Archive for June, 2011
Ryan Gets Standing Ovation In Front Of Obama As Republicans Get Tough With Him In White House Debt Meeting (8)
Washington (AP) – House Republicans gave President Obama an earful on their concerns regarding unemployment, the national debt and government regulation during a meeting Wednesday morning following a decisive vote against raising the debt ceiling. The meeting marked the latest development in budget negotiations which for months have failed to yield a compromise. Without a [...]
Hamas Moving HQ from Syria to Egypt, Warns Netanyahu (1)
IsraelNationalNews.com: Hamas is moving its headquarters from Damascus to Egypt, and the terror group is strengthening itself in the Sinai, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee Monday. He also noted that the Muslim Brotherhood, from which Hamas sprung, also has become a more powerful force in Egypt since the [...]
Massive Gmail Phishing Attack Hits Top U.S. Officials (1)
CNNMoney: NEW YORK — Hundreds of personal Gmail accounts, including those of some senior U.S. government officials, were hacked as a result of a massive phishing scheme originating from China, Google said Wednesday. The account hijackings were a result of stolen passwords, likely by malware installed on victims’ computers or through victims’ responses to e-mails [...]
150 Leading Economists Back Republicans In Debt Fight (1)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 150 economists back House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner’s call to match any increase in the debt limit with spending cuts of equal size, according to a letter released by the Republican leader’s office on Wednesday. The letter will give Boehner an important talking point as he and his fellow [...]
Worries Rise On Horrible Job Growth (2)
CNBC: U.S. private-sector payroll growth slowed sharply in May coming in far below expectations and falling to the lowest level in eight months, a report by a payrolls processor showed Wednesday. The ADP Employer Services report showed private employers added a scant 38,000 jobs last month, while April private payrolls were revised down to an [...]
Breakfast Sausage: TODAY Shows Weiner Pic Sent From Rep. Weiner’s Twitter (3)
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Obama Looking To Strike Peace Deal With Mullah Omar To Provide Excuse For Afghanistan Withdrawal (17)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — With the U.S. looking for a way to reconcile Afghanistan’s warring factions and get out, the top U.S. envoy is possibly looking to make a negotiating partner out of Mullah Mohammed Omar, the one-eyed Taliban leader. Imtiaz Gul, head of the Center for Research and Security Studies in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, [...]
