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One million homeowners may get mortgage writedowns: U.S
Thu Jan 19, 2012
- It's a little late for all those people who lost their houses to foreclosure.
Family's dog killed by DeKalb officer who went to wrong house  | ajc.com
Wed Jan 18, 2012
- The family's German shepherd, which was chained in the garage, lunged at the officer, and was shot and killed, according to Channel 2. Currie's husband, Anthony, told Channel 2 that the officer also pointed his gun at him and told him to put his hands up
Britain is throwing my son to the wolves: Mother's fury as student faces extradition to the US over 'net piracy' | Mail Online
Sun Jan 15, 2012
- On Friday, Westminster Magistrates’ Court agreed with American prosecutors and ruled the GP’s son should face court in New York on two charges of copyright infringement...
RUBBER STAMP for immigrant visa applications
Tue Jan 3, 2012
- Higher-ups within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are pressuring rank-and-file officers to rubber-stamp immigrants’ visa applications, sometimes against the officers’ will, according to a Homeland Security report and internal documents exclusively obtained by The Daily.
Rare earth crisis: innovate or be crushed by China
Fri Dec 30, 2011
- If worse comes to worst, just dive into the ocean. Japan finds rare earths in Pacific seabed
Outpouring for Phoenix man made to surrender injured kitten for lack of immediate payment
Sat Dec 24, 2011
- Their policy was immediate payment. Good policy? Maybe, maybe not. Their right? Yes.
TSA screenings aren't just for airports anymore - Los Angeles Times
Sat Dec 24, 2011
- And in the instances you MIGHT name Democrats as participating, they generally are SOUTHERN Democrats, who also have a streak priggish meddling and oppression. And, those "democrats" have long since migrated to the repub party.
TSA screenings aren't just for airports anymore - Los Angeles Times
Sat Dec 24, 2011
- Rick Vetter was rushing to board the Amtrak train inCharlotte, N.C., on a recent Sunday afternoon when a canine officer suddenly blocked the way.
Texas immigrant's suicide touches off a charged debate - latimes.com
Mon Dec 5, 2011
- But in the 11 pages of suicide notes that Hidalgo County investigators released to the family of Joaquin Luna on Friday, there's not a single mention of immigration or of the failed federal Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, as was mistakenly reported by various news …
WTO Rules Against Country-of-Origin Meat Labeling Law: Third Ruling Against U.S. Consumer Safeguards in 2011
Mon Nov 21, 2011
- Sickening...

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"Tacitus13,

What do you mean by force?"
"Force" is when the government(left or right) defies the US Constitution!!! Very simple.
— eeein

So in your judgement it was planned,premeditated and somehow his actions are known to you ?

Are you God or is it being a self centered know it all believing only you know just what he was thinking ?

Next have you ever served in the military if so what branch,where,when and doing what ?

Just what gives you the judgement to make an assessment?
— PastNikeVet

Family's dog killed by DeKalb officer who went to wrong house | ajc.com

Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:02 PM EST (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

A DeKalb County family’s dog was shot and killed Tuesday night by a police officer who went to the wrong house when responding to a domestic incident, Channel 2 Action News reported.

police, dog, incompetence, us-news

Britain is throwing my son to the wolves: Mother's fury as student faces extradition to the US over 'net piracy' | Mail Online

Seeded on Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:51 AM EST (the Mail online)

The mother of a student facing jail in the US over actions that are not a crime in the UK has accused the British justice system of abandoning her son.

technology, crime, copyright-infringement, federal-prison, extradition-treatyextradition-act

Public workers' time-buying perk costs states – USATODAY.com

Seeded on Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:42 PM EST (USA Today)

Government workers in 21 states are using an obscure perk to retire early or to boost their annual pensions by thousands of dollars, which can cost taxpayers millions more in payments to retirement funds, a USA TODAY analysis shows.

pensions, retirement, us-news, government-workers, air-time

TSA screenings aren't just for airports anymore - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:06 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

The Transportation Security Administration isn't just in airports anymore. TSA teams are increasingly conducting searches and screenings at train stations, subways, ferry terminals and other mass transit locations around the country.

terrorism, surveillance, us-news, tsa, transportation

Armed illegals stalked Border Patrol - Washington Times

Seeded on Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:46 PM EST (The Washington Times)

Five illegal immigrants armed with at least two AK-47 semi-automatic assault rifles were hunting for U.S. Border Patrol agents near a desert watering hole known as Mesquite Seep just north of the Arizona-Mexico border when a firefight erupted and one U.S.

crime, border-patrol, illegal-immigrants, us-news

Europe Bans X-Ray Body Scanners Used at U.S. Airports - ProPublica

Seeded on Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:22 PM EST (ProPublica: Articles and Investigations)

The European Union on Monday prohibited the use of X-ray body scanners in European airports, parting ways with the U.S.

technology, eu, world, tech, radiation, body-scanner

Deficit 'super committee' may put off decisions

Seeded on Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:43 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

With time and compromise slipping out of reach, the congressional "super committee" may punt its toughest deficit decisions to next year rather than strike a deal that would enrage both parties' political bases heading into the 2012 election.The Joint Select Committee on Deficit …

taxes, politics, federal-deficit, government, compromise, deficit-reduction

Obama to expand drilling off Alaska, in Gulf | ajc.com

Seeded on Wed Nov 9, 2011 8:15 AM EST (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Obama administration cautiously offered up more areas in the Gulf of Mexico and off Alaska's coast to oil and gas drilling Tuesday but didn't go far enough to satisfy Republicans pushing to greatly expand drilling as a way to create jobs and wean the country off foreign …

oil, obama, us-news, foreign-oil, oil-drilling

Cops: Bus Driver Loses Job After Assaulting Student Who Used N-Word « CBS Charlotte

Seeded on Tue Nov 8, 2011 6:56 PM EST (Charlotte CBS)

A South Carolina school bus driver has been accused of assaulting a 15-year-old boy for allegedly using the N-word.

assault, crime, us-news

Proposed air taxes could boost ticket prices even more

Seeded on Sat Nov 5, 2011 6:42 PM EDT (WSOCTV)

It could soon cost much more to fly, and it has nothing to do with holiday travel. The White House is proposing a mandatory $100 charge for most flights and an eventual increase in the security tax to $7.50. That's triple what air travelers pay right now.

airplane, us-news, air-travel, government-fees

Jury awards family $300K after police kill man's dog during search

Seeded on Sat Aug 20, 2011 6:46 PM EDT (WLS 890AM)

Thomas Russell III describes watching a police officer shoot his canine “best friend” two years ago as “the scariest thing I ever saw.” On Thursday, a U.S. District Court jury decided Russell, 20, and his family deserved to be compensated for the Feb.

court, dog, us-news, jury, pet, police-brutality, excessive-force

Family Members Arrested For Prostituting Girls

Seeded on Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:01 PM EDT (CBS)

Six people, including a mother and her four daughters, are accused of running a sex slave ring. Police say for three years the women sold underage teens for sex, and they now face felony criminal charges.

crime, us-news, pimps, underage-prostitution

Cancer-stricken Ground Zero worker Edgar Galvis gets settlement check for zero dollars - NYPOST.com

Seeded on Mon Aug 1, 2011 7:03 AM EDT (New York Post)

Cancer-stricken Ground Zero worker Edgar Galvis has finally received a compensation check -- for zero dollars. The 51-year-old Queens man, who suffered sinus problems and then throat cancer after months of removing toxic debris from the World Financial Center, was relieved to g …

new-york, cancer, world-trade-center, us-news, 911, ground-zero

Adorable odd couple: Chimp's maternal instincts awakened as she feeds milk to an baby tiger2020396 | Mail Online

Seeded on Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:17 AM EDT (the Mail online)

Completely at ease in each other's company, they're the best of friends. These adorable pictures show a two-year-old chimpanzee called Do Do feeding milk to Aorn, a two-month-old tiger cub. The odd couple appear to be getting on tremendously as Do Do's motherly instincts take ove …

odd-news, cute, chimpanzee, mothers, tiger-cub, bottle-feeding

Nearly 9 out of 10 Latino babies born in the U.S. relied on WIC La Raza says - San Diego County Political Buzz | Examiner.com

Seeded on Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:07 PM EDT (Examiner)

La Raza sent out an email blast this week to supporters urging them to demand that their local lawmakers “Save our babies! Stop extreme cuts to the WIC program.” The La Raza email blast pointed out that, “nearly nine out of ten Latino infants born in the United …

us-news, wic, latinos, la-raza

Flynn calls looting, beatings in Riverwest barbaric - JSOnline

Seeded on Fri Jul 8, 2011 7:46 PM EDT (The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Though Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn noted Tuesday that crime is colorblind, he called the Sunday night looting of a convenience store near the park and beatings of a group of people who had gone to the park disturbing, outrageous and barbaric. Police would not go quite …

assault, crime, us-news, hate-crime, black-on-white-crime

Memorial pays $700,000 settlement to injured child of undocumented immigrant | city, paid, memorial - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO

Seeded on Thu Jul 7, 2011 7:30 PM EDT (Gazette.com)

City-owned Memorial Health System paid $700,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by an undocumented immigrant from Mexico whose baby allegedly suffered severe brain injuries during delivery four years ago.

hospital, illegal-immigrants, us-news, malpractice, child-delivery

Florida TSA Employee Charged With Luggage Thefts - Denver News Story - KMGH Denver

Seeded on Thu Jul 7, 2011 7:27 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A Transportation Security Administration employee accused of stealing from passengers at a South Florida airport has been arrested. Nelson Santiago, 30, of Hollywood, Fla., was arrested Monday on two counts of grand theft. Broward Sheriff's Office detectives say Santiago was ca …

theft, crime, us-news, tsa

Teens in a mob assault and rob Center City patrons

Seeded on Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:57 PM EDT (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Heading their way was a pack of teens roving through Center City after leaving a North Philadelphia music festival. They were part of about 100 or more young people who had left Saturday night's event, police said, committing a series of violent assaults and robberies, including …

mob, crime, us-news

Account of racist Peoria mob spurs national attention - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com

Seeded on Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:01 PM EDT (Latest News)

Sixty or more young people fought and yelled racist comments at residents as they walked down Thrush Avenue toward Sheridan Road on Friday night, according to eyewitness accounts. “They were yelling ‘We’re gonna kill all the white people, this is our neighborhoo …

us-news, racist, peoria

Girl Scout Team to Get Patent on Prosthetic Hand Device - ABC News

Seeded on Sun Jun 19, 2011 4:14 PM EDT (ABC News)

If there was a way for trees to talk, then a big, old fir residing in Ames, Iowa, would tell a magnificent story about six Girl Scouts who meet in its branches and last year hatched a splendid idea. Today, the team of six who call themselves "The Flying Monkeys" were in Was …

technology, patent, girl-scouts, prosthetic-hand

China's "Born in the USA" Frenzy - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:17 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

When Liu Li boarded a plane for the United States, she had a little bit of makeup on, was wearing a loose dress, and had her hair up. She tried to hold her handbag in front of her belly in a natural way, just as the middleman had taught her.

china, us-news, american-citizenship, born-in-the-usa

Congressional Travel Spikes, Despite Vows of Austerity - The Daily Beast

Seeded on Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:27 PM EDT (The Daily Beast)

With America's economy in the gutter, lawmakers pledge to cut back—except, apparently, when it comes to fancy trips around the globe at the expense of taxpayers and special interests. Laura Colarusso reports on the troubling spike in congressional travel.

congress, politics

Beating Caught On Tape On New York City Subway Train Uploaded To YouTube « CBS New York

Seeded on Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:23 PM EDT (cbslocal.com)

It’s not even summer yet things are already heating up underground. A fight between passengers on a New York City subway train has been uploaded to YouTube.

new-york, subway, crime, us-news, black-on-white-crime

Dozens Brawl Outside Downtown San Jose McDonald’s; 2 Stabbed « CBS San Francisco

Seeded on Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:31 AM EDT (CBS San Francisco)

At least two people were stabbed and hospitalized, and three others injured after a massive brawl involving dozens of people broke out in the parking lot of a McDonald’s near San Jose State University. The fight happened around 10 p.m.

mcdonalds, crime, us-news

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