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US Supreme Court to hear
Arizona voter registration case

Reuters, by Terry Baynes Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/15/2012 2:21:57 PM Post Reply

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether Arizona can demand that voters show proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. The high court will not hear the case before the Nov. 6 U.S. election, ensuring that the disputed registration requirement in Arizona will not be in effect. The legal dispute over the registration requirement dates back to 2004 when Arizona voters passed a ballot initiative, Proposition 200, designed to stop illegal immigrants from voting. The measure amended state election laws to require voters to show proof of citizenship to register to vote, as

Landmark mosque in
Aleppo burned in fighting

Associated Press, by Zeina Karam Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/15/2012 2:19:02 PM Post Reply

Beirut - Syrian President Bashar Assad ordered on Monday immediate repairs to a historic mosque in the city of Aleppo, a move likely aimed at containing Muslim outrage after fierce fighting between rebels and regime forces set parts of the mosque on fire over the weekend. Government troops had been holed up inside the 12th century Umayyad mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in downtown Aleppo for several months before rebels fighting to topple Assad launched a push to liberate it this week. (Snip) In the past few weeks, rebels controlled one entrance to the mosque compound while the army

Racially-Based Academic
Goals Essentially Racist

Yahoo!, by Kimberly Morgan Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/15/2012 2:16:33 PM Post Reply

I taught in an urban school with a racially and ethnically diverse student population. It's been a few years since I taught Advanced Placement Literature and Composition, but my memories of the rigors of the course and my students are sharp as ever. The class challenged students to do college-level work in more literary genres than you could shake a syllabus at (if you'll pardon my ending with a preposition). When the College Board released scores at the beginning of the summer, I didn't expect to see any one racial or ethnic group

Texas Talk Show Host Taking
1,000 Listeners to Florida
to Beat Obama

Breitbart Big Government, by William Bigelow Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/15/2012 2:11:26 PM Post Reply

How many times have we heard that Texans are independent and determined to stay that way? It’s never been more true than it is now. In an incredibly inspiring story, Texas talk show host Michael Berry is heading an effort to bring more than 1000 of his listeners across the country to Florida to help win the state for Mitt Romney. Florida’s 29 electoral votes may be the key to winning the election on November 6. The listeners will meet in Texas, caravan from there at their own expense, and pick up other listeners along the way.

$16 Million of Warren Donations
from Sites Lacking
Foreign Donor Protections

Breitbart's Big Government, by Michael Patrick Leahy Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/15/2012 2:04:29 PM Post Reply

The Boston Globe reported Monday that Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren raised $12.1 million for her campaign in the 3rd quarter ending September 30, 2012. That brings the total raised to $36 million. Yet more than 40% of these funds--an estimated $16 million--have come online via two websites that do not have industry-standard protections and are vulnerable to fraud and illegal foreign national donations. Today's report, which will be available for full public scrutiny by Tuesday morning, includes $8.7 million raised between August 18 and September 30 after her most recent Federal Election Commission filing--an August 17, 2012 pre-primary report

Obama 'confident' Minaj,
Carey will make up

Politico, by Caitlin McDevitt Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/15/2012 2:04:05 PM Post Reply

The rift between “American Idol” judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj won’t last long, according to President Barack Obama. “You know what, I think that they are going to be able to sort it out. I am confident,” the president said when asked about the feud on Y100’s “The Yo! Show.” Obama hesitated to take sides in the fight, calling both women “outstanding artists.” Asked to pick his favorite beween the two, he said, “Mariah, she’s actually done some events for us, I’ve gotten to know her and Nick [Cannon], and she’s a wonderful lady. Nicki, I don’t know,

Obama Arming Al Qaeda
Terrorist Groups in Syria

Frontpage Magazine, by Daniel Greenfield Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/15/2012 2:01:14 PM Post Reply

Bin Laden may be dead, but Al Qaeda isn’t. Obama keeps bragging that we have Al Qaeda on the run, but it seems like his definition of “On the run” is giving them weapons. This story comes, from of all places, the New York Times, and when the Grey Lady is admitting that Obama’s policy is completely screwed up, then it’s bad. Most of the arms shipped at the behest of Saudi Arabia and Qatar to supply Syrian rebel groups fighting the government of Bashar al-Assad are going to hard-line Islamic jihadists

Would Spielberg Make A
Movie About Claire McCaskill?

American Thinker, by Jack Cashill Original Article

Posted By: DW626- 10/15/2012 1:52:16 PM Post Reply

A few weeks ago, I was asked to emcee a fund-raising dinner for Rep. Todd Akin, who is rather famously running for U.S. Senate in Missouri, the state in which I live. Although I did not hesitate to accept the invite, I found myself resisting the urge to promote the event, and my involvement in it. The reason was simple enough. I worried about the reaction of my moderate to liberal friends and family. After scolding myself for my indecision, I went ahead and posted the details of the fundraiser on Facebook with this explanation:

The Not-So-Great Communicator:
Is Obama Overrated As A Speaker?

WFAE Radio (Charlotte, NC), by Alan Greenblatt Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/15/2012 1:49:22 PM Post Reply

For a man who was elected president partly on his ability to give a great speech, Barack Obama has been at times a surprisingly poor communicator in office and on the campaign trail. That may have been most evident earlier this month during the first presidential debate. But Obama generally hasn't been as impressive at getting his message across in his four years in the White House as he was during the campaign that put him there. His relatively few press briefings have drawn mediocre reviews

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

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