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BP's Photo Blockade of the Gulf Oil Spill, Photographers say BP and government officials are preventing them from documenting the impact of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Post Date: 2010-05-31 04:02:12 by WhiteSands
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As BP makes its latest attempt to plug its gushing oil well, news photographers are complaining that their efforts to document the slow-motion disaster in the Gulf of Mexico are being thwarted by local and federal officials—working with BP—who are blocking access to the sites where the effects of the spill are most visible. More than a month into the disaster, a host of anecdotal evidence is emerging from reporters, photographers, and TV crews in which BP and Coast Guard officials explicitly target members of the media, restricting and denying them access to oil-covered beaches, staging areas for clean-up efforts, and even flyovers. Last week, a CBS TV crew was threatened with ...
Chicago: At least 22 shot in separate shootings, 1 dead
Post Date: 2010-05-31 03:55:41 by WhiteSands
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At least 22 people were wounded in separate shootings around the city roughly between noon Saturday and noon Sunday, including a man who died this morning after he was shot in the head, Chicago police said. At a news conference this morning, Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis said that nearly half of the shootings appear to be gang-related, including the fatal incident. Weis added that at least two of the other victims have refused to cooperate with police, "which makes the job of our detectives ... far more difficult." One of the shootings was particularly disturbing because one of the female victims was eight months pregnant, the superintendent said. No one in custody for any of ...
Proposed Bill Would Require IDs for Prepaid Cell Phones
Post Date: 2010-05-30 21:41:23 by A K A Stone
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Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Senator John Coryn (R-Texas) have proposed a piece of legislation that would require consumers to present an ID before purchasing a prepaid cell phone, and would force direct providers to keep those customers’ information on file for 18 months after deactivation. The bill comes on the heels of the failed Times Square bombing by Faisal Shahzad, who purportedly used a prepaid phone to arrange the purchase of the Nissan Pathfinder used in the plot. “This proposal is overdue because for years, terrorists, drug kingpins and gang members have stayed one step ahead of the law by using prepaid phones that are hard to trace,” Schumer told the ...
Official: BP's Next Effort Could Increase Oil Flow
Post Date: 2010-05-30 19:57:47 by Brian S
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- White House energy czar Carol Browner says BP's next effort to contain the oil spewing from a damaged well in the Gulf could result in a temporary 20 percent increase in the flow. BP's latest attempt to stem the leak involves cutting and removing a damaged pipe. Browner said in a news release Sunday that government scientists believe the oil gusher would increase as much as 20 percent from the time the pipe is cut to when a containment valve is in place. BP spokesman John Curry did not know how much time would pass between the procedures. The operation began Saturday and is expected to take four to seven days. BP PLC Chief Operating Office Doug Suttles said ...
What Our Media Taught Me (Blame Obama!)
Post Date: 2010-05-30 15:56:22 by no gnu taxes
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I’ve been over here in Europe for about ten days, getting a different perspective on our illustrious media and how it is handling the various Obama “troubles.” Perspective and distance are sometime valuable. I used to think, given the enormous size of the bureaucracy and the tragic nature of the human condition, that from time to time disasters would overwhelm us — and there would be not much the president of the United States could do about them. But after Katrina, the media taught me that neither the mayor nor the governor nor the Army Corps of Engineers nor the people of New Orleans were at fault for either the vulnerability to the chance of a catastrophic Katrina or ...
Peggy Noonan Mugged by Reality: The Kenyan Really is Incompetent
Post Date: 2010-05-30 13:03:02 by no gnu taxes
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During the Campaign and the first days of Spamalot, Peggy spoke so glowingly and eloquently about the Boy from Hope and Change. He had charisma, he was a leader, a prophet, a sage, a guru, a new form of energy, a messenger, a new hope, a fiscal conservative, a political moderate, he could recite the Koran from memory and he knew all the words to the latest rap songs, he inspired the young, he gave strength to the elderly, made us look good to a jaded world; he was the Ossiah, the ONE! All the time, I was wondering what the fuck was the matter with Peggy Noonan? Finally, reality and Peggy had a head on collision and it's not pretty. Yes, Peggy, Obama really is an Ideologue and a total ...
BP's "Top Kill" Effort Fails To Plug Gulf Oil Leak
Post Date: 2010-05-29 19:10:58 by Brian S
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ROBERT, La. (AP) -- BP admitted defeat Saturday in its attempt to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by pumping mud into a busted well, but said it's preparing yet another method to fight the spill after a series of failures. BP PLC Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said the company determined the "top kill" method had failed after after it spent three days pumping heavy drilling mud into the crippled well 5,000 feet underwater. "This scares everybody, the fact that we can't make this well stop flowing, the fact that we haven't succeeded so far," Suttles said. "Many of the things we're trying have been done on the surface before, but have never ...
Dennis Hopper of 'Easy Rider' Fame Dead at 74
Post Date: 2010-05-29 14:24:48 by war
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Dennis Hopper, whose unmistakable presence graced the silver screen for five decades in classics like 'Easy Rider' and 'Apocalypse Now,' died on Saturday after a grueling battle with prostate cancer, a friend of the actor told Reuters. The actor was surrounded by family and friends when he died at his home in Venice, California shortly after 8 AM, according to the friend, Alex Hitz. Hopper was 74. The actor spent most of 2010 embroiled in a divorce from his fifth wife of 14 years, Victoria Duffy-Hopper. A family friend told The Huffington Post in January that Hopper was "delirious and having difficulty speaking." It was more recently reported that Hopper weighed ...
In the dead of night, a Senate surprise - How the tide turned on illegal immigrants
Post Date: 2010-05-29 12:04:46 by HAPPY2BME-ONLF
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In the dead of night, a Senate surpriseHow the tide turned on illegal immigrantsBy Noah Bierman, Globe Staff | May 29, 2010 It was late Wednesday night, hour 11 of a grueling state budget debate, and senators were arguing over another contentious amendment on illegal immigration. Republicans were hammering Democrats for going too soft. Leading Democrats were quietly pushing to make a deal to quell the criticism. That’s when Senate President Therese Murray banged her gavel — temporarily freezing action on the floor and effectively changing the course of the immigration debate in Massachusetts. Murray, who had shown little appetite for a headline-grabbing crackdown on ...
Sarah Palin’s Fence Builder Was Slated to Build “Bridge to Nowhere” [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2010-05-29 11:20:11 by HAPPY2BME-ONLF
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Sarah Palin’s Fence Builder Was Slated to Build “Bridge to Nowhere” WASILLA, AK — “It’s almost as famous as her kids, Trig, Trip, Track, Trop, Truck and Troop, or whatever their names are,” said Caroline Marmer, on vacation from Detroit. “It’s all everyone’s talking about.” What Marmer and everyone in town are talking about is Sarah Palin’s new fence. The subject even came up in President Barak Obama’s White House press conference about the Gulf oil spill. A reporter asked the president if he’d consider asking the company that erected Palin’s fence to assist in finding a solution to plugging BP’s leaking oil ...
Glenn Beck Apologizes for Mocking Obama's Daughter
Post Date: 2010-05-29 10:09:57 by war
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(May 29) -- Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck has apologized for a segment on his radio program in which he made fun of President Barack Obama's 11-year-old daughter, imitating her in a childish high-pitched voice and criticizing her intelligence. Beck issued an apology on his website Friday after bloggers and parents objected to the tirade from Beck, who in the past has argued that the media should "leave families alone." In his radio show, "The Glenn Program" on Premiere Radio Networks, Beck mocked Malia Obama for asking her father if he'd managed to stop oil from continuing to spill out into the Gulf of Mexico. At a news conference Thursday, the ...
I.E. (2-year old) Boy Dies from Family Pit Bull Attack
Post Date: 2010-05-29 02:21:17 by 3-Dee
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A 2-year-old boy has died after being mauled by his family's pit bull. Police told Eyewitness News the boy and his father were playing with the dog moments before the attack. The attack happened Thursday about 7:20 p.m. in the back yard of the family's home on the 1500 block of W. Kendall Drive in San Bernardino. The boy's mother saw it all happen and quickly called 911. Even though only one of the family's two pit bulls attacked the boy, they were both placed under 10-day quarantine at the San Bernardino County Animal Care and Control facility. It's possible the animal that will be put down for killing the boy, but a final decision was not made. The pit bull ...
Blood, Sweat and Turn Signals
Post Date: 2010-05-28 23:15:12 by war
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Idling behind the forever signal at Gateway’s exit intersection, Hylan Boulevard traffic surges by.. dense and rapid. Untimely heat on this late May afternoon, 4PM sun is amplified through my windshield. I am waiting in two lanes of park-leavers. After riding the windy road for hours..bike now bungied onto a rack, thoughts beyond to, schedules, tasks, obligations, I peripherally notice a runner approaching. Short and strong…late thirties, he rhythmically moves along a worn dirt path that parallels the Boulevard, a teal shadow gliding beside him in the matted grass. He turns in, heading towards Great Kills Beach, loose clothing perspiration darkened, neck and face flushed. His ...
Jewish groups urge repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Post Date: 2010-05-28 18:12:41 by HAPPY2BME-ONLF
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Jewish groups urge repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ (JTA) -- A coalition of 10 major Jewish organizations is urging Congress to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy. The coalition, led by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, sent a letter Tuesday to Congress. We believe this policy is unjust and become an anomaly among western nations," the letter said. "Advanced militaries throughout the world, including many of our NATO allies and Israel, allow gay, lesbian and bisexual personnel to serve openly. It is time for the United States to repeal the 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,' and we encourage you and colleagues to ...
White House Admits To Sestak Offer! (These guys can't even spin competently)
Post Date: 2010-05-28 13:29:32 by no gnu taxes
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Here is the complete memo, with all its admissions and attempts to ‘every thing we offered Sestak was of no value’ – so why make the offer??? The offer and the desired result are clearly delineated in this passage: The White House Chief of Staff enlisted the support of former President Bill Clinton who agreed to raise with Congressman Sestak options of service on a Presidential or other Senior Executive Branch Advisory Board. Congressman Sestak declined the suggested alternatives, remaining committed to his Senate candidacy. It doesn’t get any more damning than this. There was an offer to have him not run. The value of the offer is immaterial. The WH admits THEIR ...
Bankruptcy talk spreads among Calif. muni officials
Post Date: 2010-05-28 13:28:39 by Badeye
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Bankruptcy talk spreads among Calif. muni officials Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO Thu May 27, 2010 4:51pm EDT Mon, May 24 2010SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two years after Vallejo, California, filed for bankruptcy protection, officials in nearby Antioch are also tossing around the 'B' word. U.S. Antioch's leaders earlier this month said bankruptcy could be an option for the cash-strapped city of roughly 100,000 on the eastern fringe of the San Francisco Bay area. Antioch's fiscal woes are standard issue for local governments in California: weak revenue from retail sales and property taxes is forcing spending cuts, layoffs and furloughs. But cost-cutting measures may not be ...
Paul opposes citizenship for babies of illegals
Post Date: 2010-05-28 13:24:00 by Badeye
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Paul opposes citizenship for babies of illegals By ROGER ALFORD Associated Press Writer FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul is stirring it up again, this time by saying he opposes citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who are illegal immigrants. Paul, who a week ago won the GOP primary, told a Russian TV station in a clip circulating on political Web sites Friday that he wants to block citizenship to those children. The remark was made in the interview done with RT, which has an English-language broadcast, shortly after his Kentucky primary victory over GOP establishment candidate Trey Grayson. "We're the only country I know that allows ...
Government-Funded Jihad
Post Date: 2010-05-28 13:15:33 by Badeye
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Government-Funded Jihad Posted by Ryan Mauro on May 28th, 2010 Print This Post A A A Rep. Darrel Issa (R-C.A.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-M.E.) are demanding answers following the Investigative Project on Terrorism’s discovery that taxpayer money is going to the radical Dar al-Hijrah mosque of Falls Church, Virginia. The revelation is an unsettling reminder of how jihadists are using America’s freedoms and ineptitude of the government to their advantage. The Investigative Project on Terrorism has found that the Census Bureau has been paying Dar al-Hijrah about $23,000 per month since November 2008 to rent space in one of its buildings. The State Department has used the mosque ...
Wisconsin Army Veteran Allowed to Keep Flag on Display
Post Date: 2010-05-28 12:40:09 by Badeye
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Wisconsin Army Veteran Allowed to Keep Flag on Display By Joshua Rhett Miller Published May 28, 2010 | FOXNews.com Charlie Price, 28, of Oshkosh, Wis., and officials at Midwest Realty Management have come to a "mutual agreement" that allows the veteran to continue displaying the patriotic symbol A Wisconsin Army veteran -- who faced eviction this week for flying the American flag -- will now be allowed to keep the flag up for as long as he wants. Under mounting nationwide protest, Charlie Price, 28, of Oshkosh, Wis., and officials at Midwest Realty Management struck a "mutual agreement" that allows the veteran to continue displaying the patriotic symbol, according ...
Sestak's Lose-Lose Dilemma
Post Date: 2010-05-28 12:34:54 by no gnu taxes
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The hint of a White House bribe helped U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak in the Democratic primary for the Pennsylvania US Senate seat. But it will be a liability in the general election. In an environment of massive anti-incumbent sentiment, it was advantageous to Sestak to differentiate himself from the self-serving Arlen Specter, who had switched parties to gain Obama’s sponsorship in hopes of saving his place in the Senate. One does not reach a high level in the military without being socially and politically prudent, and Sestak rose to the rank of three-star Admiral. He was also street-savvy enough to win two terms in Congress after that. Yet one can understand how he was tempted to let the ...
CEO of BP Calls Oil Spill 'Environmental Catastrophe'
Post Date: 2010-05-28 11:51:31 by Brian S
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(CNN) – BP's top official, who had previously said the environmental impact on the Gulf of Mexico would be modest, upgraded his assessment Friday to an "environmental catastrophe" during an interview with American Morning's John Roberts. Also Friday, engineers in the Gulf tried the "junk shot" method in an attempt to stop a massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, BP's chief executive Tony Hayward said. The procedure involved shooting debris such as shredded rubber tires, golf balls and similar objects into the blowout preventer in an attempt to clog it and stop the leak. The goal of the junk shot is to force-feed the preventer, the device that failed ...
In Memory Of Colonel Magic And All Veterans Who Served And Have Gone Beyond
Post Date: 2010-05-28 11:17:39 by war
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Take a moment this weekend to remember those who served and either paid with their lives or have left us. And feel free to thank a veteran for being willing to do so.
Heterophobic Hate rears its ugly head! - End of Army Gay Ban Is an Attack on Heterosexuals
Post Date: 2010-05-28 09:54:00 by HAPPY2BME-ONLF
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Heterophobic Hate rears its ugly head!End of Army Gay Ban Is an Attack on HeterosexualsAttack on Heterosexuals is an Attack on AmericaFrom Richard Evans Military culture has impacted American society all along, because war is generational - and now, permanent. I predict the suicide rate will go up due to gay officers and sergeants singling out new recruits to intimidate into sodomy. There will be homosexual gang rapes, which will unreported, since it will be worse for the victim than if they say nothing, or commit suicide - just like prisons. C/o's can punish or coerce through threat or reassignment of straight soldiers to queer outfits. Only a predominantly gay Congress ...
Black Arrogance in Politics
Post Date: 2010-05-28 09:52:16 by no gnu taxes
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Black politicians show an unshakable support for each other regardless of incompetence, bungling or even criminal behavior. Unfortunately Blacks seem to have little understanding of our Bill of Rights, and some Black politicians want to criminalize dissent. An article on Boston.com reports that “[Massachusetts] Governor Deval Patrick, even as he decried partisanship in Washington, said today that Republican opposition to President Obama’s agenda has become so obstinate that it ‘is almost at the level of sedition.’ The Democratic governor, who is close to the president, made the comments at a forum at Suffolk Law School’s Rappaport Center, where he was asked by an ...
There Was 'Nobody in Charge'
Post Date: 2010-05-28 09:25:42 by war
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In the minutes after a cascade of gas explosions crippled the Deepwater Horizon on April 20, confusion reigned on the drilling platform. Flames were spreading rapidly, power was out, and terrified workers were leaping into the dark, oil-coated sea. Capt. Curt Kuchta, the vessel's commander, huddled on the bridge with about 10 other managers and crew members. Smoke from the burning Deepwater Horizon on April 21, the day after it caught fire, seen from high above the Gulf of Mexico. In the minutes after a cascade of gas explosions crippled the Deepwater Horizon on April 20, confusion reigned on the drilling platform. Flames were spreading rapidly, power was out, and terrified workers ...
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