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Democrats Remove Energy Bill From Congressional Vote

bigurn — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:39:33 EDT

Congress vowed to take action on energy problems. Today, the Democrat leadership has removed the vote on energy from the schedule.

Channel: Politics Tags: Congress Energy Bill Vote

Congressional Approval Falls to Single Digits for First Time Ever

libsRfunny — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:32:57 EDT

The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent ratings has fallen to single digits for the first time in Rasmussen Reports tracking history. This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job.

Channel: Politics Tags: congress record low approval single digits Rasmussen Reports

McCain Vows To Take On Entitlement Plans

bigurn — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:30:02 EDT

In a move to assuage Conservatives, John McCain has vowed to reduce spending on entitlement programs such as Social Security. This is a dramatic move for him, but has proved difficult to execute for every other politician who has tried it.

Channel: Politics Tags: McCain Social Security entitlement election

DNC Convention Stumbles

bigurn — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:50:34 EDT

"In some ways, it provides an excellent manifestation of Democratic governance. Underfunded, overspent, and chock-full of unrealistic mandates, the entire enterprise appears on the brink of failure " and Team Obama has six weeks to attempt a rescue"

Channel: Politics Tags: convention democrat DNC obama

Cheer up. We're winning this War on Terror

libsRfunny — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:38:56 EDT

Al-Qaeda and the Taleban are in retreat, the surge has worked in Iraq and Islamism is discredited. Not a bad haul

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: War on Terror Afghanistan Iraq Taliban Al Qaeda

Iraqis Attacking Final al Qaeda Bastion in the North

CUTtotheNEWS — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:17:25 EDT

Campaign that began in May seeks to crush 1200 remaining fighters in Mosul.

Channel: News Tags: Iraq war

The Wars of Religion Return (by Pat Buchanan)

SonOfTheMask — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:13:51 EDT

Last week's clash between Dr. James Dobson and Barack Obama is but the latest skirmish in a war that dates back to the time of Christ. At issue: What is Christian truth? Does the true Christian put social peace ahead of his duty to make God's Law man's law?

Channel: Religion Tags: Religion Christianity Dobson Obama

41 Year-Old Sets Record in Olympic Swimming Trials

bigurn — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:29:51 EDT

Dana Torres set a record in women's swimming trials, all the more remarkable considering her age of 41.

Channel: Sports Tags: Dana Torres Olympics Swimming Record

Barack Obama's Support Reduced w/Clinton Supporters

bigurn — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:37:44 EDT

A recent poll shows that the Democratic Party is not coalescing around Barack Obama in the four weeks since Hillary Clinton dropped out of the race.

Channel: Politics Tags: obama hillary clinton poll

General Petraeus Presides Over Largest Re-enlistment Ever

bigurn — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:54:29 EDT

Today, at Camp Victory in Iraq, on Independence Day, General Petraeus presided over the reenlistment of over 1200 military members.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: military reenlistment petraeus iraq victory

Obama rewrites Iraq plan

libsRfunny — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:04:03 EDT

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) promised primary voters a swift withdrawal from Iraq, in clear language still on his website: "Obama will immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq. He will remove one to two combat brigades each month and have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months." Not anymore.

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama Iraq War Withdrawal timeline Repudiated breaks campaign promise

Fourth of July care packages en route to soldiers

AlphaGnosis — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:49:30 EDT

The effort raised $1.5 million for packages for the tens of thousands of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, which will mean "thousands and thousands" of packages being dispatched so they arrive in time for the 4th of July.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Fourth of July care packages en route soldiers 1.5 million

Romney: Obama Shows 'Frightening Naivete'

AlphaGnosis — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:36:37 EDT

Barack Obama's approach to the war on terror shows "frightening naivetÃ;Â©. Even the peaceniks of the last decade have recognized that the pre-911 thinking of the early 1990s was wrong," Romney says.

Channel: Politics Tags: Mitt Romney Obama shows frightening naivete

Does Patriotism Matter?

bigurn — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:00 EDT

With the full commission of a global society, many are losing their national identity. Some in Europe blame the EU for what they consider a loss of their history. Is such a thing going on in America? Are we lifted by our history, or held down by it?

Channel: Politics Tags: patriotism globalization America Europe teaching

EXCLUSIVE: Rush Signs thru 2016; $400Mil deal shatters records

AlphaGnosis — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:40:12 EDT

The American broadcast industry is rocked, realigned and blasted into a new orbit, yet again, by Rush Limbaugh, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

Channel: Celebrities Tags: Exclusive Rush Limbaugh signs 2016 400 million deal shatters broadcast records

Gallup Poll Finds Lowest Confidence Numbers Ever

bigurn — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:44:48 EDT

A recent Gallup Poll showed the level of confidence of average people in various groups and institutions. The current Congress finished dead last, and broke the record for the lowest level of confidence ever found.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: gallup poll congress confidence

Fort Myers gas station melee reportedly started at Cape Coral teen night

libsRfunny — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:24:21 EDT

A 200-person melee at a Fort Myers gas station early Monday morning started over a pack of cigarettes... Six people, including two teenagers, were arrested in connection with the incident, in which the large crowd gathered to watch as at least five females and one male were using sticks, pipes and other blunt objects to strike a vehicle...

Channel: News Tags: Fort. Myers stolen cigarettes teen night melee arrests

Barack Obama, Male Chauvinist Pig

AlphaGnosis — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:33:17 EDT

Obama's for Equal Pay, yet pays female staffers less than males.

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama male chauvinist pig

Gen. Wesley Clark Refuses To Back Down About McCain

bigurn — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:27:34 EDT

Retired Gen. Wesley Clark called John McCain a "hero" but reiterated that he doesn't have "executive experience" to run the country.

Channel: Politics Tags: wesley clark john mccain executive experience

Houston Man Freed After Shooting Two Burglars

bigurn — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:20:17 EDT

A man found two men burglarizing his neighbor's house. He called 9-1-1. When they didn't arrive in time, he took matters into his own hands, killing them both. A Grand Jury refused to move his case to trial.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: houston shooting shotgun illegal immigrant

The Loser Letters

SonOfTheMask — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:11:38 EDT

A Former Christian converts to atheism

Channel: Religion Tags: Atheism Loser Christianity

Let Muslims share the stage

omerazam — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:35:56 EDT

Recently two Muslim women in headscarves were moved from their seats behind Barack Obama's stage where they would have been visible on video monitors.

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama Muslims

O'Reilly: Obama's big advantage is money

AlphaGnosis — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:18:29 EDT

Right now, the smart money is betting the next president of the United States will be named Obama, and dollars are the primary reason why. As you may have heard, the senator has flip-flopped on public campaign financing and now says he will not accept it, even though he once thought it was a swell idea.

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama big advantage money campaign finance reform flip flop

The Worst Day of Hillary's Life

Nixie — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:39:27 EDT

Hillary Clinton standing off to the side while Obama is at the podium up there in Unity, New Hampshire, and she's got her hands clasped, and she is just looking at him so admiringly, and I don't believe for a minute she is admiring or enjoying whatever is going on. This is all about $10 million being raised.

Channel: Politics Tags: Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Money Unity Bad Day

McCain: Putting my Country First

AlphaGnosis — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:59:34 EDT

McCain at last night's Townhall at Xavier University in Ohio.

Channel: Politics Tags: McCain putting my country first townhall meeting Ohio

McCain vs Obama on Patriotism

bigurn — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:05:31 EDT

Senators McCain and Obama write their individual perspectives on what patriotism means to them.

Channel: Politics Tags: mccain obama patriotism

It's All About Obama

sinstun — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:54:59 EDT

Many candidates have measured the Oval Office drapes prematurely. But Barack Obama is the first to redesign the presidential seal before the election

Channel: Politics Tags: obama mc cain republican democrat

Judge Rejects Jefferson on Evidence

bigurn — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:55:37 EDT

William "Cold Cash" Jefferson was told that evidence against him could be read into testimony.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: william jefferson cold cash

P&G Chief Asks Candidates to Go Easy on the Gloom

bigurn — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:39:38 EDT

The CEO of P&G is asking both Presidential candidates to ease up on the gloom and doom economic talk.

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama McCain economy gloom doom

Terrified by President Obama

catstevens — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:52:17 EDT

Mike Huckabee warned that the Illinois senator's views on such issues as partial birth abortion takes away the equality of unborn children, and that Obama makes him uncomfortable.

Channel: Politics Tags: Dobson Abortion Illinois Huckabee Obama

Warren Buffett Knocks Obama Over Oil Profits Tax

bigurn — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:15:31 EDT

Warren Buffett is a liberal, and a capitalist. He's here in video explaining the fallacy of the oil company windfall profits tax that was supported by Barack Obama

Channel: Politics Tags: oil Obama Warren Buffett profit tax

You Can't Fuel All the People All the Time

AlphaGnosis — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:41:42 EDT

Democrats couldn't care less about high gas prices. The consistent policy of the Democratic Party, going back at least to Jimmy Carter, has been to jack up gas prices so we can all start pedaling around on tricycles.

Channel: Politics Tags: You cant fuel. all people time gas prices Ann Coulter

Gallup: Obama And McCain Both Tied At 45%

TimALoftis — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:29:45 EDT

The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update on the presidential election finds John McCain and Barack Obama exactly tied at 45% among registered voters nationwide.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 election barack obama john mccain poll

Vandals Deface Huntsville Neighborhood

ZiegfeldGirl — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:05:35 EDT

All over northwest Huntsville, you can find markings that read "VIP 256," Obama 08," and "M-13". They even hit the entrance of one subdivision that isn't even built yet.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Tagging Graffitti Gangs Vandalism Destruction

10 Reasons To Worry About Barack Obama

bigurn — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:33:39 EDT

A summation of concerns with Senator Barack Obama's stated policies and positions.

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama campaign president

US may open diplomatic outpost in Iran

libsRfunny — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:17:38 EDT

The Bush administration is considering setting up a diplomatic outpost in Iran in what would mark a dramatic official U.S. return to the country nearly 30 years after the American embassy was overrun and the two nations severed relations.

Channel: News Tags: Iran U.S. Bush Diplomatic outpost

Obama's Presidental Seal Thrown Under The Bus

bigurn — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:14:57 EDT

OK, who called it first? Obama drops the Presidential-looking seal after the press politely tells him it looks a skosh egotistical. This is what the Germans call "schadenfreude" - enjoying someone else's misfortune.

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama Presidential Seal Called Egotistical

US to give Anbar Province Back to Iraqi Authorities

bigurn — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:48:35 EDT

The once "lost" Iraqi province of Anbar will be handed over to Iraqi authorities. What was once a hotbed of bloodshed is now all but a model of stability.

Channel: Politics Tags: Iraq Anbar U.S. Army peace stability

Barack Obama Vows to Disarm America

AlphaGnosis — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:02:07 EDT

Obama made a video for a liberal pacifist organization last year, the senator called for major cuts in defense spending, slowing the development of future combat systems, and cutting investments in America's ballistic missile defense program.

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama vows disarm America video

Britons Begin To Doubt Man-Made Climate Change

bigurn — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:43:13 EDT

The percentage of Britons who say they doubt man-made climate change is large. Moreover, many say that the science is not convincing.

Channel: Science Tags: man made climate change UK Britain