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Saturday, August 6, 2011
News posted in my blog at 1:50 P.M.
US official: About
two dozen US deaths in Afghan copter crash Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Most of those killed when a Chinook helicopter crashed in eastern
Afghanistan overnight were US Navy SEALs, two US government officials said. Los Angeles Times - Paul West - 14 minutes ago Appearing before more than 15000 people he summoned to a national prayer meeting, prospective
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry prayed for President Obama and asked God to keep the president's family safe.
Los Angeles Times - 16
hours ago The current
and former officers are found guilty of federal charges in the Danziger Bridge case, in which two New Orleans civilians were
killed and four wounded. Omaha, NE - The US Secretary of Defense visited Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue Friday. Leon
Panetta renewed his call for Congress to lay off spending cuts to the DOD, making a strong case for a robust department of
defense, ... Daily Beast - 42
minutes ago The
hacker collective Anonymous says they have responded to arrests of their members by hacking 70 US law enforcement websites.
The group claims to have stolen 10 gigabytes of data, including emails, credit card details, and other information. Chief Judge Belvin Perry, after hearing arguments Friday on whether Casey Anthony should serve
probation for a year in her check-fraud convictions or resume life without legal restrictions, called the situation "a
... Boston Globe - 10
hours ago AP /
August 6, 2011 CHICAGO - Myrtle Rose was just taking a short flight over suburban Chicago when the 75-year-old aviation enthusiast
looked out her cockpit window to see two F-16 jets. AP WASHINGTON -- A mysterious donor who gave $1 million to a political action committee supportive
of Mitt Romney for president has been identified. While most of the Republican presidential candidates are gearing up for next week's straw
poll in Iowa, Jon Huntsman is tooling around New Hampshire. The alleged ringleader of detainee abuses at Abu Ghraib in Iraq was released Saturday from
a military prison, an Army spokeswoman said. From 9.2% in June of this year, the unemployment in United States slightly drops to 9.1%. With
the figures given, many critics turn their attention to President Barack Obama concerning economic productivity on employment.
Fort Smith Times Record - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON
- A measure passed Friday authorizing the Federal Aviation Administration to call back 4000 idled workers could put a stalled
local project back in motion, said Fort Smith Regional Airport Director John Parker. A House ethics probe of Queens Rep. Gregory Meeks is focusing on possible criminal charges
for his failure to report a $40000 payment from a businessman that investigators say appears to have been an illegal gift
-- and ... Entertainer Jennifer Hudson leads the Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, other entertainers and the
audience in singing Happy Birthday to President Barack Obama at a fundraiser on the eve of his 50th birthday, Wednesday, Aug.
3, 2011, in Chicago. KCAU - 7 minutes
ago DES MOINES,
Iowa (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson says he won't attend the Iowa Straw Poll because it's given
too much weight in the nomination process. A US Airways Group Inc. (LCC) jet was evacuated and inspected in Philadelphia today after a
“threatening note” was found, the US Transportation Security Administration said. Green Bay Press Gazette - 12 minutes ago Extra
security was brought on at the Wisconsin State Fair August 5, 2011, West Allis, Wis. Because of the violent attacks yesterday
a curfew had been set. AP SAN ANGELO, Texas - A polygamist group leader convicted of child sexual assault is boycotting
his sentencing hearing in Texas. Warren Jeffs, right, is escorted out of the Tom Green County Courthouse by a law enforcement
officer, ... AP 1st Lt. Cory Dombrowski, 24, of South Bend Ind., with the US Army's 2nd Battalion 27th
Infantry Regiment based in Hawaii, takes position after being dropped off by a Blackhawk helicopter in Kunar province, Afghanistan.
(CNN) -- There might not have been a truer definition of bittersweet than the events that unfolded
this weekend in an Alabama college town recovering from an April day when the winds screamed and the houses blew ...
12:50 pm est
Friday, August 5, 2011
Published in my blog at 9:47 A.M. That means that 60-odd construction workers can soon resume work on Oakland International Airport's
new air-control tower, and dozens of others will get started a little later on projects at SFO and Mineta San Jose International
Airport. Barack Obama attends a fundraiser on the eve of his 50th birthday, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011,
in Chicago. President Obama got what he wanted for his birthday, but by his own admission, it wasn't as spectacular as
one would hope for. WVLT - 19 minutes
ago BLACKSBURG,
Va. (AP) - Memories of the worst mass school shooting in US history at Virginia Tech came flooding back when the campus locked
down after reports of a man with a gun, although some who were told to stay indoors treated the warnings with a ... NEW YORK (Reuters) - For almost three months, the sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn
has centered around the upscale Sofitel hotel where a maid claimed the former International Monetary Fund chief attacked her.
By the CNN Wire Staff A spell of suffocating heat will grip much of the South again Friday.
Heat advisories are in place for parts of 14 states. Los Angeles (CNN) -- Six Fullerton, California, police officers were placed on involuntary
administrative leave as the FBI and Orange County District Attorney investigate the death of a homeless man who was ... Post-Tribune - 14
minutes ago NEW
YORK (AP) - New York City Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, a former mayor of Indianapolis, is stepping down after just 14 months
in office to pursue opportunities in the private sector, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday. Dallas Voice - 1 hour ago 1.
Mitt Romney signed an anti-equality pledge from the hate group National Organization for Marriage. Michelle Bachmann and Rick
Santorum signed an earlier version written by another hate group that included a statement that black children were better
... TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott's approval rating rose to 35 percent, a 6 point increase
since May, but still remains among the worst in the country, according to a new Quinnipiac poll released Friday morning. STEWARTSTOWN, NH - The unsolved death of 11-year-old Celina Cass - whose body will be laid
out in a pink casket, her favorite color - is “killing her father,” who was bedridden yesterday with exhaustion
and severe ... AP sources: Obama wants aid for unemployed vets AP sources: Obama seeks tax credits to aid
vets By JULIE PACE AP © 2011 The Associated Press Jose Luis Magana AP President Barack Obama waves from Air Force One
upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base.
Little more than a year ago, most Americans did not know enough about the Tea Party to have
an opinion. Now, more people have opinions, and they are hardly positive. (CNN) -- The American Psychological Association is calling on state and federal officials to
stop anti-gay legal measures and to legalize same-sex marriage. Fourteen people were charged with participating in a nearly $60 million mortgage fraud ring
on Thursday following an FBI crackdown, FoxNews. AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry has never been hesitant about proclaiming his deep devotion to God
and the lifelong "walk of faith" that has carried him from his boyhood on a West Texas tenant farm to the state's
highest office. of AP WASHINGTON - The Pentagon got nearly everything it asked for during a decade of two wars
shadowed by the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the rise of al-Qaida. It isn't exactly news that Fox News staffers pull their punches when covering former Alaska
governor Sarah Palin. But it did surprise me that two of them, Greg Gutfield and Bob Beckel, admitted as much on the air Wednesday,
... Winona Daily News - 22 minutes ago AP | Posted: Friday, August 5, 2011 7:21 am | Loading… FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2010 file photo, New York gubernatorial
candidate Jimmy McMillan, of the Rent is Too Damn High Party, appears on the "Imus in the Morning" program on the
Fox Business ... Wall Street Journal - 12
hours ago AP BARNEGAT,
NJ—Appearing at a site that has become a symbol of pollution and overdevelopment in New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie
cleared the way Thursday for almost $650 million in low-cost and no-cost loans for water quality and protection projects.
BACHMANN: The Wall Street Journal profiles Bachmann, and it explains her appeal to conservatives
this way: “She makes an emotional connection with her audience.
8:49 am est
Thursday, August 4, 2011
8:13 am est
8:10 am est
Obama, Romney tied in Florida poll President Obama and GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney are now tied in Florida, according to a new poll that shows
the president's approval rating in the key swing state was not helped by the debt-ceiling deal.
8:07 am est
Perry Courting Presidential Run Calls
Iowans While Wooing Donors San Francisco Chronicle Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Texas Governor Rick Perry, weighing
a campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, spent 20 minutes last month talking with Iowa retiree Joanie Scotter
about jobs, border security and President Barack Obama.
8:05 am est
Movement on free-trade agreements? In response perhaps to the outcry over White House foot-dragging over the lack of progress on free-trade agreements,
last night Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.
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Gaddafi seeks Islamist alliance, rebels
to receive fuel Reuters Africa By Robert Birsel BENGHAZI, Libya, Aug 4 (Reuters) -
Muammar Gaddafi's son said his camp was nearing a deal with Islamists within Libya's rebellion to isolate more liberal
members of the insurgency, as a seized cargo of government-owned fuel docked in a ...
7:46 am est
Syrian tanks thrust into Hama, 45 killed:
report Credit: Reuters CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT OF THIS STILL IMAGE TAKEN FROM A SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE A tank
is seen along a street in Hama in this undated still image taken from social media website uploaded on August 3, 2011 and
dated August ...
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
11:00 am est
Casey Anthony in Ohio, report says Casey Anthony, left, with her lawyer Jose Baez, after she was released from the Orange County Jail in Orlando, Fla.,
early Sunday, July 17, 2011.
10:57 am est
Michele Bachmann touts 'no' vote
in new video spot Michele Bachmann is going up with a new Iowa ad in which she trumpets her opposition to the debt deal. "I voted
against raising the debt limit because it's time to balance the budget and pay down the debt," Bachmann says.
10:54 am est
Local Democrats to celebrate Obama's
birthday St. George Daily Spectrum ST. GEORGE - President Barack Obama turns 50 on Thursday,
and local supporters from the Democratic Party are hoping to use the occasion to get a reelection effort going.
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Obama Signs Debt Ceiling Bill Into Law President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to raise the nation's debt ceiling. Obama also held a news
conference in the White House Rose Garden Tuesday afternoon to mark the bill's final passage in both the House and Senate,
...
5:56 pm est
5:54 pm est
FAA Set to Lose $1 Billion If Senate
Fails to Pass Funding An air traffic control tower is pictured being built in this undated file photo. (Image Source/Getty Images) The
Federal Aviation Administration could lose more than $1.2 billion in uncollected taxes alone unless the Senate passes a bill
...
5:51 pm est
5:49 pm est
Huntsman faults Romney's Mass. health
plan MILFORD, NH -- Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, who has grown increasingly critical of his Republican
opponent Mitt Romney, today laid out a new point of contrast: the health care plans that each ...
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Senate panel votes to extend surveillance
law The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Intelligence Committee
has voted to extend a wide-ranging surveillance law targeting foreigners overseas, but Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden says he will
block the measure unless the public is told more about the law's impact on ...
5:43 pm est
5:39 pm est
Nato sends more troops to Kosovo BBC News Nato is sending hundreds of extra troops to Kosovo
amid rising tension in the north along its border with Serbia. The military alliance said the situation had not deteriorated
but that reinforcements were needed to relieve troops currently patrolling ...
5:33 pm est
Iraq to Negotiate Continued US Troop
Presence Fox News | AP BAGHDAD - Iraq's political leaders have given
the government permission to negotiate with the United States for a possible deal to keep American troops in Iraq to train
security forces beyond this year.
5:31 pm est
Monday, August 1, 2011
10:18 am est
Biden to Capitol Hill to sell Dems on
debt deal San Jose Mercury News AP WASHINGTON—Vice President Joe Biden will meet
with congressional Democrats on Capitol Hill as the Obama administration looks to rally votes for a deal to raise the nation's
borrowing limit.
10:14 am est
McCain: I'll likely "swallow
hard" defense cuts Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., indicated on CBS' "The Early Show" Monday that he would vote for the deal
struck between the White House and congressional leaders on extending the maximum amount of the federal government's borrowing
authority, ...
10:12 am est
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Amazing Details from bin Laden Raid Daily Beas The most complete account yet of the Navy SEAL raid
on Osama bin Laden emerges from this week's New Yorker. Nicholas Schmidle details everything from the Costco sandwiches
that were ordered for the White House situation room to the DNA samples taken ...
10:07 am est
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Children of terrorist victims bond at
summer camp Carolyn Kaster / AP From left, Caitlin Leavey, of New York, Farrah Sarrawi of Palestine, Francesca Picerno of the
US, and Allison Stahlman, are applauded during Project Common Bond on the Foxcroft School campus in Middleburg, Va.
8:38 am est
FBI Opens Inquiry Into Hacking of 9/11
Victims' Phones In response to requests from members of Congress and to at least one news report, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
in New York opened a preliminary inquiry on Thursday into allegations that News Corporation journalists sought ...
8:34 am est
Billboard warns of hot dog-cancer danger WTOP A billboard near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway warns
NASCAR fans, "Hot Dogs Can Wreck Your Health." The sign features a skull and crossbones logo on a cigarette pack
filled with hot dogs.
8:31 am est
Yemen army and tribesmen in fierce clashes Sydney Morning Herald Fierce fighting broke out between Yemen's army
and tribesmen who back anti-regime protesters in the strife-torn country's second city of Taez, witnesses said.
8:28 am est
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Has the Arab Spring arrived in Israel? Aljazeera.net As
Israelis protest against the rising cost of living, Inside Story looks at Israel's growing class divide. More than 100000
people took to the streets of 11 cities in Israel on Saturday to protest against the spiralling cost of living in the country.
8:21 am est
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Harry Reid Debt Plan Fails
In Senate Harry Reid's $2.7 trillion debt ceiling proposal will not include reforms to the benefit structure of entitlement
progra... Read Morems, several Democratic sources confirmed Monday. In a test vote Sunday, Majority Leader Harry Reid had
his package to ...
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Niceness aside, Huntsman finds fault
with rivals Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr., right, arrives with wife Mary Kaye Huntsman,
left, and their daughter Gracie Mei, 12, before speaking during the Orange County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner
...
2:33 pm est
Harry Reid Debt Plan Fails In Senate Harry Reid's $2.7 trillion debt ceiling proposal will not include reforms to the benefit structure of entitlement
progra... Read Morems, several Democratic sources confirmed Monday.
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The Low Down On Drug Prices Experts believe healthcare costs will be impacted across society, as the coming expiration of patents of best selling
drugs like Plavix and Lipitor, leads to the easy availability of cheaper generic versions of the popular medications.
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