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California's renewable-energy plans
may hinge on presidential race

Los Angeles Times, by Evan Halper Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/11/2012 12:21:47 AM Post Reply

Sacramento - On 7,300 isolated acres in eastern Kern County, a plan for dozens of wind turbines 20 stories high to generate enough electricity for tens of thousands of homes may hinge on who is elected president. Millions of dollars have been spent laying the groundwork. Permits are in order, contractors are lined up, government planners are on board. But like many other green energy efforts in California, the Avalon Wind Project awaits the fate of key federal subsidies. For Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, such aid represents government run amok, allowing bureaucrats to pick winners and losers in renewable

IRS says ‘tax avoidance’ at heart
of Solyndra bankruptcy plan

Washington Times, by Jim McElhatton Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/11/2012 12:18:57 AM Post Reply

The Internal Revenue Service urged a bankruptcy judge to reject solar panel maker Solyndra LLC’s bankruptcy plan Wednesday, saying it amounts to little more than an avenue for owners of an empty corporate shell to avoid paying taxes. “The undeniable conclusion is that tax benefits drive this plan,” attorneys for the IRS wrote in a bankruptcy pleading. (Snip) What’s more, government attorneys said that as far back as 2010, Solyndra owners had “planned meticulously” to be able to use Solyndra’s net operating losses to offset future tax liabilities.

ABC News’ version of an
impartial debate moderator

Power Line, by Paul Mirengoff Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/11/2012 12:15:48 AM Post Reply

Tomorrow’s vice presidential debate will be moderated by Martha Raddatz. The Daily Caller has reported that in 1991, Barack Obama attended Raddatz’s wedding to the future president’s law school classmate and fellow Harvard Law Review member Julius Genachowski. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because Obama appointed Genachowski to head the Federal Communications Commission. Raddatz and Gemachowski divorced in 1997. But they have a son together. So the father of the debate moderator’s child is an Obama administration appointee. Raddatz works for ABC News

Biden faces different debate
challenges than in 2008

Washington Examiner, by Brian Hughes Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/11/2012 12:10:48 AM Post Reply

Joe Biden's task at Thursday's vice presidential debate will be very different from the mission he had when he took to the stage four years ago in a similar forum. Biden, facing Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin in 2008, avoided sharp attacks so as not to appear to be bullying Palin. (Snip) But this time around, America has a very different view of Biden. Over the last three years, he demonstrated a tendency to meander off script, producing gaffes that often embarrassed his boss, President Obama.

NBC/WSJ/Marist poll: Romney
gains in key swing states

NBC News, by Domenico Montanaro Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/11/2012 12:10:42 AM Post Reply

A week after President Barack Obama’s lackluster debate performance, Republican challenger Mitt Romney has made some gains in three key swing states among those most likely to vote, according to the latest round of NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls. Romney and Obama remain in a virtual tie in Virginia and Florida, and the Democratic incumbent maintains a slight advantage in Ohio. Romney saw his largest gain in Virginia, where he now edges the president 48 percent to 47 percent, a 3-point reversal

Using Big Bird to avoid
issues backfires on Obama

Washington Examiner, by Timothy P. Carney Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/11/2012 12:07:26 AM Post Reply

One day, he's leaning on Big Bird, and the next day it's Joe Biden. Can President Obama's campaign ever get serious? Can it afford to? Distraction has been Obama's re-election strategy all along. Highlighting Romney gaffes, peddling empty symbols, running on picayune policies -- in this way, Obama hoped he could run out the clock until November 6. (Snip) Obama gets a free ride on this sort of unseriousness. He based his nominating convention largely on the false claims that Republicans were trying to outlaw contraception and "end Medicare as we know it." Meanwhile, the major media pick apart every

Biden Challenge: Keep Down-
Ballot Dems From Jumping Ship

Breitbart's Big Government, by Mike Flynn Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/11/2012 12:06:23 AM Post Reply

I have cautioned Republicans that we shouldn't get too excited about Thursday's VP debate. Yes, Paul Ryan has forgotten more about the federal budget than Joe Biden ever knew. But, sometimes, having too much knowledge can trip you up in a debate. More troubling, Biden has a habit of just making stuff up on the fly. Its hard to debate crazy. That said, the real pressure is on the Vice President. If he whiffs this debate, Democrats will start running away from the Obama ticket. If I had to make a bet, I would wager

Will Ryan hit Biden hard
on Libya scandal?

Washington Examiner [DC], by Byron York Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/11/2012 12:02:37 AM Post Reply

LEXINGTON, Kentucky -- "Joe Biden is one of the most experienced debaters we have in modern politics," Paul Ryan said before leaving his Florida debate camp for the site of Thursday's vice presidential debate. "But the Achilles heel he has is President Obama's record." In a series of events that could not have been predicted just a few weeks ago, the day before the VP debate saw a significant addition to President Obama's record. A House committee heard extensive testimony establishing that the Obama administration refused requests for heightened security from ambassador

Agency gives warning
on counterfeit air bags

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/10/2012 11:57:25 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON - Thousands of motorists may be driving cars and trucks installed with dangerous counterfeit bags and they should have them replaced at their own expense, the Obama administration warned Wednesday. Most at risk are motorists who have had their air bags replaced over the past three years by a repair shop other than a new car dealership, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials said. Only 0.1 percent of the U.S. vehicle fleet - about 250,000 cars on the road - are makes and models for which counterfeit air bags are known to be available

Ryan prepares to take on
skilled debater Biden

Associated Press, by Philip Elliott Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/10/2012 11:54:09 PM Post Reply

Washington - To prepare for his biggest test yet on the national stage, untested debater Paul Ryan has been hauling two thick briefing books around the country and intently studying up on Vice President Joe Biden, who has been sparring over public policy since the Wisconsin congressman was learning how to talk. Ryan, the 42-year-old Republican vice presidential nominee, has suggested his youth will be an asset in connecting with voters at the sole vice presidential debate Thursday in Kentucky against the 69-year-old former senator.

A girl’s courage challenges us to act

Washington Post, by Laura Bush Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/10/2012 11:50:38 PM Post Reply

On Tuesday afternoon, Malala Yousafzai was a 14-year-old girl riding home on a school bus. Now, after a masked gunman apparently boarded her bus, asked for her by name and shot her in the head and neck, she is fighting for her life. Malala was targeted by the Pakistani Taliban because for the past three years she has spoken out for the rights of all girls to become educated. After this despicable shooting, a Taliban spokesman said that his organization considers Malala’s crusade for education rights an “obscenity” and accused her of “propagating” Western culture. If she survives

Influence peddling runs deep
in energy loan deal; BrightSource
emails show cajoling

Washington Times, by Ben Wolfgang Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/10/2012 11:45:29 PM Post Reply

The White House contends that all energy loan guarantees, including the more than $500 million given to now-bankrupt solar firm Solyndra, are awarded solely on the merits of the project, with no political influence from President Obama, Vice President Joseph R. Biden or other administration officials. But a series of emails from solar power giant BrightSource Energy Inc. show how the company applied political pressure and used behind-the-scenes cajoling to win a $1.6 billion loan guarantee in April 2011. Emails obtained by The Washington Times show BrightSource leaders discussing in great detail how to best push

Poll: Netanyahu beats all comers

Haaretz [Israel], by Yossi Verter Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 11:19:33 PM Post Reply

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no serious challenger in the next election, political experts said after he launched the campaign for the 19th Knesset on Tuesday. A poll carried out for Haaretz on Wednesday appears to confirm this. The poll, conducted by Dialog under the supervision of Professor Camil Fuchs of Tel Aviv University, shows that Netanyahu easily defeats all his possible rivals from the center-left bloc. As far as the public is concerned, Netanyahu is deemed much more suitable for post of prime minister than any of his potential rivals. (Snip) However, Livni, who is considering a return to

UN warns of rising food costs
after year's extreme weather

Guardian [UK], by John Vidal Original Article

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

The UN has warned of increasing meat and dairy prices in the wake of extreme weather in the United States and across large parts of Europe and other centres of global food production. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome, global wheat production is expected to fall 5.2% in 2012 and yields from many other crops grown to feed animals could be 10% down on last year. (Snip) "The decrease in cereal production this year will result in a significant reduction in world reserves by the close of seasons in 2013, even with world demand sliding as

Hollande promises pupils
‘no more homework’

France 24, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 11:01:07 PM Post Reply

French President François Hollande potentially won the hearts of millions of future voters on Tuesday when he announced plans to abolish homework and reduce the number of pupils forced to repeat school years. The comprehensive reforms will also increase the number of teachers across the country, boost aid to disadvantaged areas and target absenteeism. The school week would return to four and a half days rather than four – a change introduced under the former administration as a cost-cutting measure. “Education is priority,” Hollande said at Paris’s Sorbonne University on Wednesday. “An education programme is, by definition, a societal programme.

German Energy Plan
Plagued by Lack of Progress

Spiegel [Hamburg, Germany], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 10:58:06 PM Post Reply

Germany plans to abandon nuclear power by 2022, but its government hasn't been doing enough to ensure that the project succeeds. Needed infrastructure and technology is lacking, and coordination is a mess. Meanwhile, weary consumers are paying more for electricity, and the supply is in jeopardy. German Economics Minister Philipp Rösler is standing in the boiler room of a row house in the town of Hönow, near Berlin. (Snip) With the government driving up the price of electricity, Rösler seems to feel an urge to make himself useful by dispensing advice on how to save money and energy.

The refugee problem in
Jordan is worse than you think

Foreign Policy [Washington, DC], by Gordon Lubold Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 10:49:13 PM Post Reply

The Syrian refugee problem in Jordan is getting way worse. More than 180,000 Syrian refugees have spilled into Jordan in recent months, posing an overwhelming humanitarian crisis. One military officer who has seen refugees in many countries and has visited Jordan told Situation Report that the refugee problem there is worse than what anybody had thought. The NYT reported this morning that the Pentagon has sent a task force of approximately 150 planners and other specialists to Jordan to help the country respond to the humanitarian crisis and to prepare for the potential security

Obama team 'to blame for
Benghazi embassy deaths'

Independent [UK], by David Usborne Original Article

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

At a hearing on Capitol Hill Republicans yesterday sought to eviscerate the Obama administration over its handling of the assault on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, saying officials failed to heed security warnings and dissembled in their public statements in its aftermath. Opening the politically charged session, Congressman Darrel Issa said warnings from US personnel in Libya about the worsening security situation were ignored. "They repeatedly warned Washington officials about the dangerous situation in

Blowback

National Review Online, by Michael Walsh Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/10/2012 10:40:02 PM Post Reply

I’ll likely have more to say on this down the road, but it seems to me that the Obama administration has made a huge unforced error in trying to lay off blame for the Benghazi fiasco on the intelligence community. Because, wherever the buck stops when we get to end of this debacle, it’s not going to be in Langley, Va. (the CIA), Fort Meade, Md, (the National Security Agency), or any of the other centers of the American IC. It’s not even going to be shouldered by the State Department’s intel service, the Bureau

How to make a petrol bomb

The Scotsman [Scotland], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 10:32:44 PM Post Reply

A popular Tunisian children’s magazine is to be prosecuted for telling its young readers how to make a petrol bomb. The latest edition of Qaws Quzah, Arabic for “Rainbow”, featured a piece about the history of petrol bombs in its “Knowledge Corner”, including detailed instructions and a diagram. “It is an weapon that is often used in riots and acts of sabotage because it is easy to make and use,” the article reads. The magazine, read for decades by boys and girls aged five to 15, has no political orientation. But the article touched a raw nerve in a country

Cash-strapped farmers
feed candy to cows

CNN Money, by Aaron Smith Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 10:28:35 PM Post Reply

New York - Cattle farmers struggling with record corn prices are feeding their cows candy instead. That's right, candy. Cows are being fed chocolate bars, gummy worms, ice cream sprinkles, marshmallows, bits of hard candy and even powdered hot chocolate mix, according to cattle farmers, bovine nutritionists and commodities dealers. "It has been a practice going on for decades and is a very good way to for producers to reduce feed cost, and to provide less expensive food for consumers," said Ki Fanning, a livestock nutritionist with Great Plains Livestock Consulting, Inc. in Eagle, Neb.

Detroit homeowner and baby daughter
forced to share their house with
Squatter who moved in while they
were away during home repairs

Daily Mail [UK], by John Clarke Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/10/2012 10:22:16 PM Post Reply

A Detroit woman and her one-year-old daughter are being forced to live with a squatter in their own home until a housing court decides on eviction proceedings. Homeowner Heidi Peterson claims the squatter, former tenant Missionary-Tracey Elaine Blair, took over the residence while Peterson was away for a year during extensive home repairs. After the necessary repairs were complete, Peterson returned last week only find out that Blair had changed the locks. She had also taken the liberty to decorate the house, rework the plumbing and replace appliances. According to neighbors,

Ex-security officers testify about
frustration at State Department
over Libya security

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

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

After a day of testimony on Capitol Hill and weeks of conflicting accounts from the Obama administration regarding the deadly Libya attack, the frustration of boots-on-the-ground employees boiled over late Wednesday. Scathing criticism from two former security officers for the U.S. mission in Libya surfaced at the close of an already-tense hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. (Snip) But the two security officers indicated they were butting heads with higher-ups all along to try to secure more staffing. "We were fighting a losing battle. We couldn't even keep what we

Democrats Frustrated by Obama's
'Big Bird' Campaign Turn

Reuters, by Samuel P. Jacobs Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 10:16:43 PM Post Reply

Washington - In 2008, singer will.i.am provided Barack Obama's presidential campaign with music for its signature anthem, "Yes We Can." On Tuesday, at a rally for Obama in Columbus, Ohio, the performer chose to play something new: the theme song for "Sesame Street." For Obama's supporters, already dismayed by the president's halting performance in last week's debate with Republican Mitt Romney, that change in tune is a new source for concern as they fret that a children's TV show has become a new backdrop for their candidate's campaign. (Snip) Conservatives have been crowing that

Mother of Slain State Dept.
Official Tired of Being Lied
To and Stonewalled by Obama
Administration

Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/10/2012 10:16:07 PM Post Reply

The mother of State Department official Sean Smith, who was killed September 11, 2012 in the terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, appeared on CNN this evening. Here's the computer generated rush transcript: ANDERSON COOPER: Good evening. We begin tonight with a mother who is asking the toughest question a mother can. Why is my son dead? That is all Pat Smith wants to know. Her son, Sean Smith one of the Americans killed in the attack in Benghazi on September 11th, a month after, she watched her son's casket come off a cargo plane,

Florida billionaire warns employees
about voting for Obama, says
he may have to fire them if the
president is re-elected

New York Daily News, by Meena Hart Duerson Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 10:09:04 PM Post Reply

A flashy Florida billionaire dubbed the "King of Versailles” says he’s willing to step away from his kingdom - a massive timeshare company - if Obama is re-elected, and warned his employees they should fear for their jobs if the president wins in November. In an email sent to all 7,000 of his employees at Westgate Resorts, David Siegel suggested his staff may want to think twice about voting for Obama if they want to keep their jobs. “In spite of all of the challenges we have faced, the good news is this: The economy doesn't currently pose a threat

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