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'Pledge to America' Attracting Little Attention on GOP Campaign Trail
Post Date: 2010-10-05 23:19:25 by Brian S
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When the "Pledge to America" was rolled out two weeks ago with a media blitz, Republican leaders trumpeted the 45-page booklet laying out their political agenda as a map to victory at the polls in November. Since then, however, not many Republicans running for office are referring to the document on the campaign trail -- and some admit they haven't even read it. The Washington Post looked for mentions of the pledge out on the stump and concluded that "relatively few Republican candidates across the country appear to be adopting it as a guiding vision, much less incorporating it into their campaigns." That may be because the pledge doesn't seem to be resonating ...
Joe Miller's Wife Received Unemployment Benefits Miller Later Called 'Not Constitutionally Authorized'
Post Date: 2010-10-05 23:18:28 by Brian S
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Tea Party-backed Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller (R) thinks federal unemployment insurance is constitutionally questionable. But it turns out his wife benefited from it in the early part of the decade -- after she left a job working for him. According to a resume that she submitted to the state of Alaska in 2009, Miller's wife, Kathleen, worked for him briefly in 2002. In a statement yesterday, the Miller campaign acknowledged that she received unemployment benefits after she left. "After leaving my office Kathleen did receive unemployment benefits for a short period of time," Miller acknowledged. Unemployment benefits are typically only given to workers who are fired ...
[ Calif ] State officials cancel access to welfare benefits on cruise ships and at all casinos
Post Date: 2010-10-05 22:58:01 by WhiteSands
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California officials are cutting off use of state-issued welfare debit cards at casinos across the country and on cruise ships, in the wake of Times reports that the aid cards have been used to spend or withdraw millions of dollars in benefits at popular vacation spots including the Las Vegas strip and on ships sailing from ports around the world. More than $69 million meant to help the needy pay their rent and clothe their children was accessed in all 49 other states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, according to data obtained by The Times from the California Department of Social Services. The department instructed the vendor that administers the debit card program to make the changes ...
[ Dem ] Congressman Tierney's wife to plead guilty to tax charges
Post Date: 2010-10-05 22:23:54 by WhiteSands
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By Shelley Murphy and Matt Viser, Globe Staff The wife of US Representative John F. Tierney is poised to plead guilty tomorrow to federal tax charges for managing a bank account that her brother allegedly used to deposit millions of dollars in illegal gambling profits he raked in from an offshore sports betting operation in Antigua. Patrice Tierney, 59, who is married to the Salem Democrat, is charged with four counts of aiding and abetting the filing of false tax returns by her brother, Robert Eremian, of St. John’s, Antigua. The US Attorney’s office said she is scheduled to plead guilty tomorrow afternoon. In a lengthy statement tonight, Congressman Tierney defended his wife ...
Palin Backers Suspect Huckabee Loyalists on Joe Miller Staff Behind E-Mail Leak
Post Date: 2010-10-05 22:19:27 by go65
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This is the worst sort of betrayal I57;ve ever seen,61; one source close to Sarah Palin said in describing the leak of an e-mail that Todd Palin sent to Joe Miller, the Alaska GOP Senate candidate.The source noted that some of Miller57;s campaign staff have connections to 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, and suggested that these staffers have been advising Miller to distance himself from Palin.Based on information in a post by notorious Alaska anti-Palin blogger Jeanne Devon, one pro-Palin source in Alaska deduced that the leak could only have come from Miller57;s staff 52; unless Miller himself leaked the e-mail.UPDATE: Cubachi, Sissy Willis and other Palin supporters ...
Todd Palin's angry e-mail to Joe Miller
Post Date: 2010-10-05 22:15:57 by go65
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Alaska politics blogger Mudflats presents an e-mail, apparently sent from Todd Palin to GOP Senate nominee and former Papa Grizzly Joe Miller. Todd is not very happy with Joe!
The problem: On Fox last month, Miller declined to officially endorse Sarah Palin for president. Which prompted (within hours of the appearance) this message from Todd to Miller, SarahPAC treasurer Tim Crawford, and Thomas V. Van Flein, Miller and the Palins' attorney.
Joe and Tim,
Hold off on any letter for Joe. Sarah put her ass on the line for Joe and yet he can't answer a simple question " is Sarah Palin Qualified to be President". I DON'T KNOW IF SHE IS.
Joe, please explain how this endorsement stuff ...
Obama use of foe's tax records reviewed
Post Date: 2010-10-05 21:35:17 by WhiteSands
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A federal inspector general is looking into whether the Obama administration used confidential taxpayer information in an effort to attack a political opponent, Koch Industries. The review was revealed Tuesday by Sen. Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, two weeks after he and a handful of other top Senate Republicans called for the Treasury Department's inspector general for tax issues to look into the matter, saying either administration officials had illegal access to taxpayer information or were inappropriately speculating in public about the company's tax status. Charles and David Koch, brothers who control the Kansas-based company, are libertarians who have used some of their wealth ...
Democrats Hang On To Leads In California
Post Date: 2010-10-05 19:33:52 by Brian S
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(Reuters) - Democratic candidates hold a narrow advantage in the run-up to November's congressional elections in California where big-spending Republican Meg Whitman is struggling in the race for governor, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Tuesday. As Democratic voters show increased enthusiasm in the country's most-populous state, Democrat Jerry Brown leads Whitman in the race to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor, 50 percent to 43 percent.Whitman is a billionaire and former eBay CEO who has spent at least $119 million of her own money on her campaign.The poll found that a flap over her former housekeeper Nicky Diaz, a Latina woman who said she worked for Whitman as an illegal ...
Republicans Up 18 Points in Gallup Poll Congressional Generic Ballot
Post Date: 2010-10-05 19:33:42 by no gnu taxes
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GOP 56 Dims 38
Marriage is antidote to poverty
Post Date: 2010-10-05 19:29:19 by Ferret Mike
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Poverty tightens its grip on America. The U.S. Census Bureau reports poverty increased to 14.3 percent during 2009 from 13.2 percent the previous year. The percentage of Americans living in poverty is the highest level since 1994. The Census Bureau reports one in seven Americans or 43.6 million people lived in poverty during 2009, up from 39.8 million during 2008. The poverty threshold for a family of four during 2009 was set at $21,954 by the federal government. So what are the solutions? Certainly, more jobs and more Americans staying in school and finishing their education come to mind. How about strengthening families and the institution of marriage? Marriage is directly linked to ...
Court backs man in wheelchair who sued to enjoy ‘Chipotle Experience’
Post Date: 2010-10-05 19:15:23 by Ferret Mike
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Coming to a Chipotle near you: a lower counter to help more people see their burritos being made. In a case generating national attention, a federal appellate court last month ruled that Chipotle Mexican Grill’s 45-inch-high wall screening its food-preparation counter was too high for Maurizio Antoninetti, who uses a wheelchair. He couldn’t watch his food being prepared, so he was denied the full “Chipotle Experience.” The decision applies only to the Western states covered by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but Chipotle already has begun lowering the 45-inch walls nationwide. It declined to discuss the cost. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. ...
US consumer confidence index -47 in latest week-ABC NEWS
Post Date: 2010-10-05 18:07:42 by Nebuchadnezzar
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US consumer confidence index -47 in latest week-ABC Tue Oct 5, 2010 5:09pm EDT NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters) - ABC News reported on Tuesday that its weekly index of U.S. consumer confidence fell two points in the latest week to its lowest level in nearly two months. The ABC Consumer Comfort Index fell to -47 for the week that ended Oct. 3, down from -45 in the previous week. In the week ending August 8, the index stood at -47. The index hit an all-time low of -54 in the week to Dec. 1, 2008, and then again in the week to Jan. 25, 2009. The index has not been in positive territory since March 2007.
U.S. Consumers' September Spending Matches 2010 Low (Consumers Spending Crashes)
Post Date: 2010-10-05 18:01:26 by Nebuchadnezzar
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U.S. Consumers' September Spending Matches 2010 Low $59-per-day average is down from August 2010 and September 2009 by Dennis Jacobe, Chief Economist PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' self-reported spending in stores, restaurants, gas stations, and online averaged $59 per day during the first four weeks of September. Consumer spending is down from August ($63) and July ($68), and now matches its lowest level of 2010. Current spending is lower than that of a year ago and far below spending in September 2008, at the start of the financial collapse. U.S. Consumer Spending, January to September, 2008 vs. 2009 vs. 2010, Monthly Averages Weekly Self-Reported Spending Falls in Past Two Weeks ...
YOUR GOVERNMENT AT WORK: 'Get sane!' Councilwoman Suffers Meltdown On Camera
Post Date: 2010-10-05 17:31:59 by Murron
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YOUR GOVERNMENT AT WORK: 'Get sane!' Councilwoman Suffers Meltdown On Camera (Video) An investigation has been launched into the behavior of a city council member in Vancouver, Wash., after she lost her cool at a meeting when citizens wanted to argue over a light rail plan, ordered one member of the public out of the room, ordered the council chairman to "gavel down" a constituent and ordered a colleague on the council to "Shut up!" The performance of Councilwoman Jeanne Harris is available on YouTube: Harris told one speaker not to address individual members of the committee, and when he questioned the censorship she appeared to be suggesting, she stated, ...
Downtown Manhattan Office Vacancy Rate Hits a Six-Year High as Firms Move
Post Date: 2010-10-05 16:38:18 by WhiteSands
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Downtown Manhattan’s office vacancy rate jumped in the third quarter to the highest level since 2004 as new space came on the market from financial companies, according to brokerage Cushman & Wakefield Inc. The vacancy rate climbed to 12.1 percent from 9.9 percent a year earlier, Cushman, the biggest closely held commercial property broker, said today in a statement. It was also 9.9 percent in the second quarter. Rents declined to $39.08 a square foot from $42.01 in the third quarter of 2009. The increased vacancies followed the addition of space at 85 Broad St., 1 New York Plaza and 70 Pine St., Cushman said. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. had offices at 85 Broad and 1 New York Plaza ...
Bedbugs Feared Inside Wall Street Journal Offices [ Rats, Roaches, Bedbugs = NYC )
Post Date: 2010-10-05 16:34:26 by WhiteSands
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Updated 12:41 PM EDT, Tue, Oct 5, 2010 Print Share Buzz up! 42retweetTOP1K 0diggsdigg Not-so-shocking news alert: The Wall Street Journal has bedbugs -- maybe. From Main Street to Wall Street, the blood-sucking critters that shut down department stores, ruined clothing, annoyed Howard Stern and invaded apartments this summer continue to infest the city, holding New Yorkers captive in fear of accidentally inviting the creepy crawlers into their homes and offices. The latest area victimized by the infestation that has swept the nation are the main offices of The Wall Street Journal and the Manhattan headquarters of News Corp., its parent company, on the fourth floor at 1211 Avenue of the ...
TRENDING: Obama-Clinton Ticket 'On The Table,' Woodward Says
Post Date: 2010-10-05 16:24:26 by Brian S
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(CNN) – Some called a Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton pairing the "Dream Ticket" in 2008. It didn't happen. But what about 2012? "It's on the table," veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward told CNN's John King in an interview for John King, USA to air Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. "Some of Hillary Clinton's advisers see it as a real possibility in 2012." The scenario – whereby Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would switch positions - has been bandied about by political observers for months, seen by some as a potentially savvy strategy to gin up excitement among what appears to be a depressed Democratic ...
Stocks Rise on Service-Industry Data, Bank of Japan's Move
Post Date: 2010-10-05 16:11:57 by go65
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U.S. stocks climbed, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the highest level since May, after American service industries expanded more than forecast and speculation grew that the Federal Reserve will join Japan’s efforts to stoke economic growth. Boeing Co., DuPont Co. and Caterpillar Inc. rose more than 2.9 percent, leading gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average following the Institute for Supply Management’s report and the Bank of Japan’s announcement that it will cut rates and buy bonds. Banks rallied as JPMorgan Chase & Co. said they will likely beat third-quarter profit estimates. Chevron Corp. rose 2.3 percent after the oil company said it will ...
Firefighters Let Home Burn; Owner Didn't Pay Fee
Post Date: 2010-10-05 14:46:59 by Brian S
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SOUTH FULTON, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say firefighters in a far western Tennessee city let a mobile home burn down because the owner didn't pay a $75 yearly fee for fire protection. Jeff Vowell, city manager of South Fulton, told the Union City Daily Messenger that the city fire department let Gene Cranick's doublewide trailer home burn last week because he didn't pay the subscription common in many rural areas. Cranick's home is outside city limits, but South Fulton offers fire protection to nearby residents for a fee and did protect a neighboring house that paid. Police say Cranick's son was so angry he later went to the fire house and punched the chief. City ...
Nevada Tea Party Chairman Resigns Over Recording Of Republican Sharron Angle Trashing GOP
Post Date: 2010-10-05 13:40:09 by Brian S
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The chairman of the Tea Party of Nevada resigned Tuesday after a recording was made public capturing Republican Sharron Angle badmouthing GOP leaders during a meeting with the shadowy group's U.S. Senate candidate. The exit of chairman Syd James is another blow to the candidacy of Tea Party of Nevada nominee Scott Ashjian, who has been denounced by state tea party leaders who say he has no connection to the movement that advocates limited government and tightfisted public spending. In a statement, James said he was endorsing Angle, whose uneasy relations with national Republicans were laid bare in the tape, which Ashjian recorded secretly and later released to the Las Vegas Sun ...
IRS Asked To Probe Anti-Dem Group Tied To Karl Rove
Post Date: 2010-10-05 11:21:04 by Brian S
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Two organizations that advocate for tougher campaign finance rules are asking the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the tax-exempt status of a Republican-allied group that has been airing millions of dollars in political advertising. The group, Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies, is incorporated as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization under IRS rules that permit it to conceal the identity of its donors. It and a related group have spent nearly $14 million on ads attacking Democratic or supporting Republican Senate candidates in eight states. The Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 filed a complaint with the IRS Tuesday, asking the agency to determine whether Crossroads GPS ...
Times Square Bomber Faisal Shahzad Gets Life in Prison
Post Date: 2010-10-05 11:15:33 by Brian S
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Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Faisal Shahzad was given a life prison sentence for trying to detonate a car bomb in New York’s Times Square in May. U.S. District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum handed down the sentence today in federal court in Manhattan. “You are a young man. You’ll have a lot of time to reflect on what you have done and what you have said, today and in the past,” Cedarbaum told Shahzad. The judge said she hopes Shahzad spends some of that time “thinking carefully about whether the Koran wants you to kill lots of people.” “The Koran gives us the right to defend, and that’s all I’m doing,” Shahzad answered. Shahzad, 31, a ...
U.S. Military Orders Less Dependence on Fossil Fuels
Post Date: 2010-10-05 10:11:24 by war
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With insurgents increasingly attacking the American fuel supply convoys that lumber across the Khyber Pass into Afghanistan, the military is pushing aggressively to develop, test and deploy renewable energy to decrease its need to transport fossil fuels. Last week, a Marine company from California arrived in the rugged outback of Helmand Province bearing novel equipment: portable solar panels that fold up into boxes; energy-conserving lights; solar tent shields that provide shade and electricity; solar chargers for computers and communications equipment. The 150 Marines of Company I, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, will be the first to take renewable technology into a battle zone, where ...
Rasmussen: Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 42% [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2010-10-05 09:25:32 by go65
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Republican candidates now hold a three-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, October 3, 2010. This is the smallest gap between parties in roughly a year. Forty-five percent (45%) of respondents say they would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate, while 42% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. This is the first time during 2010 that the GOP edge has fallen below five points. Still, while the margin has varied somewhat from week-to-week, Republicans have been consistently ahead in the Generic Ballot for over a year, and it has run as high as 12 points. When Barack Obama first took office as president ...
Christine O'Donnell Ad: 'I'm Not A Witch'
Post Date: 2010-10-04 22:27:33 by A K A Stone
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“I'm not a witch," Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell assures voters, who may be concerned that she once "dabbled" in the dark arts, in a new ad released by her campaign on Monday. "I'm nothing you've heard," O'Donnell continues in the 30-second spot -- the first of the general election -- "I'm you." The ad features a spare background, quiet piano notes and O’Donnell, the GOP candidate who has sparked controversy for her past statements on witchcraft, abstinence and evolution, among other things, speaking directly into the camera. “None of us are perfect, but none of us can be happy with what we see ...
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