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Breaking News: Obama lifts order on Gitmo
Posted by: Robert Weller

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 17:54:59 -0700 | disasters-news

President Obama says the US is revising the way it fights terror because today’s threats resemble the kind of terrorism faced before Sept. 11. For those who were skeptical that intentions would be followed by actions, Obama lifted the ban...
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Breaking News: Multiple explosions, heavy gunfire rock Kabul  (Video)
Posted by: Nina Rai

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-24 13:54:17 -0700 | disasters-news

Multiple large blasts rocked a bustling area in the center of Kabul followed by gunfire Friday, police said. It is a second blast to hit the Afghan capital in little over a week. A witness describing the incident told Reuters...
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Breaking News: On Tennessee Valley Authority, Republicans seek to defend New Deal from Obama
Posted by: northsunm32

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 17:45:44 -0700 | political-news

The Tennessee Valley Authority dates from 1933 and was a key project in President Franklin Roosevelt's plans to create huge infrastructure projects that would create jobs and produce benefits to those in the area. Hidden away in a new budget...
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Breaking News: Holder not likely to stay on as attorney general for duration of Obama's term (Opinion)
Posted by: Punditty SelectMedia

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 18:25:12 -0700 | political-news

Eric Holder has been President Barack Obama’s attorney general since being confirmed in February 2009, but regardless of what comes next in the unfolding saga of the federal government spying on members of the press, history is not on Holder’s...
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Breaking News: Washington bridge collapse closes main I-5 route from Mexico to Canada
Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 16:30:37 -0700 | disasters-news

An oversized truck hit the Skagit River Bridge ceiling steel beams Thursday around 7:00 p.m., causing that section of the bridge to buckle and collapse, and sending several cars into the freezing water below, authorities said. Three people were subsequently...
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Breaking News: 'Functionally obsolete' bridge collapse shows need to fix aging infrastructure
Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 15:51:45 -0700 | political-news

"We've still got too many roads that are in disrepair, too many bridges that aren't safe." – President Obama, March 2013 A long section of an Interstate 5 bridge connecting the United States to Canada collapsed Thursday evening, and many...
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Breaking News: Clean the dog poop off her shoe for better relationship
Posted by: Barry Ellsworth SelectMedia

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-24 10:55:25 -0700 | funny-news

It is multiple choice time, involving the interaction of husband and wife. You pick the option that best suits you, and then I provide my thoughts on the matter at the end. 1. It's a beautiful day and you want...
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Breaking News: President Obama defends use of drones
Posted by: Jennifer Rees

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 16:14:10 -0700 | political-news

During a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, DC, Thursday, President Obama spoke in detail about the use of drones, forcefully defending the US drone program and attempting to justify the contentious strikes as legal and necessary to...
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Breaking News: 2 arrested, fighter jets scrambled after 'terrorist' threat aboard plane from Pakistan to England
Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Manchester :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-24 18:01:31 -0700 | political-news

A Boeing 777 on route from Pakistan to the United Kingdom, and carrying more than 300 people, was diverted to an airport outside London on Friday after two men threatened to blow the plane up, CNN reported. Police arrested the...
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Breaking News: Woolwich attack: Lee Rigby's family pays tribute to slain soldier (Video)
Posted by: Eileen Kersey

Manchester :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-24 17:50:54 -0700 | disasters-news

Family members of Lee Rigby, the drummer soldier hacked to death in Woolwich, London, on Wednesday, attended a press conference Friday. Their pain is raw and terrible to watch. You want to reach out and put your arms around them...
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Breaking News: Biggest LEGO model ever: Star Wars X-Wing descends on Times Square, New York
Posted by: Robert Myles

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 16:35:23 -0700 | entertainment-news

Danish toymaker LEGO, the maker of those tactile, dimpled little plastic bricks, Thursday unveiled a replica of the famous X-Wing fighter from the “Star Wars” films in Times Square, New York. LEGO's Times Square X-Wing exhibit is reputedly the largest...
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Breaking News: Anthony Weiner's life lesson - carry on
Posted by: PJesep SelectMedia

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 12:16:49 -0700 | political-news

Puns, jokes, and cheeky observations will follow former US Rep. Anthony Weiner in his bid to be New York City’s next mayor. The married Democrat, once respected for his public policy acumen, resigned from the US House of Representatives after...
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Breaking News: Al-Jazeera bans article critical of Zionism only to republish it later
Posted by: northsunm32

Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-24 12:00:13 -0700 | political-news

An article entitled "The Last of the Semites" was published in Al-Jazeera May 14. However, it was removed Sunday, May 19. The article by Columbia University Professor Joseph Massad came under attack as soon as it was printed. The article...
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Breaking News: Janet Jackson: Is she or isn't she a billionaire?
Posted by: Phyllis L. Smith Asinyanbi

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 09:37:10 -0700 | entertainment-news

Janet Jackson (AKA Miss Jackson), 47, sister of the late Michael Jackson and youngest of the iconic Jackson family, has reportedly joined the mega rich by becoming a billionaire. Jackson has $1.2 billion in earnings, but does this mean she's...
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Breaking News: Woman caught in goat milk frenzy (#3 in the Mary Lou saga)
Posted by: Barry Ellsworth SelectMedia

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-24 02:54:23 -0700 | funny-news

Goat milk soap -- I didn't realize that it can become an obsession with some people, working them into a lather. However, when you consider that Cleopatra may have bathed in the soap to keep her skin soft and to...
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