News Articles For 2/22

February 22, 2011 — Operation Rooster

Today’s Founding Father quote of the day from www. foundingfatherquotes.com is:
“The people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government and to reform, alter, or totally change the same when their protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it. And the federal Constitution – according to the mode prescribed therein [Article V] – has already undergone such amendments in several parts of it as from experience has been judged necessary.” Samuel Adams: the Legislature of Massachusetts, January 19, 1796

African Nurse Saved GIs at Battle of Bulge
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62883
BASTOGNE, Belgium, Feb. 22, 2011 – It was a bitterly cold winter morning when Augusta Chiwy’s tram pulled into Brussels Central train station, Dec. 16, 1944.
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Face of Defense: Petty Officer Maintains Team’s Network
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62887
KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2011 – To his teammates on the provincial reconstruction team here, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Riedel, an information systems technician from Corpus Christi, Texas, is known as a jack of all trades
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Study Guide: Unions, protests, gov’t shutdowns, and more
http://www.glennbeck.com/2011/02/21/study-guide-unions-protests-govt-shutdowns-and-more/
NOTE: Here are the sources to the info. mentioned on Glenn Beck’s 2/21 TV show.
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Federal, state and local debt hits post-WWII levels
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/20/AR2011022003201.html
The daunting tower of national, state and local debt in the United States will reach a level this year unmatched just after World War II and already exceeds the size of the entire economy, according to government estimates.
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U.S. Navy Breaks Scientific Barriers With ‘Death Ray of the Future’ Laser Weapon
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/u-s-navy-breaks-scientific-barriers-with-death-ray-of-the-future-laser-weapon/
In their work toward developing the newest technology for tracking and destroying enemy missiles, scientists at Jefferson Labs recently pumped an astonishing 500 kilovolts into their latest creation, the free-electron laser (FEL) — a power level never achieved before.
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Shocking Level of Influence Exposed: Union Boss Trumka Talks to White House EVERY DAY and Visits a Couple Times A Week
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/shocking-level-of-influence-exposed-union-boss-trumka-talks-to-white-house-every-day-and-visits-a-couple-times-a-week/
NOTE: This YouTube clip is 1:19.
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WI Firefighters Offer Conce$$ions to Save Collective Bargaining for All
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/wi-firefighters-offer-conceions-to-save-collective-bargaining-for-all/
It was almost midnight on Saturday night, Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin spoke with Oliver Dykstra, a reporter from The Uptake and appears to have offered up financial concessions from his union in order to save the collective bargaining rights of the teachers union and others.
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Wisconsin Docs Under Investigation for Protest ‘Sick’ Notes
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/update-wisconsin-docs-under-investigation-for-protest-sick-notes/
The Blaze first brought you the startling video of doctors — many of whom are affiliated with the University of Wisconsin — handing out questionable absence excuse slips to protesters “sick” of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Sunday.
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Obama Defends Planned Parenthood After Undercover Vids: ‘Manufactured’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/obama-defends-planned-parenthood-after-undercover-vids-manufactured/
If you ask President Obama about Live Action’s recent damning, undercover video showing questionable counsel at Planned Parenthood clinics, he might blow you off by saying the controversy is simply “manufactured.” That’s what he told a local NBC affiliate in Richmond, VA last week.
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FBI: Muslim Brotherhood deeply rooted inside U.S.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=266725
WASHINGTON – Staff investigators with the House and Senate intelligence committees say they are probing the domestic security threat posed by the radical Muslim Brotherhood and, specifically, whether Brotherhood operatives have penetrated the U.S. government.
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Four Americans Killed on Yacht Hijacked by Pirates
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/02/22/americans-aboard-yacht-captured-pirates-reportedly-killed/
DEVELOPING STORY: Four Americans aboard a yacht hijacked by Somali pirates have been killed, Fox News has confirmed. U.S. forces responded to gunfire aboard the yacht Quest at approximately 1 a.m. Tuesday, but discovered all four hostages had been shot by their captors. Despite steps to provide life-saving care, all four hostages died of their wounds.
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Is Hezbollah Working with Mexico Drug Cartels
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/02/21/is-hezbollah-working-with-mexico-drug-cartels/
Adam Housley reports that while the threat of deadly drug cartels in Mexico is worrisome to the US, it may pale in comparison to this… Some of them are joining forces with Middle East terror groups.
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Iranians hack into VOA website
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/21/iranian-hackers-break-voa-deface-web-sites/
Iranian computer hackers on Monday hijacked the website of the Voice of America, replacing its Internet home page with a banner bearing an Iranian flag and an image of an AK-47 assault rifle.
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Iranian warships enter Suez Canal
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110222/D9LHMO000.html
CAIRO (AP) – Suez Canal officials say two Iranian naval vessels have entered the strategic waterway en route for the Mediterranean Sea. Canal officials say the ships – a frigate and a supply vessel – entered the canal early Tuesday morning and are expected to reach the Mediterranean later in the day.
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Oil prices surge on fear of Libyan unrest
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/21/oil-prices-surge-on-fear-of-libyan-unrest/
Oil prices soared and global stocks plunged Monday on signs that Libya, a major exporter, will cut oil production amid spreading violence and unrest. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi‘s son, Seif al-Islam, warned that Libya‘s oil wealth “will be burned” if the unrest leads to civil war, while an influential Libyan tribal leader offered a counterthreat to cut off oil shipments to the West within 24 hours if the regime’s violence against protesters does not end.
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Libya: intelligence agency ‘jamming’ television signals
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8339711/Libya-intelligence-agency-jamming-television-signals.html
Libya’s intelligence agency is behind the powerful jamming that has disrupted Al Jazeera television’s signal across much of the Middle East and North Africa, the Arab satellite broadcaster said on Monday.
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Two Libyan pilots defect, say ordered to bomb protesters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/21/us-libya-protests-pilots-idUSTRE71K4S320110221
(Reuters) – Two Libyan Air Force fighter pilots defected on Monday and flew their jets to Malta where they told authorities they had been ordered to bomb protesters, Maltese government officials said.
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Medvedev sees `fires for decades’ in Arab world
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110222/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_medvedev
MOSCOW – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday predicted decades of instability in the Arab world if protesters whom he called fanatics come to power, adding no such scenario will be permitted at home.
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Russia Points To Google’s Role in Egypt Unrest
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/does-russia-agree-with-glenn-beck-about-google/
If you’ve read the news lately, you might have heard Glenn Beck has been discussing Google. And while some have incorrectly reported that he is advocating a boycott of the company, the truth is he‘s actually skeptical of the company’s government connections and one of its executive’s involvement in the Egyptian revolution. It seems Russia might agree.
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Starving N. Korea begs for food, but U.S. has concerns about resuming aid
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021901953.html
TOKYO – North Korea recently took the unusual step of begging for food handouts from the foreign governments it usually threatens. Plagued by floods, an outbreak of a livestock disease and a brutal winter, the government ordered its embassies and diplomatic offices around the world to seek help.
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Strong quake in New Zealand collapses buildings
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_new_zealand_earthquake
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand’s already-bruised city of Christchurch on Tuesday, collapsing buildings, burying vehicles under debris and sending rescuers scrambling to help trapped people amid reports of multiple deaths.
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A Wallet Lost 40 Years Ago Now Is Found
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/a-wallet-lost-40-years-ago-now-is-found/
Rudolph R. Resta, 77, walked out of a wintry rain recently, through the revolving door of a largely empty Times Square office building, and into his distant past.
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Justine Siegal sets MLB milestone
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2011/news/story?id=6144845
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Justine Siegal became the first woman to pitch batting practice in a major league spring training camp when she threw to the Cleveland Indians on Monday. Not only did she pass the test with flying colors, some people became a little envious along the way.

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News Articles For 1/24

January 24, 2011 — Operation Rooster

Headstone for Medal of Honor awardee unveiled
http://www.army.mil/-news/2011/01/22/50701-headstone-for-medal-of-honor-awardee-unveiled/?ref=news-home-title2
OVIEDO, Fla., Jan. 22, 2011 — This morning at the All Faiths Memorial Cemetery in Caselberry, Fla., approximately 200 people gathered at the grave of 24-year-old Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller to witness the unveiling of his Medal of Honor marker in a ceremony hosted by the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) and the Miller family.
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Soldier’s ingenuity makes his dream a reality
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/4037-soldiers-ingenuity-makes-his-dream-a-reality.html
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – His thoughts jostled him awake in the hot July night. He had dreamt up a solution to a problem he’d been wrestling with in his mind for months. He couldn’t stop thinking about it. He eventually rolled out of bed with a renewed sense of purpose, and called his wife, Katie, then his parents.
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DFAC dedicated to fallen Guard Soldier opens for business
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/4036-dfac-dedicated-to-fallen-guard-soldier-opens-for-business-.html
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – The grand opening ceremony for the Grady Dining Facility was held at Bagram Airfield’s Camp Warrior Jan. 22.
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Face of Defense: Soldier Finds Peace Through Music
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62542
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2011 – People say it’s not what life throws at you, but how you handle it, that determines your character.
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Developing: Explosion at Russia’s Busiest Airport — Possible Suicide Bombing
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/developing-explosion-at-russias-busiest-airport/
MOSCOW (AP) — A explosion ripped through the arrivals hall at Moscow’s busiest airport on Monday, killing 31 people and wounding about 130, Health Ministry officials said.
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US to sell final Citigroup holding Tuesday
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.ae92b0aa2b694ca3182261c1f11bfc1a.81&show_article=1
The US government plans to sell its last holding in rescued banking giant Citigroup, the Treasury Department said Monday. The Treasury said it would hold a one-day public auction Tuesday of its remaining 465 million warrants in the bank.
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Verizon Sues FCC Over Net Neutrality Power Grab
http://biggovernment.com/smotley/2011/01/24/verizon-sues-fcc-over-net-neutrality-power-grab/
Verizon Communications has become the first of what many expect to be many, to sue the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to undo its voting themselves Internet Overlords on December 21st.
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The World from The Hill: U.N. funding an early target for House Republicans
http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/foreign-policy/139563-the-world-from-the-hill-un-funding-an-early-target-for-house-republicans
A key House Republican is quickly pressing forward with her goals to scale back U.S. funding for the United Nations. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told The Hill that oversight would be a key function of the panel, particularly funding to the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) that is “a waste of taxpayer dollars.”
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Postal Service Eyes Closing Thousands of Post Offices
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704881304576094000352599050.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLETopStories
HOLMES MILL, Ky.—The U.S. Postal Service plays two roles in America: an agency that keeps rural areas linked to the rest of the nation, and one that loses a lot of money.
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Domestic use of aerial drones by law enforcement likely to prompt privacy debate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/22/AR2011012204111.html
AUSTIN – The suspect’s house, just west of this city, sat on a hilltop at the end of a steep, exposed driveway. Agents with the Texas Department of Public Safety believed the man inside had a large stash of drugs and a cache of weapons, including high-caliber rifles.
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Faceoff! States tell feds to back down
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=253521
What if Washington made a law and nobody paid attention? Or even more significantly, what if states specifically repudiated it and threatened to prosecute those enforcing it?
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Three SEIU Locals–Including Chicago Chapter–Waived From Obamacare Requirement
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/seiu-locals-including-chicago-chapter-wa
(CNSNews.com) – Three local chapters of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), whose political action committee spent $27 million supporting Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, have received temporary waivers from a provision in the Obamacare law.
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A Guide to the Ideas and Violent Rhetoric of Frances Fox Piven
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/a-guide-to-the-ideas-and-violent-rhetoric-of-frances-fox-piven/
Who’s really calling for violence, Glenn Beck or Frances Fox Piven? There’s been some talk recently criticizing Glenn Beck for speaking out against Frances Fox Piven and her calls for “angry” revolution.
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Suddenly Radical Frances Fox Piven Is Old “Widowed College Professor”
http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2011/01/24/suddenly-radical-frances-fox-piven-is-old-widowed-college-professor/
Frances Fox Piven has a history of flame-throwing. She’s better known as one-half of the infamous Cloward-Piven strategy, wherein she and her husband published a theory detailing how people could overwhelm the system, break the system, and then get higher, guaranteed income. From magic.
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Globalization Destruction: Piven Gleefully ‘Hopes’ and Explains How Countries Like China Can Shut Down USA and Bring Revolutionary Transformation
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/globalization-destruction-piven-gleefully-hopes-and-explains-how-countries-like-china-can-shut-down-usa-and-bring-revolutionary-transformation/
Basic Globalization Revolution Theory: Our computers, information technology, energy, even some food is all imported from authoritarian nations whose workers make less than dollars a day .
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Young Communists Launch National ‘Red School-Bus Tour’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/young-communists-launch-national-red-school-bus-tour/
It‘s communism that’s about 40 feet long and rolls along on four wheels. And it could be coming to a town near you. The Southern California Young Communist League (YCL), a branch of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), announced on its website that it’s launching a “National Red School-Bus Tour.” The YCL calls each stop on the tour “weekend long schools” for “young activists.” So what exactly is this tour all about?
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China’s New Stealth Fighter May Use Technology From Downed U.S. Plane
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/chinas-new-stealth-fighter-may-use-technology-from-downed-u-s-plane/
BRUSSELS (AP) — Chinese officials recently unveiled a new, high-tech stealth fighter that could pose a significant threat to American air superiority — and some of its technology, it turns out, may well have come from the U.S. itself.
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Chinese Pianist Lang Lang Plays Anti-American Tune at White House
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/did-chinese-pianist-play-anti-american-tune-at-white-house/
Lang Lang the pianist says he chose it. Chairman Hu Jintao recognized it as soon as he heard it. Patriotic Chinese Internet users were delighted as soon as they saw the videos online. Early morning TV viewers in China knew it would be played an hour or two beforehand.
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Soldiers Kill 10 Gunmen in Mexico Clash Along Texas Border
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/soldiers-kill-10-gunmen-in-mexico-clash-along-texas-border/
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Soldiers patrolling a rural area on the border with Texas killed 10 suspected drug gang gunmen at a training camp, Mexico’s Defense Department said Saturday.
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Ankara: Israel fired on ‘Mavi Marmara’ before boarding
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?ID=205004&R=R1
Excerpts from Turkey’s report on the IDF’s May 31, 2010 interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla were released on Monday, in reaction to the publication of the Turkel Commission’s findings. The Turkel report affirmed that Israel’s actions on May 31, 2010 were “legal pursuant to the rules of international law.
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Iran announces launch of new cyber police units
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2011/01/23/iran_announces_launch_of_new_cyber_police_units/
TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s state TV says the country has launched its first cyber police unit in the latest attempt by authorities to gain an edge in the digital world.
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Global Price Fears Mount
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703398504576099680269779402.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLETopStories
Inflation fears—fueled by spiraling food, oil and raw material prices—are mounting around the globe, prompting the head of the European Central Bank to signal that it could raise interest rates in the future even though some countries have been weakened by the Continent’s debt crisis.
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Climate change: Dogs of law are off the leash
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jLQy3ze-D7N4ZQzyDjvLA8ChIEhQ?docId=CNG.0974f2ca1c91adea909b6017dc4d554e.471
PARIS — From being a marginal and even mocked issue, climate-change litigation is fast emerging as a new frontier of law where some believe hundreds of billions of dollars are at stake.
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Determined Rescuers Save Dog Stranded on Frozen Pond
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/21/determined-rescuers-don-survival-suits-and-save-lost-dog-strande/
After several failed attempts, rescuers donned survival gear and retrieved a lost dog that had been skittering around the frozen surface of a 160-acre reservoir for days.

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News Articles For 1/18

January 18, 2011 — Operation Rooster

TF Patriot bids farewell to fallen hero
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/4013-tf-patriot-bids-farewell-to-fallen-hero.html
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Members of Task Force Patriot, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division based at Fort Polk, La., gathered to honor a fallen comrade Jan. 17.
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TF Patriot leaders, comrades honor fallen Soldier
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/4012-tf-patriot-leaders-comrades-honor-fallen-soldier.html
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A Task Force Patriot Soldier from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division based at Fort Polk, La. died as the result of an enemy attack in Logar Province Jan. 7.
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Face of Defense: Married Supply Sergeants Deploy Together
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62475
BAGHDAD, Jan. 18, 2011 – A married couple with the 1st Infantry Division’s 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, is deployed here together, serving with U.S. Division Center.
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Frances Fox Piven: Calls for violence
http://www.glennbeck.com/2011/01/16/francs-fox-piven-calls-for-violence/
On Friday, Glenn made a promise to his listeners to start showing the people who are calling for violence and chaos. In response to the tragedy in Arizona, Glenn wrote a pledge of nonviolence in which he called for people to stand against violence from all sides and directions.
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Supreme Court Will Hear Case of Man Arrested for Traveling With ‘Legal’ Gun
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/supreme-court-will-hear-case-of-man-arrested-for-traveling-with-legal-gun/
WASHINGTON (AP) — Missed flights only inconvenience most people. A late flight landed Utah gun owner Greg Revell in jail for 10 days after he got stranded in New Jersey with an unloaded firearm he had legally checked with his luggage in Salt Lake City.
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States Warned of $2 Trillion Pensions Shortfall
http://www.cnbc.com/id/41129099
US public pensions face a shortfall of $2,500 billion that will force state and local governments to sell assets and make deep cuts to services, according to the former chairman of New Jersey’s pension fund.
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The Coming Municipal Bond Meltdown
http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/01/17/the-coming-municipal-bond-meltdown/
The municipal-bond market is in crisis, with prices fall ing and investors running for cover — and for good reason. Munis — bonds sold by states, cities, counties and other localities to finance government operations — are in trouble because the Ponzi scheme of Big Government is coming unglued. The markets are merely reflecting this reality, as they always do.
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Two charged over iPad hacking on AT&T network
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70H3BH20110118?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
(Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors filed criminal charges against two people accused of stealing the email addresses and other personal data of about 120,000 users of Apple Inc’s iPad tablet computer.
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NSA breaks ground on Utah ‘spy center’ data center
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/01/17/nsa-breaks-ground-on-utah-spy-center-data-center/
The National Security Agency is building one of the largest and most expensive data centers as a place to gather and analyze intelligence data. At $1.2 billion, this is the largest Department of Defense construction project underway. Officals broke ground at the site 25 miles south of Salt Lake City Thursday, and it will give NSA diversity with a separate data center beyond the one it has in Ft. Meade, Md., says NSA Deputy Director J. Chris Inglis.
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Obamacare challenge moves into 4th Circuit
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=252449
Liberty Counsel today told judges on the bench of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the Obamacare law signed by Barack Obama last year simply exceeds the authority the Constitution grants to Congress and the president and it must be overturned.
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Record Food Prices Causing Africa Riots Stoke U.S. Farm Economy
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-18/record-food-prices-causing-africa-riots-stoke-u-s-farmers-export-gains.html
The same record food prices causing riots in Algeria and export bans in India are allowing President Barack Obama to combine the biggest-ever U.S. farm exports with the tamest inflation since the 1960s.
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Mexico police: founding member of Zetas captured
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110118/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_mexico
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s federal police have arrested a founding member of the brutal Zetas drug cartel, a man who controlled drug smuggling routes and the kidnapping of Central American migrants in southern Mexico, officials said Tuesday.
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China’s lending hits new heights
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/488c60f4-2281-11e0-b6a2-00144feab49a.html#axzz1BOwjSXoN
China has lent more money to other developing countries over the past two years than the World Bank, a stark indication of the scale of Beijing’s economic reach and its drive to secure natural resources.
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Iran bans production of Valentine’s Day gifts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110118/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_iran_ban_valentines
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has banned the production of Valentine’s Day gifts and any promotion of the day celebrating romantic love to combat what it sees as a spread of Western culture, Iranian media reported.
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Ahmadinejad, Medvedev agree to boost ties: report
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.9085d46ff045cb783c6f6c8d90769bf0.631&show_article=1
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev agreed to boost ties between their countries, in a a telephone conversation, state media reported on Monday.
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Moscow reaffirms Soviet recognition of Palestine
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110118/wl_nm/us_palestinians_russia_medvedev
JERICHO, West Bank (Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday Moscow had recognized an independent Palestinian state in 1988 and was not changing that position adopted by the former Soviet Union.
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Report: EU School Calendars Scrub Christian Holidays, Keep Muslim Ones
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/report-eu-school-calendars-scrub-christian-holidays-keep-muslim-ones/
A new 2011-2012 school calendar for children published by a branch of the European Union has omitted references to Christian holidays but has kept its references to prominent Jewish, Hindu, and even Muslims holidays, according to a Catholic news outlet.
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Sal the Cat summoned for jury service… and court rules he ‘must attend’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1347894/Jury-duty-cat-Sal-Cat-summoned-service-US-court-rules-attend.html
A pet cat has been summoned for jury duty – and has been told by courts he ‘must attend’. Despite owner Anna Esposito’s protestations that a mistake has been made, a jury commissioner has ruled that Sal must attend the court.

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News Articles For 1/17

January 17, 2011 — Operation Rooster

Hell road hero
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/3352865/BRAVE-soldier-Iain-Martin-defuses-12-bombs-in-10-hours.html
BRAVE soldier Iain Martin lies flat to defuse a bomb in Afghanistan – one of TWELVE he made safe in just ten hours. It was a record for the number deactivated in a single operation. The Improvised Explosive Devices were planted by the Taliban on the notorious Bandi Barq Road near Gereshk.
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World War II Veteran Gets High School Diploma 67 Years Later
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/15/world-war-ii-veteran-hilberto-rodriguez-gets-high-school-diploma/
Hilberto Rodriguez graduated from Garfield High School in Los Angeles this week — a mere 67 years late. Rodriguez, 86, was meant to graduate in the class of 1944, KABC reported. But history intervened in the shape of World War II.
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Veterans remember Desert Storm 20 years later
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/01/vets_remember_desert_storm_20.html
Twenty years ago the skies over Baghdad were stitched by the blazing threads of missiles and anti-aircraft fire, woven into a tapestry of tracers, flashes and flares.
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Service members, civilians honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/4006-service-members-civilians-honor-dr-martin-luther-king-jr.html
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Spending Dr. Martin Luther King Day deployed to Afghanistan didn’t stop Americans from celebrating it. Servicemembers and civilians honored Dr. King with a five-kilometer run on Jan. 15 and a held a series of event s on Monday.
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Afghanistan’s push to tax U.S. contractors could renew tensions
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/16/AR2011011603645.html
The Afghan government is ramping up efforts to tax U.S. contractors operating there – an effort that could raise millions for the cash-strapped government but could also provoke fresh confrontation with the United States, according to U.S. and Afghan officials.
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Rep. Issa’s House Panel Requests Homeland Security Documents
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/rep-issas-house-panel-requests-homeland-security-documents/
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee wants the Homeland Security Department to provide documents about a policy requiring political appointees to review many Freedom of Information Act requests before releasing them.
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Chinese President Criticizes Fed Reserve, Questions U.S. Dollar
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/chinese-president-criticizes-fed-reserve-questions-u-s-dollar/
Ahead of a visit to Washington this week, Chinese President Hu Jintao criticized the Federal Reserve for dollar devaluation and called the current international currency system — which features the U.S. dollar — a “product of the past.”
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Feds come knocking for home inspections
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=251069
A sanitation district in Pennsylvania has notified homeowners that its representatives will be making personal visits to every structure served by its network of drainpipes because that’s what the federal Environmental Protection Agency is demanding.
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Texans to TSA: You keep scanners, we’ll keep privacy
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=251041
You’ve heard the Texas jokes, such as: A New Yorker points to Niagara Falls and tells a Texan, “You don’t have anything like that!” To which the Texan responds, “Naw, but we got a plumber who can fix it in 30 minutes.”
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Officials: CAIR obstructs FBI terror probes
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=251661
After negative press forced the removal of a poster urging Muslims to “build a wall of resistance” against the FBI, the Council on American-Islamic Relations insisted it has consistently maintained a policy of cooperation with federal authorities investigating terrorism in the Muslim community. Accounts by law enforcement officials and recently obtained documents cast doubt on the claim, however.
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Gang’s terror felt far from drug war on US border
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/01/17/gangs-terror-felt-far-from-drug-war-on-us-border/
A priest who shelters stranded migrants needs police protection. A chopped-up body turns up with a threatening message. Beheadings are on the rise. The local press is too frightened to write about any of it.
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‘Explosive’ Food Prices the Biggest Risk: Analyst
http://www.cnbc.com/id/41089972
Overheating emerging markets, in China in particular, pose the biggest threat to the market and political situation in 2011 according to Philippe Gijsels, head of research at BNP Paribas Fortis Global Markets.
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Cyber-attacks could cause global ‘catastrophe’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8262628/Cyber-attacks-could-cause-global-catastrophe.html
A succession of multiple cyber-attacks could “become a full-scale global shock” on a par with a pandemic and the collapse of the world financial system, the report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said.
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Jihadis Hail Their ‘Heroes’ in the West
http://bigpeace.com/ipt/2011/01/17/jihadis-hail-their-heroes-in-the-west/
Two westerners who gave up seemingly comfortable lives to wage terrorist attacks are singled out for praise in the latest issue of Inspire, al-Qaida’s English-language magazine.
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UK Government Plans Major Health Care Reforms
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=12631311
Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday waded into terrain where past British governments have foundered, promising fundamental changes to the country’s expensive and over-stressed public health care system.
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Group targeting Glenn Beck funded by Soros
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=251905
An organization leading a crusade demanding Fox News fire host Glenn Beck is backed by philanthropist George Soros and is tied to many of the liberal activists that Beck routinely excoriates on his highly rated program, WND has learned.
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Crowd Gives 8-Year-Old an Assist During National Anthem [VIDEO]
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/14/crowd-gives-8-year-old-elizabeth-hughes-an-assist-during-nationa/
Eight-year-old Elizabeth Hughes’ voice is so clear and pure, a video of her singing “The Star Spangled Banner” before a minor-league hockey game in Norfolk, Va., might have ended up on YouTube anyway — even without the technical mishap that threatened to ruin her song.

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News Articles For 1/13

January 13, 2011 — Operation Rooster

Afghan family treated for burns by Bagram medics
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123237768
1/11/2011 – BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) — Air Force health professionals train continuously, from medical school to retirement, to provide life-saving treatments to patients. In most cases, they count on providing those treatments to service members, but Airmen assigned to the Craig Joint Theater Hospital here are finding themselves working to save an Afghan family.
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Retired Guard Member Helps Subdue Arizona Gunman
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62420
RAPID CITY, S.D., Jan. 12, 2011 – A retired South Dakota National Guard officer was one of the bystanders who subdued the gunman who allegedly killed six people and shot U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 8.
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Face of Defense: Soldier Wears Two Hats
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62430
LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2011 – Army Sgt. Toby Hall, a team leader with Company A, 413th Civil Affairs Battalion, didn’t join the Army because he was used to the rough-and-tumble life of a rodeo cowboy.
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Major Agencies Concerned About U.S. Credit Rating
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/major-agencies-concerned-about-u-s-credit-rating/
Two major credit rating agencies are concerned over the United States’ credit rating, saying the U.S. must do something about its fiscal situation or face the fallout.
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USDA Calls for Strict New Guidelines for School Lunches
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/new-guidelines-would-make-school-lunches-healthier/
WASHINGTON (AP/The Blaze) — School children would have to hold the fries — and pick up more whole grains, fruits and vegetables — on the lunch line under proposed new federal standards for school lunches.
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Lawmaker’s new proposal would hit feds with charges
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=250317
The state of Montana, which came up with the idea that the guns made, sold and kept inside its borders simply are exempt from federal regulations and made that its law, now is considering a new weapon that could be used to cancel much of the authority of federal agents over its residents.
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World moves closer to food price shock
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2aa510a-1e89-11e0-87d2-00144feab49a.html#axzz1AvlJkOw2
The world has moved a step closer to a food price shock after the US government surprised traders by cutting stock forecasts for key crops, sending corn and soyabean prices to their highest level in 30 months.
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List of US concerns with China grows
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e915fce-1e53-11e0-bab6-00144feab49a.html#axzz1AvlJkOw2
China must reduce unfair subsidies, stop the theft of intellectual property and let its currency appreciate, Tim Geithner has said. The US Treasury secretary, in a speech on Wednesday ahead of next week’s visit by Hu Jintao, Chinese president, widened US concerns about Chinese economic policy well beyond currency, which has been a focus of Capitol Hill’s anger.
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Taiwan showdown
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/12/inside-the-ring-648659289/print/
A new showdown is looming between China and the United States over arms sales to Taiwan. The Obama administration privately has decided to sell a new arms package to the island but is keeping details secret until after next week’s visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao.
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Iran’s nuclear sites tour proposal flounders
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70C3OP20110113?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true
(Reuters) – Iran’s proposal for a tour of its nuclear sites floundered on Thursday after China effectively rejected the invitation and Russia cautioned such a trip could never replace U.N. inspections or talks between Tehran and world powers.
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Government fall plunges Lebanon into uncertainty
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110113/D9KNEDMO0.html
BEIRUT (AP) – The collapse of Lebanon’s government plunged the country into deep political uncertainty Thursday after a year of relative stability, as the president began the process of putting a new administration together.
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Israel troops on alert after Lebanon govt falls
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110113/D9KNBHRO0.html
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli troops in the north were on alert Thursday over worries that the political turmoil in Lebanon might spill over into renewed violence on their shared border, following the collapse of the Lebanese government.
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Egypt to Hamas: Stop Gaza rockets or face new Israel war
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/egypt-to-hamas-stop-gaza-rockets-or-face-new-israel-war-1.336633
Egypt has told Hamas that Israel might launch a Gaza war to curb rocket attacks, a warning that led the group to urge other militant factions to cease fire, sources familiar with Egypt-Hamas contacts said on Wednesday.
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Steel Drum Band Gives Homeless Students a Musical Outlet
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/12/teens-at-homeless-high-school-form-steel-drum-band/
Ted Williams became a voice for homeless adults after he was discovered in early January, but a group of current and former homeless teens in San Diego is giving them a beat — in the form of a steel drum band called the Steel Monarchs.

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News Articles For 1/5

January 5, 2011 — Operation Rooster

Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill, Detain Insurgents
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62318
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2011 – Afghan and coalition forces killed numerous insurgents and detained several others in operations yesterday throughout Afghanistan, military officials reported.
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Fisher House Program Still Growing After 20 Years
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62322
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 4, 2011 – The Fisher House Foundation isn’t basking in past achievements as it prepares to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the opening of its first home on the grounds of the National Naval Medical Center here.
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Navy Program Puts ‘FOCUS’ on Military Families
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62317
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2011 – A Navy program is equipping service members and their families with the skills they need to weather the psychological and physical challenges bred by a decade of war.
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Face of Defense: Con Man’s Son Serves Honorably
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62331
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2011 – For 10 years he sat behind a desk as an investment banker and managed more than $100 million in assets. He also dreamed of getting out from behind that desk.
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World Food Prices Rise to Record on Sugar, Meat Costs
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-05/global-food-prices-climb-to-record-on-cereal-sugar-costs-un-agency-says.html/
World food prices rose to a record in December on higher sugar, grain and oilseed costs, the United Nations said, exceeding levels reached in 2008 that sparked deadly riots from Haiti to Egypt.
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Nanny Nancy Knows Best: If Every American Loved Their Healthcare Dems Would Still Take it Over, Repeal Is ‘Violence’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/nanny-nancy-knows-best-if-every-american-loved-their-healthcare-dems-would-still-take-it-over-repeal-is-violence/
NOTE: This is a 0:51 second video clip from C-SPAN.
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Court guts protections for those with eye on government
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=247657
A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a U.S. inspector general who had pursued a case involving a friend of Barack Obama and was summarily dismissed, but critics note that the dispute may not yet be concluded, as the president’s actions even could be considered grounds for impeachment proceedings.
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U.S. court says Christian cross is unconstitutional
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=247701
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided a memorial cross on federal land on Mt. Soledad, Calif., violates the U.S. Constitution.
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Unearthed Letters Link ACLU Founders to Communist Party
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/unearthed-letters-link-aclu-founders-to-communist-party/
Newly discovered declassified letters found in the Soviet Comintern archives seem to early leaders of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) with the Communist Party, the Daily Caller reports.
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ACLU Fights to Give ‘American Taliban’ Group Prayer Rights in Prison
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/aclu-seeks-to-add-2-plaintiffs-to-lindhs-lawsuit/
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two more Muslim inmates are trying to join American-born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh and another prisoner in a federal lawsuit asking for them to be allowed to hold daily group prayers in their highly restricted cell block.
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Trial set for firing over use of ‘n’ word
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20110105_Trial_set_for_firing_over_use_of__n__word.html
A federal jury will be asked to decide whether it is acceptable for an African American person, but not a white person, to use the “n” word in a workplace.
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The Border War: Into The Valley Of Death, U.S.A.
http://bigpeace.com/pdollard/2011/01/04/the-border-war-into-the-valley-of-death-u-s-a/
There are two new areas of operation in which I’ve had a particular interest in setting up SAFE operations. One is Nogales, the other is the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation. The most pressing of the two, for a variety of reasons, was the reservation.
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Clowns Killed in Alleged Drug Gang Hit in Mexico
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpps/news/clowns-killed-in-alleged-drug-gang-hit-in-mexico-dpgonc-20110105-fc_11308720
(AFP) – Two street clowns were found dead in southeastern Mexico along with messages allegedly from a drug gang accusing them of working as army informers, their families said Tuesday.
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Chavez’s fantasy picks for envoy
http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0111/stone_penn_clinton_d1fca8c5-5a10-42d9-aed0-cee96116e145.html
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, drawing more attention to his standoff with the White House over President Obama’s pick to be an ambassador to Caracas, is suggesting alternate candidates, including Sean Penn and Bill Clinton.
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China Media Report Mystery Stealth Fighter Photos
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/china-media-report-mystery-stealth-fighter-photos/
BEIJING (AP) — Photos leaked online that appear to show a prototype of China’s first stealth fighter jet were discussed in state media Wednesday — a move that supports claims the country’s military aviation program is advancing faster than expected.
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China military eyes preemptive nuclear attack in event of crisis
http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/01/64900.html
The Chinese military will consider launching a preemptive nuclear strike if the country finds itself faced with a critical situation in a war with another nuclear state, internal documents showed Wednesday.
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Saudi Police Arrest a Bird Accused of ‘Spying’ for Israel
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/saudi-police-arrest-a-bird-accused-of-%E2%80%98spying%E2%80%99-for-israel/
A vulture tagged by environmental scientists at Tel Aviv University was arrested after straying into Saudi Arabian territory, reportedly on suspicions that the bird was a spy for Israel’s Mossad. Haaretz.com reports.
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100-Year-Old Helps Deliver Meals On Wheels
http://www.kmbc.com/r/26365549/detail.html
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Maurene Bartlett turned 100 years old last Friday. For 15 years she has helped her granddaughter, Kim Shultz, deliver meals as part of the Meals on Wheels program.

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News Articles For 12/14

December 14, 2010 — Operation Rooster

Afghan, Coalition Forces Stop Insurgent Attack in Afghanistan
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62068
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2010 – Afghan and coalition forces yesterday disrupted a Taliban plot to carry out suicide bombings in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, military officials reported.
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Operation Toy Drop Proves ‘Santa is a Paratrooper’
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62067
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2010 – Pouring rain didn’t dampen the holiday spirit as thousands of paratroopers descended over Fort Bragg, N.C., this weekend, kicking off the world’s largest combined airborne operation while ensuring Santa doesn’t overlook a single needy child.
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On wings of Blue Angels, toy journeys from one heart to another
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/12/13/blue.angels.christmas/index.html?hpt=C1
Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia (CNN) — The Blue Angels C-130, Fat Albert, moves like a lumbering fullback down the runway, its engines roaring. A hula girl hood ornament, on the cockpit dash, shakes her hips.
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Guardsmen, Reservists Can Nominate Employers for Awards
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62063
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 13, 2010 – Reserve-component servicemembers still have time to nominate their employers for the 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the Defense Department’s highest honor for employers who provide exceptional support for employees who serve in the National Guard or reserves.
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Families to Get More Child Care Options
http://afps.dodlive.mil/2010/12/13/families-to-get-more-child-care-options/
A recurring challenge for military families, particularly those of the Guard and Reserve, is child care. They primarily live off base, many far from an active-duty installation, and are challenged to find the same high-quality, flexible care in their community that they would find on any base nationwide.
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World War II Navy Ace Recalls Harrowing Mission
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62062
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2010 – When the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor occurred, America sought retribution and finally took up arms. It wasn’t until almost three years later that the country would receive its final closure.
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Face of Defense: Grandson Continues ‘Band of Brothers’ Tradition
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62078
FORT BRAGG, N.C., Dec. 14, 2010 – Even at 80 years old, Frederick “Moose” Heyliger was an enormous man, according to his grandson, who serves with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade.
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A Soros Story: Recounts, Coincidences, and Connections
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/a-soros-story-recounts-coincidences-and-connections/
In the world of George Soros, it’s hard to believe that much is a coincidence. But let’s entertain the possibility of some such coincidences for the next few minutes.
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He Sent ‘Guerrillas’: ‘Puppet Master’ George Soros — Influence & Funding of USA Financial Reform ‘Revolution’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/he-sent-guerrillas-puppet-master-george-soros-influence-funding-of-usa-financial-reform-revolution/
NOTE: This is a 5:09 long video.
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Look who’s now getting special travel privileges
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=239401
In a further indication that the “North American Union” agenda is quietly proceeding under what remains of the Security and Prosperity Partnership initiative in the Obama administration, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano signed, with little fanfare, an agreement in Mexico that would extend special “trusted traveler” access to the U.S. to an estimated 84 million Mexicans.
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‘F*** the Rich’: Cape Cod Arsonist Targets Homes of the Wealthy
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/f-the-rich-cape-cod-arsonist-targets-homes-of-the-wealthy/
Upscale towns in Massachusetts are on alert as police and fire officials are investigating another fire in which an arsonist scawled a “f*** the rich” graffiti message at the scene. The latest incident in Sandwich follows another suspicious incident in Barnstable.
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School board votes to clear hunter’s record
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=239465
A 16-year-old hunter in Montana who was threatened with expulsion from her public school after she forgot a rifle in the trunk of her car after a holiday trip and drove it to a school parking lot has been told her record will be cleared at the end of this school year.
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Canadians With More Debt Than U.S. Spark Policy Makers’ Warning
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-14/canadians-with-more-debt-than-u-s-spark-policy-makers-warning.html
Canada’s top economic officials yesterday urged households to be wary of taking on too much debt after data showed the indebtedness of Canadians surpassed U.S. levels for the first time in 12 years.
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Food, Clothing Lead Rising British Inflation
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/food-clothing-lead-rising-british-inflation/
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s stubbornly high consumer inflation rate rose to 3.3 percent in November from 3.2 percent the month before, driven by a surge in food and clothing costs.
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See who’s working together to stop Iran
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=239357
JERUSALEM – Israel and Saudi Arabia have stepped up their behind-the-scenes coordination to deal with the threat of Iranian nuclear ambitions, according to informed Middle East security officials.
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The wind is no longer at Voyager’s back
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/12/13/the-wind-is-no-longer-at-voyagers-back/
Voyager 1 is one of the most successful space missions of all time. Launched in 1977, it visited Jupiter and then Saturn, providing better close-ups of the two planets than had ever been seen before.
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Escape by a whisker: Quick-thinking cat saves house from fire… by opening the window
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1338245/Cat-prevents-house–By-opening-window.html
A clever cat has been hailed a hero after he prevented his owners’ home from burning down – by opening a window. Five-year-old Pepper has learned to open windows and lets himself out every night by hopping on to a kitchen worktop and using his paws to turn the latch.

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News Articles For 9/13

September 13, 2010 — Operation Rooster

Unit remembers two of their own who died in 9/11 attacks
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/3289-unit-remembers-two-of-their-own-who-died-in-911-attacks.html
KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Of the many ceremonies and remembrances commemorating the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, one struck a personal note for a group of Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Salerno Sept. 1.
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FOB Gardez remembers why we are here
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/3288-fob-gardez-remembers-why-we-are-here.html
PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A remembrance ceremony for the 9/11 attacks was held at noon Sept. 11 on Forward Operating Base Gardez for about 25 Soldiers.
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U.S. soldiers to be subjected to ‘mind control’
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=201929
The U.S. military long has been able to launch a missile, explode a bridge or fire a weapon with the push of a button. Under testing now is a system intended to control a soldier’s psychiatric status, make him alert, reduce his stress and intervene when he suffers pain, among other applications, with the press of a button.
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Piven: Violence Is Okay if ‘It’s a Big Part of Your Strategy’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/piven-violence-is-okay-if-its-a-big-party-of-your-strategy/
In a way the least interesting part of this clip may be the part in the headline. Frances Fox Piven, of Cloward-Piven infamy (see James Simpson’s analysis here), is talking about the Deacons of Defense and their role in the Civil Rights movement. She seems to be saying that the group was a proponent of violence rather than active defenders.
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County Sues Farmer, Cites Too Many Crops
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/24979774/detail.html
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County is suing a local farmer for growing too many vegetables, but he said he will fight the charges in the ongoing battle neighbors call “Cabbagegate.”
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Big party week for the Obamas
http://thehill.com/capital-living/in-the-know/118269-big-party-week-for-the-obamas
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have a packed social schedule this week, with two major galas and a reception for college athletes. On Monday evening, the president will welcome collegiate star athletes to the White House for a reception at 5:45 p.m.
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Adults shrug at Obama pep talk
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/09/11/674894/adults-shrug-at-obama-pep-talk.html
Amid less controversy than last year, Triangle students will hear a back-to-school message Tuesday from President Barack Obama. The lead-up to last year’s speech by Obama drew calls from some Republicans that schools not air what they argued would be a political talk by the Democratic president. But after last year’s speech turned out to be a pep talk about staying in school, calls for schools to forgo showing this year’s speech have subsided.
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Regulators Back New Bank Rules to Avert Crises
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/business/global/13bank.html
BASEL, Switzerland — The world’s top bank regulators agreed Sunday on far-reaching new rules intended to make the global banking industry safer and protect international economies from future financial disasters.
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Mexican marines arrest presumed cartel operator
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100912/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_mexico
MEXICO CITY – Mexican marines have arrested Sergio Villarreal Barragan, a presumed leader of the Beltran Leyva cartel who appears on the country’s list of most-wanted drug traffickers.
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Amano chides Iran for not cooperating with inspectors
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?ID=187926&R=R1
VIENNA— International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano on Monday warned that he cannot confirm that all of Iran’s nuclear activities are peaceful because Teheran is not fully cooperating with his inspectors.
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Congress to be told of 60-billion US-Saudi arms deal
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100913/wl_mideast_afp/ussaudiweaponstrade_20100913060123
WASHINGTON (AFP) – In the largest US arms deal ever, the administration of US President Barack Obama is ready to notify Congress of plans to offer advanced aircraft to Saudi Arabia worth up to 60 billion dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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Food Prices Soar Around the World, Creating Instability
http://bigpeace.com/jxenakis/2010/09/13/food-prices-soar-around-the-world-creating-instability/
On Tuesday, Mozambique’s government announced that it will begin to subsidize bread prices, after bread prices had risen 22% in the previous month. The move was forced by massive food riots and looting that occurred in the last few days, killing 13, according to Independent Online (S. Africa).
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Man saves women who drove into his pool
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/man-saves-women-who-drove-into-his-pool/story-e6frfku0-1225920534721
THE quick actions of a Nerang man saved the lives of two young women who were trapped in their sinking car after it ploughed into his swimming pool.

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