Archive for June, 2009

Israel Matzav: … The ‘Palestinian Authority.’ The more things change, the more they stay the same. “We reiterated our commitment to the Road Map, including the principle of one authority and one weapon for the Palestinians and putting an end to incitement by both the Palestinians and Israelis.” [Now there's a canard. No one in [...]

ISLAMABAD (AP) – The footage was chilling—a woman crying out in pain, held face-down on the ground, as a man with a long beard flogged her in front of a crowd. It could be the video that changed Pakistan. That two-minute clip, purportedly shot in the Swat Valley where the Taliban held sway until a [...]

Above:Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn, center, speaks on the passage of legislation that gives the government control over the production and marketing of tobacco products, Thursday, June 11, 2009, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., Dodd, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Sen. [...]

<b>“None Of Us Thought It Was Torture”</b> Oliver North Defends Waterboarding

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Undertaking a new and aggressive push to enact health reform this year, President Barack Obama bluntly challenged Republican critics on Thursday to put forward their own plan to expand coverage to the uninsured and help struggling families afford care. “To those who criticize our efforts, I ask them, `What’s the [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Freed from the grip of the U.S. Treasury’s bailout program, Goldman Sachs Group Inc might seek to shed its commercial bank holding company status and reclaim its role as Wall Street’s iconic investment bank, some investors believe. Now that the worst of the crisis has passed and as financial markets are [...]

DealBook: Many of its rivals are getting ready to throw back the government’s lifeline, but not Citigroup: To the contrary, Citi on Wednesday said it was moving forward with a plan to convert a large chunk of its preferred shares into common equity. The long-awaited move is expected to give the United States government a [...]

Swine Flu Declared A Pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) – American households lost $1.33 trillion of their wealth in the first three months of the year as the recession took a bite out of stock portfolios and dragged down home prices. The Federal Reserve reported Thursday that household net worth fell to $50.38 trillion in the January-March quarter, the lowest level since [...]

Republicans In Control Of NY Senate As Dems Cry Foul
CEO Says Government Pressured Bank Of America To Buy Merrill Lynch
Truck Crashes Into Gas Pump
Obama’s Budget Cuts… Michael Steele

H/T Kurt(the infidel) .

YAHOO Democrats want to push administration on US corporate pay strategies WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is taking a half-step toward taming U.S. executive pay. Some lawmakers prefer a fuller stride. Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee said Thursday the administration’s efforts to hector the private sector into reining in executive pay might [...]

Greta Show… Rove On The Pay Czar

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ABC News: Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, are swinging back at David Letterman, after the talk-show host made the Alaska governor and her family the focus of a series of off-color jokes. Letterman’s “Top 10” list Tuesday night focused on Palin’s recent trip to New York, and included several cracks: “Bought makeup from [...]

‘This Interview is Over’: Bawney Frank Walks Off Live CNBC Interview On Executive Pay

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ABC News The Justice Department Thursday morning announced that four of the 17 Uighur detainees held at Guantanamo Bay have been resettled in Bermuda. Abdul Nasser — speaking for himself as well as Huzaifa Parhat, Abdul Semet, and Jalal Jalaladin — thanked the Bermudan government and people in a statement released by his attorneys. “Growing [...]

The Guardian: The price of oil burst through the $71 a barrel mark today amid revelations that proven reserves had fallen for the first time in 10 years and predictions that the price could eventually hit $250. The latest high – from lows of $30 only four months ago – came on the New York [...]

POLITICO: In the opaque, dangerous days after North Korea sentenced two American journalists to 12 years’ hard labor, the White House faced the challenge of fashioning a response that doesn’t raise the tension level with the volatile hermit nation with a burgeoning nuclear weapons program. But that wasn’t all: The Obama administration also had to [...]