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American to add new meal
reservations to O'Hare flights

Chicago Tribune, by Gregory Karp Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/15/2012 1:47:38 PM Post Reply

American Airlines on Monday introduced a new program that will allow premium passengers to book their meal entree before takeoff. It claims to be the first domestic airline to let passengers review menu options and select a meal before departure. Customers can go to AA.com between 30 days and 24 hours before the flight's departure to make a selection on the "view reservation" page. "Our entree reservations program is another example of our desire to personalize the travel experience for our customers in our premium cabin," Rob Friedman, American's vice president of marketing, said in a statement.

Pizza Hut backs off presidential
debate offer after being mocked

Chicago Tribune, by Tiffany Hsu Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/15/2012 1:42:46 PM Post Reply

Appropriate topics to broach during a live, televised presidential debate: The economy. The jobs situation. Pizza toppings? Not so much. Pizza Hut has canned its roundly panned stunt to get the question “sausage or pepperoni?” asked during Tuesday’s town hall-style event. Instead, the company now plans to run the promotion online. Last week, the pizza pie purveyor told customers that it would give away free pizzas for life -- one large pie weekly for 30 years -- or $15,600 to anyone brave (or dumb) enough to ask President Obama or Mitt Romney their choice of meat.

Obama, first lady plan
to vote early for Nov. 6

Associated Press, by Ken Thomas Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/15/2012 1:42:16 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama say they both plan to vote early. The first lady says on Twitter that she dropped her absentee ballot in the mail Monday, telling her followers: "I couldn't wait for Election Day." The president replied in a tweet that he intends to vote early in person in his home state of Illinois on Oct. 25 - three days after the final presidential debate. Obama's campaign says it's the first time a presidential nominee and his spouse will not vote in person on Election Day.

Free Candy Crowley!

Washington Post, by Jennifer Rubin Original Article

Posted By: abuela10- 10/15/2012 1:39:17 PM Post Reply

Apparently, the two presidential campaigns want to muzzle Candy Crowley in the second debate tomorrow night. The Post reports that while both the campaigns agreed that the debate moderator would get no follow-ups or otherwise intervene, Crowley, in what seems to have been a communication lapse, didn’t agree to that arrangement. (Hey, these people could work at the White House!) The Commission on Presidential Debates said it would talk to her. Will Candy go rogue? I suppose she’s going to have to follow the rule,

Religious leaders forge game plan
at Bears' practice site

Chicago Tribune, by Mitch Smith Original Article

Posted By: trapper- 10/15/2012 1:37:57 PM Post Reply

Owners of the Chicago Bears hosted religious leaders and politicians Sunday at the team’s practice facility, where speakers lamented the “eroding freedom to speak in the language of faith in the public square.” The Reclaiming Religious Liberty Leadership Summit included Roman Catholic, Muslim and Jewish speakers, an Air Force officer and two politicians (one Democrat, one Republican.)

Obamacare strikes gain: New
limits on Flexible Spending
Accounts coming Jan. 1

Human Events, by Neil W. McCabe Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/15/2012 1:37:07 PM Post Reply

The chairman of the Congressional Health Care Caucus decried new limits on Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts as another example of President Barack Obama’s health care reforms hurting regular people. These accounts allow people to pay for eligible expenses with pre-tax dollars and can be applied to certain health care, dependent care and work-related parking and transit costs. “As people find out that a tool that they had to use to lower their health care costs—and they’re losing a part of it, I suspect people are going to be fairly disgruntled,” said Rep. Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas),

Issa: State Dept. sitting on $2
billion-plus for embassy security

Politico, by John Bresnahan Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/15/2012 1:29:24 PM Post Reply

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) says the State Department is sitting on $2.2 billion that should be spent on upgrading security at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide, but the Obama administration will not spend the funds. Issa made his comment during an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation" to discuss the recent attack in Benghazi, Libya, that left U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead. Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, held a highly partisan hearing on the incident last week. (Snip) Issa claims the State Department will not spend

Some States Not Sending
Absentee Ballots to Military

Breitbart's Big Government, by William Bigelow Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/15/2012 1:15:42 PM Post Reply

Jurisdictions in Vermont, Michigan, Mississippi and Wisconsin have failed to mail absentee ballots to military members by the Sept. 22, 2012, deadline established by the MOVE Act. That was 45 days before the November 6 elections, which was what was required. Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Calif., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee; Rep. Daniel E. Lungren, R-Calif., chairman of the House Administration Committee; and Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to the Defense and Justice departments reading: “We are concerned that, absent prompt and effective remedial action,

Polls: On eve of second
debate, Romney on the rise

CBS News, by Leigh Ann Caldwell Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/15/2012 1:13:43 PM Post Reply

In a series of new polls out this morning, Mitt Romney's ratings have risen since his performance in the first presidential debate. In a Washington Post/ABC News poll, 62 percent of Romney supporters now say they are "very enthusiastic" about Romney compared to 52 percent before the debate. The president's supporters have an unchanged view of him with 60 percent saying they are "very enthusiastic" compared to 59 percent before the debate. Among 923 likely voters polled, 49 percent back Mr. Obama and 46 support the Romney.

Parents Prefer President
Obama as Babysitter

ABC News, by Anthony Castellano Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/15/2012 1:10:38 PM Post Reply

In a new ABC News/Washington Post poll poll released Monday, 49 percent of registered voters surveyed said they would rather leave a child with the president than Romney. That’s a 13 point spike for Obama; just two weeks ago, the rivals were dead even in the “babysitting” question. Obama’s reserved, less-confrontational performance at the debate could be a big reason for the upswing. The president suggested he might have been “too polite” during his meeting with Romney in Denver. But whatever that his demeanor cost him, it seemed to hit home with when it comes to caring and responsibility.

New Obama ad features Jay-Z:
The president represents
hope for our kids

Washington Examiner, by Charlie Spiering Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/15/2012 1:07:36 PM Post Reply

Jay-Z is the latest celebrity recruited by the Obama campaign, featured in a new ad explaining the importance of President Obama’s election in 2008. “When the president got in office initially, what he represented to a nation of kids was hope.” rap artist Jay-Z explains. “You know the hope of people across the country who would look and see themselves and know the know the possibilities.” The ad includes footage from a Jay-Z concert held in September, featuring an Obama video speaking to the crowd. “For so long, there was this voice that was silenced

Biden: Planned Parenthood ‘Under
Law Cannot Perform Any Abortion;’
Planned Parenthood: We Aborted
985,731 In 3 Years

Cybercast News Service, by Terence P. Jeffrey Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/15/2012 12:57:16 PM Post Reply

Vice President Joe Biden said at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse on Friday that Planned Parenthood “under law cannot perform any abortion.” Planned Parenthood itself has published fact sheets indicating that it did 985,731 abortions in just the three years from 2008 through 2010. These included 324,008 abortion in 2008, 332,278 abortions in 2009, and 329,445 abortions in 2010. Biden made his remark in response to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney position that he would defund Planned Parenthood. “And now these guys pledge that they are going to defund Planned Parenthood,

State Dept. pushed back on
White House’s Libya claims

Daily Caller, by Neil Munro Original Article

Posted By: abuela10- 10/15/2012 12:49:13 PM Post Reply

The Department of State is pushing back against top White House aides who have tried to blame it for not doing enough to defend the Benghazi, Libya, facilities prior to the Sept. 11 jihad attack. On Friday, the department released an Oct. 9 background press briefing, during which a State Department official contradicted the White House’s claim about the video. The move is unusual, because the transcripts of most background briefings are not released — especially if they involve a direct disagreement between the department and the White House.

Michelle Obama: ‘We Are in the
Midst of a Huge Recovery’

Cybercast News Service, by Christopher Goins Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/15/2012 12:47:47 PM Post Reply

Michelle Obama, the first lady of the United States, said on Friday that the United States is in the “midst of a huge recovery” because of what “this president has done.” In an interview, Pablo Sato, co-host of Pablo & Free on WPGC 95.5, a D.C.- metropolitan area hip-hop radio station, asked the first lady, “Mrs. Obama, you know what, in your words, tell us what you think the state of the union is in right now?” Mrs. Obama said, “I mean, we are seeing right now that we are in the midst of a huge

How Obama’s failed Syria policies
reflect his flawed instincts

Powerline, by Paul Mirengoff Original Article

Posted By: DebiAnn- 10/15/2012 12:43:06 PM Post Reply

Yesterday, I suggested that Mitt Romney needs a foreign policy critique of President Obama that ties Obama’s failings in a specific country or situation to his poor instincts and hugely flawed overall approach. Today, Jackson Diehl of the Washington Post performs this task with respect to Syria, which he calls “Obama’s greatest failure.” As Diehl explains: “The president’s handling of Syria. . .exemplifies every weakness in his foreign policy – from excessive faith in “engaging” troublesome foreign leaders to his insistence in multilateralism as an end in itself to his self-defeating caution in asserting American power.” That sums it up nicely.
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City to recognize Black Panthers

Winston-Salem Journal [NC], by Lisa O'donnell Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/15/2012 12:31:07 PM Post Reply

Born out of the tumult of the 1960s, the Black Panther Party is usually portrayed as a militant organization with radical political views. But there's another side to the story of the Black Panthers, one that involved feeding breakfast to poor children, operating an ambulance service for people in neglected areas, screening people for sickle-cell anemia and infusing a spirit of black pride within their communities. That version of the Black Panther story will be recognized today when city officials unveil a historic marker for the Winston-Salem chapter of the Black Panther Party at the northeast corner of

Families of 9/11 victims
to watch Gitmo hearings
live from Brooklyn

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/15/2012 12:24:21 PM Post Reply

A military installation in Brooklyn is welcoming families of 9/11 victims this week to watch pretrial hearings in Cuba for five men charged in the terrorist attacks. The sessions in Guantanamo Bay are closed to the public. But relatives who register can see them on closed-circuit television at Fort Hamilton, a U.S. Army base. Another space there is reserved for first responders. The military commission hearings will also be shown at forts in New Jersey, Massachusetts and Maryland. The general public can watch the proceedings via closed-circuit at Fort Meade, in Maryland.

Obama to be 'firm but
respectful' in pivotal
second debate

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Amie Parnes Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/15/2012 12:21:55 PM Post Reply

President Obama will be “firm but respectful” in what could be a pivotal debate Tuesday night against Republican Mitt Romney, his campaign spokeswoman said Monday. Spokeswoman Jen Psaki would not get into the specifics about Obama's expected tone, but promised Obama would be “forceful” on Tuesday night. Obama is looking for a strong performance after the first debate, when he was criticized for giving a lackluster showing that had some observers wondering if he would have rather been anywhere but the debate stage. The poor debate turned around momentum in the presidential race, with

Black-on-Black Racism During
The Presidential Campaign

CBS Baltimore, by Scott Paulson Original Article

Posted By: MPierson- 10/15/2012 12:15:44 PM Post Reply

While it is reported that 94% or more of African-Americans support President Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in the upcoming national presidential election, the rarely-spoken question is: Are many African-Americans only voting for Obama because he’s black? While the response is often that African-Americans have historically voted Democratic in recent decades anyway, one must admit that in 2008 and 2012, the percentage of African-Americans voting for the first black president is extraordinarily high.

Clinton on Libya: ‘Arabs across
the Region Have Firmly Rejected
the Extremist Argument’

Cybercast News Service, by Melanie Hunter Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/15/2012 12:02:11 PM Post Reply

During a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., on Friday Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Arabs have “firmly rejected the extremist argument.” “By starting down the path of Democratic politics, Libyans and Arabs across the region have firmly rejected the extremist argument that violence and death are the only way to reclaim dignity and achieve justice,” Clinton said. Four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, were killed in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya on Sept. 11, 2012. “In Tripoli, the country’s transitional leaders condemned the attack.

Brand Exodus

Washington Free Beacon, by C.J. Ciaramella Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 10/15/2012 12:02:07 PM Post Reply

Another top executive has departed from Brand USA, a public-private corporation founded to promote U.S. tourism, in the wake of a congressional report detailing what its authors call waste and cronyism. Travel Market Report writes that Brand USA chief marketing officer Chris Perkins has left the company. (Snip)A mix of private contributions and matching federal grants funds Brand USA. The report claims Brand USA relied on questionable “in-kind” non-cash contributions to qualify for more taxpayer dollars. As previously reported by the Washington Free Beacon, Brand USA’s board, which is appointed by President Barack Obama’s administration, is stacked with Obama campaign donors.

The Armageddon virus: Why
experts fear a disease
that leaps from animals to
humans could devastate mankind
in the next five years

Daily Mail (UK), by John Naish Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/15/2012 11:57:25 AM Post Reply

The symptoms appear suddenly with a headache, high fever, joint pain, stomach pain and vomiting. As the illness progresses, patients can develop large areas of bruising and uncontrolled bleeding. In at least 30 per cent of cases, Crimean-Congo Viral Hemorrhagic Fever is fatal. And so it proved this month when a 38-year-old garage owner from Glasgow, who had been to his brother’s wedding in Afghanistan, became the UK’s first confirmed victim of the tick-borne viral illness when he died at the high-security infectious disease unit at London’s Royal Free Hospital. It is a disease widespread

Ten Thousand Thumbs Down

National Review Online, by Mark Steyn Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 10/15/2012 11:57:03 AM Post Reply

So there was no movie protest in Benghazi, but there was in London, England. To register their objections to the “film” (a.k.a. YouTube trailer) Innocence Of Muslims, 10,000 British Muslims besieged Google’s U.K. headquarters. They’re planning a Million Muslim March in Hyde Park in a few weeks’ time. Speaking of free speech (as I was just below), 10,000 Muslims demanding censorship in London is far more disturbing than 10,000 Muslims doing the same in Lahore or Sana’a. When a private company finds itself with thousands of highly motivated protesters on its doorstep, it can take up the torch

Exclusive: Study shows $1.2
trillion gap for public pensions

Reuters, by Hilary Russ Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/15/2012 11:56:26 AM Post Reply

The largest 100 public pension funds have around $1.2 trillion of unfunded liabilities, about $300 billion above the nearly $900 billion they reported themselves, according to a new actuarial study to be released on Monday. The pension systems reported a median funding level of 75.1 percent. The study by the actuarial firm Milliman, which used different ways to value assets and measure liabilities, finds an aggregate level of funding of 67.8 percent. But Milliman, one of the world largest actuarial firms took a close look at U.S. public pension funding for the first time, and said the multibillion-dollar difference was

Obama faces dilemma over
gas prices as presidential
campaign hits homestretch

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Ben Geman Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/15/2012 11:56:21 AM Post Reply

President Obama faces a dilemma as Mitt Romney bashes him over high gasoline prices in the final weeks of their close race. Obama must decide whether to address the attacks head-on, or stay the course on a messaging strategy that has recently been addressing prices indirectly. Democratic strategists and other experts argue that three weeks before voters go to the polls, Obama should steer clear of big messaging or policy pivots on gas prices. “Bringing the issue up this close to Election Day would be self-defeating at this point,” said Paul Bledsoe, an independent

British firm secured Benghazi consulate
contract with little experience

Tegraph [UK], by Damien McElroy* Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 10/15/2012 11:49:14 AM Post Reply

Sources have told the Daily Telegraph that just five unarmed locally hired Libyans were placed on duty at the compound on eight-hour shifts under a deal that fell outside the State Department's global security contracting system. Blue Mountain, the Camarthen firm that won a $387,000 (£241,000) one year contract from the US State Department to protect the compound in May, sent just one British employee, recruited from the celebrity bodyguard circuit, to oversee the work. The compound was overrun by a mob of Islamic extremists on the morning of September 12 in an apparent planned attack that resulted in the death

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