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Economy - International China calls on U.S. and Japan to fix their finances
10-13-2012
Raw Story
China said Saturday the failure by Washington and Tokyo to fix their fiscal problems was hurting the global economy, as it called for bold, swift and decisive action to reverse a slowdown.
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Syria Missing journalist in Syria possibly kidnapped
10-13-2012
RT.com
A 40-year-old Ukrainian journalist collaborating with several Russian news outlets went missing in Syria. Colleagues and relatives believe she may have been kidnapped.
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Israel - Palestine Israel threatens action against Gaza aid ship
10-13-2012
Aljazeera
Israel has warned to confront by force a Gaza-bound ship if it tries to break the blockade of the Palestinian territory, a Finnish foreign ministry spokesman has said.
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European Union Europe can be strong without euro
10-13-2012
rt.com
Uniting nations under a single currency is a bad idea, Austrian billionaire-turned-politician Frank Stronach told RT. The eurozone's single currency is crippling the EU, and Stronach aims to demonstrate to the world that it can live without the euro.
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Syria Syrian opposition 'captures' soldiers
10-13-2012
Aljazeera
Syrian opposition fighters release video claiming they have captured more than 200 prisoners in the province of Idlib.
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Afghanistan A U.S. platoon awaits the end of Afghan war
10-12-2012
Washington Post
There is an uneasy silence in the dark chow tent. In a few months, the U.S. Army will bulldoze its portion of the base, part of Americas slow withdrawal of combat forces from Afghanistan. All that will remain here in this isolated place is a small A
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Housing Booming banks say consumers may not see lower mortgage rates
10-12-2012
Washington Post
JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, the nations largest mortgage lenders, said Friday they wont make home loans much cheaper for consumers, even as they reported booming profits from that business.
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Activism The Mainstream Media Is Not Our Friend: A Call To Arms
www.thecommonsenseshow.com
The mainstream media is not the friend of people seeking the truth. The media is largely controlled by six corporations representing the same people and corporations which are trying to enslave, and in some cases, trying to exterminate humanity.
Entered by: Dave Hodges
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Science, Medicine and Technology How a man lived six months with no heart or pulse
10-12-2012
Terrence Aym
Jakub Halik, a remarkable 37-year-old Czech, is the first man in history to live without a heart or any pulse for an astonishing half a year. Halik's odyssey began April 3, 2012 when a crack Czech medical teamled by the brilliant professor, Dr. Jan
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Food McDonald's Top Ad Man Explains Why The McRib Keeps Getting Yanked From The Menu
10-12-2012
Business Insider
McDonald's has a problem with Christmas, and the holidays generally. It's not that McD's is against the festive season. Rather, it's that McDonald's can't really compete against the giant turkey and ham dinners that bookend the final month of the yea
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Political Parties US election double standards
10-12-2012
rt.com
While the US prides itself in free and fair elections, RTs Anastasia Churkina reports on some of the flaws and double standards in the electoral system that American politicians pretend dont exist.
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Drug War MS-13 gang labeled transnational criminal group, a first for US street gang
10-12-2012
Christian Science Monitor By Howard LaFranchi
MS-13 gang is a violent group engaged in the drug, sex, and human trafficking trades in the US. Designating MS-13 gang a transnational criminal organization helps US officials target it more aggressively.
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Whistleblowers Anonymous vows revenge after WikiLeaks launches filthy paywall
10-12-2012
Rawstory
To this day, not ONE single WikiLeaks staff are charged or incarcerated. However, Anonymous has 14 indicted (facing 15 years) for online protests defending WikiLeaks and one (Jeremy Hammond) in prison and facing 20 years for
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Central Intelligence Agency Former spy talks "Argo," and Iran rescue mission
10-12-2012
Reuters
"Argo" is based on one of Mendez's most remarkable missions, rescuing six Americans from Iran during the height of the 1979 hostage crisis and helping them pose as a Canadian film crew making a fictitious film called "Argo."
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World News Islamic hardliners in Mali increase threats as France pushes for intervention
10-13-2012
RT.com
Islamists in northern Mali threaten to open the doors of hell to French citizens in the area if France keeps pushing for military intervention. A quarter of a million refugees have fled Mali's north since Sharia law was implemented there in March
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World News UN extends Haiti peacekeeping mission
10-13-2012
Aljazeera
Security Council votes to renew mandate for one year, but with steep staff reduction and focus on police training.
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Syria Turkey condemns U.N. inertia as Syrian conflict deepens
10-13-2012
Reuters
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rebuked the U.N. Security Council for inaction over Syria on Saturday as war intensified across the country, saying the world body of superpowers was repeating mistakes that led to massacres in Bosnia in the 1990
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Economy - International IMF urges quick, effective moves to buoy growth
10-13-2012
Associated Press ELAINE KURTENBACH
Global financial ministers called Saturday for quick and effective action to safeguard faltering economic growth and rebuild shaken confidence as they ended an annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund.
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World News Deadly car bomb rocks Pakistan town
10-13-2012
Aljazeera
Fifteen dead and dozens injured by bomb targeting pro-government militia in Darra Adam Khel town in northwest Pakistan.
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TAXES: Federal GOP tax plan would have minimal reduction on federal tax rates, analysis says
10-12-2012
Washington Post
Wiping out itemized deductions and raising taxes on investment income would generate only enough cash to pay for a minuscule reduction in federal tax rates, raising new questions about the workability of Republican-style tax reform.
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Law Enforcers or Peace Officers "He's a Constitutionalist" (Updated)
10-09-2012
by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
Bear! There are guys with guns outside! shouted Marcella Cruz to her husband as she looked out the kitchen window of their farmhouse in Letha, Idaho. Timidly opening the kitchen door, Marcella a small, slender, middle-aged woman
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Humor SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News--
October 14, 2012 Edition
10-12-2012 John Semmens
White House Asserts Ignorance of Libyan Security Problem
Despite sworn testimony to the contrary by State Department officials at a House of Representatives hearing this week, Vice-President Joe Biden claimed during his debate with GOP VP nominee
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Misinformation In Old Nike Ads, Lance Armstrong Talks About Doping But Doesn't Actually Deny It
10-12-2012
Business Insider
A couple of Lance Armstrong's old Nike ads from years ago look extremely strange in light of the recent U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report, which alleges that the cyclist did indeed take banned substances, and spent years as a master manipulator.
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Activism Many injured as nationalists storm Moscow gay bar
10-12-2012
rt.com
Some 20 alleged nationalists launched an assault on a Moscow gay bar amidst Coming Out Day celebrations, kicking women in their heads, using bottles as weapons and making threats with guns. The attack left many injured, with three taken to hospital.
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Economy - Economics USA Budget deficit tops $1 trillion for fourth straight year
10-12-2012
By Rachelle Younglai Reuters
The United States government reported a budget surplus for the final month of the 2012 fiscal year, but the tiny bump in revenues did not prevent the country's deficit from exceeding $1 trillion for the fourth year in a row.
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Egypt
Rival protesters clash in Egypt's capital
10-12-2012
Aljazeera
A least 100 people injured after clashes breakout during rival rallies in Cairo's Tahrir Square after Friday prayers.
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History How Cuba won the missile crisis
10-12-2012
The Guardian Richard Gott
Half a century ago, in October 1962, the world woke up to the Cuban missile crisis. The Russians were unloading nuclear missiles on Cuba, and the Americans were demanding they be withdrawn.
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Internet Panetta Warns of Dire Threat of Cyberattack on U.S.
10-12-2012
New York Times
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned the US was facing a cyber-Pearl Harbor and was increasingly vulnerable to foreign computer hackers who could dismantle the nations power grid, transportation system, financial networks and government.
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TERRORISM Taliban's "Radio Mullah" sent hit squad after 14 year old Pakistani schoolgirl
10-12-2012
Reuters
One of the Taliban's most feared commanders, Maulana Fazlullah, carefully briefed two killers from his special hit squad on their next target.
The gunmen weren't going after any army officer, politician or Western diplomat. Their target was a 14-y
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