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FBI in Mexico to investigate US consulate killings

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AFP) – US agents joined a probe into the brazen weekend killings at an American consulate in Mexico’s bloodiest city, highlighting rampant violence that prompted expressions of concern from both governments....

Protecting agencies from oversight, Obama threatens to veto intelligence funding

The White House is threatening to veto a key intelligence funding bill over what it considers to be a dangerous amount of oversight on covert agencies, according to published reports. The 2010 Intelligence Budget has gone through a number of key...

Influential Sunni Muslim group urges Indonesia to welcome Obama

Indonesia’s largest Islamic organization has condemned protests by hardline groups against US President Barack Obama’s planned visit to the mainly Muslim country. Nahdlatul Ulama deputy chairman Maskuri Abdillah said the visit would...

Former bank president arrested, charged with stealing bailout funds

The former president of a small Manhattan community bank on Monday became the first person accused of trying to defraud the federal bailout program. Prosecutors also contend that Charles Antonucci Sr., stole so he could live a lavish lifestyle...

Thieving baboons obliterate South African grape harvests

Baboons with a taste for Chardonnay grapes are terrorizing farmers in South Africa’s Western Cape wine region, munching tonnes of grapes ready for harvesting, local media reported on Monday. Farms in the Franschhoek Valley had been emptied...

Hasselbeck: Muppets were ‘non-consensual participants’ in steamy Rielle photo

Rielle Hunter, John Edwards’ former mistress, is upset over the sexy photos she posed for, recently published by GQ magazine — but nobody bothered to ask how her fellow models felt about the recent overexposure. Thankfully,...

Rahm Emanuel’s brother lobbies for ‘three strikes’ law against downloaders

The brother of the White House chief of staff is engaged in a campaign to have a “three-strikes” law against illegal file-sharers passed in the United States. Modeled on a similar law enacted recently in France, a “three...

Police could soon be using hand germs to trace criminals

WASHINGTON — Forensic scientists could soon use hand germs to help identify criminals and victims, a study said Monday. Researchers led by Noah Fierer of the University of Colorado at Boulder swabbed individual keys on three personal...

Fresh push for Obama bank reforms

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s stuttering bid to rein in the largest US banks got a shot in the arm Monday, as a key Senate ally unveiled a package of bank reforms described as the most sweeping in 80 years. Senate banking...

Audio: Virginia AG strategizes birther legal challenge

Political observers are wondering whether Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is a “birther” following the release of an audio tape in which Cuccinelli says that the claims that President Barack Obama was born outside the US are...

Twitter: UR DOING IT WRONG

Apologies to Chris Clarke for stealing his joke. Blogging from me this week might be sparse, since I’m going to SXSW for the music portion—I do intend to update with thoughts from the always thought-provoking festival that tends to...

Glenn Beck ‘has teared up’ during rehearsals, staffers say

Glenn Beck received a mix of mockery and intrigue last year after crying several times on camera during his Fox News program. Now, the conservative lightning rod’s assistants reportedly say he sheds the occasional tear even while...

Live video: Obama makes final push for health reform

President Barack Obama headed to Strongsville, Ohio to make a final push for health care reform Monday. It will be the president’s third campaign-style event in a week to push for reform. According to The Associated Press,...

GOP congressman suggests runaway Toyota was a hoax

US House Rep. Darrell Issa wondered aloud Monday whether last week’s sensational incident of a runaway Toyota Prius was a hoax, telling CBS’s Early Show that some drivers may be lying about problems with their cars to gain fame. The...

Obama puts pressure on Kucinich at health care rally

Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s office has said that he’s “a firm no” on approving the Senate’s health reform bill in the House but President Barack Obama isn’t giving up. Obama pressured Kucinich at a rally in...
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