U.S. Air Force Capt. Joshua Tyler, left, re-enlists Staff Sgt. Andrew Petrulis, Explosive Ordnance Division craftsman, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. Petrulis’ teammates took advantage of a training opportunity to time the “fireball” detonation at a safe distance to make the reenlistment a more memorable event for their comrade. Tyler and Petrulis are assigned to [...]
Background: CIA: NY/DC 9-11 Terror Threat Involves “Dirty” Nuclear Bomb WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. intelligence agencies have found no evidence that al-Qaida has sneaked any terrorists into the country for a strike coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, senior officials said Saturday. Since late Wednesday, counterterrorism officials have chased a tip [...]
The Hill: After being pummeled during the summer’s debt-ceiling debate, Democrats are now taking the budget fight to the GOP. Just hours after unveiling a sweeping new jobs proposal, President Obama hit the road Friday to promote the bill in the district of one his staunchest Republican critics, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.). The aggression [...]
Photo courtesy Alan Colmes The Hill: Dissatisfaction with President Obama is hurting Democrats’ chances in two House special elections that will take place on Tuesday. In a Democratic-leaning New York City seat previously held by Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner, some prominent local Democrats have endorsed Republican Bob Turner because of Obama’s handling of Israel, while [...]
Obama wants the jobs plan passed “immediately” so that we wont first discover 1. he can’t pay for it 2. it won’t work cos it’s not a really a jobs plan, just like the stimulus wasn’t really a stimulus. Related Video – Con Man: Obama Rushed Alleged Stimulus Bill Same As He’s Rushing Alleged Jobs [...]
USA Today: Bears LB Lance Briggs was ready to pay the fine for wearing his 9/11 tribute gear fresh from Reebok. The NFL says don’t sweat it. Avoiding a potential P.R. disaster, the league clarified Friday that they will not be fining individuals who chose patriotic uniform modifications, as long as the apparel is from [...]
Oh, those silly Dutch – the people who brought us the “Plant Rights” movement, and are currently hard at work to legalize child porn. Tundra Tabloids: The Dutchman Wouter Mijland plans to build in Berlin on 11September a monument for fallen Taliban fighters. The past four years living in Dresden artist wants to set up [...]
New York Times: Google disclosed Thursday that it continuously uses enough electricity to power 200,000 homes, but it says that in doing so, it also makes the planet greener. Every time a person runs a Google search, watches a YouTube video or sends a message through Gmail, the company’s data centers full of computers use [...]
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New York Times: CAIRO — Israel flew most of its diplomatic staff out of Egypt on Saturday after thousands of protesters the day before tore down a protective wall around the Israeli Embassy and broke into its offices the day before. Prime Minister Essam Sharaf of Egypt called an emergency cabinet meeting to deal with [...]
Fox News: SEOUL – A US military reconnaissance plane came under electronic attack from North Korea and had to make an emergency landing during a major military exercise in March, a political aide said Friday. The aide said the plane suffered disturbance to its GPS system due to jamming signals from the North’s southwestern cities [...]
In this July 28, 2011 photo provided by the El Paso Zoo, Wzui, a male Malayan Tiger, reclines at the El Paso Zoo in El Paso, Texas. Wzui was killed by his mate at the zoo on Thursday EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) – A female tiger has killed her mate at a West Texas zoo, [...]
New York Times: The dismal state of the economy is the main reason many companies are reluctant to hire workers, and few executives are saying that President Obama’s jobs plan — while welcome — will change their minds any time soon. That sentiment was echoed across numerous industries by executives in companies big and small [...]
Emanuel: Longer Day a Question of When: MyFoxCHICAGO.com
