Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Police: 5-year-old Chicago boy shot to death
This is what happens when you have too many guns out there. Chicago, in particular, has an epidemic of children being killed with guns:
Police in Chicago are investigating the death of a 5-year-old boy who was accidentally shot while playing with his twin brother.
White House Tries to Snap Losing Streak
This is 1982 and 1994 all over again. An unpopular President and/or economic downturn leads to loses for ruling party:
Since winning the White House, President Obama hasn’t experienced much success when he’s dipped his toes into the electoral waters. Last year, the two Democrats he campaigned for, Jon Corzine in New Jersey and Creigh Deeds in Virginia, both lost. In January, another Democrat he tried to save in Massachusetts’ special Senate election, Martha Coakley, met a similar fate. And in May, the Democrat he was backing in Pennsylvania’s Senate primary, Arlen Specter, went down to defeat. (Even when the White House tried to distance itself from a Democrat it thought was about lose, Blanche Lincoln, she pulled off the upset and won.)
Study: Belly bulge can be deadly for older adults
Study: Belly bulge can be deadly for older adults
If your pants are feeling a bit tight around the waistline, take note: Belly bulge can be deadly for older adults, even those who aren't overweight or obese by other measures.
WHO says swine flu pandemic is over
WHO says swine flu pandemic is over
The World Health Organization says the swine flu pandemic is over.
Fingerprint sharing led to deportation of 47,000
Fingerprint sharing led to deportation of 47,000
Records show that about 47,000 people have been removed or deported from the U.S. after the Homeland Security Department sifted through 3 million sets of fingerprints taken from bookings at local jails.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Compensation gap between federal, private jobs doubles
Compensation gap between federal, private jobs doubles
At a time when workers' pay and benefits have stagnated, federal employees' average compensation has grown to more than double what private sector workers earn, a USA TODAY analysis finds.Federal workers have been awarded bigger average pay and benefit increases than private employees for nine years in a row. The compensation gap between federal and private workers has doubled in the past decade.
Video: Boehner Refuses to Say Whether Tax Cuts Pay for Themselves
David Gregory, on Meet The Press, tried to get Senate Republican Leader, John Boehner, to answer a simple question: Do tax cuts pay for themselves. Boehner stonewalled. See the exchange below.
Peggy Noonan: America Is at Risk of Boiling Over
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703748904575411713335505250.html |
Groom Accidentally Kills Wedding Guests
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/08/09/turkey.wedding.shooting/index.html?eref=edition#fbid=Cx0uPmPKmGV&wom=false
- Another example of what guns are not good for.
Obama To Raise Cash While Pretending to Promote Higher Ed.
Every time a President goes to a city to hold a campaign fundraiser, they pretend to be doing something for the American people while they are there. Barack Obama is not different. Money is what makes the political world go round. This President should be busy saving this failed economy:
President Barack Obama's late-summer dash for campaign cash picks up Monday with two high-dollar fundraisers in Texas for the Democratic Party.
His other business will be a speech underscoring his commitment to higher education, although no new policy announcements are expected.
From Washington to New York City to Atlanta to Chicago, Obama has headlined events to raise millions of dollars in recent days for his party. The push comes as looming midterm congressional elections in November will determine whether his party can maintain its grip on power in the House and the Senate.
