Bush refuses to criticize Obama in Canada CALGARY, Alberta – Former President George W. Bush says he won’t criticize President Barack Obama because Obama “deserves my silence,” and says he plans to write a book about the 12 toughest decisions he made in office. Bush’s speech Tuesday at a luncheon in Calgary, Alberta was his [...]
OMG! I had no idea this would evah happen … /sarc (as IF I needed to point THAT out) FOX: ACORN to Play Role in 2010 Census The U.S. Census Bureau is working with several national organizations to help recruit 1.4 million workers to produce the country’s 2010 census, including one with a history of [...]
The Moscow Times: By Ira Iosebashvili The Kremlin published its priorities Monday for an upcoming meeting of the G20, calling for the creation of a supranational reserve currency to be issued by international institutions as part of a reform of the global financial system. The International Monetary Fund should investigate the possible creation of a [...]
FOX: Federal Judge OKs Navy Blasting Recruits in the Eyes With Pepper Spray During Training A federal judge reportedly has given the Navy the green light to blast recruits in the eyes with pepper spray during training even though the practice is banned during warfare by international law. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon dismissed [...]
FOX: Gun Advocates Ready for Battle on Federal Assault Weapons Ban Attorney General Eric Holder is using the drug violence in Mexico to “confuse and mislead” Americans in an attempt to reinstate the expired federal assault weapons ban, gun advocates say. By Joshua Rhett Miller Get ready for a gunfight. Attorney General Eric Holder is [...]
Guardian UK: Who says sex workers want to be ‘saved’? New legislation aimed at scaring away potential punters will only rob those who work within the sex industry of their livelihood by Nathalie Rothschild In these times of economic implosion, it seems there is one industry that the government is actually keen on crushing. The [...]
Eh hmmm … Correct me if I am wrong but isn’t saying that in DC pretty much like being put on the cover of Sports Illustrated before the big game? A curse … Politico: By EAMON JAVERS If there was any doubt the White House is feeling the heat over Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s role [...]
FOX Business: Dow Jumps 179 by Matt Egan Even Wall Street was Irish on Tuesday as the typically-bullish St. Patrick’s Day lived up to the hype thanks to a round of bargain-hunting in financial and technology stocks. Today’s Markets The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 178.73 points, or 2.48%, to 7396.65, the S&P 500 added [...]
Boston Business Journal: Community bank finds paranoid a smart betFDIC begs to differ, tells bank to lend more by Tim McLaughlin Joseph A. Petrucelli is one of the most cautious bankers in America. In fact, Petrucelli is so cautious that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. recently criticized his bank for not lending enough. The FDIC’s [...]
Theodore’s World: Obama Requires American’s to SERVE, H.R.1388, “The Give Act” to reform the National Service Laws HR 1388, will hit the House floor on Tuesday.It is called the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act (The Give Act.) The House is scheduled to Rule this week. Sponsored by Democrat Representative Carolyn McCarthy (NY), Education and [...]
Of course THIS now looks like a fabulous idea! BBC: Russia announces rearmament plan Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Moscow will begin a comprehensive military rearmament from 2011. Mr Medvedev said the primary task would be to “increase the combat readiness of [Russia's] forces, first of all our strategic nuclear forces”. Explaining the move, [...]
Politico: GOP eyes Bush v. Gore for Coleman By MANU RAJU A state court could rule any day now on Norm Coleman’s challenge to Al Franken’s 225-vote lead in Minnesota, but the race may be far from over no matter what the judges say. Top Republicans are encouraging Coleman to be as litigious as possible [...]
International Herald Tribune: Europe hedges on Guantánamo detainees By William Glaberson and Steven Erlanger European countries that have offered to help the Obama administration close the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by resettling detainees have begun raising questions about the security risks and requirements if they accept prisoners described by the Bush administration as [...]
FOX Business: Amid AIG Furor, Dodd Tries to Undo Bonus Protections He Put In by Rich Edson Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) on Monday night floated the idea of taxing American International Group (AIG: 0.9293, 0.1492, 19.13%) bonus recipients so the government could recoup some or all of the $450 million the company is paying to [...]
Previous Post, American Legion Commander Angered. This Ain’t Hell Blog: Please Sir, You Must RESIGN, RIGHT NOW! by COB6 When retired General Erik K. Shinseki was announced as the new head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, I applauded the President’s choice. That in itself is very unusual for me. I didn’t do that because [...]
The Boston Globe: Battle looms with Congress WASHINGTON – As the Bush administration was drawing to a close, Robert M. Gates, whose two years as defense secretary had been devoted to wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, felt compelled to warn his successor of a crisis closer to home. The United States “cannot expect to eliminate [...]
STAMFORD, Conn. — The family of a Connecticut woman mauled by a chimpanzee last month has filed preliminary legal papers seeking $50 million in damages against the primate’s owner. Relatives of Charla Nash filed legal papers against Sandra Herold late Monday in Superior Court in Stamford. The papers are prelude to an expected lawsuit. They [...]
JPost: Ahead of Pope Benedict XVI’s May visit to Israel, the rabbi of the Western Wall, Shmuel Rabinovitch, has said that it is not proper to come to the site wearing a cross. The pope wears a cross in all public appearances and is slated to visit the Western Wall on May 12 after a [...]
FOX: Iowa Senator Says AIG Executives Should ‘Resign or Commit Suicide’ Grassley says AIG executives should follow “the Japanese example” by publicly apologizing and “do one of two things: resign or commit suicide.” IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley suggested on Monday that AIG executives should take a Japanese approach toward accepting responsibility [...]
