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Feb 09th

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Some rejoice over SEAL Team 6 deaths in Afghanistan

Some rejoice over SEAL Team 6 deaths in Afghanistan
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

There are many people in Pakistan who are rejoicing the death of 22 US Navy Seals commandos that were killed Saturday in Afghanistan’s Saed Abad district.

In the deadliest single loss for American forces in the war against the Taliban, the US military helicopter CH-47 Chinook was shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade from Taliban insurgents Saturday during fighting in eastern Afghanistan.

But according to Times Wire Service, when speaking of the U.S. Seal commandos, an editorial in Pakistan’s leading Urdu Daily Jasarat says, “Their biggest accomplishment in their whole life is said to be their participation in Abottabad Operation. It was only after this operation that the American President announced the ‘martyrdom’ of Usama bin laden and the victory of the US army in Afghanistan.”

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Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik reportedly spent a week in Newark in 2004

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik reportedly spent a week in Newark in 2004

AP cites anonymous federal official as source

BY TOM HESTER SR.
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The Associated Press in Washington reported on Monday that a federal government official said the admitted Norway mas...

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Rugby and royalty mingle at wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall

Rugby and royalty mingle at wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall
BY PAM LOBLEY
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
NOW THAT’S FUNNY

Ready for another royal wedding? I am! I followed Will and Kate’s wedding closely, and I love that British royal tradition. Then last month, Prince...

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Leopard mauls 11 in India, dies of wounds

Leopard mauls 11 in India, dies of wounds
BY PAT SUMMERS
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
COMMENTARY

“Leopard mauls 11 in India then dies of knife wounds:” So went the story of Tuesday’s attack by, and then on, a leopard in India. That was the newsworthy e...

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Christie administration and Chinese delegation to host investment and trade symposium

Christie administration and Chinese delegation to host investment and trade symposium

Gathering set for Wednesday at William Paterson Univ.

As part of the 30th anniversary of the signing of the New Jersey–Zhejiang Province, China trade agreement, the Christie administration and a delega...

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Why should we care about Greece’s problems?

Why should we care about Greece’s problems?
BY ROY NERSESIAN
STRAIGHT TALK

Kicking the can down the road – boy, are we good at it! Greece is off the front page – the government passed an austerity package in the form of higher taxes and less bene...

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Vancouver Riot Kiss captures this era (PHOTO)?

Vancouver Riot Kiss captures this era (PHOTO)?
BY PAM LOBLEY
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
NOW THAT’S FUNNY

When the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins this week, some angry fans rioted in the city of Vancouver. The violence and carnage escal...

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France bans Facebook and Twitter

France bans Facebook and Twitter
BY PAM LOBLEY
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
NOW THAT’S FUNNY

Sacre bleu! The French government has banned the use of the words “Twitter” and “Facebook” on TV and radio, unless those specific words are a part of...

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Driving for women in Saudi Arabia, and my father, the feminist

Driving for women in Saudi Arabia, and my father, the feminist
BY SUSIE WILSON
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
SEX MATTERS

I bet women around the world who have the power of the car key remembered for a moment exactly how they learned to drive when they read about the women in...

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