CSMonitor: In the moments before the F-16 fighter jets were summoned, the crew of Frontier Airlines Flight 623 feared that a passenger’s frequent and unusually long trips to the aircraft lavatory on Sept. 11 were a sign that a potential terrorist plot was underway. Later, when the plane had landed in Detroit, reports suggested that [...]
Slate: Rep. Thaddeus McCotter strode outside the Capitol today to introduce his first well-timed policy proposal of the 2012 campaign — a Social Security reform plan built along the lines of the old Ryan-Sununu plan, one that would limit the obligations of the program by creating private accounts for people under 50 to go alongside [...]
U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Lee Elam, vehicle operator attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, throws a frag grenade at the off-base firing range near forward operating base Mehtar Lam Sept. 10. Members from the PRT traveled to the range to practice with crew served, primary and secondary weapons along with M203 grenade launchers [...]
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Telegraph: A group of Muslim protesters set fire to an American flag outside the US embassy in London during a minute’s silence to mark the moment that the first hijacked airliner hit the World Trade Center 10 years ago. A number of radical Islamic groups including Muslims Against Crusades (MAC) gathered outside the embassy on [...]
CNN: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is backing Rick Perry for president, a major endorsement for the Texas governor as the campaign for the Republican nomination enters the crucial fall stretch of the primary calendar, a source tells CNN. Jindal is on his way to Florida and will be Perry’s guest at Monday night’s “Tea Party [...]
Al Jazeera: Let’s bag it. I’m talking about the tenth anniversary ceremonies for 9/11, and everything that goes with them: the solemn reading of the names of the dead, the tolling of bells, the honouring of first responders, the gathering of presidents, the dedication of the new memorial, the moments of silence. The works. Let’s [...]
Pakistan Observer: Islamabad—The United States, Britain and France have sent several hundred “defence advisors” to train and support the anti-Gadhafi forces in oil-rich Eastern Libya where “rebels armed groups” have apparently taken over. According to an exclusive report confirmed by a Libyan diplomat in the region “the three Western states have landed their “special forces [...]
Associated Press: The discovery of 2 drug tunnels along the Arizona-Mexico border in less than two weeks has federal authorities concerned that smugglers are increasingly turning to the underground method. The Arizona Republic reports that agents in the Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector found eight tunnels through the end of July. That’s three more than the [...]
The Hill: The Democratic National Committee has joined in the White House’s effort to promote President Obama’s American Jobs Act. On Monday, the DNC announced a round of T.V. and online ads as well as a new website to help promote Obama’s $477 billion American Jobs Act, which the president unveiled roughly a week earlier. [...]
Associated Press: CAIRO (AP) — OPEC sharply revised down its forecast for world oil demand for this year and expected consumption would remain weak in 2012, citing on Monday waning economic growth in key industrialized nations and a weak U.S. driving season. The 12-nation group that supplies about a third of the world’s crude oil [...]
Reuters: Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty endorsed ex-rival Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination Monday and was promptly named a national co-chairman of the Romney campaign. Less than a month after ending his own bid for the White House, Pawlenty told Fox News that Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, is unmatched in his skills [...]
Yahoo News: PARIS (AP) — One person died and another was seriously injured in an explosion Monday in a site that treats nuclear waste in southern France, the country’s nuclear safety body said, adding that no radioactive leaks have been detected. The Nuclear Safety Authority said three other people suffered lesser injuries in the blast [...]
A Lamestream Media Rick Perry Smear That He Assaulted Ron Paul During the MSNBC Republican Debate Now Debunked By Ron Paul.
KMBC: Terminal B at Kansas City International Airport remained partially closed Sunday afternoon after a suspicious device was detected at a security checkpoint. Airport spokesman Joe McBride said the devices were discovered at a checkpoint at Southwest Airlines. As of 1:15 p.m., officials said part of Terminal B was still closed so authorities could investigate. [...]
