The Washington Post: The world’s largest Internet search company and the world’s most powerful electronic surveillance organization are teaming up in the name of cybersecurity. Under an agreement that is still being finalized, the National Security Agency would help Google analyze a major corporate espionage attack that the firm said originated in China and targeted [...]
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US debt is on track to hit a congressionally proposed debt ceiling of 14.3 trillion dollars by the end of February, the Treasury said Wednesday, a day ahead of a key vote to raise it to that level. “Based on current projections, Treasury expects to reach the debt ceiling as early [...]
News Busters: CNN’s Jim Acosta continued his network’s of bias against tea party protesters on Wednesday’s American Morning by depicting them as “recession raging,†and questioned one participant over her depiction of President Obama as the personification of death: “Do you think having the President dressed up as the Grim Reaper is a little over-the-top?†[...]
Human Events: Every school, club, or company has a loudmouth whose outrageous statements and failed attempts at humor cause his friends to shy away, feigning laughter and everyone to think “what a jackass.†Congress always has more than its fair share of such people, and suffers them gladly. Well, most of them. But this congress [...]
SYDNEY (AP) – Australia recently blocked several export shipments to Iran because of concern the cargo may have been destined for Tehran’s nuclear weapons programs, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Thursday. The bans were ordered by the defense minister under laws aimed at preventing the proliferation of material that could be used in weapons of [...]
The Baltimore Sun: As Congress begins picking through President Obama’s vast election year budget, many Democratic incumbents and candidates seem to be finding something they love — to campaign against. A Democratic Senate candidate in Missouri denounced the budget’s sky-high deficit. A Florida Democrat whose district includes the Kennedy Space Center hit the roof over [...]
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The Hill: Sen.-elect Scott Brown (R), the successor to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), will be sworn in to office Thursday afternoon, giving Republicans 41 seats in the upper chamber. “Once we get his certificate, we expect to swear him in tomorrow afternoon as early as 5 o’clock, which is earlier than he suggested,” [...]
CNS News: In the history of the United States, Congress has never forced individual Americans to buy any good or service. That would change if the health care bills approved by either the House or Senate ever became law. Each would require individuals to buy a health insurance plan approved by the government. Since Congress [...]
Politico: The Special Olympics is disputing the White House claim that its chairman, Tim Shriver, accepted Rahm Emanuel’s apology for calling liberals “retarded.” Seeking to damp down the controversy over Rahm Emanuel’s reported, months-old use of the word, a White House official yesterday told me and other reporters that Emanuel had called Special Olympics Chairman [...]
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Something smells absolutely fishy here. All five intelligence chiefs warn of a terrorist attack on America soil in 3-6 months, A-jad warned of a “harsh blow” to the west on Feb. 11th, then test fires a rocket into space and then suddenly decides it will hand over most of it’s enriched uranium? The Washington Post: [...]
The Washington Times: The five senior leaders of the U.S. intelligence community told a Senate panel Tuesday they are “certain” that terrorists will attempt another attack on the United States in the next three to six months. The warning came during the annual threat briefing to Congress in response to questions from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, [...]
BOSTON (AP) – The Republican who captured the late Sen. Edward Kennedy’s seat says he wants to be sworn in immediately, not next week as planned. An attorney for Scott Brown says in a letter Wednesday to Massachusetts Gov. Deval (deh-VAHL’) Patrick that the senator-elect has been told there may be votes in which he [...]
