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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Poll: 53 percent want new rules for Wall Street

Probably another fight the powerful lobbyists will win. And the Republicans are smelling blood. They know Democrats don't want to get into another fight. Obama, and his advisers, that gave the profiteers on Wall St. no questions asked bailouts, can't be expected to do the right thing. But now we will find how much of puppet of the bankers this President really is.

in reference to:

"A little more than half of Americans want Congress to impose tighter regulation over Wall Street, a new survey released Tuesday found. According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll, 53 percent favor legislation that would place new restrictions on banks and other financial companies, while 43 percent oppose it."
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Man Stabs And Kills 8 Students In Eastern China

This is horrifying. Obviously we are not the only country where its open season on children. The only difference here is that a knife was used. In the states we believe in mass murder using guns. The totalitarian government in China is obviously good at suppressing political dissent but not so good at protecting the innocent. Remember the murder of the American coach during the recent Summer Olympic games?

Man Stabs And Kills 8 Students In Eastern China

Netanyahu stands firm on Jerusalem 'building'

The Israeli government, and the pro-Israel lobby, have decided that President Obama is soft to take them on. That is very dangerous. The reckless behavior of Netahyahu could lead to war in the Middle East that could escalate to World War III. I do not exaggerate. There will be a World War since the whore politicians running the U.S. have no understanding of history. They'e also been bought off by 'The Lobby.'

Netanyahu stands firm on Jerusalem 'building'

Monday, March 22, 2010

Health reform leaves Americans split, confused

We can thank the irresponsible press for this. They were too busy covering the Republican's outrageous antics than reporting on tedious details of health care reform.
" The overhaul of the healthcare system is being hailed in political circles as the biggest health policy change in four decades, but President Barack Obama's landmark reform has left some Americans divided and confused."

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UN: Polluted Water Killing, Sickening Millions

Do we care?

More people die from polluted water every year than from all forms of violence, including war, the U.N. said in a report Monday that highlights the need for clean drinking water.

The report, launched Monday to coincide with World Water Day, said an estimated 2 billion tons of waste water — including fertilizer run-off, sewage and industrial waste — is being discharged daily. That waste fuels the spread of disease and damages ecosystems.

"Sick Water" — the report from the U.N. Environment Program — said that 3.7 percent of all deaths are attributed to water-related diseases, translating into millions of deaths. More than half of the world's hospital beds are filled by people suffering from water-related illnesses, it said.

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Texas Republican says he shouted 'baby killer'

Tom Delay: Democrats "Burned" the Constitution with Health Care Vote

Thanks to Newsbusters:

Girl, 4, Killed In Carjacking Attempt

This is what President Obama needs to address next: guns. But he won't. This child was shot with a semi-automatic weapon. Congress allowed the prohibition on assault weapons to lapse. Now none of us are safe. Think about it. Will it be your child next that dies from a stray bullet? Should the NRA rule America, or should We The People?

A 4-year-old girl was shot and killed during an attempted carjacking in northwest Houston, police told KPRC Local 2.

Houston police said the attempted carjacking happened at the Live Oak Bend Apartments on Greens Parkway near Ella Boulevard about 2 p.m. Sunday.

Investigators said a family of four was in their car when a man approached with a semiautomatic weapon and demanded the keys.

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Video: Karl Rove Tangles with David Plouffe on 'This Week'

This turned into a verbal brawl. Rove was described as losing his "cool."

Sunday, March 21, 2010

60 Minutes: The Lost Children of Haiti

This story is both horrifying and inspiring. It makes you wonder how we could ignore the enslaving of children in our own backyard. How could any humanitarian read this story (or watch the 60 Minutes segment today) and still believe the excuses of the politicians, especially Democrats. Read the complete transcript/report(video below):

Almost half the victims of the earthquake in Haiti are under the age of 18, which means about half a million children are still living on the streets, in crowded orphanages or in makeshift camps. Untold thousands of kids are separated from their families, threatened by hunger, disease, sexual assault and even a modern day slave trade.

We've just come back from six weeks around Port-au-Prince with an American charity called the Global Orphan Project. The catastrophe may have largely dropped from the news but we found that the emergency is still unfolding as rescue workers race the clock to save the lost children of Haiti.

Ten weeks after, Haitians walk an apocalyptic landscape. Many can't be certain of food or shelter. And for families with missing loved ones it is impossible to know who is living and who is dead. Survivors have raised urban campsites of sticks and cloth and plastic. It's crowded; water and sanitation are poor.

When "60 Minutes" arrived in January, the Good Samaritan Orphanage outside Port-au-Prince was overwhelmed. Even before the earthquake, orphanages like this were common because desperate families often feel forced to abandon their children to the care of others. But, now, new arrivals were pouring in.

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Incitement to violence? Judge for yourself. Maybe this individual should receive a visit from the Secret Service. Bottom line: this language could serve as encouragement for some assassin. That is why all Americans should condemn this type of language. Visit his Twitter account and express your disapproval with this post, shown below. Thanks to Jezebel for the info:

IMF Warns Wealthiest Nations about their Debt

It's a timebomb that continues to tick:

The International Monetary Fund warned the world's wealthiest nations Sunday to watch their surging levels of government debt, saying it could drag down the growth needed to ensure continued economic recovery.

The economic crisis is leaving "deep scars in fiscal balances, particularly in the advanced economies," John Lipsky, the IMF's No 2. official, told the China Development Forum in Beijing. He said that countries that have been going into debt to stimulate their economies should now prepare for belt-tightening steps next year.

"Policymakers should be making it clear to their citizens why a return to prudent policies is a necessary condition for sustained economic health," said Lipsky, who is the fund's deputy managing director, according to remarks prepared for the conference.

The IMF projects that gross general government debt in the G-7 advanced economies, except Germany and Canada, will rise from an average of about 75 percent of GDP at the end of 2007 to about 110 percent of GDP at end of 2014, Lipsky said.

This year, the average debt-to-GDP ratio in the wealthiest countries is projected to reach levels that prevailed in 1950 in the aftermath of World War II, Lipsky said. The ballooning of government debt also comes amid rising health and pension spending, he said.

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