Fast and Furious: Justice Department Submitted Knowingly False Information to Congress - Katie Pavlich

Fast and Furious: Justice Department Submitted Knowingly False Information to Congress - Katie Pavlich: "In February 2011, Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny Breuer submitted a letter to Senator Charles Grassley claiming his department, which oversees the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) never knowingly allowed straw purchasers working for ruthless Mexican drug cartels to purchase thousands of guns and then openly traffic them into Mexico."

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Murray representing himself in appeal - Koinlocal6.com

Murray representing himself in appeal - Koinlocal6.com: "Michael Jackson's physician Dr. Conrad Murray is appealing against his involuntary manslaughter conviction without the use of an attorney. "

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New 'Super-Earth' Found With Fine-Tuned Telescope Readings | Science and Technology | English

New 'Super-Earth' Found With Fine-Tuned Telescope Readings | Science and Technology | English: "A distant planet barely bigger than Earth has been discovered in our galaxy, but it might have been missed if not for the combined efforts of several observatories both on and around our home planet."

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LAPD went undercover at Occupy LA - CBS News

LAPD went undercover at Occupy LA - CBS News: " LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles police used nearly a dozen undercover detectives to infiltrate the Occupy LA encampment before this week's raid to gather information on the anti-Wall Street protesters' intentions, according to media reports Friday."

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News from The Associated Press

News from The Associated Press: "BERLIN (AP) -- Officials in Germany's western city of Koblenz say some 45,000 residents have to be evacuated as officials try to defuse a World War II era bomb discovered in the Rhine river."

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Canada May Miss $6.7 Billion Carbon Offset Bill by Exiting Kyoto Protocol - Bloomberg

Canada May Miss $6.7 Billion Carbon Offset Bill by Exiting Kyoto Protocol - Bloomberg: "Canada, the country furthest from meeting its commitment to cut carbon emissions under the Kyoto Protocol, may save as much as $6.7 billion by exiting the global climate change agreement and not paying for offset credits."

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As Putin plans to stay, many Russians want out - CBS News

As Putin plans to stay, many Russians want out - CBS News: " MOSCOW — Natalia Lepleiskaya is just the sort of person today's Russia needs — a successful young IT manager who does charity work in her free time.

But frustrated by what she describes as the corruption and stagnation around her, she and her husband are packing their bags to start a new life in Canada."

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