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Iran: protesters beyond the control of the opposition leaders
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There are signs that the opposition leaders are no longer in control of the anti-government elements. Protesters used the opportunity of the presence of large crowds gathered to celebrate Ashura and unleashed a wave of violent clashes with security forces Sunday resulting in at least eight deaths. According to ...6 hours ago -
Screening could have detected explosives
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Existing airport screening equipment could have detected the explosive suspected in the attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, experts say. But the screening equipment is used on a only small fraction of passengers in part because of concerns about privacy rights, costs and long ...10 hours ago -
Flight 253 and Counterterrors Epic Fail
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An attempted jihad attack on Christmas Day has revealed that Americans are much more vulnerable to such attacks than most have believed while government officials whistle in the dark. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old son of a wealthy Nigerian banker, tried to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 just ...13 hours ago -
Detroit explosive common, easily detectible
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The explosive device used by the would-be Detroit bomber contained a widely available - and easily detected - chemical explosive that has a long history of terrorist use, according to government officials and explosive experts. SNIP PETN was widely used in the plastic explosives terrorists used to blow up airplanes in ...19 hours ago -
Detroit explosive common, easily detectible (AP)
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AP – The explosive device used by the would-be Detroit bomber contained a widely available — and easily… Excerpt from: (AP)"> (AP)">Detroit explosive common, easily detectible (AP)21 hours ago -
Economic growth of 8.5 percent during UPA Government: Manmohan Singh
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Bhubaneswar, Dec 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Indian economy has witnessed a growth of 8.5 percent during the regime of the current UPA Government.The Prime Minister was speaking at the inaugural function of the 92nd session of the Indian Economic Association in Bhubaneswar here.Singh said ...1 day ago -
Seniors are Americas new Jews
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They are objects of derision. Influential government officials refer to them as unproductive, of less value than others in society. The political party running the government aggressively denies them access to health services while putting in place bureaucracies devoted, in effect, to ending their lives. The Jews ...1 day ago -
Manmohan Singh arrives in Bhubaneswar
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Bhubaneswar, Dec 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today arrived here on a six-hour visit to the state. He is expected to inaugurate the 92nd conference of the Indian Economic Association (IEA).Manmohan Singh will also lay the foundation stone of the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) ...1 day ago -
Shelby County collector frustrated as 1952 war plane remains in custody of federal officials
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More than six months after government officials seized his rare vintage military aircraft, Claude Hendrickson said he is still in the dark about why the airplane was confiscated and when and if it will be returned to him. Until the 1952 airplane -- believed to be one of only a handful of Douglas AD-4N Skyraiders in ...2 days ago -
GJM activists step up pressure for Gorkhaland, sit on hunger strike
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Siliguri, Dec.26 (ANI): Activists of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), a regional organisation spearheading the demand for a separate state, stepped up their protest on Saturday (December 26) for separate state of Gorkhaland, as they went on a hunger strike here. Activists were joined by many non-Nepalese, who also ...2 days ago -
Helen Thomas: "Obama Is No FDR – Republican Mission Is To See Obama Fail [WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES]
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WASHINGTON -- The spirit of Christmas seems to have escaped Congress, maybe even the country. Have you ever encountered such mean spiritedness and political conniving as are now on display on Capitol Hill? In the past, we have had great philosophical divisions in the struggle for civil rights, especially when southern ...3 days ago -
Officials: Suicide bombers kill 4 in NW Pakistan (AP)
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AP - At least one suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a busy commercial area full of government buildings in Pakistans main northwest city Thursday, killing four people and wounding six, police and government officials said.4 days ago -
Officials: Suicide bombers kill 4 in NW Pakistan (AP)
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AP – At least one suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a busy commercial area full of government buildings in Pakistan’s main… Go here to see the original: (AP)"> (AP)">Officials: Suicide bombers kill 4 in NW Pakistan (AP)4 days ago -
Experts devise bang-up cracker formula
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British researchers say they have devised a guaranteed method of pulling crackers, to avoid disappointment at the dinner table this Christmas. The researchers say the method for always winning the long end of the cracker, and therefore the prize inside, is in the angle that you grip it. They have released a ...4 days ago -
More swine flu vaccine recalled: FDA – Reuters
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CTV.ca More swine flu vaccine recalled: FDA Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - The US Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday AstraZenecas MedImmune unit is voluntarily recalling some of its H1N1 swine flu vaccine because it was not as potent as it should be. Norman Baylor, director of the office of ...5 days ago -
U.S. Urges H1N1 Shots as Supplies Surge – Wall Street Journal
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CBC.ca U.S. Urges H1N1 Shots as Supplies Surge Wall Street Journal The vaccine to fight the H1N1 virus is plentiful after weeks of short supply, and long lines have largely disappeared at clinics, pharmacies and doctors offices. But as infections have slowed, government officials now are trying to ...5 days ago -
Pair held over $4m card skimming scam
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Police in Sydney have arrested two men over an EFTPOS scam which has so far netted more than $4 million from bank accounts in Western Australia. Thousands of Western Australians have had their card details stolen at several McDonalds restaurants across Perth since October. Police allege the 31-year-old Canadian man ...6 days ago -
Five to die for Ethiopia assassination plot (AFP)
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AFP - An Ethiopian court on Tuesday sentenced five people to death and 33 to life imprisonment for plotting to assassinate government officials, an AFP correspondent reported.6 days ago -
Copenhagen Climate Conference Failure, Chinese Reaction
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From M op : The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference has failed, humans have declared war on planet Earth. The Copenhagen Climate Conference has failed, humans have declared war on planet Earth. This proves that the so-called elite of humanity is a group of shit eaters. Human activities have caused carbon ...6 days ago -
Polanski completing film under house arrest
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London, Dec 21 (IANS) Hollywood filmmaker Roman Polanski isn’t allowing his legal woes to disrupt the editing of his latest movie “The Ghost Writer”. He is completing post-production work on the film while under house arrest in Switzerland.Earlier this month, Polanski was transferred to his holiday home from a ...1 week ago
