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FCC seeks public input on new ‘net neutrality’ rules
Federal regulators are seeking public input on what rules should apply to wireless Internet access and specialized services that aren't part of the Internet but are delivered over wired broadband connections. The move by the Federal Communications Commission marks the next step in the agency's long-running effort to adopt so-called "network neutrality" regulations to prevent [...]
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Hurricane Earl closes in on US East Coast
Hurricane Earl quickly closed in on a large part of the US east coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf. The strongest Atlantic storm of 2010 was on course to lash the coast of North Carolina and then move north, wreaking havoc [...]
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Israelis, Palestinians resume direct peace talks
Cautious US relaunches direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks after 2 years Seeking to broker a Mideast peace agreement that has eluded U.S. presidents for decades, the Obama administration is overseeing the first direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years. After a day and evening in White House talks with President Barack Obama, [...]
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Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming
Hostage-taker at Discovery Channel headquarters railed against programs; shot dead by police A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet. Three [...]
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Apple unveils social network, new iPod and TV tool
Apple has launched a music-centered social network at iTunes and unveiled slick new iPod and Apple TV gadgets that promised to win the iconic company more devotees. Ping was built into iTunes 10 software made available as a free download at itunes.com. "It is sort of like Facebook and Twitter meet iTunes," Apple chief executive [...]
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Number of illegal immigrants in US now declining
Study: Number of illegal immigrants in US drops to 11.1 million, first decline in 20 years The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades — decreasing by 8 percent since 2007, a new study finds. The reasons range from the sour economy to Mexican violence [...]
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Countdown: Olbermann, Scahill thank Bush for the ‘success’ of the Iraq war
'They' say that it really isn't healthy to keep things bottled up inside. On Wed. evening's MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, the liberal host and his guest, The Nation's Jeremy Scahill went the healthy route and let it rip. Discussion centered around President Obama's address on the Iraq war and the ensuing criticism from neocons [...]
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‘Who is this guy?’ Blair claims confused Bush asked about Belgian PM
"George had immense simplicity in how he saw the world," Blair writes British newspapers Thursday called the memoirs of former prime minister Tony Blair a good read but said they risk re-opening old wounds in his Labour party just as it struggles to fight back from electoral defeat. Blair's memoirs concern more than just affairs [...]
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Jordan unearths 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple
Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple with a trove of figurines of ancient deities and circular clay vessels used for religious rituals, officials said Wednesday. The head of the Jordanian Antiquities Department, Ziad al-Saad, said the sanctuary dates to the eighth century B.C. and was discovered at Khirbat 'Ataroz near the [...]
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Pakistani officers ditch Pentagon conference after airport detention
Travel-weary officer overheard saying 'I hope this is our last flight' WASHINGTON — A delegation of Pakistani officers refused to attend a defense conference in the United States this week in protest over their treatment at a Washington airport, officials said Wednesday. The nine Pakistanis were about to fly to Tampa, Florida from Dulles International [...]
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Conservatives bash once-respected professor for low-balling Beck crowd
Estimates of the turnout for Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally at the Lincoln Memorial last weekend have varied widely, from a low of 87,000 to a high of one million. As a result, the already-controversial rally has sparked a secondary controversy over a report by CBS News that the organization it hired to make a [...]
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Beck shared stage with pastor who attacked Catholics
Pastor John Hagee, a controversial critic of Catholicism, was onstage with Glenn Beck at this weekend's "Restoring Honor" rally. A panel on MSNBC's Hardball found themselves shocked Tuesday to find Hagee "getting all the hosannahs for being a great American" while on stage with the Fox News host. Hagee is the founder and pastor of [...]
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Buyout firm denies it’s in talks over Burger King
Buyout firm denies its in talks about acquisition of Burger King A private equity firm denied it's in talks to acquire Burger King Holdings Inc., after a published report linked 3i Group PLC to the fast-food chain. The Wall Street Journal, citing sources it did not name, said talks regarding a possible sale have taken [...]
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Maddow blasts Obama for praising Bush, letting WMD liars ‘get off easy’
In an Oval Office speech to the nation, President Barack Obama officially declared an end to US combat operations in Iraq Tuesday. The speech's praise for President George W. Bush quickly drew outrage from MSNBC host Rachel Maddow. In 2002 while Obama was an Illinois state senator, he was one of the few elected officials [...]
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Washington Post sportswriter suspended for Twitter hoax
A Twitter experiment that went awry has landed a sportswriter for The Washington Post with a one-month suspension. Mike Wise, a respected Post columnist, was suspended by the newspaper on Tuesday, a day after he posted a fake report on his Twitter account. "Roethlisberger will get five games, I'm told," Wise wrote on his Twitter [...]
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Pakistan army cancels US trip amid search dispute
Pakistani army cancels US trip after 'unwarranted' security checks at Washington airport Pakistan's military canceled a trip by officers to an annual meeting at U.S. Central Command after they were taken off a plane and subjected to "unwarranted security checks" at Dulles International Airport in Washington, a spokesman said Wednesday. The incident could complicate already [...]
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Many ground zero mosque opponents hate Fox News too
Although not all opposition to the building of an Islamic community center near the former site of the World Trade Center grows out of anti-Muslim extremism, some of the most fanatical opinions of the project have received sympathetic coverage from Fox News. As a result, commentators and humorists like Comedy Central's Jon Stewart have been [...]
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US changes military commanders in Iraq
US changes commanders in Iraq as final phase of American military involvement begins The United States changed commanders in Iraq Wednesday, beginning the final phase of American military involvement in the country despite political uncertainty and persistent violence. The transfer of authority came a day after President Barack Obama announced the shift from combat operations [...]
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McCain ’08 campaign joked with Secret Service: ‘Shoot out [Palin's] tires’
After John McCain's presidential campaign decided to withdraw from Michigan, his vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin dissented. Once the Secret Service learned of Palin's plan to drive to Michigan one morning anyway, it got a blunt response upon asking how to handle it: "Shoot out the tires." That was but one nugget of information revealed [...]
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Palestinians crack down on Hamas after shooting
Palestinian forces arrest dozens of Hamas members after 4 Israelis killed in West Bank Palestinian security forces arrested more than 150 Hamas members in an overnight sweep throughout the West Bank after the Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for shooting dead four Israelis on the eve of new Mideast peace talks. With the Wednesday crackdown, [...]
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