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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
May 9th, 2013

Rick Perry says Obama wants to ‘disarm the American public’
President Obama declared to Mexicans that an upside of his efforts to infringe upon the Second Amendment would be to make them safer. “His goal —well before he became president of the United States — was to try to disarm the American public. He just disregards the Constitution.” Mr. Obama said that, “I will continue to do everything in my power to pass common-sense reforms that keep guns out of the hands of criminals and dangerous people."

Operation Smear Benghazi Whistleblowers
It's on. As the White House grapples with a growing backlash over its Libya lies and lapses, President Obama's apologists are gearing up for battle. Put on your hip-waders. Grab those tar buckets. Get ready for Operation Smear Benghazi Whistleblowers.

MAGNETIC ACTIVITY
The magnetic underpinnings of this arching prominence may be connected to nearby sunspot AR1736, which is itself unstable and poses a threat for M-class solar flares. If the anchor is unstable, the overlying structure could collapse.

Human takeover by machines may be closer than we think
The idea of super intelligent machines may sound like the plot of "The Terminator" or "The Matrix," but many experts say the idea isn't far-fetched. Some even think the singularity — the point at which artificial intelligence can match, and then overtake, human smarts — might happen in just 16 years.

Keeping up marathon meetings, Livni and Kerry to parley
US secretary of state will also powwow with Jordanian counterpart amid ramped up efforts to get Israeli-Palestinian talks on track.

Putin on Victory Day: Russia a security guarantor
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said at the annual military parade on Red Square that Russia will be a guarantor of world security.

The volcano blew a huge stack of smoke that went 3,200 meters (10,500 feet) skyward late Tuesday, but surrounding residents were not in danger, said J
After alleged Israel attack on Syria, Iran issues war-like declarations, orders Assad army to protect homeland, according to Hezbollah-affiliated newspaper. ‘Front open to Syrians, Palestinians, to all who wish to fight Israel’

Popocatepetl Volcano Eruption Covers Mexican Towns In Ash
The volcano blew a huge stack of smoke that went 3,200 meters (10,500 feet) skyward late Tuesday, but surrounding residents were not in danger, said Jesus Morales, Puebla's civil protection director. A three-centimeter (one-inch) thick carpet of ash covered nearby towns, forcing people to wear masks. The National Disaster Prevention Center said Wednesday that ash also fell in the state capital of Puebla.

Mayon volcano survivor recalls scenes from hell after five companions died
...tour guide Roel Llarena has recalled how a mountain hike turned into a nightmare when the volcano he was climbing began spewing out giant rocks, killing five of his companions. "I stood there frozen. I couldn't believe what was happening, I didn't know what to do. It was like a scene from hell," he said, after surviving the giant ash explosion at Mayon volcano on Tuesday.

FBI To Internet Providers: Spy For Us Or Face A $25,000 Fine
A new FBI proposal would compel internet communications companies to hand over information--or pay a fine. Existing wiretap law is almost 20 years old and doesn't capture the nuances of modern internet use. The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act was first authorized in 1994, and it ordered "telecommunications carriers" to comply with court orders to assist in intercepting communication. Since then, communication online has taken off, while the landscape of what we know has telecommunications carriers has drastically changed.

PA Official: 'If We Had Nuke, We'd Have Used It This Morning'
"I swear that if we had a nuke, we'd have used it this very morning," vowed Jibril Rajoub during an interview with the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen TV channel, as reported by the Palestinian Media Watch.

Gen. Vallely: White House in 'Collusion' With Other Agencies on Benghazi
"The Obama administration uses heavy-handed Chicago-style tactics to put the lid on people and they threaten them,'' Vallely told "The Steve Malzberg Show'' on Newsmax TV. "They threaten them with their jobs. And that's exactly what been happening.'' Vallely, who served as Deputy Commanding General in the Pacific, commended the three "whistleblowers'' who testified Wednesday in the Congressional hearings on Benghazi. But he urged House members conducting the probe to press even harder.

‘Brazilian Atlantis’: Scientists discover traces of sunken continent under Atlantic Ocean
The material was reportedly found more than 8,000 feet beneath the sea in a region known as the Rio Grande Elevation. “This is the region that has been least explored worldwide,” added Kawakami. “So, we believe it is very important to research it.” "From an analysis, we began to see that the area could be a piece of the continent that disappeared into the sea millions of years ago," Santos said as quoted by AFP.

Pro-choice reporter covering Gosnell trial changes mind on abortion
A pro-choice reporter who has been present in the courtroom listening to testimony in the Gosnell trial has changed his mind on abortion, according to one of his fellow reporters. “That's the power of the Gosnell trial,” reporter JD Mullane told former Gov. Mike Huckabee during a recent appearance on the Huckabee Show.

DOJ: We don't need warrants for e-mail, Facebook chats
The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI believe they don't need a search warrant to review Americans' e-mails, Facebook chats, Twitter direct messages, and other private files, internal documents reveal. Government documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union...show... Justice Department prosecutors and investigators privately insisting they're not legally required to obtain search warrants for e-mail.

Syria buying advanced Russian missile system, Israel says
US officials say they have been warned by Israel over the impending sale of an advanced Russian missile system to Syria, fearing it could hamper efforts for international intervention in the war-torn country. Israel suspects that Russia plans to sell Damascus six S-300 missile batteries, as well as 144 missiles, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Benghazi attack: Hicks 'stunned' at Rice explanation
A top US official who was in Libya during the deadly attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi has given the first public account of the event. Gregory Hicks, deputy chief of mission in Tripoli, said he was "stunned" by UN Ambassador Susan Rice's comments that the attack was spontaneous. He also told lawmakers he received a phone call from US Envoy Christopher Stevens, just before he died.

Iran urges war on Israel’s northern front
Iranian officials are believed to be encouraging the Syrian army, Palestinians, and its terror proxy Hezbollah to launch an attack on the Golan Heights, Israeli territory that borders war-torn Syria.

Pakistan Prepares for Historic Election
Pakistanis head to the polls to vote on a new government Saturday, marking the first handover from one civilian government to another in the country's history.

Senate bill would sanction Iranian currency exchangers
A bipartisan slate of U.S. senators introduced a bill that would sanction banks that allow Iran to carry out foreign currency exchanges. The Iran Sanctions Loophole Elimination Act, introduced Wednesday by Sens. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Susan Collins (R-Me.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), would sanction any financial institution that exchanges foreign currency for Iranian entities already under sanctions.

Bangladesh fire kills 8 as collapse toll hits 930
A fire in an 11-story garment factory in Bangladesh killed eight people, including a ruling party politician and a top official in the country's powerful clothing manufacturers' trade group, as the death toll from the collapse of another garment factory building passed 900 on Thursday.

Libya crisis deepens as rebel groups expand demands
Libya's political crisis deepened on Wednesday as armed groups surrounding two ministries in the capital said they had formed an alliance to present an expanded list of six demands that included the resignation of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.

Free Syrian Army rebels defect to Islamist group Jabhat al-Nusra
Syria's main armed opposition group, the Free Syrian Army (FSA), is losing fighters and capabilities to Jabhat al-Nusra, an Islamist organisation with links to al-Qaida that is emerging as the best-equipped, financed and motivated force fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime. Evidence of the growing strength of al-Nusra, gathered from Guardian interviews with FSA commanders across Syria, underlines the dilemma for the US, Britain and other governments as they ponder the question of arming anti-Assad rebels.

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