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A top German official accused the United States on Sunday of using "Cold War" methods against its allies, after a German magazine cited secret intelligence documents to claim that U.S. spies bugged European Union offices. . Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger was responding to a report by German news weekly Der Spiegel, which claimed that the U.S. … [Read more...]
A Drug Enforcement Administration agent tried to snatch a man’s camera from his hand after warning him that he was “liable to get shot” if he continued hanging around with his camera. The DEA agent then tried to play it off as if he was only watching out for Virgil Văduva’s safety early this afternoon in Jefforsonville. But the video shows he was really … [Read more...]
When a half-dozen men and a woman in street clothes closed in on University of Virginia student Elizabeth Daly, 20, she and two roommates panicked. That led to Daly spending a night and an afternoon in the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail. Her initial offense? Walking to her car with bottled water, cookie dough and ice cream just purchased from the Harris Teeter … [Read more...]
June 28, 2013 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will travel to Southeast Asia and China on June 30, 2013, to promote Canada's interests and values in this fast-growing region. At the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings in Brunei, Baird will meet all 10 ASEAN Foreign Ministers and colleagues from across the Asia-Pacific region, then he will make … [Read more...]
The Pentagon is under increasing pressure to abandon a controversial plan to purchase military helicopters for Afghan special forces following a report that says the undermanned unit cannot fly or maintain the aircraft. Reuters is reporting the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction is calling on the Pentagon to suspend the $572 million purchase of 30 … [Read more...]
Central banks sold a record amount of US Treasury debt last week while bond funds suffered the biggest ever investor withdrawals as markets shuddered at the prospect of the US Federal Reserve ending its quantitative easing programme. Holdings of US Treasuries held at the Fed on behalf of official foreign institutions dropped a record $32.4bn to $2.93tn, eclipsing the … [Read more...]
No warrants and no probable cause have been no problem for the Obama administration in its work to collect detailed financial information on millions of Americans, according to a new report. Wait, you say, wasn’t the Obama administration already collecting details about phone calls? Yup. And the content of prayers of Christian groups? Affirmative. And how about the … [Read more...]
Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) recently informed the nation that July Fourth isn't just for fireworks and independence any more. It is also the day we should "celebrate" Obamacare. Sure July Fourth is traditionally celebrated as the day we declared independence from Great Britain, an action that preceded the Revolutionary War and set the tone for our nascent … [Read more...]
Moscow’s response to President Obama’s call for a new one-third reduction in deployed strategic nuclear warheads was met with a chilly response, according to recent statements by Russian officials. Additionally, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin, the key arms control official, announced Sunday that Russia is developing a new strategic … [Read more...]
It’s a tradition as old as Buffalo Bills football, especially for many older fans: Carrying a seat cushion into Ralph Wilson Stadium, or the old War Memorial Stadium, for comfort and protection against the elements during Bills games. Alas, that tradition is now just that – history. Seat cushions are now banned, and that edict comes from the National Football … [Read more...]
