumpkin, Police Said
http://www.koat.com/r/25683588/detail.html
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque man took down a man who broke into his house by knocking him out with a giant pumpkin, police said. Albuquerque police said Zack Bridges launched a pumpkin at the suspect at a home near Juan Tabo Boulevard and Copper Avenue. The giant gourd scattered all over the street after it hit the man in the head.

Afghan, Coalition Forces Wrap Up Helmand Clearing Operation
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61601
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2010 – Afghan and coalition forces in southern Afghanistan completed a three-day deliberate clearing operation today aimed at disrupting the Taliban’s freedom of movement in Helmand province, military officials reported.
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Fisher House to be dedicated at Dover Air Force Base
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123229907
11/8/2010 – WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Air Force leaders, elected officials and distinguished guests are scheduled to dedicate the Fisher House for Families of the Fallen on Dover Air Force Base, Del., Nov. 10.
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Veterans’ Reflections: A Life of Service
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61598
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2010 – If all you knew about Bill Sumner was that he joined the military during World War II a day after graduating from high school, that would say plenty about his character and dedication to his country. But it marked only the beginning of a life of service.
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Face of Defense: Vietnam Vet Trains for Final Iraq Tour
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61599
FORT HOOD, Texas, Nov. 8, 2010 – Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Stephen Sanderson flew helicopters in Vietnam and still is flying today as a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot for the Vermont Army National Guard’s Company C, 3rd Battalion, 126th Medical Evacuation Regiment.
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Gold sets record high amid economic fears
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101108/ap_on_bi_ge/us_commodities_review
Investors looking for safer places to stow their assets pushed gold to a record price above $1,400 an ounce Monday as they become more worried about the global economy.
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Oil price hits two-year high amid Nigeria rig attack
http://news.ph.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4446311
Oil prices reached two-year high points on Monday before profit-taking pushed them down, while attention was on Nigeria after an oil rig was attacked off the coast of the energy exporting nation.
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Number of the Week: $10.2 Trillion in Global Borrowing
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/11/06/number-of-the-week-102-trillion-in-global-borrowing/
$10.2 trillion: The amount of money advanced-nation governments will need to borrow in 2011. As the debts of advanced countries rise to levels not seen since the aftermath of World War II, it’s hard to know how much is too much. But it’s easy to see that the risk of serious financial trouble is growing.
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Feds Remove Highly Enriched Uranium From Suburbs
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local-beat/Feds-Remove-Highly-Enriched-Uranium-From-Suburbs-106920588.html
The U.S. government said Monday it removed nearly 132 pounds of spent nuclear fuel from a shuttered San Diego-area reactor that conducted research for nearly 40 years.
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Jakarta police meet military to discuss Obama security
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/08/jakarta-police-meet-military-discuss-obama-security.html
Jakarta Police Insp. Gen. Sutarman on Monday afternoon was scheduled to host a briefing with the Jakarta Military Commander’s Office military personnel, led by Maj. Gen. Marciano Norman, to discuss final preparations for the planned visit of US President Barrack Obama.
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Robert Gibbs’ Fury With Indian Security Triggers Physical Confrontation
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/robert-gibbs-fury-with-indian-security-triggers-physical-confrontation/
Robert Gibbs has done it again. Remember when he flipped out in Copenhagen over restrictions on U.S. reporters? Look for that video at the bottom of this post. Today’s encounter takes us to India where a similar scenario had Gibbs apoplectic.
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Hundreds Gather in Missouri Town to Block Westboro Baptist Protest at Soldier’s Funeral
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/hundreds-gather-in-missouri-town-to-block-westboro-baptist-protest-of-soldiers-funeral/
You may recall that the Supreme Court recently heard arguments in a case involving the Westboro Baptist Church which often turns up to protest at the funerals of U.S. soldiers. Some how this ties into their opposition to gays.
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US resists Israel call for tough line on Iran
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/98744f68-eb64-11df-b482-00144feab49a.html#axzz14kHJHIBq
The US has pushed back at an Israeli attempt to convince Barack Obama, president, to make a “credible military threat” against Iran, in a sign of enduring tensions about how to handle Tehran’s nuclear programme.
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Mexico: 18 in grave are missing Acapulco travelers
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40048055/ns/world_news-americas/
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Relatives confirmed that 18 bodies found in a mass grave outside Acapulco are those of a group of travelers kidnapped in one of the Mexican resort city’s most shocking drug-gang crimes, authorities said Saturday.
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20 Killed Over Weekend in Mexican Border City
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/20-killed-over-weekend-in-mexican-border-city/
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — At least 20 people were killed in drug-gang violence over the weekend in this northern Mexican border city, including seven found dead outside one house.
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Hugo Chavez defends state takeovers of apartments
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jViIL8JdFRIKrc9IQAm5wJeQovvQ?docId=c58d1a4610a24794a7be49968a459b09
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Facing a wave of criticism from business leaders, President Hugo Chavez is defending his order for government officials to seize control of residential complexes.
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Biofuel worse for climate than fossil fuel – study
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6A62QG20101107?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
(Reuters) – European plans to promote biofuels will drive farmers to convert 69,000 square km of wild land into fields and plantations, depriving the poor of food and accelerating climate change, a report warned on Monday.
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Climate scientists plan campaign against global warming skeptics
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-climate-scientists-20101108,0,545056.story
The American Geophysical Union plans to announce that 700 researchers have agreed to speak out on the issue. Other scientists plan a pushback against congressional conservatives who have vowed to kill regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.

Combined Force Captures Haqqani Shadow Governor
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61573
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2010 – An Afghan and coalition security force captured the Haqqani terrorist network’s shadow governor for the Spera district of Afghanistan’s Khost province during an intelligence-driven overnight operation, military officials reported.
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Veterans’ Reflections: Fighting in the Battle of the Bulge
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61588
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2010 – John Reep almost missed out on his chance to serve. On Dec. 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, he was turned away at his local Marine Corps recruiting station in Chicago.
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Face of Defense: Past Drill Instructor Promotes Former Recruit
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61568
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2010 – A gunnery sergeant with 1st Marine Logistics Group’s Combat Logistics Regiment 15 promoted a Marine to the rank of staff sergeant here Nov. 1, but the first time they met was under completely different circumstances eight years ago at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.
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Fort Hood marks massacre anniversary
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/05/AR2010110505639.html?
Until Friday, there was only one outward symbol at Fort Hood of the chaos and carnage that erupted there on Nov. 5, 2009. The wreaths of ribbons and flowers hung on a fence surrounding Building 42003 at the massive Army post in Texas. They were placed there by a wife who became a widow that day.
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The QE2 Binge – Inflation on the Horizon
http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/qe2-binge-inflation-horizon
Don’t these men know the nasty history of central banks which monetize government deficits as the Fed is now doing? The QE2 left New York harbor yesterday, on its voyage to ports all around the globe.
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Treasury Yields Tumble to Records on Fed’s Plan to Purchase $600 Billion
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-06/treasury-yields-tumble-to-records-on-fed-s-plan-to-purchase-600-billion.html
Treasury two- and five-year note yields dropped to records after the Federal Reserve said it would buy an additional $600 billion of U.S. debt to keep borrowing costs low and sustain the economic recovery.
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China tees up G20 showdown with US
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03567a28-e8a3-11df-a383-00144feab49a.html#axzz14WNKhSDl
China has curtly dismissed a US proposal to address global economic imbalances, setting the stage for a potential showdown at next week’s G20 meeting in Seoul.
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Dollar at Risk of Crashing, Triggering Inflation: Strategist
http://www.cnbc.com/id/40007252
Federal Reserve policies have put the US dollar the risk of crashing, which will hammer consumers through higher prices, strategist Axel Merk told CNBC. Investors should brace for a much weaker dollar by diversifying out of the greenback and into currencies of other countries, said Merk, chairman and chief investment officer of Merk Investments, of Portland, Maine.
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Dozens of Illegal Immigrants Trained at Mass. Flight School
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/dozens-of-illegal-immigrants-trained-at-mass-flight-school/
STOW (AP/The Blaze) – The owner of a Massachusetts flight school and more than 30 of his students have been charged with being in the country illegally.
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Citing health overhaul, AARP hikes employee costs
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_aarp_health_plan
WASHINGTON – AARP’s endorsement helped secure passage of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Now the seniors’ lobby is telling its employees their insurance costs will rise partly as a result of the law.
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US warned about key figure in [2008] Mumbai attacks: report
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.655cd458e9f0eee8f064a9acb8e76a65.9b1&show_article=1
US officials received at least five warnings that an American man who became a key figure in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was training or working with Pakistani extremists, The Washington Post said Saturday.
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45 Mexican Drug Cartel Suspects Arrested in Atlanta
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2010/11/04/45-mexican-drug-cartel-suspects-arrested-in-atlanta/
Federal agents arrested 45 people in Georgia believed to be members of a top Mexican drug cartel and confiscated nearly $2.4 million in cash, authorities said Thursday.
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First US targeted assassination in Gaza pre-empts next Al Qaeda offensive
http://www.debka.com/article/9124/
A missile fired from an American warship in the Mediterranean hit the car in which Muhammad Jamal A-Namnam, 27, was driving in the heart of Gaza City Wednesday, Nov. 3 and killed him, debkafile’s exclusive counter-terror sources report.
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UNH scientists to study cow burps . . . and more
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=UNH+scientists+to+study+cow+burps+.+.+.+and+more&articleId=c43c3680-3551-47ed-be8a-0b5b87880d6e
UNH has been awarded a $700,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to create a computer model that measures the amount of greenhouse gases an organic dairy farm produces and thus provide ways to cut those emissions.
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Bank Tax, CO2 Auctions Recommended by Soros Panel to Help Climate Efforts
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-05/soros-panel-draft-says-bank-taxes-c02-auctions-can-fund-climate-aid.html
At least $65 billion might be raised by taxing foreign-exchange transactions and auctioning pollution permits, a United Nations panel said today in a report recommending ways to finance aid for fighting global warming.
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UN calls for higher taxes to combat climate warning
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.65d35f849629004f3f01ff977b2a3e33.741&show_article=1
A top UN panel on Friday called for increased taxes on carbon emissions and international transport to raise 100 billion dollars a year to combat climate change.
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Young Man In Old Man Disguise Boards International Flight
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2010/11/04/young-man-in-old-man-disguise-boards-international-flight/
CNN is the first to report this exclusive story in which Canadian authorities are reportedly investigating an “unbelievable” incident in which a passenger boarded an Air Canada flight disguised as an elderly man, according to a confidential alert obtained by CNN.
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Japan Police Probe Anti-terror Files Leak
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2010/11/04/japan-police-probe-anti-terror-files-leak/
Japanese police are investigating the online leak of apparent classified anti-terrorism documents, the government said Thursday, denying it spells a security threat to an Asia-Pacific summit next week..
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The China powder keg: JOHN HUMPHRYS on a nation that’s either on the edge of becoming THE superpower – or exploding into anarchy
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1327158/JOHN-HUMPHRYS-China-A-nation-edge-superpower-anarchy.html
The chanting, when it ­began, sounded angry. I was in my hotel room in Beijing trying to put ­together a report on ­political repression for the Today programme and this ­sounded as if it might be just what I needed.
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Canadian Research: Combining Hydrogen and C02 to Make Synfuel – An Alternative to Fossil Fuels
http://bigpeace.com/pmaffitt/2010/11/05/canadian-research-combining-hydrogen-and-c02-to-make-synfuel-an-alternative-to-fossil-fuels/
Can Hydrogen and carbon, especially CO2, be combined inexpensively to produce Low Carbon Hydrogen Fuel (LCHF) light, medium, and heavy Synfuels?
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Deformed cats have a special place in Manitou beer garden
http://www.gazette.com/articles/manitou-106748-garden-place.html
MANITOU SPRINGS • Tripod — you’ll soon find out why someone named this cat “Tripod” — glowered warily from a safe distance, ignoring the morsel of fried chicken goodness. Clearly, we were not to be trusted.