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Global warming research grant in danger of fund freeze...
Rep. Darrell Issa of California, the top Republican on the House investigations committee, said the school's investigation calls into question the credibility of research by Michael Mann, who has played a major role in shaping the international debate on global warming. "Until this investigation is completed, the National Science Foundation should immediately freeze all grants and funding, including the $541,184 stimulus grant to Professor Mann," Mr. Issa said. "Taxpayers should not be paying for propaganda masquerading as science."
Rep. Darrell Issa of California, the top Republican on the House investigations committee, said the school's investigation calls into question the credibility of research by Michael Mann, who has played a major role in shaping the international debate on global warming. "Until this investigation is completed, the National Science Foundation should immediately freeze all grants and funding, including the $541,184 stimulus grant to Professor Mann," Mr. Issa said. "Taxpayers should not be paying for propaganda masquerading as science."
Obama's $3.8 trillion budget heading to Congress...
Obama's proposed budget predicts the national deficit will crest at a record-breaking almost $1.6 trillion in the current fiscal year, then start to recede in 2011 to just below $1.3 trillion.
Bin Laden wording 'indicator' of upcoming attack...
Osama bin Laden's word choice in the latest audio message attributed to him is seen as a "possible indicator" of an upcoming attack by his Al-Qaeda network, a US monitoring group warned Sunday. IntelCenter, a US group that monitors Islamist websites, also said that manner of the release and the content of the message showed it was "credible" that it was a new release from the Saudi extremist.
Osama bin Laden's word choice in the latest audio message attributed to him is seen as a "possible indicator" of an upcoming attack by his Al-Qaeda network, a US monitoring group warned Sunday. IntelCenter, a US group that monitors Islamist websites, also said that manner of the release and the content of the message showed it was "credible" that it was a new release from the Saudi extremist.Biden Will to Appeal Dismissal of Blackwater Charges...
The U.S. will appeal a court decision dismissing manslaughter charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security contractors involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday.
The Supreme Court's radical defense of political speech...
For almost four decades now, what has been done in the name of “campaign finance reform” has constituted the most dangerous assault on freedom of speech since the Alien and Sedition Acts. This is because the government, by regulating what can be spent in order to disseminate political speech and when political speech may occur, has asserted the astonishing right to dictate the quantity, content and timing of speech about the government.
Obama punted on the economy and reversed the fortunes of the Democrats in 365 days...
He’s misjudged the character of the country in his whole approach. There’s the saying, “It’s the economy, stupid.” He didn’t get it. He was determined somehow or other to adopt a whole new agenda. He didn’t address the main issue.
Brown Win Forces Congress to Get 'Back to Basics'...
Hours after his stunning victory in the Massachusetts Senate race, Scott Brown's mood turned from giddy to sober and serious Wednesday morning. The Republican senator-elect said he was focused on moving to Washington as soon as possible to try to free up some of the political gridlock there.
Iran says Russia offers missile reassurance...
The Iranian ambassador in Moscow says Russia has assured Iran that it still intends to deliver long-range air-defense missiles.
Russian news agencies cite Seyyed Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi as saying on Thursday "our Russian colleagues have assured us that they will meet their obligations." A Kremlin spokesman declined to comment.
The Iranian ambassador in Moscow says Russia has assured Iran that it still intends to deliver long-range air-defense missiles.
Russian news agencies cite Seyyed Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi as saying on Thursday "our Russian colleagues have assured us that they will meet their obligations." A Kremlin spokesman declined to comment.Largest-ever federal payroll to hit 2.15 million...
The era of big government has returned with a vengeance, in the form of the largest federal work force in modern history.
The Obama administration says the government will grow to 2.15 million employees this year, topping 2 million for the first time since President Clinton declared that "the era of big government is over" and joined forces with a Republican-led Congress in the 1990s to pare back the federal work force.
The era of big government has returned with a vengeance, in the form of the largest federal work force in modern history.
The Obama administration says the government will grow to 2.15 million employees this year, topping 2 million for the first time since President Clinton declared that "the era of big government is over" and joined forces with a Republican-led Congress in the 1990s to pare back the federal work force.IPCC climate change report included student dissertation and magazine article...
Observed reductions in mountain ice in the Andes, Alps and Africa were attributed to global warming in the most recent report by the Intergovenmental Panel on Climate Change, but the data sourced was questionable. One of the sources was an article in a climbing magazine based on anecdotes. Another was a dissertation from a Swiss masters program student who interviewed mountain guides from the Alps.
Observed reductions in mountain ice in the Andes, Alps and Africa were attributed to global warming in the most recent report by the Intergovenmental Panel on Climate Change, but the data sourced was questionable. One of the sources was an article in a climbing magazine based on anecdotes. Another was a dissertation from a Swiss masters program student who interviewed mountain guides from the Alps.
New home sales fall 7.6 pct in December...
New home sales unexpectedly fell 7.6 percent last month, capping the industry's weakest year on record.
The Commerce Department said December sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 342,000 from an upwardly revised November pace of 370,000. Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters had forecast a pace of 370,000 for December.
New home sales unexpectedly fell 7.6 percent last month, capping the industry's weakest year on record.
The Commerce Department said December sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 342,000 from an upwardly revised November pace of 370,000. Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters had forecast a pace of 370,000 for December.New Budget Estimates Show Unsustainable Spending and Debt...
Washington will spend $30,958 per household, tax $17,576 per household, and borrow $13,392 per household. The federal government will increase spending 22 percent this year to a peacetime-record 26 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). This spending is not just temporary: President Obama would permanently keep annual spending between $5,000 and $8,000 per household higher than it had been under President George W. Bush.
Washington will spend $30,958 per household, tax $17,576 per household, and borrow $13,392 per household. The federal government will increase spending 22 percent this year to a peacetime-record 26 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). This spending is not just temporary: President Obama would permanently keep annual spending between $5,000 and $8,000 per household higher than it had been under President George W. Bush.
Supreme Court rolls back campaign spending limits...
The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations may spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, easing decades-old limits on their participation in federal campaigns.
By a 5-4 vote, the court on Thursday overturned a 20-year-old ruling that said corporations can be prohibited from using money from their general treasuries to pay for campaign ads. The decision, which almost certainly will also allow labor unions to participate more freely in campaigns, threatens similar limits imposed by 24 states.
Dazed Democrats rethink entire strategy...
Usually, the tendency among political reporters and operatives alike is to overreact and overinterpret elections.
And there are caveats to the stunner in Massachusetts. Yes, this was a special election, which often produces unusual results. Yes, Democrat Martha Coakley ran a timid, sometimes terrible, campaign for Ted Kennedy’s old Senate seat. And it’s true that Massachusetts is not as liberal as many people assumed.
Expose Edward Chen's radicalism and squash his nomination...
Tomorrow the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on five of President Obama's controversial court-and-justice nominees. Among them is federal district court nominee Edward Chen of Northern California, whose radical agenda has not been fully exposed and requires further public hearings rather than a vote.
Tomorrow the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on five of President Obama's controversial court-and-justice nominees. Among them is federal district court nominee Edward Chen of Northern California, whose radical agenda has not been fully exposed and requires further public hearings rather than a vote.
It’s Official: Obama’s Spending Today Dwarfs FDR’s Depression-Era Spending...
Obama repeatedly compared the economic situation he “inherited” to the Great Depression of the 1930s when Franklin Roosevelt was president. But the new budget data released by his own Office of Management and Budget reveals that in one way Obama is making the current era distinctly different from the Great Depression: He is spending vastly more money than Roosevelt did.
Obama repeatedly compared the economic situation he “inherited” to the Great Depression of the 1930s when Franklin Roosevelt was president. But the new budget data released by his own Office of Management and Budget reveals that in one way Obama is making the current era distinctly different from the Great Depression: He is spending vastly more money than Roosevelt did.Pelosi's monumental abuse of military aircraft privileges ...
Military flights cost between $5-$20 thousand dollars per hour to operate. Pelosi only reimburses the government between $120-$400 per flight. You and I pick up the rest of the tab with our tax dollars.
It's all perfectly legal, of course - or is it? Even if it is, perhaps we should start asking why a politician's children and grandchildren should have their travel subsidized at taxpayer expense?
Military flights cost between $5-$20 thousand dollars per hour to operate. Pelosi only reimburses the government between $120-$400 per flight. You and I pick up the rest of the tab with our tax dollars.
It's all perfectly legal, of course - or is it? Even if it is, perhaps we should start asking why a politician's children and grandchildren should have their travel subsidized at taxpayer expense?
Obama v. the Supremes...
Alito wins the oral, and factual, argument.
Pelosi: no healthcare bill not a possibility...
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she thought Democrats in Congress would still produce healthcare legislation despite recent difficulties, saying no bill was not an option.
"I don't see that (no bill) as a possibility; we will have something," Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol.
Many Democrats have become pessimistic about finding a quick way forward for healthcare. Months-long efforts to pass a comprehensive overhaul have stalled after their party last week lost a crucial 60th Senate vote needed to pass the measure.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she thought Democrats in Congress would still produce healthcare legislation despite recent difficulties, saying no bill was not an option.
"I don't see that (no bill) as a possibility; we will have something," Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol.
Many Democrats have become pessimistic about finding a quick way forward for healthcare. Months-long efforts to pass a comprehensive overhaul have stalled after their party last week lost a crucial 60th Senate vote needed to pass the measure.
Watchdog Group: Iran Unrest 'Full-Blown Rights Crisis'...
United Arab Emirates — Iran's postelection unrest is a "full-blown human rights crisis," a watchdog group said Sunday, calling on Tehran to free government critics detained during the crackdown.
White House nightmare persists...
At the end of Barack Obama’s worst week since taking power a year ago, the US president’s fortunes look set only to deteriorate over the coming days. Following the shock defeat of the Democratic candidate in Massachusetts on Tuesday, a move that deprived the president of his 60-seat super-majority in the Senate and left his legislative agenda in tatters, Mr Obama has just four days to reboot the system.
Obama's top counterterrorism adviser won't say who decided to Mirandize Abdulmutallab...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pressing the Obama administration on questions about the handling of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Christmas Day bomber, and makes some news in the process. McConnell notes that several top national security officials offered disturbing testimony yesterday on Capitol Hill about the decisionmaking process on Abdulmutallab -- or why there wasn't one. This leads McConnell to seek answers to "several troubling questions."
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pressing the Obama administration on questions about the handling of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Christmas Day bomber, and makes some news in the process. McConnell notes that several top national security officials offered disturbing testimony yesterday on Capitol Hill about the decisionmaking process on Abdulmutallab -- or why there wasn't one. This leads McConnell to seek answers to "several troubling questions."U.N. climate chiefs apologize for glacier error...
The U.N.'s leading panel on climate change has apologized for misleading data published in a 2007 report that warned Himalayan glaciers could melt by 2035.
The BLAME Game Begins *** DNC, White House, and Coakley...
Since a leaked White House memo blames Coakley, for what it believes will be a huge loss, the Coakley camp is prepared to fight back. Obama went out on a ledge to visit Massachusetts and got mixed up in the fray, he will certainly have to suffer the consequences.
MOST said he wouldn't go UNLESS he thought he WOULD win, so he wouldn't have to put his "reputation" on the line. Well - The Blame Game has already begun and the polls are not yet closed.
Do you think the writing is already on the wall????
Coakley: It’s Obama’s Fault.
