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Call for vigilante for Obama administration and NATO

LulzSec keeps busy: FBI affiliate agency hacked; NATO, Obama administration threatened

In an apparent protest against the NATO and Obama administration, the LulzSec group announced the breach of FBI affiliate website, the Atlanta chapter of Infragard. The group raised claims that they have taken “complete control” over the website and has “defaced it”. They also announced that the data including passwords obtained from infragardatlanta.org would prove useful for them to hack into other FBI affiliates, since a lot of users tend to reuse their passwords even though the practice is ...
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Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney announces that he is formally entering the race for the 2012 Republican U.S. presidential nomination in Stratham

Romney says global warming is real

In GOP circles, what he said was akin to an act of treason. Mitt Romney, the latest Republican to declare his candidacy for the presidency in 2012, said Friday that global warming is, indeed, real.
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How Serious are North Korea's Hacking Activities?

North Korea might be decades behind development, but when it comes to cyber warfare, the nation is growing an elite army of hackers, seeking out the best of the best computer prodigies, showering them and their families with lavish lifestyles, and effectively training them.

Weiner Pulls Out of Wisconsin Speech

A media firestorm this week stemming from a lewd photograph on Congressman Anthony Weiner's Twitter account caused him to pull out of a scheduled appearance in Wisconsin, Friday in an effort to spend time with his wife.
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SUNY official in Bruno case steps down

Amid charges from the Public Integrity Commission he gave a no-show job to former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, a top State University of New York official from his post as Senior Vice Chancellor and as head of the SUNY Research Foundation.
People wait in line to attend a job fair for military veterans and other unemployed people in Los Angeles

Employment Data & Market Implications

A weaker than expected May jobs report and downward revisions to the March and April releases has rekindled fears of either a double dip recession or a stagflationary economic environment.
Somali shopkeeper in South Africa

Demonstrators protest xenophobia in South Africa

In a rare and unusual protest, women marched in Johannesburg, South Africa Thursday protesting xenophobic attacks on foreign immigrants, primarily Somalis and Pakistanis, many of whom have set up shops in the shanty towns.
Army soldiers stand guard as anti-government protesters shout slogans at a barrier blocking a demonstration in Sanaa

Yemeni Presidential palace shelled, Saleh wounded

Missiles struck the palace of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah in Sana’a on Friday, wounding the president and three senior officials. National security council spokesman Tommy Vietor said the U.S. is monitoring reports that Saleh was wounded, but could not confirm it.

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