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Can Boehner keep Cantor in check?
Post Date: 2010-11-15 18:57:45 by Brian S
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Can Boehner keep Cantor in check? By: Jake Sherman and Richard E. Cohen November 15, 2010 04:34 PM EST John Boehner avoided any serious bloodletting in leadership races, but it has come with a cost: He now is surrounded by Eric Cantor allies, creating a sense of tension that has troubled Republican leaders in the past. Boehner faces the unenviable situation that his No. 2 has a very different style, interest and political network. And Cantor as majority leader will be backed up by two others just like him in the new GOP hierarchy — Kevin McCarthy of California in the whip job and Jeb Hensarling of Texas as conference chairman. In the post-election high, ...
McConnell joins earmark ban
Post Date: 2010-11-15 17:30:45 by WhiteSands
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In advance of tomorrow's Senate Republican conference vote to consider banning earmarks in the next Congress, Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell -- a previous earmark supporter -- said today that he was supporting the ban. "It's not enough to point out the faults of the party in power," McConnell said on the Senate floor. "Americans want change, not mere criticism. And that means that all of us in Washington need to get serious about changing the way we do business, even on things we have defended in the past, perhaps for good reason." "Make no mistake," he added, "I know the good that has come from the projects I have helped support throughout my ...
The Mid The Elections Were a Great Repudiation of the Kenyan White House Resident
Post Date: 2010-11-15 12:35:56 by no gnu taxes
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As even Freud conceded, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Sometimes a drubbing is just a drubbing. Accept no spinning: This was a bloodbath. You almost had to be Delaware’s Christine O’Donnell or Nevada’s Sharron Angle to lose as a Republican. A gain of at least 61 in the House, the largest swing since 1948 and the largest in a midterm election since 1938, and a gain of six in the Senate. The tsunami swamped not only the halls of Congress but also the statehouses and state legislatures. (These are crucial nationally because they control electoral redistricting.) Nor was there a rage against incumbents. Incumbent Republicans in Congress sat pretty. All but two survived, while ...
Retail Sales in U.S. Rose 1.2% in October, Most in Seven Months
Post Date: 2010-11-15 10:13:10 by go65
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Retail sales in the U.S. climbed in October by the most in seven months, a sign consumers may play a bigger role in the recovery. Purchases rose 1.2 percent, exceeding the highest forecast among economists surveyed by Bloomberg News, after a 0.7 percent September increase that was larger than previously estimated, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. The median estimate of 74 economists projected a 0.7 percent advance. Stock gains over the past two months and growing employment may give a boost to consumer spending, the biggest part of the economy, in coming months. At the same time, an unemployment rate hovering near 10 percent is prompting merchants such as J.C. ...
Palin's show might set up a run
Post Date: 2010-11-15 08:27:44 by sneakypete
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The former vice presidential nominee is packaging political messages into "Sarah Palin's Alaska" (Sub Title) "Sarah Palin's Alaska" portrays the show's heroine as an adventure-loving wife and mother enjoying a whirlwind of activities amid spectacular settings in her home state. There are no overt clues to her future political ambitions. However, throughout the first episode of the eight-part TLC documentary series beginning Sunday, Palin's outdoorsy image against the stunning scenery often plays nicely with her familiar political message. One telling scene shows Palin and members of her family fishing near a bear and two frolicking cubs. Cut to the Tea ...
Driver held in Calif motorcycle crash that kills 5
Post Date: 2010-11-14 18:48:45 by WhiteSands
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after he slammed his car head-on into a group of motorcycle riders celebrating their club's 10th anniversary, killing four motorcyclists and his companion, authorities said Sunday. The driver, Carlos Ramirez Bobadilla, was among six people injured in Saturday's crash on a remote desert highway, said California Highway Patrol Officer DeeAnn Goudie. Ramirez, 36, was recovering from hand fractures at a San Diego hospital. The arrest was made when officers smelled alcohol on his breath about five hours after the crash, Goudie said. Results of a blood test were pending. It is unclear if the driver's ...
Illegal Immigrants Flee Arizona Enforcement, Sanctuary Cities Attract Them
Post Date: 2010-11-14 18:36:22 by WhiteSands
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According to a recent study, roughly 100,000 illegal immigrants could have fled Arizona since passage of SB 1070. The Mexican government reported that almost 25,000 illegal immigrants returned to Mexico following passage of the law. As we stated in “Controlling Illegal Immigration: State and Local Governments Must Do More”, under the Constitution, states and cities have considerable powers to deal with the illegal immigration within their jurisdictions.Our work (along with many others) to guide states and localities resulted in SB1070. More states are looking to follow Arizona’s lead. With the exodus occurring in Arizona, other states should make sure they don’t become ...
Immigrant advocates say makeup of new Congress will make reform tough
Post Date: 2010-11-14 18:23:29 by WhiteSands
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SCHILLER PARK, Ill. – The effort to enact a comprehensive reform of immigration law is going to be a whole lot harder with the new Congress, according to panelists at a national Justice for Immigrants gathering in Schiller Park Nov. 3-8. For the next two years, the best immigration bill might be no bill at all, said Stuart Anderson of the National Foundation for American Policy, speaking on a panel titled “A Pro-Immigration Agenda for the 112th Congress.” More than 200 immigration advocates from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, dioceses across the country and the People Improving Communities Through Organizing network, known as PICO, gathered to talk about ...
Stupid Dim Party Predictions: Tsunami: Will Wipe Out Republican Party in 2010
Post Date: 2010-11-14 10:28:50 by no gnu taxes
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I was listening to Governor Rendell of Pennsylvania and Governor Barbour of Mississippi on "Meet the Press" with David Gregory this morning while they discussed the Democratic and Republican Parties and the upcoming election in 2010. They were debating who would best benefit in 2010 over the issue of health care, government spending and the unemployment rate. David Gregory pointed out some people saying that the Democrats projected spending this year and the unemployment rate of 10.2% would, in one example, cause a "Tidal Wave" for the GOP in 2010. I would argue that the "Tidal Wave" would instead, be a great "Tsunami" for the Democratic Party. ...
Arizona voters approve medical marijuana
Post Date: 2010-11-13 23:53:17 by Hondo68
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Arizona voters have approved Proposition 203, which legalizes marijuana for medicinal use. The Secretary of State's unofficial results indicate that the "yes" vote on the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act has won by a narrow margin of 4,341 votes, or 50.13 percent of more than 1.67 million votes counted. This after Maricopa County officials finished counting about 11,000 outstanding ballots Saturday. The "yes" and "no" votes remained neck-and-neck for more than a week since Election Night, with the "yes" vote trailing behind by at least 3,000 each day. But the "yes" vote picked up traction after election officials started counting ...
Is Obama the Biggest Dumbass Who Ever Lived?
Post Date: 2010-11-13 17:29:51 by no gnu taxes
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President Obama is getting defensive about his attempts to play offense for the U.S. economy. The President, who is winding up a tour of Asia this weekend, told an economic conference in Yokohama, Japan Saturday that his mission is to bring jobs to America. "For America, this is a job strategy," Obama told the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference. The President added that he makes "no apologies" for trying to pump up employment in the U.S. The unemployment rate in the U.S. is currently 9.6%. In his speech, Obama promoted the idea that economic competition between the U.S. and Asian countries would be a "win-win for all of our nations." "We are ...
New WaPo op-ed: Obama can save America — by declaring he won’t run in 2012
Post Date: 2010-11-12 23:59:15 by WhiteSands
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It’s Doug Schoen and Pat Caddell, who were scorned as DINOs by many on the left for spending the last year crunching poll numbers and warning anyone who would listen that the party was headed for an unholy beating in November. Result: S&C 1, progressives 0. Now comes their new brainstorm: Yes, it’s quite possible that The One will win in 2012, but he’ll have to run a brutal, divisive scorched-earth campaign to do it. If he really wants to fulfill the Jesus-y political potential of Hopenchange and redeem America’s sins by forging a bipartisan consensus to tackle tough problems, he should announce that he’s bowing out to devote the next two years exclusively to ...
George Bush Book 'Decision Points' Lifted From Advisers' Books [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2010-11-12 23:41:32 by go65
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When Crown Publishing inked a deal with George W. Bush for his memoirs, the publisher knew it wasn't getting Faulkner. But the book, at least, promises "gripping, never-before-heard detail" about the former president's key decisions, offering to bring readers "aboard Air Force One on 9/11, in the hours after America's most devastating attack since Pearl Harbor; at the head of the table in the Situation Room in the moments before launching the war in Iraq," and other undisclosed and weighty locations. Crown also got a mash-up of worn-out anecdotes from previously published memoirs written by his subordinates, from which Bush lifts quotes word for word, ...
Big Sis Forced To Respond To Nationwide Revolt Against TSA
Post Date: 2010-11-12 20:17:12 by Wood_Chopper
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Big Sis Forced To Respond To Nationwide Revolt Against TSA Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones Infowars.com November 12, 2010 Big Sis Forced To Respond To Nationwide Revolt Against TSA 121110top Update: TSA Desktop Image Makes Joke of Cavity Searching Children The federal government has been forced to respond to the accelerating backlash against new TSA measures which have outraged the nation, with TSA Administrator John Pistole and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano set to meet today with executives from the travel industry and heads of pilot associations. Following intense and sustained focus on the issue by the Drudge Report, Infowars and Prison Planet, Reuters reports ...
7 of 10 richest counties -- surround DC...
Post Date: 2010-11-12 18:16:52 by WhiteSands
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WASHINGTON - The D.C. area makes plenty of Top 10 lists, and this one shows its residents make the big bucks. According to a new report from Newsweek, seven of the nation's 10 richest counties are in this region. Virginia's Loudoun County takes home the top spot, with its median household income exceeding $114,000 per year. Seventeen percent of Loudoun households make more than $200,000, while only 16 percent earn less than the national average household income of $50,000. The survey, based on 2009 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, names Loudoun neighbor Fairfax County the No. 2 breadwinner in the country. The county was the first in America to hit six figures with its median ...
NYC may let lesbos go, Social Action School dykes face firing over fling
Post Date: 2010-11-12 16:52:09 by Happy Quanzaa
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Crystal Simmons, founding principal of the Academy for Social Action. A Manhattan high school principal and assistant principal face possible firing for carrying on a lesbian fling — while on the job, officials said today. The forbidden romance between Academy for Social Action Principal Crystal Simmons and assistant principal Candy Jones came to light after Simmons accused her lover of making a death threat when asked to resign for poor performance. Simmons and Jones "engaged in intimate conduct in the school during school hours," according to a report conducted by city’s Special Commissioner of Investigation. The special commissioner referred the matter to the New ...
WP to Obama: Just get the fuck out, please
Post Date: 2010-11-12 16:30:22 by no gnu taxes
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President Obama must decide now how he wants to govern in the two years leading up to the 2012 presidential election. In recent days, he has offered differing visions of how he might approach the country's problems. At one point, he spoke of the need for "mid-course corrections." At another, he expressed a desire to take ideas from both sides of the aisle. And before this month's midterm elections, he said he believed that the next two years would involve "hand-to-hand combat" with Republicans, whom he also referred to as "enemies." It is clear that the president is still trying to reach a resolution in his own mind as to what he should do and how he ...
Ellsberg calls Obama 'as secretive' as Bush
Post Date: 2010-11-12 16:26:04 by WhiteSands
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Daniel Ellsberg was called "the most dangerous man in America" by National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger in 1971 for leaking the Pentagon Papers, which revealed the secret U.S. escalation of the war in Vietnam and a public misled by a series of presidential administrations. President Richard Nixon said shortly afterward, "We've got to get this son of a b----." Ellsberg still is making waves and still is taking on presidents, including Barack Obama. "We have a president who came in promising transparency in the campaign, and unfortunately, he has not delivered on that at all" in the areas of national security, defense and homeland security, said the ...
Mitt Romney Healthcare Plan Rebuked by Tea Party Express Chairwoman
Post Date: 2010-11-12 14:53:17 by go65
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On this week's edition of The Brody File Show, Tea Party Express Chairwoman Amy Kremer says a Mitt Romney presidential bid will run into major trouble with the Tea Party because of the healthcare plan he put in to place as governor of Massachusetts. Watch the clip below: Transcription below: David Brody/Brody File Host: On the Massachusetts healthcare situation, you'e going to tell me that's going to fly in the Tea Party movement? Amy Kremer/Tea Party Express Chairwoman: Absolutely not. I'm being honest here. You can't get away from that, that's the thing - the days of people being able to do one thing in their state in front of a microphone, and then going to ...
High court allows gay military ban for now (Obama wins against Fudge Packing Republicans)
Post Date: 2010-11-12 14:11:35 by Hondo68
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military to remain in place while a federal appeals court considers the issue. The court did not comment in denying a request from the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay rights group, to step into the ongoing federal court review of "don't ask, don't tell." The Obama administration urged the high court not to get involved at this point. Last month, a federal judge ruled that the policy violates the civil rights of gay Americans and she issued an injunction barring the Pentagon from applying it. But the San Francisco-based appeals court said the policy ...
Libtards' Business Fails -- Throws Hissy Fit and Blames Public For Not Wanting to Buy Their Over Priced Crap
Post Date: 2010-11-12 12:55:28 by no gnu taxes
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There are few things more annoying than people blaming their failures on others. There are few things more ironically humorous than watching a clueless person publicly scold people and in the process reveal his or her own ignorance. And since examples of both at the same time come along so rarely, we have to take a good look at the Boston Herald’s report on the closing of Don Otto’s Market, a niche food market in Boston’s South End, where the management briefly posted a tirade against its customers for failing to buy what the owners demanded: The manager of Don Otto’s – a recently shuttered food market in the South End – is blaming neighborhood patrons for its ...
Prolific Film director Dino De Laurentiis Dies, He Was 91
Post Date: 2010-11-12 12:21:49 by Murron
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Prolific Film director Dino De Laurentiis Dies Thursday, November 11, 2010 Dino De Laurentiis was a prolific Italian-born movie producer of mind-boggling range whose credits spanned the spectrum of quality, from Oscar winners "La Strada" and "Nights of Cabiria" to the exploitation fare of "Barbarella," "Death Wish" and the Madonna vehicle "Body of Evidence." Mr. De Laurentiis had a role in making, by his estimate, hundreds of films, collaborating with directors including Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, Vittorio De Sica, David Lynch, John Huston, Sydney Pollack, Sidney Lumet, Robert Altman and Sam Raimi. Working largely outside the ...
Texas Executed Man In 2000 Based On Someone Else’s DNA, Test Reveals
Post Date: 2010-11-12 11:19:29 by Brian S
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A Texas man was condemned to death and executed in 2000 on the basis of hair that did not belong to him, according to the results of a recent DNA test. A test by Mitotyping Technologies published by the Texas Observer magazine -- which fought a three-year legal battle to gain access to the evidence -- showed that Claude Howard Jones was "excluded as the contributor of this questioned hair." Jones - who had a long criminal record - had insisted that he was waiting in the car when his accomplice killed Allen Hilzendager during a liquor store robbery. He was convicted of the 1989 murder, and denied several appeals, largely on the basis of that single strand of hair which police ...
Conyers Joins Growing Chorus Calling For Bush Torture Probe
Post Date: 2010-11-12 11:00:31 by Brian S
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Following the revelation that President George W. Bush not only approved of but emphatically supported his administration's torture program, a growing chorus of lawmakers and human rights groups has expressed outrage at the lack of investigations and prosecutions. Torture is illegal under US and international law, including the UN Convention Against Torture and the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, which claims the US as a signatory. Though interrogators employed a variety of torture techniques, the use of waterboarding has attracted the most coverage by US media. Waterboarding, or simulated drowning, was carried out against American soldiers by the ...
Warmest January to October Period on Record
Post Date: 2010-11-12 10:44:02 by go65
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The period from January 2010 to October 2010 was the warmest Jan-Oct period on record globally, according to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). Records go back to 1880. The global land-sea temperature anomaly for Jan-Oct 2010 was +.65 C. In second place was Jan-Oct 2005 with +.62 C, while Jan-Oct 1998 came in with +.59 C. ------- Speaking of October, last month was the third warmest October globally (land/sea combined) with a temperature anomaly of +.62 C, according to GISS. September 2010's anomaly was +.54 C. The map below shows the temperature anomalies for October 2010. Note how warm compared to normal the far northern latitudes were. Significant cooling ...
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