At Least a Dozen Former Guantánamo Bay Inmates Have Rejoined Al-Qaeda to Fight in Yemen

This headline should be added to this series of headlines.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6975971.ece

"At least a dozen former Guantánamo Bay inmates have rejoined al-Qaeda to fight in Yemen, The Times has learnt, amid growing concern over the ability of the country’s Government to accept almost 100 more former inmates from the detention centre.

The Obama Administration promised to close the Guantánamo facility by January 22, a deadline that it will be unable to meet. The 91 Yemeni prisoners in Guantánamo make up the largest national contingent among the 198 being held."

Google Logo Gets Animated For Newton’s Birthday

Google has had a lot of modified logos to commemorate different events/anniversary or just for fun, but this is the first animated logo to my knowledge.

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How Israel Does Airplane Security

I have flown in an out of Israel as well as to numerous places to and from home (NYC). I felt much safer on the Israeli flights.

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NPR - "Learn To Speak Tea Bag"

As Ace says this is your tax dollars at work.

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A Third Uninvited Guest Was at The White House Dinner?

This third person reportedly did not get within arms reach of the president, but this is just tempting fate. The same way we have gotten lucky that the terrorists that managed to smuggle explosives on a plane were to stupid to set them off properly, the people that snuck into the White House apparently did not intend Obama any harm. Lets not risk the next terrorist is as foolish or the next uninvited guest is similarly dispositioned.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9D159K80&show_article=1

"A third uninvited guest made his way into the White House state dinner for India's prime minister in November, the Secret Service said Monday.

As the Secret Service was reviewing how an attention-hungry couple—Tareq and Michaele Salahi—got into the dinner without being on the guest list, officials discovered that a third person made it through security without an invitation as well. The Secret Service said the man—whom they would not identify—did not get close to the president or the first lady.
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The man traveled to the White House from the hotel where the Indian delegation was staying. The Secret Service said the man arrived with members of that delegation. But he was not in the Secret Service's database of people prescreened and approved to attend the event. Part of the security screening is a criminal background check that the Secret Service does before a guest enters the White House. The Salahis and the man traveling with the Indian delegation did not go through that background check."

Burj Dubai (Now Burj Khalifa) is Officially 2,717 Feet Tall

Burj Dubai, now Burj Khalifa, has been officially revealed to be 2,717 feet tall. That makes it by far the tallest building in the world, but that was never in any doubt. The question was if it would break the 2,700 foot tall barrier which it did.

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"The humiliating announcement was made by Dubai’s ruler at the dazzling launch of the $1.5 billion (£930 million) Burj Dubai, which will now be known as Burj Khalifa, in honour of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates.

The opening ceremony for the Burj was marked by a dazzling fireworks display that wreathed the tower in stars and smoke. The final height of the tower, which has been shrouded in secrecy, was also revealed to be 2,717ft (828 metres)."

America Rising: An Open Letter to Democrat Politicians

The Republicans should track the creator down and offer them a job.

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