November, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Ex-CIA officer admits spying for Russia from jail

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ONE of the highest-ranking CIA officers ever convicted of espionage pleaded guilty overnight to fresh charges of spying for Russia from his jail cell after employing his son to do his dirty work. Harold Nicholson, […] […]

US lacked information on Mumbai plotter David Headley,

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US spy chief James Clapper has defended his agency after a probe found US intelligence did not pass on warnings about an American man who was a key figure in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Although […] […]

Anti-Semitism on the rise here and abroad, PM says

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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he has the bruises to prove Canada’s unwavering support for Israel in the face of growing anti-Israeli sentiment, an apparent reference to the country’s lost bid a seat on the […] […]

Police free 69 kids forced into prostitution

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THE FBI said today 69 children who had been forced into prostitution were freed over the last three days as a result of a coordinated investigation by the FBI along with state and local authorities. […] […]

Georgia details nuclear smuggling

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WASHINGTON — On a dark morning in March, two Armenians slipped aboard a train in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, unaware they were being watched. They removed a pack of Marlboro Reds hidden in a […] […]

Appeals court: Race improperly used to exclude juror

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When a defense attorney in a 2008 rape trial challenged a Santa Clara County prosecutor for dismissing all the prospective Vietnamese jurors, the prosecutor offered explanations the judge accepted as race-neutral. Now, however, an appellate […] […]

Jury sentences man convicted in Connecticut home invasion, murder to death

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A MAN convicted of the brutal murders of three members of a Connecticut family was sentenced to death today for killing Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley, and Michaela. Steven Hayes was sentenced to death […] […]

Dutch get pot ‘scratch and sniff cards’

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In a novel bid to combat illegal cannabis cultivation, Dutch authorities started handing out 30,000 cards with a marijuana odour to alert citizens to what their neighbours may be up to. “Citizens must be alerted […] […]

57-year-old mother of twins breaks Australian record

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A 57-year-old woman is believed to have become Australia’s oldest mother after giving birth to twins in a Perth hospital last week. The woman, who is reportedly from India, delivered the babies by caesarean at […] […]

Obama thrashing shows idiots rule at poll booths

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By Matt McCarten I’ve come to the conclusion that the American voters are stupid. There is a naivete and proud ignorance in the conservative adults who vote. This week they delivered the Democrats the biggest […] […]