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Congressional pressure grows for
Obama on Libya Consulate attack

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Jeremy Herb Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 9/27/2012 7:52:11 PM Post Reply

The Obama administration faced increased pressure Thursday to provide more information about the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya that left an ambassador and three other Americans dead. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) was circulating a letter Senate aides said would be signed by members of both parties asking for more information and another briefing on Libya — a development Republicans described as a significant shift from what had been a partisan fight. “It's my understanding today that all members of the Foreign Relations Committee — both Democrats and Republicans — are asking the administration for

Air Force insiders knew of F-22
problems a decade ago

Associated Press, by Eric Talmadge Original Article

Posted By: John c- 9/27/2012 7:51:02 PM Post Reply

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Years before F-22 pilots began getting dizzy in the cockpit, before one struggled to breathe as he tried to pull out of a fatal crash, before two more went on television to say the plane was so unsafe they refused to fly it, a small circle of U.S. Air Force experts knew something was wrong with the prized stealth fighter jet. Coughing among pilots and fears that contaminants were leaking into their breathing apparatus led the experts to suspect flaws in the oxygen-supply system

Obama's Bounce Is
Already Fading In Virginia

Business Insider, by Grace Wyler Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 9/27/2012 7:40:36 PM Post Reply

The presidential race is tightening in the key swing state of Virginia, with President Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney by only two points, according to a new poll released Thursday evening by Suffolk University and Richmond's NBC12. The poll found Obama leading Romney 46 percent to 44 percent, results that are within the survey's statistical margin of error. Significantly, seven percent of Virginia voters said they were undecided, indicating that the race to win the Old Dominion is still wide open for either candidate.

Billionaire Soros gives
$1 million to pro-Obama super
PAC, $500,000 to congressional PACs.

Associated Press, by Jack Gillum Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 9/27/2012 7:28:30 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON - Liberal billionaire George Soros is giving $1 million to a "super" political action committee backing President Barack Obama. Soros also gave another $500,000 to two congressional super PACs. Soros' contribution to the super PAC Priorities USA Action comes as the group raised a record $10 million last month. It has launched television ads highly critical of Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Priorities USA Action confirmed the amount of the donation on Thursday. Soros gave $1 million earlier this year to the pro-Democratic super PAC American Bridge 21st Century. He's contributed millions of dollars during previous presidential elections.

Muslim Brotherhood President Frees
Monster in Brutal Luxor Massacre

Frontpage Magazine, by Daniel Greenfield Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 9/27/2012 7:17:06 PM Post Reply

President Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Monster-in-Charge of Egypt, has announced the pardon of Mostafa Hamza, a leader of The Islamic Group. Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya leader Mostafa Hamza, detained for terrorist activity and attempt on Hosni Mubarak’s life, released Tuesday by President Morsi’s pardon. Hamza, a leading member of Islamic organisation Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya, was extradited to Egypt from Iran in 2004. He was detained following terrorism-related charges that included being a member of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.

Anti-Islamic filmmaker arrested
for probation violation

USA Today, by Michael Winter Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 9/27/2012 7:06:03 PM Post Reply

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the alleged producer of an anti-Islamic film that sparked violent anti-U.S. protests, has been taken into custody and will make an initial court appearance this afternoon in Los Angeles, USA TODAY's William Welch reports. Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the US Attorney's office, says 55-year-old Nakola, a Coptic Christian, was arrested for alleged probation violation for his conviction of bank fraud in 2010. A bail hearing was to be held sometime after 3 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET).

Happy Days are over for Erin Moran:
Actress is 'homeless and destitute after
being kicked out of her trailer park home'

Daily Mail [UK], by Virginia Skeels Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 9/27/2012 7:00:09 PM Post Reply

Erin Moran was just 14 when she signed on to play Joanie Cunningham, the feisty little sister of Richie Cunningham in the hit Seventies show Happy Days. But while child actor Ron Howard, who played Richie, has since gone on to become an A-list Hollywood producer and director, his on-screen 'sister' has fallen on much harder times. Moran, 51, was photographed looking worse for wear outside a Holiday Inn in Corydon, Indiana, after reportedly being kicked out of the trailer she shared with her husband Steve Fleischmann. RadarOnline.com is reporting that Erin was kicked out of the trailer

Uruguayan parliament discussing
controversial bill to legalize
abortion

Merco Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: John c- 9/27/2012 6:52:55 PM Post Reply

(Montevideo) Uruguay’s Lower House of parliament was discussing on Tuesday night the legalization of abortion for which the ruling coalition was counting on having the sufficient votes. If finally approved Uruguay would join Cuba, which has made abortions accessible to all women during the first trimester of pregnancy Once passed by the Lower House the measure returns to the Senate for approval of changes, and President Jose Mujica has said he will sign it to become law.

Chavez Miami Foes Hire Planes
to Vote in Venezuela Race

Bloomberg Businessweek, by Randall Woods and Bill Faries Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 9/27/2012 6:19:03 PM Post Reply

Alicia Rodriguez so dislikes President Hugo Chavez, and blames him for making her native Venezuela unsafe, that the 80-year-old retiree is flying 1,300 miles from her adopted home in Miami to cast a vote against him. She’s not the only one. In what’s shaping up to be Chavez’s toughest election battle yet, Venezuelans who’ve fled to Florida since he took power in 1999 are mobilizing on the Internet to oust him from office. At least two groups have pledged to transport thousands of voters by chartered planes and buses to a polling center run by Venezuela’s consulate in New Orleans

Obama’s Approval Rating Mirrors 2010

Weekly Standard, by JEFFREY H. ANDERSON Original Article

Posted By: rightwingkevin- 9/27/2012 5:41:23 PM Post Reply

For all of the wishful thinking in the mainstream press about President Obama’s positioning 40 days before this election, Obama’s approval rating looks remarkably similar to what it was on this date in 2010 — shortly before his party lost a historic 63 House seats and 6 Senate seats. On September 27, 2010 — exactly two years ago — Rasmussen Reports showed Obama’s net approval rating among likely voters to be minus-3 percentage points (with 48 percent approving and 51 percent disapproving).

Bacon lovers fear looming aporkalypse

Tampa Tribune, by Jeff Houck Original Article

Posted By: Hazymac- 9/27/2012 5:38:02 PM Post Reply

Nothing clears the mind quite like a bacon crisis. Only 48 hours ago, America was kvetching and wailing about the wicked injustice of millionaire NFL football players being poorly officiated in a meaningless game by a band of substitute referees. Now we have a new shiny object to distract us: A report this week by something called the National Pork Association in Great Britain says a bacon shortage in 2013 is "now unavoidable." The report said droughts in the United States and Russia have killed the corn crop, which means there will be less food to feed piggies.

The Recurring -- and Misleading
-- Focus on Party Identification

Gallup, by Frank Newport, Gallup Editor Original Article

Posted By: michellewsc2- 9/27/2012 5:36:27 PM Post Reply

The discussion of the party identification composition of poll samples comes up in every presidential election with which I've been involved. Interested observers often opine that when a given poll shows that Candidate X is ahead, it cannot be correct because there is a higher percentage of voters who identify with Candidate X’s party in the sample than there should be, based on comparison to some previous standard.

President Franco claims
Venezuela regime supports
terrorist group in Paraguay

MercoPress [Montevideo, Uruguay], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 9/27/2012 5:29:45 PM Post Reply

Paraguayan president Federico Franco accused the Venezuelan regime of Hugo Chavez of ‘direct and malicious’ involvement in his country’s affairs in support of a ‘terrorist and criminal’ gang, the Popular Army of Paraguay, EPP, which has committed kidnappings, assaults and killings. Franco made the statements during an interview with journalist Patricia Janiot from CNN in Spanish. He added that he has documents and other evidence to support his accusation of Venezuela interference in support of EPP. According to the Paraguayan president the Chavez regime organized and developed training programs for members of EPP that have been involved in kidnapping

The Obama Administration:
Complete Disaster, or Total Catastrophe?

Power Line, by Steven Hayward Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 9/27/2012 5:17:32 PM Post Reply

How about an impromptu Power Line Video Contest for the election home stretch? No cash prizes this time—just some good conversation here on the site. I’m inspired by our faithful reader and frequent commenter Steve Litvintchouk, who reminded us about the famous collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940. Legend has it that one of the engineers who helped design the bridge offered the explanation, “Musta put the decimal point in the wrong place.” Anyway, watching the video of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster once again inspired the question:

'Britishisms' Creeping
into American English

Live Science, by Natalie Wolchover Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 9/27/2012 5:13:32 PM Post Reply

British people have long bemoaned the gradual encroachment of Americanisms into everyday speech, via Hollywood films and sitcoms. Now, "Britishisms" are crossing the pond the other way, thanks to the growing online popularity of British media such as Harry Potter, Downton Abbey and The Daily Mail. (Snip) The Britishism invasion also includes "cheeky," "twee," "chat-up," "sell-by date" and "the long game," as well as "do the washing up," "keen on," "bit" (as in "the best bit"), "to book" (e.g. a flight), "called X" (instead of "named X") and "to move house."

Study: Female GOP politicians
look more feminine

Washington Times, by Stephen Dinan Original Article

Posted By: nhchemist- 9/27/2012 5:04:22 PM Post Reply

If a new academic study is to be believed, Republican women politicians look more feminine than their Democratic counterparts. The study, by two UCLA researchers, found that female politicians with what are described as stereotypically feminine features tended to be Republicans, and the reverse was also true for Democratic women. GOP women rated, on average, twice as stereotypically feminine as Democrats. In fact, the authors said the correlation was so strong that undergraduates were regularly able to guess someone's party affiliation just by the way she looked.

Yosemite Workers Tested For
Hantavirus, Ordered To Keep Quiet

CBS [San Francisco] &Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: BaseballFan- 9/27/2012 5:00:28 PM Post Reply

Yosemite Nation Park — California public health officials have tested 100 workers at Yosemite National Park to determine whether they were exposed to the deadly mouse-borne hantavirus. Nine people who spent time at the park this year have been infected with the rare virus, the majority after staying at the “Signature” cabins in Curry Village. Three of them died. KTVU-TV Oakland said 100 park workers submitted to voluntary testing on Wednesday and they have been ordered not to discuss the testing. It was not known when the tests will be completed or if they would be made public.

Warren Defender Admits She May
Have Needed MA Law License

Breitbart's Big Government, by Michael Patrick Leahy Original Article

Posted By: MissMolly- 9/27/2012 4:35:14 PM Post Reply

Today, it was reported that in 2001 Elizabeth Warren represented a Massachusetts client in a Massachusetts Federal Courtroom in a case that involved Massachusetts law without a license to practice law in Massachusetts. The case was heard before the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, and was titled Cadle Company v. Schlichtmann. Blogger Mark Thompson at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen, who had been Ms. Warren's most ardent defender until this new revelation, has changed his mind about Professor William Jacobson's argument that Ms. Warren has engaged in the unlicensed practice of

White House Defends Changing
Rhetoric On Libya Attack

ABC News, by Mary Bruce Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 9/27/2012 4:31:15 PM Post Reply

The White House today rejected criticism of the Obama administration’s response and changing rhetoric regarding the deadly Sept. 11 assault on the U.S. consulate in Libya as “unfortunate” attempts to politicize the attack. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said the president is “absolutely focused on finding out exactly what happened.” GOP nominee Mitt Romney has noted the administration’s rhetorical evolution – from saying the attack was a spontaneous act to now admitting that it was an act of terrorism – and accused the president of not wanting to “level with the American people” or come “clean” with what really

Conservatives Are Hitting Elizabeth
Warren With New Allegations Over
Her 'Law License Problem'

Business Insider, by Erin Fuchs Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 9/27/2012 4:30:12 PM Post Reply

U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren is under attack for serving corporate clients and doing so without a Massachusetts law license. The problem isn't going away for Warren, the Harvard law professor who's engaged in a bitter campaign against Republican incumbent and heartthrob Scott Brown. On Wednesday, conservative blog Red Mass Group posted official correspondence from Warren listing her "primary practice location" as Cambridge, Mass. This representation could conflict with her campaign's assertion she "never represented that she was licensed to practice in Massachusetts."

Rep. Issa threatens to subpoena
HHS over Medicare bonuses

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Sam Baker Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 9/27/2012 4:29:47 PM Post Reply

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Thursday that he's willing to subpoena documents from the Health and Human Services Department (HHS), alleging a conspiracy to hide the impact of President Obama's healthcare law. Issa, as chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is investigating an $8 billion demonstration project in which Medicare pays bonuses to certain private Medicare Advantage plans based on quality. The congressman has suggested that HHS is using the bonus payments to mask the healthcare law's cuts to Medicare Advantage plans ahead of the election.

43% Expect Better Economy
if Romney Wins;
34% Say Same of Obama

Rasmussen Reports, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 9/27/2012 4:26:30 PM Post Reply

Most voters still don't think the economy will get better no matter which candidate wins the White House and which party wins control of Congress in November. But they’re now a little more confident in economic gains if Mitt Romney and the Republicans come out ahead. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 34% of Likely U.S. Voters think the economy is likely to get better if President Obama is reelected and Democrats regain full control of Congress, marking little change from early July when the two sides ran nearly even. By comparison, 43% now believe the

Mets' R.A. Dickey wins
20th game of season

Newsday [Long Island, NY], by Marc Carig Original Article

Posted By: GOPJihad- 9/27/2012 4:18:17 PM Post Reply

R.A. Dickey rearranged his schedule so he could try for his 20th win at Citi Field, where he hoped to share the experience with fans. The knuckleballer did not disappoint. Before a crowd of 31,506 on Thursday, Dickey tied a career high with 13 strikeouts to beat the Pirates, 6-5. He became the first Mets 20-game winner since Frank Viola in 1990. It did not come easy. Upon leaving the game with two outs in the eighth, Dickey raised his cap to the crowd, which spent the afternoon hanging on every pitch. The crowd booed in the ninth when with one out, reliever Jon Rauch allowed a two-run homer

Media Ignore Independents'
Swing Toward Romney

Breitbart's Big Journalism, by Dustin Hawkins Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 9/27/2012 4:16:08 PM Post Reply

Not long ago, Independents were the go-to demographic for determining who would win elections. How the Independents swung, so too would the election. In 2008, Barack Obama carried Independents in Ohio by 8 points and in Florida by 7 points. (Snip) In both Ohio and Florida, Barack Obama’s “clear leads” all come from heavy over-sampling of Democrats, not from winning the crucial Indie vote. In fact, most of the polls that show Obama with big leads also show Romney handily winning Independent voters. Yet, somehow, Obama manages to increase his performance from 2008 despite Independents now opposing him. Let's take

Romney uses GDP downgrade to
hammer Obama on economy

NBC News, by Garrett Haake Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 9/27/2012 4:09:10 PM Post Reply

Springfield, Va. - Mitt Romney seized upon a report revising economic growth in the second quarter downward as his latest piece of evidence in his ongoing effort to cast President Barack Obama's policies as ineffective at boosting the economy. “We have to have a strong economy. Right now, Russia’s economy is growing at about 4 percent per year. That’s their GDP growth. Ours was just revised last quarter down to 1.3 percent per year -- about a quarter or a fifth the rate of Russia’s," Romney said. (Snip) Speaking before an audience that is especially attentive to military spending for

Costco's meat tenderizing process
halted after E. coli tainted steaks
linked to Edmonton store

Edmonton Sun [Alberta, Canada], by Allison Salz Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 9/27/2012 4:04:09 PM Post Reply

A “tenderizing” steak process could be to blame after four people contracted E. coli earlier this month after eating steak from a north east Edmonton Costco store, says the province’s health super-board. Top health officials say they’re unsure if the bacteria was already on the fresh steaks when they were shipped from XL Foods Processing Plant, or if a meat tenderizing machine employed in all Costco locations is to blame. (Snip) Costco was cleaning the machine daily, he said, but health officials have ordered managers at Costco stores throughout the province to stop this particular tenderizing process, added Predy.

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