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Obama Nixes Afghan Options; Wants More
Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:04 PM EST (Military.com)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that she is concerned about Afghanistan's "corruption, lack of transparency, poor governance (and) absence of the rule of law."
Taliban now Rule Area US Left
Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:58 PM EST (Military.com)
"Make no mistake, this is a setback," a senior U.S. military intelligence official told The Long War Journal. "Somehow, some day, we are going to have to fix this. Until then, the Taliban has an uncontested safe haven in Nuristan."
Insurance Co Opposition to Pelsi's Bill - Do the Math!!!
Sun Nov 8, 2009 5:47 PM EST
The Obama government is doing a GREAT job of pretending that the insurance industry is opposed to Pelosi's Health Insurance bill that passed the House last night. But only an idiot would even BEGIN to think that they would oppose this bill.
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British break up several bailed-out banks
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 1:45 PM EST (The Washington Post)
LONDON -- The British government announced Tuesday that it will break up parts of major financial institutions bailed out by taxpayers, highlighting a growing divide across the Atlantic over how to deal with the massive banks that were partially nationalized during the height of …
FBI Lets Barred Tycoon Visit U.S.
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:28 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
" ... Aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska met with FBI agents in August and earlier this month as part of a continuing criminal probe, according to two administration officials. The focus of that probe couldn't be learned.
US economy is growing once again
Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:05 PM EDT (BBC News)
The figures from the Commerce Department showed that a number of factors helped to lift the economy during the third quarter.
Political Uncertainty Puts Freeze on Small Businesses
Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:58 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
The economy remains unsteady 22 months after the recession began, with banks restricting credit and consumers hunkering down.
Swine Flu Cases Overestimated?
Seeded on Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:11 AM EDT (CBS News)
(CBS) If you've been diagnosed "probable" or "presumed" 2009 H1N1 or "swine flu" in recent months, you may be surprised to know this: odds are you didn't have H1N1 flu.
Click on the year you were born and read the news for that year
Seeded on Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:11 AM EDT (AngelFire.com)
What happened the year you were born? See major news events and statistics from your birth year.
Giant Ribbon Discovered at the Edge of the Solar System
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:30 PM EDT (NASA - Science@NASA)
October 15, 2009: For years, researchers have known that the solar system is surrounded by a vast bubble of magnetism.
Palin for President?
Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:02 PM EDT
Keep it clean - and no bricks through the windows. Opinions welcome, snarky comments part of politics so also okay - just remember - CoH enforced here like the speed limit in a small town with no money, a radar gun, and one cop who gets a percentage.
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Farmer fined for ignoring cow's 'psychological needs'
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:15 PM EDT (The Register (UK))
A West Yorks farmer has been slapped with a £150 fine for keeping a cow in a darkened barn and therefore failing to 'meet the psychological needs' of the bovine.
Russian birth rate at 15-year high
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:39 PM EDT (Axcess News)
AXcess News) Washington - Its not that Russian's aren't giving birth to children, its just that the number of births is exceeding the number of deaths for the first time in fifteen years.
Ruling could undo thousands of foreclosures
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:34 PM EDT (The Boston Herald)
A real estate judge is refusing to reverse a landmark ruling that opens the door to voiding tens of thousands of Bay State foreclosures dating as far back as 1989.
Obama loosens missile technology controls to China
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:30 PM EDT (The Washington Times)
President Obama recently shifted authority for approving sales to China of missile and space technology from the White House to the Commerce Department -- a move critics say will loosen export controls and potentially benefit Chinese missile development.
Wall Street Journal surpasses USA Today as No. 1
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:11 PM EDT (AP)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Wall Street Journal has surpassed USA Today as the top-selling daily newspaper in the United States.
Report: Russia to allow pre-emptive nukes
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:59 PM EDT (The Associated Press)
MOSCOW (AP) - A top Russian security official says Moscow reserves the right to conduct pre-emptive nuclear strikes to safeguard the country against aggression on both a large and a local scale, according to a newspaper interview published Wednesday.
Palin Plans New Political Group
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:52 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
Sarah Palin fans can expect to see a new Palin political organization surface as her memoir, "Going Rogue: An American Life," hits the shelves next month."There will be an announcement about it coming up," Palin associate Tim Crawford said Wednesday.
United States to send 'up to 45,000 more troops to Afghanistan'
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:48 PM EDT (Telegraph)
The US is expected to announce a significant surge of up to 45,000 extra troops for Afghanistan after Gordon Brown said that 500 more British troops would be sent to the country.
US banks' profits beat forecasts
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:43 PM EDT (BBC News)
Two major Wall Street banks have reported better-than-expected profits between July and September. Goldman Sachs' profits for the period were $3.19bn (£1.96bn), a four-fold increase from the same period in 2008.
Audacious militant tactics stun Pakistan
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:39 PM EDT (BBC News)
It is perhaps the sheer audacity of the attacks on security installations in Lahore - and in Rawalpindi just days earlier - that has taken the authorities by surprise. That may be the only excuse the security apparatus has for its handling of the assaults.
TARF - Toxic Asset Rescue Fund
Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:20 PM EDT
TARF - It's here, it's expensive - IT'S FINANCIAL SUICIDE!!! In a newspaper that I will not name because they refuse to allow posting of complete articles without a subscription, there was an article about TARF - the government's Toxic Asset Rescue Fund.
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Aspen Trees Die Across the West
Seeded on Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:03 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
"... a mysterious ailment -- or perhaps a combination of factors -- is killing hundreds of thousands of acres of the trees from Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona through Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and into Canada, according to the U.S. government and independent scientists.
Faker Arrested for 'Stolen Valor'
Seeded on Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:44 PM EDT (Military.com)
DENVER -- A suspect has been arrested in Denver and charged with stolen valor for allegedly fabricating stories of his heroism in a U.S. Marine uniform, the FBI said.
Smaller And More Efficient Nuclear Battery Created
Seeded on Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:39 PM EDT (Science Daily)
ScienceDaily (Oct. 9, 2009) — Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves.
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- Obama Nixes Afghan Options; Wants More
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that she is concerned about Afghanistan's "corruption, lack of transparency, poor governance (and) absence of the rule of law."
- Taliban now Rule Area US Left
"Make no mistake, this is a setback," a senior U.S. military intelligence official told The Long War Journal. "Somehow, some day, we are going to have to fix this. Until then, the Taliban has an uncontested safe haven in Nuristan."
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