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Sun Sentinel News: Allen West abandons Broward to seek re-election in safer seat further north. http://ping.fm/OKM7S |

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News from The Associated Press : " Iowa (AP) -- An Iowa woman has given birth to a boy weighing 13 pounds and 13 ounces - without the aid of surgery. Asher Stewardson was born Thursday at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, measuring 23 1/2 inches long. Fifteen months ago, his brother, Judah, arrived weighing 12 pounds and an ounce at birth." 'via Blog this'

Police roll out video surveillance truck called The Peacemaker

Occupy Oakland march to new headquarters meets resistance

I just got done voting inthe Republican primary here in the state of Florida, early voting. Romney all the way!!

Canadian couple accused of honour killing four members of their family had decided to prune 'diseased limb of their family tree back to the good wood' Mail Online : "Jurors in Ontario, Canada, were told how Afghan-born Mohammad Shafia, 58, his wife Tooba Yahya, 42, and their son Hamed, 21, were responsible for planning and carrying out the murders of four family members." 'via Blog this'

WASH POST POLITICS ALERT: Ron Paul signed off on racist newsletters in the 1990s, associates say http://wpo.st/FMt4

It's time for Newt to do the right thing & quit!

Gingrich Pulls Ad After Rubio Dubs It 'Inflammatory' - National Journal Staff - NationalJournal.com : "“We respect Senator Rubio tremendously and will remove the ad from the rotation,” Gingrich’s Florida campaign chairman, Jose Mallea, told The Miami Herald. “We will replace it with a positive message that will continue to focus on drawing contrast between our clear vision on the issues important to the Hispanic community and our opponents lack thereof.” Rubio scold" 'via Blog this'

Thought Barack Obama's State of the Union address sounded familiar? Maybe it's because you've heard it all before. http://bit.ly/wMrfAa

Inside Hitler's private world: Wartime pictures show rooms where the Fuhrer spent his quiet time | Mail Online : "Old and New Chancellery shared the large gardens with the underground Führerbunker, where Hitler committed suicide at the end of World War II in 1945. The Führerbau, a Nazi party building in Munich, was the site where the Munich Agreement was signed in 1938." 'via Blog this'

TMZ News Alerts Demi Moore Rushed to Hospital for Substance Abuse http://m.tmz.com

Google to track users' activities across e-mail, search, YouTube and other services; won't allow opting out. http://wpo.st/Wgr4

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News from The Associated Press : "The United States and other Western governments must accept the new reality that Islamists have emerged to fill the power vacuum in the Arab world after a wave of popular uprisings, Human Rights Watch said in its annual report Sunday." 'via Blog this'

South Carolina has shown us that morality, principal & dignity as well as the economy don't matter. It's more important to humiliate the opposition. Needless to say--I totally disagree!

» Google Is Already Using SOPA-Like Censorship Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind! : "Google-owned You Tube has complied with thousands of requests worldwide to remove political protest videos that are clearly not in violation of any copyright or national security interests and do not constitute defamation." 'via Blog this'

US government hits Megaupload with mega piracy indictment Technology guardian.co.uk

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AP source: ABC interviewed Gingrich ex-wife - Yahoo! News : "That's two days before the South Carolina primary, where the former House speaker is trying to topple GOP front-runner Mitt Romney by casting himself as the more conservative option. The ABC News executive did not indicate what the ex-wife, Marianne Gingrich, said in the interview. The executive spoke on the condition of anonymity because the plans for airing the interview were tentative." 'via Blog this'

End Piracy, Not Liberty – Google

Italian Cruise Ship’s Dangerous Path Posted to Facebook Before Crash 15 minutes ago by Zoe Fox

– British scientists have found scores of fossils the great evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin and his peers collected but that had been lost for more than 150 years.

Grants Pass, a timber and farming community south of Portland, launched the bus-shelter project in late 2008. Tapping federal funds awarded to it, the city initially budgeted $322,000 to build five shelters, or more than $60,000 per structure—a row of seats and an awning.

Gay rights campaigners have reacted with fury over plans to host a religious conference encouraging people to turn away from homosexuality.

Is the captain of that Italian crew ship related to Obama?

Wikipedia To Go Dark For 24 Hours To Protest Anti-piracy Bill Fox News : 'via Blog this'

Steven Malanga: How Stimulus Spending Ruined Buffalo - WSJ.com : 'via Blog this'

Robert Kardashian 'hid that Khloe wasn't his child in his divorce papers with Kris Jenner' Mail Online : 'via Blog this'

BREAKING NEWS: GOP hopeful Jon Huntsman plans to drop out of presidential race and endorse Mitt Romney Mail Online : "BREAKING NEWS: GOP hopeful Jon Huntsman dropping out of presidential race... and will endorse Mitt Romney " 'via Blog this'

Iran sends rare letter to U.S. over killed scientist Reuters : "Saturday it had evidence Washington was behind the latest killing of one of its nuclear scientists, state television reported, at a time when tensions over the country's nuclear program have escalated to their highest level ever." 'via Blog this'

Published on The New Republic ( http://www.tnr.com ) Parent Trap How Mitt Romney un-became his father. Jonathan Cohn July 2, 2007 | 12:00 am On July 8, 1964, 17-year-old Mitt Romney slipped into a front-row seat at a San Francisco hotel ballroom. The start of the Republican National Convention was just days away, and tensions in the room were high — not over the choice of nominee (Barry Goldwater had already locked up enough delegates) but over the ideological future of the party. Inside the ballroom, the committee in charge of writing the party platform was under attack from a small band of dissenters determined to make one final stand against the radical conservatism of Goldwater and his supporters. And one of the most prominent dissenters was Mitt's father, George Romney. By 1964, the first-term Michigan governor had distinguished himself as a straight-talker who disdained partisanship. He had made such an impression on his fellow moderates that days later, at the

Washington, D.C. -  As the nation prepares to observe the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in conjunction with the national holiday in his honor, black conservatives affiliated with the Project 21 leadership network are speaking out about how Dr. King's words and actions relate to today. "In 1967, Dr. King declared that we must 'undergo a radical revolution of values.' Today, as America collapses under great division and debt, we need to embrace that call to national action," said Project 21 spokesman  Jerome Hudson . "Dr. King fought for a moral identity to parallel the promise of equal opportunity declared in our founding documents. I'm sure he would be heartbroken to see the erosion of the family and faith in our nation today. He would declare that we must repair our shattered values system, that men be fathers to their children and husbands to their wives. Indeed, Dr. King's way forward would be that we stop bankrupting our children's

DDN : "High prices for opium in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Thailand and Myanmar are making production increasingly attractive to farmers, says UNODC’s 2011 South East Asia opium survey. Cultivation in the region increased by 16 per cent between 2010 and 2011 and has doubled since 2006, says the document, with Myanmar – the world’s second largest opium producer after Afghanistan – increasing its levels of cultivation for five years in a row. Although Myanmar accounts for more than 90 per cent of the region’s cultivation, Lao PDR – which accounts for 9 per cent – saw a 38 per cent increase between 2010 and 2011. " 'via Blog this'

News from The Associated Press : "Ex-presidential candidate John Edwards has a serious heart condition that will require a medical procedure next month and his illness limits his travel including for an upcoming court case over possible campaign violations, his doctor told a judge, who delayed the trial." 'via Blog this'

TMZ News Alerts Gene Hackman Airlifted to Hospital -- Hit By a Car in Florida http://m.tmz.com

Steven Seagal faces lawsuit over unpaid debt to mafia backed former partner | Mail Online : "His most famous movie role saw him evading pursuit by a group of well trained operatives. So there is a certain life imitating art aspect to Under Siege star Steven Seagal being hit with a lawsuit over unpaid debts to his former business partner. The martial arts actor has been accused of failing to pay up on $500,000 he owes to film producer Julius Nasso." 'via Blog this'

States oppose Obama healthcare Medicaid law - Yahoo! News : "Twenty-six states challenging President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul filed a Supreme Court brief on Tuesday arguing the law unconstitutionally expands the Medicaid program for the poor and disabled. By threatening a loss of federal funds, Congress unconstitutionally coerced states into expanding their Medicaid programs, the states led by Florida argued. They said states have no real alternative but to keep participating in Medicaid." 'via Blog this'

LANDSLIDE: Limbaugh Predicts 2012 Election - Rush Limbaugh - Fox Nation : "Limbaugh cited Gallup polling about Obama’s personal approval ratings among voters, and he says the forecast is not bright for the president. “Forty-two percent approve, 49 disapprove. Among white people, Obama is down to 35 percent approval. In 2008, he had 43 percent of the white vote. Among Hispanic people, Obama is at 46 percent, down from 67 percent. By age group, Obama is at 47 percent approval among voters under 30. In 2008, he got 66 percent of their vote. … I mean he’s plummeting, folks. He has been in a downward spiral for two years and it continues.” Limbaugh put little faith in professional pollsters who continue to show an even matchup with whomever the Republican nominee is going to be" 'via Blog this'

Records: Ex-Miss. Gov. Barbour pardons nearly 200 - Yahoo! News : "In his final days as Mississippi governor, Republican Haley Barbour gave pardons or early release to nearly 200 people, including more than two dozen whose crimes were listed as murder, manslaughter or homicide, state records show. A list released by the Mississippi Secretary of State's office on Tuesday showed some of the convicted killers were pardoned, while others were given medical or conditional releases. He had released five other convicted killers in 2008. One of them had been granted a conditional release earlier and was pardoned this time." 'via Blog this'

'Doomsday Clock' moved forward. What has scientists worried? - Yahoo! News : 'via Blog this'

Andaman Islanders 'forced to dance' for tourists - video World news guardian.co.uk : 'via Blog this'

Homeland Security watches Twitter, social media - Yahoo! News : " The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's command center routinely monitors dozens of popular websites, including Facebook, Twitter, Hulu, WikiLeaks and news and gossip sites including the Huffington Post and Drudge Report, according to a government document. A "privacy compliance review" issued by DHS last November says that since at least June 2010, its national operations center has been operating a "Social Networking/Media Capability" which involves regular monitoring of "publicly available online forums, blogs, public websites and message boards."" 'via Blog this'

Last updated at 10:42 PM on 11th January 2012 Mitt Romney today stands on the brink of becoming the Republican candidate to challenge Barack Obama for the presidency of the U.S. But it could have been so different for the former Mormon missionary when he was almost killed in a car accident in Bernos-Beaulac, France, in 1968. The 21-year-old was driving from Pau to Bordeaux when he was hit by a car driven by a Catholic priest, which killed one of his own passengers. Wreckage: Former Mormon missionary Mitt Romney almost died in a car accident in Bernos-Beaulac, France, in 1968, which killed one of his passengers. The Citroen DS driven by Mr Romney is pictured ‘We were all talking about how dangerous how the highways were and the French highways,’ Mr Romney said, reported the Boston Globe in 2007. ‘Literally as we were having that conversation, boom, we were hit. It happened so quickly (that) there was no braking and no honking.’ Mr Romney drove Mormon French

Lysol allegations were just the beginning By Curt Guyette PUBLISHED: JANUARY 11, 2012 News Hits has seen its share of odd lawsuits over the years, but one filed in federal court in Detroit just before Christmas strikes us as particularly topsy-turvy. The case involves a guy named James N. White, a Roseville resident with the extreme misfortune to have contracted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Adding to White's woes, he claims, is the fact that he contracted HIV several months after getting an office job at Great Expressions, a chain of dental centers that has its headquarters in Bloomfield Hills. According to published accounts, after White, 26, tested positive for HIV and began requesting time off for doctor visits, his office manager asked what was up. "I told her I had tested positive for HIV; I thought it would be easier for me in the long run," White told reporter Todd Heywood for a story that appeared in POZ, a print and online publication f

Originally printed at http://www.keyt.com/news/local/Pick-Your-Poison-Stomach-Bug-or-Flu-137064243.html By KEYT Anchor January 10, 2012 Santa Barbara - If you've noticed a bug going around, you're not alone. The winter season is high time for a number of viruses that could put you down for the count. Late fall and early winter are the peak times for Norovirus and Influenza. They are more commonly known as the stomach bug and the flu. Both have been going around the community. The Santa Barbara Unified School District says it is seeing about two kids per day showing symptoms of the flu, but that is not out of the ordinary for this time of the year. The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat and runny or stuffy nose. It is spread through coughing or sneezing, so it can be easily passed on, especially at schools where kids are in close contact with each other. If your child comes down wit

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Newt Sounds Just Like Obama - The Rush Limbaugh Show : 'via Blog this'

FiveThirtyEight: Live Blogging the New Hampshire Primary - NYTimes.com : "Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s live blog of the New Hampshire primary. Polls have closed, and The New York Times has projected Mitt Romney as the winner, but we will still have plenty of statistical insights into the election." 'via Blog this'

by  National Journal Staff Updated: January 10, 2012 | 9:00 p.m. January 10, 2012 | 8:37 p.m. Following is Mitt Romney's New Hampshire victory speech, as prepared for delivery: Thank you, New Hampshire! Tonight, we made history! This state has always been a special place for our family.  Ann and I made a home here and we’ve filled it with great memories of our children and grandchildren.  And this Granite State moment is one we will always remember. Tonight, we celebrate.  Tomorrow, we go back to work. We remember when Barack Obama came to New Hampshire four years ago. He promised to bring people together. He promised to change the broken system in Washington. He promised to improve our nation. Those were the days of lofty promises made by a hopeful candidate.  Today, we are faced with the disappointing record of a failed President.  The last three years have held a lot of change, but they haven’t offered much hope. The middle class has been crushed. Nearly 24 million of our fello