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The Biden Doctrine How the
vice president is shaping
President Obama's foreign policy

Foreign Policy [Washington, DC], by James Traub Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/11/2012 3:38:03 PM Post Reply

Every morning that President Barack Obama chooses to receive the daily intelligence briefing in person, Vice President Joe Biden sits by his side in a matching armchair in the Oval Office. Biden attends -- and often speaks volubly at -- the "principals meetings" of the president and his top national security officials, as well as at the president's weekly meetings with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.

Cutter: Benghazi Is Only an Issue
‘Because of Romney and Ryan’

Washington Free Beacon, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: bassman- 10/11/2012 3:26:51 PM Post Reply

Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter said Thursday that the “entire reason” the terrorist attack at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi that killed four Americans has “become the political topic it is” is because Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan talk about the attack. (snip)Cutter’s remarks drew immediate criticism from across the political spectrum.

Scientists Find Harshest
Sound in World: Listen

ABC News, by Romy Oltuski Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/11/2012 3:15:07 PM Post Reply

Scientists studying the brain‘s reaction to sound have determined the piercing screech of a knife against a glass bottle to be the human ear’s worst nightmare. A research team at the University of Newcastle examined brain activity in a group of volunteers, who listened to 74 recorded sounds under an MRI machine and ranked each experience. The 13 subjects found the sound of a fork against glass to be the second most repulsive, (Snip) The scans revealed that the unpleasant noises not only increase blood flow in the brain’s auditory cortex, where sound is processed, but also trigger the amygdala,

Obama Attends ‘Final’
Campaign Fundraiser

ABC News, by Devin Dwyer Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/11/2012 3:02:01 PM Post Reply

President Obama will today attend what has been billed as his “final finance event” of the 2012 campaign, closing out a record-shattering run both in total number of events and sums raised. With an evening fundraiser at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami, Fla., Obama will top 222 re-election fundraisers since announcing his bid for a second term in April 2011. He has spent more time fundraising than any incumbent president — more than double the time spent by his predecessor President George W. Bush, who held 86 re-election fundraisers during his first term. (Snip) The gala will feature a

Biden Proposed Social
Security Freeze in 1984

ABC News, by Jonathan Karl Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/11/2012 2:57:28 PM Post Reply

Pop quiz: which vice presidential candidate said this about his budget proposal: “While this program is severe, it is the only proposal that will halt the upward spiral of deficits.” And this: ”Within the next 12 to 18 months this country will face an economic and political crisis of extraordinary proportions if Congress refuses to take decisive action on the deficits that we face.” Here’s a hint: This candidate proposed cutting spending across-the-board, including reduced spending on Social Security and he even said the debt ceiling should not be increased without spending cuts. Who is this vice presidential candidate? Vice

Obama gets a boost after Gallup
tweaks polling methodology

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Jonathan Easley Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/11/2012 2:52:29 PM Post Reply

President Obama’s job approval rating spiked this month, according to Gallup’s daily tracking survey, but the jump may be the result of a shift in the polling outlet’s survey methodology. Since late 2011, President Obama has held steady at just under 50 percent saying they approved of the job he was doing and just under 50 percent saying they disapproved. Earlier this month, the trend line moved in favor of the president, and on Thursday it sat at 53 percent positive and 42 negative — a greater job approval rating than Obama enjoyed after the assassination of Osama bin Laden.

Biden looks to seize back
momentum in high-stakes debate

Reuters, by John Whitesides Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/11/2012 2:45:24 PM Post Reply

DANVILLE, Kentucky- Democrats are betting on U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to deliver a feisty performance Thursday evening during a high-stakes debate against Republican challenger Paul Ryan and seize back momentum in the race for the White House. Republican Mitt Romney's steady climb in polls since President Barack Obama's poor showing in their first debate last week have intensified expectations for the vice presidential showdown with less than four weeks before the November 6 election. The former Massachusetts governor has taken the lead in national surveys and narrowed the gap by which he trails Obama in many of the swing states

Russia says Turkey risked
lives of passengers

Reuters, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/11/2012 2:40:33 PM Post Reply

Istanbul - Moscow accused Ankara of endangering Russian lives on Thursday after Turkey forced a Syrian passenger plane to land and seized what it suspected was military equipment being ferried from Russia to Syrian President Bashar Assad. Damascus said the interception of the Syrian Air plane was an act of piracy, further heightening tensions between the neighbors after Turkey's chief of staff warned his troops would respond with greater force if shells from Syria continued to hit Turkish territory. (Snip) A source in a Russian arms exporting agency told Interfax the jet was carrying no Russian weapons or military equipment.

Greek Unemployment Rises
Above 25 Percent

Associated Press, by Nicholas Paphitis Original Article

Posted By: Calvinesq- 10/11/2012 2:38:43 PM Post Reply

ATHENS, Greece -- Unemployment in Greece hit a record high of 25.1 percent in July as the country's financial crisis continues to exact its heavy toll, official figures showed Thursday. All indications are that unemployment in Greece will continue to rise. The economy has shrunk by around a fifth since the recession started in 2008 and youth unemployment has pushed way above 50 percent. The economy is expected to enter a sixth year of recession next year. "This is a very dramatic result of the recession," said Angelos Tsakanikas, head of research at Greece's IOBE economic research foundation.

College football fans prefer
Romney, according to poll

USA Today, by Paul Myerberg Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/11/2012 2:37:01 PM Post Reply

The votes have been counted. The majority of college football fans would rather sit next to Mitt Romney than President Obama at their team's upcoming home game, according to the Discovery Fan Loyalty Poll. The poll, which is conducted by Rasmussen Reports, found that 53 percent of fans would elect to sit elbow to elbow with Romney while 42 percent would choose Obama. (Snip) Romney also topped Obama in another category: Which presidential candidate would you rather have buy a round of drinks for the crowd at your team's next home game?

Asian Seafood Raised on Pig Feces
Approved for U.S. Consumers

Bloomberg News, by Nguyen Die Tu Ueyn & William Bi Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/11/2012 2:30:05 PM Post Reply

At Ngoc Sinh Seafoods Trading & Processing Export Enterprise, a seafood exporter on Vietnam’s southern coast, workers stand on a dirty floor sorting shrimp one hot September day. There’s trash on the floor, and flies crawl over baskets of processed shrimp stacked in an unchilled room in Ca Mau. Elsewhere in Ca Mau, Nguyen Van Hoang packs shrimp headed for the U.S. in dirty plastic tubs. He covers them in ice made with tap water that the Vietnamese Health Ministry says should be boiled before drinking because of the risk of contamination with bacteria. Vietnam ships 100 million

Obama on VP debate:
'Joe just needs to be Joe'

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/11/2012 2:26:13 PM Post Reply

Washington - President Barack Obama has offered his take on the debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan, saying ‘‘Joe just needs to be Joe.’’ Obama offered his remark to in an interview with ABC News on the eve of Thursday night’s vice presidential debate. (Snip) Biden, who served Delaware in the U.S. Senate for several terms before becoming vice president, got into a rough patch recently when he told a campaign audience in Charlotte, N.C., that the middle-class in America has been ‘‘buried’’ the last four years — the same time frame of Obama’s first term

'Striking Mom' Jessica
Stilwell refuses to clean up
after 'disgusting' children

Telegraph [UK], by Nick Allen Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/11/2012 2:24:44 PM Post Reply

Los Angeles -When tired working mother Jessica Stilwell sat down at the end of a long day, amid the clutter left by her three daughters, she decided enough was enough. Taking to her Facebook page the normally house proud Mrs Stilwell declared that she would be doing no more tidying, cleaning, or picking up after the children she jokingly referred to as “basement trolls.” She announced: “This working mom has officially gone on STRIKE within the home!!!"Sitting back with a glass of wine she then began recording how her residence in Calgary, Canada, descended into a chaotic pigsty

Slain official's mom rips
President Obama

Politico, by Bobby Cervantes Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/11/2012 2:17:02 PM Post Reply

The mother of one of the State Department officials killed in the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi is blasting President Barack Obama and top administration officials for not telling her more information about her son’s death. “Don’t give me any baloney that comes through with this political stuff,” Pat Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, said on CNN on Wednesday. “I still don’t know. In fact, today I just heard something more, that he died of smoke inhalation.”Sean Smith was an information management officer in the U.S. Foreign Service. His mother said the administration’s promises for a definitive account

Bus driver to conservative child:
'Your mother should have
chosen abortion for you'

American Thinker, by Selwyn Duke Original Article

Posted By: redmom- 10/11/2012 2:11:31 PM Post Reply

Actress Stacey Dash was attacked viciously on Twitter after she expressed support for Mitt Romney, with several people telling her "Kill yourself," another calling her a "hag," and yet others hurling racial slurs. But even this pales in comparison to the level of class exhibited by an Obama supporter who harassed a 12-year-old boy and told him that he should have been aborted. The blog Freedom Eden reports: "The Leftist, a 78-year-old woman, a New Berlin school bus driver, has been harassing a student on her bus route because there's a Mitt Romney yard sign

Romney calls girl at center
of T-shirt controversy

Philadelphia Inquirer, by Jonathan Lai Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/11/2012 2:08:24 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney called Samantha Pawlucy on Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the campaign confirmed by email this morning. The Romney campaign will not be issuing a formal statement, according to spokeswoman Kate Meriwether, who declined to provide details. Pawlucy's father, Richard, declined to comment this morning and the family attorney, Wally Zimolong, could not be reached. Pawlucy, 16, made headlines last week when she accused her geometry teacher at Charles Carroll High School of publicly humiliating her for wearing a Romney-Ryan t-shirt to school.

Paul Ryan Pumps Iron in
Time Mag Photo Shoot

ABC News, by Amy Bingham Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/11/2012 2:00:42 PM Post Reply

The ogling of P9 workout fanatic-turned vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan reached a fever pitch as photos of the ultra-fit Republican hit the Internet today. The full spread will appear in the newest issue of Time Magazine. Hours before the vice presidential debate — Ryan’s first appearance on the nationally televised debate stage — Time magazine released six photos of Ryan clad in gray work-out gear and a red baseball hat with headphone cords dangling down his back as he pumps 50-pound dumbbells. The images were taken nearly a year ago

Squirrel dinner prep maybe
sparked Michigan fire

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: BaseballFan- 10/11/2012 1:58:26 PM Post Reply

HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a blaze that displaced dozens of people from a southwest Michigan apartment complex may have been sparked by a resident trying to cook a squirrel with a propane torch. Fire Chief Jim Kohsel tells MLive.com that the resident apparently planned to eat the animal and was burning off its fur on a third-floor deck at the building in Ottawa County's Holland Township when the fire broke out Wednesday. Flames spread to the roof. Kohsel says eight apartments are destroyed and others damaged. The resident's name wasn't immediately released.

Florida Cancer Survivor, 11, With
Broken Prosthetic Crosses Finish
Line on Back of Marine

ABCNews.com, by CHRISTINA NG Original Article

Posted By: barbcrose- 10/11/2012 1:48:17 PM Post Reply

Spectators at a children's triathlon in Florida were brought to tears by the sight of Marines carrying a little boy with a broken prosthetic leg across the finish line. Bone cancer-survivor Ben Baltz, 11, was participating in his third triathlon of the summer when he had an accident with his prosthetic leg Sunday during the final portion of the race.

Obama protects national
security whistle-blowers

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/11/2012 1:35:35 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is providing protection for whistle-blowers in the national security arena so that they can report waste, fraud and abuse without fear of retaliation. The president has signed a policy directive providing the protection because legislation in Congress has not done so. A rewrite of the whistle-blower protection law is in the Senate. House Republicans removed the proposed protection for those involved in national security. Under the president's new policy, whistle-blowers who handle classified information — meaning almost everyone in the intelligence community —

Emanuel’s 2013 budget is calm
before pension crisis storm

Chicago Sun-Times, by Mark Brown Original Article

Posted By: brianod1- 10/11/2012 1:29:08 PM Post Reply

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s 2013 city budget is the calm before the storm that could make everyone forget the worst blizzards in memory. So feel free to savor the calm just a moment before stepping forth into the cold winds of reality. For the second straight year, Emanuel has submitted a reasonable, responsible budget that faces up to the city’s financial problems. Even better, this year’s budget proposal contains no new tax increases or fees of any sort, although it profits considerably from the ones he pushed through last year.

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