Monday, January 9, 2012

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Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Occupy Oakland Protesters Arrested For Possessing Homemade Bomb…: " A clash between police and protesters Saturday night ended with six protesters arrested, windows broken in a Starbucks coffee shop and a handful of police cars, and Occupy Oakland organizers promising more action opposed to police violence."

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Tornado closes Mall of Mainland - Houston Chronicle

Tornado closes Mall of Mainland - Houston Chronicle: "Damage from a tornado closed the Mall of the Mainland in Texas City this afternoon."

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Airbus A380: World's biggest planes are not sky-worthy, say engineers | Mail Online

Airbus A380: World's biggest planes are not sky-worthy, say engineers | Mail Online: "Australian aircraft engineers have called for Airbus A380 - the world's biggest passenger aircraft - to be grounded, after Singapore Airlines and Qantas found cracks in the wings of their super-jumbos"

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Fidel Castro: 'robot' better than Obama, Republicans

Fidel Castro: 'robot' better than Obama, Republicans: "Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro said Monday that a "robot" would be better in the White House than President Barack Obama -- or any of the Republicans candidates in the 2012 election race."

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Poll: Americans, 2-1, Fear Obama's Reelection - Washington Whispers (usnews.com)

Poll: Americans, 2-1, Fear Obama's Reelection - Washington Whispers (usnews.com): "When it comes to how Americans view President Obama going into the new year, there appears to be very little spirit of Auld Lang Syne. Instead, according to the new Washington Whispers poll, many voters aren't forgetting what they dislike about Obama and want him out office."

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Picasso, Mondrian Paintings Stolen in Greece - WSJ.com

Picasso, Mondrian Paintings Stolen in Greece - WSJ.com: "ATHENS, Greece—Thieves carried out a well-organized, pre-dawn heist at Greece's biggest state art museum on Monday, taking two oil paintings by 20th century masters Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian, police said."

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Clock ticking as Greece races to avoid default - FT.com

Clock ticking as Greece races to avoid default - FT.com: "Lucas Papademos, Greece’s new technocrat prime minister, faces a race against time to secure a second financing package from the country’s international creditors if Greece is to avoid a disorderly default in March."

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Israel preparing for nuclear Iran: report

Israel preparing for nuclear Iran: report: "Israel is preparing for Iran to become a nuclear power and has accepted it may happen within a year, the London Times reported on Monday citing an Israeli security report."

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Iranian, Venezuelan leaders rebuff U.S., joke about bomb | Reuters

Iranian, Venezuelan leaders rebuff U.S., joke about bomb | Reuters: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez lavished each other with praise on Monday, mocked U.S. disapproval and joked about having an atomic bomb at their disposal."

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