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Over the weekend, Facebook took down a message by the Special Operations Speaks PAC (SOS) which highlighted the fact that Obama denied backup to the forces being overrun in Benghazi. The message was contained in a meme which demonstrated how Obama had relied on the SEALS when he was ready...

via bcf: 12 Killed As Hindu's & Muslims Clash In The Moderate Muslim Nation Of Indonesia JAKARTA — Twelve people have been killed and more than 1,600 others displaced in violent ethnic clashes on Indonesia's Sumatra island, police said Tuesday. "The clashes between residents in two...

'James Bond' gadgets including tiny compasses in gold teeth and cameras in cigarette lighters that helped our PoWs flee Nazis Many inventions in catalogue, Per Ardua Libertas, were brainchild of Christopher Hutton, who worked at little-known MI9 government agency Other gadgets include radio...

Three times in two months since the election of a Parti Quebecois government, English-speaking Quebecers have been confronted with the fact they’re not welcome by a segment of the French-speaking population. Three incidents is not a tidal wave, but none of the incidents was minor. In...

aka, how's that hope and change working out for ya? Jeffrey Gedmin and Nathan Gamester: U.S. Prosperity Is in Decline - WSJ.com large http://press.prosperity.com/Prosperity_Index_Infographic.png What's happening to American prosperity? | Daniel W. Drezner U.S. Prosperity Slides in...

via Fark If cops pull you over, handing them three NicoDerm patches instead of your license, registration and proof of insurance probably won't distract them from noticing your fly is open and the front of your pants are wet Shouts about the Germans being after us would be apropos for...

New 'Star Wars' Movie Set for 2015 :lol: Right. The Walt Disney Company has acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in cash and stock and announced a new Star Wars movie to be released in 2015. Kathleen Kennedy, current co-chair of Lucasfilm, will become Lucasfilm's president, reporting to...

It may sound old-school in an age obsessed with Twitter and Facebook, but British Columbians seek out unbiased journalism from established news organizations, according to a new Angus Reid poll. The online survey of 800 B.C.ers found that 78 per cent prefer news from sources without a...

Amid warnings that land deals are undermining food security, the head of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has compared "land grabs" in Africa to the "wild west", saying a "sheriff" is needed to restore the rule of law. José Graziano da Silva, the FAO's director general...

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via sda: Countless polls that unmarried women consistently support Barack Obama much more than they do Mitt Romney. An obvious question is: Why? The NY Times' conservative columnist, Ross Douthat, goes into great detail to provide a pseudo-psychological explanation that these women - even...

Ya think. WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Sen. John McCain claims the Obama administration might be conducting a “massive cover-up” with the deadly terror attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. On CBS News’ “Face the Nation”...

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NASA - NASA TV SpaceX Dragon cargo ship departs International Space Station for Earth | CTV News

After a year long, $30 million interior makeover, Lady Liberty is ready for her closeup as she reopens to the public today. The mostly federally funded renovation to the 126-year-old Statue of Liberty includes fire-safety and ventilation improvements, better bathrooms, a third elevator and a...

Nigeria: Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Rams Explosives-Packed SUV Into Catholic Church During Sunday Mass… The daily slaughter continues.KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed an SUV loaded with explosives into a Catholic church holding Mass on Sunday in northern Nigeria, killing at least...

Researchers said global warming has caused the glacial ice on the runway to turn to mush just four years after it was built for about £30 million. It was due to receive about 20 flights each summer but only six have been able to land in the past two years. The runway was supposed to...

Read all about it: Climate and State High Temperature Records – Where’s the Beef? | Watts Up With That?

There is an often-told story about a Canadian soldier who escaped a PoW camp in Germany in the Second World War. He got as far as a farm in Germany before a husband and wife caught him. Only the couple...