Jun 29, 2009 8 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
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TEHRAN (AP) - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. ___ Iran's election oversight body on Monday declared the hotly disputed ...
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The Washington Post: The Supreme Court today narrowly ruled in favor of white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., who said they were denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision by Judge Sonia Sotomayor and others that had come to play a large role in the consideration of her nomination for the high court. The city ...
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POLITICO: With California’s state government deadlocked over a $24 billion hole in its budget, the Golden State is hurtling toward financial apocalypse. Washington’s response? Deal with it yourselves. California is the world’s 8th-largest economy, home to one out of every eight Americans and the holder of 55 electoral votes. The state enjoys incredible sway on Capitol Hill — ...
Continue ReadingJun 29, 2009 1 Comment ›› Erik Wong
Surreal images from the streets of Tehran. It doesn't look terribly calm. It DOES look like martial law. Video is out of sync with sound, so use your imagination. . LiveLeak:
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LiveLeak: This is Jeff Kuhner of the Washington Times filling in for Michael Savage ........
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HouseRepublicanLeader John Boehner: H/T JayMS Washington, Jun 26 - Speaker Pelosi’s national energy tax is going to raise electricity prices, increase gasoline prices, and ship American jobs overseas to countries like China and India. This, we know. It would be a bureaucratic nightmare overseen by a confusing web of government agencies that would take and redistribute ...
Continue ReadingJun 27, 2009 26 Comments ›› Erik Wong
H/T Scoot During Boehner’s brief attempt at filibuster, he reads passages related to the usage of "qualified youth corps" to regulate energy efficiency in regards to "the sustainability of low-end income communities." "I wonder if ACORN qualifies for these grants," Boehner quipped. . .
Continue ReadingJun 27, 2009 21 Comments ›› Erik Wong
Publius' Forum: -By Warner Todd Huston The Washington Post had an interesting article on June 25 headlined, “A First Lady Who Demands Substance.†I think it was meant to highlight that fact that Michelle Obama is more than a mere first lady but is a strong, substantive person — which is, by the way, without question. Unfortunately, ...
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Bloomberg: By Michael B. Marois and Darrell Preston June 29 (Bloomberg) -- California lawmakers remain deadlocked over how to fix a $24 billion deficit that threatens to leave the state broke in July, after Democrats sought an end-run around a rule requiring a supermajority vote to raise taxes. The Assembly last night began passing a $23 billion package ...
Continue ReadingJun 27, 2009 7 Comments ›› Erik Wong
NewsBusters: By Mark Finkelstein Remember the good old days—when dissent was patriotic? Fuggedaboutit. Dissent isn't merely unpatriotic now. It's downright treasonous. Just ask Paul Krugman. If, like virtually all House Republicans and a handful of Dems, you don't agree with the likes of Henry Waxman on the need to take radical measures on the ...
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TheRightSideOfLife: As I had recently remarked in my “best of†vacation posting, Rep. Bill Posey’s (R-FL) bill on presidential eligibility, HR1503, had 4 cosponsors added to his bill. And as attorney Mario Apuzzo points out, the list has recently grown to 6: The sixth U.S. Congress House Representative has signed on to co-sponsor ...
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AtlasShrugs: Minutes ago: Ghoba Mosque closed, but more than 20,000 ppl around chanting against regime, some clashes, more trying join 12:43 pm Tweetdeck: There are reports of clash between military forces and people Thousands used the anniversary of 7th. tir martyrs memorial at the Ghoba mosque to take to the streets. Continued HERE
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TimesOnline: Jenny Booth Soldiers have reportedly arrested the President of Honduras and taken him to a military airbase to be flown into exile. Supporters of Manuel Zelaya described the events as a coup and have gathered outside the presidential palace to protest. First reports of what happened came from Carlos Enrique Reina, Mr Zelaya's private secretary, who said that ...
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AmericanThinker: Yep. We taxpayers now have "a little Captain in all of us." Too bad it's because our tax dollars went to the rum distiller who makes Captain Morgan rum. Via Crooks and Liars we get the not surprising news that the $750 billion we shelled out in TARP to save American banks ended up lining the ...
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