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Syrian Opposition Reports Deputy Defense Minister Killed
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Page 6: Politix
Issa opens probe into drug cartel money-laundering scheme	2 00:00 JohnQC [11132]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Syrian Opposition Reports Deputy Defense Minister Killed	0 [11140]
Air strike kills one at empty Somalia Red Crescent outpost	5 00:00 abu do you love [11131]
Libyan army commander comes under 2nd attack	0 [11133]
Good morning	2 00:00 Dale [11129]
Gaza Militants Fire Four Rockets at Israel	0 [11127]
'Al-Qaida Splinter Group' Claims Kidnap of Westerners	1 00:00 Slatle Bumble5851 [11132]
Seven killed in Iraq attacks	0 [11130]
Gunmen kill Syrian soldiers in Homs	0 [11132]
Three Rangers killed in Karachi blast	0 [11130]
Brother of rape victim plugged outside court	1 00:00 abu do you love [11129]
Five Afghans killed in three blasts across country	0 [11136]
Two injured in blast near Karachi University	0 [11125]
Jundullah involved in recent Karachi blasts: CID	0 [11130]
Turkey sends troops to Syria border	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11137]
Explosion Hits Mosque in Nigeria's Oil Region	2 00:00 Pearl Scourge of the Heathen Rus6826 [11133]
Yemen Clashes Leave 13 Dead	0 [11129]
Yemen unity government sworn in	0 [11130]
US vacates Shamsi Airbase in Pakistan	2 00:00 OldSpook [11130]
Mexican Army Bags 3 Bad Guys in Nuevo Leon state	0 [11126]
3 die in Torreon shooting	0 [11131]
More Mexican Mayhem: Juarez Edition	0 [11133]
Page 2: WoT Background
Hamas in Gaza says its learning from Arab Spring	0 [11131]
Arab League condemns Newt Gingrich's Palestinian stance	0 [11131]
Civilian Deaths Are Why US Can't Stay in Iraq	2 00:00 Perfesser [11134]
Iran refuses to hand back US drone	6 00:00 Lone Ranger [11135]
Facebook shuts down Syrian state TV page	0 [11131]
Nuggets from the Urdu press	0 [11133]
Nuggets from the Urdu press	0 [11127]
Nuggets from the Urdu press	0 [11131]
West warns Syria against storming rebel city	2 00:00 Grease Jith3343 [11131]
22 Turks charged with terrorism get bail	0 [11129]
Canada Moves to Strip Citizenship from Thousands	4 00:00 manversgwtw [11130]
Palestinians dismayed by Gingrich remarks	1 00:00 Slatle Bumble5851 [11131]
Tunisia security forces to break student sit-in over niqab issue	0 [11128]
'Iran has means to decrypt drone data'	21 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Hezbollah: 'US Lebanon embassy recruiting spies'	0 [11126]
Nawaz vows to unveil Benazir's killers	0 [11131]
US determined to recover 'essential' Pakistan ties	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
Karzai will not seek third term: spokesman	0 [11129]
Arab League Ministerial Meeting on Syria Postponed	0 [11129]
Libya ready to forgive Qadhafi fighters: NTC chief	0 [11128]
Maulvi Faqir Mohammad Claims Peace Talks Going On With Pakistan	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Hamas joins Global Muslim Brotherhood	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Iran's Captured RQ-170: How Bad Is the Damage?	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11133]
6.7 Earthquake Hits Guerrero, Mexico	1 00:00 Dale [11128]
Predator UAVs Now Being Used To Track And Arrest Americans In The US	13 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Noriega returns to Panama after 22 years	0 [11124]
2,080 lashes for man who raped daughter	6 00:00 AlanC [11126]
Indonesia Threatens to Cut BlackBerry Data Service	0 [11126]
Belgium Government Wins Confidence Vote	5 00:00 RandomJD [11131]
British lawmakers welcome Cameron home after EU veto	1 00:00 RandomJD [11129]
Argentinean pres. sworn in for 2nd term	1 00:00 Bright Pebbles [11128]
Congolese Activists Denounce Election Results as Fraudulent	0 [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
O's Re-election Gaining Steam	0 [11129]
AEP: Merkel's Teutonic summit enshrines Hooverism in EU treaty law	2 00:00 Dale [11136]
Who Are the Palestinians?	3 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11132]
Bear rebuffs eagle to dragon's delight	7 00:00 Grease Jith3343 [11130]
Euro Crisis Pits Germany and U.S. in Tactical Fight	1 00:00 Bright Pebbles [11132]
Obama seems to think a nuclear Iran can be contained	9 00:00 Hellfish [11132]
Explaining Islamist ascendancy in Egypt	3 00:00 JohnQC [11127]

Home Front: Politix

Issa opens probe into drug cartel money-laundering scheme

            Posted by: ryuge  ||
            12/11/2011            09:07   ||
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#1 Weird that Issa is Republican but Holder is ""?

                Posted by: Bright Pebbles    ||
                12/11/2011 10:13                Comments ||
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#2 The agents, primarily with the Drug Enforcement Administration, have handled shipments of hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal cash across borders, those officials said, to identify how criminal organizations move their money, where they keep their assets and, most important, who their leaders are.

Wink, wink, wink. ;)

Well, sometimes you've got to break the law to uphold it--sort of like passing the health care bill in order to be able to read it.

                Posted by: JohnQC    ||
                12/11/2011 15:46                Comments ||
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Syrian Opposition Reports Deputy Defense Minister Killed

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Fri 2011-12-09
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Thu 2011-12-08
Yemen's unity government announced

Wed 2011-12-07
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Tue 2011-12-06
Afghanistan: Kabul shrine attacks 'kills 34'

Mon 2011-12-05
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Sat 2011-12-03
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Thu 2011-12-01
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Wed 2011-11-30
Egypt's elections go smoothly amid protests

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