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Pastor Terry Jones will be expecting a bill from the city of Gainesville, Florida of an estimated $180,000 for security costs surrounding his controversial threat to burn Korans on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to CNN.com.† The police spent over a …

BP report spreads blame for Gulf coast Oil company British Petroleum reported new findings about the oil rig disaster last Wednesday after an internal investigation of the spill, but placed much of the blame to other involved parties, including contractors Halliburton and Transocean. Faulty cementing, …

On Sept 1, three people were held hostage on Sept. 1 at Discovery Channel headquarters in Maryland. The suspect, James Lee, was shot and killed by police, but all hostages were unharmed. Lee was linked to an online manifesto that demanded Discovery Channel broadcast shows …

Census response to be higher than predicted The percentage of households that have mailed back their Census forms could top the 2000 response. The participation rate hit 71 percent Tuesday, just one point below the 2000 Census rate. The U.S. population has grown almost 10 …

Childhood obesity creates military stress Mission: Readiness, a non-profit group composed of retired military leaders, released a report on Tuesday alleging that unhealthy school lunches pose a national security threat. The report claimed that child obesity leaves 27 percent of young adults “too fat to …

Obama requests safety records from mine President Barack Obama called for mine safety officials affiliated with the Upper Branch Mine in West Virginia to report next week on last week’s explosion, the mine’s safety record, and steps that will prevent future disasters.† Obama made a …