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Newt: As Many as 150 Democratic Seats at Risk?

Newt talks about how many seats the Republicans can pick up in the House and Senate.

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Mousavi concedes to regime: Scientist was killed by Iran’s enemies

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In a gesture of reconciliation toward the regime, Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi conceded Sunday, Jan. 17, that the Iranian scientist Mehsoud Ali-Mohammadi murdered outside his home last Monday was the victim of Iran's "enemies," namely the US and Israel.

The opposition had previously blamed his death on the "tyrannical regime's" campaign to wipe out the intellectual elite backing the reform movement.

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A senior Obama administration official on Friday characterized the Fort Hood shooting as “an act of terrorism.”

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A senior Obama administration official, speaking on background Friday to a group of reporters, characterized the Fort Hood shooting as "an act of terrorism," the first time an administration official has used that term in describing the massacre.

"To me, what he did certainly was using terror at its worst," the official said, defining terrorism as the use of violence to promote political beliefs. The official spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity in order to provide insight into the administration's discussions. blog it

Islam4UK banned starting Thursday by British Government

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The British government banned an Islamist group notorious for glorifying Al Qaeda and tied to terror plots at home and abroad, but its Lebanon-based spiritual leader promised to reorganize under a different name.

The group, Islam4UK, will be banned starting Thursday after its British leader, Anjem Choudary, threatened to bring hundreds of people marching in protest through the streets a small market town known for honoring the British soldiers killed in Afghanistan. blog it

Reid Tries to Close Book on Obama Flap

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sought to end the controversy over remarks about President Barack Obama's race and dialect. A string of forgiving statements from prominent blacks made clear his leadership post is not in immediate jeopardy. (Jan. 11)

By:AssociatedPress