Obama orders new US sanctions on Iran’s government, including Central Bank

By Associated Press,

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has ordered new sanctions on the Islamic republic, including its Central Bank, in a move to enforce a law he signed in December.

In a letter to Congress…

Ernesto Londono and William Wan

Washington Post

February 6, 2012

CAIRO — Nineteen Americans will face criminal charges as part of a probe of the funding of pro-democracy groups, Egyptian…

ACLU Sues U.S. for Information on Targeted Killing Program

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Ron Paul in South Carolina: “Beginning of a Long, Hard Slog”

Ron Paul: 'This is the beginning of a long, hard slog'

By Daniel Strauss - 01/21/12 08:41 PM ET

Ron Paul made clear he had no plans to drop out of the presidential race despite placing fourth in the South Carolina Republican primary on Saturday.

In a speech where the Texas congressman touched on most of his libertarian talking points, Paul said that supporter numbers for his campaign…

Fed in Arizona to plead the fifth and not answer questions on 'furious'

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The chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona is refusing to testify before Congress regarding Operation Fast and Furious, the federal gun-running scandal that sent U.S. weapons to…

Chad Gerondale, 41, has hired well-known Fairbanks attorney Bill Satterberg to represent him in the “meat for heat” case, as it has been dubbed by online spectators.

“I’ve got a lot to say about it but (Satterberg) told me not to,” Gerondale told the News-Miner Tuesday morning when he returned phone messages left during the weekend.

Alaska Wildlife Troopers last week issued Gerondale a summons to appear in court on Feb. 3 to be arraigned on a misdemeanor…

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Protesters take anti-SOPA campaign to Manhattan offices of Schumer and Gillibrand

'The future of the NY tech community is in jeopardy,' the group states

Protesters will be asking Schumer and Gillibrand to withdraw their sponsorship of the legislation, Rasiej said, “or tell us specifically under what circumstances they would vote yes for PIPA taking…

Declan McCullagh

CNet

January 13, 2012

Sen. Patrick Leahy, the sponsor of a controversial Hollywood-backed copyright bill, has bowed to public…

Declan McCullagh

CNet

January 13, 2012

Internal Homeland Security documents describing specifications for border-crossing scanners, which emit gamma or X-ray radiation to probe vehicles and their…

Jerusalem Post article implies US will stage provocation to justify military assault

Paul Joseph Watson

Prison Planet.com

Friday, January 13, 2012

Former Israeli intelligence officer Avi Perry writes that a “surprise” Pearl Harbor-style Iranian attack on an American warship in the Persian Gulf will provide the pretext for the US to launch…

New Hampshire Primary Election Results, Updates LIVE

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US Threatened To Blacklist Spain For Not Implementing Site Blocking Law

(torrentfreak.com)

In a leaked letter sent to Spain’s outgoing President, the US ambassador to the country warned that as punishment for not passing a SOPA-style file-sharing site blocking law, Spain risked being put on a United States trade blacklist . Inclusion would have left…

Press conference coming up at 4:30, live on KING5.coSeattle police officer who was found shot hours after his arrest for alleged possession of crack cocaine, has died.

Officials at Harborview Medical Center confirmed the officer died of his injuries around 3:30 p.m.

The officer was identified 50-year-old Richard F. Nelson. He was booked into the King County Jail at 4:16 a.m. and released…

Angry Hybrid Owner Suing Honda Saying Car Doesn’t Get 51 MPG…

  (AP) — Officials said Saturday they believe the latest earthquake activity in northeast Ohio is related to the injection of wastewater into the ground near a fault line, creating enough pressure to cause seismic activity.

The brine wastewater comes from drilling operations that use the so-called…

Nearly three years after the Icelandic economy imploded, the country appears to be recovering, and some believe its approach may offer a possible solution to Europe's debt problems.

Iceland does not seem like a country in the grip of a crisis.

On my first day the sun was shining brightly and out in Reykjavik's main shopping area the shops and boutiques, the cafes and restaurants were busy. Indeed, Reykjavik seemed pretty much like any other…