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Romney gets boost in fundraising
and polls after debate
victory as campaign raises
$12 million online in just two days

Daily Mail [UK], by Hugo Gye Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 5:19:28 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney's commanding performance in Wednesday night's first presidential debate has started to yield results. The Republican candidate has raised $12million in online donations over the last couple of days, and has also received a boost in some polls. The news comes as Barack Obama's lacklustre showing continues to be mocked by top comedians - even those who are strong supporters of the President. Mr Romney's campaign took in a donation haul of $12million via his website in just 48 hours after the conclusion of the debate in Denver, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Romney leads in 1st
post-debate poll in Colorado

Denver Business Journal, by Mark Harden Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 5:15:36 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney leads President Barack Obama in a Colorado opinion survey conducted after Wednesday's presidential debate at the University of Denver. The poll by Florida research firm Gravis Marketing of likely Colorado voters, conducted Oct. 3-4, shows Republican Romney favored by 49.4 percent and Democrat Obama by 45.9 percent, a difference of 3.5 percentage points. It's a reversal of the result of Gravis' latest pre-debate poll of Coloradans, conducted Sept. 25, that showed a 4.7-point advantage for Obama.

Mitt Romney teaches the Tories
a lesson in conviction

Telegraph [UK], by Janet Daley Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/6/2012 5:09:27 PM Post Reply

Mr Osborne needs some good headlines this week--and that means tax cuts. It’s that time of year again. The leaves are turning, the breezes are freshening--and we are all queuing up to give advice to David Cameron for party conference. It’s a sign of a leadership in trouble when everybody and his dog feels qualified to offer counsel to the man in charge, which is why there has been a notable drop in the volunteer adviser army clamouring for the ears of Ed Miliband and Mitt Romney in the past week. And that brings me to a

'No-Bama' hanging chair: Is it
a protest? Or a symbolic lynching?

Los Angeles Times, by Kim Murphy Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 5:03:21 PM Post Reply

Seattle - If a chair hangs in a tree, does it represent murder? The debate on whether lawn chairs with the president's name on them and hanging from trees are innocent references to Clint Eastwood's famous "empty chair" rant at the Republican National Convention -- or symbolic lynchings of America’s first African American president -- now spans the country. A white plastic chair suspended above a yard in Camas, Wash., is the latest exhibit. Like the others before it, including in Austin, Texas, and Centreville, Va., the chair is marked "No-Bama." Next to it, a large chalkboard says: "Are you

Leaked memo shows plane was
denied US Benghazi consulate

Telegraph [UK], by Raf Sanchez Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/6/2012 4:57:29 PM Post Reply

The email was sent to Ambassador Chris Stevens four months before his death, telling him that Washington was withdrawing a DC-3 aircraft used by the special forces team assigned to the embassy in Tripoli. The State Department said it had turned down the request in May because commercial flights had resumed in Libya, adding that there was no evidence the aircraft would have prevented the four American deaths during the September 11 attack on the consulate. However, the leaked memo, obtained by ABC News, will give impetus to Republican claims that Hillary Clinton’s department failed to provide sufficient aid

'He's a white n***a':
Online backlash against
Snoop Dog after he posts
offensive list of reasons
not to vote for Mitt Romney

Daily Mail (UK), by Snejana Farberov Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/6/2012 4:54:58 PM Post Reply

The politically incorrect rapper Snoop Dog put his two cents in the heated national debate leading up to the November election, posting online a foul-mouthed yet funny list of reasons why he would vote for Barack Obama over Mitt Romney. The 40-year-old hip hop-turned-reggae artist, who had recently changed his name to Snoop Lion, posted a photo of the handwritten list originally created by @DragonflyJonez on Friday. The number one justification for not voting for the Republican candidate is that ‘He is a white n**ga,’ followed by: ‘He looks like he says 'n**ga' all the time.’

Congress to probe security
flaws for Libya diplomats

CBS News, by Sharyl Attkisson Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 4:51:33 PM Post Reply

Washington - CBS News has learned that congressional investigators have issued a subpoena to a former top security official at the US mission in Libya. The official is Lt. Col. Andy Wood, a Utah National Guard Army Green Beret who headed up a Special Forces "Site Security Team" in Libya. The subpoena compels Lt. Col. Wood to appear at a House Oversight Committee hearing next week that will examine security decisions leading up to the Sept. 11 Muslim extremist terror assault on the U.S. compound at Benghazi. U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three of his colleagues were killed in the

Iran’s Charity Loophole

Washington Free Beacon, by Adam Kredo Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 4:35:22 PM Post Reply

A delegation of House Democrats is urging President Barack Obama’s administration to extend an exemption on Iran sanctions—a move that could allow certain groups linked to terrorism to benefit from American philanthropic donations, experts say. Twelve lawmakers, including Muslim Rep. Keith Ellison (D., Minn.), petitioned the Obama administration Thursday to extend a temporary waiver permitting various organizations and individuals to skirt U.S. sanctions on Iran. The waiver, set to expire Oct. 5, enabled American-based nonprofit groups to expedite the “donation of funds” and shipment of “humanitarian relief” to Iranian charities that are purportedly helping their citizens recover from a deadly

Aides: PM to reprimand
Barak over US meetings

Ynetnews (Israel), by Attila Somfalvi Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/6/2012 4:33:23 PM Post Reply

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has summoned Ehud Barak for a meeting Saturday evening during which he is expected to reprimand the defense minister and "demand clarifications regarding Barak's uncoordinated talks with American government officials, which contradicted the prime minister's instructions," an aide said.(snip)The relationship between Netanyahu and Barak, who were very close, reached a boiling point after the PM learned from Ynet about the defense minister's secret meeting with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel a few weeks ago.

Obama May Need
a Reagan Comeback

Rasmussen Reports, by Scott Rasmussen Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 4:27:15 PM Post Reply

The first presidential debate of 2012 is now behind us. The reviews suggest that many were surprised at how well Mitt Romney did and how weakly President Obama performed. (Snip) Romney's comments in the debate were designed to have people rethink that assessment and reverse the trend. He said that the status quo "is not going to cut it" and talked of the need to find a "new path." He added that "under the president's policies, middle-income Americans have been buried. They're just being crushed. Middle-income Americans have seen their income come down by $4,300. This is a tax in

Op ed: Eat less salt,
drink less bottled water

Seattle Times, by Katy G. Wilkens Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/6/2012 4:26:38 PM Post Reply

Bottled water is everywhere — in backpacks, on desks, in cars. When I was younger, no one carried water unless they were going hiking. Why the demand for bottled water now? I have a theory. Americans eat about twice the salt they did three to four decades ago. Most of it is hidden in all the canned, boxed, packaged and processed foods we open at home and eat in restaurants. Eating excess salt makes you thirsty and causes your body to hold more water. It’s like filling up a water balloon. As your body holds

'Controversial anti-Islam
ads set for Washington DC'

Jerusalem Post [Israel], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 4:16:57 PM Post Reply

A federal judge ordered the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Agency to begin displaying controversial anti-jihad advertisements beginning Monday in Washington DC, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. The decision came Friday, in a one-page ruling by US District Judge Rosemary Collyer, granting an injunction to the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) that sought to force Metro to display provocative posters in four stations, the Washington Post reported, even though the transit agency has worried the ads might incite violence. The posters were scheduled to be displayed for a month starting Sept. 24, but were delayed until the court decision.

Boehner wary of
lame-duck deficit deal

Politico, by Jake Sherman Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 4:09:10 PM Post Reply

Depew, N.Y. - For everyone pining for a sweeping deficit deal after the election, Speaker John Boehner has a message. Don’t hold your breath. In an interview here, the Ohio Republican said cobbling together a large-scale deal during the lame duck session of Congress would not only be hard, but also the wrong thing for the country. “I think that’s difficult to do,” Boehner said when asked about the prospects for a large-scale deficit deal in November and December. “You know, and frankly, I’m not sure it’s the right thing to do – have a lot of retiring members and

‘Price Is Right’ hits jackpot with
game show’s first male model

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 3:54:18 PM Post Reply

Los Angeles - A Boston man has won an online competition to become the first male model in “The Price Is Right” history. The long-running CBS game show said Friday that viewers had chosen Rob Wilson from among a trio of finalists who also included Clint Brink and Nick Denbeigh. Wilson begins his weeklong stint alongside the ladies on Oct. 15. The contest was announced in August. Hundreds of he-man hopefuls showed up at the open call in Los Angeles, where they had a chance to strut their stuff for the show’s producers and the female models the show is

The Navy's Newest Guided Missile
Destroyer Is A Deadly Beauty

Business Insider, by Daniel Goodman Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 3:49:41 PM Post Reply

The U.S. Navy's newest destroyer class warship, the 510-foot USS Michael Murphy, recently laid anchor at New York City's Pier 88 for its commissioning ceremony. On Saturday, the ship will participate in a long standing naval tradition, the commissioning ceremony, which marks the moment a new ship is formally placed in active service. (Snip) The new ship consists of a crew of 290 well-trained Navy service-men and -women led by Commander Thomas E. Shultz. The ship is named after Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy, who risked and lost his own life in 2005 in an effort to call for aid

The Dismal Truth About Spain's
Desperate Economic Situation

Business Insider, by Matthew Boesler Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 3:45:49 PM Post Reply

While Europe watches and waits for Spain to submit a formal bailout request to the EU and the ECB, the economic situation on the ground there continues to deteriorate. (Snip) Spain recently revealed more austerity in its 2013 budget, which will likely have to be modified to include deeper cuts when over-optimistic macroeconomic growth assumptions don't materialize. Spain also announced a 60 billion euro capital shortfall across its national banking system, but the macroeconomic assumptions used in that test are likely too optimistic as well. On top of that, more bank capital will continue to be destroyed as the Spanish

Turkey and Syria trade
artillery fire for 4th day

Associated Press, by Bassem Mroue & Suzan Fraser Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 3:36:34 PM Post Reply

Beirut - Turkey and Syria traded artillery fire for the fourth day in a row Saturday as rebels clashed with President Bashar Assad's forces near the border, heightening fears that the crisis could erupt into a regional conflict. Also Saturday, Syrian Defense Minister Gen. Fahd Jassem al-Freij vowed to crush the rebellion and bring the violence that has engulfed the country to an end. The diplomatic crisis began on Wednesday, when a Syrian shell killed five civilians in a Turkish border town and triggered unprecedented artillery strikes by Turkey. Ankara has deployed more troops to its southern border with Syria,

Congressman calls evolution lie from 'pit of hell' - Thread Closed

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Shenandoah- 10/6/2012 3:31:42 PM Post Reply

Georgia Rep. Paul Broun said in videotaped remarks that evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are "lies straight from the pit of hell."

Stratfor Sources: U.S. Troops
in Mexico as Feds Aid Cartels

New American, by Alex Newman Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 3:28:28 PM Post Reply

Federal authorities in the United States have been quietly supporting certain Mexican criminal empires, especially the Sinaloa drug cartel, in a bid to solidify the syndicates’ reign as dominant powerbrokers in particular territories, according to leaked e-mails from a U.S.-based Mexican diplomat to the private intelligence firm Stratfor. If cartel chiefs cooperate with authorities, “governments will allow controlled drug trades,” the diplomatic source wrote. Other information unearthed so far in the leak, much of it coming from a variety of sources, was equally explosive. One 2011 e-mail from an individual described by Stratfor as “a US law enforcement officer with

Islamists shoot in air to disperse
protest by Timbuktu women

Reuters, by Admana Diarra & Tiemoko Diallo Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 3:25:29 PM Post Reply

Bamako - More than 100 women marched against the imposition of strict Islamic law in the northern Malian town of Timbuktu on Saturday, but were dispersed by gunmen linked to al Qaeda firing shots in the air, witnesses said. Islamists linked to al Qaeda's North African wing, AQIM, have been in control of the fabled desert town since April and have steadily imposed their interpretation of sharia law, banning music and forcing women to cover themselves with veils. (Snip) "Life has become more and more difficult with these people," Cisse Toure, one of the protesters, told Reuters by telephone.

Woman files lawsuit against
McDonald's for fight she started
at Greenwich Village location

New York Daily News, by Barbara Ross Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 3:19:44 PM Post Reply

A woman who admitted she started the violent fight in a Greenwich Village McDonald’s that sent her to the hospital is suing the burger-flipper who gave her a fractured skull. Myika Darbeau, 25, filed papers in Manhattan Supreme Court charging that Rayon McIntosh, 32, used “unnecessary, excessive and unlawful force” in the October 2011 incident at 136 W. Third St. Darbeau also is suing the owner of the franchise, charging there was inadequate security and the store never should have hired someone with “brutal, dangerous, vicious propensities.”

There Is No Hyperinflation In Iran –
The Real Story Is
Much More Interesting

Business Insider, by Matthew Boesler Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 3:15:11 PM Post Reply

Contrary to reports, there is no hyperinflation in Iran right now at all. In fact, the Western sanctions imposed on Iran's oil trade are failing miserably to meet their objectives. And a regime collapse – or even, coming short of that, another popular uprising reminiscent of June 2009 – seems further away from Iran than ever. Meanwhile, the Iranian regime is using the current sanctions imposed against it by the West as a weapon to weaken its own fiercest domestic threat – the educated, relatively pro-Western Iranian constituency that comprises the middle class.

Coyotes, bears, and lions:
the new urban pioneers?

Christian Science Monitor, by Patrik Jonsson Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/6/2012 3:13:57 PM Post Reply

Atlanta - Americans have been moving from the country to the city for decades, so maybe it’s not surprising that researchers are finding a similar pattern among other North American apex predators. New research suggests mountain lions and bears may be following the urban pioneering of raccoons, foxes and, most notably, coyotes as they slowly encroach on major US metro areas from New Jersey to California. In the case of coyotes, they don’t even mind the density, with some coyote packs now confining themselves to territories of a third of a square mile.

1 dead, 10 arrested in
anti-terror sweep in France

Associated Press, by Lori Hinnant Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 3:10:06 PM Post Reply

Paris - Police carried out raids across France on Saturday after DNA on a grenade that exploded last month at a kosher grocery story led them to a suspected jihadist cell of young Frenchmen recently converted to Islam. The man whose DNA was identified, named by police as Jeremy Sydney, was killed by police after he opened fire on them, slightly wounding three officers in the eastern city of Strasbourg. Ten other people, aged between 19 and 25, were arrested across the country. One man was carrying a loaded gun, and police found weapons, cash and a list of Paris-area

Lunch lady slammed for
food that is 'too good'

The Local [Sweden], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 3:06:39 PM Post Reply

A talented head cook at a school in central Sweden has been told to stop baking fresh bread and to cut back on her wide-ranging veggie buffets because it was unfair that students at other schools didn't have access to the unusually tasty offerings. Annika Eriksson, a lunch lady at school in Falun, was told that her cooking is just too good. Pupils at the school have become accustomed to feasting on newly baked bread and an assortment of 15 vegetables at lunchtime, but now the good times are over. The municipality has ordered Eriksson to bring it down a

Sean Penn campaigns in
Venezuela — for Hugo Chavez

Human Events, by John Gizzi Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/6/2012 3:04:33 PM Post Reply

It’s no surprise to find actor Sean Penn on the campaign trail these days. The two-time Academy Award winner is a strong backer of President Barack Obama with a history of putting his name and celebrity panache behind left-of-center causes. But what is starting to raise eyebrows among Americans is Penn’s campaign blessings for another friend in another country: Venezuela’s Marxist President Hugo Chavez, who will face the voters of his country Oct. 7 (Snip) The timing of Penn’s appearance to raise funds for Ruiz was particularly interesting, since it occurred days after he had returned from a campaign visit

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