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BUSTED!! Legislative panel: Palin abused authority
ap.google.com — ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner. More… (World News)
toetaggerThe End of America?
bu.edu — One week after the September 11 terrorist attacks, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was quoted as saying, “We have a choice. Either to change the way we live, which is unacceptable, or change the way they live. We choose the latter.” More… (World News)
Craftsworld3 for 3 CBS Poll: Uncommitted Voters Say Obama Won Debate
cbsnews.com — Democrat Identified By More Uncommitted Voters As Having Performed Better Than Rival McCainMore… (World News)
Commando: US officials stopped plans to kill bin Laden
rawstory.com — After September 11, 2001, a team of elite Delta Force commandos was sent into Afghanistan with an assignment to find and kill Osama bin Laden at Tora Bora -- but that mission failed. The commander of the Delta Force team has now written a book which tells what he says is the true story of what went wrong. More… (World News)
Inflammatory Republican rallies raise concerns
rawstory.com — Shouts of "terrorist" and even accusations of "treason" aimed at Barack Obama have echoed around Republican rallies, whipped up into alarming, hate-filled frenzies against the Democratic White House hopeful. One banner in the crowd declared: "Go ahead, let the dogs out."More… (World News)
Hanged for being a Christian in Iran
telegraph.co.uk — A month ago, the Iranian parliament voted in favour of a draft bill, entitled "Islamic Penal Code", which would codify the death penalty for any male Iranian who leaves his Islamic faith. Women would get life imprisonment. The majority in favour of the new law was overwhelming: 196 votes for, with just seven against...More… (World News)
vick3iiU.S. Army brigade being stationed in the homeland.
salon.com — Yet another example of the slow, methodical, erosion of civil liberties. S*** like this makes me sick. Military is not, nor should it ever be, law enforcement.More… (World News)
Obama: Are you better off now than you were 4 weeks ago?
cbsnews.com — Campaigning in IndianaMore… (World News)
Federal Judge Orders 17 Guantánamo Detainees Freed
nytimes.com — Seventeen Uighurs held at Guantánamo Bay must be freed and allowed into the United States, a federal judge ruled.More… (World News)
Ari222Homeless man dies after being set ablaze
msnbc.msn.com — A homeless man died after being doused with gasoline and set on fire on a street where he had lived for many years and was a familiar face to residents of Koreatown, police and local merchants said Friday.More… (World News)
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Financial crisis diverting attention from major scandal
toledoblade.com — Investigators from both the department’s Office of Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility found that political pressure did indeed drive the dismissal action against at least three of the nine federal prosecutors abruptly fired.More… (World News)
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Suicide Epidemic Among Veterans
cbsnews.com — They are the casualties of wars you don’t often hear about - soldiers who die of self-inflicted wounds. Little is known about the true scope of suicides among those who have served in the military.More… (World News)
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FCC deepens probe into Pentagon TV analyst payola
arstechnica.com — The FCC is asking former military officers for details on their participation in a campaign to promote the Department of Defense's Iraq policy on national news program without proper disclosure.More… (World News)
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British commander says war in Afghanistan cannot be won
reuters.com — LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's commander in Afghanistan has said the war against the Taliban cannot be won, the Sunday Times reported. It quoted Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith as saying in an interview that if the Taliban were willing to talk....More… (World News)
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Pictured: The 20st sumo girl... aged just 14
dailymail.co.uk — At the age of 14 and weighing in at 20 stone, Samantha-Jane Stacey is born to be a sumo wrestler.Samantha-Jane says she does not try to put on weight but concentrates on a balanced diet to keep her fit for the fight.More… (World News)
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