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Submission + - Ahmadinejad: Iran now a 'nuclear country' (examiner.com)

Examiner News writes: On Sunday, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared to a large rally in Tehran that "Iran is now a nuclear country," according to a Feb. 10 IRNA report. In response to U.S. president Barack Obama's statement last week that the United States is prepared to hold talks regarding Iran's nuclear programs, Ahmadinejad said that the West should first reduce its military presence in the Middle East as a precondition to discussing the nation's nuclear ambitions.
Space

Submission + - Iran launches living creature into space, tests new missile (examiner.com)

Examiner News writes: On Sunday, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a rally that its space program has successfully launched a "living creature" into space for the first time in the nation's history and returned it safely to earth, according to a Feb. 10 report by Iran's propaganda media IRNA.

Submission + - Police capture goat in New York City (examiner.com)

Examiner News writes: On Thursday, NYPD officers captured a frightened goat trying to escape a parking lot near Brooklyn, according to a Feb. 7 report by the New York Daily News. The feisty four-legged goat ran across the lot during a cold night in the Big Apple, and it appeared intimidated being chased by nearly a dozen police officers wearing bullet proof vests.

Submission + - Prisoner hides cellphone up his anus (examiner.com)

Examiner News writes: Sri Lankan prisoners must not be allowed to call collect from jail. According to a Feb. 8 AFP report, a male prisoner at the Welikada jail in Colombo got caught hiding a smuggled cellphone up his anus. Literally.

Submission + - Calif. appeals court reinstates case against Obama (examiner.com)

Examiner News writes: On Feb. 4, California's Fourth District Court of Appeals reinstated a birther case against President Barack Obama after a lower court ordered its dismissal last year. FindLaw, one of the largest legal search engines, reported Monday's surprising decision.
News

Submission + - Obama gets notice of default in Calif. court over forgery allegations (examiner.com) 1

Examiner News writes: On Friday, a district court in California issued a notice of default on Barack Hussein Obama for the president's lack of response to the plaintiff, Dr. Orly Taitz, in the latter's birther allegations. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California ruled that Obama had until Jan. 25, 2013 to respond to allegations that he had submitted fake IDs and forged documents in order to run for the nation's highest elected office in 2008 and 2012.

Submission + - 1996 records: Obama supported banning all guns in Illinois (examiner.com)

Examiner News writes: In a 1996 questionnaire, then-state senator Barack Obama answered "Yes" to a question asking whether he would support legislation to "ban the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns." In effect, Obama supported the complete banishment of firearms in Illinois.

Submission + - White House removes Obama birther petition from website (examiner.com)

Examiner News writes: Late Monday, the White House removed at least one birther-related petition seeking Barack Obama's resignation due to his alleged ineligibility to be president of the United States. The online solicitation read: "We petition Barack H. Obama (aka Soetoro aka Soebarkah) to resign due to his use of a stolen CT SSN, forged BC and SS".

Submission + - Obama's gun ban to affect 80 percent of U.S. firearms (examiner.com)

Examiner News writes: "On Wednesday, President Barack Obama will issue the nation's most comprehensive gun control package in history. On Jan. 15, the Gun Owners of America (GOA) issued a statement detailing some of the firearms restrictions that the federal government plans to impose:

Up to 50 percent of long guns and up to 80 percent of handguns in total circulation will be affected. The federal government estimates that there are over 300 million privately-held firearms in the United States and its territories."

The Courts

Submission + - Supreme Court to hear case on Obama's alleged forged documents (examiner.com)

Examiner News writes: "On Wednesday, Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court scheduled a birther case brought on by Orly Taitz which calls into question Barack Hussein Obama's eligibility to be president of the United States. Dr. Taitz, a lawyer from Santa Margarita, Calif., also made the announcement on her website on Jan. 9."

Submission + - Santa Claus left hanging at Christmas tree lighting in British mall (examiner.com)

Examiner News writes: On Monday, a Christmas tree lighting event attended by hundreds of shoppers at a Redmond mall in Great Britain turned into a funny spectacle. A stunt man dressed as Santa Claus was left danging for minutes near the ceiling after a machine failed to safely lower him to the ground. Watch the highlights in the YouTube video on the left.

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