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Violent Flash Mobs Becoming a Problem in Philly
Post Date: 2010-03-28 16:26:38 by Brian S
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Flash mobs are usually associated with randomized fun (or pantlessness), but in Philly, they’re basically akin to randomized violence. Last night, Mayor Michael Nutter and District Attorney Seth Williams took to the streets to spread a message to the city’s young, social media-savvy inhabitants: Flash mobs will not be tolerated. According to the AP, Philadelphia has been a hotspot of flash mob-inspired havoc of late — there have been five such occurrences this past year, all organized by hundreds of high schoolers and middle schoolers taking to MySpace, Twitter and other sites to organize the meetups. Unlike other flash mobs, where participants break out in song or pillow ...
While The Senate Is Away Obama Will Play—Making 15 Recess Appointments
Post Date: 2010-03-28 15:57:44 by Brian S
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When a Federal position becomes vacant which requires that the President select the candidate, often the candidate must be confirmed by the Senate. There is though, a Constitutional provision that allows the candidate to hold the office for up to a year, Recess Appointments. This allows the President to place the candidate in the position while the Senate is in recess, and the Senate has to confirm that candidate before the end of the next session, or the position becomes vacant again. Using This Power To Get The Positions Filled President Obama announced on Saturday that he would be using this provision to fill various federal positions, some of which have been vacant for more than a ...
Catholic Health Association Would Benefit Financially From Pro-Abortion Health Bill
Post Date: 2010-03-28 02:33:59 by WhiteSands
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From the earliest battles over health care, Sr. Carol Keehan, president of the Catholic Health Association (CHA) has been out on the front lines defending the plan—and attacking those who criticize her tactics. In her most recent offensive, on March 11th, Sr. Keehan wrote a letter to the House of Representatives which urged the Members to “move quickly” to enact health reform by passing the Senate-approved legislation. This, despite the fact that the USCCB continues to reject passage of the Senate bill. In some ways, Sr. Keehan’s letter to the House on March 11 was simply confirmation of what many of us already knew—that Sr. Keehan’s organization has been ...
Obama's bounce disappears as the the reality of his crappy healthcare sinks in
Post Date: 2010-03-27 18:50:32 by dont eat that
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Drops from 51% back to 48% in the Gallup Poll.
BP Solar laying off 320 from Frederick facility (Green Energy Failure)
Post Date: 2010-03-27 14:03:16 by Nebuchadnezzar
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BP Solar laying off 320 from Frederick facility Other workers not affected; company also drops pursuit of stimulus grants by Chris Huntemann | Staff Writer BP Solar announced Friday it is laying off 320 manufacturing workers at its Frederick facility. There are approximately 430 total workers at the facility. BP Solar, a subsidiary of British energy giant BP, is discontinuing its silicon casting, wafering and cell manufacturing at the Frederick plant, company officials said in a statement. Workers in the technology, sales and marketing, human resources and other departments will not be affected, said spokesman Peter Resler. "This was a difficult decision and we deeply regret the ...
Republicans Were For Obama's Health Insurance Rule Before They Were Against It
Post Date: 2010-03-27 10:43:09 by go65
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WASHINGTON — Republicans were for President Barack Obama's requirement that Americans get health insurance before they were against it. The obligation in the new health care law is a Republican idea that's been around at least two decades. It was once trumpeted as an alternative to Bill and Hillary Clinton's failed health care overhaul in the 1990s. These days, Republicans call it government overreach. Mitt Romney, weighing another run for the GOP presidential nomination, signed such a requirement into law at the state level as Massachusetts governor in 2006. At the time, Romney defended it as "a personal responsibility principle" and Massachusetts' newest ...
Bill Taxing Internet (Horse) Wagers Passes Ky. Senate
Post Date: 2010-03-27 02:46:04 by Murron
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Mar 27, 2010 Bill Taxing Internet (Horse) Wagers Passes Ky. Senate A bill putting a tax on phone and online horse racing bets placed by Kentuckians cleared the state Senate on Friday. FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A bill putting a tax on phone and online horse racing bets placed by Kentuckians cleared the state Senate on Friday amid a partisan debate on whether lawmakers are doing enough to rein in setbacks in the state's world-renowned equine sector. Under the proposal, money collected from the 1½ percent tax on so-called advance deposit wagers would flow into a fund that boosts purses for Kentucky-bred horses at Kentucky tracks. The measure passed on a party-line 21-17 vote, with ...
Consequences Of Health Care: Valuations (AT&T Announce extra $1 BILLION hit due to Obama-care)
Post Date: 2010-03-27 02:04:08 by Nebuchadnezzar
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Consequences Of Health Care: Valuations Yeah, I know, Obama has said that there would be no "material" impact to finances until 2014. Liar. Truth: Caterpillar and John Deere already announced non-cash charges of $100 and $150 million, respectively, for this year based upon the impact of this bill on forward retiree health care costs. The law says you must account for such changes when you become aware of them, and that would be now. But today a 100-kiloton device landed on AT&T's (NYSE: T) balance sheet - they announced a one billion dollar non-cash charge: On March 23, 2010, the President signed into law comprehensive health care reform legislation under the Patient ...
Court OK's Seattle Police Use Of Stun Gun On Pregnant Woman Stopped For School Zone Speeding
Post Date: 2010-03-26 17:32:21 by Brian S
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A federal appeals court says three Seattle police officers were justified when they used a stun gun on a pregnant mother who refused to sign a traffic ticket. Malaika Brooks was driving her son to school in 2004 when she was stopped for doing 32 mph in a school zone. Rather than give her the ticket and let her go on her way, the officers arrested her. They used a Taser three times when she refused to get out of her car. A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 Friday that the officers were justified in using force because of the threat that Brooks could have picked up her car keys off the floor, started the car and driven away erratically. The dissenting judge called ...
John McCain Could Lose Senate Primary To Tea Party Supporter J.D. Hayworth
Post Date: 2010-03-26 17:25:23 by Brian S
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PHOENIX, AZ -- Rasmussen announced a new poll on Friday showing Senator John McCain may be in trouble at home where a polarized electorate has him facing constant criticism from both the left and the right. The poll shows McCain tied with former Congressman and current talk radio host J.D. Hayworth in a hypothetical Republican primary. Hayworth, who has become an outspoken local hero among immigration-control activists, lost his House seat to Rep. Harry Mitchell (D) in 2006. Since then, Hayworth has promoted the Tea Parties on his radio show and has spoken at Tea Party events, including the April 15 rally in Phoenix. Hayworth has expressed interest in running but has been tight-lipped on ...
11 Killed When Truck, Church Van Cash in Ky.
Post Date: 2010-03-26 15:56:54 by Murron
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11 Killed When Truck, Church Van Crash in KY. By TRAVIS LOLLER, Associated Press MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. – A truck crossed a Kentucky interstate median Friday and slammed head-on into a church van carrying a Mennonite family on its way to a wedding, killing 11 people. State police Trooper Charles Swiney said two children survived the crash with the tractor-trailer on northbound Interstate 65. A pastor for the family in the van said they were Mennonites on their way to a wedding in Iowa. Authorities say the truck driver, who was from Alabama, was also killed. Officials say the tractor-trailer crossed the median and struck the van head-on around 5:30 a.m. CDT near Munfordville, about 75 ...
Deere sees $150 mln hit from healthcare reform THIS YEAR
Post Date: 2010-03-26 14:54:40 by dont eat that
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Farm equipment maker Deere & Co (DE.N) expects after-tax expenses to rise by $150 million this year as a result of the healthcare reform law President Barack Obama signed this week. Most of the higher expense will come in Deere's second quarter, the company said on Thursday. The expense was not included in the company's earlier 2010 forecast, which called for net income of about $1.3 billion. Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) said on Wednesday it would take a $100 million after-tax charge to earnings in the first quarter because the new law will lower its tax deductions. Obama on Tuesday signed the most sweeping U.S. social policy legislation in decades into law, putting his name on a ...
RNC Loses Bid To Raise Unlimited 'Soft' Money
Post Date: 2010-03-26 14:01:45 by Brian S
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(03-26) 10:24 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal court Friday denied a Republican Party bid to raise soft money, the unlimited donations from corporations and individuals banned by a 2002 campaign finance law. In a separate ruling, judges said a conservative group can raise unlimited sums for independent election ads but must regularly disclose its donors. In a case brought by the Republican National Committee, a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Washington said it lacks the authority to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that upheld the ban on soft money fundraising by national party committees. That ban is a cornerstone of the so-called McCain-Feingold law and one of the few ...
BLACK CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE CALLS PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA “BUCKWHEAT”
Post Date: 2010-03-26 13:49:43 by dont eat that
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Florida Republican congressional hopeful Corey Poitier used the name “Buckwheat” during a speech on healthcare reform in an apparent reference to President Barack Obama In his speech to Broward County Republicans Monday, Poitier, 36, who is the only Republican candidate running to fill the congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, a Democrat, said, “Listen up, Buckwheat — this is not how it is done,” the Miami Herald reported. “Buckwheat” is a character from the 1920s Our Gang and The Little Rascals, the Herald reported. The character is considered by many African-Americans to be disparaging. “The press has run amok with this and ...
Gas up $1 a gallon on the watch of the worst President in history
Post Date: 2010-03-26 12:53:11 by dont eat that
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Gas prices have risen $1 since just after President Obama took office in January 2009 and are now closing in on the $3 mark, prompting an evaluation of the administration's energy record and calls for the White House to open more U.S. land for oil exploration. The average price per gallon across the U.S. hit $2.81 this week, according to the Energy Information Administration. That was up from $1.81 the week of Jan. 26, 2009, just after the inauguration, and marks the highest price since Oct. 20, 2008. John B. Townsend II, a spokesman for AAA Mid-Atlantic, said price increases are a result of the cost of crude oil, thanks to a decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting ...
Mike Pence: THIS LAW WILL NOT STAND (Obamacrapcare)
Post Date: 2010-03-26 11:13:28 by dont eat that
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In the dead of night on Sunday, Democrats rammed their health-care overhaul through Congress. Some say we made history. I say we broke with history, turning our back on this country’s finest traditions of limited government, personal responsibility, and the consent of the governed. Republicans remain committed to reforming health care in a way that honors these values. For the past year we have suggested ways to fix the system by reducing costs—specifically through instituting tort reform and by allowing Americans to purchase insurance across state lines. As Washington Democrats embark on their attempt to sell government-run health care, they are in for a rude awakening. A few ...
ObamaCare Already Jacking Up Health-Insurance Costs For Businesses -- So They're Cutting Benefits
Post Date: 2010-03-26 09:41:53 by dont eat that
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Remember the part in the ObamaCare pitch when they said if you like your current healthcare, it won't change? Turns out it might. Companies are already announcing that their healthcare premium costs are going through the roof. Some are responding by firing people. Some are cutting benefits. And some are presumably eating it. But costs they are a-rising. A few examples from the WSJ: * Caterpillar said it would cost the company at least $100 million more in the first year alone. * Medical device maker Medtronic warned that new taxes on its products could force it to lay off a thousand workers. * Verizon announced to employees that it will likely have to cut healthcare benefits to ...
Obamacare! Bill a bailout for insurers, disastrous for Americans (Even Lefty Moonbats Hate Obamacrapcare)
Post Date: 2010-03-26 09:35:51 by dont eat that
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The details of President Barack Obama's health-care plan are finally starting to come out. They are ugly. I want to socialize medicine, but America desperately needs smart, strong opposition to Obamacare. The worst part is the "mandate," requiring the uninsured to buy insurance at hyper-inflated prices. We can't count on so-called liberals to fight. We need a passel of old-fashioned conservatives to come to our rescue. What we've got instead are fools like David Rivkin. Rivkin, a right-wing lawyer who worked in the Reagan-Bush Justice Department, recently fired the first salvo against Obama's health-care mandate in The Wall Street Journal. Requiring Americans ...
The Real ObamaCare Fraud
Post Date: 2010-03-26 09:31:36 by dont eat that
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In the final days before the climactic ObamaCare vote in Congress, one hotly disputed issue was the reliability of the Congressional Budget Office’s projection that the health plan would cost “only” $940 billion over 10 years. Critics charged that this figure was artificially low because it included a projected 21% cut in Medicare payments to physicians that Congress would later restore as a separate $247 billion “doc fix.” In essence, ObamaCare critics charged that supporters were engaged in fraudulent accounting. The critics are right. In the short term, politicians are unlikely to leave the draconian 21% Medicare cuts in place, because it would force many ...
Investors Avoid U.S. Bonds, Sensing Pricey Obamacare Disaster
Post Date: 2010-03-26 08:56:23 by dont eat that
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Bond investors have avoided two major Treasury Department auctions this week, prompting economists to say there is a looming sense of financial disaster in the wake of President Barack Obama’s landmark — and expensive — healthcare overhaul. If demand for U.S. debt continues to weaken, experts say the government would be forced to pay higher interest rates to lure investors. Prospects that the $940 billion healthcare plan could add to the massive U.S. deficit would make the nation’s debt less attractive to investors because of an increase in supply and less fiscal stability. Most auctions so far in 2010 have attracted strong demand. Experts say a few lukewarm auctions ...
Don’t believe the numbers, Obamacare is a financial disaster
Post Date: 2010-03-26 08:49:07 by dont eat that
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In a recent Op-Ed piece in the New York Times, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, the director of the CBO from 2003 to 2005, now president of the American Action Forum and obviously someone in the know, doesn’t buy it either. I quote: …the budget office is required to take written legislation at face value and not second-guess the plausibility of what it is handed. So fantasy in, fantasy out. In reality, if you strip out all the gimmicks and budgetary games and rework the calculus, a wholly different picture emerges: The health care reform legislation would raise, not lower, federal deficits, by $562 billion
Boy Scouts Let Confessed Pedophile Remain as Scoutmaster
Post Date: 2010-03-26 08:36:01 by war
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(ChattahBox)—A $14 million sexual abuse lawsuit filed in Portland, Ore. is making headlines, due to the disturbing contents of confidential files from the Boy Scouts of America, which show that the organization knew of at least 1,000 pedophiles within the Scouts from 1965 to 1985, but hushed it up. Despite numerous sexual abuse lawsuits brought by victims against the Boy Scouts over the years, the confidential files were never obtained by plaintiffs’ attorneys, with most of the cases settled quietly out of court. Even more disturbing, the scoutmaster-pedophile, who molested the victim in the current lawsuit, confessed to Boy Scout leaders that he molested 17 Boy Scouts, but ...
130,000 in Calif. due to lose jobless benefits (99 weeks of benes exhausted)
Post Date: 2010-03-26 02:01:24 by Nebuchadnezzar
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130,000 in Calif. due to lose jobless benefits March 25th, 2010, 7:01 am · 108 Comments · posted by Mary Ann Milbourn As many as 130,000 Californians are expected to exhaust their unemployment benefits within the next three weeks, based on estimates from the state Employment Development Department. About 3,300 already have fallen off the unemployment rolls. Currently, the unemployed in California are eligible for up to 99 weeks of benefits — 26 weeks of regular unemployment plus four extensions and so-called FedEd relief. Loree Levy, an EDD spokeswoman, said it was the first time in two years that the department is seeing large numbers of people running out of ...
Columbia Center misses mortgage payment (Seattles tallest building Kaput!)
Post Date: 2010-03-26 01:57:47 by Nebuchadnezzar
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Columbia Center misses mortgage payment The owner of the Northwest's tallest building, the 76-story Columbia Center, missed a mortgage payment this month, providing fresh evidence of the troubles facing downtown Seattle office landlords. By Eric Pryne Seattle Times business reporter Nearly 40 percent of the office space at the 76-story Columbia Center is listed as "available." Enlarge this photo ANGELA GOTTSCHALK / THE SEATTLE TIMES Nearly 40 percent of the office space at the 76-story Columbia Center is listed as "available." Mortgage trouble at the top Region's tallest office tower misses a payment Building: 76-story Columbia Center was acquired for ...
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