In an effort to reassure Americans ahead of next week’s speech in which President Obama will announce the escalation of the Afghan War, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs wants Americans to rest safe in the knowledge that the war is not going to last forever.
“We are in year nine of our efforts in Afghanistan,” Gibbs noted, “we are not going to be there another eight or nine…
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The 2010 election cycle promises to be one of the most significant in decades. There are several reasons. First, political polarization has reached a crescendo. Second, the mounting, but as yet unquantifiable, level of public outrage at the current leadership makes for a truly unpredictable outcome. And third: a century of collectivist cultural influence has successfully debilitated the general acuity with which most people think about politics.
As to political polarization, it is…
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After 10 months in office, President Barack Obama on Wednesday granted his first pardon to Courage, a 45-pound turkey spared from the Thanksgiving table.
Accompanied by daughters Sasha and Malia, Obama stood under the North Portico of the White House to honor a holiday tradition that dates to 1947 _…
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Many ideas for stemming environmental catastrophe have turned out to be impossible, dangerous, or just … ridiculous.
Good on paper, bad in practice: from fart offsets to eco-beer, blocking the sun to Green Burning Man, here are 20 of the craziest innovations, inventions, and ideas to save the planet – most of which have fallen miserably short of…
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In the days following a societal collapse, there will be some people who will be on the move from where the problems exist to where they hope safety lies. There can be many reasons why people are on the move, and an equal number of reasons why someone else may wish to stop your progress. Getting on the move and out of a hostile area as early as possible in the wake of a…
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The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 27% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15. This is the lowest Approval Index rating yet measured for…
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1918 RBD D225G in Lung Cases in Ukraine and Norway
Recombinomics Commentary 11:29
November 21, 2009
For the two 1918 HA variants, the South Carolina (SC) HA (with Asp190, Asp225) bound exclusively alpha2-6 receptors, while the New York (NY) variant, which differed only by one residue (Gly225), had mixed alpha2-6/alpha2-3 specificity, especially for sulfated…
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warning that coming federal action on water quality could devastate Florida’s struggling economy, two former Florida Department of Environmental Protection secretaries and leaders from taxpayer advocacy and business groups are alerting Floridians to onerous and arbitrary water quality standards that lack scientific merit and…
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November 20, 2009
Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas is the designated spot for a mock nuclear explosion planned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Las Vegas is the designated spot for a mock nuclear explosion planned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
FEMA had planned to simulate a nuclear explosion right on the Las Vegas Strip to test…
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Thanksgiving is almost here and as I think of things I am thankful for, I'm also mindful of things I've taken for granted as an American. Freedom, and all the liberties that come with it are so often not appreciated until they are threatened as they are now…
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Cyborgs have been the sci-fi dream of a generation, merging man and machine in amazing new combinations. Most of which seem to look like major action stars. But a team at the University of Copenhagen think that's amateur hour. In fact they find the entirety of life of planet Earth to be distinctly underwhelming, which is why they're…
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Commercial Real Estate Reality Check: 2007 Commercial Real Estate Valued at $6.5 Trillion with $3.5 trillion loans. Today, Commercial Real Estate Valued at $3.5 Trillion with $3.5 Trillion in Loans. Can you spot the Problem?
Commercial…
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National Gold Exchange Inc. filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on July 24, two days after Sovereign Bank seized its multimillion-dollar gold coin collection as collateral on $35 million in loans.
The coin company, located at 14309 N. Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, estimates its assets at $10 million to $50 million, and its liabilities at $50 million and $100 million, court…
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By Dr. Laurie Roth
November 20, 2009
NewsWithViews.com
Isn’t it wonderful! Thanksgiving is here next week then Christmas will be on its way! We have so much to be thankful for and celebrate, especially those liberals and “special” people. Given how special the far left is, I tried to rewrite a few carols in honor of them.
Angels we have heard on High
Bailouts we have…
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Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:28 PM
PHOENIX – A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate.
"Right now I feel exhilaration at the wide range of choices before me as to what I do…
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JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE, GMANews.TV
11/19/2009 | 01:19 PM
Effects of climate change have driven women in communities in coastal areas in poor countries like the Philippines to risk dangerous jobs, and sometimes even into the flesh trade.
Suneeta Mukherjee, country representative of the United Nations Food Population Fund (UNFPA), said…
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DUBAI - The Taliban has warned the United States of more attacks like the Fort Hood shooting rampage unless Washington ends it policies in Afghanistan and Iraq, the SITE Intelligence Group said Tuesday.
The Afghan militants also described the American army psychiatrist suspected of carrying out the shooting in Texas as a "hero," the monitoring group…
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Gold Market Breakdown
Decarbonnel highlights a gold market breakdown at the metals exchanges. His work is comprehensive, and serves as an excellent summary update on the current situation.
STEVE Q. NOTE: It is my recommendation that you subscribe to this publication immediately at…
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Pastor Mannin Talks About Glenn Beck !!!
http://atlah.org/atlahworldwide/?p=1250
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The government Web site charged with reporting waste, fraud and abuse is its very own worst offender. I know we have been asking this administration to show us the jobs, but this isn't what we had in mind. —Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina
November 18, 2009
By Larry Bivins
Gannett Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — The federal Web site that tracks spending from the…
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