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Seized Chinese Weapons
Raise Concerns on Iran

New York Times, by Robert F. Worth & C. J. Chivers Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 3/3/2013 12:05:05 AM Post Reply

An Iranian dhow seized off the Yemeni coast was carrying sophisticated Chinese antiaircraft missiles, a development that could signal an escalation of Iran’s support to its Middle Eastern proxies, alarming other countries in the region and renewing a diplomatic challenge to the United States. (Snip) The missiles were labeled QW-1M and bore stencils suggesting that they had been assembled at a factory represented by the state-owned China National Precision Machinery Import and Export Corporation, sanctioned by the United States for transfers of missile technology to Pakistan and Iran.

Obama camp identifies more bundlers

Politico, by Donovan Slack Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 3/2/2013 11:53:25 PM Post Reply

The Obama campaign is identifying high-dollar fundraisers for the fourth quarter of 2012. The updated list of bundlers on the campaign´s web site includes roughly a dozen new names in the $500,000 and above category. They include actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, as well as clean-energy venture capitalist Steve Westly. Westly was bumped up from the $200,000 to $500,000 range, while the Smiths are on the list for the first time. The couple hosted a glitzy fundraiser at their California home in October. The full updated list is here. The new names in the half-million-dollar range:

Egypt needs to fix economy,
strike IMF deal: Kerry

Reuters, by Arshad Mohammed & David Stamp Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 3/2/2013 11:38:43 PM Post Reply

Cairo - Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday it is vital that Egypt revive its economy and that the country´s fractious political parties reach agreement on painful economic reforms to secure an IMF loan. (Snip) The Islamist government of President Mohamed Mursi said on Thursday it would invite an IMF team to reopen talks on a $4.8 billion loan that was agreed last November but put on hold at Cairo´s request during street violence the following month. Two years after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, the most populous Arab nation is deeply divided with many opposition parties

40 Years After An Acid
Attack, A Life Well Lived

New York Times, by Wendell Jamieson Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 3/2/2013 11:37:51 PM Post Reply

On an October afternoon 40 years ago, on a beautiful block in Park Slope, Brooklyn, a crime occurred in a split second that was as permanent as it was cruel. Grown-ups tried to make sense of it, even use it as a cautionary tale for their children, but in the end, many just put it out of their minds. How could they not? It was just too awful, its lessons too hard to fathom. The victim was named Josh Miele. He was 4. On that day, Oct. 5, 1973, he was playing in the backyard

Gay sex rings, ´The Filth´
corrupting the Vatican...
and why the Pope Really quit

Daily Mail [UK], by John Cornwell Original Article

Posted By: LittleRedHen1- 3/2/2013 11:30:18 PM Post Reply

The former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger wrung his hands above his head in triumph as he emerged as Pope on to the balcony of St Peter’s eight years ago. He had won! He had longed to be Pope. He has loved being Pope. He expected to die as Pope. (snip) The real reason he has quit is far more spectacular. It is to save the Catholic Church from ignominy: he has voluntarily delivered himself up as a sacrificial lamb to purge the Church of what he calls ‘The Filth’. And it must have taken courage.

Venezuela´s Hugo Chavez undergoing
chemotherapy, official says

Los Angeles Times, by Mery Mogollon & Chris Kraul Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 3/2/2013 11:29:59 PM Post Reply

Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has been out of public view since his December surgery for cancer, is undergoing another round of chemotherapy in a bid to stop the spread of the disease, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said. (Snip) Maduro said the chemotherapy Chavez was receiving is typical for patients after such surgeries. Authorities have said little about Chavez´s condition or prognosis since his Dec. 11 operation in Havana, other than that he is suffering from respiratory weakness, that he is on a respirator and that he continues to fight for his life.

Republicans revisit Medicare
reform to cut spending

Los Angeles Times, by Lisa Mascaro & Michael A. Memoli Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 3/2/2013 11:23:16 PM Post Reply

Washington - Fired up as once-unimaginable spending cuts start to slice the federal budget, Republicans are launching a new phase in their austerity campaign — resurrecting the party´s cost-cutting plan to turn Medicare into a voucher-like system for future seniors. Despite public uncertainty Saturday about the $85 billion in so-called sequester cuts, (Snip) Rep. Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, the former Republican vice presidential nominee, is preparing a budget blueprint that aims to balance revenue and spending in 10 years. But his effort has run afoul of the GOP vow not to change Medicare

Stymied by a GOP House,
Obama looks ahead to 2014
to cement his legacy

Washington Post, by Scott Wilson and Philip Rucker Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 3/2/2013 11:12:17 PM Post Reply

President Obama, now facing the consequences of automatic spending cuts and the complications they raise for his broader domestic agenda, is taking the most specific steps of his administration in an attempt to ensure the election of a Democraticcontrolled Congress in two years. “What I can’t do is force Congress to do the right thing,” Obama told reporters at the White House on Friday after a fruitless meeting with Republican leaders to avert the country’s latest fiscal crisis, known as the sequester. “The American people may have the capacity to do that.” Obama, fresh off his November

Consequence to cuts no one
thought would happen

Associated Press, by Tom Raum Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/2/2013 9:51:14 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON- It´s not the first time that government economic engineering has produced a time bomb with a short fuse. Back in 2011, few lawmakers, if any, thought deep and indiscriminate spending cuts, totaling about $85 billion and now starting to kick in, were a smart idea. The across-the-board cuts, set up as a last-resort trigger and based on a mechanism used in the 1980s, are a reality largely because President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, failed to find a way to stop them. Republicans, influenced by tea party and other conservative factions, insisted on just

Rep. Jim Clyburn Hammers Justice
Scalia As ‘White And Proud’

Mediaite, by Garrett Quinn Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/2/2013 8:12:46 PM Post Reply

On Friday the Huffington Post interviewed Rep. Jim Clyburn on the latest Supreme Court’s hearing on the Voting Rights Act and he had some harsh words for conservative Justice Antonin Scalia saying that his criticism of the landmark civil rights legislation is rooted in the fact that he is “white and proud.” During last week’s hearings Scalia said that the 1965 legislation created a “racial entitlement” that is very difficult to get out through “the normal political process.” Clyburn compared these remarks to what he experienced growing up in South Carolina, saying that he developed an immunity

#JediMindMeld drama continues

CNN, by Gregory Wallace Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/2/2013 8:04:34 PM Post Reply

One person described it as the “ultimate nerd sin.” Others didn’t think it’s so bad. But President Barack Obama took heat online for tangling the Jedi mind trick with the Vulcan mind meld. Obama said Friday he didn´t have the power to "somehow do a Jedi mind meld with these folks and convince them to do what´s right" on reaching a deal to avert the forced budget cuts known in Washington as the sequester. The comment came in response to a question from CNN chief White House correspondent Jessica Yellin after the president met with top congressional leaders

Obama, his team struggling with
accuracy when explaining impact
of sequester cuts

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/2/2013 7:59:05 PM Post Reply

President Obama and top administration officials are struggling with accuracy in explaining the impact of billions in federal budget cuts known as sequester that kicked in Saturday morning -- even getting called out by a Capitol Hill superintendent about furloughs for support staffers. Carlos Elias, the Capitol Building superintendent, sent out a memo Friday reminding staffers that the current sequestration plan does not include “reductions in force or furloughs” and that “pay and benefit of each of our employees will not be impacted.” Though not directly mentioning Obama by name,

Forget Transgender, Get Ready
for Transpecies

FrontPage Magazine, by Daniel Greenfield Original Article

Posted By: ScarletPimpernel- 3/2/2013 7:05:49 PM Post Reply

Insanity. It’s not just a mental illness. It’s also an identity. Men in dresses claim that gender is in the mind, not in the body. If you think you’re a woman, then you are a woman. What used to be a minor form of eccentric insanity has now become educational policy in schools. But why stop at gender when you can also do species? There are people who believe that their true identity is that of an animal. And who is to say that species isn’t in the mind, just like gender is in the mind?

Remaking the Grade

Wall Street Journal, by Lettie Teague Original Article

Posted By: Hazymac- 3/2/2013 6:46:51 PM Post Reply

One of the biggest problems in education today is grade inflation and the devaluation of the B grade, according to education expert Wendy Mogel ("The Blessing of a B Minus"). "I travel around the country and hear high-school students say ´I feel like my future is doomed´ if they get a B," she said. Winemakers today might be excused for feeling the same way. The wine-rating equivalent of a B grade (85-89 points) can mean a wine might be hard to sell or might not show up on certain store shelves, especially when the competition scores 90

Spending cut debate casts pall
over Obama´s second-term agenda

Reuters, by Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/2/2013 6:21:11 PM Post Reply

Washington -Just hours after across-the-board spending cuts officially took effect, President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Saturday to work with him on a compromise to halt a fiscal crisis that threatens the economy and his broader domestic policy agenda. The failure by Obama and Republicans to agree to halt the $85 billion ´sequester´ cuts virtually guaranteed that fiscal issues would remain center stage in Washington for weeks, crowding out Obama´s proposals to reform immigration, tighten gun laws and raise the minimum wage. The economic effects of the spending cuts may take time to kick in, but political blowback has

Now Biden tells women to ‘shoot
the shotgun THROUGH THE DOOR’…
as YouTube video appears of
women trying (and failing) to
take his 12-gauge advice

Daily Mail (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/2/2013 6:10:43 PM Post Reply

Vice President Joe Biden said that Americans don´t need semi-automatic weapons to protect their homes because a couple of blasts from a shotgun will scare off intruders. But a new video argues the double-barreled kick may be too much for some women to handle and stay upright. ´Buy a shotgun, buy a shotgun,´ the vice president encouraged those worried about defending themselves. However the advice was criticized as out of touch and sexist by some women who said they´d much prefer an AR-15. Scroll down for video

Besting the
White House Marxists,
Dr. Ben Carson style

Canada Free Press, by Judi McLeod Original Article

Posted By: snowcloud- 3/2/2013 5:58:37 PM Post Reply

Bob Woodward, Lanny Davis and any others with the cojones to speak out against the anti-American policies of the Obama regime should take a page from the book of the savvy Dr. Ben Carson. With the Marxist strategies of the regime, coupled with a complicit media at play, it is a mistake to lay bare plans, or to give any kind of heads up to in-the-tank Obama minions. Don’t show your hands, fellas, use the kind of successful strategy employed by on-the-rise folk hero Ben Carson.

Thomasville Furniture’s former
global headquarters up for sale

Winston-Salem Journal [NC], by Scott Sexton Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 3/2/2013 5:03:37 PM Post Reply

Thomasville — The symbolic end of a company that sustained for generations the town for which it was named came neither with a bang nor a whimper. No, it came in the form of the FOR SALE sign that went up in front of the building that once housed Thomasville Furniture Industries global headquarters. For the low, low price of just $2.25 million, a buyer could own 225,000 square feet that includes 7 acres of land, showrooms, office space and a garden courtyard in the middle that ties it all together. Oh, and it also comes with plenty of free parking,

Ark. police photograph
license plates, store data

Associated Press, by Jeannie Nuss Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 3/2/2013 4:55:18 PM Post Reply

Little Rock — Little Rock may not be a likely terrorism target or a gang crime hotspot, but the Arkansas capital has decided to follow the example of high-security cities by expanding electronic surveillance of its streets. A police car with a device that photographs license plates moves through the city and scans the traffic on the streets, relaying the data it collects to a computer for sifting. Police say the surveillance helps identify stolen cars and drivers with outstanding arrest warrants. It also allows authorities to monitor where average citizens might be at any particular time.

Al-Qaeda leader Mokhtar
Belmokhtar ´killed in Mali´
as Chadian armed forces
destroy terrorist base

Daily Mail [UK], by Suzannah Hills Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 3/2/2013 4:36:31 PM Post Reply

Al-Qaeda leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar has reportedly been killed by Chadian soldiers in Mali, Chad´s armed forces claim. The veteran Al-Qaeda leader, nicknamed ´Mr Marlboro´ for his illicit cigarette empire, is said to have ordered January´s attack on an Algerian gas plant where 37 hostages were killed. (Snip) Chadian armed forces spokesman General Zacharia Gobongue said in a statement read on national television: ´Chadian armed forces operating in northern Mali completely destroyed a terrorist base. ´The toll included several dead terrorists, including their leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar.´ Chadian troops are fighting Islamist militants in Mali as part of an international force

Jay Leno to ´leave Tonight
Show next year with Jimmy
Fallon taking over as host´

Daily Mail (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/2/2013 4:14:07 PM Post Reply

Jay Leno may finally be handing the reins of The Tonight Show off to a new host, but not by choice. A new report says the upcoming 2013-2014 season will be Leno´s last behind the desk before he´s replaced by Jimmy Fallon. Fallon, who now hosts NBC´s Late Show, will be officially announced as the new host sometime in the summer of next year. The Hollywood Reporter cited two anonymous ´high-level industry sources´ who say the network wants to bring in Fallon in response to Jimmy Kimmel´s show moving to the 11:35 time slot in January.

Shoplifting soars in Seattle grocery
stores after ban on plastic bags as
study finds spike in E. coli cases
´linked to filthy reusable totes´

Daily Mail [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 3/2/2013 4:00:12 PM Post Reply

Seattle’s ban on plastic bags may be good for the planet, but some local store owners say it has proven catastrophic for their bottom line. Mike Duke, who runs the Lake City Grocery Outlet grocery store, said that since the City Council unanimously passed the ban last July, he has lost at least $5,000 in shoplifted produce and between $3,000-$4,000 in swiped frozen food. ‘We’ve never lost that much before,’ Duke told KBOI News.(Snip) But according to Duke, the ´green´ canvas totes make it much harder for loss-prevention officers to detect what the customers have purchased and

´The Bible´ Producers Roma Downey
and Mark Burnett Bring Grit,
Love to Epic Miniseries

Breitbart Big Hollywood, by Christian Toto Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/2/2013 3:48:46 PM Post Reply

Producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey consulted with a battery of theologians while preparing The History Channel miniseries The Bible. The spiritually strong couple wanted to get every detail right for an adaptation of the most popular book of all time. The couple also heeded the wisdom of their own teenagers who gently cautioned them not to make the special effects “lame.” Burnett and Downey understand the potential impact of The Bible, the 10-part series which begins at 8 p.m. EST Sunday. They also grasp how impressionable viewers, particularly teens, could take the project to heart.

Will Smith among new additions
to Obama campaign bundlers

The Hill [Washington DC], by Megan R. Wilson Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/2/2013 3:33:42 PM Post Reply

Several big-name fundraisers stepped forward late in President Obama´s reelection campaign, new campaign records show. The Obama-Biden campaign released an updated list of bundlers from the fourth quarter of the 2012 campaign on Saturday. Those bundlers – which the campaign refers to as voluntary fundraisers – are able to collect large sums from other donors. Actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith landed on the list, having hosted a fundraiser at their Los Angeles home, in the $500,000-and-above category. Filmmaker Tyler Perry is also billed in the top category.

Now they want our jewellery,
paintings and furniture

Canada Free Press, by Anna Grayson Original Article

Posted By: draggingtree- 3/2/2013 3:32:06 PM Post Reply

London, England - A new wealth tax is being proposed by the leftist wing (The Liberal Democrats) of our coalition government that will come with unprecedented powers to enter our homes and root through our personal possessions to value rings, necklaces, paintings and furniture, anything that might raise more taxes. If we refuse to be inspected or get our own valuations wrong, we would be facing fines, maybe even a jail sentence. This brainchild was conceived by the Lib Dems for their next election manifesto and is part of a series of measures planned to tax the better off.

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