Chicago Convict Wrecked By MMA Fighter He Attempted to Mug | Anthony Miranda | TheBlaze.com

Chicago Convict Wrecked By MMA Fighter He Attempted to Mug | Anthony Miranda | TheBlaze.com: "The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 24-year-old Anthony Miranda allegedly pulled a gun on a driver in a parked car on the Southwest Side of Chicago Friday night."

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Has the War with Iran Already Begun? - Michael Hirsh - NationalJournal.com

Has the War with Iran Already Begun? - Michael Hirsh - NationalJournal.com: "Two incidents that occurred on Sunday—Iran’s claim of a shoot-down of a U.S. drone, and an explosion outside the British embassy in Bahrain—may have been unrelated. But they appear to add to growing evidence that an escalating covert war by the West is under way against Iran, and that Tehran is retaliating with greater intensity than ever."

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Postal Service Confirms Cuts That Will Slow Mail Down « CBS Chicago

Postal Service Confirms Cuts That Will Slow Mail Down « CBS Chicago: "If you still mail a check to pay your bills, it’s going to take longer for them to get where they’re going starting in January."

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Claim: Clinton Collected $50K Per Month From MF Global - HUMAN EVENTS

Claim: Clinton Collected $50K Per Month From MF Global - HUMAN EVENTS: "A former MF Global employee accused former president William J. Clinton of collecting $50,000 per month through his Teneo advisory firm in the months before the brokerage careened towards its Halloween filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy."

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Arrests of illegal migrants on U.S.-Mexico border plummet - The Washington Post

Arrests of illegal migrants on U.S.-Mexico border plummet - The Washington Post: "Arrests of illegal migrants trying to cross the southern U.S. border have plummeted to levels not seen since the early 1970s, according to tallies released by the Department of Homeland Security last week, a historic shift that could reshape the debate over immigration reform."

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Pelosi: I’ll reveal information on Gingrich 'when the time is right' - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

Pelosi: I’ll reveal information on Gingrich 'when the time is right' - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room: "Pelosi: I’ll reveal information on Gingrich 'when the time is right'
By Alicia M. Cohn - 12/05/11 02:44 PM ET
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is holding back some information on Republican Newt Gingrich that could detract from his presidential campaign, according to a report published Monday."

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NASA - NASA's Kepler Mission Confirms Its First Planet in Habitable Zone of Sun-like Star

NASA - NASA's Kepler Mission Confirms Its First Planet in Habitable Zone of Sun-like Star: "NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the "habitable zone," the region where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface. Kepler also has discovered more than 1,000 new planet candidates, nearly doubling its previously known count. Ten of these candidates are near-Earth-size and orbit in the habitable zone of their host star. Candidates require follow-up observations to verify they are actual planets. "

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Thousands protests against Putin after Russia vote | Reuters

Thousands protests against Putin after Russia vote | Reuters: "Several thousand people protested in central Moscow on Monday against what they said was a fraudulent parliamentary election, shouting "Revolution!" and calling for an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule."

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S&P warns eurozone of mass downgrade - FT.com

S&P warns eurozone of mass downgrade - FT.com: "Germany and the eurozone’s five other triple A members face having their top-notch ratings downgraded after Standard & Poor’s put 15 countries in the single currency bloc on negative creditwatch."

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25: "The House passed three more common-sense jobs bills last week, bringing the current number of jobs bills awaiting a vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate to 25. Each of these bills is focused on removing government barriers – excessive regulations, the threat of tax hikes, and ‘stimulus’ spending policies – that are hurting job growth, and many have bipartisan support."

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