Telegraph: In the gloomiest internal assessment of Yemen’s security yet, he said jihadis from across the Arab world are hiding in the lawless hills of Shabwa province where the so-called Christmas Day “underwear bomber” is thought to have been trained, its governor, Ali Hasan al-Ahmadi, said. “There are dozens of Saudi and Egyptian al-Qaeda militants [...]
He also says our “connectivity to Israel” is the reason why Al Qaeda wants to attack us. Terrorism: The War On Terror
Rasmussen: Voter expectations that the health care legislation before Congress will become law have reached a new high, but most are still opposed to the plan. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 17% believe passage of the legislation will achieve the stated goal of reducing health care costs. Fifty-seven percent (57%) [...]
KABUL (AP) — Six Western troops, including three Americans, were killed Monday in Afghanistan, underscoring warnings that casualties will increase as more foreign troops stream into the country and step up efforts against the Taliban. Despite the rise in violence, support among Afghans for the presence of foreign forces has increased. A poll released Monday [...]
CNBC: Health care reform is “hanging on by a thread,” and one or two votes could determine the outcome of the heavily-debated bill, Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd told CNBC Monday. “Everyone feels, I guess, to some degree who have been for this, that they would have liked something different, and that’s not uncommon when you’re [...]
Bloomberg: Jan. 11 — China supplanted the U.S. as the world’s largest auto market after its 2009 vehicle sales jumped 46 percent, ending more than a century of American dominance that started with the Model T Ford. The nation’s sales of passenger cars, buses and trucks rose to 13.6 million, the fastest pace in at [...]
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How many documents are being shredded, and how many witnesses are being prepared, in advance of the Obama-stalled Congressional investigation? WASHINGTON — A Defense Department review of the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has found the doctors overseeing Maj. Nidal Hasan’s medical training repeatedly voiced concerns over his strident views on Islam and his [...]
The Hill: Andy Stern, the most frequent visitior to the White House, and he presidents of about a dozen labor unions will meet with President Barack Obama on Monday to push him to limit the scope of a proposed tax on high-cost insurance plans. Labor sources acknowledge they will not succeed in completely eliminating the [...]
So this man died four days ago, but since it wasn’t up on here the day it happened I figured it would be better late than never to put him up now. I’ve always been interested in this story, and I’m sure this guy had one hell of a ride. BBC: The only person officially [...]
The New York Times: Our president came down from the mountaintop. He had applied the freshness of his independent thought to the critical matters at hand. He had convened his seminar, reviewed the reviews, analyzed the intelligence every which way, thought anew about everything, and lo and behold, he finally emerged to tell us some [...]
CHICAGO (AP) – Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he’s “blacker than Barack Obama” and tells Esquire magazine that he was a real person in a political arena dominated by phonies. Blagojevich, referring to the president as “this guy,” says Obama was elected based simply on hope. “What the (expletive)? Everything he’s saying’s on the [...]
