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SpaceX loses one engine:
Heck, company says,
it could have lost 2

Los Angeles Times, by Amy Hubbard Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 12:46:05 AM Post Reply

The much-watched launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket had one little setback that was overlooked by many in the excitement of the moment. It lost an engine during ascent. Engine 1, one of nine engines on the rocket that was carrying the Dragon spacecraft into space, "lost pressure," SpaceX said. So it was shut down. Rumor had it that the engine exploded -- news outlets pointed to video, saying it showed an explosion and debris. SpaceX said that "panels designed to relieve pressure within the engine bay" were what was jettisoned. (Snip) "Falcon 9 did exactly what it was designed

Rotten Tomatoes:Obama’s
politicized trade policies
target votes in swing states

Washington Free Beacon, by Andrew Evans Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 12:43:50 AM Post Reply

A preliminary decision by the Commerce Department to drop a 1996 trade agreement with Mexico over Mexican tomato exports is the latest in a string of trade policy decisions handed down by the Obama administration that will benefit key swing states in the 2012 election. (Snip) A 1996 agreement between the U.S. and Mexico ended an anti-dumping investigation by the Commerce Department into Mexican tomato producers and exporters by setting a price floor for Mexican tomatoes that protected the American tomato industry. On June 22, a group of primarily Florida-based tomato growers requested that the Commerce Department end the agreement,

Obama Dedicates Chavez
National Monument

ABC News, by Mary Bruce Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 12:35:21 AM Post Reply

Keene, Calif. - Four years after borrowing Cesar Chavez’s “si, se puede” motto for his “yes, we can” campaign slogan, President Obama today dedicated a new national monument to the farm worker turned civil rights advocate, a move that could help bolster support from Latino voters. Speaking to a crowd of more than 6,000 at Nuestra Senora Reina de La Paz, the farm where the late Chavez lived and led his worker movement, Obama paid tribute to the labor leader, saying he “gave workers a reason to hope.” (Snip) The Chavez National Monument, the first such site to honor a

Fighting back

Telegraph [UK], by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/9/2012 12:32:14 AM Post Reply

People who protect their homes and families against intruders should not be treated like criminals. Five years ago, the then Justice Secretary Jack Straw promised to review the law on self-defence to strengthen the protection for home owners if they fought back against intruders.[Snip] Politicians have promised much in this area over the years and delivered little. What the country, the courts and the police need is absolute clarity. At the moment, even if a burglar is killed or seriously injured, there is a common law defence if a householder can show reasonable force was used. But far too often

Paul Ryan Bristles at Question
From Michigan Reporter

ABC News, by Shushannah Walshe Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 12:31:38 AM Post Reply

Rochester, Michigan–Paul Ryan had what appeared to be a testy exchange with a reporter from ABC News affiliate WJRT in Flint, Michigan this afternoon after being asked about gun control and tax cuts. The reporter, Terry Camp, asked the GOP vice presidential candidate, “Does the country have a gun problem?” Ryan noted that the Oak Creek Sikh shooting took place in his district but said instead of a gun problem the country “has a crime problem.” Camp asked again, “Not a gun problem?” “No,” Ryan answered. “I mean if you take a look at the gun laws we have, I

Mars rover Curiosity scoops,
detects bright object

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 12:23:49 AM Post Reply

Los Angeles - NASA officials say the Curiosity rover has made its first scoop of the surface of planet Mars and has detected a bright object on the ground. Officials said in a news release Monday that they suspect the object might be a part of the six-wheeled rover, but they won't sample or scoop anymore until they figure out what it is. The Curiosity has already beamed back pictures of bedrock that suggest a fast-moving stream once flowed on the planet. The rover landed Aug. 5 and is on a two-year, $2.5 billion mission to study whether microbial life

For Romney and Obama, foreign
policy has become a test of
philosophy and character

Telegraph [UK], by Tim Stanley Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/9/2012 12:15:25 AM Post Reply

Romney delivered a big speech on foreign policy on Monday at the Virginia Military Institute. This is Mitt trying to do his vision thing, including a pledge to make the 21st century “an American century.” The rest of the world might have something to say about that, but then Romney isn’t chasing Assad or Ahmadinejad’s votes (and Chavez is already committed to Obama…) There’s much to critique about this speech. The image it creates of Obama’s foreign policy suggests that the President is a dolphin hugging, French speaking neo-hippie. In fact, this administration has stated

Round of polls  shows
tight race  after
Obama-Romney debate

Washington Times, by Stephen Dinan Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/8/2012 11:46:11 PM Post Reply

Powered by his widely-acclaimed debate performance last week, Mitt Romney has closed a 9 percentage-point gap and is once again tied with President Obama in the latest The Washington Times/Zogby Poll conducted by Zogby Analytics, released Monday. Likely voters who watched Wednesday’s debate overwhelmingly scored it a win for Mr. Romney, 65 percent to 14 percent for Mr. Obama, and among independents it was even worse for the president — only 8 percent said he triumphed. The poll showed Mr. Romney turning the gender gap

Obama loses  lead
on key  voter issues

Washington Times, by Stephen Dinan Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/8/2012 11:43:09 PM Post Reply

Voters now give Mitt Romney the nod when it comes to handling national security, and he has recaptured a lead over President Obama when voters are asked who will do a better job on the economy — findings that spell bad news for the incumbent. Little more than a week ago, heading into the first debate of the campaign season, Mr. Obama led on the economy and national security, as well as handling of energy, immigration and foreign affairs. In each of those categories he either topped or was just below the magic number of 50 percent support.

Attack on U.S. mission in
Libya presents legal, policy
dilemma for Obama administration

Washington Post, by Michael Birnbaum and Craig Whitlock Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/8/2012 11:39:27 PM Post Reply

TRIPOLI, Libya — The Obama administration is confronting a legal and policy dilemma that could reshape how it pursues terrorism suspects around the world as investigators try to determine who was responsible for the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi. Should it rely on the FBI, treating the assaults on the two U.S. compounds like a regular crime for prosecution in U.S. courts? Can it depend on the dysfunctional Libyan government to take action? Or should it embrace a military option by ordering a drone strike — or sending more prisoners to Guantanamo Bay?

In speech, Romney criticizes
Obama on foreign policy

Washington Post, by Jerry Markon Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/8/2012 11:37:07 PM Post Reply

LEXINGTON, Va. — Mitt Romney delivered a broad critique of President Obama’s foreign policy record on Monday, as a new national poll showed a surge by the Republican challenger that put him even with and perhaps ahead of the incumbent with a month to go before the election. Romney focused most of his criticism on Obama’s approach to the Middle East, saying that a withering of American resolve in the region has made it a more dangerous place than it was when the president took office nearly four years ago. “Hope,” he said, “is not a strategy.’’

Romney talks national security

Washington Post, by Jennifer Rubin Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/8/2012 11:35:12 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney looked the part of commander in chief. In a crisply delivered speech before a bevy of flags at the Virginia Military Institute he looked, as the campaign planned, as if he might already be the president. The speech, as expected, was an indictment of Obama’s failed leadership. Romney highlighted the career of George Marshall, a VMI graduate. (“General Marshall once said, ‘The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it.’ Those words were true in his time — and they still echo in ours.”) The focus on Libya was both effective and pronounced

House panel to hear from security
officer who claims State
rebuffed pleas in Libya

Fox News, by James Rosen Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 11:33:30 PM Post Reply

Nearly a month after the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, a House committee is set to hear testimony from an American security officer who claims that pleas for enhanced safety measures in the days leading up to the attack were rebuffed by higher-ups at the State Department. An aide to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee confirmed Monday that Lt. Col. Andy Wood has agreed to testify before the panel at Wednesday's hearing. (Snip) Also, Monday, Fox News learned that Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., had just returned from a fact-finding mission to Libya. Corker is the

What Exactly Does Obama
Like About Being President?

Commentary Magazine, by Alana Goodman Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/8/2012 11:29:04 PM Post Reply

As John’s earlier post points out, there’s a revealing paragraph in today’s New York Times article on Obama’s dismal debate performance: Mr. Obama does not like debates to begin with, aides have long said, viewing them as media-driven gamesmanship. He did not do all that well in 2008 but benefited from Senator John McCain’s grumpy performances. Mr. Obama made clear to advisers that he was not happy about debating Mr. Romney, whom he views with disdain. It was something to endure, rather than an opportunity, aides said. Notice that it’s Romney himself who Obama

Dozens of rockets, mortars hit south

Ynet News [Israel], by Ilana Curiel Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 11:25:29 PM Post Reply

Terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip fired some 55 rockets and mortar shells at southern Israel early Monday morning. The shells landed in communities in the Eshkol Regional Council. There were no reports of injuries, although two buildings were lightly damaged and several goats were killed due to an explosion in an animal corner. Hamas' military wing Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades and the Ansar al-Quds group have claimed responsibility for Monday morning's attack on the south. They claimed the attack was a response to the IAF's airstrike on Gaza on Sunday. "This blessed operation came in response to continuous and

Fatah: Palestinians have not
abandoned armed struggle

Jerusalem Post [Israel], by Khaled Abu Toameh Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 11:21:26 PM Post Reply

The Palestinians have not abandoned the option of armed struggle against Israel, a top Fatah official in the West Bank said on Monday. Mahmoud Aloul, a member of the Fatah central committee and former Palestinian Authority governor of Nablus, said that although the Palestinians have agreed to launch a “popular resistance against occupation, no one has dropped the armed resistance from his dictionary.” Aloul’s comments were made during an interview with the private Watan TV station in the West Bank. (Snip) The Fatah official said that the Palestinians’ red lines remained as solid as ever; the establishment of a Palestinian

Greece given 10 days
to act on reforms

Agence France-Presse, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 11:07:17 PM Post Reply

Greece must deliver on scores of broken promises by next week's EU summit if it wants long-delayed loans, its creditors said as they eased the release of money for Portugal and launched a new "bazooka". "Acting means acting," International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said after talks with eurozone finance ministers due to broaden out to include European Union partners on Tuesday. (Snip) Jean-Claude Juncker, the Luxembourg prime minister who chairs the Eurogroup, said a desperately-needed next loans payout, worth 31.5 billion euros ($A40.43 billion), could only go through if Athens "demonstrates" it can "implement" 89 planned reforms such

Conservative Party conference 2012:
new right to attack burglars

Telegraph [UK], by Robert Winnett Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 11:02:42 PM Post Reply

Home owners who attack burglars will not face arrest or prosecution unless they use “grossly disproportionate” violence, the new Justice Secretary will announce on Tuesday. Chris Grayling is to change the law “at the first opportunity” to give stronger legal safeguards to those who use force to protect their family or property. (Snip) Mr Grayling said: “The basic premise of the change is to get the law to a position where if you are in your home, and you are confronted by an intruder… then if, in the heat of the moment you use a level of force that in

Venezuelan secret service
erased our data, claims journalist

Guardian [UK], by Uki Goni Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 10:58:04 PM Post Reply

Buenos Aires - Argentina's top TV journalist Jorge Lanata has alleged that he was held in the basement of Caracas airport for nearly two hours while Venezuela's secret service erased his team's camera, computer and cellphone memories. Only then, he says, were they allowed to leave the country. Lanata, a harsh critic of the Venezuelan government of Hugo Chavez and of the Argentinian president Cristina Kirchner, was returning to Buenos Aires on a regular airline flight after covering the Venezuelan election. (Snip) "We are very shaken and they erased all the material we were bringing back," said Lanata on his

Jim Lehrer on critics of
presidential debate: 'I was
not there to question'

Guardian [UK], by Adam Gabbatt Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 10:55:33 PM Post Reply

New York - The veteran PBS anchor Jim Lehrer has defended his performance in last week's presidential debate, insisting he was "not there to question people". Lehrer has faced some criticism for failing to challenge questionable assertions by the candidates, for not pressing Mitt Romney on his 47% comments, and for allowing both to run over their allotted time. Appearing on The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC, New York's public radio station, Lehrer – no relation to his host – said he was "not apologetic" and said the debate had been the first "unrehearsed" moment of the presidential campaign.

Romney Edges Obama
in Presidential Optics

National Journal, by Jill Lawrence Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/8/2012 10:50:31 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney used the word “lead” or a variation on it 18 times in his foreign policy speech at Virginia Military Institute. President Obama, he said, is leading passively from behind, “leaving our destiny at the mercy of events.” There are many ways to counter that contention, from the drone strikes and bin Laden raid ordered by Obama to his intervention in Libya and successful push for tough sanctions against Iran. But leadership optics are a different matter. Romney has those down cold, while Obama – the actual president – is struggling. It is true that simply repeating the

Did Obama Just Throw
The Entire Election Away? - Thread Closed

Daily Beast, by Andrew Sullivan Original Article

Posted By: rolanddd- 10/8/2012 10:41:55 PM Post Reply

The Pew poll is devastating, just devastating. Before the debate, Obama had a 51 - 43 lead; now, Romney has a 49 - 45 lead. That's a simply unprecedented reversal for a candidate in October. Before Obama had leads on every policy issue and personal characteristic; now Romney leads in almost all of them. Obama's performance gave Romney a 12 point swing! I repeat: a 12 point swing. Romney's favorables are above Obama's now. Yes, you read that right. Romney's favorables are higher than Obama's right now. That gender gap that was Obama's firewall? Over in one night:

Did Obama Just Throw
The Entire Election Away?

Daily Beast, by Andrew Sullivan Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/8/2012 10:40:20 PM Post Reply

NYT Union Chief: Times Is
Hypocritical about Unions

National Review, by Charles C. W. Cooke Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/8/2012 10:05:07 PM Post Reply

I wandered down to the New York Times building in Manhattan this afternoon to watch the walkout, and I spoke to a union representative. I asked him whether he was concerned by the gap between the Times’s treatment of its unionized staff, and the pro-union rhetoric of the paper’s editorial board. He told me, “We have a problem with that. We’ve realized that what we’ve said in the New York Times editorial pages is not what is being followed…they fly in the face of their own editorial board…it’s just money”

New York Times
staffers stage walkout

Salon, by Natasha Lennard Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/8/2012 9:59:49 PM Post Reply

Unionized New York Times staffers plan a short walkout on Monday afternoon, reported Katherine Fung at the Huffington Post. The staffers, members of the Newspaper Guild of New York, will meet up and collectively walk outside of the new but iconic New York Times building in Manhattan to protest management’s position on contract negotiations. Fung reports that “the walkout won’t be the first protest that Times’ staffers have staged over proposed contract terms. Earlier this year, employees held a silent protest outside a meeting of top editors, and demonstrated outside the company’s annual shareholders meeting.

Clinton aide swiftly briefed
lawmakers on 'coordinated'
Libya strike, despite Rice claims

Fox News, by James Rosen Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/8/2012 9:59:40 PM Post Reply

In a briefing to Capitol Hill staffers delivered the day after the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the killings appeared to be the result of a terrorist attack. Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick F. Kennedy -- who exercises responsibility for all department personnel, facilities, and operations, and who is one of the department's most respected civil servants, having served in his position under both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations -- delivered the assessment in an unclassified, half-hour conference

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