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Hostages taken at BP plant in Algeria
Full Article The Australian
16 Jan 2013

IN what could be the first spillover from France's intervention in Mali, Islamist militants attacked and occupied a natural gas complex partly operated by energy company BP in southern Algeria. Two foreigners were killed and dozens of others, including Americans, were taken hostage. A militant group claimed responsibility for the attack,...

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In this undated image released Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013, by BP petroleum company, showing the Amenas natural gas field in the eastern central region of Algeria, where Islamist militants raided and took hostages Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013.
photo: AP / BP

updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
1:33
Islamist attack on BP plant in Algeria 'a hostage situation' - Telegraph.FLV
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
1:08
Al-Qaida-linked militants seize BP complex in Algeria, take hostages over Mali intervention
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
0:31
41 foreigners kidnapped, 3 reported killed by Islamists in Algeria
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
0:31
Americans among hostages taken in Algeria attack by Al-Qaeda
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
2:26
Algeria: Five Brits Taken Hostage, One Killed
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
1:40
Algeria: 'Five Brits Taken Hostage, One Killed'
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,043
Full Article North Jersey
16 Jan 2013

As of Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at least 2,043 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count....

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US military in side hummer on the Ramadia road and an the duty in Ramadia present
photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny

updated 12 Sep 2012; published 29 Oct 2011
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Army Ranger, 29, killed in Afghanistan on 14th deployment
updated 15 Jan 2013; published 17 Aug 2012
2:25
Kentwood Navy SEAL dies in Afghanistan
updated 10 Nov 2012; published 12 May 2011
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Special Operations Elite and The Osama Death Op - Alex Jones Tv 1/2
updated 14 Jan 2013; published 22 Dec 2012
6:22
US Marine caught URINIATING on DEAD Afghans fined & demoted [$500 For Desecration]
updated 06 May 2012; published 06 Aug 2011
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30 US Troops Killed In Alleged Taliban Attack On US Military Helicopter In Afghanistan -- Report
updated 04 Aug 2012; published 12 May 2011
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Special Operations Elite and The Osama Death Op - Alex Jones Tv 2/2
Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package
Full Article The Guardian
16 Jan 2013

JULIE PACE Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in...

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President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013
photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster

updated 14 Jan 2013; published 20 Dec 2012
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Obama Backs New Assault-Weapons Semi Automatic Ban
updated 10 Jan 2013; published 19 Dec 2012
1:44
Barack Obama Announces Gun Violence Task Force, Presses For Policy Changes After Shooting
updated 04 Jan 2013; published 17 Dec 2012
3:04
President Obama Urged to Change Gun Laws because of Newtown Sandy Hook Shooting
updated 23 Dec 2012; published 20 Dec 2012
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NASA - Beyond 2012- Why the World Won't End!
updated 06 Jan 2013; published 19 Dec 2012
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Obama: Give Me Gun Proposals by January
updated 13 Jan 2013; published 19 Dec 2012
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Joe Biden Leads Gun Control Policy - Biden to head gun policies after Newtown Sandy Hook shooting
Syria allows UN to step up food aid
Full Article Al Jazeera
16 Jan 2013

Syria's government has authorised the UN World Food Programme to extend its reach in the country where 2.5 million people are suffering from hunger, according to officials. Ertharin Cousin, the WFP head, said on Wednesday that Syria had allowed the organisation to work with local aid groups to reach more of those...

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File - A resident of Homs, Syria, shows UN observers a building heavily damaged in the renewed rounds of shelling which rained down on the city this weekend, 11 June, 2012.
photo: UN / David Manyua

updated 28 Dec 2012; published 21 Aug 2012
2:37
Barack Obama and George Bush Cousins NEW WORLD ORDER FAMILY TREE THERE ON THE SAME TEAM
updated 05 Jul 2012; published 10 May 2012
15:02
GGN: US Defends Drone Killings, Mothers Trust Eugenicist, Aborted Powdered Babies & Recycled Food
updated 11 May 2012; published 10 May 2012
15:02
GGN: US Defends Drone Killings, Mothers Trust Eugenicist, Aborted Powered Babies & Recycled Food
updated 18 Aug 2012; published 17 Mar 2012
20:56
The Road of Convoys - طريق القوافل
updated 19 Dec 2012; published 29 Dec 2011
25:08
دوّار الشمس - الرستن - Tournesols - Al-Rastan
updated 15 Apr 2012; published 14 Apr 2012
3:18
مداخة على ABC NEWS تصف الوضع الإنساني في إدلب وجبل الزاوية
Emergency landing grounds Boeing 787 jets in Japan
Full Article The Guardian
16 Jan 2013

YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writers= TOKYO (AP) — Boeing Co.'s 787 planes were grounded for safety checks Wednesday by two major Japanese airlines after one was forced to make an emergency landing in the latest blow for the new jet....

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner
photo: Creative Commons / INABA Tomoaki

updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
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A Boeing 787 Plane Makes An Emergency Landing in Japan
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
2:05
Boeing Dreamliners Grounded By Japan Airlines
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
2:05
Boeing Dreamliners Grounded By Japan Airlines after an emergency landing in Japan.
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
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787 Dreamliner Emergency Landing 16/01/2013 Alarm Sounds, Smoke In Cockpit!
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner evacuated at Japanese airport
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
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Japanese airlines ground Boeing 787s after emergency landing; India reviewing Dreamliner safety
Stormy issue of Sandy aid settles down in House
Full Article Austin American Statesman
16 Jan 2013

The political tempest stirred up by Superstorm Sandy appears to have moved on after wreaking havoc among congressional Republicans divided over how much aid to allocate to the victims of one of the storm that devastated the Northeast. In a 241-180 vote Tuesday night, the House of Representatives approved $50.5 billion in disaster relief for Sandy...

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Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) help Gerard and Jennette McCarthy with debris piled up beside their house by Hurricane Sandy in New York, Staten Island, 9 November, 2012.
photo: US Navy / Seaman Andrew B. Church

updated 03 Jan 2013; published 02 Jan 2013
1:29
Chris Christie On Sandy Aid: House Republicans Were 'Disappointing And Disgusting To Watch'
updated 14 Jan 2013; published 02 Jan 2013
1:29
Chris Christie on Sandy Aid: House Republicans 'Disappointing & Disgusting' - 1/2/13
updated 09 Jan 2013; published 04 Jan 2013
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Congress passes $9.7 billion in Sandy aid, with some House GOP dissent
updated 05 Jan 2013; published 04 Jan 2013
1:35
House Passes $9.7B Sandy Relief Bill - January 4, 2013
updated 12 Jan 2013; published 10 Jan 2013
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AP Ticker's PIGGIE OF THE WEEK - The Republican Party
updated 12 Jan 2013; published 08 Jan 2013
41:31
FULL Gov. Chris Christie's State of the State address | 2013 NJ Trenton New Jersey Governor
France set to triple size of force inside Mali
Full Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
16 Jan 2013

BAMAKO, Mali -- After a punishing bombing campaign failed to halt the advance of al-Qaida-linked fighters, France pledged Tuesday to triple the size of its force in Mali, sending in hundreds more troops as it prepared for a land assault to dislodge the militants occupying the country's northern half. The move reversed France's earlier...

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 File photo of French troops at Abidjan Airport, Ivory Coast.
photo: French MoD photo

updated 15 Jan 2013; published 30 Aug 2012
125:50
Michelle Obama Speeches: Women in the Military, Health Insurance Reform, Diet and Exercise (2009)
updated 15 Jan 2013; published 09 Sep 2012
87:30
Words at War: They Shall Inherit the Earth / War Tide / Condition Red
updated 12 Jan 2013; published 01 Dec 2011
131:06
Part 6 - Scaramouche Audiobook by Rafael Sabatini - Book 3 (Chs 01-04)
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 22 Apr 2011
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updated 15 Jan 2013; published 27 Jun 2012
35:58
The CIA and the Persian Gulf War
updated 14 Jan 2013; published 03 May 2012
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Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
  Aleppo Blasts Kill 83 at Univeristy Aleppo As Student Exams Begin
Full Article The Inquisitr
16 Jan 2013

Posted: January 15, 2013 Two blasts in Aleppo killed 83 people and wounded dozens on the first day of student exams. The explosions tore through one of Syria’s largest universities. Bombings, shellings, and shootings are responsible for disrupting daily life across Syria since early 2011 when the government cracked down on peaceful...

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian people gather at the site after an explosion hit a university in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013.
photo: AP / Photo

updated 16 Jan 2013; published 15 Jan 2013
1:15
Syria: Aleppo university blasts
updated 15 Jan 2013; published 15 Jan 2013
1:15
At Least 80 Killed by Twin Explosions at Syrian University, Aleppo as Exam Begins - Assad to Blame
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 15 Jan 2013
1:00
More than 50 killed in campus blast in Syria's Aleppo
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
2:48
Syria crisis: Dozens killed by Aleppo university blasts
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
2:35
Syria Terrorist Attack on Aleppo University FSA kills dozens of Students
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
2:35
Syria NWO Attack on Aleppo University FSA kills dozens of Students
Pakistan's Deathly Nonviolent Protest
Full Article WorldNews.com
15 Jan 2013

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Desperate times call for desperate measures. In the case regarding Pakistani Shias, a minority population in Pakistan, some are refusing to bury their dead until the government deepens its commitment to protect them and the army provides better security. This comes on the heels of another suicide...

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Pakistani Shiite Muslims sit next to the bodies of their relatives awaiting burial, who were killed in Thursday's deadly bombings, during a protest in Quetta, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013.
photo: AP / Arshad Butt

updated 20 Sep 2012; published 20 Sep 2012
9:50
Pakistan differences in the disputed regions of Jammu and Kashmir.
updated 10 Jan 2013; published 16 Aug 2012
1:22
March Past on Indian Independence Day 2012
updated 15 Dec 2012; published 15 Aug 2012
0:39
Google Doodle: Independence Day of India 2012
updated 01 Dec 2012; published 30 Oct 2012
15:02
GGN: Jews 2% of US 13% of Congress, Drones Murders Totally Right? US Backs Sunni Extremist
updated 10 Jan 2013; published 16 Aug 2012
1:12
The Unseen Pics of Indian Army Stunts on Indian Independent Day
updated 15 Oct 2012; published 16 Aug 2012
1:22
65th Independence Day Celebrations In India
Clashes in Islamabad as Pak cleric seeks to bring down govt
Full Article Zeenews
15 Jan 2013

Zeenews Bureau Islamabad: Followers of influential cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, who has given the Pakistan government hours to quit and to dissolve the National and Provincial Assemblies, clashed with security forces in the heart of the capital Islamabad on Tuesday. As per reports, Qadri - who heads the Tehrik Minhaj-ul-Quran - marched into Jinnah Avenue...

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Supporters of Pakistan Sunni Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri walk with a vehicle carrying their leader at an anti government rally in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013.
photo: AP / Anjum Naveed

updated 15 Jan 2013; published 15 Jan 2013
0:57
Pakistan: police in Islamabad clashed with followers of a mysterious anti-corruption cleric
updated 15 Jan 2013; published 15 Jan 2013
6:41
Pakistani forces fire in air at Islamabad protests
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 15 Jan 2013
2:59
Protesters demand Pakistan government resign
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
2:36
Tahir-ul Qadri, Canadian-Pakistani cleric - Pakistan Protest
updated 15 Jan 2013; published 15 Jan 2013
6:31
Qadri fires up Pakistanis
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
1:25
Pakistan court orders PM arrest over corruption Published on Jan 15, 2013

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Zeenews Bureau Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf is facing the prospect of being arrested on Wednesday in a corruption case. The country’s Supreme Court had...
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A surge in violence in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region has killed more than 100 people and forced 100,000 to flee, the United Nations said on Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates after weeks of clashes. ...
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One of Russia's most prominent reputed crime bosses, a 75-year-old nicknamed "Grandpa Hassan" who survived time in Soviet jails and assassination attempts, was shot dead on a Moscow street today in what may have been a turf war, authorities said....
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Senior party members from left, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection head He Guoqiang, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qinglin, National People's Congress Chairman Wu Bangguo and Chinese President Hu Jintao stand singing of the Internationale, the international communist anthem, at at the closing ceremony of the 18th Communist Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012.
BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Top political advisor Jia Qinglin said Wednesday that China and Japan should resolve the Diaoyu Islands dispute through dialogue and consultation. "The two sides should handle the Diaoyu Islands dispute properly in order...
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Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, center left, walks to pay his respects at the coffin of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, after signing a condolences book, at the national palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Friday, Aug. 24, 2012.
Addis Ababa - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn is slated to take over as the chairperson of the African Union this month, replacing Benin president Boni Yayi as the head of the pan-African bloc, officials said on Wednesday. "Ethiopia is...
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A US Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport as Afghan President Hamid Karzai spoke at a meeting with tribal leaders in Kandahar city, Afghanistan, Sunday June 13, 2010.
WASHINGTON — An unmanned U.S. aerial vehicle — or drone — reportedly killed eight people in rural Pakistan last week, bringing the estimated death toll from drone strikes in Pakistan this year to 35. As the frequency of drone...
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updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
1:21
Algeria gas site attack sparks international hostage crisis
The Australian 16 Jan 2013, IN what could be the first spillover from France's intervention in Mali, Islamist militants attacked and occupied a natural gas complex partly operated by energy company BP in southern Algeria. Two foreigners were killed and dozens of others, including Americans, were taken hostage. A militant group claimed responsibility for the attack,...

updated 07 Oct 2012; published 25 Aug 2012
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US Military Death Toll in Afghan War Reaches New Milestone
North Jersey 16 Jan 2013, As of Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at least 2,043 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count....

updated 16 Jan 2013; published 19 Dec 2012
36:25
President Obama Delivers Gun Control Statement
The Guardian 16 Jan 2013, JULIE PACE Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in...

updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
1:31
Deadly blasts at Aleppo University in Syria
Al Jazeera 16 Jan 2013, Syria's government has authorised the UN World Food Programme to extend its reach in the country where 2.5 million people are suffering from hunger, according to officials. Ertharin Cousin, the WFP head, said on Wednesday that Syria had allowed the organisation to work with local aid groups to reach more of those...

updated 16 Jan 2013; published 09 Jul 2012
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Impressive Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Display, Farnborough.
The Guardian 16 Jan 2013, YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writers= TOKYO (AP) — Boeing Co.'s 787 planes were grounded for safety checks Wednesday by two major Japanese airlines after one was forced to make an emergency landing in the latest blow for the new jet....

updated 15 Jan 2013; published 30 Oct 2012
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Hurricane Sandy: Super Storm Slams East Coast States
Austin American Statesman 16 Jan 2013, The political tempest stirred up by Superstorm Sandy appears to have moved on after wreaking havoc among congressional Republicans divided over how much aid to allocate to the victims of one of the storm that devastated the Northeast. In a 241-180 vote Tuesday night, the House of Representatives approved $50.5 billion in disaster relief for Sandy...

updated 15 Jan 2013; published 11 Jan 2013
4:45
French troops enter Mali
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 16 Jan 2013, BAMAKO, Mali -- After a punishing bombing campaign failed to halt the advance of al-Qaida-linked fighters, France pledged Tuesday to triple the size of its force in Mali, sending in hundreds more troops as it prepared for a land assault to dislodge the militants occupying the country's northern half. The move reversed France's earlier...

updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
12:39
Syria - News for Wednesday January 16, 2013
The Inquisitr 16 Jan 2013, Posted: January 15, 2013 Two blasts in Aleppo killed 83 people and wounded dozens on the first day of student exams. The explosions tore through one of Syria’s largest universities. Bombings, shellings, and shootings are responsible for disrupting daily life across Syria since early 2011 when the government cracked down on peaceful...

updated 28 Jun 2012; published 28 Jun 2012
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WorldNews.com 15 Jan 2013, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Desperate times call for desperate measures. In the case regarding Pakistani Shias, a minority population in Pakistan, some are refusing to bury their dead until the government deepens its commitment to protect them and the army provides better security. This comes on the heels of another suicide...

updated 15 Jan 2013; published 15 Jan 2013
2:59
Protesters demand Pakistan government resign
Zeenews 15 Jan 2013, Zeenews Bureau Islamabad: Followers of influential cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, who has given the Pakistan government hours to quit and to dissolve the National and Provincial Assemblies, clashed with security forces in the heart of the capital Islamabad on Tuesday. As per reports, Qadri - who heads the Tehrik Minhaj-ul-Quran - marched into Jinnah Avenue...

updated 16 Jan 2013; published 15 Jan 2013
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Mali: UN says 150000 Malian refugees and 230000 displaced inside country
Yahoo Daily News 15 Jan 2013, UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday welcomed the French-led military intervention in Mali at the request of the government there and voiced the hope that it would halt an assault launched by Islamist militants. "The secretary-general welcomes that bilateral partners are responding, at the request and with the...

updated 15 Jan 2013; published 15 Jan 2013
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V176 Military suicides hit record high 349 in 2012 FDPM Could it be the Katrina Virus. I hate this.
Ohio 15 Jan 2013, WASHINGTON: Suicides in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year, far exceeding American combat deaths in Afghanistan, and some private experts are predicting the dark trend will grow worse this year. The Pentagon has struggled to deal with the suicides, which Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and others have called an epidemic. The problem...

updated 16 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
1:16
NEW NEWS : Armstrong's denials through the years
The New York Times 15 Jan 2013, In an interview with Oprah Winfrey that is scheduled to air on her network on Thursday, Lance Armstrong confessed that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career, according to two people briefed on the interview, which was recorded on Monday in Austin, Tex. Enlarge This Image Joel Saget/Agence France-PresseGetty Images Lance...

updated 15 Jan 2013; published 14 Jan 2013
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President Obama urges Congress to raise US debt limit
Huffington Post 14 Jan 2013, WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama issued a strong warning to Republicans on Monday that he will not negotiate over the debt ceiling or allow Republicans to use it as a bargaining chip....