Budget-strapped states avoid the word 'taxes'

Seeded on Wed Feb 3, 2010 12:42 PM EST (The Washington Times)

DENVER | Faced with severe budget shortfalls after a steep economic recession, state legislatures and governors are trying to raise money without raising taxes — at least not technically.

budget, politics, denver, deficit, tax-increase

Rahm Emanuel: "Senate liberals are f**king retarded"

Tue Feb 2, 2010 4:56 PM EST

Yes, that is a quote from President Obama's Chief of Staff. Apparently Mr. Emanuel was expressing his frustration during a closed-door strategy session last summer. As Mrs.

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politics, obama, obama-administration, rham-emanuel, senate-liberals

Study Finds New Abstinence-Only Program Works

Seeded on Tue Feb 2, 2010 3:58 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

An experimental abstinence-only program without a moralistic tone can delay young teens from having sex, a new study found.

us-news, abstinence, abstinence-only

Fate of Obama's aunt to be fought behind closed doors

Seeded on Tue Feb 2, 2010 1:33 PM EST (The Boston Herald)

The illegal alien aunt of President Obama could learn this week whether she can put down roots in Boston - or start packing her bags for a one-way trip back to Kenya.

politics, obama, illegal-immigrant, obama-aunt

Canadian Premier Williams set to have heart surgery in U.S.

Seeded on Tue Feb 2, 2010 1:31 PM EST (National Post)

Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams will undergo heart surgery later this week in the United States. Deputy premier Kathy Dunderdale confirmed the treatment at a news conference Tuesday, but would not reveal the location of the operation or how it would be paid for.

canada, health-care, us-news, danny-williams, health-care-reform, canadian-health-care, obama-care

Senate liberals are "f**king retarded"

Seeded on Tue Feb 2, 2010 1:29 PM EST ()

In a Facebook post, Sarah Palin calls on President Obama to fire Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel for reportedly describing the strategy of Senate liberals as "@!$%#ing retarded."

senate, politics, obama-administration, rham-emanuel

Early draft of the Constitution found in Phila.

Seeded on Tue Feb 2, 2010 1:27 PM EST (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Researcher Lorianne Updike Toler was intrigued by the centuries-old document at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

constitution, politics, philadelphia, james-wilson, lorianne-updike-toler

Largest-ever federal payroll to hit 2.15 million

Seeded on Tue Feb 2, 2010 1:25 PM EST (The Washington Times)

The era of big government has returned with a vengeance, in the form of the largest federal work force in modern history.

politics, obama, federal-employment, federal-payroll

Rep. Clyburn: 'We've got to spend our way out of this recession'

Seeded on Mon Feb 1, 2010 6:23 PM EST (TheHill.com)

Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), the House majority whip, said that trying to find greater savings in the budget, which was released by President Barack Obama this morning, wouldn't help alleviate the recession.

democrats, politics, obama, recession, stimulus, james-clyburn, democrat-spending

Budget Would Raise Tax Rates on Wealthy, Limit Deductions

Seeded on Mon Feb 1, 2010 6:16 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)

Taxes on high-income earners would rise by nearly $1 trillion over the next 10 years, under the budget plan put forward by President Barack Obama Monday.

democrats, politics, obama, tax-increase

White House to paint grim fiscal picture: source

Seeded on Mon Feb 1, 2010 11:44 AM EST (Reuters)

The White House will predict a record budget deficit in the current fiscal year and more big shortfalls for the next decade in its upcoming budget proposal, a congressional source told Reuters on Sunday.

white-house, politics, deficit, obama

Reid raises $2M, spends it all

Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:37 PM EST (Politico)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) raised an impressive $2 million in the fourth fundraising quarter, but spent $2.1 million -- even more money than he brought in -- much of it on campaign advertisements designed to improve his profile.

politics, harry-reid, campaigning, campaign-fund

UPDATE 4-Senate backs increase in debt limit to $14.3 tln

Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:35 PM EST (Reuters)

The U.S. Senate voted narrowly on Thursday to increase the government's borrowing authority to $14.3 trillion, which would allow the Treasury Department to continue servicing the country's spiraling national debt through most of 2010.

senate, democrats, politics, debt-limit

Top 10 List of Corrupt Politicians: Obama Makes the List

Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:32 PM EST (WorldNetDaily News )

The report released yesterday said Obama joined the likes of Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.; Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner; Attorney General Eric Holder; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa.; and Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., on the list.

democrats, politics, republicans, john-murtha, nancy-pelosi, barney-frank, jesse-jackson-jr, john-ensign, chris-dodd, charlie-rangel

Taxpayers pay $101,000 for Pelosi's in-flight 'food, booze'

Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:29 PM EST (WorldNetDaily News )

It reads like a dream order for a wild frat party: Maker's Mark whiskey, Courvoisier cognac, Johnny Walker Red scotch, Grey Goose vodka, E&J brandy, Bailey's Irish Crème, Bacardi Light rum, Jim Beam whiskey, Beefeater gin, Dewars scotch, Bombay Sapphire gin, Jack Daniels whiskey …

politics, pelosi, taxpayer-funded, pelosi-in-flight-bill, pelosi-luxury, pelosi-flights

White House asks Justice Department to look for other places to hold 9/11 terror trial

Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:24 PM EST (NY Daily News)

The White House ordered the Justice Department Thursday night to consider other places to try the 9/11 terror suspects after a wave of opposition to holding the trial in lower Manhattan.

bloomberg, obama, us-news, khalid-sheikh-mohammed, ksm, eric-holder, nyc-trial

Catcher In The Rye author shaped the popular culture he came to shun

Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:23 PM EST (The Times)

For a man who spent half his life as a recluse, J. D. Salinger left an extraordinary, indelible imprint on popular culture.

world-news, catcher-in-the-rye, j-d-salinger

'Nobel Peace Prize-winner Barack Obama ups spending on nuclear weapons to even more than George Bush'

Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:02 PM EST (the Mail online)

Barack Obama has allocated £4.3billion to spend on maintaining the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile - £370million more than what was budgeted by George Bush. The budget will also be increased by more than £3.1billion over the next five years.

bush, politics, obama, nuclear-weapons, nuclear-weapons-spending

Osama Bin Laden Blasts US For Climate Change

Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:59 PM EST (apnews.myway.com)

Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has called for the world to boycott American goods and the U.S. dollar, blaming the United States and other industrialized countries for global warming, according to a new audiotape released Friday.

us, osama-bin-laden, world-news, us-economy

Osama Bin Laden Worried About Global Warming

Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:58 PM EST (the Mail online)

Osama bin Laden has warned of the dangers of climate change. The Al Qaeda leader spoke in a new audiotape aired in part on Al Jazeera television today.

osama-bin-laden, world-news, globa-warming

Scientists broke the law by hiding climate change data: But legal loophole means they won't be prosecuted

Seeded on Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:57 PM EST (the Mail online)

Scientist at the heart of the 'Climategate' email scandal broke the law when they refused to give raw data to the public, the privacy watchdog has ruled.

global-warming, world-news, university-of-east-anglia, global-warming-data, global-warming-scientists

Did Obama go to Columbia?

Seeded on Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:45 PM EST ()

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politics, obama, columbia-university, james-david-manning

Scientists in stolen e-mail scandal hid climate data

Seeded on Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:39 PM EST (The Times)

The university at the centre of the climate change row over stolen e-mails broke the law by refusing to hand over its raw data for public scrutiny.

global-warming, world-news, global-warming-data, cliematic-research-unit, university-east-anglia

State of the Union: Barack Obama gets an F for world leadership

Seeded on Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:40 AM EST (Telegraph)

But the scant attention paid in the State of the Union speech to US leadership was pitiful and frankly rather pathetic. The war in Afghanistan, which will soon involve a hundred thousand American troops, merited barely a paragraph.

iran, politics, obama, iraq-war, war-on-terror, state-of-the-union, afghanistan-war, obama-leadership

State of the Union: Justice Alito mouths 'not true'

Seeded on Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:37 AM EST (Politico)

POLITICO's Kasie Hunt, who's in the House chamber, reports that Justice Samuel Alito mouthed the words "not true" when President Barack Obama criticized the Supreme Court's campaign finance decision.

politics, supreme-court, obama, schumer, justice-alito

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Thank you Prophat for standing up to these hateful, misled libs and attempting to set them straight even though we both know it's like trying to reason with a turnip :) If we can enlighten even one of them it's well worth it. Have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

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