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Huffington Post AKA It’s All Obama’s Fault: This Week’s Meme Obama Weak on Terror

News & Politics KQµårk 死神 - December 29, 2009 209

In a breathless display of hypocrisy and hyperbole Jacob Heilbrunn is drumming up the latest attempt by Al Qaeda as all Obama's fault. The...

Arlen Specter: GOP Already Thinking Ahead to 2012

News & Politics Scheherazade - December 28, 2009 18

From Talking Points Memo: Specter: Republicans Plotted Early To Stop Bipartisanship, Beat Obama In 2012 During his appearance yesterday on Fox News Sunday, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)...

Gingrich: In 2010 the GOP Will Run on Repealing HCR

News & Politics Scheherazade - December 28, 2009 21

From Think Progress: Gingrich: Republicans ‘Will Run On An Absolute Pledge To Repeal This Bill’ Yesterday, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) refused to acknowledge that Republicans...

The GOP is Poised for Possible Gains in 2010

News & Politics Scheherazade - December 28, 2009 51

The outcome of the 2010 midterms will be a referendum on the current health care reform legislation. The economy is showing signs of making...

Experience on Flight 253

News & Politics boomer1949 - December 28, 2009 12

Although I no longer comment over at that other place, I occasionally do a fly by (no pun intended) for a look-see. On my...

Rashomon 4: Ten views of Christmas Day airplane terror

News & Politics escribacat - December 27, 2009 18

On Christmas Day, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a young man from a wealthy Nigerian family, tried to detonate a bomb on a flight from Amsterdam...

A bit of perspective to help ring in the new year

News & Politics escribacat - December 27, 2009 7

Some years ago, I flew down to Guatemala to visit a good friend who had stayed on there after two years in the Peace...

My letter to the FDA today

News & Politics Pepe Lepew - December 27, 2009 55

Here is a letter I e-mailed today to the Food and Drug Administration. Tomorrow is the deadline to comment on the FDA's new powers...

The High Costs of Private Contractors

News & Politics Emerald1943 - December 27, 2009 46

I found this article by David Isenberg over at HP and thought it was something we all should be aware of. Mr. Isenberg...

Jolted back to reality

News & Politics nellie - December 26, 2009 166

This is the news of the morning: Jet passengers overpower would-be bomber A Nigerian man on an Amsterdam-to-Detroit flight allegedly tried to blow up the airliner,...

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A Desperate Search for Survivors of the Central Texas Floods Presses Ahead

Officials, emergency crews and volunteers in Central Texas were holding out hope for finding survivors of the flash flooding, as the death toll climbed. [...]

Officials Feared Flood Risk to Youth Camps but Rejected Warning System

Kerr County had discussed buying such things as water gauges and sirens after previous flood disasters. But as with many rural Texas counties, cost was an issue. [...]

The Disastrous Texas Floods, a Misleading Social Security Email, and Trump’s Tariff Deadline

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What’s at Stake as Netanyahu and Trump Meet in Washington

With the fighting in Iran over, President Trump is considering whether to pursue a new nuclear agreement with Tehran. He is also urging a new cease-fire deal to end the fighting in Gaza. [...]

Where Do Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Negotiations Stand?

Hamas wants to ensure that a new cease-fire includes a guarantee that negotiations will lead to a permanent end to the Gaza war. [...]

Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics. [...]

Trump Threatens Tariffs on Countries Aligned With BRICS Nations

President Trump said nations that support the group’s “Anti-American policies” would face an additional 10 percent tariff. He did not elaborate. [...]

Canada Shipping Natural Gas to Asia as It Looks Beyond the US for Trade

A tanker is headed to South Korea with a first shipment of liquefied natural gas from Canada, which hopes to reduce its export reliance on its neighbor. [...]

New Deadlines, New Letters — Same Tariff Uncertainty

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RFK Jr.’s Battle Against Food Dyes Hits a Roadblock: M&M’s

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How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

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The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

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Young campers, teachers and football coach among Texas flood victims

An eight-year-old girl and a teenage camp counsellor were among dozens killed near the Guadalupe River. [...]

Mushroom murders and cancer lie: Nine weeks of evidence that gripped a courtroom

Erin Patterson's conviction ends a monthslong trial full of dramatic allegations. [...]

Released Hamas hostage says Trump can bring home those still captive in Gaza

Keith Siegel urged the US president to pressure both Israel and Hamas to agree a new ceasefire and hostage release deal. [...]

Netanyahu visits US as Trump puts pressure to agree Gaza ceasefire deal

Israel's prime minister is under pressure from Donald Trump and people at home to agree a new ceasefire and hostage release deal. [...]

South Africa's police minister accused of links to criminal gangs

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the explosive claims are "receiving the highest priority attention" [...]

Pictures of beef Wellington used in mushroom murders released by court

An Australian woman has been found guilty by a jury of murdering three relatives with a deadly family lunch. [...]

Methane gas kills 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq operation

They were searching a cave to recover the body of a comrade who had been shot in 2022. [...]

Israel says it struck Houthi-held ports and cargo ship in Yemen

The Israeli military says the strikes were a response to attacks by the Houthis, who later launched two missiles towards Israel and the occupied West Bank. [...]

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