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The NDAA Bill 2012 contains language that allows the Pentagon to wage cyberwar against any domestic enemies of the state, including activists and independent news outlets.

Following her assault on Gingrich during last night's GOP debate, Bachmann's campaign team went for the jugular in an attack on Newt Gingrich's politics and integrity, telling reporters he was a false conservative who morphs his views according to who's paying him. As the GOP presidential hopefuls head to the Iowa caucuses, Bachmann is pulling no punches in her attack.

After Congressional negotiators signed off Thursday night on a $1 trillion omnibus spending bill that would avert a shutdown and fund the federal government through September, lawmakers' focus returned to the ongoing negotiations over the extension of the payroll tax cut.

There are reportedly gruesome depictions of beheading in the video.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday evening by a vote of 283 to 136, with 14 members not voting. Find out how your Representative voted on the controversial bill.

Who are the top lobbyists supporting NDAA in 2011?

Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti won a confidence vote in the Lower House on Friday to speed the passage of a 30 billion euro ($39 billion) austerity package aimed at speeding up the implementation of urgent measures that would stimulate growth in Italy's economy.

The internet is under attack. And it's from our own damn countrymen. In the past week, both the National Defense Authorization Act 2012 (NDAA 2012) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) have taken aim at restricting the thus far unobstructed use of the internet. Not only are these policies an infringement on the civil rights of all internet-using Americans, not only do these laws stifle innovation and business, but they also prevent the country from freely exchanging information.

The killings occurred on the 20th anniversary of the Central Asian republic’s independence from the former Soviet Union.

The arrest of a major Tea Party figure on gun charges has sparked a renewed debate about gun control in the city and state.

More than 2,500 merchants hope to take advantage of last minute consumers by participating in Free Shipping Day Friday with the promise of delivery by Christmas Eve. To shop, find deals and explore merchants participating in Free Shipping Day, go to FreeShippingDay.com.

European markets recorded their worst weekly loss since late November on Friday in a choppy session, as multiple equity derivative contract expiries added to market volatility.

Catherine died instantly, while Ben survived another week before expiring back in Wales.

The Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals recently issued a warning about the potential dangers of improper neti pot use, following the death of two local residents from so-called brain-eating amoeba.

Cold War militant Carlos the Jackal was sentenced to a second life term by a Paris court on Thursday after being found guilty of a number of bombings in France three decades ago.

Oil, the lifeblood of the global economy, has plunged more than 10 percent in the past five days, to about $93 per barrel Friday, and the compelling question for investors and motorists alike is -- in early 2012 where does oil head?

The professional commentary and coverage of the National Defense Authorization Act (aka NDAA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (aka SOPA) has been coming hard and fast even since before President Barack Obama signaled he would not veto the NDAA. Much of the old-guard media has done appallingly little on the topic, so the blogosphere and web-based columnists are picking up the slack and churning out the most compelling content on these issues.

We have the ability to rein in excessive judges, Mitt Romney said.

Baroin told the French parliament that Britain is becoming “marginalized” in Europe.

The International Criminal Court is suspicious about the manner in which Moammar Gaddafi was killed in October.

Despite some bellicose statements about Iran, if former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's past statements are to be believed, the primary threat facing the U.S. isn't a foreign adversary but the gradual imposition of Islamic Sharia law in America.

Securities regulators sued former top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Friday, saying they misled investors over exposure to risky mortgages.

Author, journalist and fervent atheist, Christopher Hitchens, passed away Thursday at the age of 62. Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2010. Although Hitchens has hundreds of quotable from books, magazines and online essays, we choose fifteen of his most witty and memorable quotes.

More than $300-million was laundered by the now-defunct Lebanese-Canadian Bank and two money-exchange firms.

Nikki Haley, the governor of South Carolina and a rising star in the conservative wing of the Republican Party, endorsed Mitt Romney for president on Friday.

IHS Global forecasts that Ireland’s GDP will grow by only 0.9 percent next year.

Russian customs officials stopped a man carrying radioactive materials from boarding a plane to Iran.

European shares were slightly higher on Friday at mid-day amid thin trading as miners tracked rising metal prices, offset by lingering concerns over the Eurozone debt crisis and reservations ahead of U.S. inflation data.

Japan's Nikkei share average rose modestly on Friday after signs of strength in the U.S. economy but it slipped for the week, as investors continue to worry about the impact of Europe's debt crisis.