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 2/19

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 2/5

February 5, 2011 — Operation Rooster

Face of Defense: Enlisted Marine Returns as Officer
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62705
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C., Feb. 4, 2011 – Marine Corps Capt. Joshua H. Weiland grew up in a typical American family in Park Falls, Wis. Not much more than a couple of intersections in the middle of a national forest, the town gave Weiland an environment that fit his personality.
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WikiLeaks: US Agreed to Reveal UK’s Nuclear Secrets to Russia
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/wikileaks-us-agreed-to-reveal-uks-nuclear-secrets-to-russia/
In yet another bombshell disclosure this week, the online site WikiLeaks is shedding disturbing new light on the “special relationship” that once bound the United States and Great Britain.
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Hackers Penetrate Nasdaq Computers
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704709304576124502351634690.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection
Hackers have repeatedly penetrated the computer network of the company that runs the Nasdaq Stock Market during the past year, and federal investigators are trying to identify the perpetrators and their purpose, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Labor Force Participation Plunges To Fresh 26 Year Low
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/labor-force-participations-plunges-fresh-26-year-low
At 64.2%, the labor force participation rate (as a percentage of the total civilian noninstitutional population) is now at a fresh 26 year low, the lowest since March 1984, and is the only reason why the unemployment rate dropped to 9% (labor force declined from 153,690 to 153,186).
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Unions Can Bargain on Behalf of Airport Security
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/05/us/05unionize.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1296925237-zf5HpGBLhoVaeBTi2X0w5Q
WASHINGTON — Seeking to end a debate that has brewed for nearly a decade, the director of the Transportation Security Administration announced on Friday that a union would be allowed to bargain over working conditions on behalf of the nation’s 45,000 airport security officers, although certain issues like pay will not be subject to negotiation.
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Convicted: Woman ‘disobeyed’ illegal order
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=259457
An appeal is challenging a Christian activist’s conviction for failing to obey a police officer’s order to shut down her camera while she was filming fellow Christian missionaries at last year’s Dearborn Arab Festival because the command apparently wasn’t legal.
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Big Obama donor quits envoy job amid criticism
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5icvkPhBDrb3c8ySkXkQURKNJ9sSw?docId=306882dbed82458e8897d5afef59d730
WASHINGTON (AP) — As a supporter of presidential candidate Barack Obama, Cynthia Stroum was a superstar whose financial backing of the campaign landed her a plum diplomatic posting in Europe.
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U.S. Ambassador Cynthia Stroum Called “Bullying, Hostile” in State Department Investigation
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20030683-503544.html
One way that presidents reward their biggest donors is by offering them plum ambassadorships. Which is why it wasn’t surprising when the Obama administration tapped Cynthia Stroum to be U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg.
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US warns about night driving in major Mexican city
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110205/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_mexico
MEXICO CITY – Officials are warning U.S. citizens not to drive at night in parts of the western Mexican city of Guadalajara after suspected drug-gang members burned vehicles and blocked streets. A separate U.S. alert Friday said the northern city of Monterrey has seen a significant increase in armed robberies at restaurants and convenience stores.
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Beck & Rosenberg Explain the ‘New Caliphate’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/beck-rosenberg-explain-the-new-caliphate/
NOTE: This is a 4:52 long video from Glenn Beck’s 2/4 Fox News TV show.
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Blast rocks gas terminal in Egypt’s Sinai
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110205/ap_on_bi_ge/ml_egypt_pipeline_explosion
EL-ARISH, Egypt – An explosion rocked a gas terminal in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, setting off a massive fire that was contained by shutting off the flow of gas to neighboring Jordan and Israel, officials and witnesses said.
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Is this the end? Mubarak quits as party leader after 12 days of bloodshed and riots in Egypt
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1353951/Egypt-protests-Hosni-Mubarak-quits-party-leader-12-days-riots.html
President Hosni Mubarak has resigned as the head of Egypt ruling party, according to State television. It comes as the country was on the verge of descending into chaos as newly appointed vice president Omar Suleiman reportedly survived an assassination attempt and saboteurs allegedly attacked an oil pipeline.
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Egypt Officials Seek to Ease Mubarak Out
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/world/middleeast/06egypt.html?hp
CAIRO — President Hosni Mubarak appeared increasingly isolated on Saturday, with protests entering their 12th day and the Obama administration and some members of the Egyptian military and civilian elite pursuing plans to nudge him from power.
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State multiculturalism has failed, says David Cameron
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12371994
David Cameron has criticised “state multiculturalism” in his first speech as prime minister on radicalisation and the causes of terrorism. At a security conference in Munich, he argued the UK needed a stronger national identity to prevent people turning to all kinds of extremism.
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Sudan’s Bashir vows freedoms and open government
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110205/wl_nm/us_sudan_bashir
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s president promised a future of freedom and open government on Saturday in a strikingly conciliatory speech following a week of small protests in Sudan and an uprising in neighboring Egypt.
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PIMCO says Europe should relieve Greece of debt
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/05/us-fund-greek-idUSTRE7141MC20110205
(Reuters) – Europe should relieve Greece of some of its debt burden as its savings program would only stifle economic growth, the head of the world’s biggest bond fund was quoted as saying in a German magazine on Saturday.
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Russian FM opposes further sanctioning Iran
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?ID=206916&R=R1
MUNICH — Russia’s foreign minister on Saturday indicated that he opposes slapping more international sanctions on Iran in the standoff over its nuclear program.
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Hate of U.S. keeps weapons trade thriving
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=259313
Intelligence analysts say the three-way relationship, especially involving weapons trade, between Russia, China and Iran is complex, but it’s held together by a common enemy: The United States.
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Off-Duty Cop Credits Divine Intervention in Rescuing Kidnapped Woman
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/off-duty-cop-credits-divine-intervention-in-rescuing-kidnapped-woman/
Do you believe in God? Lt. Tommy Butler does and the Scotland County, N.C., deputy sheriff believes it was His divine intervention that helped him rescue a kidnapped woman trapped inside her abductors’ car trunk.

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News Articles For 10/25

October 25, 2010 — Operation Rooster

Iraqi Children’s Hospital opens doors
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/headlines/basrah-childrens-hospital-opens-doors
BASRAH – After six years and $166 million, the proposal that stemmed from former First Lady Laura Bush’s desire to provide health care for the children of Iraq has finally become a reality.
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FOB YahYa Khel Soldiers receive surprise steak, ice cream lunch
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/3522-fob-yahya-khel-soldiers-receive-surprise-steak-ice-cream-lunch.html
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Soldiers deployed to Forward Operating Base YahYa Khel here received a surprise steak and ice cream lunch Oct. 20 delivered by U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Preston, commander of the 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.
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Program Fills Gap for Returning Guard, Reserve
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61396
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2010 – Though the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program has eased the post-deployment process for thousands of Guard and Reserve members and their families over the past two years, officials are hoping thousands more take advantage of the Defense Department program in the coming months, the program’s executive director said.
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Face of Defense: Disc Jockey Keeps on Rockin’
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61397
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan, Oct. 25, 2010 – Walking into the American Forces Network studio here, I half-expected to meet an old disc jockey trapped in his former glory days, looking like a 1970s-era car salesman decked out in a leisure suit and gold chains.
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60 Minutes Shock Report: National Unemployed and Underemployed 17.5%; California 22%
http://biggovernment.com/sright/2010/10/24/60-minutes-shock-report-national-unemployed-and-underemployed-17-5-california-22/
In a report sure to cause consternation at the White House and in the offices of the Democratic Leadership in Congress, “60 Minutes” provided an in-depth report on the realities of the unemployment situation in America today.
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Debt Has Increased $5 Trillion Since Speaker Pelosi Vowed, ‘No New Deficit Spending’
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/debt-has-increased-5-trillion-speaker-pe
(CNSNews.com) – When Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) gave her inaugural address as speaker of the House in 2007, she vowed there would be “no new deficit spending.” Since that day, the national debt has increased by $5 trillion, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.
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Treasury Shields Citigroup as Deletions Undercut Disclosure
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-25/u-s-treasury-shielding-of-citigroup-with-deletions-make-foia-meaningless.html
The late Bloomberg News reporter Mark Pittman asked the U.S. Treasury in January 2009 to identify $301 billion of securities owned by Citigroup Inc. that the government had agreed to guarantee. He made the request on the grounds that taxpayers ought to know how their money was being used.
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Inside the Shadowy World of Online War
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/10/25/air-force-cyberwarfare-manual-describes-shadowy-world/
DENVER – A new U.S. Air Force manual for cyberwarfare describes a shadowy, fast-changing world where anonymous enemies can carry out devastating attacks in seconds and where conventional ideas about time and space don’t apply.
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Analysis: IMF power shift opens way for more breakthroughs
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69N1WR20101024
(Reuters) – A G20 agreement to give emerging market countries more power in the International Monetary Fund opens the door for breakthroughs on easing global tensions over trade imbalances.
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China’s Weapons of War
http://bigpeace.com/mmandaville/2010/10/25/chinas-weapons-of-war/
China is asserting itself on the world stage but with a 21st Century strategy. Striving to resurrect its former glory as a power after a century of foreign domination, World War and Mao’s murderous Cultural Revolution, China’s socialist dictators realize that their Socialist Dictatorship must be protected to insure its capitalist survival.
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Hawkish Israeli minister drafts nuclear Iran plan
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE69O03C.htm
JERUSALEM, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Hardline Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has commissioned a report on how to prepare for a nuclear-armed Iran as doubt mounts about the efficacy of preventive action, an Israeli source said on Monday.
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Numbers waiting months for cancer tests have doubled since NHS targets scrapped
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8082923/Numbers-waiting-months-for-cancer-tests-have-doubled-since-NHS-targets-scrapped.html
The number of patients waiting months for tests to detect cancer and other killer diseases has almost doubled since NHS waiting targets were scrapped, according to the Government’s own figures.
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Patients’ anger after they are unable to opt out of swine flu vaccine despite fears of side effects
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1323208/Patient-anger-swine-flu-jab-stealth.html
Patients’ groups have expressed anger over this year’s seasonal flu jab programme because people are unable to opt out of having the swine flu vaccine. The H1N1 vaccine will be the dominant of three flu strains included in the shot, meaning millions of elderly and vulnerable patients will get it automatically.
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Rare anti-Putin rally held in Moscow
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8083894/Rare-anti-Putin-rally-held-in-Moscow.html
A rare anti-Vladimir Putin rally has been held in central Moscow, demanding the Russian prime minister’s resignation amid signs he is planning to take back his old job as president.
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Cop foils salon heist
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/cop_foils_salon_heist_bPqEd3kqqqwHqpDK2rHwzJ
It was shear guts. A tough-as-nails off-duty NYPD cop yesterday foiled an armed heist while she was getting her hair done at a Brooklyn salon — trading bullets with a wildly firing thug in a spectacular shootout, sources said.
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Kid gets lifetime Nintendo pass from mum after using DS to save family
http://www.news.com.au/technology/kid-gets-lifetime-nintendo-pass-from-mum-after-using-ds-to-save-family/story-e6frfro0-1225943270732
CHRISTOPHER Miszkowiec’s mother used to nag her son to stop playing his Nintendo DS, but she would never dream of taking it away from him now.

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News Articles For 9/14

September 14, 2010 — Operation Rooster

Coalition, Afghan Forces Detain Insurgents
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60828
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2010 – Coalition and Afghan forces disrupted numerous Taliban compounds throughout Afghanistan in recent days, detaining dozens of insurgent suspects and killing several in firefights, military officials reported.
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Face of Defense: Airman’s Hobby Boosts Performance
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60817
KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea, Sept. 13, 2010 – An 8th Security Forces Squadron airman here has found an off-duty activity that helps him develop his leadership skills while achieving an ultimate personal goal.
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US Missile Strike Kills 10 in Northwest Pakistan
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/US-Missile-Strike-Kills-10-in-Northwest-Pakistan-102856994.html
Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. missile strike has killed at least 10 militants in the country’s northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border. The officials say a series of missiles fired from a drone aircraft Tuesday struck a militant compound in the Shawal district of North Waziristan.
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Gold Prices Surge, Top $1,270
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10860015/1/gold-prices-surge-higher-top-1260.html
NEW YORK (TheStreet ) — Gold prices were popping Tuesday as investors turned to gold as safe-haven asset after a slew of disappointing economic data.
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IMF fears ‘social explosion’ from world jobs crisis
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/8000561/IMF-fears-social-explosion-from-world-jobs-crisis.html
America and Europe face the worst jobs crisis since the 1930s and risk “an explosion of social unrest” unless they tread carefully, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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20 States Prepare for Day in Court Against Health Care Law
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/13/states-prepare-day-court-health-care-law/?test=latestnews
PENSACOLA, Florida — The Obama administration will try to persuade a federal judge Tuesday to throw out a lawsuit by 20 states that claim the president’s health care overhaul is unconstitutional.
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DOJ Inspector General to Investigate Obama Administration’s Voting Rights Record
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/doj-inspector-general-to-investigate-obama-administrations-voting-rights-record/
In a letter to members of Congress today, Veteran Department of Justice Inspector General Glenn Fine announced he will be investigating the Obama administration‘s enforcement of civil rights laws in the DOJ’s Voting Section office.
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Feds Spent $800,000 of Economic Stimulus on African Genital-Washing Program
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/75198
(CNSNews.com) – The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), spent $823,200 of economic stimulus funds in 2009 on a study by a UCLA research team to teach uncircumcised African men how to wash their genitals after having sex.
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Obama Paid $18k to Monitor ‘Negative’ Coverage of Oil Spill
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/obama-administration-hired-media-guru-to-monitor-negative-coverage-of-oil-spill-response/
WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal government hired a New Orleans man for $18,000 to appraise whether news stories about its actions in the Gulf oil spill were positive or negative for the Obama administration, which was keenly sensitive to comparisons between its response and former President George W. Bush’s much-maligned reaction to Hurricane Katrina.
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Lookout! Government peering at you with X-rays on highway
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=202853
A plain white van moving through traffic on a busy thoroughfare looks like a delivery vehicle, making a run to a local business. It could be any plain white van in any American city.
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American Rancher X – Part 1
http://bigpeace.com/pdollard/2010/09/14/american-rancher-x-part-1/
I remember using the Jeep Cherokee’s door for cover, moving fast, hunched over, running zig-zag from tree to boulder to tree for cover, instinctively, as if I was still in the sniper hell of Ramadi.
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Mexican Police Probe Juarez Car Bomb Plot
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2010/09/13/mexican-police-probe-juarez-car-bomb-plot/
Mexican authorities are investigating who was responsible for a car bomb found in Ciudad Juarez and later disarmed with a controlled explosion by federal police.
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China diverting U.S. military technology to Iran
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=202837
As Obama administration policymakers press to liberalize U.S. export controls to placate the U.S. defense industry and make higher levels of technology more accessible to China, U.S. intelligence has determined that China in fact is acquiring U.S. “militarily critical” technology for Iran’s military and nuclear programs, according to a report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
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Iran releases American woman
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-releases-american-woman-2078967.html
The lawyer of an American woman detained in Iran says she has been released from custody but is still in the prison finalising details. The lawyer, Masoud Shafiei, says Sarah Shourd “has been released and she has to go through the formalities inside the prison.”
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Associate of Ground Zero Imam Is a 9/11 ‘Truther’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/associate-of-ground-zero-imam-is-a-911-truther/
A founding member of an organization run by imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the lead protagonist for the proposed Cordoba mosque near Ground Zero, has made claims that the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 were an “inside job” and that Muslims have been falsely and improperly made into scapegoats.
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Stakelbeck on Terror: Inside al Qaeda with Former Terrorist, bin Laden Associate Noman Benotman.
http://bigpeace.com/estakelbeck/2010/09/13/stakelbeck-on-terror-inside-al-qaeda-with-former-terrorist-bin-laden-associate-noman-benotman/
A few months back, I traveled to London, where I interviewed a veritable who’s who of the city’s most notorious Islamic radicals and wanted terrorists (see my reports here, here and here). But perhaps my most fascinating interview on that trip was my lengthy conversation with a man who has actually renounced violent jihad—at least, of the “offensive” variety.
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Officer, security guard honored for stopping armed soldier
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=12407323
SALT LAKE CITY — On Aug. 27, a Salt Lake City police officer stopped what could have been a disaster. He fatally shot a heavily-armed soldier outside of the Grand America Hotel, whom investigators believe had a deadly plan.

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News Articles For 8/3

August 3, 2010 — Operation Rooster

Iraqi Forces Kill Terrorism Suspect, Arrest 21 Others
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60267
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2010 – Iraqi security forces killed a suspected terrorist and arrested 21 other terrorism suspects in various recent operations in Iraq, military officials reported.
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Baqubah operation nets 8 suspected AQI criminal associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/baqubah-operation-nets-8-suspected-aqi-criminal-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested eight suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates during joint security operations in Baqubah today.
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ISF arrest two suspected AQI criminal associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/isf-arrest-two-suspected-aqi-criminal-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested two suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates during a joint security operation in Baghdad today.
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Suspected Promised Day Brigade member arrested by ISF
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/suspected-promised-day-brigade-member-arrested-by-isf
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested a suspected Promised Day Brigade (PDB) member during a joint security operation near Khalis today. ISF and U.S. advisors searched a building for the suspected PDB member allegedly responsible for conducting rocket attacks on coalition forces. He is also allegedly involved in the facilitation of weapons into Iraq.
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Airmen Deliver Flood Relief to Pakistan
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60284
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2010 – An Air Force C-130H Hercules crew delivered relief supplies to Islamabad, Pakistan, July 31 in response to catastrophic monsoon flooding.
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‘Wounded Warrior’ facility helps injured Marines get back to the fight
http://www.marines.mil/unit/1stmlg/Pages/%E2%80%98WoundedWarrior%E2%80%99FacilityHelpsInjuredMarinesGetBacktotheFight.aspx
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — Lance Cpl. Frank Martin had only been in Afghanistan a few days when a 60-pound improvised explosive device detonated while he and his squad were on their first foot patrol in northern Marjah, hurling him into the air.
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Face of Defense: Guardsman Helps Afghan Farmers
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60283
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind., Aug. 3, 2010 – For Army Sgt. John Larsen, a hydrologist with the Missouri National Guard, going to Afghanistan for a year to improve that nation’s ability to feed its people is a calling.
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Twinsburg, Omaha soldiers win “Best Warrior” contest
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=142445
FORT MCCOY, Wis. — Soldiers from Ohio and Nebraska have won the U.S. Army Reserve’s “Best Warrior” contest. Sgt. David W. Rider, of 256th Combat Support Hospital in Twinsburg, Ohio, won as a noncommissioned officer.
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High court trims Miranda warning rights bit by bit
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_supreme_court_miranda
WASHINGTON – You have the right to remain silent, but only if you tell the police that you’re remaining silent. You have a right to a lawyer — before, during and after questioning, even though the police don’t have to tell you exactly when the lawyer can be with you. If you can’t afford a lawyer, one will be provided to you. Do you understand these rights as they have been read to you, which, by the way, are only good for the next two weeks?
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News bias in prez race more than just a theory
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=187149
In little-noticed comments, a member of the controversial JournoList e-mail group first publicly exposed in 2008 that news media reporters “threw their support” to Barack Obama, then a presidential candidate.
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Judge won’t dismiss Va. challenge to health care law
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38522261/ns/politics/
WASHINGTON — Virginia’s lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s health care reform law cleared its first legal hurdle Monday as a federal judge ruled the law raises a host of complex constitutional issues.
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner: Unemployment Could Go Up Before It Comes Down
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/treasury-secretary-timothy-geithner-unemployment/story?id=11308157
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner acknowledged that it is still a “tough economy” for most Americans, and warned it’s possible the unemployment rate will go up for a couple of months before it comes down as more people enter the labor force.
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Stimulus Slammed: Republican Senators Release Report Alleging Waste
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/summer-recovery-slammed-stimulus-waste-report-released/story?id=11309090
The Obama administration has credited its $862 billion stimulus program with pulling the economy out of the worst recession since the Great Depression. But a new report by two Republican senators argues the stimulus is riddled with wasteful projects that do not create jobs.
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Accused Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan Can’t Find a Bank Willing to Cash His Checks
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/fort-hood-suspect-nidal-hasan-find-bank/story?id=11291442
The attorney for the man charged with last year’s deadly shooting rampage at Texas’ Fort Hood Army post says his client, who is still on the military’s payroll, can’t find a bank willing to cash his checks.
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States go deeper into debt
http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/30/news/economy/state_debt_levels/index.htm
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The states are broke, and like many consumers, they’re borrowing big time to get out of their fiscal binds. The amount of debt that states are carrying spiked 10.3% last year to $460 billion, according to Moody’s Investors Service. The debt is paid for through taxes and fees, making residents ultimately responsible.
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Virginia AG Rules Officers Can Check Immigration Status, Aren’t Required
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/02/virginia-attorney-general-rules-police-check-immigration-status/
Virginia’s top prosecutor, after issuing a legal opinion that seemed to align his state with Arizona in the battle over local immigration enforcement, told Fox News on Monday that the two states’ policies aren’t a perfect match.
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Mexican Drug Cartel Allegedly Puts a Price on Arizona Sheriff’s Head
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/immigration/mexican-drug-cartel-sheriff-arpaio-07292010
PHOENIX – He’s been at the center of the discussions and controversies surrounding illegal immigration enforcement in Arizona for quite a while. On the day parts of Arizona’s immigration law, SB 1070, went into effect, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is in the news for another reason: there’s a price on his head – allegedly offered by a Mexican drug cartel.
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Americans who swap passports
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ae8415c-9e5e-11df-a5a4-00144feab49a.html
At the US Embassy in London, there is a waiting list that none of the officials likes to discuss. On the list are Americans hoping to give up their citizenship, as they seek shelter from the Internal Revenue Service.
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Pakistan’s Zardari says war with Taliban being lost
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6721R820100803
(Reuters) – Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari warned that the international community was losing the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to an interview published on Tuesday.
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Jonas, 32, sewed up his own leg after ER wait
http://www.thelocal.se/28150/20100803/
A 32-year-old took the needle into his hands when he tired of the wait at Sundsvall hospital in northern Sweden and sewed up the cut in his leg himself. The man was later reported to the police for his impromptu handiwork.
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Nasa scientists braced for ‘solar tsunami’ to hit earth
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7923069/Nasa-scientists-braced-for-solar-tsunami-to-hit-earth.html
The solar fireworks at the weekend were recorded by several satellites, including Nasa’s new Solar Dynamics Observatory which watched its shock wave rippling outwards.
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Facebook bear (that’s actually a cat) reunited with owner
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/836802-facebook-bear-thats-actually-a-cat-reunited-with-owner
Good news for any Facebook users following the plight of that little lost bear nicknamed ‘Meare Kat’… he’s been reunited with his owner, two-year-old Ned Taggart from East Sussex.
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The Ghosts of World War II’s Past
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/the-ghosts-of-world-war-iis
Taking old World War II photos, Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov carefully photoshopped them over more recent shots to make the past come alive. Not only do we get to experience places like Prague, Vienna, and Moscow in ways we could have never imagined, more importantly, we are able to appreciate our shared history in a whole new and unbelievably meaningful way.

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News Articles For 8/2

August 2, 2010 — Operation Rooster

ISF kill suspected JRTN member, arrest 2 others
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/isf-kill-suspected-jrtn-member-arrest-2-others
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces killed a suspected Jaysh Rijal Tariqah al-Naqshabandi (JRTN) member and arrested two others during a joint security operation approximately 30km southwest of Mosul today.
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ISF arrest suspected Kata’ib Hezballah member, 3 criminal associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/isf-arrest-suspected-kataib-hezballah-member-3-criminal-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested a suspected Kata’ib Hezballah (KH) member and three suspected criminal associates during a joint security operation in Hussaniyah today.
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Jalulah operation nets 2 suspected AQI criminal associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/jalulah-operation-nets-2-suspected-aqi-criminal-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested two suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates during a joint security operation in Jalulah today.
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Face of Defense: Airman Gives of Himself to Save Son
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60265
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 2, 2010 – An airman from Hurlburt Field, Fla., has given his 2-year-old son a new lease on life. Air Force Senior Airman Mario Webb, a ground radio maintainer from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, donated part of his liver in April so his son, Genghis, could receive a life-saving transplant.
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Your Tax Dollars Paid for a 2010 Census Totem Pole to be Shipped from Alaska to DC
http://biggovernment.com/srmorse/2010/08/02/your-tax-dollars-paid-for-a-2010-census-totem-pole-to-be-shipped-from-alaska-to-dc/
Now, this must be one of the most flagrant instances of waste that I have ever read about. A “totem pole” that has been created to celebrate the 2010 Census is traveling thousands of miles from Juneau, Alaska to Washington D.C.
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Stealthy Government Contractor Monitors U.S. Internet Providers, Worked With Wikileaks Informant
http://blogs.forbes.com/firewall/2010/08/01/stealthy-government-contractor-monitors-u-s-internet-providers-says-it-employed-wikileaks-informant/
A semi-secret government contractor that calls itself Project Vigilant surfaced at the Defcon security conference Sunday with a series of revelations: that it monitors the traffic of 12 regional Internet service providers, hands much of that information to federal agencies, and encouraged one of its “volunteers,” researcher Adrian Lamo, to inform the federal government about the alleged source of a controversial video of civilian deaths in Iraq leaked to whistle-blower site Wikileaks in April.
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Arizona Sheriff: ‘Our Own Government Has Become Our Enemy’
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/70324
(CNSNews.com) – Pinal County (Ariz.) Sheriff Paul Babeu is hopping mad at the federal government. Babeu told CNSNews.com that rather than helping law enforcement in Arizona stop the hundreds of thousands of people who come into the United States illegally over its southern border in Arizona, the federal government is targeting the state and its law enforcement personnel.
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California Government Grows as Private Sector Shrinks
http://biggovernment.com/cdeluz/2010/08/01/california-government-grows-as-private-sector-shrinks/
With private sector jobs disappearing at an alarming rate, Assembly Republican Leader Martin Garrick, of Carlsbad, says in his weekly address that California must reduce the size of government to balance the budget. Here is the Assembly Republicans’ compilation of job statistics titled Real Facts: California Private Sector Job Loss vs. State Employee Job Cost.
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Congressman at Town Hall: ‘The Federal Government Can Do Most Anything in This Country’
http://www.breitbart.tv/congressman-at-town-hall-the-federal-government-can-do-most-anything-in-this-country/
Video: Rep. Pete Stark takes questions at a town hall meeting.
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Cuba eyes more self-employment as massive layoffs loom
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.b4a79e079069c2b3889441cfab5c4b25.61&show_article=1
President Raul Castro expanded self-employment fields on Sunday, ahead of looming government plans to slash as many as one million jobs — 20 percent of communist Cuba’s work force — from state payrolls.
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US hikers’ mothers say Iran using them as bargaining chips
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.2b60029907fb2ea11a94630ffa23b621.31&show_article=1
The mothers of three American hikers detained in Iran for a year said Monday that the latest comments from Tehran show Iranian officials are using their children as bargaining chips.
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad calls for TV debate with Obama
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6711EA20100802
(Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday to face him in a televised one-on-one debate to see who has the best solutions for the world’s problems.
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Israel fears Turks could pass its secrets to Iran
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6710X8.htm
JERUSALEM, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Israel’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak has voiced concern that once-stalwart ally Turkey could share Israeli intelligence secrets with Iran, revealing a deep distrust as Ankara’s regional interests shift.
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Newsweek: Some Leading Taliban Believe Mullah Omar in ISI Custody
http://bigpeace.com/bthor/2010/08/01/newsweek-some-leading-taliban-believe-mullah-omar-in-isi-custody/
In May, we exclusively broke the story that Taliban leader, Mullah Omar had been taken into the custody of Pakistan’s Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
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Meet the Blind Piano Virtuoso Who Can’t Tell One Hand from the Other
http://tv.gawker.com/5601950/meet-the-blind-piano-virtuoso-who-cant-tell-one-hand-from-the-other
Derek Paravicini is blind, can’t tell one hand from the other, and can’t hold a conversation. He can, however, play any song on the piano—from memory—in any key and in any style. His incredible 60 Minutes profile, inside.

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News Articles For 7/3

July 3, 2010 — Operation Rooster

Iraqi Forces Capable, Confident as Drawdown Advances
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59878
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2010 – One year after U.S. forces withdrew from Iraqi cities, the chief of staff for the 3rd Infantry Division and Task Force Marne said yesterday that Iraqi security forces have proven themselves capable of conducting independent operations.
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Remembering the Fourth of July
http://afps.dodlive.mil/2010/07/02/remembering-the-fourth-of-july/
Heather Forsgren Weaver, a colleague of mine at American Forces Press Service, is a regular contributor to Family Matters. Heather’s been heavily involved in this blog from the start. She edits, helps write and posts content on a daily basis.
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NCO wins 20K race-walk national championship
http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/07/01/41726-nco-wins-20k-race-walk-national-championship/
DES MOINES, Iowa (Army News Service, July 1, 2010) Staff Sgt. John Nunn won the 20-kilometer race walk June 27 at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships here.
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21 Killed in Shootout Between Drug, Trafficking Gangs Near Arizona Border
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2010/07/01/21-killed-in-shootout-between-drug-trafficking-gangs-near-arizona-border/
A massive gun battle between rival drug and migrant trafficking gangs near the U.S. border Thursday left 21 people dead and at least six others wounded, prosecutors said. The fire fight occurred in a sparsely populated area about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from the Arizona border, near the city of Nogales, that is considered a prime corridor for immigrant and drug smuggling.
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FBI spent nearly decade pursuing spy suspects in bid to gain counterintelligence
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/02/AR2010070205569_pf.html
The Russian spy case that exploded into public view this week was preceded by nearly a decade of cat-and-mouse activities with the FBI, according to court documents and an interview with a senior U.S. official familiar with the case.
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‘Cry Wolf,’ the ‘JournoList,’ and Now This: One Of WaPo’s Bloggers Outed As Obama White House Operative. Is Anybody Surprised?
http://bigjournalism.com/wthuston/2010/07/02/cry-wolf-the-journolist-and-now-this-wapo-reveals-one-of-its-bloggers-is-also-an-obama-white-house-operative-is-anybody-surprised/
Ron Brynaert has a story over at his The Raw Story blog that reveals yet another denizen of the Old Media trying to be both a “journalist” and an operative of Barack Obama’s administration. She is Patricia McGinnis, an unpaid advisor at the White House and also one of the contributors to the Post’s “On Leadership” blog.
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Dems refuse compromise to extend unemployment benefits
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/congress/Dems-refuse-compromise-to-extend-unemployment-benefits-97625324.html
Congress adjourns this week for the July Fourth recess without having passed a bill to extend unemployment insurance benefits to 1.3 million people who started losing them this month.
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Democrats push for new Internet sales taxes
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20009603-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
The halcyon days of tax-free Internet shopping will, if Rep. Bill Delahunt gets his way, soon be coming to an abrupt end. Delahunt, a Massachusetts Democrat, introduced a bill on Thursday that would rewrite the ground rules for Internet and mail order sales by eliminating the option for many Americans to shop over the Internet without paying state sales taxes.
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Feds accused of ‘colluding’ on ‘booze-gate’ explanations
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=174069
The Pentagon has been accused of coordinating with staff officials for members of Congress on what to release to the public under federal Freedom of Information Act demands for information about a “booze-gate” scandal in which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spent $101,000 in taxpayer money for “in-flight” services, including food and alcohol.
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Court: Regulation of free speech stops here!
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=174137
A federal court has ruled unconstitutional an attempt by New Mexico politicians to regulate the political free speech of activists working to hold their elected officials accountable to the people.
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Illinois Stops Paying Its Bills, but Can’t Stop Digging Hole
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/03/business/economy/03illinois.html?_r=1&partner=MYWAY&ei=5065
CHICAGO — Even by the standards of this deficit-ridden state, Illinois’s comptroller, Daniel W. Hynes, faces an ugly balance sheet. Precisely how ugly becomes clear when he beckons you into his office to examine his daily briefing memo.
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Mayor Daley lays out strict gun rules for Chicago
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100701/ap_on_re_us/us_chicago_gun_ban
CHICAGO – With the city’s gun ban certain to be overturned, Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday introduced what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the United States.
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Professional Cat Catcher Frees Trapped Feline
http://www.8newsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12738733
LAS VEGAS – A woman living in the southwest part of the valley has had some restless nights since her cat got out of the house Sunday night. For four nights, her tabby Sammy hid underground in a flood control drainage system. But with the help of a professional cat catcher, Sammy’s ordeal had a happy ending.

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News Articles For 6/26

June 26, 2010 — Operation Rooster

Forces in Afghanistan Kill, Capture Insurgents
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59784
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 25, 2010 – An Afghan-international security force killed several insurgents, including Faizullah, a Taliban subcommander, as the insurgents were planting a roadside bomb near Kandahar City in Afghanistan yesterday.
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Petraeus to Modify Afghanistan Rules of Engagement, Source Says
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06/25/petraeus-modify-afghanistan-rules-engagement-source-says/
A military source close to Gen. David Petraeus told Fox News that one of the first things the general will do when he takes over in Afghanistan is to modify the rules of engagement to make it easier for U.S. troops to engage in combat with the enemy, though a Petraeus spokesman pushed back on the claim.
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Hezbollah-Cartel Nexus on U.S. Border Warns Congresswoman
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2010/06/25/hezbollah-cartel-nexus-on-u-s-border-warns-congresswoman/
Iran-tied terror group Hezbollah may be colluding with drug cartels along the U.S.-Mexico border, a Republican congresswoman warned, calling on Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to establish a special task force to figure out how to “clamp down” on this “national security” threat. The Lebanon-based group has long-standing and documented ties to South America and its drug gangs, but reports have recently surfaced that it may be expanding its influence to Mexico and the U.S. border.
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Disgraced Fannie Mae deep in carbon scheme
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=171457
With the Obama administration pushing for cap-and-trade legislation, former Clinton and Obama adviser Franklin Raines has positioned the government-sponsored mortgage giant Fannie Mae to make millions by selling carbon credits from American homes.
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Obama calls for bank tax as next step in reform
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65P0VP20100626
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama, fresh from a win on a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street regulations, on Saturday urged Congress to take up his proposal for a $90 billion, 10-year tax on banks as the next step in reform.
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Obama administration poised to challenge Arizona immigration law
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-arizona-law-20100626,0,2047818.story
Reporting from Washington — A White House showdown with the state of Arizona over its tough new immigration law is likely to unfold next week, when the Obama administration is expected to file a lawsuit aimed at blocking the state’s bid to curb illegal immigration on its own, according to people familiar with the administration’s plans.
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Ariz. gov: Most illegal immigrants smuggling drugs
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100626/D9GIOH0O0.html
PHOENIX (AP) – Gov. Jan Brewer said Friday that most illegal immigrants entering Arizona are being used to transport drugs across the border, an assertion that critics slammed as exaggerated and racist.
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Teen shot by Border Patrol had smuggling arrests
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100626/D9GIOGSO0.html
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – A 15-year-old Mexican boy shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent was among El Paso’s most wanted juvenile immigrant smugglers, according to federal arrest records reviewed by The Associated Press.
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Two Census Bureau managers fired for creating at least 10,000 bogus questionnaires to meet deadlines
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/06/26/2010-06-26_2_census_bigs_axed_for_fakin_it.html
Two Census Bureau managers from a Brooklyn field office were fired after their bosses found they faked household surveys to meet deadlines, the Daily News learned.
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Obama Internet kill switch plan approved by US Senate
http://news.techworld.com/security/3228198/obama-internet-kill-switch-plan-approved-by-us-senate/?olo=rss
A US Senate committee has approved a wide-ranging cybersecurity bill that some critics have suggested would give the US president the authority to shut down parts of the Internet during a cyberattack.
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Censorship of pro-USA shirts prompts federal complaint
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=170513
A new federal civil-rights lawsuit is targeting officials at Live Oak High School in the Morgan Hill Unified District in California for demanding that students not wear pro-USA shirts to class on the Mexican Cinco de Mayo holiday.
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Beer Stimulus: Can Hops and Barley Create Jobs?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/beer-stimulus-hops-barley-create-jobs/story?id=10932224
Crack a cold one and help save the economy? That’s what an unlikely pair of political allies believe could be the brew with a bill in Congress that would reduce taxes for small breweries and, they say, create new jobs.
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Biden: We Can’t Recover All the Jobs Lost
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20008924-503544.html
Vice President Joe Biden gave a stark assessment of the economy today, telling an audience of supporters, “there’s no possibility to restore 8 million jobs lost in the Great Recession.”
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US: Turkey must show commitment
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?ID=179570
WASHINGTON — The United States is warning Turkey that it is alienating US supporters and needs to demonstrate its commitment to partnership with the West.
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G8 leaders condemn North Korea, urge Iran respect laws
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65P1I220100626?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=6&sp=true
A military source close to Gen. David Petraeus told Fox News that one of the first things the general will do when he takes over in Afghanistan is to modify the rules of engagement to make it easier for U.S. troops to engage in combat with the enemy, though a Petraeus spokesman pushed back on the claim.
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Iranians to join ship to Gaza
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?ID=179576
Iranian parliamentarian Mahmoud Ahmadi Beighash announced Saturday that he and other Iranian lawmakers intend to join a ship headed for Gaza by way of Lebanon.
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More American women not having children: report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100625/lf_nm_life/us_children_report_1
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – More American women are choosing not to have children than three decades ago, according to a new report. Nearly 20 percent of older women do not have children, compared to 10 percent in the 1970s, the Pew Research Center said.
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Newborn Kittens Rescued from YMCA Walls
http://www.sandiego6.com/mostpopular/story/Newborn-Kittens-Rescued-from-YMCA-Walls/fkfP-1QLd0mKthyIR8BwLQ.cspx
SAN DIEGO – The sounds of meows from inside walls at a YMCA turned out to be a litter of newborn kittens. Union-Tribune columnist Diane Bell reports a worker cut a hole in a wall at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA in Lincoln Park and found a kitten, no older than two weeks.

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