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France: Iran faces high risk of military strike, Russia practices Iranian reprisal

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France’s UN Ambassador Gerard Araud warned Wednesday, Sept. 28 that Iran runs a high risk of a military strike if it continues on the path to nuclear proliferation. “Some countries won’t accept the prospect of Tehran reaching the threshold of nuclear armament,” he said. “Personally I am convinced that it would be a very complicated operation …with disastrous consequences... 

Ron Paul Bests Obama in Latest Poll

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Shows Paul beating President in head-to-head matchup. In a new Harris Poll, 2012 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul beats President Obama 51 percent to 49 percent in a general election race. “This is yet another poll that clearly proves how competitive Ron Paul is against the sitting President,” said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton. “Dr. Paul is making strides,... 

US Makes Deal to Give Drones to Turkey

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The Turkish Armed Forces are expected to receive Predator drones from the US in June of next year. After a request for US assistance in suppressing separatist Kurds, the Turkish government is expecting the delivery of Predator drones in June 2012. “We have agreed in principle [on the delivery of Predators]. Negotiations will continue,” Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.... 

EU slams Israel settlement expansion

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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton The European Union has criticized Israel for its illegal expansion of settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Tuesday that Israel’s plan to build 1,100 new illegal housing units in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) “undermines the talks with Palestinians and should be reversed,” AP reported. Ashton... 

Austria: Tough choice of self-determination

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On September 24, Austria celebrated the Day of St. Rupert. Residents of Salzburg on this occasion don traditional costumes, as if implying that there is such a country on the world map. Meanwhile, the process of gaining its own identity was (and remains) extremely difficult for Austria. The reason is the great past of the multinational Austrian Empire and a failed union with the brothers in the language... 

Toddler With a Fear of Eating Has Never Tasted Food

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19-month-old Alex Tesoriero is pictured with his parents Lisa and John at their home in North Balgowlah, on Sydney's northern beaches. He was born 11 weeks premature, weighing just 437 grams, and the tubes that kept him alive have left him with a physical aversion to anything going near his mouth or face. He’s the boy who simply won’t eat. Ironically, he is fed through a tube directly... 

Iran to deploy navy near US coast

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Iranian Navy Ship The Navy commander says Iran plans to deploy naval vessels in the Atlantic Ocean near maritime borders of the United States. “As the global arrogance (forces of imperialism) have a (military) presence near our sea borders, we also plan to have a strong presence near the U.S. sea borders with the help of the soldiers who are loyal to the vali-e faqih (supreme jurisprudent),” Rear... 

Turkish PM criticizes West for allowing Israel to have Nukes

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the West practices double standards in regrad to Israel’s nuclear arsenal. In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Erdogan noted that Israel is the only player in the Middle East that has nuclear weapons and asked, “Why is it that countries banning Iran from having nuclear weapons don’t also ban Israel... 

Thousands of Protesters Storm the Bulgarian Parliament

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Siderov, who is running for President for a second consecutive time this fall, stated that the presidential building was "a bunker in which Parvanov and his staff are hiding." Volen Siderov, the flamboyant leader of Bulgaria’s far-right Ataka (Attack) party, has tried to force his way into the country’s presidential building and hand out a special declaration to President Georgi... 

US gives away billions in assets in Iraq

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US gives away billons in assets in Iraq The United States Depart of Defense has found a nifty way of cutting costs in planning for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Rather than ship home millions of pieces of equipment from Americans bases abroad, the military is simply giving them away. Nearly two-and-a-half million pieces of equipment, estimated at a cost of $250 million, have so far been given... 

Rick Perry To Drop Out, Ron Paul To Be Mitt Romney's Rival

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Congressman is Republican’s only chance of success against Obama. The implosion of Rick Perry’s presidential campaign has opened the door for Congressman Ron Paul to move up into second place and go head to head with Mitt Romney – that’s the prediction from The Hill, one of Washington’s most respected political newspapers. Alex Jones explained why the momentum behind Ron Paul’s campaign... 

Spanish Prime Minister dissolves parliament

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Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero at a press conference at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, September 26, 2011, after dissolving the country's parliament. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has dissolved the country’s parliament two months ahead of the next parliamentary elections. Zapatero had earlier in the year announced that he would not seek a third... 

Scientists discover cause of Rheumatoid Arthritis, a lack of the P21 Protein

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New bouncer molecule halts rheumatoid arthritis – Protective protein prevents immune system from ravaging joints and bones. According to the US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service, Zinc helps increase the levels of the P21 Protein, therefore helps against Rheumatoid Arthritis. Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered why the... 

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Review

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It’s that time of year again: summer. It’s hot outside, and cookouts with fireworks are just around the corner, so it’s only natural that American cinemas should be filled with explosions. When it comes to blowing things up, nothing in recent memory tops the display of the “Transformers” movies. The third film in the franchise, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” hits multiplexes across... 

Saudi king gives women right to vote and run in elections

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Saudi King Abdullah Saudi King Abdullah said on Sunday that women in Saudi Arabia are now allowed to vote, run in municipal elections and be appointed to the consultative Shura Council, local media reported. “Because we refuse to marginalize women in society in all roles that comply with sharia, we have decided, after deliberation with our senior ulama [clerics] and others… to involve women... 
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