Archive for July, 2010
How The Expiring Bush Tax Cuts Affect You (1)
Smart Money: The so-called Bush tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of the year. Although some of the cuts retain bipartisan support in Congress and may yet be extended, as of now, Washington has some severe changes in store for you and your family. Higher Tax Rates for All You may have [...]
“Ominous” Poll: Boxer And Firorina Tied, Boxer’s Approval Rating Tanks (4)
The Hill: An “ominous” new poll shows Sen. Barbara Boxer’s (D-Calif.) approval rating tanking as Vice President Joe Biden visits the state to help her raise money. Biden will be in Silicon Valley and Los Angeles Thursday to help Boxer gather contributions for her reelection run against Republican Carly Fiorina. A new Field Poll gives [...]
Proton Radius 4% Smaller Than Believed, Turning World Of Science Upside Down (15)
Embarrassed Physicists Times: Physicists might have to rethink what they know about, well, everything.
First Black First Lady Planning First Oil Spill Photo Op (13)
The Hill: First lady Michelle Obama is planning to visit the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in the coming weeks to observe the oil spill recovery effort, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Wednesday. Vice President Joe Biden is also planning to visit the region. No details are available yet about their visits, [...]
Woman Poses As Boy To Sodomize Girl (5)
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) – Police say an Ohio woman pretended to be a 14-year-old boy so she could have a sexual relationship with a teenage girl. Authorities say 31-year-old Patricia Dye of Franklin used the alias Matt Abrams as the girl’s boyfriend, and that the girl did not know Dye was a woman. Dye was [...]
South Carolina’s Black Democrat Candidate For Senate Wants Action Figure Of Self (4)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Unconventional U.S. Senate hopeful Alvin Greene has an idea about how to get South Carolinians back to work: start selling action figures of himself. Greene, himself an unemployed 32-year-old veteran, won a surprise victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary June 8. He said Wednesday the toy line idea shows he’s thinking [...]
New Jihadi Magazine Aims To Be Explosive (3)
Washington Times: Call it the new journalism for a niche market. Should your interests veer toward articles like “Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom” written by authors such as “The AQ Chef” and “Terrorist,” there’s a new magazine for you. Dubbed Inspire, the 67-page glossy of photos and text is an online [...]
