Monday, December 12, 2011

The Most Dangerous Cities in the World | TheBlaze.com

The Most Dangerous Cities in the World | TheBlaze.com: "Recently, a series of roadside bombs killed 11 people and injured dozens more in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The bombings, as a part of a larger, coordinated jihadi assault, killed a total of 32 people."

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Google Maps Shows Secret UAV on U.S. Military Base | TheBlaze.com

Google Maps Shows Secret UAV on U.S. Military Base | TheBlaze.com: "Last month, Google Maps revealed what looked to be secret structures in China’s Gobi Desert. They were theorized to be used for calibration of spy satellites. But could Google Maps be revealing U.S. military secrets as well?"

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Sharpton’s civil-rights group juggling tax woes - NYPOST.com

Sharpton’s civil-rights group juggling tax woes - NYPOST.com: "The Rev. Al Sharpton’s nonprofit paid him nearly $242,000 — even as it carried $1.6 million in debt, according to documents obtained by The Post."

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Wonkbook: The real unemployment rate is 11 percent - The Washington Post

Wonkbook: The real unemployment rate is 11 percent - The Washington Post: "Typically, I try to tie the beginning of Wonkbook to the news. But today, the most important sentence isn't a report on something that just happened, but a fresh look at something that's been happening for the last three years."

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Norway butter shortage threatens Christmas treats - Times LIVE

Norway butter shortage threatens Christmas treats - Times LIVE: "The shortfall, expected to last into January, amounts to between 500 and 1,000 tonnes, said Tine, Norway's main dairy company, while online sellers have offered 500-gramme packs for up to 350 euros ($465)."

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Overkill on Internet piracy - Right Turn - The Washington Post

Overkill on Internet piracy - Right Turn - The Washington Post: "Over the weekend, First Amendment impresario Floyd Abrams addressed two controversial Internet piracy bills, the Senate’s Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the House version, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). "

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Dmitry Medvedev Facebook message against Russian protesters backfires - Telegraph

Dmitry Medvedev Facebook message against Russian protesters backfires - Telegraph: "Dmitry Medvedev has been humiliated online after his Facebook page, in which he posted a message denouncing Saturday's 50,000-strong rally in Moscow, was flooded by protesters criticising the Russian president."

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Police employ Predator drone spy planes on home front - latimes.com

Police employ Predator drone spy planes on home front - latimes.com: "Reporting from Washington— Armed with a search warrant, Nelson County Sheriff Kelly Janke went looking for six missing cows on the Brossart family farm in the early evening of June 23. Three men brandishing rifles chased him off, he said."

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Obama to slash National Guard force on U.S.-Mexico border - Washington Times

Obama to slash National Guard force on U.S.-Mexico border - Washington Times: "Blaming budget cuts, the Obama administration early next year will cut the number of National Guard troops patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border by at least half, according to a congressman who was briefed on the plan."

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Poll: Little love for big gov - MJ Lee - POLITICO.com

Poll: Little love for big gov - MJ Lee - POLITICO.com: "Americans’ fear of big government - partly fueled by a sharp spike among Democrats since President Barack Obama took office - almost reached a record high this year and is far greater than people’s concerns about big business and big labor, a new Gallup poll Monday shows."

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