Surgeon slashes personal record during satellite Miami Marathon run
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/4065-surgeon-slashes-personal-record-during-satellite-miami-marathon-run.html
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – His sleep was restless. The dark, early morning hours would soon come. He tossed and turned most of the night, finally rolling out of bed at 3:30 am.
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TSA shuts door on private airport screening program
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/01/29/tsa.private/index.html?hpt=T2
Washington (CNN) — A program that allows airports to replace government screeners with private screeners is being brought to a standstill, just a month after the Transportation Security Administration said it was “neutral” on the program.
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Science Czar Holdren on Climate Change Skeptics: ‘It Is An Education Problem’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/science-holdren-on-climate-change-skeptics-it-is-an-education-problem/
President Obama’s top science adviser said there’s a need to “educate” GOP climate change skeptics on Capitol Hill as the White House seeks to advance its green energy agenda.
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Forget federal government, we’ll build fence ourselves!
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=257501
A Mississippi legislator has caught on to an idea that if the federal government won’t complete a border fence separating the United States from Mexico, the states will – and he’s planning on taxing illegal immigrants to fund it.
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Was Bachmann’s SOTU Response Sabotaged?
http://bigjournalism.com/sright/2011/01/30/was-bachmanns-sotu-response-sabotaged/
So, what was really up with the televised feed of Rep. Bachmann’s State of the Union response? Our sources tell us that CNN had originally agreed to use the live feed set up by Tea Party Express, which had a teleprompter running on the lens in which Rep. Bachmann was delivering her speech.
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Workers of the World Unite: The American Left’s Role in Leading Mid-East Regime Change
http://biggovernment.com/laborunionreport/2011/01/31/workers-of-the-world-unite-the-american-lefts-role-in-leading-mid-east-regime-change/
As the world watches Egypt crumble into chaos, with over 100 dead and 2000 injured, the Obama administration continues to be somewhat and rather curiously ambivalent.
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Why Were U.S. Socialists Rallying in Support of Egypt This Weekend?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/why-were-u-s-socialists-rallying-in-support-of-egypt-this-weekend/
Sometimes the story comes to you. That’s what happened this weekend, when some Associated Press pictures we used in a Saturday story revealed an interesting fact: U.S. leftist and socialist groups staged rallies across the country in support of Egyptian protesters. It’s a curious phenomenon, so we decided to dig deeper. Here’s what we found. Some of it will surprise you, and unfortunately some of it will not.
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood eyes unity gov’t without Mubarak
http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/egypt-s-muslim-brotherhood-eyes-unity-gov-t-without-mubarak-1.340168
Opposition group says will exclude reigning President’s National Democratic Party from talks; Mohammed ElBaradei: I have been mandated by the people.
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ElBaradei Calls Muslim Brotherhood ‘Threat’ a ‘Myth’ Pushed by Mubarak Regime
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/elbaradei-calls-muslim-brotherhood-threat-a-myth-pushed-by-mubarak-regime/
A good number of sage individuals watching the unrest in Egypt are concerned about the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood and what a surge of their influence or control could portend. Here’s Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI).
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Elbaradei, Iran’s nukes, and the Egypt-North Korean Missile Connection
http://bigpeace.com/cbrim/2011/01/31/elbaradei-irans-nukes-and-the-egypt-north-korean-missile-connection/
Elbaradei, the presumptive Egyptian president-in-waiting and former head of the IAEA nuclear inspection agency at the U.N., has made his position on nuclear proliferation absolutely clear in a joint press conference in Tehran in October 2009 with Iranian Atomic Energy Organization head Ali Akbar Salehi – that there is indeed a nuclear threat in the region: Israel.
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Worldwide Islamist revolution explodes
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=257681
TEL AVIV – Islamists, in particular the anti-Western Muslim Brotherhood, seem poised to take power throughout the Middle East as a result of riots that have already toppled one Arab regime and are threatening others, in what some are calling only the latest wave of an Islamic “tsunami” sweeping the globe.
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China restricts news, discussion of Egypt unrest
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.72428c9c46c8f2949b118c423c268684.671&show_article=1
Chinese censors are apparently blocking online discussion of unrest in Egypt and sanitising news reports about it in a sign of official unease that the uprising could fuel calls for reform at home.
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More news websites blocked in Iran
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/31/us-iran-internet-censor-idUSTRE70U3WR20110131
(Reuters) – Iranians have found their access to major news websites even more restricted than usual as more foreign sites were blocked by a government filter, Reuters witnesses observed on Monday.
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Iran to showcase new rockets, satellites: report
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.fae0da60412a671e262f1f5567c43dbb.311&show_article=1
Iran said on Sunday it will showcase what it called a new range of rockets and satellites during annual celebrations marking the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
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UK govt: Iran could have nuclear weapon by 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110131/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_iran_nuclear
LONDON – Britain’s defense secretary says it’s possible that Iran could develop a nuclear weapon by next year. Liam Fox told lawmakers on Monday he disagrees with Israel’s newly retired spy chief, Meir Dagan, who said this month that Iran would not be able to build a nuclear bomb before 2015.
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Same year, same day, same minute: Couple shares birthday
http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20110130/NEWS01/110128016/1079
Bill Gallagher knew fairly quickly after meeting his wife, Julie, more than 20 years ago that she was one in a million. Well, actually more like one in 5 million. The Iowa City couple, who turn 50 today, were born at the same minute on the same day of the same month of the same year: 11:47 a.m., Jan. 31, 1961.
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Volcanic lightning pictured as Mount Shinmoedake volcano in Japan erupts
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/8288283/Volcanic-lightning-pictured-as-Mount-Shinmoedake-volcano-in-Japan-erupts.html
Volcanic lightning is seen above Mount Shinmoedake in Japan as it erupts. It is not clear why bolts of lightning are sometimes seen within erupting volcanoes. One theory is that that the spewing magma bubbles or particles of volcanic ash are themselves electrically charged, and by their motion create separately charged areas.
News Articles For 1/28
January 28, 2011 — Operation RoosterCoalition Airstrike Targets Taliban Leader
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62604
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2011 – A coalition airstrike targeting a Taliban leader killed two suspected insurgents in Afghanistan’s Zabul province’s Tarnek wa Jaldak district today, military officials reported.
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Weapons cache found, destroyed in Laghman
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/press-releases-mainmenu-326/4050-weapons-cache-found-destroyed-in-laghman.html
LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A weapons cache consisting of more than 100 anti-personnel mines was found by coalition forces on patrol near the village of Jugi, Mehtar Lam District, Laghman Province Jan. 27. An explosive ordnance disposal team was deployed to the scene and destroyed the cache in place.
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Face of Defense: Chaplain Shines as Beacon of Faith
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62614
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2011 – His daily ritual consists of stopping by and checking in. “Hello, how is everybody?” “Hope all is well!” “God bless you,” he says, his words reflecting kindness, appreciation and his southern accent.
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25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_newsroom/25th-anniversary-of-the-challenger-disaster
Friday is the 25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster that took the lives of 7 astronauts, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Last week, we asked Yahoo! readers and Facebook fans to share their memories from that day.
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US steak, burger lovers face beefier prices
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.ad0fbca0fd67e69b8000b22f53b7ca5d.f1&show_article=1
US prime steak and fast-food burger lovers alike are getting hit in the pocket by the sharp rise in primary agricultural commodities. And the restaurants that serve them are also likely to feel it on their bottom lines.
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End of cheap food era as grain prices stay high
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/28/us-usa-grains-idUSTRE70R3EY20110128
(Reuters) – U.S. grain prices should stay unrelentingly high this year, according to a Reuters poll, the latest sign that the era of cheap food has come to an end.
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Will there be a chocolate drought? World’s supply of sustainable cocoa could run out by 2014
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1351066/Will-chocolate-drought-World-s-supply-sustainable-cocoa-run-2014.html
The world faces a chocolate ‘drought’ over the next few years, an expert warned yesterday. Political unrest in the Ivory Coast, where 40 per cent of the world’s cocoa beans are grown, has ‘significantly’ depleted the number of certified fair trade cocoa farmers.
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HHS Triples ObamaCare Waivers; GOP to Investigate
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/hhs-triples-obamacare-waivers-gop-to-investigate/
Just one week after Republicans on Capitol Hill announced plans to investigate health care reform waivers granted to certain companies and labor organizations, President Obama’s Department of Health and Human Services announced additional waivers for more than 500 other groups.
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Army: Missing VX Nerve Gas Blamed for Base Lockdown
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/army-missing-vx-nerve-gas-blamed-for-base-lockdown/
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Army says Dugway Proving Ground, where military weapons are tested, was locked down for hours because a small amount of a nerve agent was unaccounted for.
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Is SEIU Working With Hamas And FARC?
http://biggovernment.com/amarcus/2011/01/28/is-seiu-working-with-hamas-and-farc/
Prominent current and former members of SEIU local 73 are being investigated for their potential ties to the Hamas and FARC terrorist groups. Late last year, their homes were raided by the FBI, and they were subpoenaed to appear in front of a grand jury for questioning.
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Done Deal: Russian Prez Signs START Treaty
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/done-deal-russian-prez-signs-start-treaty/
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed the ratification of a nuclear arms cut pact with the United States. The treaty, known as New START, is a centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s efforts to “reset” ties with Moscow.
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Egypt imposes night curfew after day of riots
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_egypt_protest
CAIRO – President Hosni Mubarak imposed a night curfew and signaled he was about to send the military out in the streets for the first time to quell an unprecedented challenge to his regime by tens of thousands of protesters who rioted on Friday. One demonstrator was killed and even a Nobel Peace laureate was placed under house arrest after joining the protests.
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Dropped Calls: Egyptian Gov’t Cuts Cell Service Amid Escalating Violence
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/dropped-calls-egyptian-govt-cuts-cell-service-amid-escalating-violence/
CAIRO (The Blaze/AP) — The Egyptian capital Cairo was the scene of violent chaos Friday, when tens of thousands of anti-government protesters stoned and confronted police, who fired back with rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons. There are even reports that the government has cut off some cell phone service.
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Iranian Media Hail ‘Revolution’ in Iran’s Rival, Egypt
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/iran-sees-revolution-its-rival-egypt
(CNSNews.com) – Media in the Arab world are generally reporting cautiously on the protests rocking Egypt following the shakeup in Tunisia, but those in Iran are giving the turmoil prominent, almost gleeful, coverage.
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Errant Text Message Accidentally Detonates Suicide Bomber, Saving Hundreds
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/errant-text-message-accidentally-detonates-suicide-bomber-saving-hundreds/
The next time you get an annoying mass text message, you might want to think twice before getting upset. It could save your life. At least that’s what happened recently in Russia.
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‘Safety Threat’? Toy Soldier‘s ’Firearm’ Banned from UK Flight
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/safety-threat-toy-soldiers-firearm-banned-from-uk-flight/
A couple boarding an international flight at England’s Gatwick airport unknowingly set off alarms when they tried to pass a small British military figurine through security in one of their carry-on bags.
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Himalayan glaciers not melting because of climate change, report finds
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/8284223/Himalayan-glaciers-not-melting-because-of-climate-change-report-finds.html
Researchers have discovered that contrary to popular belief half of the ice flows in the Karakoram range of the mountains are actually growing rather than shrinkin.
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Lone Nepali Gorkha who subdued 40 train robbers-bishnu-shrestha
http://www.hamrosite.com/editorial/lone-nepali-gorkha-who-subdued-40-train-robbers-bishnu-shrestha
POKHARA, Jan 13: Gorkha soldiers have long been known the world over for their valor and these khukuri-wielding warriors winning the British many a battle have become folklore.
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Dog found 18 miles out to sea adopted by rescuers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12283833
A dog that became stranded on an iceberg in the Baltic Sea has been adopted by his rescuers. The canine, named Baltic, was dramatically rescued after a Polish boat spotted the animal trapped 18 miles out to sea on an ice floe last year.
News Articles For 1/27
January 27, 2011 — Operation RoosterTroops Kill Enemy Fighters, Find Weapon
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62583
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2011 – International Security Assistance Force troops in southern Afghanistan killed or wounded several insurgents over the past 24 hours, military officials reported.
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There’s An Ap For That! Soldier Develops I-Phone Ap to Kill Taliban
http://bigpeace.com/stzu/2011/01/27/theres-an-ap-for-that-soldier-develops-i-phone-ap-to-kill-taliban/
You have to love the American spirit of ingenuity. And yes, it will be available thru Apple soon. Just don’t use it on your unruly neighbors. The UK’s Daily Mail reports.
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“Long Knife” Brigade honors fallen comrades
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/headlines/qlong-knifeq-brigade-honors-fallen-comrades
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Senior leaders of U.S. Forces-Iraq and U.S. Division-North joined 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, to pay respect to two fallen “Long Knife” brothers in arms during a memorial ceremony here Jan. 22.
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Face of Defense: Sailor Serves With Marine Husband
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62601
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2011 – Most spouses of active duty military members have to endure the hardship of separation while their loved one is deployed, but one couple here serves together in the same unit.
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The Anti-GOP Threat in Maine You Didn’t Hear About
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/the-anti-gop-threat-in-maine-you-didnt-hear-about/
In this era of “violent rhetoric,” which is blamed on conservatives, there‘s a recent GOP death threat you probably haven’t heard of. Not a threat made against a liberal, but rather a threat made against the chairman of the Maine GOP that actually references the Tucson shootings.
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Social Security now seen to run permanent deficits
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110127/D9L0BDUG0.html
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sick and getting sicker, Social Security will run at a deficit this year and keep on running in the red until its trust funds are drained by about 2037, congressional budget experts said Wednesday in bleaker-than-previous estimates.
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CBO: Social Security to Run $45 Billion Deficit in 2011
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/cbo-social-security-run-45-billion-defic
(CNSNews.com) – The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reports that Social Security will effectively run a $45-billion deficit in 2011 and continue to run deficits totaling $547 billion over the coming decade.
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Medicare Actuary Doubts Health Care Law Will Hold Down Costs
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/26/medicare-actuary-doubts-health-care-law-hold-costs/
WASHINGTON — Two of the central promises of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law are unlikely to be fulfilled, Medicare’s independent economic expert told Congress on Wednesday.
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Turn off the Lights: Federal Government Utility Bills Cost Taxpayers Millions
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/turn-off-the-lights-federal-government-utility-bills-cost-taxpayers-millions/
“Why do they leave all those lights on?” I hear this question from my parents nearly every time they come to visit me in Washington, D.C. Government buildings in D.C. notoriously leave lots of lights on at night, which is not only a big waste of energy, but also a huge waste of money. (And when it comes to government buildings, we all know who gets to pay those electricity bills.)
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Chaffetz: Apply FOIA to Freddie, Fannie
http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/banking-financial-institutions/140521-chaffetz-apply-foia-to-freddie-fannie
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said Wednesday he had introduced legislation that would make Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae subject to the Freedom of Information Act while the mortgage giants are in government conservatorship.
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Congress Will Probe Special Exemptions to Health-Care Law That Obama Administration Gave Select Unions and Businesses, Says Republican Senator
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obamacare-waivers-politicized-should-be
Washington (CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration’s waivers to temporarily exempt certain companies, unions, and charities from rules established by the new health care law are a “perfect example of special interests” having influence in the administration and will be looked into by Congress, Sen. Charles Grassley, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee told CNSNews.com.
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No DHS Spy Drones Over America Anytime Soon
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/01/26/no-dhs-spy-drones-over-america-anytime-soon/
Ruth Doherty, a top official with the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate speaks to Wired’s Danger Room about technology and homeland Security.
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The 14 Most Dangerous Colleges In America
http://www.businessinsider.com/most-dangerous-colleges-in-america-2011-1#
When it comes to choosing a college, there are a lot of factors to weigh: athletics, social scene, and of course safety. From a parent’s point of view, the safety comes high on the list.
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Big Brother Love: Jesse Jackson Admits FLOTUS is Taking Over American’s Diets, Calls For More Massive Gov Takeovers While Progressives Cheer
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/big-brother-love-jesse-jackson-admits-flotus-is-taking-over-americans-diets-and-calls-for-more-massive-gov-takeovers-while-progressives-cheer/
NOTE: This video clip is 1:14 long.
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PA High School Defends Plan to Segregate Students by Race & Gender
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/pa-high-school-defends-plan-to-segregate-students-by-race-gender/
A Lancaster, Pa., high school is defending its decision to segregate students according to race and gender in an attempt to foster higher standards of student achievement.
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Watchdog: Investigate Google‘s ’Cozy’ Relationship With Obama Admin.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/watchdog-investigate-googles-cozy-relationship-with-obama-admin/
Is the Obama administration giving Google special access to a private NASA airstrip? Why hasn’t Google been sufficiently investigated for “spying” on people in over 30 countries?
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Utah Army Base Reopens After Lockdown, But Officials Silent About Cause
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/utah-army-base-reopens-after-lockdown-but-officials-silent-about-cause/
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah military base that carries out tests to protect troops against biological attacks was locked down over a “serious concern,” but was beginning to reopen early Thursday, officials said.
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10 states now developing eligibility-proof demands
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=255965
Arizona may have the most advanced plan, but 10 of the United States – controlling 107 Electoral College votes – are now considering some type of legislation that would plug the hole in federal election procedures that in 2008 allowed Barack Obama to be nominated, elected and inaugurated without providing proof of his qualifications under the U.S. Constitution.
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Pot-Firing Catapult Found at Arizona-Mexico Border
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/pot-firing-catapult-found-at-arizona-mexico-border/
HERMOSILLO, Mexico (AP) — Drug smugglers trying to get marijuana across the Arizona-Mexico border apparently are trying a new approach — a catapult.
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Iranian Book Celebrating Suicide Bombers Found in Arizona Desert
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/27/iranian-book-celebrating-suicide-bombers-arizona-desert/
EXCLUSIVE: A book celebrating suicide bombers has been found in the Arizona desert just north of the U.S.- Mexican border, authorities tell Fox News.
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Protests Spread to Yemen as Thousands Take to the Streets
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/protests-spread-to-yemen-as-thousands-take-to-the-streets/
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Tens of thousands of people are calling for the Yemeni president’s ouster in protests across the capital inspired by the popular revolt in Tunisia.
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Egypt faces further turmoil
http://www.france24.com/en/20110127-egypt-activists-call-further-protests-defy-government-president-mubarak
Egyptian activists have vowed to step up protests against the government of President Hosni Mubarak after two days of unrest in which at least four people have died and hundreds have been arrested.
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Chávez tackles housing crisis by urging poor to squat wealthy parts of Caracas
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/26/venezuela-chavez-housing-crisis-squats-caracas
Hugo Chávez has sent out troops to take over farms and urged the poor to occupy “unused” land in wealthy areas of Caracas, prompting a wave of squats that is rattling Venezuela’s middle class.
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Sarkozy says IMF should supervise global imbalances
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70Q3AF20110127
(Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s mandate should be expanded to measure, monitor and enforce new rules on global economic imbalances, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday.
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Medical clown brings talents from Jerusalem to suburbs
http://dailyherald.com/article/20110125/news/701259794/?patchcordadams
A medical clown from the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem came calling Tuesday on pediatric patients at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, but it was more than clowning around.
News Articles For 1/21
January 21, 2011 — Operation RoosterRed Cross Continues Legacy of Troop, Family Support
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62529
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2011 – The face of the American Red Cross’ wartime mission could be conveyed through countless images of volunteers greeting wounded warriors on flightlines, offering comfort to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and providing much-needed support to family members back home.
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Face of Defense: Battle-hardened Marine Teaches Others
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62531
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., Jan. 21, 2011 – Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. William Abernathy, the company first sergeant for the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group’s Military Police Support Company, has no trouble getting the attention of his Marines.
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A Path Is Sought for States to Escape Their Debt Burdens
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/business/economy/21bankruptcy.html?_r=2&src=busln
Policy makers are working behind the scenes to come up with a way to let states declare bankruptcy and get out from under crushing debts, including the pensions they have promised to retired public workers.
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California Declares Fiscal Emergency
http://www.cnbc.com/id/41189521
Jerry Brown, California’s governor, declared a state of fiscal emergency on Thursday for the government of the most populous US state to press lawmakers to tackle its $25.4 billion budget gap.
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Idaho GOP gets ready to nullify health care reform
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110121/ap_on_re_us/us_health_care_nullification
BOISE, Idaho – After leading the nation last year in passing a law to sue the federal government over the health care overhaul, Idaho’s Republican-dominated Legislature now plans to use an obscure 18th century doctrine to declare President Barack Obama’s signature bill null and void.
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Feds Encourage Breastfeeding to Help Reduce Health Care Costs
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/feds-encourage-breastfeeding-to-help-reduce-health-care-costs/
On Thursday, U.S. Surgeon-General Regina Benjamin issued a “call to action,“ urging everyone to ”help make breastfeeding easier.” While breastfeeding helps protect babies from illness and may protect mothers from breast and ovarian cancers, Benjamin also noted a study in the journal Pediatrics that estimates the United States could save $13 billion every year in health care costs if 90 percent of American babies were breastfed.
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Rep. Bishop Has Atlanta Journal Constitution For Backup In Pigford Blowback
http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2011/01/21/rep-bishop-has-atlanta-journal-constitution-for-backup-in-pigford-blowback/
Several weeks ago, Huffington Post writer Lee Stanahan embarked on a multi-state mission through the American south to do what our media won’t do: interview the farmers and lawyers involved with the Pigford case, the most underreported government scandal of our generation.
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Former ACORN, SEIU Activist Moves From White House to DNC
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/former-acorn-seiu-activist-moves-from-white-house-to-dnc/
In another major shakeup signaling the Obama camp is preparing to launch the president’s reelection campaign, Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman Tim Kaine announced Thursday that executive director Jennifer O’Malley Dillon will leave the party to serve as deputy campaign manager, and White House political director Patrick Gaspard will move in to replace her at the DNC.
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Feds: Atlanta emerging as a human trafficking hub
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/20/2025480/feds-atlanta-emerging-as-a-human.html
ATLANTA — Federal authorities are highlighting Atlanta’s emergence as a hub in human trafficking along the East Coast as they try to raise awareness about the problem and generate tips from the public.
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State plan volunteers all to donate organs, tissue
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=253457
A plan that is being pushed now in the state of Colorado by two Democratic lawmakers would allow the government to assume that its residents want to donate their organs or tissue.
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FAA warns of ongoing GPS issues in southeastern US due to Defense Department ‘tests’
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/01/20/faa-warns-of-ongoing-gps-issues-in-southeastern-us-due-to-defense-department-tests/
From Engadget. Don’t panic, but anyone planning on using GPS in the southeastern US for the next month or so will likely want to make sure they have a fallback option.
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Report: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Killed Pearl
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/01/20/report-khalid-sheikh-mohammed-killed-reporter/?test=latestnews
A new report on the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl reveals that U.S. officials used a forensic technique called vein analysis to corroborate the confession of the self-professed killer, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who also is suspected of planning the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S.
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Mysterious Green Goop Falls From Sky in NY
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/mysterious-green-goop-falls-from-sky-in-ny/
It looks like something out of a “Ghostbusters” movie. A mysterious, and smelly, greenish-yellow goop fell from the sky in upstate New York last week. The FAA denies it came from a plane (blaming birds), and now the town is puzzled as to what it is.
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Scientists Warn Iran Could Produce Enough Nuclear Material for Warhead in 5 Months
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/01/20/scientists-warn-iran-produce-nuclear-warhead-months/
ISTANBUL — The U.S. is joining five other world powers for talks with Iran this week publicly confident that international efforts have slowed Tehran’s capacity to make nuclear arms and created more time to press Tehran to accept curbs on its atomic activities.
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Iran: Military strike would not stop our nuclear program
http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/iran-military-strike-would-not-stop-our-nuclear-program-1.338167
Iran will be able to carry out uranium enrichment even in the case of a military attack on its nuclear facilities, Iran’s nuclear envoy said in Moscow on Thursday.
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WikiLeaks: Iran reached crucial milestone on way to atomic bomb
http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/wikileaks-iran-reached-crucial-milestone-on-way-to-atomic-bomb-1.338190
Iran has reached the “technical ability” to produce highly enriched uranium, an essential step on the way to making an atomic bomb, the U.K. newspaper The Guardian quoted on Thursdays a diplomatic cable leaked by the WikiLeaks site.
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Disabled man uses Facebook to summon help during fire
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jan/20/web-to-the-rescue/
Smoke from a flaming toaster filled his living room quickly, but Robert “Bob” Chambers couldn’t call for help. Muscular dystrophy limits his movement, and the 51-year-old Spokane man’s phone was too far out of reach.
