November 8, 2011 by walden9 ShareThis Occupy Fort Collins protesters peacefully follow rules 08 Nov 2011 Occupy Fort Collins protesters have struck their tents from private property, as requested, spending their time on the public sidewalk without shelters. Members of the group who have been occupying the corner at College Avenue and Jefferson Street in [...]
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November 10, 2011
November 1, 2011
NBC confirms one Cain accuser received cash settlement
October 31, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis NBC confirms one Cain accuser received cash settlement 31 Oct 2011 NBC News has confirmed that one woman received a settlement from the National Restaurant Association after complaining about inappropriate sexual conduct by Herman Cain. NBC News is not disclosing the name of the woman nor characterizing who she [...]
November 1, 2011
Homeland Security and Dept. of Safety Issue Nearly 2400 Photo IDs for Voting Since July 1
October 31, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Homeland Security and Dept. of Safety Issue Nearly 2400 Photo IDs for Voting Since July 1 31 Oct 2011 The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced Monday that as of Oct. 24, it had issued 2,385 forms of photo identification for voting purposes since a new law [...]
November 1, 2011
November 1, 2011
NTC taps engineer who lived in U.S. for decades as interim leader
October 31, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis NTC taps engineer who lived in U.S. for decades as interim leader 31 Oct 2011 Libya’s National Transitional Council elected Monday an engineer who lived in the United States for more than three decades to serve as acting prime minister of the transitional government [following the US-backed coup]. Abdurrahim [...]
November 1, 2011
$100 million payout for retiring CEO
October 31, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis $100 million payout for retiring CEO 31 Oct 2011 Nabors Industries CEO Eugene Isenberg is stepping down, and he’s taking $100 million with him. Isenberg will be replaced as CEO of the oil and gas drilling firm by Nabors President Anthony Petrello but will remain as the firm’s chairman [...]
November 1, 2011
Nearly 40 arrested at Occupy Austin
October 31, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Nearly 40 arrested at Occupy Austin 30 Oct 2011 5:17 a.m.: Additional arrests were made shortly after 2 a.m., bringing the total number to 38. Police Chief Art Acevedo, who arrived at City Hall around 4 a.m. to talk to remaining occupiers, said that most were charged with criminal [...]
October 31, 2011
At least 17 killed in Kabul bomb attack
October 30, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis At least 17 killed in Kabul bomb attack 29 Oct 2011 At least 17 people were killed in central Kabul on Saturday when a suicide bomber struck a vehicle in a military convoy, according to officials. Five troops and eight civilians were killed in the attack, NATO’s International Security [...]
October 31, 2011
Western Companies See Prospects for Business in Libya
October 30, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Western Companies See Prospects for Business in Libya 29 Oct 2011 The guns in Libya have barely quieted, and NATO’s military assistance to the rebellion coup that toppled Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi will not end officially until Monday. But a new invasion force is already plotting its own landing on [...]
October 31, 2011
Conn. Governor Declares State of Emergency; More Than 820,000 Without Power In Historic Storm
October 30, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Conn. Governor Declares State of Emergency; More Than 820,000 Without Power In Historic Storm 30 Oct 2011 Connecticut residents woke Sunday to a devastated landscape of downed power lines and fallen trees frighteningly reminiscent of the days following Tropical Storm Irene two months ago. More than 820,000 customers were [...]
October 31, 2011
CIA, Other Spy Agencies Spent $54.6 Billion In Secret For 2011
October 30, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis CIA, Other Spy Agencies Spent $54.6 Billion In Secret For 2011 28 Oct 2011 Congress appropriated a whopping $54.6 billion for classified intelligence operations in 2011, an increase over the previous two years. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper — whose office was created after the 9/11 attacks to [...]
October 29, 2011
U.S. Vets, Suffering From Unemployment and Homelessness, Support Occupy Protests
October 29, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis U.S. Vets, Suffering From Unemployment and Homelessness, Support Occupy Protests 29 Oct 2011 Scott Olsen, the 24-year-old two-tour Iraq veteran whose skull was fractured by a rubber bullet or tear gas cannister fired by police during an Occupy Oakland protest, has become a symbol for the Oakland, Calif., protests [...]
October 29, 2011
‘US no authority to challenge Iran Navy’
October 29, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis ‘US no authority to challenge Iran Navy’ 29 Oct 2011 A senior Iranian naval commander says the Americans are not in the position to comment on Iran’s presence in international waters and the country’s naval fleets will continue to sail the high seas. Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on [...]
October 29, 2011
Afghan soldier kills 2 US-led troops
October 29, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Afghan soldier kills 2 US-led troops 29 Oct 2021 The US-led NATO force says a man dressed in Afghan army uniform has shot dead two foreign troops in southern Afghanistan. “Two International Security Assistance Force service members were killed today in southern Afghanistan when an individual wearing an Afghan [...]