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News Articles For 2/24

February 24, 2011 — Operation Rooster

Today’s Founding Father quote of the day from www. foundingfatherquotes.com is:
“The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the republican model of government, are justly considered deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.” George Washington: First Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789

Coalition Forces Detain Militants, Find Weapons in Afghanistan
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62904
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2011 – Afghan and coalition troops captured several insurgents, including a Taliban facilitator, in recent operations throughout Afghanistan, military officials reported.
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USS Constitution Wins President’s Volunteer Service Award
http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=58741
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (NNS) — USS Constitution won the 2010 President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) for community service, Feb. 22. The PVSA is divided into three levels: bronze, silver and gold. Groups must volunteer a minimum of 1,000 hours of community service to qualify for the gold level.
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Capt. D.J. Skelton, the Army’s Most Seriously Wounded Commander, Returns to Combat
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dj-skelton-armys-wounded-commander-returns-combat/story?id=12984099
Capt. D.J. Skelton was blown up the night of Nov. 6, 2004. Skelton, who was then a lieutenant, and his platoon had just arrived in Fallujah at a time when the city was the hottest battlefield in Iraq.
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Face of Defense: ‘Gun Doctor’ Keeps Howitzers Firing
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62915
HIJUDAI TRAINING AREA, Japan, Feb. 24, 2011 – People who feel under the weather see a doctor. If a dog isn’t feeling well, a visit to the veterinarian is in order. If an M777 howitzer is on the fritz, Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Rivera is the man to call.
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Study Guide: Richard Trumka and the White House
http://www.glennbeck.com/2011/02/23/study-guide-richard-trumka-and-the-white-house/
NOTE: Here are the sources to the info. mentioned on Glenn Beck’s 2/23 TV show.
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Saudi Man Arrested In Texas On WMD Charge; Allegedly Had Bush’s Address
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/24/134025429/saudi-man-arrested-in-texas-on-wmd-charge-allegedly-had-bushs-address
A 20-year-old Saudi man attending college in Texas has been arrested on “a federal charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction in connection with his alleged purchase of chemicals and equipment necessary to make an improvised explosive device (IED) and his research of potential U.S. targets,” the Justice Department just announced.
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CBO raises its stimulus cost estimate, again
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/23/stimulus-price-tag-ticks-again/
Congress‘ chief scorekeeper has again raised the cost estimate of President Obama‘s two-year-old economic-stimulus program, calculating it will end up costing taxpayers $821 billion — or $34 billion more than originally projected.
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Lobbyists: White House sends meetings off-site to hide them
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/50081.html
Caught between their boss’s anti-lobbyist rhetoric and the reality of governing, President Barack Obama’s aides often steer meetings with lobbyists to a complex just off the White House grounds – and several of the lobbyists involved say they believe the choice of venue is no accident.
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Wis. Assembly Reaches Deal to Vote on Budget Bill; Police Dispatched to Find Senators
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/wis-assembly-reaches-deal-to-vote-on-budget-bill-police-dispatched-to-find-senators/
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats in the state Assembly agreed to a deal in the pre-dawn hours Thursday to limit debate and reach a vote, perhaps by midday, on a bill taking away public workers’ collective bargaining rights.
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Communists, socialists, Marxists, Oh my!
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=267317
One of the main groups organizing the Wisconsin union protests is a spinoff from an activist academy modeled after Marxist community organizer Saul Alinsky and described as teaching tactics of direct action, confrontation and intimidation.
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Video Update on the Democrat Who Said, ‘YOU NEED TO GET A LITTLE BLOODY WHEN NECESSARY’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/video-update-on-the-democrat-who-said-%E2%80%98you-need-to-get-a-little-bloody-when-necessary%E2%80%99/
This morning we reported on the Democrat Congressman from Massachusetts who made some questionable statements to the more than 1000 protesters gathered in Boston yesterday. The video has surfaced, meet Congressman Michael Capuano.
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‘That’s Assault!’: Union Protester Whacks Young FreedomWorks Activist
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/thats-assault-union-protester-whacks-young-freedomworks-activist/
On Wednesday, members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) took their labor union protests to the Washington, D.C. offices of FreedomWorks, a conservative activist organizations.
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No Respect: Union Protesters Continue Chants as Indiana Legislators Pause for Prayer
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/no-respect-union-protesters-continue-chants-as-indiana-legislators-pause-for-prayer/
The Indiana House of Representatives paused for an invocation Wednesday, but the reverent silence inside the House chamber competed with the loud chants from state workers and union protesters who demonstrated just outside.
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Van’s Grand Plan to Span the Land: A Union Protest at Every State Capitol
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/vans-grand-plan-to-span-the-land-a-union-protest-at-every-state-capitol/
The unrest in Wisconsin has inspired Van Jones. In fact, he‘s so touched by the outpouring of support for the unions he’s calling on people across the country to protest even more. And everywhere.
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10 Health Insurance Companies Get ObamaCare Waivers — for Their Own Employees
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/10-health-insurance-companies-get-obamac
(CNSNews.com) – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has granted waivers to 10 health insurance companies, including giants such as Cigna and Aetna and divisions of Blue Cross Blue Shield, from the requirements of the new health care law, also known as ObamaCare.
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Unusually large group of over 100 illegal immigrants found in Arizona desert
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/02/23/unusually-large-group-of-over-100-illegal-immigrants-found-in-arizona-desert/
Border agents in Arizona said Wednesday they arrested an unusually large group of illegal immigrants crossing through the western Arizona desert in what authorities said is proof that increased border technology is working.
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Mexico Tries to Deal With Its Own Illegal Immigration Problem
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/02/23/mexico-tries-deal-illegal-immigration-problem
Mexican Senate has approved a new immigration measure that seeks protections of unauthorized migrants within its borders, as well as more services for them.
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Thousands protest against high food prices in Delhi
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12549050
Thousands of people have gathered in the Indian capital, Delhi, to take part in a rally to protest against rising food prices and unemployment. A steady stream of protesters, carrying red flags, has been marching through the streets of central Delhi since early morning.
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Flashback: Louis Farrakhan, Jeremiah Wright Foster Gaddafi Alliance
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/flashback-louis-farrakhan-jeremiah-wright-foster-gaddafi-alliance/
During the 2008 presidential race, then-Sen. Barack Obama worked to distance himself from his old pastor, Chicago‘s Trinity United Church of Christ’s Rev. Jeremiah Wright. The Washington Post’s Richard Cohen wrote at the time how Wright had granted a lifetime achievement award to radical Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
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Gaddafi: Barakeh Obama is friend
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3877174,00.html
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi considers the US president a blessing to the Muslim world. In a speech published in London-based al-Hayat newspaper on Saturday, Gaddafi praised Barack Obama, called him a “friend” and said there is no longer any dispute between his country and the US.
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U.S. Fears Tripoli May Deploy Gas As Chaos Mounts
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704520504576162820431712238.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories
WASHINGTON—The government of Col. Moammar Gadhafi hasn’t destroyed significant stockpiles of mustard gas and other chemical-weapons agents, raising fears in Washington about what could happen to them—and whether they may be used—as Libya slides further into chaos.
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Report: Al Qaeda ‘Islamic Emirate’ Established in Libya, Led by Former Gitmo Detainee
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/report-al-qaeda-islamic-emirate-established-in-libya-led-by-former-gitmo-detainee/
As the future of Libya hangs in the balance, the country’s deputy foreign minister claims Islamic extremist members of al Qaeda have reportedly established a permanent jurisdiction in eastern Libya.
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Muslim Brotherhood-Affiliated TV Clerics Launch Campaign to Replace Egypt’s Religious Leadership
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5036.htm
Following are excerpts from an address delivered by Egyptian cleric Muhammad Zoghbi, which aired on Azhari TV on February 15, 2011. He called on the government-appointed religious leaders of Egypt to resign their positions; this includes the sheikh of Al-Azhar, which is the preeminent education center of Sunni Islam.
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Former Egyptian minister, state TV boss arrested
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110224/D9LJ4HQO0.html
CAIRO (AP) – Egyptian authorities on Thursday arrested the country’s former information minister and the chairman of state TV and radio on corruption allegations, security officials said.
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Members of Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Explain Why Iranian Warships Were Allowed to Pass through the Suez Canal, and Say: Mubarak Has No Immunity
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2822.htm
NOTE: This clip from Dream 2 TV in Egypt is 5:06 long.
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Kamal Al-Hilbawi, Former Spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood Says He Hopes the Arab and Islamic Regimes Will Follow the Model of Iran
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2823.htm
NOTE: This clip from Al-Alum TV in Iran is 2:00 long.
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Toyota recalls 2.17 million vehicles in US
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110224/ap_on_re_us/us_toyota_recall
WASHINGTON – Toyota Motor Corp. recalled 2.17 million vehicles in the United States on Thursday to address accelerator pedals that could become entrapped in floor mats or jammed in driver’s side carpeting.
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Earthquake Early Warning System a Reality in California
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/23/quake-early-warning-reality-california/
What if you could be alerted before the only natural disaster that offers no warning actually hits? Even if the alert came just seconds sooner? In California’s Coachella Valley around Palm Springs, a state-of-the-art, first-in-the-world earthquake early warning system in now installed and operational.
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[Cute pics of] Cats Ready to Kill You
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2011/02/cats-ready-to-kill-you.html
These felines are insane. They have issues. They are not happy. Don’t even look wrong at them, or come close – they got nothing to lose, and will not stop from… well, killing you.
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Just like mum! Cheetah cubs pictured climbing trees at Masai Mara safari camp
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1359555/Kenya-safari-Baby-cheetahs-pictured-climbing-tree-Masai-Mara.html
Still covered in their baby fluff and balancing on legs that seem too long for their bodies, these young cubs look to be a long way from joining the ranks of adult cheetahs. But that doesn’t stop them wanting to be just like mum.

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News Articles For 2/23

February 23, 2011 — Operation Rooster

Today’s Founding Father quote of the day from www. foundingfatherquotes.com is:
“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual – or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country.” Samuel Adams: Essay in the Boston Gazette, April 16, 1781

Coalition Forces Detain Afghan Militants
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62895
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2011 – Afghan and coalition troops captured several insurgents, including a Haqanni terrorist network leader, yesterday in Afghanistan, military officials reported.
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Deployed Currahee Soldier named preliminary bone marrow match
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/4180-deployed-currahee-soldier-named-preliminary-bone-marrow-match.html
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – With his daily life dedicated to serving others through the military, U.S. Army Sgt. Tyrone J. Harvey never imagined he would one day have the opportunity to possibly make a personal sacrifice that might be someone’s one shot at hope.
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Study Guide: Van Jones, Qaddafi, and the Stock Market
http://www.glennbeck.com/2011/02/22/study-guide-van-jones-qaddafi-and-the-stock-market/
NOTE: Here are the sources to the info. mentioned on Glenn Beck’s 2/22 TV show.
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Oil price climb near $98 per barrel
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9LIIAK00&show_article=1
NEW YORK (AP) – Oil prices continue to climb as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi violently clashed with protesters who have expanded their control over the country.
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Nomura: Oil Could Rocket To $220 If Just Algeria And Libya Stop Production
http://www.businessinsider.com/nomura-oil-220-2011-2
Forget the biggies. If just Algeria and Libya were forced to stop production, oil could rocket to $220. That’s according to Nomura (via ZeroHedge). We have identified three distinct stages of the Gulf war which led to changes in oil prices and we believe we are only at the initial stage of the three stage process for the current MENA unrest.
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Mideast Unrest Is Not the Only Cause of High Oil, Gas Prices
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=20362
The ongoing turmoil throughout the Middle East highlights the continuing and pervasive vulnerability of the U.S. economy to oil price instability, yet the Obama administration continues to thwart any efforts to increase domestic oil production, according to H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis.
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Run! Now Indiana House Dems Flee State to Block Anti-Union Legislation
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/run-now-indiana-house-dems-flee-state-to-block-anti-union-legislation/
If you’re a politician and you want to block legislation that would crack down on union power in your state, apparently there’s a new way to do just that, and it’s gaining popularity. In a word: Run!
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Two-Thirds of Wisconsin Public-School 8th Graders Can’t Read Proficiently—Despite Highest Per Pupil Spending in Midwest
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/two-thirds-wisconsin-public-school-8th-g
(CNSNews.com) – Two-thirds of the eighth graders in Wisconsin public schools cannot read proficiently according to the U.S. Department of Education, despite the fact that Wisconsin spends more per pupil in its public schools than any other state in the Midwest.
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Wisconsin senate committee passes new rule: Senators must collect their paychecks in person
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/22/wisconsin-senate-committee-passes-new-rule-senators-must-collect-their-paychecks-in-person/
A nice first step. The next step, after the “fleebaggers” (as they’re now being called on Twitter) have come home, should be to pass a law retroactively docking their pay for the days they missed.
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Clueless In Wisconsin: Socialists March by Liberals Ridiculing Beck for Pointing Out Socialists Are Involved
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/clueless-in-wisconsin-socialists-march-by-liberals-ridiculing-beck-for-pointing-out-socialists-are-involved/
NOTE: This YouTube clip is 1:46.
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Democrat urges unions to ‘get a little bloody when necessary’
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/145627-dem-lawmaker-on-labor-protests-get-a-little-bloody-when-necessary
Sometimes it’s necessary to get out on the streets and “get a little bloody,” a Massachusetts Democrat said Tuesday in reference to labor battles in Wisconsin.
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Tennessee joins states looking to yank fed reins
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=267141
Tennessee has joined the list of states looking to yank the reins on the federal government’s expansion into what more and more state lawmakers are considering their own prerogatives.
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‘Abe Lincoln’ Fined While Reciting Gettysburg Address at Lincoln Memorial
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/abe-lincoln-fined-while-reciting-gettysburg-address-at-lincoln-memorial/
A 25-year-old Washington, D.C. intern has been fined after he dressed up as Abraham Lincoln on Presidents Day and delivered the Gettysburg Address on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. His offense? He didn’t have a permit.
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Lawsuit: ‘Honor killings’ OK by Michigan Shariah
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=267029
A lawsuit that challenges the official cooperation by the city of Dearborn, Mich., which has one of the largest populations of Muslims in the U.S., with Islamic interests makes a stunning allegation: that under the recognized “Shariah” law in the city, there have been “honor killing” murders that have been “covered up.”
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Mexican marines find 72 sticks of explosives, guns
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110223/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_mexico
ACAPULCO, Mexico – Mexican marines found 72 sticks of commercial synthetic explosives at a heavily armed camp in the southern state of Guerrero, the navy said Tuesday.
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North Korea and Iran’s Joint Nuclear Bomb Test
http://bigpeace.com/rkahlili/2011/02/23/north-korea-and-irans-joint-nuclear-bomb-test/
On December 30 of 2010, I revealed in my article, “Is Iran About to Test a Nuclear Bomb In North Korea?” that according to reports from inside Iran, a team of Iranian nuclear scientists have been sent to North Korea and that the two governments have agreed to a joint nuclear test in North Korea with a substantial financial reward for the Kim Jong-Il government.
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As Iranian Ships Pass Through Suez, Israel Decries ‘Provocation’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/as-iranian-ships-pass-through-suez-israel-decries-provocation/
JERUSALEM (AP) — As two Iranian warships sailed into the Mediterranean on Tuesday, an Israeli leader charged that Iran’s goal was hegemony in the Middle East.
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Greek riot police, protesters clash during strike
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110223/D9LIG4900.html
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Young demonstrators hurled rocks and fire bombs at riot police as clashes broke out Wednesday in Athens during a mass rally against austerity measures, part of a general strike that crippled services and public transportation around the country.
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Bahrain frees prisoners to mollify protesters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110223/wl_nm/us_bahrain
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahrain has freed 23 people accused of trying to topple the island’s Sunni Muslim monarchy, along with more than 200 other mostly Shi’ite prisoners detained in recent months, a lawyer said on Wednesday.
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In Syria, Regime Squelches All Attempts at Protest
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34814.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
The wave of protests sweeping through the Arab world has not passed Syria by, but has sparked some demonstrations and attempts to organize large-scale protests.
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Egypt protesters set cars alight in Cairo
http://af.reuters.com/article/egyptNews/idAFLDE71M1CU20110223?sp=true
CAIRO Feb 23 (Reuters) – About six vehicles were set on fire outside the Interior Ministry in Cairo on Wednesday, and witnesses said the blazes were caused by disaffected police officers demanding their jobs back.
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Saudi king back home, orders $37 bln in handouts
http://news.uk.msn.com/world/news-articles.aspx?cp-documentid=156221007
By Ulf LaessingRIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi King Abdullah returned home on Wednesday after a three-month medical absence and unveiled benefits for Saudis worth some $37 billion (23 billion pounds) in an apparent bid to insulate the world’s top oil exporter from an Arab protest wave.
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Muslim Brotherhood: We’ll Set Up Satellite Channel, Publish New Newspapers
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34784.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
A senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has said that the movement intends to set up a satellite television channel and publish a number of newspapers and magazines, and that soon a monthly named Al-Da’wa would appear.
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In Gaza, Hamas Government Bans Men From Working In Women’s Hairdressing Salons
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34787.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
The Hamas government has begun implementing its ban on men working in women’s hairdressing salons. Gaza Strip police have summoned five hairdressers and had them sign a document saying they would stop doing so, and would not enter salons that they manage, under threat of imprisonment and a NIS20,000 fine.
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Egyptian Children’s TV Show: We Must Liberate Jerusalem from the Hands of “the Disgusting Jews”
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2821.htm
NOTE: This clip from the “Ammo Alaa” Children’s TV Show is 2:16 long.
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Alert pizza delivery driver saves customer’s life
http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14071806&
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) – A pizza delivery driver was called a hero Monday after she likely saved an elderly woman’s life. Before Monday’s incident, most neighbors knew little about Memphis resident Jean Wilson, except that she’s eaten pizza daily for the past three years.
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The extraordinary face of the Moon
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/02/22/the-extraordinary-face-of-the-moon
Seen the full Moon lately? Maybe you have, but I can pretty much guarantee you’ve never seen it like this: Sure, that may just look like another full Moon picture, but it’s much more extraordinary than that: it’s one of the highest resolution pictures of the entire near side of the Moon ever compiled!

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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 2/21

February 21, 2011 — Operation Rooster

Today’s Founding Father quote of the day from www. foundingfatherquotes.com is:
“Whoever attentively considers the different departments of power must perceive, that, in a government in which they are separated from each other, the judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution; because it will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure them.” Alexander Hamilton: Federalist No. 78, 1788

101st rock band performs at Salerno, features guest vocalist from TF Duke
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/4168-101st-rock-band-performs-at-salerno-features-guest-vocalist-from-tf-duke-.html
KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division rock band, “Nuts!”, performed at Forward Operating Base Salerno Feb. 20.
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Grandma Shares Her Top 10 Deployment Lessons Learned
http://afps.dodlive.mil/2011/02/20/grandma-shares-her-top-10-deployment-lessons-learned/
Family Matters guest blogger, Debbie Nichols, is a military mom and grandma. Her daughter, Tech. Sgt. Erin Caldwell, is in the Air Force, and she has two grandchildren, Ivie and Bailey. Debbie cared for her grandchildren when her daughter, a single mom at the time, deployed to Afghanistan, and will continue to support them and her new son-in-law when her daughter deploys again in the coming year.
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Oil Rises Most in Three Weeks, Gold Reaches $1,400 on Mideast; Stocks Drop
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-21/oil-gold-gain-asian-stocks-decline-as-tensions-escalate-in-middle-east.html
Oil rose to a two-year high and gold rallied for a sixth day surpassing $1,400 an ounce, as tension in the Middle East escalated. Stocks fell, with Eni SpA leading energy companies with operations in Libya lower.
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Blaze Exclusive: International Anarchists, Socialists and Marxist, Not Average Union Workers, Have a Substance Fueled Rave While Taking Over Wisconsin State Capital
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/blaze-exclusive-international-anarchists-socialists-and-marxist-not-average-union-workers-have-a-substance-fueled-rave-while-taking-over-wisconsin-state-capital/
NOTE: This YouTube clip is 3:03 long.
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Wisconsin union calls on teachers to go to work
http://www.cnbc.com/id/41694906
MADISON, Wisconsin – The head of Wisconsin’s powerful teachers’ union is calling on educators to return to classrooms Monday and Tuesday rather than continue being absent to protest an anti-union bill at the state Capitol.
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Wisconsin Gov. Rejects Unions‘ ’Red Herring’ Compromise
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/wisconsin-gov-rejects-unions-red-herring-compromise/
Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Governor Scott Walker stressed that his administration is “looking at every option,“ but believes his plan is ”the right thing for Wisconsin.”
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Doctors Hand Out Excuses for Protesters ‘Sick’ of Gov. Walker
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/doctors-hand-out-excuses-for-protesters-sick-of-gov-walker/
Here are a couple other incriminating videos of doctors handing out excuse slips, courtesy our inquisitive Blaze readers. In another YouTube video, one doctor explains how employers cannot crack down on employees’ absences because he is “a licensed physician,“ and that ”all you need is an excuse.”
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Will Media Report This? WI Union Supporter Tries Sabotaging Tea Party Rally Sound System
http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/02/20/will-media-report-this-wi-union-supporter-tries-sabotaging-tea-party-rally-sound-system/
Yesterday in Wisconsin a union supporter tried ripping cords from the soundboard at the tea party rally. Numerous witnesses describe him as angry; one witness describes on camera how the man tried to push him down when the witness attempted to intervene and stop him.
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Texas poised to pass bill allowing guns on campus
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110220/ap_on_re_us/us_guns_on_campus
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas is preparing to give college students and professors the right to carry guns on campus, adding momentum to a national campaign to open this part of society to firearms.
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Extremist cleric to lead White House protest calling for Muslims to ‘rise up and establish Islamic state in America’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1358792/Anjem-Choudary-lead-White-House-protest-calling-Muslims-rise-up.html
A hardline Muslim cleric who sparked anger across the U.S. with his anti-American comments in a television interview this month is to hold a protest outside the White House.
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12 taxi drivers, fares killed in Mexican resort
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110221/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_mexico
ACAPULCO, Mexico – A spate of attacks on taxis in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco has left 12 taxi drivers or passengers dead, police said Sunday, just hours before the Mexican Open tennis tournament is scheduled to start.
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U.S. offers Tunisia security aid for “model” revolution
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/21/us-tunisia-turkey-idUSTRE71K2YE20110221
(Reuters) – Washington has offered Tunisia help in shoring up security following its “model” revolution, U.S. Senator John McCain said Monday. A popular uprising in the North African state last month ended President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali’s 23 years of rule, sending shock waves through the Arab world and inspiring further revolts, one of which toppled Egypt’s president 10 days ago.
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Government Forces Clash Violently with Iranian Protesters
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/government-forces-clash-violently-with-iranian-protesters/
Tens of thousands of democracy activists took to the streets of Tehran today chanting “death to the Dictator” and calling for an end to their Ayatollah-led “religious dictatorship.”
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Khamenei – US must be removed from Islamic world
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/02/20/khamenei-us-must-be-removed-from-islamic-world/
There are new reports that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is calling on Muslims to “remove” the United States from the Islamic world. “The main problem in the Muslim world is the presence of the United States. It is the biggest problem. We need to address that,” he told a gathering of Shiite and Sunni scholars in Tehran for an international conference on Islam.
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Iran warships to begin Suez Canal passage Tuesday
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110221/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt_iran_warships
CAIRO – Suez Canal officials say two Iranian naval vessels are expected to start their passage through the strategic waterway early Tuesday. Canal officials say the ships are expected to pay a fee of $290,000 for the crossing. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they aren’t authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
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Israel Weighs ‘Gravity’ of Iranian Ships Set to Transit Suez
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/israel-weighs-gravity-of-iranian-ships-set-to-transit-suez/
CAIRO (AP) — Iran‘s first attempt in decades to send warships through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean on Europe’s — and NATO’s — southern flank could further destabilize the Middle East, a region already reeling from an unprecedented wave of anti-government rebellions.
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On the run: Gaddafi flees Tripoli as protesters set the Libyan parliament building alight
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1358972/Libya-protests-Gaddafi-flees-Tripoli-parliament-building-set-alight.html
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is believed to have fled the capital Tripoli after anti-government demonstrators breached the state television building and set government property alight.
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Reports of 200 Dead: Libyan Forces Open Fire on Mourners at Funeral for Slain Protesters
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/reports-of-200-dead-libyan-forces-open-fire-on-mourners-at-funeral-for-slain-protesters/
CAIRO (AP/THE BLAZE) — Libyan forces fired machine-guns at mourners marching in a funeral for anti-government protesters in the eastern city of Benghazi Sunday, a day after commandos and foreign mercenaries loyal to longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi pummeled demonstrators with assault rifles and other heavy weaponry.
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Moroccan protesters call for curbs on king’s powers and end to corruption
http://www.france24.com/en/20110220-moroccan-protesters-call-for-curbs-king-powers-reform
REUTERS – At least 2,000 protesters gathered in a square in Morocco’s capital on Sunday to demand that King Mohammed give up some of his powers and clamp down on government corruption. Some people in the crowd were waving Tunisian and Egyptian flags, a recognition of the popular uprisings there.
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Riot police crack down on protesters in Algiers
http://www.france24.com/en/20110219-riot-police-clubs-anti-regime-demonstrators-algiers-algeria-bouteflika
Algerian riot police used batons to disperse protesters trying to organise an anti-regime rally in a central square of the capital on Saturday. An opposition deputy wounded in the clashes is in hospital and is thought to be in a coma, his party said.
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Report: Dozens of Chinese Activists in Jasmine Revolution Go Missing, Detained
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/report-dozens-of-chinese-activists-in-jasmine-revolution-go-missing-detained/
BEIJING – Jittery Chinese authorities wary of any domestic dissent staged a concerted show of force Sunday to squelch a mysterious online call for a “Jasmine Revolution” apparently modeled after pro-democracy demonstrations sweeping the Middle East.
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Smart Dictators Don’t Quash the Internet
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704657704576150653606688990.html
The tragic death of Khaled Said—the 28-year-old who in June 2010 was dragged from an Internet cafe in Alexandria and beaten by the Egyptian police—was the event that galvanized young Egyptians, pushing them to share their grievances on Facebook.
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Get ready for a ‘global Katrina’: Biggest ever solar storm could cause power cuts which last for MONTHS
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1359136/Global-Katrina-Biggest-solar-storm-cause-power-cuts-MONTHS.html
The world is overdue a ferocious ‘space storm’ that could knock out communications satellites, ground aircraft and trigger blackouts – causing hundreds of billions of pounds of damage, scientists say.
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Traveling cowboys rescue fallen carriage horse on Beale Street
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/feb/19/traveling-cowboys-rescue-fallen-carriage-horse-bea/
When a carriage horse fell into a little trouble on Beale Street, some out-of-town visitors who happened upon the scene were uniquely qualified to offer help. As it turned out, they were cowboys.

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News Articles For 2/19

February 19, 2011 — Operation Rooster

Today’s Founding Father quote of the day from www. foundingfatherquotes.com is:
“There is not a syllable in the plan under consideration which directly empowers the national courts to construe the laws according to the spirit of the Constitution.” Alexander Hamilton: Federalist No. 81, 1788

Airstrike Kills More Than 35 Insurgents in Kunar Province
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62871
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2011 – A U.S. military air weapons team last night killed more than 35 enemy fighters in the Ghaziabad district of Afghanistan’s Khost province, military officials reported.
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Army shocks sergeant with battlefield promotion
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/4160-army-shocks-sergeant-with-battlefield-promotion.html
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A Soldier assigned to the 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, received a special surprise on Forward Operating Base Fenty Feb. 16.
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Armed Agent Slips Past DFW Body Scanner
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/02/18/armed-agent-slips-past-dfw-body-scanner/
According to an NBC news report, an undercover TSA agent was able to get through security at DFW International Airport with a handgun during testing of the enhanced imaging body scanners, according to a high-ranking, inside source at the Transportation Security Administration.
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‘Class War is Here’: Video of Socialists Rallying in Wis. Supports Beck’s Theory
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/class-war-is-here-video-of-socialists-rallying-in-wis-supports-becks-theory/
Recently, Glenn Beck has been predicting that socialists would seize on the unrest in Egypt in order to promote revolution in the United States. There may be no better proof of that than the video below, shot by the MacIver Institute in Madison, WI this week.
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Mich. Union Hiring Homeless People to Picket
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/mich-union-hiring-homeless-people-to-picket/
“Astroturfing: An artificially-manufactured political movement designed to give the appearance of grass roots activism.” If ever you wanted to see a great example of “astroturfing,” then the video below might become a part of your permanent library.
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House Passes Spending Bill That Cuts $61 Billion
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/house-passes-spending-bill-that-cuts-61-billion/
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jolted to action by deficit-conscious newcomers, the Republican-controlled House passed sweeping legislation early Saturday to cut $61 billion from hundreds of federal programs and shelter coal companies, oil refiners and farmers from new government regulations.
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House Votes to Defund Planned Parenthood
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/house-votes-to-defund-planned-parenthood/
WASHINGTON (The Blaze/AP) — The House has approved a Republican proposal to block federal aid for Planned Parenthood. The 240-185 vote on Friday is a victory for anti-abortion forces led by Indiana GOP Rep. Mike Pence. He says taxpayer money should not go to groups that provide or promote abortion.
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House votes to overthrow ‘czars’
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49781.html
The House voted Thursday to dethrone nine White House “czars.” Republicans successfully added an amendment to the continuing resolution that would leave President Barack Obama’s senior advisers on policy issues including health care, energy and others out of a job.
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House Passes Amendment to Defund Obamacare
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/house-gop-passes-amendment-to-defund-obamacare/
WASHINGTON (AP) — In rapid-fire action Friday, the Republican-controlled House voted to strip federal money from President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul and from Planned Parenthood and to bar the EPA from issuing global warming regulations.
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The Dirty Little Secret About De-Funding Obamacare
http://biggovernment.com/eistook/2011/02/18/the-dirty-little-secret-about-de-funding-obamacare/
Several members of Congress, like Rep. Denny Rehberg (R, MT) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R.-Wash.) are offering amendments that would prevent any new spending from being used to implement Obamacare.
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George Soros: ‘President Obama Has Lost Control’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/george-soros-president-obama-has-lost-control/
In a pre-recorded interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria set to air Sunday morning, investment billionaire George Soros accuses President Barack Obama of having “lost control” of the national economy and criticizes the Democratic president for allowing Republicans to set the national agenda.
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U.S. Gov‘t Software Creates ’Fake People’ to Spread Message via Social Networking
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/u-s-govt-software-creates-fake-people-to-spread-message-via-social-networking/
Whenever I shop on the internet, I skip right over the positive reviews of products and go straight for the bad ones, figuring the company probably paid some hack to sit and create fictional names and post fake glowing five-star reviews for their products to dupe unsuspecting customers. But what if the federal government could operate this way?
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States to become referees of feds’ constitutionality
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=262773
Two states have introduced legislative plans that would set up standing commissions whose members would be tasked with reviewing “all existing federal statutes, mandates, and executive orders” to determine their constitutionality, then recommending to lawmakers whether that state should “nullify” any federal law or regulation “that is outside the scope of the powers delegated … to the federal government.”
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States ignored warnings on unemployment insurance
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110219/ap_on_re_us/us_broken_budgets_a_warning_ignored
WASHINGTON – State officials had plenty of warning. Over the past three decades, two national commissions and a series of government audits sounded alarms about the dwindling amount of money states were setting aside to pay unemployment insurance to laid-off workers.
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Mexican army to increase border presence: president
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/19/us-mexico-army-idUSTRE71I2WO20110219
(Reuters) – The Mexican army will strengthen its presence on the northern border used by drug smugglers, President Felipe Calderon said on Saturday during a ceremony to honor the armed forces.
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4 thrown to deaths from bridge in southern Mexico
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/02/19/4-thrown-to-deaths-from-bridge-in-southern-mexico/
In Chilpancingo Mexico, four men with their hands and feet tied and heads covered in duct tape were thrown 600 feet to their deaths from a bridge Friday.
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Bloodshed in Bahrain: 50 Injured as Police Open Fire on Protesters
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/bloodshed-in-bahrain-50-injured-as-police-open-fire-on-protesters/
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP/The Blaze) -– Soldiers opened fire Friday on thousands of protesters defying a government ban and streaming toward the landmark Pearl Square that had been the symbolic center of the uprising to break the political grip of the Gulf nation’s leaders.
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Protesters return to square in Bahrain capital
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110219/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_bahrain_protests
MANAMA, Bahrain – Thousands of singing and dancing protesters streamed back into Manama’s central Pearl Square on Saturday after Bahrain’s leaders withdrew tanks and riot police following a bloody crackdown by security forces in the tiny monarchy.
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Egypt revolution unfinished, Qaradawi tells Tahrir masses
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/364347
Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a leading Egyptian Islamic theologian popularized by Al Jazeera, returned to Cairo today to deliver a stirring but overtly political sermon, calling on Egyptians to preserve national unity as they press for democratic progress.
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Egypt Agrees to Let Iranian Ships Through Suez Canal
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/egypt-agrees-to-let-iranian-ships-through-suez-canal/
CAIRO (AP) — State media say Egypt has agreed to let two Iranian naval vessels transit the Suez Canal, a move that comes despite expressions of concern by Israeli officials.
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Connecting the dots to anarchy
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=265253
Last year here in north Idaho, my garden failed. Miserably. Not from lack of trying. But after having the “winter of no winter” (very little snow), we also had the “summer of no summer.” Well into the third week of June, the cold and rainy conditions made it nearly impossible for vegetables to grow.
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Kim Weaver of British Columbia to escort cat from Oxford, N.Y., to Lewisville home
http://neighborsgo.com/stories/66498
A cat-centric online message thread has brought together three families with special needs. And now, the three are joining together to make each other’s wishes come true.

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News Articles For 2/17

February 17, 2011 — Operation Rooster

Today’s Founding Father quote of the day from www. foundingfatherquotes.com is:
“My policy has been, and will continue to be, while I have the honor to remain in the administration of the government, to be upon friendly terms with, but independent of, all the nations of the earth. To share in the broils of none. To fulfill our own engagements. To supply the wants, and be carriers for them all: Being thoroughly convinced that it is our policy and interest to do so. .” George Washington: letter to Gouverneur Morris, December 22, 1795

Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Attackers in Afghanistan
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62834
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2011 – Afghan and coalition killed four insurgents in Afghanistan’s Kunar province yesterday, military officials reported. Security forces fired on several insurgents behaving in a hostile manner in the province’s Darah-ye Pech district, officials said, killing three.
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Face of Defense: India-born Marine Climbs Career Ladder
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62830
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan, Feb. 16, 2011 – A Marine who was born and raised in India continues to move up through the ranks as he serves the United States.
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Study Guide: Riots in the Middle East/ More on Google
http://www.glennbeck.com/2011/02/16/study-guide-riots-spread-in-the-middle-east/
NOTE: Here are the sources to the info. mentioned on Glenn Beck’s 2/16 TV show.
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Wisconsin Senate to vote on anti-union bill
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9LEJKTG0&show_article=1
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Protesters clogged the hallways of the Wisconsin state Capitol on Thursday as the Senate prepared to pass a momentous bill that would strip government workers, including school teachers, of nearly all collective bargaining rights.
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‘Rhetoric vs. Reality’: Wis. GOP Vid Captures Hateful Rhetoric at Union Protests
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/rhetoric-vs-reality-wis-gop-vid-captures-hateful-rhetoric-at-protests/
Remember when so many pundits were trying to convince America that violent, hateful rhetoric was an epidemic on the right, and that conservatives were generally hateful people?
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Consumer Prices in U.S. Climb More Than Forecast
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-17/consumer-prices-in-u-s-rise-more-than-forecast-on-higher-food-fuel-costs.html
The cost of living in the U.S. climbed more than forecast in January, led by higher prices for food and fuel that may be starting to filter through to other goods and services.
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Lessons in Debt: You Earn $50K, Spend $87K…No Problem. Right?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/lessons-in-debt-you-earn-50k-spend-87k-no-problem-right/
Still trying to wrap your head around the budget battle? Perhaps it would be helpful to pretend it is your own household budget. If you earn $50,000 a year but spend $87,000 you would have a problem. That’s the example given to us from Duquesne University Economics Professor Antony Davies.
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City’s hate of religion taken to Supreme Court
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=264329
A city’s official condemnation of Roman Catholic Church teachings as “discriminatory,” “insulting,” “callous” and “defamatory” is being taken to the U.S. Supreme Court because of the Constitution’s requirement that government not be “hostile” to faith.
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Policy Reversal: U.S. Announces Rebuke of Israel Before the UN Security Council
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/policy-reversal-u-s-announces-rebuke-of-israel-before-the-un-security-council/
On Friday, the United States informed Arab governments that it intends to support a U.N. Security Council resolution stating that it “does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity,” a move that U.S. diplomats hoped would help bypass a veto dispute over a stronger Palestinian resolution which would condemn the settlements as illegal.
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Iran Withdraws Suez Canal Request
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/iran-withdraws-suez-canal-request/
CAIRO (AP) — Two Iranian naval vessels withdrew a request Thursday to transit the Suez Canal after Israel expressed concerns over the plans, a senior canal official said.
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Iran denies cancellation: Warships to cross Suez Canal
http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=208683
Iran plans to cross the Suez Canal, despite reports to the contrary, Press TV reported on Thursday. The Iranian news station also said that “Egyptian authorities believed there was nothing wrong with the passage.”
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US-Based Institute Wants Sharia for Egypt and the West
http://bigpeace.com/ipt/2011/02/17/us-based-institute-wants-sharia-for-egypt-and-the-west/
With questions looming about Islamist influence in a transitional Egypt, an organization that calls itself “the leading Islamic Institute in the West” is teaching students to support Sharia law in Egypt and around the world.
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‘I’m Hit!’: ABC Correspondent Beaten in Bahrain Protest Crackdown
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/im-hit-abc-correspondent-beaten-in-bahrain-protest-crackdown/
Expanding unrest across the Middle East entangled another American journalist in violent protests Wednesday evening after an ABC News correspondent was attacked while covering protests in Bahrain.
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Army locks down Bahrain, police storm protest
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_bahrain_protests
MANAMA, Bahrain – Army patrols and tanks locked down the capital of this tiny Gulf kingdom after riot police swinging clubs and firing tear gas smashed into demonstrators, many of them sleeping, in a pre-dawn assault Thursday that uprooted their protest camp demanding political change. Medical officials said four people were killed.
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Assaulted Reporter Gets Call From Obama, Released From Hospital
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/update-assaulted-reporter-gets-call-from-obama-released-from-hospital/
CBS News correspondent Lara Logan was released from the hospital Wednesday “in remarkably good spirits,” despite the severe trauma she suffered at the hands of a mob of Egyptian men last Friday.
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Muslim Brotherhood-Affiliated TV Clerics Launch Campaign to Replace Egypt’s Religious Leadership
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2812.htm
NOTE: This video clip is 2:12.
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WikiLeaks: US wary of Hezbollah presence in Chile
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?ID=208648&R=R1
The US suspected that Hezbollah had a presence in Chile’s Islamic fundamentalist communities, according to an embassy cable released by WikiLeaks this week.
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Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah: Be Prepared for the Day When You Are Called Upon “to Liberate the Galilee”
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2813.htm
NOTE: This video clip is 2:07.
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Netanyahu To Hezbollah Leader: You Better Stay in Your Bunker
http://bigpeace.com/nmachiavelli/2011/02/16/netanyahu-to-hezbollah-leader-you-better-stay-in-your-bunker/
After Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah declared that he would take over Israel’s Galilee region in a future war and threatened to harm Israeli leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu shot back.
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Yemen protesters, government loyalists clash
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110217/ts_nm/us_yemen_protests
SANAA (Reuters) – More than a thousand protesters clashed with government loyalists in Yemen on Thursday on the seventh straight day of demonstrations demanding the end of President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 32-year rule.
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14 anti-government protesters killed in Libyan clashes
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?ID=208650&R=R1
CAIRO — Libyan protesters seeking to oust longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi defied a crackdown and took to the streets in four cities Thursday on what activists have dubbed a “day of rage,” amid reports that at least 14 demonstrators have been killed in clashes with pro-government forces.
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Canada hit by cyberattack from China computers: report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110217/wl_canada_nm/canada_us_cyberattack
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government was hit by an unprecedented cyber attack from Chinese-based computers last month that penetrated two key economic ministries, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported on Wednesday.
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Huge solar flare jams radio, satellite signals: NASA
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110217/sc_afp/usastronomytelecomnasachina
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A powerful solar eruption that triggered a huge geomagnetic storm has disturbed radio communications and could disrupt electrical power grids, radio and satellite communication in the next days, NASA said.

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News Articles For 2/16

February 16, 2011 — Operation Rooster

Today’s Founding Father quote of the day from www. foundingfatherquotes.com is:
“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.” Samuel Adams

B-17 veteran back in air aboard a WWII-era bomber
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BOMBER_VET?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A day before his final mission aboard a B-17 bomber in World War II, Norbert Swierz sat down on his bunk and jotted down a poem for his mother back in Michigan.
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Face of Defense: India-born Marine Climbs Career Ladder
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62830
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan, Feb. 16, 2011 – A Marine who was born and raised in India continues to move up through the ranks as he serves the United States.
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Study Guide: Budget Crisis
http://www.glennbeck.com/2011/02/15/study-guide-budget-crisis/
NOTE: Here are the sources to the info. mentioned on Glenn Beck’s 2/15 TV show.
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Jeffrey on Socialism’s Trajectory: Obama’s HHS Is Bigger Than LBJ’s Government
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/article/jeffrey-socialisms-trajectory-obamas-hhs
Anyone who doubts that the trend toward socialism is pushing America toward ruin should examine the historical tables President Obama published Monday along with his $3.7 trillion budget.
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Healthcare Reform Law Requires New IRS Army Of 1,054
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/02/15/healthcare-reform-law-requires-new-irs-army-of-1054
The Internal Revenue Service says it will need an battalion of 1,054 new auditors and staffers and new facilities at a cost to taxpayers of more than $359 million in fiscal 2012 just to watch over the initial implementation of President Obama’s healthcare reforms. Among the new corps will be 81 workers assigned to make sure tanning salons pay a new 10 percent excise tax. Their cost: $11.5 million.
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Senate Passes Short-Term Exension of Patriot Act
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/senate-passes-short-term-exension-of-patriot-act/
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday voted to extend for 90 days the legal life of three post-Sept. 11 terrorism-fighting measures, including the use of roving wiretaps, that are set to expire at the end of the month.
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Chaffetz bill worth estimated $19 billion in taxpayer savings
http://chaffetz.house.gov/press-releases/2011/02/chaffetz-bill-worth-estimated-19-billion-in-taxpayer-savings.shtml
Washington, DC —Representative Jason Chaffetz (UT-3) has introduced HR 665, the Federal Building and Property Disposal Act. The bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to sell approximately $19 billion worth of excess federal buildings and structures. The bill requires 80% of the revenues generated to be applied to debt reduction. The other 20% must be set aside for the individual agencies’ incentives.
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Florida governor rejects high-speed rail funds
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/16/us-florida-rail-idUSTRE71F3ZH20110216
(Reuters) – Florida’s Tea Party-backed Governor Rick Scott on Wednesday said he was rejecting federal funds to construct a high-speed railway project in the state.
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Intelligence chief says terrorists shifting to smaller attacks against US
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/02/16/intelligence-chief-says-terrorists-shifting-to-smaller-attacks-against-us/
National Intelligence Director James Clapper plans to tell a Senate panel Al-Qaeda is likely plotting a series of small-scale terrorist attacks against the United States to keep worldwide attention focused on their political issues.
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Two U.S. Customs Agents Shot in Mexico, One Killed
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/developing-two-u-s-customs-agents-shot-in-mexico/
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed Tuesday evening that two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were shot in the line of duty Tuesday while driving on a Mexican highway about 200 miles outside of Mexico City.
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Possible Mexican Military Incursion On U.S. Soil
http://www.krgv.com/news/local/story/Possible-Mexican-Military-Incursion-On-U-S-Soil/x_-oXhrE3Um61ytja1xnKg.cspx
MISSION – CHANNEL 5 NEWS is exposing what appears to be a Mexican military incursion into the United States. It was all caught on camera. We froze surveillance video taken at the Anzalduas International Bridge.
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Iraqi: I’m proud my WMD lies led to war in Iraq
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110216/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_iraq_curveball
LONDON – An Iraqi who has been identified as a key source for the U.S. case for war in Iraq says he is proud that he lied about his country developing mobile biological warfare lab.
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From Cairo to Madison: Worker Unrest Spreads
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/from-cairo-to-madison-worker-unrest-spreads/
It was an I-told-you-so moment. On last night’s TV show, Glenn Beck noted that the “crazy” connections he had been trumpeting between progressives, including unions, and the Egyptian unrest was, well, not so crazy after all.
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CBS News Correspondent Subjected to ‘Brutal and Sustained Sexual Assault’ in Egypt
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/cbs-news-correspondent-subjected-to-brutal-and-sustained-sexual-assault-in-egypt/
As a Western journalist covering the resignation of then-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, CBS News correspondent Lara Logan was reportedly attacked by a mob of protesters while she and her crew navigated through the crowds in Cairo on Feb. 11.
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Egyptians air grievances, ignoring army warning
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_egypt
CAIRO – Airport employees protested for better pay Wednesday, textile workers went on strike to demand a corruption investigation and residents of a Suez Canal city pressed for closing a chemical factory they say is dumping toxic waste into a lake in the latest wave of unrest shaking Egypt.
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The Voice of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,745526,00.html
He is a hypermarket of dogma, dispensing advice on subjects ranging from mother’s milk to suicide bombing. But few have as much influence on Sunni Muslims as the Muslim televangelist Youssef al-Qaradawi. He says what the Muslim Brotherhood in Egpyt thinks — and he provides clues to how they might act.
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How Yemen’s Tawakul Karman Came to Head a Protest Movement
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20110216/wl_time/08599204947600
Sometimes revolutionaries don’t look the part. Tawakul Karman, Yemen’s most active activist, favors long, loose-fitting gowns and coordinating headscarves. The 32-year-old mother of three looks, well, like a mom. And she acts like one too.
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Thousands of police confront protesters in Yemen
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110216/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_yemen
SANAA, Yemen – Authorities flooded the streets of Yemen’s capital with 2,000 police Wednesday to try to halt six days of Egypt-style demonstrations against the president of 32 years, a key U.S. ally in battling al-Qaida. One person was killed when police and protesters clashed in the southern port of Aden in the first known death during Yemen’s political unrest.
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Bahrain protesters step up pressure on rulers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110216/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_bahrain_protests
MANAMA, Bahrain – Protesters demanding sweeping political reforms from Bahrain’s rulers held their ground Wednesday in an Egypt-style occupation of the capital’s landmark square, staging a third day of demonstrations that have brought unprecedented pressure in one of Washington’s most strategic allies in the Gulf.
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Soros team wants al-Qaida in government
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=264153
JERUSALEM – An international “crisis management” group led by billionaire George Soros long has petitioned for the Algerian government to cease “excessive” military activities against al-Qaida-linked groups and to allow organizations seeking to create an Islamic state to participate in the Algerian government.
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Video Allegedly Shows Anti-Gov’t Protesters Being Shot in Libya
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/video-allegedly-shows-anti-govt-protesters-being-shot-in-libya/
CAIRO (The Blaze/AP) — Hundreds of Libyans calling for the government‘s ouster clashed with security forces early Wednesday in the country’s second-largest city as Egypt-inspired unrest spread to the country long ruled by Moammar Gadhafi.
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Seven people pulled from fiery minivan on I-94 in Detroit by Good Samaritans
http://www.macombdaily.com/articles/2011/02/15/news/doc4d5a78d3c60ab928988842.txt
DETROIT (AP) — Good Samaritans who pulled seven people from a fiery minivan after it crashed and exploded on a Detroit freeway have been hailed as heroes. State police say the vehicle crashed on westbound Interstate 94 about 6:30 p.m. Monday, struck a bridge support and burst into flames.
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Caught on camera: Thief is a genuine cat burglar!
http://www.wtsp.com/news/topstories/story.aspx?storyid=175053&catid=250
San Mateo, Calif. — There’s a cat burglar on the loose in a California community. Neighbors know who it is, but they’re not pressing charges. That’s because the thief is indeed a cat! By day he’s a house cat named Dusty, but by night he’s “Klepto the Cat,” or so the neighbors call him.

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News Articles For 2/3

February 3, 2011 — Operation Rooster

Forces Detain Haqqani Facilitator in Khost Province
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62667
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2011 – Afghan and coalition forces detained a Haqqani terrorist network facilitator and another suspected insurgent in the Sabari district of Afghanistan’s Khost province yesterday, military officials reported.
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ANSF, TF Bastogne begin operations in Shawan Ghar Valley
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/press-releases-mainmenu-326/4086-ansf-tf-bastogne-begin-operations-in-shawan-ghar-valley.html
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security Forces partnered with the Soldiers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Bastogne, 101st Airborne Division, to begin operations in the Shawan Ghar Valley of the Lal Por District Feb. 3.
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Directory Links Wounded Warriors, Families to Resources
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62681
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2011 – From benefits and compensation to education and training, an online directory is providing wounded warriors, veterans and their families a direct connection to thousands of state, local and national resources.
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Chiarelli expects increase in behavioral health needs
http://www.army.mil/-news/2011/02/02/51178-chiarelli-expects-increase-in-behavioral-health-needs/?ref=news-home-title0
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Feb. 1, 2011) — The Army’s vice chief of staff said with the drawdown in Iraq and eventually in Afghanistan, the country could expect to see an increase in the number of Soldiers suffering from depression, anxiety, Traumatic Brain Injury and post-traumatic stress.
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Fallen Marine’s Parents Adopt Son’s Bomb Dog
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/fallen-marines-parents-adopt-sons-bomb-dog-020311
SAN ANTONIO – The parents of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan are adopting the bomb-sniffing dog who the military says loyally rushed to their son’s side when he was fatally shot.
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Face of Defense: Uganda-born Army Officer Pursues Dreams
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62675
FORT BENNING, Ga., Feb. 3, 2011 – As a boy growing up in Uganda, Joseph D’costa became inspired by America’s role in World War II and told his teacher he wanted to go to the U.S. Military Academy someday.
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Senate repeals part of health care law
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/48726.html
The Senate voted Wednesday for the first time to repeal a piece of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, rolling back a new tax reporting requirement that’s been universally panned by business owners.
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United, Senate Dems defeat health care repeal measure
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/02/02/5977699-united-senate-dems-defeat-health-care-repeal-measure-
Carrie Dann writes:Senate Democrats remained united on Wednesday in killing a Republican effort to repeal the health care bill signed into law last March.
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Obama issues global warming rules in January, gives GE an exemption in February
http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/02/obama-issues-global-warming-rules-january-gives-ge-exemption-febr
Last month, the Obama EPA began enforcing new rules regulating the greenhouse gas emissions from any new or expanded power plants. This week, the EPA issued its first exemption, Environment & Energy News reports.
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Mexico supplies electricity to wintry Texas
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110202/ts_alt_afp/mexicousweatherstorm_20110202234748
MEXICO CITY (AFP) – Mexico’s state electricity company on Wednesday started supplying electricity to the US state of Texas, where demand shot up amid unusually cold temperatures and caused power outages.
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NYC Council Bans Smoking In Parks, Beaches
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/02/02/nyc-expected-to-ban-smoking-in-parks-beaches/
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Smokers have just one message for Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council members: butt out of our business. “We’re outside. We should have freedom to smoke,” City Hall Park smoker Harvey Forbes told CBS 2’s Magee Hickey.
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This Is What Scares US Military Strategists Most
http://www.businessinsider.com/what-scares-us-military-strategists-most-2011-2
The latest batch of Wikileaks cables is out. They show acute concerns about the possibility of a rogue state nuclear attack, the possibility of Al Qaeda building radioactive dirty bombs and the possibility of Al Qaeda acquiring a nuclear weapon. As well, they fret about rogue states and terrorist groups getting their hands on biological and chemical weaponry (CBW).
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Leftist Protesters: ‘Hang’ Clarence Thomas, Kill Fox Execs, ‘Duel’ With Beck
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/leftist-protesters-hang-clarence-thomas-kill-fox-execs-dul-with-beck/
The following video was taken at the anti-Koch brothers protest in Palm Spring, CA last weekend. What you’re about to see is shocking — “peaceful” leftist protesters calling for the torture and death of Clarence Thomas as well as the death of Fox News executives, and one woman challenging Glenn Beck to a duel with her “Glock.”
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Virginia Planned Parenthood Aids Pimp of Underage Sex Ring
http://biggovernment.com/lrose/2011/02/03/virginia-planned-parenthood-aids-pimp-of-underage-sex-ring/
Our investigative team has just released the second undercover video revealing Planned Parenthood counseling a pimp on how to obtain secret abortions for his under age sex slaves, by bypassing Virginia parental consent laws meant to protect children.
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World food prices hit record high: UN agency
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.0bcf7660807b5b8e782fa73f510af552.471&show_article=1
World food prices reached their highest level ever recorded in January and are set to keep rising for months, the UN food agency said on Thursday, warning that the hardest-hit countries could face turmoil.
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Shippers Concerned Over Possible Suez Canal Disruptions
http://www.cnbc.com/id/41403645
As violence has broken out in Egypt, concern has turned to the risk of the blocking of the Suez Canal or nearby pipelines, which could pose a threat to world energy supplies.
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Gasoline Shortage Hits Cairo As Turmoil Disrupts Supply
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34090.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Commuters and taxi drivers in Cairo are facing fuel shortages as the supply chain is crippled by transport problems and labor shortages are sparked by the turmoil.
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Pro-Mubarak Marauders Use Horses, Camels, and ‘Chariots’ to Beat Protesters
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/pro-mubarak-marauders-use-horses-and-camels-to-beat-protesters/
It’s one of the strangest sites to come out of the Egyptian unrest over the last nine days. While pro-Mubarak and anti-government protesters clashed in Cairo today, the Mubarak ilk used horses, camels, and chariot-like carriages to charge into the crowd and beat the unruly mob.
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Egypt army moves to stop assault on protesters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110203/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt_173
CAIRO – Egyptian army tanks and soldiers cleared away pro-government rioters and deployed between them and protesters seeking the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, moving to halt violence as the prime minister made an unprecedented apology Thursday for the assault by regime backers that turned central Cairo into a battle zone.
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Egyptian army starts rounding up journalists
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110203/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt_journalists
CAIRO – The Egyptian military started rounding up journalists, possibly for their own protection, on Thursday after they came under attack from supporters of President Hosni Mubarak who have been assaulting anti-government protesters.
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Vodafone: Egypt forced us to send text messages
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9L5CFDO0&show_article=1
LONDON (AP) – Egyptian authorities forced Vodafone to broadcast government-scripted text messages during the protests that have rocked the country, the U.K.-based mobile company said Thursday.
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Report: Muslim Brotherhood Wants Egyptians to ‘Prepare for War With Israel’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/report-muslim-brotherhood-wants-egyptians-to-prepare-for-war-with-israel/
Just two days after Mohamed ElBaradei declared that the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt was not an extremist organization and that any comparisons to extremist groups are “totally bogus,” reports are surfacing that high ranking members of this peaceful group are wishing that the citizens of Egypt would prepare for war with Israel.
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Al-Qaeda Deputy Leader Al-Zawahiri Encourages Egyptians to Stand Fast and Topple Mubarak
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34092.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
In the Al-Qaeda leadership’s first public response to the events in Egypt, Thirwat Salah Shehatah, one of Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s deputies in the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) group and a senior Al-Qaeda commander, issued a communiqué calling on Egyptians to stand fast and topple the Egyptian regime.
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CodePink Anti-War Group Joins Egyptian Protests in Cairo
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/codepink-anti-war-group-joins-egyptian-protests-in-cairo/
An American leftist women’s anti-war group has landed in Cairo to take up banners alongside Egyptians as they fight for the future of their country. In all of the chaos today, our friends at Business Insider noticed this.
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Social Network Users Call for Days of Rage in Yemen, Bahrain, Libya and Algeria
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4968.htm
As part of widespread calls on Facebook for opposition activity against the Arab leaders, numerous Facebook groups and accounts were created calling for popular intifada throughout the Arab world, including Yemen, Bahrain, Libya, and Algeria. The pages called for non-violent and apolitical demonstrations, with some of them providing precise instructions regarding how to behave during the demonstrations.
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‘Day of Rage’ Now Spreads to Yemen: Over 20,000 Take to the Streets
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/day-of-rage-now-spreads-to-yemen-over-20000-take-to-the-streets/
Tens of thousands of opponents and supporters of Yemen’s president staged dueling demonstrations on Thursday, underscoring deep divisions in a nation seen by the Obama administration as a key ally in its fight against Islamic militants. Ironically, the name adopted for the day’s protests — the “Day of Rage” — is the same name used by protesters in Egypt as well as the Weather Underground in the 60s.
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Will Middle East Protests Spread To Syria
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/02/02/will-middle-east-protests-spread-to-syria/
Will the uprisings continue to spread in the Middle East? al Jazeera is reporting that calls for protests in Syria are spreading on social media websites, following popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. Organisers say protests will be staged in front of the parliament in the capital, Damascus, on Friday and Saturday, and at Syrian embassies across the world.
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Caller ordering a pizza hears restaurant stickup, phones police
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20110202/NEWS0801/110202002/Caller-ordering-pizza-hears-stickup-phones-police
Police were first tipped off to a robbery at a Palm Springs pizzeria Tuesday night by a customer who wasn’t even at the restaurant but rather was phoning in an order.

News Articles For 2/1

February 2, 2011 — Operation Rooster

Fallen Soldier remembered for generosity, dedication
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/headlines/fallen-soldier-remembered-for-generosity-dedication
BAGHDAD — Once, while in garrison at Fort Riley, Kan., a soldier with Company C, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd “Dagger” Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division received a pass allowing him to go home and see his ailing mother, but he lacked sufficient funds to buy a plane ticket.
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Bill Lohmann: Last U.S. WWI vet approaches 110
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/flair/2011/jan/31/tdmet01-bill-lohmann-last-us-veteran-from-world-wa-ar-809531/
Frank Woodruff Buckles doesn’t get out as much as he used to, and he doesn’t have particularly big plans for his birthday tomorrow. But then, he is turning 110. You read that right: 110.
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Face of Defense: Brothers Earn Combat Decorations
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62658
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Feb. 2, 2011 – Two brothers in the 101st Airborne Division were decorated for separate combat actions during their deployment to Afghanistan.
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US Mint Sells Absolute Record 6.4 Million Ounces Of Silver In January, 50% More Than Previous Highest Month
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/us-mint-sells-absolute-record-64-million-ounces-silver-january-50-more-previous-highest-mont
As the topic of US Mint silver sales is not new to our readers, after we first brought attention to the record January sales by the Mint, we will not dwell much on it, suffice to say that the final January tally is in.
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Senate Democrats ban earmarks
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/1/senate-democrats-bow-earmarks/
Signaling defeat, at least for the moment, Senate Democrats said Tuesday they won’t allow any earmarks in spending bills this year. With much of the rest of Washington arrayed against them, senators were bowing to the reality that they weren’t going to secure any earmarks anyway. But the Senate‘s move is still a stark victory for earmark opponents who, in all likelihood, are a minority in Congress.
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U.S. security on Canada border lacking: watchdog
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110202/wl_canada_nm/canada_us_usa_canada_security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fewer than one in every 100 miles of the U.S. border with Canada is adequately secured, a government watchdog agency said on Tuesday.
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Valerie Jarrett to uniformed general: More wine, garçon!
http://dailycaller.com/2011/02/01/valerie-jarrett-to-uniformed-general-more-wine-garcon/
In Washington, bigwigs can misspeak and misstep a million times without drawing attention. And then there are the seemingly harmless moments that stick to a person like super glue: Joe Wilson barking “You lie!”; Jesse Jackson mumbling into a hot mic that he wants to castrate Barack Obama; Dan Quayle trying to spell things.
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China Just Made A Huge Investment In The American Energy Source That Everyone Still Ignores
http://www.businessinsider.com/china-cnooc-investment-niobrara-shale-2011-2
China National Offshore Oil Company just bought a huge stake in an American shale oil project, according to China Daily. The deal, valued at $570 million, will see China buy a third of Chesapeake Energy Corporation’s Niobrara Shale project.
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Pinal sheriff expects armed conflict with cartels soon
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/02/01/pinal-sheriff-expects-armed-conflict-with-cartels-soon/
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is reported to be anticipating an armed conflict between his deputies and cartel members, possibly within the next 30-60 days according to story int The Arizona Republic.
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Gang gunbattles, street blockades in Mexico
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110202/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_mexico
GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Suspected drug cartel gunmen have hurled grenades, burned vehicles and blocked streets in Mexico’s second-largest city, Guadalajara.
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Egyptian vs. Egyptian: Pro and Anti-Mubarak Protesters Clash in Cairo
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/egyptian-vs-egyptian-pro-and-anti-govt-protesters-clash-in-cairo/
CAIRO (The Blaze/AP) — Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, including some riding horses and camels and wielding whips, attacked anti-government protesters Wednesday as Egypt’s upheaval took a dangerous new turn. In chaotic scenes, the two sides pelted each other with stones, and protesters dragged attackers off their horses.
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The Middle East Crisis Part VI – Kuwaiti Newspaper Editor: Iran, Hizbullah Are Supporting the Unrest In Egypt
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4962.htm
In a February 1, 2011 in the Kuwaiti daily Arab Times, titled “Not This Way,” Ahmad Al-Jarallah, who is editor-in-chief of the paper and also of the Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyassa, discussed the events in Egypt.
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U.S. ‘held secret meeting with Muslim Brotherhood’
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=258405
JERUSALEM – The Egyptian government has information a diplomat at the U.S. embassy in Cairo secretly met yesterday with a senior leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, the nation’s major Islamist opposition group, WND has learned.
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Muhammad Ghanem, Muslim Brotherhood Representative in London, Calls for Civil Disobedience, Including “Halting Passage through the Suez Canal… and Preparing for War with Israel”
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2787.htm
NOTE: This video clip is 3:27 long.
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Thousands protest in Jordan
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/01/2011128125157509196.html
Thousands of people in Jordan have taken to the streets in protests, demanding the country’s prime minister step down, and the government curb rising prices, inflation and unemployment.
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Yemeni president says he won’t seek another term
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110202/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_yemen
SANAA, Yemen – The Yemeni president told parliament on Wednesday he will not seek another term in office or hand power to his son — an apparent reaction to protests in this impoverished nation that have been inspired by Tunisia’s revolt and the turmoil in Egypt.
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Report: Syrian Regime Prepares To Stop Protests
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34017.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
The Elaph website reports that with the outbreak of protests in Egypt, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and heads of Syrian security apparatuses began to take steps to prevent similar protests from taking place in Syria.
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‘Al-Qaida on brink of using nuclear bomb’
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Qaida+brink+using+nuclear+bomb/4205104/story.html
Al-Qaida is on the verge of producing radioactive weapons after sourcing nuclear material and recruiting rogue scientists to build “dirty” bombs, according to leaked diplomatic documents.
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Airline worker was allegedly a sleeper plotting attacks on aircraft in UK and abroad
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/02/01/airline-worker-was-allegedly-a-sleeper-plotting-attacks-on-aircraft-in-uk-and-abroad/
The UK’s Mirror reports that an undercover Islamic terrorist got a job with British Airway, allegedly to gather information and carry out a terrorist atrocity.

News Articles For 6/20

June 20, 2010 — Operation Rooster

ISF arrest 1 suspected AQI member, 4 alleged associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/isf-arrest-1-suspected-aqi-member-4-alleged-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested a suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) members and four alleged criminal associates during two joint security operations conducted in central and northern Iraq today.
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ISF arrest suspected AQI terrorist, 3 associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/isf-arrest-suspected-aqi-terrorist-3-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) member and three criminal associates during a joint security operation conducted in northern Iraq today.
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Northern Iraq operation nets 2 suspected AQI associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/northern-iraq-operation-nets-2-suspected-aqi-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested two suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates during a joint security operation conducted approximately 110km northeast of Baghdad.
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Tigris span will help farmers, trade
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/headlines/tigris-span-will-help-farmers-commerce
BAGHDAD – A group of dedictaed Connecticut Army National Guard engineers is working diligently here to construct a new bridge spanning the Tigris River near Salman Pak.
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25 Saudi Guantanamo prisoners return to militancy
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65I22220100619
(Reuters) – Around 25 former detainees from Guantanamo Bay camp returned to militancy after going through a rehabilitation program for al Qaeda members in Saudi Arabia, a Saudi security official said on Saturday.
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Yemen Arrests Suspected Mastermind in Brazen Jailbreak
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/06/19/yemen-arrests-suspected-mastermind-brazen-jailbreak/
Yemen says it has arrested the suspected mastermind of the spectacular attack on the intelligence headquarters in the country’s main southern city that freed detainees and left 11 people dead.
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CNN to air telethon to aid Gulf oil spill victims
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100618/D9GDQJ5G0.html
NEW YORK (AP) – CNN and Larry King are presenting a telethon Monday to benefit victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Celebrities on the special two-hour edition of “Larry King Live” will include Justin Bieber (BEE’-bur), Ted Danson, Cameron Diaz, Randy Jackson and Robert Redford, as well as a performance by Sting.
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Crews drill deep into Gulf of Mexico to halt leak
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9GF3GC00&show_article=1
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) – Drilling crews are grinding ever deeper into the Gulf of Mexico to build two relief wells meant to stop the gushing oil leak.
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Fannie and Freddie tab is $146B and rising
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/nation/story/E744C01438F6DB698625774700815937?OpenDocument
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac took over a foreclosed home roughly every 90 seconds during the first three months of the year. They owned 163,828 houses at the end of March, a virtual city with more houses than Seattle. The mortgage finance companies, created by Congress to help Americans buy homes, have become two of the nation’s largest landlords.
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Did Obama deal blackmail Israel?
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=168349
NEW YORK – The U.S. extracted concessions from Israel in exchange for American opposition to the establishment of a United Nations commission to investigate Israel’s commando raid of a flotilla earlier this month that resulted in the deaths of nine violent activists, WND has learned.
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US, Israel Warships in Suez May Be Prelude to Faceoff with Iran
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138164
Egypt allowed at least one Israeli and 11 American warships to pass through the Suez Canal as an Iranian flotilla approaches Gaza. Egypt closed the canal to protect the ships with thousands of soldiers, according to the British-based Arabic language newspaper Al Quds al-Arabi.
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Who is saying Iranian nukes are inevitable?
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=168273
Two nations on the United Nations Security Council that voted for increased sanctions against Iran over its nuclear enrichment program may be conceding that the Islamic republic’s potential to make nuclear weapons is inevitable, according to a report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
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In Budget Crisis, States Take Aim at Pension Costs
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/business/20pension.html
Many states are acknowledging this year that they have promised pensions they cannot afford and are cutting once-sacrosanct benefits, to appease taxpayers and attack budget deficits.
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Hugo Chavez Spearheads Raids as Food Prices Skyrocket
http://www.cnbc.com/id/37786852
Mountains of rotting food found at a government warehouse, soaring prices and soldiers raiding wholesalers accused of hoarding: Food supply is the latest battle in President Hugo Chavez’s socialist revolution.
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Fort Campbell soldier and his girlfriend rescue a suicidal woman from the Cumberland River
http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2010/06/19/fort-campbell-soldier-and-his-girlfriend-rescue-a-suicidal-woman-from-the-cumberland-river/
A Fort Campbell soldier rescued a 58 year old suicidal woman from certain death after she drove her 1993 Mercury Topaz into the Cumberland River. Around 11:15pm, Jose Ortiz, 35, and his girlfriend, Kathy Dewitt, 26 were sitting on a log next to the boat ramp at McGregor Park, spending some time together, since it was Ortiz’s last day of leave before he returned to work at the 63rd Chemical Company, Fort Campbell KY.

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