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Americans Will Pay More For Gas
If Hugo Chavez Is Reelected

Business Insider, by Rob Wile Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 11:23:27 PM Post Reply

Today, Venezuelans go to the polls to decide their next President. If it turns out to be the same guy as before, Americans will almost certainly end up paying more for gas, according to analysts. "If President Chavez gets reelected, I expect that we will see lower crude oil sales to the U.S. as Venezuela and the U.S. move further apart, and that's going to cost the consumer more money for their gasoline," Andy Lipow, a Houston-based oil industry expert, told NBC News.

SpaceX Dragon capsule
launched to space station

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 11:20:33 PM Post Reply

Cape Canaveral - A commercial cargo ship rocketed into orbit Sunday in pursuit of the International Space Station, the first of a dozen supply runs under a mega-contract with NASA. It was the second launch of a Dragon capsule to the orbiting lab by the California-based SpaceX company. The first was last spring. This time was no test flight, however, and the spacecraft carried 1,000 pounds of key science experiments and other precious gear. There was also a personal touch: chocolate-vanilla swirl ice cream tucked in a freezer for the three station residents.

The Muslim Brotherhood and
Egypt's Coming Economic Storm

U.S.News & World Report, by Andrew Natsios Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 10/7/2012 11:19:43 PM Post Reply

Much of the news out of Egypt since the "Arab Spring" uprising has focused on the Muslim Brotherhood and its role in the collapse of the Mubarak government; and later its victory in the parliamentary elections in 2011 and slender win in the presidential election in 2012. That Egyptian narrative is gradually changing to one much more complicated and less visible focused on Egypt's economic crisis which will unfold slowly, but may then engulf the country like a title wave over the next few years. That title wave could drive Egypt to a much more violent second revolution.

Summer drought turns fall
leaves deeper red as foliage
puts on spectacular show

Daily Mail (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/7/2012 11:19:00 PM Post Reply

These breathtaking fall scenes drenched in crimson and gold are all down to a drawn-out summer with long periods of drought. The vivid array of color is due to increased concentrations of anthocyanins in leaves. These natural pigments, which produce the brilliant reds and purples on many trees in the northeastern U.S., have been intensified by a lack of rain in the last few months. The end of summer is signified by the turning of the leaves when photosynthesis - the process of making food in leaves - shuts down.

2 arrested for trying to steal
TV from police station

Ynet News [Israel], by Raanan Ben-Zur Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 11:13:27 PM Post Reply

A resident of Hod Hasharon (25) and a resident of Baqa al-Gharbiya (21) were arrested on suspicion of attempting to steal a television set from the Glilot police station in Herzliya. The two men arrived at the station overnight Sunday to visit the detained brother of the Hod Hasharon resident. At some point they allegedly detached a television screen from a wall in the hallway. Officers who noticed that the TV was missing eventually found it hidden. They immediately suspected the two young men, who denied the allegations during questioning. There is no footage of the theft because the hallway

Venezuela's Chavez re-elected
to extend socialist rule

Reuters, by Diego Ore, Eyanir Chinea Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/7/2012 11:08:29 PM Post Reply

Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez won re-election in on Sunday, quashing the opposition's best bet at unseating him in 14 years and cementing himself as a dominant figure in modern Latin American history. The 58-year-old Chavez took 54.42 percent of the vote, with 90 percent of the ballots counted, to 44.97 percent for young opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, official results showed. Chavez's victory would extend his rule of the OPEC member state to two decades, though he is recovering from cancer and the possibility of a recurrence hangs over his political future. Jubilant supporters poured onto the streets

Home-grown terror suspects
spark French alert

France 24, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 11:07:23 PM Post Reply

For Jérémie Louis-Sidney, France’s latest home-grown terror suspect, the end came swiftly and violently. On Saturday morning, the 33-year-old Frenchman was sitting on a couch in a Strasbourg apartment when special anti-terror police officers stormed into the premises, according to police sources. Sidney immediately fired at them with a .357 Magnum, emptying his Smith & Wesson pistol barrel before he was shot dead by police. Three police officers were injured – including one who was shot in the chest and another in the head. They were both protected by their helmets and body armour. Sidney, a recent convert to Islam,

Nine in ten Scots 'living
off state's patronage'

Telegraph [UK], by Simon Johnson Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 11:00:16 PM Post Reply

Almost nine out of 10 Scottish households take more from the public purse than they contribute in taxes thanks to a “rotten system” of state patronage, the Tory party conference will hear on Monday. Ruth Davidson, the Scottish Conservative leader, is to highlight official figures showing that only 283,080 households north of the border – 12 per cent of the total – pay more in tax than they receive in public services. She will tell delegates that, because the public sector is seen as the key provider of everything from housing to employment, state spending now accounts for more than

Hugo Chavez’s nervous wait as
Venezuela ballot boxes close

Telegraph [UK], by Jonathan Gilbert* Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/7/2012 10:45:07 PM Post Reply

Venezuelans voted on Sunday in a presidential election that posed the greatest challenge to the 14-year reign of socialist Hugo Chávez. With results expected to be announced on Monday, a majority of pre-election polls gave Mr Chávez a 10-point lead. Others, however, had put him neck and neck with the opposition candidate, Henrique Capriles, a pro-business centrist who has managed to unite a fractured opposition. [Snip] The populist leader has been accused of allowing free but not fair elections, dominating the airwaves in the build-up with long broadcasts while Mr Capriles was afforded just three minutes a day.

U.S. suspects Haqqani tie
to Afghan insider attacks

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 10:37:53 PM Post Reply

Kabul, Afghanistan - The Haqqani insurgent network, based in Pakistan and with ties to al-Qaida, is suspected of being a driving force behind a significant number of the "insider" attacks by Afghan forces that have killed or wounded more than 130 U.S. and allied troops this year, American officials said Friday. (Snip) New data provided to The Associated Press this week also reveal that in addition to 35 U.S. and allied troops killed in insider attacks last year, 61 were wounded. Those included 19 in a single attack in the eastern province of Laghman on April 16, 2011, in which

Eurozone to launch
new rescue fund ESM

Deutsche Welle, by Bernd Riegert Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 10:33:44 PM Post Reply

With the first session of the governing body, the eurozone's finance ministers inaugurate the permanent rescue fund ESM in Luxemburg. How does the new firewall against the mountain of debt work? Even after it officially opens on Monday, there won't be much to see at the offices of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). Despite soon being responsible for 700 billion euros ($912 billion), press spokesman Wolfgang Proissl told DW there may not even be a sign announcing the European bailout fund on the front of the inconspicuous office building (Snip) In order for the system to work, the ESM needs

Hundreds of pastors back
political candidates, defy tax rules

Reuters, by Nanette Burns Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/7/2012 10:28:37 PM Post Reply

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Baptist Pastor Mark Harris stood before his flock in North Carolina on Sunday and joined hundreds of other religious leaders in deliberately breaking the law in an election-year campaign that tests the role of churches in politics. By publicly backing candidates for political office from the pulpit, Harris and nearly 1,500 other preachers at services across the United States were flouting a law they see as an incursion on freedom of religion and speech. Under the U.S. tax code, non-profit organizations such as churches may express views on any issue, but they jeopardize

Obama pokes fun at own
debate performance

Associated Press, by Ben Feller Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/7/2012 10:25:41 PM Post Reply

LOS ANGELES- President Barack Obama has a new critic of his debate performance - himself. Speaking at a celebrity-led fundraiser at the Nokia Theatre, Obama came on stage after performances by such singers as Katy Perry, Jon Bon Jovi and Stevie Wonder and remarks by actor George Clooney. He marveled at how they are able to perform flawlessly night after night and then said, quote, "I can't always say the same." It was a shot at his listless debate showing against Republican Mitt Romney on Wednesday. Supporters in the crowd laughed at the line. Obama was raising millions of dollars

Chavez: Polling stations
remain open in Venezuela

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 10:24:21 PM Post Reply

Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said some voters were still in line voting Sunday night, and he called for calm as the nation awaits results of the presidential election. "There are still people voting in some centers," Chavez said in a phone call to his campaign leaders broadcast live on state television. "Let's wait for the results with patience, calm." (Snip) The official, Tibisay Lucena, didn't say how many voting stations still had voters waiting. Nor did she say for how long the polling stations might remain open.

Biden Takes 6 Days
Off Campaign Trail

Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 10:21:30 PM Post Reply

With just about a month until Election Day, Vice President Joe Biden is in the middle of taking nearly a week off the campaign trail. He will return to doing campaign events on Thursday, when he will debate Rep. Paul Ryan in the vice presidential debate. (Snip) As for the next three days, Biden will remain in Delaware. "On Monday through Wednesday, the Vice President will be in Wilmington, Delaware. There are no public events scheduled." Meanwhile, Thursday, October 11, is a big day for Biden. "On Thursday, the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Danville, Kentucky.

Wait Begins After Huge Turnout
In Venezuela Vote

Associated Press, by Ian James and Frank Bajak Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 10/7/2012 9:58:30 PM Post Reply

CARACAS, Venezuela A huge voter turnout swamped polling sites across Venezuela on Sunday as a united, well-organized opposition candidate gave President Hugo Chavez the race of his life. Tensions rose in the bitterly divided country while an undetermined number of voting stations remained open after the official 6 p.m. closing time, with not a single result announced nearly three hours later. Chavez, a socialist who has ruled for nearly 14 years, called on Venezuelans to await results patiently, speaking briefly Sunday night by phone during a news conference held by his campaign chief. Electoral officials gave no indication of when

Gibbs: Obama ‘disappointed’
by performance in first
presidential debate

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Peter Schroeder Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/7/2012 9:56:44 PM Post Reply

Senior Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs on Sunday acknowledged that the president was unhappy with his performance in last week’s first debate. "It's not rocket science to believe that the president's disappointed," Gibbs said, in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Many reviews of the first presidential debate had panned Obama’s performance as listless and disengaged and polls showed voters picking GOP nominee Mitt Romney as the winner. While the president got a boost from Friday’s jobs report, Mitt Romney's campaign grabbed an edge with a strong debate performance Wednesday.

Obama, Clinton Powwow with Donors
at Jeffrey Katzenberg's House

Hollywood Reporter, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/7/2012 9:46:55 PM Post Reply

President Barack Obama arrived Sunday in Los Angeles and went directly to the Beverly Hills home of DreamWorks Animation Chief Jeffrey Katzenberg, where he joined former President Bill Clinton in a private meeting with 12 deep-pocketed Democratic donors. The Obama campaign said the meeting was scheduled to "thank supporters," however two campaign finance committee members told THR that they were kept out of the loop on the closed-door event because it involved the pro-Obama super PAC, Priorities USA. A campaign spokeswoman, however, flatly denied that the meeting involved the super PAC.

Report: Exit polls show Hugo
Chavez lost Venezuelan election

Daily Caller, by Matthew Boyle Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 10/7/2012 9:41:48 PM Post Reply

A Spanish news outlet is reporting that exit polls show socialist president Hugo Chavez has lost his bid for re-election to centrist opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. According to an English language translation of the local report, based on Google Translate, Chavez is headed for defeat: The candidate of the Democratic Unity Table (MUD), Henrique Capriles, is leading against Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez in the presidential elections held on Sunday … according to exit polls by consultancy Variance prior to the closing of polling stations.

Obamacare Fines Start For Hospitals
That Readmit Sick Patients

Breitbart's Big Government, by Tony Lee Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/7/2012 9:38:49 PM Post Reply

Hospitals who re-admit patients within 30 days after they were discharged will now have to, under an Obamacare provision, pay fines as of October 1, 2012, which could force hospitals to slash programs that help the elderly, the poor, and the chronically ill. According to a study, "about two-thirds of the hospitals serving Medicare patients, or some 2,200 facilities, will be hit with penalties averaging around $125,000 per facility this coming year." This provision was inserted into Obamacare as a cost-cutting measure, but it will force hospitals to give the poor, elderly, and chronically ill substandard care.

Roger Ebert: 'One of
the Best Presidential Debate
Moderators Would Be David Letterman'

Newsbusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/7/2012 9:35:31 PM Post Reply

"Actually, one of the best presidential debate moderators would be David Letterman." So astonishingly wrote movie critic Roger Ebert on Twitter Thursday (vulgarity warning): Roger Ebert ✔ @ebertchicago -Actually, one of the best presidential debate moderators would be David Letterman, who is quick, smart, and interrupts bulls**t. 4 Oct 12 Reply Retweet-Favorite-I guess Ebert isn't concerned with Letterman's obvious political biases: David Letterman Calls Mitt Romney 'A Felon'

Obamas celebrate 20th wedding
anniversary as they take a
break from campaign trail
for romantic night on the
town... only three days late

Daily Mail [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/7/2012 9:33:26 PM Post Reply

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama finally celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on Saturday - a romantic night on the town that came three days late after being pre-empted by a high-stakes presidential debate. The first couple marked the occasion with a dinner for two at the Bourbon Steak restaurant in the Four Seasons hotel in Washington's upscale Georgetown section. A month before Election Day, Obama took a rare day off from the campaign trail after a hectic schedule of rallies in the wake of Wednesday's

World-Herald editorial:
Economy needs Mitt Romney

Omaha World-Herald, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: ShowMeGuy- 10/7/2012 9:29:15 PM Post Reply

Four years ago, voters elected Barack Obama president of the United States. He defeated Sen. John McCain handily in that election, which was driven by many emotions. The prospect of electing the first African-American president was a very important step for this nation. Americans were terrified by the free fall in the stock market, failing banks and the sight of such industrial giants as General Motors and Chrysler teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

Security team pulled
out of Libya in August

American Thinker, by Rick Moran Original Article

Posted By: SoCalGal- 10/7/2012 9:10:09 PM Post Reply

The blundering boobs at the State Department recalled a 16-man security team in August just as the Libyan diplomats were asking for more security, not less. (Snip) Lt. Col. Wood has told CBS News and congressional investigators that his 16-member team and a six-member State Department elite force called a Mobile Security Deployment team left Libya in August, just one month before the Benghazi assault. Wood says that's despite the fact that US officials in Libya wanted security increased, not decreased. Wood says he met daily with Stevens and that security was a constant challenge. There were 13 threats

Secret observers find
'shocking' lapses in Newark
airport security, report says

Star-Ledger [Newark, NJ], by Steve Strunsky Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 10/7/2012 9:07:46 PM Post Reply

Newark — Screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport are properly executing standard pat-downs of passengers only 16.7 percent of the time and they identify and take appropriate action on prohibited items in only a quarter of all cases, according to a secret internal report. The revelations are contained in a document, obtained by The Star-Ledger, titled "PACE Airport Evaluation" and dated June 8. It was compiled by an undercover team of Transportation Security Administration employees from other airports who were asked to observe screeners at work at Newark Liberty. PACE is an acronym for Presence, Advisements, Communication and Execution,

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