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Reuters: There have been no credible or specific threats against the United States yet ahead of the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday. U.S. officials have been on high alert for possible plots to reprise in some form of the September 11, 2001 attacks in which al [...]

USA Today: The debt-limit crisis is over. Will Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner call it quits, too? Speculation is rife in Washington that Geithner, who has outlasted all of President Obama’s other original economic advisers, will resign now that the nation’s borrowing capacity has been extended to 2013 and a 10-year, $2.1 trillion deficit-reduction agreement enacted. [...]

CNN: President Obama is jumping back onto the fundraising circuit after a month-long hiatus, set to make appearances at two high-profile events in Chicago Wednesday evening on the eve of his 50th Birthday. First on the list is a semi-intimate dinner where individuals and couples paid $35,800 for their chance to rub elbows with the [...]

CNN: Seventy-two people have been charged in an online global child pornography ring that originated in Louisiana, in what is described as the largest prosecution of its kind, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Wednesday. Dubbed Operation Delego, the federal law enforcement action began in December 2009, targeting more than 500 people around the world allegedly [...]

Daily Mirror: GOVERNORS at Britain’s top terror jail believe al-Qaeda extremists are planning a major attack as payback for Osama bin Laden’s death. Security has been stepped up to “unprecedented” levels at Belmarsh prison after warnings that the Muslim Boys gang is plotting a revenge mission. A 15-strong riot squad in stab-proof vests has hidden [...]

What I find more fascinating is that he was likely set up, and the simians at Huffing Paint Post are furious. Huffing Paint-errr…Huffington Post: TRENTON, N.J. — A politician who emailed a woman nude photos of himself that were later posted on a GOP activist’s website announced his resignation Tuesday and said he’ll consider all [...]

A little long, but the wait is worthwhile…you can see the priceless ‘oh, f-’ moment cross the prick’s face as the missile is literally rammed down his throat. On-board video of the missile’s approach-to-target begins at 1:43

Daily Mail: He started life as a white science geek living with his uncle. But now to reflect the racial changes in America Spider Man has been given a makeover – as a half black half Latino teen. Miles Morales has replaced Peter Parker as the face behind the famous webbed mask, Marvel Comics has [...]

Newscore: ALBANY, N.Y. – Taxed-out New Yorkers are voting with their feet, with a staggering 1.6 million residents fleeing the state over the last decade. For the second consecutive decade, New York led the nation in the percentage of residents leaving for other states, according to the report by the Empire Center for State Policy. [...]

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US private sector hiring slowed in July, a private survey showed Wednesday, as the economy slowed. Payrolls firm ADP said a net 114,000 jobs were created by private, non-farm businesses. Market Watch: WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Payrolls at U.S. companies increased by a tepid 114,000 in July, suggesting modest job growth continued [...]

“Body Bomb”: A teenage girl is at the centre of an unfolding drama in one of Sydney’s wealthiest suburbs after she was found by police in her home with a bomb strapped around her neck. Daily Telegraph: THE investigation into a Mosman bomb incident is now being headed by the robbery and serious crimes squad, [...]

Pierre Thomas reports: A woman claiming to be the niece of infamous skyjacker D.B. Cooper has spoken to ABC News in an exclusive interview about her role in the recently re-ignited 40-year-old cold case that has haunted the FBI for years. Marla Cooper told ABC News that she has provided the FBI with a guitar [...]

Fox News: The influence of the Tea Party is about to endure a critical test, as lawmakers enter the second chapter of their deficit-reduction plan after approving a record increase in the debt ceiling. Conservative Republicans have been conflicted over the 11th-hour compromise and the course of the debate as a whole. While they claim [...]