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Los Zetas drug cartel seizes 2 U.S. ranches in Texas — In what could be deemed an act of war against the sovereign borders of the United States, Mexican drug cartels have seized control of at least two American ranches inside the U.S. territory near Laredo, Texas.
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Digger / TheCypressTimes:
BREAKING: MULTIPLE RANCHES IN LAREDO, TX TAKEN OVER BY LOS ZETAS — Publisher's Note: We are now receiving numerous conflicting reports regarding the veracity of this article. Numerous sources on the web (found via Google search) are picking up on this report, just as we did at The Cypress Times.
Digger / Diggers Realm:
BREAKING: Multiple Ranches In Laredo, TX Taken Over By Los Zetas [Update 3] — The bloodbath continues along our southern border and now word is coming in that Los Zetas, the highly trained killers formerly with the Gulf Cartel, have crossed into the United States and taken over at least two ranches in the Laredo, Texas area.
Matt Lewis / Politics Daily:
Five Minutes With Andrew Breitbart — Few would dispute the notion that Andrew Breitbart, 41, has become a major force on the right. Formerly the editor of The Drudge Report, and a primary developer for The Huffington Post, Breitbart has come into his own in recent years …
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James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
On the Media: Even when in error, Andrew Breitbart is on the attack
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
CNN anchors attack the scourge of anonymity — (updated below) — CNN's Kyra Phillips and John Roberts spent a good five minutes yesterday expressing serious concern over what they called “the dark side” of the Internet: the plague of “anonymous bloggers” who are “a bunch of cowards” …
Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin:
Young Voters Slowly Abandoning Hope & Change — Could it finally be sinking in who exactly is going to be paying for all this alleged “free” stuff? … “Easily disillusioned” is sociology-speak for “sucker.” — Even “Obama Girl” was struck by reality a few months ago.
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Geoff Earle / New York Post:
Shock poll reversal — WASHINGTON — Young voters who had been enthralled by Barack Obama's “Yes, we can” message are now saying “Maybe not” — and are backing away from the president in a worrisome new poll for the White House. — Obama is losing in a match-up against a generic Republican challenger …
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Karen Ocamb / LGBT POV:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on ENDA at Netroots Nation - Transcript — With much pre-election 2010 grumbling by progressives about the slow pace of the progressive agenda by Democrats - taking the public option out of healthcare reform, for instance, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared …
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Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
'Don't ask, don't tell' before ENDA, Pelosi tells frustrated activists — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told a reportedly frustrated crowd at the Netroots Nation gathering of liberal bloggers and activists in Las Vegas that repealing “Don't ask, don't tell” will come before the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Rangel proceeding worries Dems and puzzles ethics experts — The timing of Rep. Charles Rangel's (D-N.Y.) public House ethics trial has House Democrats panicked and ethics watchdogs puzzled. — Democrats are worried the unusual and high-profile trial will cost the party seats in the fall …
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Jamal Abdi / The Huffington Post:
Resolution Green-Lighting Israeli Strikes on Iran Introduced by House Republicans — Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced a measure that would green-light an Israeli bombing campaign against Iran. The resolution, H.Res. 1553 (in full below), provides explicit support …
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Chris Moody / The Daily Caller:
Van Jones: Stop worrying about the deficit. …
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Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
Britain Plans to Decentralize National Health Care — LONDON — Perhaps the only consistent thing about Britain's socialized health care system is that it is in a perpetual state of flux, its structure constantly changing as governments search for the elusive formula that will deliver …
David Fox / Reuters:
Taliban say 2 U.S. soldiers captured in Afghanistan — (Reuters) - The Taliban said on Saturday they had captured two U.S. servicemen in Afghanistan, and NATO confirmed they were missing and scrambled helicopters and planes to search for them. — The U.S. and NATO-led International Security …
Jeanne Sahadi / CNNMoney.com:
White House: Unemployment at 9% until 2012 — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The White House said Friday it expects that unemployment will stay at or above 9% until 2012, but at the same time forecast that the economy will grow by at least 4% in 2011 and 2012. — It also revised …
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