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Pat Robertson Group To Go To Court Over Controversial Mosque
Post Date: 2010-08-04 17:05:13 by Brian S
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NEW YORK (AP) — A group founded by the Rev. Pat Robertson says it will challenge the vote that would allow construction of an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero. A lawyer with the American Center for Law and Justice says they'll file a petition today in state court against New York City's Landmark Preservation Commission. He says the commission "acted arbitrarily and abused its discretion" by refusing to give landmark status to the building involved. Critics say the mosque would disrespect the memory of those killed at the hands of Islamic terrorists on 9/11. But New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "we would be untrue to the best part of ...
Prop C passes with nearly three-quarters of state vote [ People reject Federal control of thier Health ]
Post Date: 2010-08-04 16:34:45 by WhiteSands
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010 By Rudi Keller ~ Southeast Missourian Southeast Missouri overwhelmingly supported Proposition C, the referendum on a state law that was widely viewed as a statement on whether voters support federal health care legislation. The measure won almost 80 percent of the vote in Cape Girardeau, Perry, Scott and Bollinger counties. In Cape Girardeau County, the measure received 11,526 votes, or 78.5 percent of the vote, to 3,152 votes against. The heaviest vote in favor of Proposition C was recorded in Scott County, where 83.4 percent of voters supported the measure. Statewide, Proposition C drew the support of 71.5 percent of voters Tuesday. For several voters in Cape ...
Senate Dems Break Through Republican Filibuster, Pass Jobs Bill
Post Date: 2010-08-04 15:52:44 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats on Wednesday overcame Republican opposition and cleared the way for a $26 billion measure to help states ease their severe budget problems and save the jobs of tens of thousands of teachers and other public employees. The bill advanced by a 61-38 tally that ensures the measure will pass the Senate on Wednesday or Thursday. The House may return early during from its August recess for a final vote that would deliver the bill to President Barack Obama, his larger jobs agenda curtailed by Republicans who argue against the spending it would entail. Moderate Republican Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine cast the key votes to break the GOP ...
Do you remember when we had the worst economy since the Great Depression?
Post Date: 2010-08-04 14:52:04 by no gnu taxes
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Employers ramped up hiring in March, driving the unemployment rate down to 4.4 percent, matching a five-year low. It was a surprisingly strong performance in an economy that has otherwise shown signs of sluggishness recently. The new snapshot, released by the Labor Department on Friday, also showed that employers boosted their payrolls by a strong 180,000 in March, the most since December. Workers' also saw their paychecks get bigger. The fresh figures suggested that companies are not feeling a need to dramatically clamp down on hiring in the face of the slower overall economic activity and the deep housing slump. "There's been worry that housing troubles would seep into the ...
GOP Blank Check for War?
Post Date: 2010-08-04 14:41:25 by Capitalist Eric
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High among the blunders of history was the "blank cheque" Kaiser Wilhelm gave Vienna, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, to deal with the Serbs as they saw fit. Five weeks later, Vienna cashed the check and declared war, after Belgrade refused to submit to all 10 demands of an ultimatum. Russia mobilized; Germany and France followed. And war came, the bloodiest in all of European history with 9 million soldiers in their graves. Since June 1914, a "blank check" given by one nation to another for war has been regarded as strategic folly. Thus it is startling to learn 47 House Republicans just signed on to H.R. 1553 declaring unequivocal "support ...
What Is Obama’s Final Resort? Attack Iran? The Ultimate Distraction.
Post Date: 2010-08-04 14:24:50 by Skip MacLure
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Obama is such an obvious lightweight. He’s embarrassing. As a former United States Marine, he makes my skin crawl. The spirits of the honorable dead, of this land of the free, rotate in their graves every time he opens his treacherous mouth. Now we see him actually trying to take credit for success in Iraq. This President has made a career out of blaming everyone and anyone for his failing policies, and they are all failing policies. I think the pathological and chronic nature of his lying has so twisted his very nature that he really can’t discern the truth at all. He lives in an altered reality, where he will not see the tidal wave of Democrat defeat rising higher on the ...
Police: Gunman at beer warehouse targeted managers [racial harassment]
Post Date: 2010-08-04 13:59:20 by Nebuchadnezzar
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Police: Gunman at beer warehouse targeted managers [racial harassment] Comcast ^ | 8-4-10 | EVERTON BAILEY JR., AP Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2010 12:30:18 PM by mlizzy MANCHESTER, Conn. — Omar Thornton sat calmly in a meeting with union representative and his supervisors as they showed a video of him stealing beer from the distributor where he worked. Busted, he didn't put up a fight, company officials said. He quietly signed a letter of resignation and was headed for the door when he pulled out a gun and started firing — "cold as ice," as one survivor described it. In the end, Thornton killed eight people and wounded two, then turned the gun on himself in ...
Kenyan McTarball Lied About You Getting an 8K Tax Credit for Buying a Home
Post Date: 2010-08-04 13:33:18 by no gnu taxes
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My wife and I decided a year ago to buy a house to take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers . We were lead to believe that we would receive the $8k with our 2009 income tax return. I have been trying to find out where the money is for almost 7 months now. I finally received my tax return minus the $8k tax credit last week. Their website says that my income tax return amount has been adjusted from $11,155 to $3,188 and does not give more information. Between my wife and myself I think we have contacted the IRS at least 20 times. Each time they give us a different answer, and are very rude. Almost everyone we've talked to has an insulting attitude and are ...
BP Says 'Static Kill' Has Successfully Plugged Oil Well
Post Date: 2010-08-04 12:44:51 by Brian S
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BP static kill The Development Driller III, which is drilling the primary relief well, and the Helix Q4000, background left, the vessel being used to perform the static kill operation, are seen at the site of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP BP claimed a key victory today in the effort to plug its blown-out well as the government said much of the spilled oil has gone, although what is left is still at least quadruple the amount released in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska. BP reached what it called a significant milestone overnight when mud that was forced down the well held back the flow of crude. That means the procedure known as a ...
Michigan Businessman Beats Rep. Pete Hoekstra In GOP Governor Race
Post Date: 2010-08-04 12:40:24 by Brian S
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Businessman Rick Snyder (R) easily bested Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) and Attorney General Mike Cox (R) to claim the Republican nomination for governor. Snyder, a former top executive at computer maker Gateway Inc., claimed 37 percent of the vote, and with close to half the precincts reporting was declared the winner by the Associated Press. Hoekstra was second with 26 percent, and Cox came in third with 24 percent. Making his first foray in electoral politics, his win was a surprise to many observers. The race was shaken up in the final weeks by reports that Cox had attended an infamous 2002 party and received lap dances, claims he denied. A witness’s sworn affidavit in a pending ...
Thieving Darkie Who Killed 9 White People Falsely Whined About Racism
Post Date: 2010-08-04 12:17:33 by no gnu taxes
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I want you to pay close attention to the first sentence of this story from ABC News: The motive behind a gunman's vicious attack at a Connecticut beer distributor that left nine dead has become clearer today after a description of the dramatic phone call the shooter reportedly made to his mother immediately after his rampage. Where to begin? This tripe was written by three, count 'em three so-called reporters: Emily Friedman, Lee Ferran and Ned Potter. What was "reportedly" said during a call that someone "reportedly" made does not make ANYTHING clearer. And, of course, who is the non-biased person who witnessed the call? "I killed the five racists that ...
`Vast Majority' of Oil Gone From Gulf
Post Date: 2010-08-04 12:04:01 by Brian S
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The “vast majority” of crude from BP Plc’s damaged Gulf of Mexico well is gone and the rest is being broken down by waves and bacteria, reducing the threat of further pollution from the largest maritime oil spill, White House energy adviser Carol Browner said. “The vast majority of the oil has been contained, it’s been burned, it’s been cleaned,” Browner said on CBS’s “Early Show” today. The remaining oil “will weather, it will break down naturally. Mother Nature will do her part.” An estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil leaked from BP’s Macondo well between April 20 and July 15, according to government scientists. BP was ...
OBAMA: AMERICA’S FAILURE
Post Date: 2010-08-04 10:37:45 by no gnu taxes
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I have seen and heard more from our President than I want since Inauguration Day. It is next to impossible to turn on the radio and/or TV and not see or hear his monotonous, repetitive campaign type ramblings. What I am seeing and hearing is about what I expected from this unqualified President based on his campaign rhetoric. But the campaign is over; it is time to govern. There is more evidence every day that his over exposure and incompetence is having a similar effect on most clear thinking citizens. The latest USA Today Gallup poll indicates that his approval rating is at an all-time low of 41%! Monday he gave a talk in Georgia. The “man-child” continued his immature mantra ...
Heat Wave Of 2010 Proves Deadly From Missouri To Mississippi
Post Date: 2010-08-04 01:17:32 by Brian S
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The blistering heat continues to take its toll across the Midwest and southeast. And it's no surprise, considering oppressive heat is considered to be the number one weather-related killer. Jackson County coroner Vicki Broadus says an autopsy shows a 48-year-old construction worker died of hyperthermia.He reportedly collapsed Monday while spreading concrete on a Mississippi highway in Moss Point, becoming the second heat death reported in Mississippi since the weekend. In Kansas City, Mo., two deaths are expected to be blamed on the excessive heat, but the health department is still investigating and has not yet released details. Temperatures across that region topped 10 ...
GM, Ford and Chrysler Sales All Lag Estimates (pumpers on LF stunned!)
Post Date: 2010-08-03 21:41:12 by Nebuchadnezzar
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GM, Ford and Chrysler Sales All Lag Estimates By Tim Higgins and David Welch - Aug 3, 2010 5:10 PM CDT Tue Aug 03 22:10:13 UTC 2010 GM July Sales Rise 5.4%, Trailing Analysts’ Estimates 2010 General Motors (GM) GMC pick-up trucks sit on display at Thompson Buick GMC Cadillac dealership in Raleigh. Photographer: Jim R. Bounds/Bloomberg Ford's George Pipas Interview About July U.S. Sales Play Video Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- George Pipas, U.S. sales analyst for Ford Motor Co., talks with Bloomberg's Lori Rothman about the automaker's July U.S. auto sales. Ford reported U.S. sales in July that trailed analysts’ estimates as consumers concerned about the economy limited ...
Your share of the state debt [ DNC Econmies ]
Post Date: 2010-08-03 18:56:50 by WhiteSands
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States go deeper into debt/a> NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The states are broke, and like many consumers, they're borrowing big time to get out of their fiscal binds. The amount of debt that states are carrying spiked 10.3% last year to $460 billion, according to Moody's Investors Service. The debt is paid for through taxes and fees, making residents ultimately responsible. The median personal share of this burden jumped to $936, from $865 in 2008. (To see how much the tab is in your state, click here.) And it's likely that states will turn to the bond markets even more this year as federal stimulus money dwindles, experts said. After all, officials face an additional $12 ...
Department Of Justice Gives Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Deadline To Comply With Investigation
Post Date: 2010-08-03 17:18:07 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Tuesday notified an Arizona sheriff's office known for its efforts against illegal immigrants that it has refused to cooperate with a civil rights investigation, is not in compliance with federal law and the department is threatening to sue. Since March 2009, the U.S. Justice Department has been investigating Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office in Phoenix for alleged discrimination and for unconstitutional searches and seizures. Arpaio says the inquiry is focused on his immigration efforts. In a letter, assistant attorney general Thomas Perez gave the sheriff's office until Aug. 17 to turn over documents first requested last ...
Undocumented Democrat kills one nun, puts 2 others in critical condition
Post Date: 2010-08-03 17:15:37 by Happy Quanzaa
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Drunk illegal alien, awaiting deportation kills nun in Va. Carlos Montano On Sunday, Prince William County police arrested Carlos A. Martinelly Montano, 23, after he slammed head on into a car in which three Benedictine nuns were traveling. Sister Denise Mosier was killed instantly, her two companions were taken by helicopter to the hospital where they both remain in critical condition. Montano was charged with DUI and involuntary manslaughter. This is actually Montano’s third DUI arrest in Prince William County over the last five years. At the time of the crash, the illegal alien was free on bond while awaiting deportation proceedings. Montano is currently being held without ...
BP Starts ‘Static Kill’ on Gulf Well That Caused Record Spill
Post Date: 2010-08-03 17:15:10 by Brian S
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Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc started plugging its Gulf of Mexico oil well with drilling mud, a process known as “static kill,” which will help more firmly seal the source of history’s worst accidental oil spill. BP started pumping drilling mud at 3 p.m. local time in Houston, the company said in an e-mailed statement. If the static kill is successful, BP would be able to plug Macondo from the top. The company still needs to complete a relief well to permanently kill the well, National Incident Commander Thad Allen said at a Houston press conference. Government scientists issued revised estimates yesterday that the well spewed 4.9 million barrels of oil, making it the ...
Pipeline Company Offers To Buy Up To 200 Homes In Area Affected By Oil Spill In Michigan River
Post Date: 2010-08-03 17:11:32 by Brian S
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DETROIT — A company whose pipeline ruptured and dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a southern Michigan waterway has offered to buy up to 200 homes in the affected area. Enbridge Inc. chief executive Patrick Daniel said Tuesday the Canadian company will buy homes for sale before last month's spill at their full list prices. It also will buy other homes in the 30-mile-long zone at their appraised values before the spill. Daniel told reporters the idea came from residents' concerns their homes were losing value. The company says it believes the homes have retained their value and the offer should keep speculators out. The oil flow has been stopped and ...
Six teens drown in Shreveport's Red River
Post Date: 2010-08-03 16:55:13 by WhiteSands
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As temperatures soared Monday, the cool water of Shreveport, Louisiana's, Red River lured a group of family and friends to its banks. In an effort to cool off, one of the teens wandered into the shallow part of the river. At some point he slipped into deep water and started to drown. So six more teens went to his rescue. Only one made it back to shore. Shreveport, Louisiana, Fire Chief Brian Crawford said as soon as the first teen was in trouble, the others instinctively rushed to help. "Whether you can't swim or don't swim ... you're just gonna go and do what you think you have to do," he said. The parents stood helpless on the shore and watched as their ...
Priest convicted in N.C. now faces Va. charges
Post Date: 2010-08-03 16:51:27 by WhiteSands
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A Tennessee priest recently convicted in North Carolina of sexually abusing a Jeffersonville, Ind., man when the latter was a boy has been indicted on similar charges in Virginia. Bill Casey — who was sentenced to probation in July in McDowell County, N.C., after pleading guilty to committing a crime against nature in the 1970s — was indicted Monday on two counts of similar charges in Scott County, Va. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville, Tenn., suspended Casey in April after Warren Tucker of Jeffersonville traveled there to report that Casey had abused him as a youth during the 1970s in his native Tennessee. Bishop Richard Stika said Casey admitted to abusing the boy. ...
Personal Income Flat, Private Wages and Salaries Decline in June; Is Consumer Spending 70% of GDP? Checkmark Recovery Revisited
Post Date: 2010-08-03 16:21:13 by Nebuchadnezzar
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Personal Income Flat, Private Wages and Salaries Decline in June; Is Consumer Spending 70% of GDP? Checkmark Recovery Revisited Inquiring minds are digging into the BEA report Personal Income and Outlays, June 2010 Personal Income Personal income increased $3.0 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $5.1 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, in June, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $2.9 billion, or less than 0.1 percent. In May, personal income increased $40.5 billion, or 0.3 percent, DPI increased $36.9 billion, or 0.3 percent, and PCE increased $8.6 billion, or 0.1 percent, based on ...
In Letter, Gingrich Blasts Arrests Of Missionaries At Dearborn Festival
Post Date: 2010-08-03 14:30:34 by Brian S
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Newt Gingrich is blasting Dearborn Police for arresting four Christian missionaries at an Arab festival in June, saying it’s an example of Islamic intolerance. He cites the case as one reason why he opposes construction of an Islamic center near Ground Zero in lower Manhattan. In a recent letter, the former Speaker of the U.S. House says that the jailing of the four Christian missionaries is an example of Islamic extremism coming to the U.S. "This is a clear case of freedom of speech and the exercise of religious freedom being sacrificed in deference to sharia’s intolerance against the preaching of religions other than Islam," Gingrich writes in a letter published ...
Official: 9 Killed In Conn. Warehouse Shooting
Post Date: 2010-08-03 14:20:21 by Brian S
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(08-03) 10:59 PDT Manchester, Conn. (AP) -- A warehouse driver who was asked to resign his job at a beer distributor went on a shooting rampage Tuesday morning that left nine people dead, including himself, and others wounded, company and government officials said. The number of dead was confirmed by a Connecticut government official who was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. Authorities were notifying victims' relatives before confirming the number of deaths, state police Lt. J. Paul Vance said. The driver, Omar Thornton, had worked at the distributor for a couple of years and been called in for a disciplinary hearing, ...
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