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Ontario to spend $1 million on
new resource centres
aimed at parents, tots

Toronto Star, by Rob Ferguson Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 4:28:43 PM Post Reply

More schools will get drop-in resource centres as part of the Ontario government’s response to last summer’s killings on Danzig St. in Scarborough, the worst mass shooting in Toronto’s history. Another 17 parenting and family literacy centres for children age six and under will be set up this fall across the province at a cost of $1 million to help kids do better in school, Education Minister Laurel Broten said Wednesday. (Snip) There are already 155 such centres in school classrooms across the province, where parents, caregivers and young children can drop in to read, play and where moms and

Colder winter will
increase heating costs

CNN Money, by Chris isidore Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 4:19:36 PM Post Reply

New York - Heating costs are likely to significantly rise this winter, due primarily to much colder weather rather than higher prices, according to a government report released Wednesday. The Energy Information Administration forecasts that those using home heating oil, primarily homes in the Northeast, will get stuck with record high heating bills this winter. Heating costs for those homes could hit an average of $2,500 -- up 20% from last year, even though the fuel price is expected to only rise 2%.

IBD/TIPP 2012 Presidential
Election Daily Tracking Poll

Investors Business Daily, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: supersid- 10/10/2012 4:18:41 PM Post Reply

Day 2: Oct. 10, 2012 Romney: +5.0 Romney’s lead widened to 5 points from 2 points on Tuesday, as he continues to chip away at key Obama support. Romney’s edge among independents widened to 20 points from 18 just a day before. Obama’s lead among women narrowed from 10 points to 8 points

DNC out of cash?

Hot Air, by Ed Morrissey Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 4:11:06 PM Post Reply

Does this remind Republicans of anything — say, how the RNC managed to nearly miss a dramatic Republican resurgence through poor cash management in the 2010 midterm elections? Keep that in mind while reading how poor fundraising and a greedy presidential campaign has left the Democratic National Committee in the red with just two months to go before a national election: The Democratic National Committee had more debt than cash on hand when the general election started in September, a troubling fact few people have noticed to this point in the campaign. We already knew that the Republican National Committee

State officials walk fine line
in explaining faulty
accounts of Libya attack

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 4:06:43 PM Post Reply

The House panel looking to get to the bottom of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya was instead confronted Wednesday with officials walking a fine line, as they delivered the State Department's nuanced position on how the initial narrative of events -- resulting in the murder of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans -- was so off-point. Administration officials have already acknowledged that initial claims the attack was a spontaneous reaction to protests over an anti-Islam film were wrong, and that the strike was a coordinated act of terror. (Snip) Yet Under Secretary Patrick Kennedy on Wednesday

State Department denies
concluding film sparked consulate
attack in Libya

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 4:04:44 PM Post Reply

The State Department denied Tuesday it ever concluded that the deadly consulate attack Sept. 11 in Libya was an unplanned outburst prompted by an anti-Islam movie, despite public statements early on by some in the Obama administration suggesting that was the case. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., reacting Wednesday to the latest claims, said he's just "at a loss" for why administration officials ever tried to connect the attack to the film in the first place. (Snip) The Obama administration used the film explanation for more than a week after assailants killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans.

The Media Has Stopped Filling
In The Blanks For The
Obama Campaign

Mediaite, by Noah Rothman Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/10/2012 3:50:29 PM Post Reply

One week after the first presidential debate, the political environment continues to shift in unpredictable ways since that one-sided event. Mitt Romney has received a deserved bounce in the polls – however, conservatives should temper their enthusiasm. While the national trackers have registered a slight lead for Romney among likely voters, the polls of states like Ohio – which has been and remains peculiarly resistant to the Republican message this cycle – still show Obama with a slight lead. But if Republicans should be concerned, Democrats should be terrified. President Barack Obama’s campaign has responded

Portman, McCain demand
that Panetta protect U.S.
diplomats, foreign posts

Human Events, by Neil W. McCabe Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 3:47:27 PM Post Reply

Two leading Republican senators sent an open letter Oct. 10 to Defense Secretary Leon D. Panetta demanding a full inquest into the Pentagon’s security program for American diplomatic posts in Libya and worldwide. “While the State Department is ultimately responsible for ensuring their protection, it’s vital that we conduct thorough oversight of the Defense Department, which plays an important role in supporting the protection of our U.S. missions overseas,” said Sen. Robert J. Portman (R-Ohio), the ranking member of that chamber’s Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, who was joined on the letter by Sen. John S. McCain III (R-Ariz.), who

State Dept. Official Refuses to
Call Attackers in Libya Terrorists

CNS News, by Elizabeth Harrington Original Article

Posted By: Toledo- 10/10/2012 3:44:07 PM Post Reply

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Charlene Lamb refused to use the word “terrorist” during her testimony to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday, saying she is not in the position to make “any judgments on my own.” Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) pressed Lamb, who appeared as a witness on Capitol Hill on the security breaches surrounding the attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi last month, following her testimony:

Romney to pull story of slain
Navy SEAL from campaign speeches

The Hill [Washington DC], by Justin Sink Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/10/2012 3:42:19 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney will no longer reference having met one of the former Navy SEALs who died in the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi after a complaint from the slain soldier's mother, the campaign confirmed Wednesday. On Tuesday, Romney began telling the story of a chance meeting with Glenn Doherty, the former SEAL, at a Christmas party in San Diego. Romney told the story again Wednesday during a town hall meeting in Mt. Vernon, Ohio.(Snip) But Tuesday night, Doherty's mother complained to the NBC affiliate in Boston that Romney was politicizing her son's death.

AP Editor On Romney Photo
Caption: ‘We Fell Short
Of Our Own Standards’

Mediaite, by Meenal Vamburkar Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 3:40:48 PM Post Reply

Yesterday, the Associated Press responded to criticism of a photo of Mitt Romney, which many deemed “unflattering.” The AP released a statement and revised the caption. On Wednesday, the news wire’s senior vice president and executive editor, Kathleen Carroll, responded further. Carroll said the original caption was too “generic” and that the AP failed to meet its own standards. (Snip) ''The student with the surprised expression had just realized that the governor was going to crouch down in front of her for the group photo. ''

The Truth Will Out: Only one agent
was left with Amb. Stevens
during Benghazi assault,
congressional testimony reveals

Washington Free Beacon, by Adam Kredo Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 3:34:13 PM Post Reply

Several agents tasked with defending murdered United States Ambassador Christopher Stevens left his side to retrieve their weapons and armor as the U.S. consulate in Libya came under attack by heavily armed militants, according to testimony provided by State Department officials Wednesday during an often tense congressional hearing on the attack. As one of five diplomatic security agents attempted to secure Stevens and another official during the attack, “The other agents retrieved their M4 submachine guns and other tactical gear from” a separate building, (Snip) During an often tense back and forth between lawmakers and State Department officials, Lamb admitted

EU Official: Time running
out on online privacy

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 3:27:49 PM Post Reply

Brussels - A European Union official warns that time's running out to create a system to prevent Internet users from having every click recorded. Neelie Kroes, EU digital agenda commissioner, plans to warn in a speech Thursday that efforts to create a "do not track" Internet header aren't succeeding. "Online privacy and online business need to go hand in hand," she'll say, according to her office. "Privacy is a fundamental right ... People won't use what they don't trust. And they will stop using what they learn to distrust. If that happens, online businesses miss out on a huge opportunity

German media attacks
Greeks for Merkel reception

Jerusalem Post [Israel], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 3:22:23 PM Post Reply

Berlin - German newspapers attacked "ungrateful" Greeks for the hostile public reception they gave Angela Merkel in Athens and some criticized the chancellor's generosity for promising they would stay in the euro zone - a message welcomed in Greece. Pictures of a small group of Greek anti-austerity demonstrators dressed as Nazis, including one with a Hitler mustache waving a swastika, dominated German coverage of Merkel's first visit to Athens since the sovereign debt crisis began three years ago. "Germany does not deserve this!" protested the biggest selling Bild tabloid on its front page.

Putin stunt backfires
as birds fly home

Agence France-Presse, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 3:20:52 PM Post Reply

Moscow - Russian President Vladimir Putin's bid to encourage a group of endangered cranes on their winter migration appeared to have failed spectacularly Wednesday when it emerged the birds had been taken back to a wildlife reserve by plane. The 60-year-old president already earned mockery last month when he took to a motorised hanglider to guide a half dozen of the Siberian Cranes - all hatched in captivity - over Russia's frozen north. Yet the news grew even worse for Putin when the Rosprirodnadzor environmental oversight agency revealed that the birds he had guided on the way to Siberia's far

Obama's Passive-Aggressive
Second-Term Policy Agenda

Investor's Business Daily, by Ed Carson Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 10/10/2012 3:20:44 PM Post Reply

President Obama hopes there will be no change in the White House on Nov. 6. His campaign offers platitudes such as "investments" in education and green energy. But there has been very little attention on what Obama would actually do with four more years. Second terms tend to be lackluster. The intellectual and political energy wanes, and scandals are common. But Obama's re-election would mean sweeping policy changes, simply by his being in the Oval Office through 2016. ObamaCare comes into force Americans favor repealing ObamaCare 54%-39%,

Michelle Obama tells daughters:
'Just don't dance on the tables'

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Alicia M. Cohn Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/10/2012 3:18:24 PM Post Reply

Michelle Obama warns her daughters that every moment can be captured and shared with the world through social media.The first lady said in a new interview with NBC's iVillage published Wednesday that she jokingly tells Malia and Sasha: "Just don’t dance on the tables; just stay off.” The first lady has not changed her mind about letting Malia and Sasha join Facebook, either. “You are not going to have Facebook for a long time," she tells her daughters. The first lady has discussed in the past how careful she is with digital technology when

Wall Street pay back
near pre-recession highs

CNN Money, by Emily Jane Fox Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 3:15:12 PM Post Reply

New York - Wall Street is fattening its paychecks even as it slashes jobs. The New York financial sector has been cutting employees in recent years. But those who have held on to their jobs brought home more money than they did two years ago. Their pay was close to pre-recession highs in 2007, according to a report from the New York State comptroller. The average salary of financial industry employees in New York City rose to $362,950 in 2011. That's a 16.6% increase from two years ago.

US church calls to reevaluate
military aid to Israel

Jerusalem Post [Israel], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 3:11:07 PM Post Reply

Fifteen leaders of US churches and other faith-based organizations have asked Congress to reevaluate US military aid to Israel. The religious leaders sent a letter to Congress members on Monday, calling for an investigation into possible violations by Israel of the US Foreign Assistance Act and the US Arms Export Control Act, which would make Israel ineligible for US military aid. (Snip) continued US military assistance to Israel -- offered without conditions or accountability -- will only serve to sustain the status quo and Israel’s military occupation of the Palestinian territories," the letter, signed by leaders of the Lutheran, Methodist,

Giant manure pile dumped at local
Democratic headquarters in Ohio

New York Daily News, by Philip Caulfield Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 3:06:00 PM Post Reply

Democratic volunteers in southwest Ohio on Tuesday were shocked to find the entrance to their headquarters blocked by a massive pile of horse manure, according to a local report. Warren County Democratic chair Beth Goldenfield told WKRC Cincinnati that her staff was sickened by the prank, which they think occurred sometime after 10 p.m. on Monday. Goldenfield suspected a few local GOP elephants were behind the nasty dung attack. "It's really unfortunate that people can't have respectful disagreements...It's just very disappointing," she told the station. In the days before the pile appeared, dozens of Democratic party signs around Lebanon and

Obama's Lies Unravel in
Congressional Hearing on
Libya 9/11 Attack

Brietbart Big Peace, by Joel Pollock Original Article

Posted By: Oblio- 10/10/2012 3:05:46 PM Post Reply

Today's congressional hearing on the Sep. 11, 2012 attacks across the Middle East, that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans in Benghazi, have destroyed the Obama administration's lies about the event. There was not enough security in Benghazi, despite repeated requests; there was no preparation for the attacks, despite intelligence and warning signs; and the assault in Libya had nothing to do with an anti-Islamic video, as President Barack Obama and his appointees had claimed for weeks.

U.S. security in Libya drawn
down before attack - testimony

Reuters, by Susan Cornwell & Tabassum Zakaria Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 3:02:30 PM Post Reply

Washington - Diplomatic security in Libya was drawn down ahead of last month's fatal attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi and U.S. officials did not have enough protection, the former head of a U.S. security team in Libya told lawmakers on Wednesday. "The security in Benghazi was a struggle and remained a struggle throughout my time there ... Diplomatic security remained weak," Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Wood told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in written testimony. "The RSO (regional security officer) struggled to obtain additional personnel there (in Benghazi), but was never able to attain the numbers he

Confirmed: Big Bird ad a flop
across the entire political spectrum

Hot Air, by Ed Morrissey Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 2:58:58 PM Post Reply

Put this another way. When your campaign strategy loses Matt Lauer, Chris Matthews Bob Shrum, and earns four Pinocchios from the Washington Post, where exactly does that leave you? In a fine, feathered mess, that’s where. Lauer interviewed Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs this morning on Today, and asked, “Is that the kind of political ad that a campaign releases when it feels that it has ideas and solutions on its side, or is that the kind of political ad a campaign releases when it simply wants to get attention?” As if on cue, Gibbs insists that Mitt Romney declared

U.S. Election 2012: Joe Biden
to play ‘hardball’ against
Paul Ryan in VP debate

Associated Press, by Matthew Daly Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 2:56:31 PM Post Reply

Washington - Four years ago, Joe Biden was careful not to appear overly aggressive in his vice presidential debate with Sarah Palin, then a newcomer to the national stage. Now, as he prepares to debate Paul Ryan, a 14-year House veteran and the top Republican budget writer, Biden is less concerned about looking like a bully. “He won’t have to worry about pulling punches,” said former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who played Palin in debate preparations in 2008 but is not involved this year. “He can go after policy and raise issues with a number of deliberate deceptions that the

House oversight Democrats unite to
claim Libya hearing is partisan

Daily Caller, by Neil Munro Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 2:53:08 PM Post Reply

House Democrats are trying to portray Republican Rep. Darrell Issa’s investigation into the Sept. 11 Benghazi jihad-attack as a partisan hit-job. Libya “is an inherently unstable situation. … I certainly hope today’s hearing is not going to be perceived as effort to exploit a tragedy 27 days out from an election,” said Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia. “I’m disappointed,” said ranking chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings. The alternative to a partisan investigation is a “thorough and responsible investigation,” he said, plus a $2.5 billion per year tax increase on oil companies to fund more diplomatic security efforts.

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