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Thefts of cell phones
rise rapidly nationwide

Associated Press, by Terry Collins Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/21/2012 12:01:37 AM Post Reply

SAN FRANCISCO -- In this tech-savvy city teeming with commuters and tourists, the cell phone has become a top target of robbers who use stealth, force and sometimes guns. Nearly half of all robberies in San Francisco this year are cell phone-related, police say, and most occur on bustling transit lines. One thief recently snatched a smartphone while sitting right behind his unsuspecting victim and darted out the rear of a bus in mere seconds. Another robber grabbed an iPhone from an oblivious bus rider - while she was still talking. And, in nearby Oakland

“What’s He Doing Back There?”

Power Line, by John Hinderaker Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/20/2012 11:28:31 PM Post Reply

Vice President Joe Biden is the most weirdly inappropriate figure in modern political history. We can’t even imagine what a figure of fun he would be if he were a Republican. Fresh off his disastrous “debate” with Paul Ryan, about which hardly anyone remembers anything except that Biden made a fool of himself, he appeared onstage with Florida Senator Bill Nelson. A woman was warming up the crowd, talking about breast cancer–a serious topic, one would think. But Biden couldn’t stand to go for more than a few moments without playing the buffoon. So, growing impatient

Source: Backchannel talks but
no US-Iran deal on one-to-one
nuclear meeting

NBC News, by Andrea Mitchell Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/20/2012 11:12:33 PM Post Reply

A senior administration official told NBC on Saturday that there have been backchannel talks between the U.S. and Iran about meeting bilaterally on the Iranians’ nuclear program – but that no meeting has been agreed to. Expanding on a statement issued by the White House after The New York Times reported that there was an agreement, the official says that the backchannel talks have been done in full consultation with the allies – the P5 + 1 and Israel.

Alex 'Butcher' Salmond has
destroyed Scotland

Telegraph [UK], by James Delingpole Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/20/2012 11:01:58 PM Post Reply

Today is the Scottish National Party conference in Perth. At some stage, SNP leader Alex Salmond will no doubt be crowing, as he is wont to do, about his success in transforming Scotland into the "Saudi Arabia of renewables". This is inaccurate. What he has actually done is transform Scotland into the Saudi Arabia of tourism, which is to say he has turned a once-beautiful country into a vast, inhospitable desert which no one in their right mind would want to visit. Scotland's landscape was, until recently, one of the great glories of our national heritage. What made it

White House: NYT Report
of U.S.-Iran Talks ‘Not True’

PJ Media, by Bridget Johnson Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/20/2012 10:44:18 PM Post Reply

The White House claimed this evening that a New York Times report saying that the U.S. and Iran have for the first time agreed to one-on-one nuclear talks isn’t true. The NYT quotes unnamed senior administration officials as saying Iran wants to wait after the presidential election is over to sit down and start talking — “a result of intense, secret exchanges between American and Iranian officials that date almost to the beginning of President Obama’s term,” states the paper. “It’s not true that the United States and Iran have agreed to one-on-one talks

Brazilian newspapers pull
out of Google News

BBC News [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/20/2012 10:11:41 PM Post Reply

Newspapers accounting for 90% of the circulation in Brazil have abandoned Google News. Brazil's National Association of Newspapers says all 154 members had followed its recommendation to ban the search engine aggregator from using their content. The papers say Google News refused to pay for content and was driving traffic away from their websites. Google said previously that the service boosted traffic to news websites. "Staying with Google News was not helping us grow our digital audiences, on the contrary," said the association's president, Carlos Fernando Lindenberg Neto. "By providing the first few lines of our stories to Internet

New poll: Egyptians turning toward
Iran, want nuclear weapons

Foreign Policy, by Josh Rogin Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/20/2012 9:43:48 PM Post Reply

A poll of Egyptians conducted last month shows that they have increasingly positive views of Iran, believe that both Iran and Egypt should obtain nuclear weapons, and still trust their own military more than any other institution in Egypt. The poll of 812 Egyptians, half of them women, was conducted in a series of in-person interviews by the firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner and sponsored by the Israel Project, a pro-Israel advocacy organization with offices in Washington and Jerusalem. According to the poll, Iran is viewed favorably in Egypt, with 65 percent of those surveyed expressing support

Intelligence Shows No Planning
for Benghazi Consulate Attack

ABC News, by Luis Martinez Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/20/2012 9:36:04 PM Post Reply

The latest intelligence assessment of the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi indicates there was little if any pre-planning for it and that it was in part an opportunistic response to the protests at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the attack, which has become a political hot potato in the presidential campaign with questions over when the Obama administration called the attack an act of terrorism. "Right now, there isn't any intelligence that the attackers pre-planned their assault days or weeks in advance,"

Iran: Israel can expect
100s more UAV infiltrations

Jerusalem Post [Israel], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: jeffblair- 10/20/2012 9:16:05 PM Post Reply

Israel can expect more drone infiltrations into its airspace in the future, the head of Iran's Basij militia Mohammed Reza Naqdi said Friday according to Iran's semi-official Fars news agency. The IAF shot down a small unmanned aerial vehicle as it flew over southern Israel earlier this month, in one of the most flagrant violations of the nation’s airspace in years. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah took credit for sending the drone aircraft into Israel, saying that it was Iranian-made and that it was shot down near the Dimona reactor. “Zionists must expect hundreds of other drones in 25 different models with new flying systems

'Some of the people looked me
right in the eye and lied to me':
Mother of U.S. diplomat killed in
Libya attack renews her attacks
on President after 'not optimal' remark

Daily Mail [UK], by Daniel Bates* Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/20/2012 9:12:21 PM Post Reply

The mother of an American diplomat killed during a terrorist raid on the U.S. consulate in Libya has renewed her attacks on Barack Obama after the President's appearance on The Daily Show. Pat Smith, whose son Sean died in the raid in Benghazi, spoke of her anger to the New York Post after the President told Jon Stewart that her son's death was not 'optimal' on Thursday night. She hit out at Mr Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's handling of the crisis and security at the consulate, telling the paper: 'They’re on the top. They’re the big cheeses.

Get orf our land! (or how my
village blew away a 140ft turbine)

Daily Mail [UK], by James Delingpole Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/20/2012 9:00:56 PM Post Reply

Two months ago my family and I finally moved out of the Big City and into paradise--a pretty rented cottage on a 2,500-acre estate in Northamptonshire with lakes, Capability Brown parkland, a 12th Century church, a ruined Elizabethan haunted house, an 18th Century walled garden and an ancient bluebell wood teeming with badgers, bats, deer and rare birds. But what we didn’t know was that there was a snake in the garden: a planning application for an ugly 140ft wind turbine on the hill overlooking our new idyll. The first I heard of it was when a woman called Sue accosted me at the Fawsley village

Cookson loses her crown as
Britain’s library queen after
readers turn to crime

Daily Mail [UK], by Chris Hastings Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/20/2012 8:52:23 PM Post Reply

For almost 20 years, Dame Catherine Cookson was the most popular author in British libraries, with more copies of her novels borrowed than any other writer. But she has suffered a massive drop in popularity--not even managing to make the top ten most popular authors of the past nine years. And in the latest annual charts, for 2010-2011, she ranked a lowly 147th in the list of most borrowed writers, as readers find her work--inspired by her illegitimate childhood and grinding poverty in the North East--increasingly irrelevant. Instead they are opting for ‘grittier’ crime novels by authors such

VP candidate Paul Ryan
attends Pittsburgh airport rally

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [PA], by Mackenzie Carpenter Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/20/2012 8:25:59 PM Post Reply

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan made a short speech to a cheering crowd of several hundred people at an airport rally in Moon Township this morning, pounding away at President Barack Obama's record on the economy and energy. "With the right ideas and the right leadership we can turn this economy around," he said as the crowd cheered. The running mate of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney noted at the outset that U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey was "one of my best friends" in Congress.

The Ghosts of World War II:
The photographs found at flea markets
superimposed on to modern street scenes

Daily Mail [UK], by Emma Reynolds Original Article

Posted By: happywarrior- 10/20/2012 8:05:23 PM Post Reply

This haunting collection of images shows what it would look like if the ghosts of World War II returned to our streets. The remarkable pictures overlay modern scenes from France with atmospheric photographs taken in the same place during the war. Historical expert Jo Teeuwisse, from Amsterdam, began the project after finding 300 old negatives at a flea market in her home city depicting familiar places in a very different context. She researched the background to each of the most interesting finds and created a beautiful series of pictures by super-imposing the old pictures on top of new ones.

All 16 and 17 year
olds to have vote on
Scottish independence

Telegraph [UK], by Patrick Hennessy Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/20/2012 8:02:42 PM Post Reply

Scotland’s First Minister unveiled the plan at his party’s annual conference in Perth. Although he struck a deal with David Cameron last week to allow all over-16s to vote, there was confusion as to how many would actually be able to cast their ballots because most 16-year-olds are not listed on the current electoral register. Mr Salmond’s move will mean complex changes to the registering process. Most Tory MPs in England do not want 16 and 17 year olds to have a vote in the referendum, scheduled for autumn 2014, because they believe it would then be impossible

Suicide note shared: 'I've lost my mind
due to drugs' Grieving Taggart family
hopes son's thoughts will help others

Clarion Ledger [Jackson, MS], by Molly Parker Original Article

Posted By: Envirodude- 10/20/2012 7:50:28 PM Post Reply

Brad Taggart —a hunter, a fisherman, an archer, a humble Christian, a sarcastic and good-natured 21-year-old, the son of well-known parents — left only a few powerful words behind when he took his life July 10th outside his parents’ home in rural Madison County. His words were raw and honest and hand-written on a sheet of loose leaf paper. They offered the only explanation Andy and Karen Taggart have to their son’s decision to commit suicide on that summer day. “I hate that I’m putting you through this,” he wrote. “The last thing I want is to bring you all grief but I cannot go on living any longer.

Iran, Egypt Start Trade
Relations with Citrus Flavor

Fars News Agency [Tehran, Iran], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Emerson- 10/20/2012 7:07:06 PM Post Reply

TEHRAN - Iran and Egypt which have experienced the bitter taste of low-level ties for over 30 years, started their trade relations by an agreement to exchange the products of the two countries' bounteous citrus orchards.(Snip)"When the followers of unrighteousness are united in their unrighteous path, why should not we go united in our right position when dealing with global challenges," Mursi said.

Why Netanyahu backed down

New York Times, by Graham T. Allison Jr. and Shai Friedman Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/20/2012 7:01:35 PM Post Reply

For three years Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, seemed to be united in urging an early military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. But recently that alliance collapsed, with Netanyahu accusing Barak of having conspired with the Obama administration, in talks behind his back. The clash came as a surprise in Israel, but in hindsight, there was a prelude -- the speech Netanyahu delivered a week earlier to the United Nations General Assembly. In a memorable cartoonish graphic, Netanyahu depicted a "red line" that he said Israel would not let Iran cross. But he

Dick Morris predicts an
Obama-Iran 'October surprise'

Washington Times, by Dick Eldridge Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/20/2012 6:51:14 PM Post Reply

Political guru Dick Morris predicted Saturday that the White House will announce an "October surprise" — a deal with Iran over nuclear inspections before the Nov. 6 election. Citing an Internet report on ***, a conservative website, Mr. Morris said a deal between the White House and the Iranian regime is in the works to ease sanctions on Iran in return for concessions on the Iranian nuclear program. Such an agreement, announced before the election, would represent a big foreign policy victory for the president, who has been under pressure from Israel to take a more robust stand

U.S. Officials Say Iran Has
Agreed to Nuclear Talks

New York Times, by Helene Cooper and Mark Landler Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/20/2012 6:33:11 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran have agreed for the first time to one-on-one negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, according to Obama administration officials, setting the stage for what could be a last-ditch diplomatic effort to avert a military strike on Iran. Iranian officials have insisted that the talks wait until after the presidential election, a senior administration official said, telling their American counterparts that they want to know with whom they would be negotiating. News of the agreement — a result of intense, secret exchanges

Analysis: Five weeks on, confusion
and contradictions on
Benghazi suspects

CNN, by Tim Lister Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/20/2012 6:21:34 PM Post Reply

Five weeks after terrorists stormed the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, confusion over the nature of the attack, the extent to which it was planned and the identity of the perpetrators seems as pervasive as ever. The latest in the conflicting reports coming out of the country: the naming of Ahmed Abu Khattala as a suspect in the assault that left four Americans dead. Abu Khattala was identified in published reports this week as the leader of Ansar al-Sharia, an Islamist group widely suspected to be involved in the consulate attack. (Snip) But some sources in Benghazi say they doubt Abu

Biden Says Crying Baby
Knows What Romney Win
Would Bring

ABC News, by Arlette Saenz Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/20/2012 6:19:43 PM Post Reply

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.–What happens when a baby starts crying when Vice President Joe Biden is speaking at an event? Well the vice president finds a way to work that baby into his speech as he did in here Saturday afternoon, saying the crying baby knows how its future would pan out if Mitt Romney becomes president. “They eliminate help for middle-class families who want to send their kids to college like that beautiful baby over there,” Biden said as a baby cried at Ketterlinus Gymnasium Saturday. “I don’t blame her for crying! I don’t blame that baby for crying!

Blood rain heads for
southern Sweden

The Local [Sweden], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/20/2012 6:03:00 PM Post Reply

Sweden could be hit by the meteorological phenomenon "blood rain" over the weekend, so-called due to its distinct red hue, according to forecasters. "It is difficult to say but southern Sweden could well be in the danger zone," said Joakim Langner at Sweden's Meteorological Institute (SMHI) to the Aftonbladet daily. Blood rain is a weather phenomenon first noted in literature in Homer's Iliad in the 8th century BC. Until the 17th century it was widely believed that the red rain from the sky was in fact blood and thus a bad omen. However scientists now believe that the rain's distinct

Al Qaeda warns Hollande
against French hostage rescue

Reuters, by Asma Alsharif & Laurent Prieur Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/20/2012 6:00:08 PM Post Reply

Nouakchott - A leader of al Qaeda's north African wing warned France on Saturday that any attempt to forcibly rescue six French citizens held hostage by the militant group could lead to their death. French President Francois Hollande is pushing hard for military action against al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali to quash what he sees as a growing risk of them launching an attack on French soil, diplomatic sources said earlier this week. Speaking for the first time since he was made head of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) earlier this month, Yahya Abu Hammam said Hollande had

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