Norwegian of the Year deported to Russia.
Salamova arrived in Norway in 2002 and is considered an integration success story: she has completed a Masters degree, although she had to use a fake name and has had to live in hiding.

"Most people think I am Norwegian. I speak Norwegian, I think Norwegian, I dream in Norwegian,''

"We should not reward people who choose to go into hiding and to live illegally for a long time in this country,'' Stoltenberg insisted to parliament last week, adding "everyone is equal before the law.''

IN the estimation of the Sydney Peace Foundation, Australian Wikileaks founder Julian Assange stands alongside the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela.

As he outrages and embarrasses world leaders by leaking secret US diplomatic cables - and continues to face down allegations of sex offences - Mr Assange has been chosen by the foundation to receive a rare gold medal for peace with justice.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/julian-assange-awarded-sydney-peace...

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura sued the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration on Monday, alleging full-body scans and pat-downs at airport checkpoints violate his right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.

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On January 11, 2011, I was notified by summons that I have been criminally charged with jury tampering. The moment of truth has arrived. My response to the court is given at the end of this E-mail. The dance begins. Finally we will have the opportunity to inform the jury in the U. S. District Court: Southern District of New York that the judges have routinely lied to it.

Sunday's referendum in southern Sudan gives voters a choice between staying united with the rest of Sudan or becoming an independent country. Most analysts predict southerners will choose independence. The new country would be Africa's first since Eritrea won independence in 1993.

To protect and to serve at its finest: " I've found that if you stomp the head of one hippy, the rest flee like scared children."

The organizational effort for this year's event got a late start, and even later momentum. The existence of several competing events made securing speakers, including a keynote, difficult. The lead organizer decided to hold off on ticket sales until after the keynote was announced. In November, a keynote was selected but unexpectedly backed out. By the time a replacement was secured, it was early-December.

Daily News @ http://RevolutionNews.US — SACRAMENTO, CA - An airline pilot is being disciplined by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for posting video on YouTube pointing out what he believes are serious flaws in airport security.

The 50-year-old pilot, who lives outside Sacramento, asked that neither he nor his airline be identified. He has worked for the airline for more than a decade and was deputized by the TSA to carry a gun in the cockpit.