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Newt Gingrich had a second line of credit at Tiffany’s
Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign acknowledged Tuesday that Gingrich had a second line of credit at the jewelry store Tiffany’s for as much as $1 million dollars. The Washington Post reported that Joe DeSantis, a spokesman for Gingrich, said the Republican presidential hopeful’s personal financial disclosure filing will show that he…
Mexican forces using drug war to repress indigenous communities
As part of Al Jazeera English’s Fault Lines series, Josh Rushing investigates claims that Mexican security forces are using the drug war as a pretext to repress indigenous communities. Watch video, courtesy of Al Jazeera English, below:…
Jon Stewart: Chris Wallace gave away the Fox News game
On The Daily Show Monday night, Jon Stewart said that Fox News host Chris Wallace “basically gives away the game” when he describes Fox News as a “counterweight” to NBC News. “Because as we know, news only comes in two sides,” Stewart joked. He had appeared on Fox News Sunday…
Westboro Baptists Church to picket funeral of ‘Jackass’ star Ryan Dunn
The Westboro Baptists Church has announced plans to picket the funeral of Jackass star Ryan Dunn. The Westboro Baptist Church has gained infamy for picketing the funerals of military families with offensive signs such as “Thank God for Dead Soldiers” and “God Hates America.” The church believes that God is…
Van Gogh’s ‘self-portrait’ actually his brother: study
THE HAGUE — Art researchers at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum said Tuesday they have “discovered” a work by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh — long thought to have been a self-portrait — was in fact a picture of his younger brother Theo. “According to current opinion, Vincent van Gogh never…
Army sergeant and colleague charged in Kuwait bribes scheme
WASHINGTON — A US Army sergeant and his colleague took more than $170,000 in a bribes and money laundering scheme at Camp Arifjan, a US military base in Kuwait, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday. The 11-count indictment made public in Wheeling, West Virginia, charged Sergeant First Class Richard Evick,…
Facebook exposing children to online threats: EU survey
BRUSSELS — Social networking sites such as Facebook are not doing enough to protect children from potential dangers such as grooming by paedophiles or online bullying, European authorities said Tuesday. Of 14 websites tested on behalf of the European Commission, just two — Bebo and MySpace — ensure the required…
Senate confirms Leon Panetta to head Pentagon
WASHINGTON — The US Senate unanimously confirmed Leon Panetta’s nomination to be defense secretary on Tuesday, hailing his successes as CIA chief just as major challenges await him in Afghanistan and Libya. All 100 members of the Senate approved the nomination of Panetta, a rare move of unanimity for a…
Mexican police capture head of La Familia drug cartel
MEXICO CITY — Mexican police have captured the top boss of the notorious La Familia drug cartel in a raid on the central town of Aguascalientes, a government spokesman said Tuesday. “The federal government has detained the top leader (of La Familia) Jose de Jesus Mendez,” said security spokesman Alejandro…
BP hopes to begin new drilling in Gulf of Mexico
STOCKHOLM — British oil giant BP hopes to soon be able to operate again in the Gulf of Mexico, its chairman was quoted as saying Tuesday. “It’s difficult to speculate on but I think it isn’t far away,” Carl-Henric Svanberg told reporters on the sideline of an International Association for…
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