Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/20/2011

Rep. Allen West of Florida has lodged a vigorous protest over the U.S. government’s granting permission to the PLO to fly its flag in Washington D.C. He says it is a mistake to give legitimacy to a known terrorist organization.

In other news, the latest data indicate that over the last two years, as unemployment hovered around the 10% mark, more than a million immigrants, many of them illegal, found jobs in the United States.

Meanwhile, Al-Azhar University has cut off interfaith dialogue with the Vatican to punish the Pope for his interference with Egypt’s internal affairs.

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Thanks to C. Cantoni, DF, Escape Velocity, Fjordman, Insubria, JD, JP, Kitman, Nilk, Reinhard, Shirl in Oz, TV, Vlad Tepes, and all the other tipsters who sent these in.

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