Wednesday Morning - February 10, 2010

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. -Samuel Adams Wednesday Morning - February 10, 2010

4.3 Magnitude quake hits Illinois this morning: An earthquake rattled northern Illinois early Wednesday, shaking an area about 50 miles west-northwest of Chicago, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The magnitude 4.3 quake hit just before 4 a.m., with an epicenter about 3 miles underground From Chicagobreakingnews.com: The quake was felt over a wide area, but there were no immediate reports of any damage At this point the fault activity that caused the quake was unclear, said Amy Vaughan, a geophysicist with the geological survey in Golden, Colo. Past quakes that have affected southern Illinois have been caused by the Wabash Valley or New Madrid seismic zones. The fault systems in northern Illinois are not as well understood as those in other regions where earthquakes are more common, and more investigation will be needed to determine the cause of this morning's temblor, Vaughan said. http://www.nbc15.com/news/headlines/84000977.html

"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people" - John Adams - Second President (1797 - 1801)

GORDON DUFF: THE 500,000 HIDDEN AMERICAN CASUALTIES OF THE FAILED “WAR ON TERROR” THE REVOLVING DOOR, A PERMANENT MILITARY “WELFARE STATE” With 500,000 “breadwinners” as disabled veterans, essentially half a million young families, ripped out of our economy, eating more money than national health care, Federal aid to education, food stamps and all American foreign aid combined, we are building a “military welfare state” inside the United States that will go on forever. Service in our current military, with constant deployments and lives interrupted for a decade has left the majority of those who served as ineffective soldiers, unemployable private citizens and, in many cases, permanent patients requiring a lifetime of physical or psychological treatment at a staggering cost. Attempts to curtail this problem, attempts that have cost hundreds of millions of dollars have been totally ineffective, in fact, our military is “melting down” at an increasingly rapid rate. READ MORE

157 killed by avalanches in Afghanistan; 2,600 rescued

Arsonists Blamed for Series of Texas Church Fires Published: February 9, 2010 NY Times HOUSTON — Arsonists are to blame for a series of fires that has left at least seven churches in ruins in small East Texas towns over the last five weeks, federal investigators said Tuesday. Federal agents have descended on East Texas to investigate recent fires at 10 churches. The fires have enraged and puzzled residents of Athens, Tyler and several smaller towns southeast of Dallas. “To people here it’s just an incomprehensible and unconscionable act,” said Mayor Randy Daniel of Athens, a town of 12,000 where three Baptist churches were burned down in the first two weeks of January. “It’s hard for them to take.” Dozens of federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have flooded the region, joining the Texas Rangers and local officials in a hunt for those responsible. Investigators have determined that at least seven of the fires were intentionally set, and they are investigating two more suspicious fires that broke out on Monday at churches in rural areas northwest of Tyler, officials said. The cause of another fire at a church on New Year’s Day could not be determined, they said. READ MORE RELATED: Fires Strike 2 More East Texas Churches Dallas AP A sheriff's dispatcher says fires have struck two more rural east Texas churches, just hours after investigators announced that a blaze last week marked the eighth arson against a house of worship in the state this year. A Smith County sheriff's dispatcher says fire struck a Baptist church near Tyler Monday night. Another hit a church about 3 miles away. The fires come the same day the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced a blaze that happened last week was the seventh east Texas church fire of 2010 to be deliberately set. Bureau agents in Houston say arson also caused a fire that destroyed the sanctuary of a central Texas church last month. There have been no reported injuries or arrests. Federal officials aren't saying if there's a connection.

75% Are Angry At Government’s Current Policies

Voters are madder than ever at the current policies of the federal government.

The Worst of the Pain NY Times - February 8, 2010 There is a great tendency in this country to refuse to see what is right in front of everybody’s eyes. While there is now, finally, a great deal of talk among the politicians and in the news media about unemployment, there is still almost a willful refusal to focus on just who is suffering the most from joblessness and underemployment. There has been talk about income inequality over the past several years, but what is happening now is catastrophic. The Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston divided American households into 10 groups based on annual household income. Then it analyzed labor conditions in each of the groups during the fourth quarter of 2009. The highest group, with household incomes of $150,000 or more, had an unemployment rate during that quarter of 3.2 percent. The next highest, with incomes of $100,000 to 149,999, had an unemployment rate of 4 percent. Contrast those figures with the unemployment rate of the lowest group, which had annual household incomes of $12,499 or less. The unemployment rate of that group during the fourth quarter of last year was a staggering 30.8 percent. That’s more than five points higher than the overall jobless rate at the height of the Depression. The next lowest group, with incomes of $12,500 to $20,000, had an unemployment rate of 19.1 percent.

	Law Suit against 4 US Presidents & 4 UK Prime Ministers for War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity & Genocide in Iraq - 2010-02-10
	Extrajudicial Killings: US Government "Death List" for American Citizens - by Prof. Francis A. Boyle - 2010-02-10
	To Tea Or Not To Tea - by Joel S. Hirschhorn - 2010-02-10
	The Theft of Haiti's National Sovereignty - by Felicity Arbuthnot - 2010-02-10
	The Democrats, the Deficit, and Social Security - by Shamus Cooke - 2010-02-10
	Global Militarization and the Real Costs of War - 2010-02-09
	20 Years Ago This Week: The Story Behind Nelson Mandela’s Release In South Africa - by Danny Schechter - 2010-02-09
	U.S. may be Interested in “Blitzkrieg” in Nagorno-Karabakh - by Z. Ahmadov - 2010-02-09
	Russian Military Calls US Missile Defense a Threat - by Vladimir Sachenkov - 2010-02-09
	Descent Into Barbarism: The US and NATO Wage War on the World - by Finian Cunningham - 2010-02-09
	What Do Rising Sovereign Credit Default Swaps Mean? - by Washington's Blog - 2010-02-09
	The Myth of the Good War: America in World War II - by Jacques R. Pauwels - 2010-02-09
	Russia Says U.S. Missile Plans Hamper Nuclear Arms Cuts Talks - 2010-02-09
	We Need Government Funded Media - by David Swanson - 2010-02-09
	Think Government Is Corrupt? You May Face 10 Years In Jail - by Paul Joseph Watson - 2010-02-09
	Will the US Meet Its Waterloo in Afghanistan and Iraq? - by Dr. Jan Myrdal - 2010-02-09
	Wars Sending U.S. Into Ruin - by Eric Margolis - 2010-02-09
	Palestine: High Price Tag for Settlers' Eviction - by Jonathan Cook - 2010-02-09
	AUDIO: Obama's Republican Class War Presidency - by Michael Hudson - 2010-02-09
	The Terror-Industrial Complex - by Chris Hedges - 2010-02-09
	1,000 Architects & Engineers Call for a Real 9/11 Investigation - by Architects & Engineers for 911 Truth - 2010-02-09
	Attempted bombing of Flight 253: Terror Suspect Kept Visa to Avoid Tipping off Larger Investigation - by Nathan Hurst - 2010-02-09
	License to Kill? Intelligence Chief Says U.S. Can Take Out American Terrorists - by Jason Ryan - 2010-02-09
	When the "War on Terror" Becomes Genocide - by J. B. Gerald - 2010-02-09

Sat-nav devices face big errors as solar activity rises Researchers say the Sun is awakening after a period of low activity, which does not bode well for a world ever more dependent on satellite navigation. The Dumping Begins: Chinese Reserve Managers Notified That Any Non-USG Guaranteed Securities Must Be Divested Dollar-denominated risk assets, including asset-backed securities and corporates, are no longer wanted at the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), nor at China’s large commercial banks. A New Generation of North American Citizens The ideology of globalization is deeply embedded in the corporate structure, mass media, government, as well as in the whole educational system. Your Future Morning View Will Make You Vomit New York Bills Would Mandate HPV Vaccines Without Parents' Consent Chinese Military: Sell U.S. Bonds To Punish Washington DC Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country boost defense spending, adjust PLA deployments, and possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan. Goldman Sachs Wants You to Pay-by-the-Mile to Drive on U.S. Roadways According to an independent British newspaper editor, in the not-so-distant future, English drivers will be charged based upon the number of miles they drive, as is being done step-by-step in America. “The CIA Is Welcoming Itself Back onto American University Campuses” 8 Bloodthirsty Dictators Who Benefited From U.S. Aid Many of the world's most repressive dictators have been friends of America. Tyrants, torturers, killers, and sundry dictators and corrupt puppet-presidents have been aided, supported, and rewarded handsomely for their loyalty to US interests. National Guard To Patrol Pittsburgh Neighborhoods The mayor praised the efforts of the 300 Guard members who have been helping the city. Disinformation Tactics: The Methods Used To Keep You In The Dark In modern times, and with carefully engineered methods, this goal has for the most part been accomplished. However, these methods also have inherent weaknesses. Lies are fragile. They require constant attentiveness to keep them alive. Europe could face years-long debt grind Greece's efforts to restore confidence in its finances have only called attention to its woes, and now investors are fretting debt contagion could spread to other countries, starting with similarly troubled Portugal, but with markets wondering who's next. Gates quietly draws more allied troops for Afghanistan effort The shift in Gates' approach reflects both the significant growth in U.S. and allied troop levels in the last year as well as the changing strategy of the American-led effort. Justice Department seeking lawyers with ‘mental retardation’ In its ostensible attempt to create a nondiscriminatory application process, the Department of Justice is inviting candidates with “mental retardation” to pursue attorney posts. Americans Reject Keynesian Economics Richard Nixon once said, “We’re all Keynesians now.” But that was a long time ago, and it’s certainly not the case anymore (if it ever was). Treat for elite as Reserve Bank celebrates US government plans new ‘climate service’ agency US President Barack Obama’s administration announced plans Monday for a new office handling climate change, aiming to help businesses chart future plans as the nation shifts to a greener economy. U.S. missile defence plans aimed at Russia, top military official says Exposed: Naked Body Scanner Images Of Film Star Printed, Circulated By Airport Staff Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan isn't intimidated by the full body-scan machines that have been recently installed at London's airports - in fact, he's been signing off printouts of his X-rays. Yemen and The Militarization of Strategic Waterways Among Washington’s strategic objectives is the militarization of major sea ways. This strategic waterway links the Mediterranean to South Asia and the Far East, through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Americans Helped Corrupt African Leaders Spend Their Money in the U.S. For some Americans it’s no questions asked. Bring your millions of dollars looted from foreign treasuries and spend lavishly in the United States, or simply stuff it into domestic bank accounts, including bundles of cash smuggled in on the persons of world leaders. Pres. Obama Proposes to Cut 180 Border Patrol Agents Pres. Barack Obama’s newly proposed 2011 budget would reduce the number of Border Patrol agents along the Southwest border by 180 and cut the funding for the “virtual fence.” Homeland Security said it plans to cut the jobs through attrition, and it would result in increased pay for the remaining agents. Canada: Sales Halt Ordered for Thousands of Natural Health Products Makers of natural-health products say they are bracing for widespread layoffs and millions of dollars in losses after Canada’s pharmacy regulators issued a surprise directive recently urging druggists to stop selling unlicensed natural remedies. Tony Blair dismisses Iraq Inquiry as part of Britain's 'obsession with conspiracy theories' Tony Blair today launched an extraordinary attack on the Iraq Inquiry - as the chairman warned that he and others could be recalled over 'gaps' in their evidence. Video: Audi Superbowl Commercial Depicts Eco-Nazi Police US military vows to stay course in Haiti The battle-stretched US military Saturday vowed to keep up US assistance in Haiti as long as needed on Saturday as it pointed to a likely 45 to 50 day armed mission. Biggest Bubble in History Is Growing Every Day Real estate, stocks, credit. China sure has its share of bubbles. Oddly, little attention is paid to the biggest one of all. Russia condemns US move to put missiles in Romania Russia has attacked a US decision to site interceptor missiles in Romania, saying the move imperils Barack Obama's much-vaunted "reset" of relations between the two countries and the final stages of nuclear arms reduction talks. What Do Rising Sovereign Credit Default Swaps Mean? Rolfe Winkler argues that - in the short-run - the PIIGS countries (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain) will slash their budgets and get bailed out by the EU. America slides deeper into depression as Wall Street revels December was the worst month for US unemployment since the Great Recession began. Mass vaccination planned in Haiti, death toll continues way up As fear for post-disaster epidemics haunts, doctors from some countries and international organizations are orchestrating vaccination efforts against diseases that may spread in the tent cities of quake-hit Haiti. Geithner Says U.S. Will ‘Never’ Lose AAA Debt Rating Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said the U.S. is in no danger of losing its Aaa debt rating even though the Obama administration has predicted a $1.6 trillion budget deficit in 2010. Rash of retirements push Social Security to brink The impact of the recession is likely to hit the giant retirement system even harder this year and next. The Congressional Budget Office had projected it would operate in the red in 2010 and 2011, but a deeper economic slump could make those losses larger than anticipated. 'Reality' Show Lets You Decide If Women Get Abortions? A new show lets viewers weigh in on whether the characters have abortions. Is it a smart way to spark discussion about abortion, or tone deaf and callous? Unlawful anti-terror powers planned for use during 2012 Olympics Police are planning to use an anti-terror law deemed unlawful by the European Court of Human Rights across the country during the London Olympics, The Times has learnt. U.S. soldier ‘waterboarded his own daughter, 4, because she couldn’t recite alphabet’ A U.S. soldier has been accused of ‘waterboarding’ his four-year-old daughter because she couldn’t recite the alphabet. Iran detains 7 ’spies’ tied to US-funded radio station Related: Internet down in Iran ahead of opposition protests China’s hawks demand cold war on the US The finding came after battles over Taiwan, Tibet, trade, climate change, internet freedom and human rights which have poisoned relations in the three months since President Barack Obama made a fruitless visit to Beijing. No joke: South Carolina now requires ’subversives’ to register The South Carolina blog FitsNews describes the new law as "bureaucracy for terrorists." U.S. Intelligence Officials Asked State Department to NOT Revoke Crotch Bomber’s Visa The State Department didn't revoke the visa of foiled terrorism suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab because federal counterterrorism officials had begged off revocation, a top State Department official revealed Wednesday.

A New Generation of North American Citizens

The ideology of globalization is deeply embedded in the corporate structure, mass media, government, as well as in the whole educational system.

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Joyce Riley's THE POWER HOUR NEWS - February 10, 2010 Mid-Atlantic Braces for Snowstorm - Food Supplies Iffy -- Safeway, which has 176 supermarkets from New Jersey to Virginia, is having a hard time keeping shelves stocked with milk, eggs and bread, spokesman Craig Muckle said. "There may be challenges there," he said. 10's of Thousands Without Power Since Friday - Second Major Storm Bares Down -- A second major storm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region, where plows still hadn't touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in short supply. Man Pulled from Rubble in Haiti Nearly 4 weeks After Earthquake -- PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A 28-year-old man was pulled from the rubble of a market in Port-au-Prince on Monday and has been admitted to the University of Miami's field hospital in the capital, adjacent to the airport, according to hospital officials. Haiti Numbers - 27 Days After Quake -- 90 million. Amount of international debt that Haiti owes creditors. Finance ministers from developing countries announced they will forgive $290 million. Source: Wall Street Journal. California wants Target to pull Valentine bears over lead concerns -- Target Corp. said Tuesday it was pulling its Valentine's Day "Message Bears" from store shelves after California's attorney general raised concerns that the toys have illegal levels of lead. Another made in china product!! China calls for new checks amid milk scare -- State media reports on Monday said authorities were hunting for nearly 100 tonnes of tainted milk powder that should have been destroyed earlier. The powder has found its way back onto the market, casting new doubts on China's scandal-prone food industry more than a year after the authorities had declared the 2008 milk threat over. India refuses genetically modified crops, citing ‘inadequate’ science -- India refused to grant permission Wednesday for the commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, citing problems of public trust and "inadequate" science. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said he was imposing a moratorium on the introduction of an aubergine modified with a gene toxic to pests that regularly devastate crops across India. * Related Article: India Rejects First GM Vegetable, Hampering Monsanto American Airlines Blankets Will Cost 8 DOLLARS -- If you want a pillow and blanket in coach on American Airlines, it's going to cost you. The airline will charge $8 for a pillow and blanket in coach class for domestic trips and some international flights longer than two hours. Depression 2010 - Western Fiat-Money Finished? -- But today, dear reader, we would propose that the West, and the entire globe, is living through a fiat money collapse. Economies all over the world have been inflated to their fullest and people can buy no more useless gadgets and work at no more superfluous jobs. Too many useful endeavors have been marginalized and phony ones have been elevated. An implosion is taking place. Forbes: Hard Assets For The Road Ahead -- Gold remains in the middle of a long-run bull market. Gold rose to over $1,226 an ounce in 2009, even though it's pulled back below $1,100. The global financial fundamentals are in place for a weaker U.S. dollar and a rising price of gold for several years. Exposed: Naked Body Scanner Images of Film Star Printed, Circulated -- Claims on behalf of authorities that naked body scanner images are immediately destroyed after passengers pass through new x-ray backscatter devices have been proven fraudulent after it was revealed that naked images of Indian film star Shahrukh Khan were printed out and circulated by airport staff at Heathrow in London. Rash of Retirements Pushes Social Security to Brink -- WASHINGTON — Social Security's annual surplus nearly evaporated in 2009 for the first time in 25 years as the recession led hundreds of thousands of workers to retire or claim disability. Military Communications Alert -- MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS OVERNIGHT WERE HOT AND HEAVY WITH MULTIPLE COMMAND UNITS UP AND OVER SIX 200+ CHARACTER MESSAGES WERE SENT TO OUT TO U.S. FORCES WORLD WIDE . ALSO, ANOTHER COMMAND SENT LONG MESSAGES TO ALL UK FORCES WORLD WIDE. Satan's Video Game Makes Super Bowl Appearance -- The Super Bowl ad claimed, "Hell awaits," and players who fire up "Dante's Inferno" on their Xbox 360 can dive right in to slay all sorts of demons and dark lords to save the girl from Satan's grasp. Online Game Lets 5 Year Olds Play Prostitute -- Young girls aspiring to be fashion queens may find more than they bargain for in a new, free, online game called "My-Minx," which permits players to role play … as prostitutes. (This country is beyond the point of repentance - gone to far - what happened to innocence during childhood?) License to Kill? Intelligence Chief Says US Can take Out American Terrorists -- The director of national intelligence affirmed rather bluntly today that the U.S. intelligence community has authority to target American citizens for assassination if they present a direct terrorist threat to the United States. (Covered previously but worth a repeat)! Top 10 Problems with Americans Assassinating Americans - Dennis Blair, the director of U.S. national intelligence, told the House Intelligence Committee this week that the government has the right to kill Americans abroad. Companies Paying More in Unemployment Taxes -- NEW YORK - Employers are getting hit with a massive tax hike at a time when they can least afford it. Sugar Shortage May Turn Acute in Third Quarter -- A global sugar shortage, which drove prices to the highest level in three decades, may peak in the third quarter this year on demand from the U.S., Mexico, India and Pakistan, according to U.S.-based Tropix Capital Management. Unprecedented Challenges in Financial History - Jim Sinclair -- I doubt there has ever been a time in financial history when there has been challenges of this magnitude. 1,000 Architects and Engineers Call for a Real 911 Investigation -- AE911Truth will hold a press conference on Friday, February 19, at 11:00 AM at the Marines Memorial Club and Hotel in San Francisco. We will announce and honor the milestone of our achievement of obtaining 1,000 architects and engineers (A/E's) petitioning for a real investigation into the destruction of the 3 World Trade Center skyscrapers. Iran Says to Unveil Air Defense Equal to Russia -- TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will soon unveil a domestically-made air defence system with at least the same capability as Russia's S-300 anti-aircraft hardware, an Iranian air force commander was quoted as saying on Monday. Toyota Customers Defend Brand Despite Recall -- Toyota said today is recalling 437,000 of its fuel-efficient Prius and other cars due to brake problems, the latest in a string of safety woes at the embattled automaker. US Economy To Be Hit By Second Wave of Mortgage Defaults -- As we have been forecasting for the last two years, the second wave of mortgage defaults and foreclosures will hit the economy this year. Not only will we have failure in prime loans and option-arm loans, but we are faced with a new crop of subprime and ALT-A loans put into motion by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae and FHA. In addition, we find it of great interest that the FHA is changing the rules to purchase homes. That, of course, means less homes will be purchased. The Treasury Is Soliciting Your Feedback Regarding The Proposed Annuitization of 401 K's -- Yes, slowly but surely it is happening. In a federal notice filed earlier, the DOL and Treasury are soliciting a response on what has been on many investors' mind, namely the process of converting 401(k)s into annuity-like products. Yemen's al-Qaeda Calls for Jihad Against Jews and Christians -- The Yemen-based wing of al-Qaeda called on Muslims in the Arabian Peninsula to wage jihad, or holy war, against Christians and Jews in the region. Growing Hunger in America -- In January 2010, Feeding America (FA, formerly America's Second Harvest) released its disturbing new report on growing hunger titled, "Hunger in America 2010." The Chicago-based organization is the nation's "leading domestic hunger-relief charity," serving the needy "through a nationwide network of member food banks, over 200 in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico." Obama Hits Lowest Approval Mark -- Independent voters see Pres. Obama in a negative light by a nearly 2-1 margin, according to a new Marist College survey, while almost half of voters say he has failed to meet their expectations. China PLA Officers Urge Economic Punch Against US -- Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country boost defense spending, adjust PLA deployments, and possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan. Chicago Mayor Moves to Shut Down All Gun Stores in Illinois -- 1. Require all Illinois gun shops to secure a license to operate issued by the Illinois State Police. Under this bill, the State Police “may” issue a license to a gun shop and would establish all rules and regulations required to keep the license. You know what that means – either nobody would be granted a license, or those who did get licenses would be so burdened by regulations that they could not make a profit. BOTTOM LINE: HB 180 would shut down all gun shops in Illinois. Republican Tea Party Movement Takes Aim at Ron Paul -- There is more than a little irony in the fact that congressman Ron Paul is facing three primary challengers this year, all of them linked in some way to the Tea Party movement. European Governments Agree to Help Greece -- BERLIN (Reuters) - European governments have agreed in principle to help heavily indebted Greece, a senior German coalition source said on Tuesday, in what would be the first rescue of a euro zone member in the currency's 11-year history. Age of Mother Affects Child's Autism Risk -- They found that a 40-year-old woman's risk of having a child later diagnosed with autism was 50 percent greater than that of a woman between 25 and 29. Senate Releases Job-Creation Bill -- (Reuters) - A draft bill aimed at boosting job creation that could pass the U.S. Senate this week proposes a payroll tax holiday for employers that hire workers and would renew business tax breaks, among other provisions, according to a draft obtained by Reuters.

NOAA To Back Fraud Climate And Glacier Data

Iran warns it will 'punch' the West on Islamic revolution anniversary

"The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel.

8 Bloodthirsty Dictators Who Benefited From U.S. Aid Many of the world's most repressive dictators have been friends of America. Tyrants, torturers, killers, and sundry dictators and corrupt puppet-presidents have been aided, supported, and rewarded handsomely for their loyalty to US interests.

Greece hikes retirement age. Labor unions plan paralyzing strike in response to budget cuts as global banking elite prepares to slay the "PIGS" -- Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain. It is time to put apples in the mouths of the banking pigs and roast them on spits.

Vancouver's poor protest against Olympics. Hold Poverty Olympics with a rat and bedbug as its mascots.

ASIO intimidates activists. The West Australian, Feb. 9. "ASIO agents have been intimidating environmental activists for their role in protest actions around WA, a Greens senator has claimed. Scott Ludlam says he has been told of two recent incidents in the State in which environmental protestors were pulled aside by agents from the domestic security agency for what was termed an 'unofficial chat' about their activities . . . ASIO director-general of Security David Irvine told the committee he had searched the organisation's records and could find no evidence that either episode had taken place" URL n/a.

QUAKE NEWS (Chapter III of "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism" by Emmanuel Goldstein, 1984, by George Orwell: "All members of the Inner Party believe in this coming conquest as an article of faith. It is to be achieved either by gradually acquiring more and more territory and so building up an overwhelming preponderance of power, or by the discovery of some new and unanswerable weapon . . . others explore even remoter possibilities such as focusing the sun's rays through lenses suspended thousands of kilometres away in space, or producing artificial earthquakes and tidal waves by tapping the heat at the earth's centre. Secretary of Defense William Cohen, Pentagon briefing, April 28, 1997: "Others are engaging even in an eco-type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves.")

• 5.7 quake shakes southern Mexico. USGS originally reported quake as 5.9 and then downgraded. Tonga also hit by quake.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• More Blackwater/Xe personnel in Islamabad than capital police. Claim made by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam leader.
• Sri Lankan opposition leader being treated like an animal. General Sarath Fonseka accused of plotting a coup. Sri Lanka receives its military and intelligence advice from Israel and the United States.
• British spies must have ministerial approval before paying bribes to contacts. Paying bribes "enormous" according to former Defense Minister.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Rep. John Murtha dies after gall bladder surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA), owned and operated by Boeing, in line to succeed Murtha as Defense Appropriations subcommittee chair just as Boeing and Airbus.Northrop Grumman recompetes for lucrative Air Force tanker project. Bethesda doctors hit Murtha's intestines in surgery -- has the Navy outsourced any Bethesda operations to Boeing? Just askin'.

• Alabama Senator Richard Shelby drops hold on Obama nominees. Shelby makes move after he wanted to get White House attention on Air Force refueling tanker recompete contract proposal. Shelby favors Airbus/Northrop Grumman over Boeing because he and corrupt US judge Mark Fuller have vested interests in a potential sub-contractor, Doss Aviation.

• Chinese-American engineer gets 15 years for handing China space shuttle secrets. Dongfan 'Greg' Chung worked for Rockwell and Boeing.

COUNTRY FOCUS: Northern Marianas. Business as usual on America's whorehouse and sweatshop island. Another corrupt US judge, Alex Munson, quashes hearing on a woman on Saipan being released from prison to give Northern Marianas Governor Benigno Fitial a massage. Fitial is a crony of jailed GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Munson was nominated by Bill Clinton.

Vancouver wrestles with homelessness

Terror war to last 'long as Cold War' Charles Farr, the head of the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, said that while the names of terror groups threatening the UK were likely to change, the threat itself would continue for decades. Within ten years al-Qaeda could have been replaced by a different group with a similar ideology, he said.

America Presents Unsettling Parallels with the Disintegration of Rome

More Spending is Always the Answer

China's Debt Bomb

The Fed's "Exit Plan" Is Just Another Secret Gift To Wall Street The Fed is planning to detail its "exit plan" this week, the WSJ says. This exit plan is the means by which the Fed will gradually reverse the tremendous stimulus it is still pumping into the economy and financial system. As we've noted often over the past year, the Fed is in a bind. During the financial crisis, it bought hundreds of billions of dollars of real-estate loans and securities from banks to reduce mortgage rates and ease the pressure on bank balance sheets. This, in turn, pumped hundreds of billions of new dollars into the economy, which has helped the banks--and bankers--to make a killing over the past year. The question--the bind--is how the Fed can reverse this stimulus without killing the economy. And the initial answer seems to be...By giving the banks yet another gift at taxpayer expense.

Unemployment taxes slam businesses

CNNMoney.com February 9, 2010 NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Employers are getting hit with a massive tax hike at a time when they can least afford it. Companies in at least... »

Davos: The Bomb Shelter

A generation in denial: Millions face retirement poverty because they've remortgaged homes and saved too little

Mail.co.uk - Feb 9 2010 - Those aged between 55 and 64, known as 'pre-retirees', have been unrealistic about their pensions and are living in a state of denial about their finances, new research has found. Many never look at their pension statements, simply filing them away every year.

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Think Things Through During the so-called McCarthy Era, Frank Chodorov – an Old Right individualist of the Jeffersonian school – offered a simple and effective solution to the problem presented by Communist infiltration of various federal agencies: "The only thing to do, if you want to rid the bureaucracy of Communists, is to abolish the bureaucracy." Despite – or perhaps because of – the fact that this prescription would have worked perfectly, it has been resisted by most conservatives, from that era until the present, who have seen nothing wrong with expanding the power and reach of government agencies as long as they were in the "right" hands. Statist conservatives rarely if ever advocate "the dismantling of the public trough at which these [Communist-aligned] bureaucrats feed," Chodorov pointed out, because "[t]hey too worship Power." ....

Europe could face years-long debt grind

Greece's efforts to restore confidence in its finances have only called attention to its woes, and now investors are fretting debt contagion could spread to other countries, starting with similarly troubled Portugal, but with markets wondering who's next.

We are living in broken Britain - and almost half of us want to emigrate, says poll Most voters believe we are living in broken Britain, according to a poll. Nearly three fifths say they hardly recognise the country they are living in and are deeply pessimistic about the state of Britain today. The survey shows that 70 per cent believe that society is now broken and 68 per cent believe people who play by the rules get a raw deal.

Argentina Seizes the Central Bank

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After a month of wrangling, Argentine President Cristina Kirchner succeeded in sacking central... »

Two Giant Spanish Banks Could Tumble Hard Tuesday, February 9, 2010 DailyFinance.com Last August, an article I published on DailyFinance highlighted that something seemed amiss with two international banking giants headquartered in Spain: Banco Santander (STD) and Banco Bilbao... »

Greece? Just a Side Show if the U.K. Defaults

POLICE STATE

COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS TAKES SHAPE By Chuck Baldwin February 9, 2010 NewsWithViews.com Regular readers of this column will doubtless recall my recent column in which I reported on the new Council of Governors (CG) that President Barack Obama has created. See my column here. Well, Obama's CG is quickly beginning to take shape. According to the Associated Press (AP), "President Barack Obama has selected Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to serve on an advisory council for defense and national security issues. "Nixon was one of 10 governors named Thursday [February 4, 2009] by Obama to the newly created Council of Governors." The 10 governors (and one of them is not even a State governor) selected by Obama are: *Governor James Douglas (R-Vermont) *Co-chair *Governor Chris Gregoire (D-Washington) *Co-chair Governor Brad Henry (D-Oklahoma) Governor Jay Nixon (D-Missouri) Governor Martin O'Malley (D-Maryland) Governor Janice Brewer (R-Arizona) Governor Bob McDonnell (R-Virginia) Governor Michael Rounds (R-South Dakota) Governor Beverly Perdue (D-North Carolina) Governor Luis G. Fortuno (R-Puerto Rico) As I have already written, the creation of a CG should be of serious concern to all liberty loving Americans. That more of us are not as concerned as we should be can be traced to the mistaken belief that the American people have nothing to fear from an overreaching federal government. This is pure folly! As I have said many times, we have far more to fear from Washington, D.C., than from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, or any other potential terrorist state. It is Washington, D.C.,--and Washington, D.C., alone--that has the power, opportunity, and propensity to squash our freedom and sell us into tyranny. As Kurt Nimmo reports, "In other words, with the stroke of a pen, Obama significantly increased the ongoing effort to federalize the states and take control of the National Guard in violation of the now more or less moribund Posse Comitatus Act. Posse Comitatus was effectively annulled by the 2006 John Warner National Defense Authorization Act. The act provides the president with power to declare martial law under revisions to the Insurrection Act and take charge of United States National Guard troops without state governor authorization. Parts of the act were repealed in 2008." READ MORE New York Bills Would Mandate HPV Vaccines Without Parents' Consent

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Akamai Real-Time Web Monitor Obama Surrendering Internet to Foreign Powers Technology: Google aims to take on Facebook with new social feature called 'Buzz'

'Surgical error' in Murtha's death

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Justice Department seeking lawyers with 'mental retardation'

In its ostensible attempt to create a nondiscriminatory application process, the Department of Justice is inviting candidates with “mental retardation” to pursue attorney posts.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan "Geological Reserves Worth a Trillion Dollars" President Obama's Secret: Only 100 Al Qaeda Now in Afghanistan With New Surge, 1,000 U.S. Soldiers and $300 Million for Every One Al Qaeda Fighter Afghanistan Contractors Outnumber Troops Threat of Afghan heroin is greater threat than the Taliban Gates quietly draws more allied troops for Afghanistan effort The shift in Gates' approach reflects both the significant growth in U.S. and allied troop levels in the last year as well as the changing strategy of the American-led effort. Publicity over Afghan surge ‘could cost British lives’ British troops could be killed as a direct result of the strategy to publicise the imminent major Allied offensive in Afghanistan, it is feared. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1249813/Publication-Afghan-surge-cost-British-lives.html War casualties put UK hospitals under strain New beds opened to handle rise in UK troops injured as new Afghanistan offensive looms http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/10/afghan-hospitals-injury

Iconic 'Hollywood' sign to be replaced by environmental message...

AMIFIBUS: Glasgow, Scotland

(Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images / February 9, 2010)

An amphibious bus tests the waters of the River Clyde. The "amfibus" runs like a regular bus on pavement, but it can also float and propel itself through water.

NaturalNews.com | Today's Featured Stories - February 10, 2010 Heal yourself in 15 days by rejecting the crowd (part seven) (NaturalNews) This article continues with part seven of our 15-day "Heal Yourself" series. It begins with the idea of observing the poor health of the mainstream crowd: Do you want to be as diseased as they are? If so, simply do what they do! Let's... Mediterranean Diet Prevents Depression (NaturalNews) The Mediterranean diet may improve not just heart health but also mental health, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Universities of La Palma and Navarra in Spain, and published in the Journal of the American Medical... Two High School Students Find Epidemic of Mislabeled Foods Two high school students, Brenda Tan and Matt Cost at the Trinity School of Manhattan, gathered 151 DNA samples from foods and objects in their and neighbor's homes as part of a science project. Of the samples, a large percentage were found... Doctors misdiagnose woman with HIV, hepatitis and herpes, destroying her marriage (NaturalNews) A medical misdiagnosis by Harlem Hospital in New York has essentially ruined the marriage of a New Jersey couple. Gabriel Lezcano and Maria Osorio have filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the city hospital after Maria was mistakenly... Mycelium Mushrooms Provide Detoxification for the Earth Much of the land, air and water around the world have been contaminated by industrial waste and pollution. Many people are affected by the filth as it's unfortunate but true that what's in the air and water around our homes regularly ends... Increase Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Prevent Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the developed world. It is largely a lifestyle disease, and simple changes in diet and exercise can considerably lower the risk. One such simple change is an increase in the consumption... Dogs Think Similarly to Young Children and Can Learn Words, Counting Skills and More (NaturalNews) Dogs have an intellectual capacity similar to that of a two-year-old human child, researcher and author Stanley Coren said at a presentation to the 117th annual convention of the American Psychological Association. "One of the most recent... Sugary soft drinks linked to pancreatic cancer (NaturalNews) A 14-year study of 60,000 people in Singapore found that those who consume two or more sweetened soft drinks per week have an 87 percent higher risk of pancreatic cancer. Published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers... The amazing new Hurom Slow Juicer will revolutionize the way you make fresh juice (NaturalNews) The last juicer I recommended was the Breville juicer. I own two of them, and they are top-of-the-line juicing appliances that can transform fresh fruits and vegetables into healing, nutrient-rich juices right from your kitchen counter.... Today's health headlines from across the 'net (Hand-picked by the Health Ranger for your education and amusement) The dark side of nitrogen; too much fertilizer is destroying the planet Activists are attempting to force consumer product companies to reveal the chemicals in their products FDA cracking down on excess radiation from medical imaging devices Paxil antidepressant drug causes breast cancer patients to die Too fat to be vaccinated? Vaccine needles need to be longer! Full body scanners exposed: Naked images of film star printed out, shared among airport security staff Police State USA: College students charged with felony crimes for throwing snowballs Victory against Frankenfoods: India blocks harvesting of GM crops Beyond secondhand smoke: Now there's "third-hand smoke" to worry about Tae Kwon Do master flight attendant puts choke hold on unruly passenger Human medical experiments at Emory result in death of 25 year old man Acid gel could replace dentists' drills

Polyphenols and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Contribute to Building New Brain Cells -- A diet containing high levels of polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids has been found not only to aid in building new brain cells, but also to prevent deterioration of brain cells already in existence. The study comes from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), in which mice were fed a diet rich in polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids over a period of forty days.

Vitamin D Found To Stimulate A Protein That Inhibits The Growth Of Breast Cancer Cells -- Calcitrol, the active form of vitamin D, has been found to induce a tumor suppressing protein that can inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells, according to a study by researcher Sylvia Chistakos, Ph.D., of the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School.

Fish oil supplements prevent mental illness; safe and effective alternative to antipsychotic drugs -- An important new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry reveals that fish oil supplements beat mental illness.

"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail" - Benjamin Franklin

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US Debt Clock FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC "insurance" is a Ponzi scheme, except in this case Mr. Ponzi has the power to create money and bail himself out indefinitely

OUR PLANET'S PROTECTIVE MAGNETOSPHERE UPDATE

About Real-Time Magnetosphere Simulation http://www2.nict.go.jp/y/y223/simulation/realtime/index.html CaveNews YouTube Channel FEBRUARY 10, 2010 at 7:06 AM CDT lick to view Animated Magnetosphere on YouTube: FEBRUARY 9, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuojsrCwwWQ

MOON UPDATE

Current Moon Phase http://www.die.net/moon/ Recommended: What the Hell is Going on Up There?

SUN UPDATE

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/ http://solarcycle24.com/ Classification of Solar Flares Magnetic fields trigger solar wind Solar Update - Sunspot 1045 has been much quieter the past 24 hours and only one M-Class flare and a few C-Class flares have taken place. This region still retains its magnetic beta-gamma-delta configuration. The chances for strong X-Class flares are starting to fade. Sunspot 1046 which is also in the northern hemisphere has shown slight growth over the past 12 hours. Keep an eye on this region over the next 24 hours. Sunspot 1047 in the south is a small alpha sunspot and should disappear in the next 12 hours. Solar Flux + Sunspot # - The solar flux reached a high of 95.5 with a daily average of 94 on Monday. This is a new record for Cycle 24. The sunspot number was 71 and was also a new record. Sunspots (Late Tuesday) NASA Images Earth-Sized Objects Inside Corona Of SUN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8POHkMQg0Dw NASA Images Earth Sized Spherical Objects Inside Corona of SUN

EARTHQUAKE UPDATES

4.3 magnitude earthquake hit ILLINOIS - 48 mi WNW of Chicago, IL - Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 03:59:34 AM at epicenter MAP 4.3 2010/02/10 09:59:34 41.978 -88.597 5.0 ILLINOIS Distances 6 km (4 miles) WNW (292°) from Virgil, IL 8 km (5 miles) E (94°) from Sycamore, IL 8 km (5 miles) N (1°) from Maple Park, IL 35 km (22 miles) NW (315°) from Aurora, IL 77 km (48 miles) WNW (282°) from Chicago, IL Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 2.5 or Greater in the United States and Adjacent Areas and Magnitude 4.5 or Greater in the Rest of the World Update time = Wed Feb 10 13:12:11 UTC 2010 MAG UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s LAT deg LON deg DEPTH km Region MAP 4.6 2010/02/10 12:27:34 21.548 143.739 194.3 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION MAP 5.3 2010/02/10 12:22:42 -7.239 154.854 35.0 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA MAP 5.4 2010/02/10 11:42:08 -7.076 154.826 25.4 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA MAP 2.9 2010/02/10 11:27:44 33.690 -116.824 15.9 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAP 3.2 2010/02/10 10:08:28 17.905 -65.461 6.9 PUERTO RICO REGION MAP 3.8 2010/02/10 09:59:33 42.089 -88.341 5.0 ILLINOIS MAP 4.8 2010/02/10 08:46:19 -2.784 121.918 35.0 SULAWESI, INDONESIA MAP 2.8 2010/02/10 08:00:59 40.513 -124.687 0.0 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MAP 5.7 2010/02/10 07:18:37 -7.161 154.709 61.1 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA MAP 4.8 2010/02/10 06:33:47 -9.159 111.181 64.2 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA MAP 3.3 2010/02/10 06:13:29 59.704 -153.456 125.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA MAP 5.0 2010/02/10 04:51:13 -23.118 170.382 55.9 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS MAP 3.5 2010/02/10 04:10:12 64.618 -138.658 7.0 SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA MAP 2.6 2010/02/10 03:48:23 33.479 -116.544 11.0 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAP 2.6 2010/02/10 02:04:44 38.819 -122.805 2.2 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MAP 5.0 2010/02/10 00:48:46 1.527 97.157 41.5 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA MAP 2.6 2010/02/10 00:40:08 18.485 -66.988 85.9 PUERTO RICO

VOLCANISM NEWS

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Recent Yellowstone Earthquakes Website Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm Summary as of 8 February 2010 As of February 8, 2010 9:00 AM MST there have been 1,771 earthquakes located. The swarm began January 17, 2010 around 1:00 PM MST about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the Old Faithful area on the northwestern edge of the Yellowstone Caldera. Yellowstone Update For February 2010 OpEdNews - William Cormier - ‎10 hours ago‎ The recent earthquake swarms at Yellowstone's "Super Volcano" are the longest spate of these swarms to hit Yellowstone in recent memory. ... Yellowstone earthquake swarm dwindles Jackson Hole Daily INDONESIA: Plight of mudflow IDPs continues IRINnews.org - ‎3 hours ago‎ Originating from a mud volcano in the district of Sidoarjo in East Java Province, the mudflow and toxic gas emissions started in May 2006 and still continue, with the volcano expelling 60,000 cubic metres of watery mud daily, according to the government's Sidoarjo Mudflow Mitigation Agency (BPLS). Some 14,000 houses have been submerged.

CHANGING WEATHER PATTERNS - NEWS

National Severe Weather Map Surface Temperature Forecast Map www.511nebraska.org http://www.wunderground.com/severe.asp http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/sat_ir_enh_us_loop.html National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications Emergency and Disaster Information Services (EDIS) Budapest Hungary Current Emergencies Upd. Date/Time Event Country County/State City Read 09/02/2010 Snow Storm Afghanistan Province of Baghlan Unknown Read 09/02/2010 Epidemic Hazard Azerbaijan The area wasn't defined! Unknown Read 08/02/2010 Cold Wave Mongolia Unknown Unknown Read 1 08/02/2010 Flash Flood Afghanistan Province of Kandahar Unknown Read 1 07/02/2010 Epidemic Hazard Colombia Province of Cauca Cali Read 2 05/02/2010 Biological Hazard United Kingdom Capital City London Read 7 05/02/2010 Flash Flood Mexico MultiStates Unknown Read 1 03/02/2010 Flood Peru Departmento de Puno Unknown Read Short-time events Date/Time Event Country County/State City Read Today Epidemic Hazard Australia State of Queensland Airlie Beach Read Today Vehicle Accident South Africa State of Gauteng Grasmere Read Today Epidemic Hazard Indonesia Province of Lampung Bandar Lampung Read Today Technological Disaster Haiti Capital City Port-au Prince Read Today Extreme Weather USA State of California Los Angeles Read Today Extreme Weather Australia State of Victoria Melbourne area Read Today Extreme Weather Namibia State of Rivers Andoni area Read Today Epidemic Hazard Nepal Bagmati Zone Tamang village Read Today Power Outage USA State of Pennsylvania Southern areas Read Today Vehicle Accident India State of Uttar Pradesh Sitapur Read Today Flash Flood Pakistan State of North-West Frontier NWF-wide Read Today Biological Hazard USA State of Florida Southern areas Read Today Epidemic Hazard Chile Region of AraucanĂ­a Temuco Read 02/09/2010 Snow Storm Afghanistan Province of Baghlan The area wasn't definied. Read 02/09/2010 Flash Flood Bolivia Multiple areas Departments of Cochabamba, Santa Cruz and Beni Read 02/09/2010 Biological Hazard China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong-wide Read 02/09/2010 Fire South Africa State of KwaZulu-Natal Newcastle Read 02/09/2010 Flash Flood Turkey Province of Antalya Antalya areas Read 02/05/2010 Flash Flood Mexico MultiStates States of Michoacan, Guanajuato and Mexico City Read

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Today in History Wednesday February 10, 2010 1763 - The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. In the treaty France ceded Canada to England. 1846 - Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began their exodus to the west from Illinois. 1863 - In New York City, two of the world’s most famous midgets, General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren were married. 1863 - The fire extinguisher was patented by Alanson Crane. 1870 - The YWCA was founded in New York City. 1879 - The electric arc light was used for the first time. 1897 - "The New York Times" began printing "All the news that's fit to print" on their front page. 1923 - Ink paste was manufactured for the first time by the Standard Ink Company. 1925 - The first waterless gas storage tank was placed in service in Michigan City, IN. 1933 - The singing telegram was introduced by the Postal Telegraph Company of New York City. 1934 - The first imperforated, ungummed sheets of postage stamps were issued by the U.S. Postal Service in New York City. 1935 - The Pennsylvania Railroad began passenger service with its electric locomotive. The engine was 79-1/2 feet long and weighed 230 tons. 1942 - The Normandie, the former French liner, capsized in New York Harbor. The day before the ship had caught fire while it was being fitted for the U.S. Navy. 1967 - The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment required the appointment of a vice-president when that office became vacant and instituted new measures in the event of presidential disability. 1997 - The U.S. Army suspended its top-ranking enlisted soldier, Army Sgt. Major Gene McKinney following allegations of sexual misconduct. 1998 - A man became the first to be convicted of committing a hate crime in cyberspace. The college dropout had e-mailed threats to Asian students. 1998 - Voters in Maine repealed a 1997 gay rights law. Maine was the first state to abandone such legislation. 2005 - North Korea publicly announced for the first time that it had nuclear arms. 2009 - A Russian and an American satellite collide over Siberia.

Dresden, Germany (Matthias Hiekel / EPA / February 9, 2010) Djudi, left, a 36-year-old orangutan, holds her newborn, Duran, at the Dresden Zoo. Djudi is the oldest orangutan mother in Europe.

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