PATROL BASE FIRES, Helmand province, Afghanistan – “The word came out that noncommissioned officers were needed as combat replacements,” said combat replacement for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Sgt. Ricardo Ramirez. “Guys with experience who wanted to help out our brothers in Sangin.” Ramirez, a veteran of Iraq, fit the description, answered the call and [...]
Daily Caller: Chicago mayor and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said he doesn’t recall anything about the Obama administration’s $535 million loan to the recently bankrupt solar company Solyndra. Speaking to Chicago radio station WLS 890AM at a news conference about a new wellness initiative, Emanuel said he didn’t remember anything about [...]
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The Hill: The nation’s sluggish economy and dismal employment picture are unlikely to improve until President Obama shifts course from his policies that are “stifling” to both, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday. President Obama has done everything he knows how to do to beat himself. The reason people have little confidence in President Obama’s [...]
Los Angeles Times: Republican leaders accuse President Obama of trying to incite class warfare by proposing the ‘Buffett rule’ — a new tax on people making $1 million or more. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Reporting from Washington— Top congressional Republicans on Sunday accused President Obama of trying to incite class warfare with his [...]
Politico: House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan is ripping President Barack Obama’s plan to raise taxes on the rich, calling it “class warfare.” Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com “Class warfare might make for good politics, but it makes for bad economics,” the Wisconsin Republican said on “Fox News Sunday.” Ryan warned that the blueprint [...]
New York Daily News: Keith Olbermann’s “Countdown” has experienced quite a comedown since leaving MSNBC. After debuting to promising ratings on the Current cable network in late June, Olbermann’s political commentary show posted its lowest numbers yet the week of Sept 5–11. Nielsen figures provided by industry sources also show that, based on weekly averages [...]
Haaretz: Last week’s major event was the one which did not occur – a major Al-Qaida terror strike on September 11. “We have specific, credible intelligence information,” announced U.S. government officials and spokespeople ahead of the 10th anniversary of the mega-terror attacks. No details were given about this intelligence information. Whether preparations for a terror [...]
The Hill: President Obama will call for a new higher tax rate on millionaires to ensure they pay at least the same share of income in taxes that middle class families do. A White House official confirmed the president will unveil the plan Monday at the White House as part of a broad proposal with [...]
Washington Examiner: Millions of Americans are looking for work, and the number in poverty, 46.2 million, is the highest since the Census Bureau began compiling such data 52 years ago. The slow employment growth just might be connected to the $2,000-per-worker business tax, to begin in 2014, enacted as part of the 2010 Patient Protection [...]
Chicago Tribune: Reporting from Washington and Los Angeles— The White House faced mounting political complications as a second top fundraiser for President Obama was linked to a federal loan guarantee program that backed a now-bankrupt Silicon Valley solar energy company, and as two California lawmakers called for investigations of a state tax break granted to [...]
