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Obama's Legacy: A Failed Recovery & Double-Dip Recession
Sat,27 Aug 2011 10:26 PM PDT
Forbes -  There will be no significant recovery in the United States of America while Barack Obama is President. The evidence is overwhelming: everything Obama has tried to fuel a recovery (with his Democratic allies in Congress) has failed. Statistics claiming jobs saved by the stimulus package were mostly fiction, and cost American taxpayers about $275,000 each. Nearly 2-1/2 million fewer Americans have jobs than before the stimulus.Barack Obama has been President for 30 months—2-1/2 years. ...
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School superintendent gives up $800k in pay
Mon,29 Aug 2011 05:15 AM PDT
AP -  Some people give back to their community. Then there's Fresno County School Superintendent Larry Powell, who's really giving back. As in $800,000 — what would have been his compensation for the next three years.
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Glenn Beck, Fresh from Israel, Proclaims Irene is 'Blessing'
Sun,28 Aug 2011 12:55 PM PDT
Yahoo! Contributor Network - The Washington Post reports radio personality Glenn Beck has declared Hurricane Irene is a "blessing." He touts the strong storm lashing the East Coast of the United States as a harbinger to warn Americans to be prepared for anything and to stock up food. Full Story | Top |
Upgrade Your Life: 5 ways to make an easy-to-remember, ultra-secure password
Wed,24 Aug 2011 01:58 PM PDT
Upgrade Your Life - Nobody wants to get hacked. But when it comes to choosing a password, there are key steps you can take to reduce your risk of data intrusions from unwanted virtual visitors. This week's edition of Upgrade Your Life will teach you how to make a strong, safe password that's easy to remember — and [...] Full Story | Top |
Va. soldier sought in 4 deaths found dead in Pa.
Sun,28 Aug 2011 08:21 PM PDT
AP -  An Army officer suspected of killing four people in Pennsylvania and Virginia was found dead in a wooded area Sunday after a manhunt during Tropical Storm Irene's winds and drenching rains paralyzed residents in this Philadelphia suburb.
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Ind. vouchers prompt thousands to change schools
Mon,29 Aug 2011 05:19 AM PDT
AP -  Weeks after Indiana began the nation's broadest school voucher program, thousands of students have transferred from public to private schools, causing a spike in enrollment at some Catholic institutions that were only recently on the brink of closing for lack of pupils.
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Teen tells of fight with killer polar bear
Sun,28 Aug 2011 08:23 AM PDT
AFP -  A 16-year-old boy mauled in a fatal polar bear attack in the Norwegian Arctic told of his ordeal for the first time Sunday, saying he thought he was going to die as the beast chewed his head.
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Tired of Being the G.O.P.'s Piñata, Bernanke Finally Lashed Back at Congress
Sun,28 Aug 2011 01:37 PM PDT
Forbes -  For several months now, the GOP in general and the Tea Party in particular have taken unending swipes at Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, turning him into a virtual piñata. In his speech in Jackson Hole, Bernanke finally swung back. Many were shocked that the markets were strong even in the absence of some new form of financial stimulus like the Quantitative Easing version 2 that he announced at the same conference last year. In my view, that particular flooding of cash into the economy mostly ended up in the stock and commodity markets. For sure, it never helped U.S. ...
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Calif. would be first state to ban foam containers
Sun,28 Aug 2011 12:26 PM PDT
AP - Restaurant owner Gary Honeycutt says a push in California's state Legislature to ban the plastic foam containers he uses to serve up takeout meals could cost him thousands of dollars in an industry where profit margins already are razor thin. Full Story | Top |
Ron Paul blasts FEMA and the dependency it has created
Sun,28 Aug 2011 12:38 PM PDT
The Daily Caller - Although Hurricane Irene appears to have been more bark than bite, it did draw attention to the various government agencies and what would be required of them if such disasters strike. Nonetheless, consider Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul unimpressed. Full Story | Top |
Crime in the Wake of Hurricane Irene
Sun,28 Aug 2011 08:12 AM PDT
Forbes -  A resident walks through floodwater on Coney Island after Hurricane Irene hit, in New York, August 28, 2011.In New York City, Mayor Bloomberg chose not to evacuate the criminals in Rikers Island, according to Mother Jones. The mayor has also warned that any looters caught during or in the wake of the storm will be placed in internment camps. This raises questions about the role of law enforcement and order during a natural disaster. It also raises questions about the psychology of looting and rioting which occur after most natural disasters. ...
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Tea Party Express launches bus tour from California
Sat,27 Aug 2011 06:11 PM PDT
Reuters -  NAPA, California (Reuters) - With the Republican campaign for the White House taking shape, hundreds of Tea Party activists kicked off a national bus tour on Saturday, aiming to rally their base and new recruits to the conservative political cause.
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Wife In Middle Of Family Feud Faces Painful Choice
Sat,27 Aug 2011 11:32 PM PDT
Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I'm an only child. My parents moved three miles from my husband and me after our first daughter was born. They were determined not to miss a minute of her life.Mom's life has always been centered around Dad, my daughters and me. She has never approved of my husband because he didn't finish college and enlisted in the military, unlike Dad, who has two master's degrees and retired from the Navy as a lieutenant commander. She regards my husband as the "sperm donor," and that's about all the credit he gets.Mom isn't happy about anything unless she's complaining. ... Full Story | Top |
Elko County wants end to 15-year-old trout case
Mon,29 Aug 2011 05:26 AM PDT
AP - Never one to back down from a fight with the U.S. government, northern Nevada's rural Elko County has been feuding with federal land managers for decades over environmental protections they say go too far. Full Story | Top |
Bones identified as missing Australian boy
Sat,27 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT
AFP -  Australian police on Sunday said testing had confirmed that bones found in a northern forest were that of teenager Daniel Morcombe, one of the country's most high-profile missing person's cases.
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Sen. John McCain Should Apologize for Wallow Fire Remarks
Fri,26 Aug 2011 11:04 AM PDT
Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., made an appalling statement June 20, regarding the Wallow Fire that was raging in his home state. The largest wildfire in the state's history had allegedly been started by illegal immigrants. Full Story | Top |
Officials: 29 dead in suicide bomb in Iraq mosque
Sun,28 Aug 2011 03:44 PM PDT
AP -  A suicide bomber blew himself up inside Baghdad's largest Sunni mosque Sunday night, killing 29 people during prayers, a shocking strike on a place of worship similar to the one that brought Iraq to the brink of civil war five years ago.
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Iran warns NATO against entering Syria "quagmire"
Sun,28 Aug 2011 06:54 AM PDT
Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran warned NATO on Sunday against any temptation to intervene in Syria, saying that rather than the defeating a regime it would be bogged down in a "quagmire" similar to Iraq or Afghanistan. Full Story | Top |
New Porsche 911 Carerra pictures
Sun,28 Aug 2011 07:41 AM PDT
Digital Trends -  The newest version of the Porsche 9111 will debut publicly next month in Frankfurt and it's already shaping up to be a significant improvement in both power and efficiency. It was the very same auto show back in 1963 where the Porsche 911 first made its debut, known then as the 901.
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"Ridiculous" Obama Administration Blocks Modest Medicaid Reforms in Illinois
Sat,27 Aug 2011 09:34 AM PDT
Forbes -  There are a lot of people out there who think that, just because Medicaid is jointly run by the states and the feds, that states have a great deal of flexibility in how they administer the program. As Harold Pollack happily puts it in The New Republic, "In practice, states already enjoy great flexibility, with the Obama administration sending many signals that it is wiling to grant more."The logic of Harold's argument is clear: if states "already enjoy great flexibility," there's no need to give them more flexibility in the form of block grants. ...
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That CO2 warming the world: Lock it in a rock
Sat,27 Aug 2011 09:02 PM PDT
AP -  Sometime next month, on the steaming fringes of an Icelandic volcano, an international team of scientists will begin pumping "seltzer water" into a deep hole, producing a brew that will lock away carbon dioxide forever.
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Simon Cowell Wants To Freeze His Body After He Dies
Sun,28 Aug 2011 11:10 AM PDT
Forbes -  Simon Cowell, the former American Idol judge famous for freezing contestants in their tracks with his biting critiques, now says he wants to freeze more than that ... his body. After he dies, of course.In this recent interview with GQ Magazine, Cowell explains why he'd like to have his body cryonically frozen:"It's an insurance policy. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. If it does work, I'll be happy. If it's possible, and I think it will be, why not have a second crack? Does that sound crazy? I think it's a good idea. ...
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Paul still critical of US involvement in Libya
Sun,28 Aug 2011 12:10 PM PDT
AP -  Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul said Sunday the apparent overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi's regime in Libya does not justify U.S. involvement there and may end up delivering al-Qaida what he called "another prize."
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Iran condemns 'Israel spy' to death
Sun,28 Aug 2011 06:34 AM PDT
AFP -  Iran on Sunday sentenced to death a man accused of playing a key role in the 2010 murder of a top nuclear scientist and of spying for Israel, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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Chavez set to begin new round of cancer treatment
Sun,28 Aug 2011 04:18 PM PDT
AP -  President Hugo Chavez thanked Venezuelans on Sunday for praying for his health as he undergoes a third round of chemotherapy at a military hospital in Caracas, this time getting the cancer treatment at home rather than Cuba.
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