- How's that less government going for you.
Virginia Men Live 15 Years Longer Than Mississippi's in Study...
DRUDGE REPORT | JUNE 15, 2011
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Virginia Men Live 15 Years Longer Than Mississippi's in Study...(First column, 9th story, link)Related stories:CHANGE: More ... read more
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PAPER: Global order fractures as US power declines...
DRUDGE REPORT | JUNE 15, 2011
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PAPER: Global order fractures as US power declines...(First column, 3rd story, link) read more
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- If Europe weren't so socialistic the gap would be even greater. Get rid of Obamacare and we'll catch up to the Europeans.
U.S. life expectancy lags behind Europe...
DRUDGE REPORT | JUNE 15, 2011
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U.S. life expectancy lags behind Europe...(First column, 10th story, link)Related stories:CHANGE: More physicians leaving ... read more
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SURVEY: New Orleans, Philly Country's 'Dirtiest Cities'...
DRUDGE REPORT | JUNE 15, 2011
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SURVEY: New Orleans, Philly Country's 'Dirtiest Cities'...(First column, 12th story, link) read more
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- What happened to the Republican decisiveness on foreign policy they accuse Democrats of not having?
Candidates Show G.O.P. Less United on Goals of War
THE NEW YORK TIMES | JUNE 15, 2011
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Some presidential candidates are shifting from the hawkish consensus on national security that has dominated Republican foreign ... read more
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Michigan voters were subjected to almost $23 million worth of anonymously-funded television advertisements during the 2010 election, according to a new report by the Michigan Campaign Finance Network.
The Michigan Secretary of State does not require disclosure of the funders of an ad unless it explicitly tells someone how to vote.
- What's more sinister: a system that regularly allows rapists to commit sex crimes and get of prison in a short period of time. They then commit more rapes.
Convicted sex offender dies while raping 77-year-old woman
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | JUNE 13, 2011
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A convicted sex offender died raping a 77-year-old woman in Rivoli, Texas, in one last gruesome act before passing out. read more
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Ex-militia leader hunted after Mont. shootout
MSNBC | JUNE 14, 2011
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Federal and state agents searched a 30-square-mile swath of Montana on Monday for a former militia leader following a shootout ... read more
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PUSHING THE LIMITS OF THE LAW
HUFFINGTON POST: POLITICS | JUNE 14, 2011
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WASHINGTON-- The wild west of post-Citizens United campaign finance regulation has a new frontier in Nevada. Controversial ... read more
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Read the Full Transcript here. Excerpt below:
Governor Pawlenty, answer the critics -- and as you do so -- who say 5 percent every year is just unrealistic. And as you do so, where's the proof -- where's the proof that just cutting taxes will create jobs? If that were true, why during the Bush years, after the big tax cut, where were the jobs?
PAWLENTY: Well, John, my plan involves a whole plan, not just cutting taxes. We're proposing to cut taxes, reduce regulation, speed up this pace of government, and to make sure that we have a pro-growth agenda. This president is a declinist. He views America as one of equals around the world. We're not the same as Portugal; we're not the same as Argentina. And this idea that we can't have 5 percent growth in America is hogwash. It's a defeatist attitude. If China can have 5 percent growth and Brazil can have 5 percent growth, then the United States of America can have 5 percent growth. And I don't accept this notion that we're going to be average or anemic. So my proposal has a 5 percent growth target. It cuts taxes, but it also dramatically cuts spending. We need to fix regulation. We need to have a pro-American energy policy. We need to fix health care policy. And if you do those things, as I've proposed, including cut spending, you'll get this economy moving and growing the private economy by shrinking government....Governor Romney, I want you to come in on that point. Is 5 percent overly optimistic? And is it fair to compare the United States' economy, a fully developed economy, to the Chinese economy, which is still in many ways developing?
ROMNEY: Look, Tim has the right instincts, which is he recognizes that what this president has done has slowed the economy. He didn't create the recession, but he made it worse and longer. And now we have more chronic long-term employment than this country has ever seen before, 20 million people out of work, stopped looking for work, or in part-time jobs that need full-time jobs. We've got housing prices continuing to decline, and we have foreclosures at record levels. This president has failed. And he's failed at a time when the American people counted on him to create jobs and get the economy growing. And instead of doing that, he delegated the stimulus to Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, and then he did what he wanted to do: card-check, cap-and-trade, Obamacare, reregulation. I spent my life in the private sector, 25 years.
USA in Even 'Worse Shape Financially Than Greece'...
DRUDGE REPORT | JUNE 13, 2011
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USA in Even 'Worse Shape Financially Than Greece'...(Top headline, 2nd story, link)Related stories:STOCKS TURN NEGATIVE ... read more
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Fees, Fees and More Fees: Charges Bring $5.7B Profit
ABC NEWS | JUNE 13, 2011
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- The man who could predict the end of the world could not foresee his own demise.
Doomsday preacher who incorrectly predicted end of the world suffers stroke
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | JUNE 12, 2011
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Doomsday preacher Harold Camping, 89, was rushed to a hospital after falling ill Thursday at his Alameda, Calif., home, the ... read more
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- Why are we still in Afghanistan, again?
Some Police Recruits Impose ‘Islamic Tax’ on Afghans
THE NEW YORK TIMES | JUNE 13, 2011
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Residents are often forced to hand over a tenth of their earnings, just as they were when the Taliban ran things. read more
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- Something has to be done.
To Curb Malpractice Costs, Judges Jump In Early
THE NEW YORK TIMES | JUNE 13, 2011
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A new approach to malpractice suits in New York is being seen as a way for states to curb liability expenses and health care ... read more
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- We know cash is king in politics. And Obama has been very good for Wall St. The rest of us can eat crumbs.
Obama Seeks to Win Back Wall St. Cash
THE NEW YORK TIMES | JUNE 13, 2011
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President Obama has started an aggressive push to win back the allegiance of a vital source of campaign cash in 2008. read more
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F.B.I. Agents Get Leeway to Push Privacy Bounds
THE NEW YORK TIMES | JUNE 13, 2011
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The F.B.I. plans to issue a new edition of its manual giving agents more leeway to search databases, go through household trash ... read more
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Days After Promising A Response, NRA Still Silent On Al-Qaeda Video Urging Supporters To Exploit Lax U.S. Gun Laws
THINK PROGRESS | JUNE 9, 2011
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2011/06/09/240705/nra-silent-al-qaeda-gun-laws/
In a long meandering YouTube video released last week, American-born al-Qaeda spokesmen Adam Yahiye Gadahn urged the terrorist ... read more
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Why has Wall Street recovered so nicely yet it's still like this for the rest? Even worse, why did Congress and the White House go along with it? The GOP may lead the way with apologies for Wall Street but the Democrats have hardly been wallflowers either. The system needed to be saved but that did not mean forgetting about the losses of the majority while ignoring the responsibilities of the minority who caused the crash. It's hard to believe this is not the direct result of our dysfunctional campaign finance laws where those with the deepest pockets dictate the rules. CNNMoney:
U.S. household wealth fell by about $16.4 trillion of net worth from its peak in spring 2007, about six months before the start of the recession, to when things hit bottom in the first quarter of 2009, according to figures from the Federal Reserve.
While a rebound in the stock market, an improved savings rate and consumer steps to reduce debt resulted in net worth gains since 2009, only a little more than half of that lost wealth - $8.7 trillion -- is back on household balance sheets.
That leaves American household wealth $7.7 trillion less than it was before the recession.
