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Factbox: Taxpayers in deep water on GM investment
Post Date: 2010-11-19 12:54:09 by WhiteSands
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General Motors Co may have the world's biggest initial public offering, but U.S. taxpayers were more than $9 billion underwater on the government-funded restructuring at its current share price on Thursday. A breakdown of the paper loss follows. * The U.S. Treasury loaned GM about $49.86 billion from late 2008 through 2009 to restructure the company and finance its move through bankruptcy and beyond. * Before accounting for the Treasury proceeds from the IPO, GM had repaid about $9.74 billion to the government. Those repayments included unused loans, the purchase of Treasury preferred shares, and dividends and interest. That left taxpayers owed a little more than $40.1 billion. * ...
Senate Panel OKs ‘Internet censorship’ Bill
Post Date: 2010-11-19 12:01:42 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON — The US Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill on Thursday that would give US law enforcement more tools to crack down on websites abroad engaged in piracy of movies, television shows and music. The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, which has the support of the entertainment industry but has been strongly criticized by digital rights and other groups, was approved by a vote of 19-0. In addition to the music, movie and TV industries, the bill has received the backing of newspapers, authors and publishers but it has been condemned by the the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) as an "Internet censorship" bill. "Blacklisting entire sites ...
Conservative Leader: Draft May Have To Be Reinstated If Gay Ban Is Repealed
Post Date: 2010-11-19 12:00:32 by Brian S
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The presence of openly serving gays in the military will be so offensive that many Americans will not be willing to serve their country, says one conservative leader who has campaigned against gay rights. The Family Research Council's Tony Perkins predicted Thursday that President Barack Obama will be forced to reinstate the draft if Democrats are successful in repealing the military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy which forces gay, lesbian and trans-gender members to hide their personal lives or face expulsion from the service. "Barack Obama is opposed to the draft as a matter of principle, to be sure," wrote Perkins in an op-ed for The ...
Sarah Palin, Wall Street Bailout Hypocrite
Post Date: 2010-11-19 11:43:21 by go65
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The GOP jockeying for the chairmanship of the powerful House financial services committee has ignited a nasty fight within House Republican circles. Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), as the senior Republican on the panel, is in line for the spot, and Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) is challenging him. This insiders' tussle has drawn Sarah Palin into the fray. Yet in her desire to add Hill powerbroker to her resume, Palin has demonstrated that she is a Wall Street bailout hypocrite. It was a tremendous flip-flop. Palin was for the bank bailout before she was against it. Palin entered this brawl after Bachus, following the midterm elections, blamed her for the GOP's failure to take over the ...
GM's Bailout Is a Financial Disaster
Post Date: 2010-11-19 09:35:18 by Badeye
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GM's Bailout Is a Financial Disaster By John Lott Published November 18, 2010 | FoxNews.com Only the government would consider it a success to buy stock at $43.84 a share and sell it at $33. -- But President Obama and those who supported his bailout of General Motors and Chrysler are claiming just that today. First, the alternative to the government bailout wasn't to "give up" as Obama claimed on Thursday at his press conference. Bankruptcy didn't mean that all jobs were going to be lost. It didn't mean that all the factories producing cars would be closed. Yet, the president made that claim in his announcement again today and he continually misstates what would ...
Ethics counsel recommends Rangel censure
Post Date: 2010-11-18 16:48:37 by go65
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Washington (CNN) -- The chief counsel of the House ethics committee concluded Thursday that Rep. Charles Rangel, D-New York, should be censured by the House of Representatives in response to multiple rules violations committed by the 20-term congressman. "Disciplinary action in this matter is necessary," R. Blake Chisam said at a committee hearing called to consider possible punishments. "This is about the institution [of the House] and the ultimate test for the institution is whether members behave creditably." Rangel, who was found guilty of the violations on Tuesday, pleaded for "a drop of fairness and mercy," in part out of recognition of his lengthy ...
They're Going About These Airport Security Gropes In All the Wrong Way
Post Date: 2010-11-18 15:03:29 by no gnu taxes
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They are really making this harder than it has to be. For the guys, instead of having some motley, old, smelly lifelong mall cop feeling you up, they should be using, say, Hooters girls or exotic dancer types. Then instead of having a bad attitude, the passenger would be much more cooperative. "Let's be safe. I'm all for it. Check me out and be VERY THOROUGH. Make an example of me. Please." For the women, maybe they could have Chippendale types standing by. What do you think?
Ethics Chief Counsel Recommends Censure For Rangel
Post Date: 2010-11-18 13:04:06 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House ethics committee's chief counsel recommended Thursday that Rep. Charles Rangel be censured in connection with the panel's finding that he engaged in improper financial and fundraising conduct. Chief counsel Blake Chisman called for that punishment, despite the veteran New York Democrat's plea for "a drop of fairness and mercy." If Chisam's recommendation is carried out, it would be the most serious punishment short of expulsion that could be meted out by the House. Chisam and Rangel argued their positions at a public hearing on sanctions, where the 80-year-old congressman acknowledged making mistakes in handling his finances and said ...
Senate Not Scheduled To Vote On Extending Jobless Benefits
Post Date: 2010-11-18 11:49:24 by Brian S
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Two Democratic senators urged Congress to extend unemployment benefits for another year Wednesday, but no vote has been scheduled and the annual Thanksgiving recess is only days away. "We are still in the process of trying to establish the schedule of the lame duck session, in terms of the remaining days of the session, so no specifics, but think we all understand that this is something that is going to have to be done," Senator Jack Reed said (D-RI) during a conference call. "Congress must act now to preserve unemployment insurance for the two million Americans and 83,000 Pennsylvanians who will lose this financial lifeline at the end of the month," Senator Robert ...
BP Deep-Cleaning Gulf Beaches Amid New Worries
Post Date: 2010-11-18 11:16:03 by Brian S
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ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – What's typically a beautiful, quiet stretch of beach in the fall now resembles a construction site. Bulldozers and yellow dump trucks shake the ground; a giant sifting machine spits clean sand out one end, tar balls out another. With its Macondo well dead and few visitors on the coast during the offseason, BP has launched its biggest push yet to deep-clean the tourist beaches that were coated with crude during the worst of the Gulf oil spill. Machines are digging down into the sand to remove buried tar mats left from the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The work is getting mixed reviews. Many are anxious to see the beaches cleaned as quickly as possible by ...
Liberals Hate Families (They kill babies too)
Post Date: 2010-11-18 07:35:46 by A K A Stone
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- Is marriage becoming obsolete? As families gather for Thanksgiving this year, nearly one in three American children is living with a parent who is divorced, separated or never-married. More people are accepting the view that wedding bells aren't needed to have a family. A study by the Pew Research Center, in association with Time magazine, highlights rapidly changing notions of the American family. And the Census Bureau, too, is planning to incorporate broader definitions of family when measuring poverty, a shift caused partly by recent jumps in unmarried couples living together. About 29 percent of children under 18 now live with a parent or parents who are unwed or no longer ...
Alaska GOP asks Miller to end campaign (respect the will of the voters)
Post Date: 2010-11-17 22:04:12 by Hondo68
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The Republican Party of Alaska issued a statement late this afternoon calling the U.S. Senate election for Lisa Murkowski, and calling on challenger Joe Miller to "to respect the will of the voters and end his campaign in a dignified manner." Here's the statement:ALASKA REPUBLICANS RESPOND TO SENATE RACE RESULTSAnchorage, Alaska—The Alaska Republican Party today congratulates Senator Lisa Murkowski on her victory in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race.Murkowski has pulled significantly ahead of Joe Miller in unchallenged write-in ballots and has a sizable lead in total counted ballots. “At this point we are comfortable calling this race,” said Alaska Republican Party ...
Gitmo detainee tried in civilian court convicted of just one charge — out of 280
Post Date: 2010-11-17 21:21:49 by Hondo68
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Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was convicted of one count of conspiracy for his role in the 1998 terrorist bombings of the United States Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, left, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This was the guy whom Obama and Holder lined up as their test case to prove that, yes indeed, we can convict Gitmo jihadis using good old-fashioned civilian court procedures. All was well until last month, when the district court judge barred the feds' blockbuster witness from testifying, even though he was prepared to tell the jury that he sold Ghailani the explosives used to destroy the U.S. embassy in Tanzania in 1998. The feds had only learned of the witness's identity during enhanced ...
George Soros Tells Progressive Donors Obama Might Not Be The Best Investment
Post Date: 2010-11-17 20:06:10 by WhiteSands
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WASHINGTON -- At a private meeting on Tuesday afternoon, George Soros, a longtime supporter of progressive causes, voiced blunt criticism of the Obama administration, going so far as to suggest that Democratic donors direct their support somewhere other than the president. The Hungarian-American financier was speaking to a small side gathering of donors who had convened in Washington D.C. for the annual gathering of the Democracy Alliance -- a formal community of well-funded, progressive-minded individuals and activists. According to multiple sources with knowledge of his remarks, Soros told those in attendance that he is "used to fighting losing battles but doesn't like to lose ...
George Soros Turning Against Obama?
Post Date: 2010-11-17 20:04:11 by WhiteSands
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According to some loose-lipped folks that attended a private event for the Democracy Alliance in Washington today, the hedge-fund billionaire and longtime Democratic donor George Soros is very upset about the last election, not least because his plans to grow a crop of Maui Wowie in his front yard were stymied, and he hinted darkly that the president may not have his support for much longer. "We need to draw a line," he said, according to several Democratic sources. "And if this president can't do what we need, it is time to start looking somewhere else." A spokesman for Soros told the Huffington Post that Soros "fully supports the president as the leader of ...
Palin Says She Could Defeat Obama In 2012
Post Date: 2010-11-17 19:47:44 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sarah Palin says she could defeat President Barack Obama if she seeks the White House in 2012. In an excerpt of an ABC News interview released Wednesday, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee says she's considering a presidential run. When asked directly if she thought she could defeat Obama, the former Alaska governor replied, "I believe so." An Associated Press-GfK poll earlier this month found Palin the most polarizing of the potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates. The poll says 46 percent of Americans view her favorably, 49 percent unfavorably, and 5 percent don't know enough about her to form an opinion. Yet among adults who ...
Democrats Press GOP Lawmakers to Turn Down Government Health Care
Post Date: 2010-11-17 17:28:46 by Brian S
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A group of House Democrats has released a letter to Republican congressional leaders calling on them to announce which of their members will be forgoing their congressional benefit health insurance (which is subsidized by the government) in light of their party's opposition to health care reform overhaul legislation. "If your conference wants to deny millions of Americans affordable health care, your members should walk that walk," four Democrats write in the letter, which is addressed to Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican leader John Boehner. "You cannot enroll in the very kind of coverage that you want for yourselves, and then turn around and ...
Murkowski Emerges As Winner In Alaska Senate Race
Post Date: 2010-11-17 15:27:41 by Brian S
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Wednesday became the first Senate candidate in more than 50 years to win a write-in campaign, emerging victorious over her tea party rival following a painstaking, week-long count of hand-written votes. The victory completes a remarkable comeback for the Republican after her humiliating loss in the GOP primary to Joe Miller. Her victory became clear when Alaska election officials confirmed they had only about 700 votes left to count, putting Murkowski in safe territory to win re-election. Murkowski is flying back from Washington to Alaska to make an "exciting announcement" to supporters Wednesday, proclaiming in an e-mail that the ...
Man Shoots TV After Watching Bristol Palin Perform on Dancing with the Stars
Post Date: 2010-11-17 15:25:49 by Hondo68
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Bristol Palin may have had her best night ever on Dancing with the Stars but for one Wisconsin man, her best wasn't good enough. According to a report in the Wisconsin State Journal, Steven N. Cowan was allegedly so upset by Palin's performances on Monday night's show – she danced the paso doble and the waltz – that he fired a gun at his television, prompting a 15-hour standoff at his Black Earth, Wis., home. Palin has been a polarizing figure on the show, having advanced in the competition despite consistently receiving the lowest scores from the judges. While watching the semi-finals with his wife, Cowan jumped up and swore after seeing Palin perform, seemingly ...
First cholera case in Florida found in Naples area
Post Date: 2010-11-17 15:12:18 by WhiteSands
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A Naples-area woman has been confirmed as the first Floridian to contract cholera after visiting Haiti, and other potential cases in other areas also are being tested, state health officials said Wednesday. But Department of Health doctors said the woman's infection poses virtually no risk to the public in Florida because U.S. sewer and water systems eliminate the bacteria from drinking water, which is primarily how it spreads. "We don't anticipate we will see any transmission as a result of exposure in Haiti in Florida or anywhere else in the U.S. … because our water and sanitiation system minimizes the risk," said Dr. Thomas Torok, a disease investigator with the ...
Nancy Pelosi survives Democratic revolt
Post Date: 2010-11-17 15:06:37 by WhiteSands
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Democrats elected Nancy Pelosi as their minority leader on Wednesday, but only after a brutal two days of arguing behind closed doors and a 150-43 vote that revealed a bloc of disgruntled Democrats to be firmly in the anti-Pelosi camp. Pelosi’s win as Democratic leader was expected, but the bumpy ride was perhaps the greatest challenge to her authority since she claimed the speaker’s gavel four years ago. Pelosi defeated conservative Democrat Heath Shuler of North Carolina, who ran for minority leader saying “We need to include others in leadership.” (See: Heath Shuler, Nancy Pelosi relationship: It's complicated) Read more: ...
Republicans Block Senate From Taking Up Measure To Strengthen Pay Equity Between Men, Women
Post Date: 2010-11-17 12:52:39 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have succeeded in blocking a measure designed to reduce wage disparities between men and women. The 58-41 vote to take up the Paycheck Fairness Act fell short of the 60 needed to overcome GOP opposition. Civil rights groups, labor leaders and the Obama administration all supported the bill, which would make employers prove that any disparities in wages are job-related and not sex-based.
E-mails Targeting Texas House Speaker Joe Straus Cite His Judaism, Rivals' Christianity
Post Date: 2010-11-17 12:41:22 by Brian S
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AUSTIN – Some conservative Republican activists working to unseat House Speaker Joe Straus are circulating e-mails that emphasize his Judaism. Several e-mails have surfaced in recent days that mention Straus' rabbi and underscore the Christian faith of his leading critics in the House Republican Caucus. "Straus is going down in Jesus' name," said one, whose origins were unclear. Straus, R-San Antonio, "clearly lacks the moral compass to be speaker," said another, written by Southeast Texas conservative activist Peter Morrison. "Both Rep. Warren Chisum and Rep. Ken Paxton, who are Christians and true conservatives, have risen to the occasion to ...
Forget Body Scans and Pat Downs -- Let's Get Busy Profiling
Post Date: 2010-11-17 12:40:36 by Badeye
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Forget Body Scans and Pat Downs -- Let's Get Busy Profiling By KT McFarland Published November 17, 2010 | FoxNews.com Why don’t we start profiling for terrorists and stop trying to put everyone from toddlers to granny through the same security procedures at airports? We’re wasting money, time and the people’s patience in an effort to be politically correct. In the end, it’s not keeping us any safer; if anything it’s making us less safe since it’s diverting resources that could otherwise be used on better intelligence gathering, or developing screening devices for cargo on commercial and civilian aircraft, or checking containers before they enter U.S. ...
History will define Obama as a Sociopath.
Post Date: 2010-11-17 12:24:18 by no gnu taxes
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Just George W. Bush has stated that the clarity of history, time and future generation will define his Presidency so to will it define Obama and I believe it will be defined as one of a sociopath. Trying to set aside my utter dislike of Obama, if we look at his actions and behavior stacked up against the clinical description of a sociopath more widely known today as antisocial personality disorder you will find Obama in every part of the description. A few days ago I was reading an article in a local magazine called “The Sociopath Revealed” it was just a general article aimed at no one person and that as the title said, revealed the tell tale traits of a clinical sociopath. While ...
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