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Without Asking Congress, Obama
Puts U.S. Troops on Syria Border

New American, by Alex Newman Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/12/2012 2:06:29 PM Post Reply

The Obama administration has now publicly announced that it deployed U.S. troops near the Syrian border in neighboring Jordan without ever seeking congressional permission, supposedly in an effort to help the Jordanian government deal with refugees from Syria while ensuring that the civil war does not spill over into the broader region. Concerns about chemical and biological weapons falling into the “wrong hands” were also cited to justify the latest deployment, but some lawmakers are upset, warning that the U.S. is now even closer to overt military intervention in Syria. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, speaking at a NATO conference

White House throws
Hillary under the 2012 bus

Daily Caller, by Neil Munro Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/12/2012 2:03:28 PM Post Reply

The White House is throwing Hillary Clinton under the 2012 election bus. Top officials have already claimed the nation’s intelligence agencies did not alert the White House to the growing danger facing the State Department’s facility in Benghazi, Libya, which was destroyed Sept. 11 by a jihadi attack on the 11th anniversary of the atrocities in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. The claim was repeated Oct. 11 by Vice President Joe Biden during the vice presidential debate (Snip) “These kinds of issues are handling in the State Department by security officials,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said during Friday’s press

Art Cashin: A Close US Presidential
Election Could Lead
To Riots In The Streets

Business Insider, by Matthew Boesler Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/12/2012 2:00:31 PM Post Reply

Art Cashin of UBS describes an alarming vision in his daily note. Cashin shares some of the conversation he and his drinking buddies – "The Friends of Fermentation" – have been having recently about the presidential election. Given the extremely polarized political climate in America today, Cashin says things could get ugly if the race is close. (Snip) The FoF discussion worried that the challenges might spill out into the streets, perhaps starting as demonstrations and quickly devolving into riot-like occasions. Could we be seeing the end of the American tradition of the orderly transfer of power? Could we be

The new US visa rush:
Build a charter school,
get a green card

Reuters, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: brianod1- 10/12/2012 1:56:41 PM Post Reply

It's been a turbulent period for charter schools in the United States, with financial analysts raising concerns about their stability and regulators in several states shutting down schools for poor performance. The volatility has made it tough for startup schools to get financing. But an unlikely source of new capital has emerged to fill the gap: foreign investors. Wealthy individuals from as far away as China, Nigeria, Russia and Australia are spending tens of millions of dollars to build classrooms, libraries, basketball courts and science labs for American charter schools.
Source corrected, link repaired by staff

Sen. Corker: Obama must have
known what happened in Libya

Washington Post, by Jennifer Rubin Original Article

Posted By: abuela10- 10/12/2012 1:37:25 PM Post Reply

This morning, I spoke with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), who had just returned from Libya, about the Benghazi debacle. He was animated and clearly flabbergasted at the administration’s reaction. “It baffles me that the vice president of the United States would continue to say things that don’t square with the facts on the ground, “ he said in reference to VP Joe Biden’s remarks in the debate Thursday night. He reiterated, “There was no protest. There was no reaction to the [anti-Muslim video], and they knew it in 24 hours. I don’t understand what they are doing.”

FARC congratulates Chávez
on his electoral win

El Universal [Caracas, Venezuela], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 10/12/2012 1:34:34 PM Post Reply

The rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) congratulated the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, and his countrymen on the election held on October 7, when he was reelected for his third consecutive six-year term in office. In a statement dated October 8 and and released on Friday on FARC website, the rebel group noted that the Venezuelan vote last October 7 was a "model of democracy," Efe reported. Chávez is to remain in power until 2019, after he won the election with 55.26% of the votes cast (over 8.13 million ballots)

Sec'y Clinton: Still no
clear picture of Benghazi

Associated Press, by Matthew Lee Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/12/2012 1:27:31 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the precise details of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya are still unclear. But she says the Obama administration is committed to uncovering the truth.One month after the attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, Clinton said Friday that there is still "much" the administration doesn't know about what happened. Clinton said no one in the administration was motivated by anything other than determining the facts of the case

Biden Walks Back a Criticism
of Romney on Iraq

New York Times, by Richard Oppel Original Article

Posted By: SoCalGal- 10/12/2012 1:20:46 PM Post Reply

Little noticed in last night’s debate: Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. seemed to go out of his way to alter what has been a high-profile — and unfair — criticism by President Obama of the Romney campaign’s statements about Iraq. On the trail, Mr. Obama has made a talking point of what he characterizes as Mitt Romney’s stated belief that ending the war in Iraq was a tragedy. He even mentioned it in his speech at the Democratic National Convention last month, seen by more than 30 million viewers: “My opponent said that it was ‘tragic’

German Energy Plan Plagued
by Lack of Progress

Der Spiegel, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: mark of fish- 10/12/2012 1:13:58 PM Post Reply

German Economics Minister Philipp Rösler is standing in the boiler room of a row house in the town of Hönow, near Berlin. He doesn't look at all pleased with what he's seeing: an un-insulated heating pipe. What a waste of money and energy!
The owner of the building, Petra Röfke, 54, and her partner Hartmut, 58, look embarrassed. But the minister has some good advice for them. Wrapping a little foam insulation around the pipe would help save a lot of energy, he says, adding: "I have the same kind of pipe in my house."
Headline split, intro corrected by staff

Confusing Strength With Aggression

Wall Street Journal, by Peggy Noonan Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/12/2012 1:10:43 PM Post Reply

The vice presidential debate was uniquely important because if Paul Ryan won it or did well, the Romney-Ryan ticket's momentum would be continued or speed up. If he did not, that momentum would slow or stop. So the night carried implications. The debate, obviously, was the Republican versus the Democrat, a particular kind of conservative versus a particular kind of liberal, one philosophical approach versus another. Beyond that there was some iconic weight to it. It was age versus youth; full, white-haired man versus lean, black-haired man. Youth is energy—new ideas and new ways.

Dems in coal states
diverge on Obama policies

Associated Press, by Donna Cassata Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/12/2012 1:08:31 PM Post Reply

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio - Friends of coal are certain they know the enemy. They fault President Barack Obama and his Environmental Protection Agency for new clean air rules they deride as a devastating blow to a multibillion-dollar industry, the lifeblood of Appalachia for generations. The agency standards imposed earlier this year tightened limits on existing coal powered-plant emissions. Guidelines on restricting greenhouse gases could affect new plants as early as 2013. Obama's moves on clean air and fossil fuels have complicated the lives of Democrats in coal-rich states that count on mining for jobs and economic growth.

Obama's Cool Chills Military
Families With Heartless Form Letters

Investors Business Daily, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/12/2012 1:06:32 PM Post Reply

President Obama has been sending identically worded, typewritten form letters to the parents of soldiers, Marines and Navy SEALs killed in action. Is "No Drama Obama" cool or ice-hearted? For years now, the commander in chief has sent to families of fallen troops form letters that he's done little more than sign his name to. Is it a gaffe? A symptom of heartlessness? A refrigerator has more warmth. Latent anti-military sentiment? If this is the explanation, it would have to border on contempt for those who wear the uniform. In contrast, according to Ricochet.com's Diane Ellis, Obama's predecessor

Catholic Bishops: Biden Didn't
Tell the Truth About the
Obamacare's Abortion Drug Mandate

Weekly Standard, by John McCormack Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/12/2012 1:01:00 PM Post Reply

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement Friday saying that Vice President Joe Biden falsely described Obamcare's contraception and abortifacient mandate: Last night, the following statement was made during the Vice Presidential debate regarding the decision of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to force virtually all employers to include sterilization and contraception, including drugs that may cause abortion, in the health insurance coverage they provide their employees: "With regard to the assault on the Catholic Church, let me make it absolutely clear. No religious institution—Catholic or otherwise,

Preventable tragedy

Columbus Dispatch, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: brianod1- 10/12/2012 12:59:58 PM Post Reply

Testimony in a congressional hearing Wednesday on the Sept. 11 outrage against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi fueled a growing suspicion: President Barack Obama’s administration was more concerned about projecting the image of improving stability in Libya, to bolster his re-election chances, than it was about ensuring the security of Americans on the ground there. The fact of a successful terrorist attack against the U.S. on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks — a day, above all others, when security for American officials in volatile countries should be at its utmost — is demoralizing and infuriating.

Secret Service Agent
Arrested After Being Found
Passed Out In Miami

CBS News, by Jim DeFede Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/12/2012 12:58:41 PM Post Reply

MIAMI — U.S. Secret Service agent Aaron Francis Engler was found early Friday morning passed out on the sidewalk near the intersection of Brickell Avenue and 7th after President Barack Obama had left South Florida. According to the arrest report, Miami police officers were in the area on an unrelated call when they noticed Engler passed out. When the officers checked on the man he grew combative and started to fight with officers, according to the police report. (snip)Law enforcement sources told CBS4 Engler told police he was an agent out of Washington

White House defends
Biden's statements on Libya

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/12/2012 12:49:01 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON - The White House is defending Vice President Joe Biden's debate statement that "we weren't told" there had been requests for more security at the U.S. consulate in Libya where four Americans were killed in a terrorist attack one month ago.(snip)White House spokesman Jay Carney said that when Biden said "we weren't told," he meant the White House, President Barack Obama and himself. Carney said such security matters are handled by the State Department.

Basil L. Plumley, Army veteran
of three wars, dies at 92

Washington Post, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: PeoplesRepublikNY- 10/12/2012 12:47:07 PM Post Reply

Basil L. Plumley, 92, a retired Army command sergeant major whose exploits as an infantryman were portrayed in a book and the movie “We Were Soldiers,” died Oct. 10 under hospice care in Columbus, Ga. [Snip] Command Sgt. Maj. Plumley fought in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam and made five parachute jumps into combat. Friends said he never told war stories and was known to hang up on people who called to interview him. Still, he was near-legendary in the Army and gained more widespread fame

Devastating Ohio Editorial:
Obama's Handling of
Libya Indefensible

Breitbart Big Journalism, by John Nolte Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/12/2012 12:45:31 PM Post Reply

Even though the mainstream media's Narrative Gatekeepers won't allow for a national discussion on the security failures in Libya and the subsequent White House cover up, that doesn’t mean voters are disinterested or that local media outlets in the individual states aren't covering the September 11 anniversary attacks. This morning, the Columbus Dispatch out of the crucial swing state of Ohio, published a brutal (because it's true) editorial lashing out at Obama's dishonest and incompetent mishandling of Libya: The fact of a successful terrorist attack against the U.S. on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks — a day,

Powerful Photo Of Obama
And Hillary Clinton At The
Transfer Ceremony For Americans
Who Died In Libya

Business Insider, by Grace Wyler Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/12/2012 12:36:03 PM Post Reply

White House photographer Pete Souza posts this picture of President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greeting the remains of the four Americans — including U.S. Amb. Christopher Stephens — who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Both Obama and Clinton have come under fire for their response to those attacks, as details emerge suggesting that the administration failed to respond to a growing terrorist threat in Libya, and declined requests for additional security to protect U.S. personnel there.

Starbucks Objects to Dog
Day Care Starbarks' Logo

ABC News, by Alexa Mae Asperin Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/12/2012 12:26:51 PM Post Reply

Coffee giant Starbucks is in a dogfight with Starbarks, a fledgling canine day care center outside Chicago, over its name and logo's resemblance to the java chain's trademark emblem. Andrea McCarthy-Grzybek, 46, who co-owns the doggie day care located at 220 North Main Street in Algonquin, Ill., with her husband Al, 44, said she'll change their business name and logo if she's pushed, but can't afford to pursue the case further in court. In April, only a month after Starbarks' grand opening, she received a cease and desist letter from Starbucks, demanding they alter all similar aspects of their business

President Obama,
Michelle Obama Cover
Ebony Magazine - Thread Closed

Popular Critic, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/12/2012 12:16:38 PM Post Reply

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle grace the cover of the November issue of Ebony Magazine as election day draws near and voters of all colors are eager to know where the nation’s leader stands on the issues. Inside the issue, the Commander-in-Chief is interviewed by MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry and discusses education, health care, crime, and jobs. President Obama also makes a personal appeal to African American families for their vote. “African-Americans were hit especially hard by the recession…but over the past 30 months, businesses have created 4.5 million new jobs,” President Obama says in the interview.

Who won, lost the VP debate?
Sun-Times pundits break it down

Chicago Sun-Times, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: brianod1- 10/12/2012 11:58:21 AM Post Reply

Roger Ebert: Winner: Biden Biden won, by doing what Obama didn’t do. He didn’t give Ryan a pass on anything. Biden spoke persuasively; Ryan was all abstraction. Wisdom from Biden that Ryan evaded: Biden: “War should always be the absolute last resort.” The knock-out punch: Biden on Ryan’s tax cuts: “Mathematically impossible. It has NEVER been done before.” The turning point: At about 40 minutes, Biden’s amusement begins to seem justified. He’s calling Ryan on everything. Getting under Ryan’s skin.

Obama’s Libya debacle:
Willful blindness

Washington Post, by Jennifer Rubin Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/12/2012 11:57:25 AM Post Reply

The Libya debacle is not merely a case of inadequate security. It is a case of willful blindness to the progress of al-Qaeda in a locale that the Obama team had boasted was a grand success for its “leading from behind” strategy. The administration despite every available bit of evidence continued to cling to a false narrative, and repeat that narrative to the public, because it refused to recognize that Libya was a terrorist victory, not a U.S. success story. With each passing day, we learn that the administration

Biden shows his boss how it’s done

Chicago Sun-Times, by Lynn Sweet Original Article

Posted By: brianod1- 10/12/2012 11:53:10 AM Post Reply

Joe Biden deftly defended President Barack Obama’s record at Thursday’s vice presidential debate, swatting down Paul Ryan, who didn’t score playing dodge ball. I’m a bit torn over whether Ryan’s biggest mistake was offering little about Mitt Romney’s vision for the nation or his refusal to answer some major questions about abortion, jobs and when U.S. troops should be sent to war. Ryan, 42, looked very junior to Biden, who turns 70 next month — that he could not help.

Ex-CIA chief slams Biden for
throwing U.S. spies under the
bus during debate by 'blaming
those who put their lives on
the line' for Benghazi debacle

Daily Mail [UK], by Toby Harnden & Hugo Gye Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/12/2012 11:45:02 AM Post Reply

Michael Hayden, former CIA director, and Michael Chertoff, who served as Homeland Security chief, today blasted Vice President Joe Biden for making the U.S. intelligence community a scapegoat for 'the inconsistent and shifting response of the Obama Administration'. The tough joint statement was issued via the Romney campaign the morning after Biden stunned many in the intelligence community by insisting that the U.S. consulate in Benghazi did not ask for additional security before it was attacked on September 11, directly contradicting what security officials and diplomats have testified under oath. 'During the Vice Presidential debate, we were

The terrifying world of child
brides: Devastating images show
girls young enough to be in pre-
school who are married off to
older men

Daily Mail [UK], by Snejana Farberov Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/12/2012 11:40:41 AM Post Reply

At age 11, Ghulam was married off to 40-year-old Jaiz in a rural Afghan village, making her only one of more than 10 million young girls who are being forced to wed men old enough to be their fathers or grandfather every year. In an effort to start a global conversation about the devastating effects of early marriages, which are currently practiced in more than 50 developing countries, the United Nations designated October 11 as International Day of the Girl Child this year. To mark the occasion and draw attention to the problem of child brides, photojournalist Stephanie Sinclair

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