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    Nuclear inspectors in Iran after Ahmadinejad Facebook post

    HEINUS – TEHRAN U.N. nuclear weapons inspectors began work in Iran over continued concern about possible nuclear weapons. Inside sources at the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Commission demanded access to Iranian facilities after Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a weekend post to his Facebook page...

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    Sarah Palin will decide between two national leadership bids

    HEINUS -  NEW YORK  Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has announced on Fox Business Network that she has not ruled out a U.S. Presidential run. Sources in her inner circle, however, say that now with Kim Jong Il dead, Palin’s real interest is the top...

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    Towns remove street lights, reduce services to save money

    HEINUS – DETROIT The Michigan town of Highland Park has decided to remove street lights to save the municipality money. The struggling town outside Detroit will physically remove 1,000 of its 1,500 streetlights. Other towns across the country are also feeling the pinch of tough...

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    Prime Minister Harper plans big changes for Canadian military

    HEINUS – OTTAWA  Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced big changes for Canadian military. PM Harper will change the name of Canadian military branches by returning the “Royal” designation, which was removed in 1968. The Canadian Air Force, for example, will now be called...

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    Portobello post: Woman thrown off plane is sign of the times

    Special to HEINUS by Prof. Edward G. Portobello – RICHMOND  I consider the story of a woman thrown off a plane for crying a chilling sign of the times. One could make the case that using transportation these days requires one to act like a...

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    Canada promotes “physical encouragement” for workers

    Special to HEINUS by Eden Baylee – TORONTO  [Editor's note: This special report comes from Canadian correspondent Eden Baylee, who went undercover at a snowshoe factory in West Nipissing, Ontario, to observe working conditions and management policies at this key industrial site. While working as...

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    Rash of new countries recognized by UN

    HEINUS – NEW YORK  The UN is expected to recognize South Sudan as a new country on July 14. South Sudan will be the 193rd member of the United Nations. South Sudan will not be alone, however, as several other new nations are  expected to...

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    Security threat identified, Secret Service making DC changes

    HEINUS – WASHINGTON  Following groundbreaking research, the Secret Service, a security arm of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, claims to have identified the most dangerous security threat to the U.S. government and is issuing new regulations designed to counter it. Secret Service associate deputy...

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    FBI agent crashes Ferrari – official misconduct rampant

    HEINUS – DETROIT An FBI agent tasked with moving a Ferrari automobile seized as a result of an investigation, crashed the car, totaling it. The FBI is refusing to reimburse the insurance company for the cost of the vehicle. According to sources, this type of...

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    Woody Allen admits he is also Alan Greenspan

    HEINUS – NEW YORK  Following the release of the BBC documentary “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” by Adam Curtis in which Alan Greenspan figures prominently, film director Woody Allen held a news conference at the Federal Reserve building and admitted he and...

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