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Winter weather predictions a bit up
in the air; El Nino a no-show

Los Angeles Times, by Michael Muskal Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/19/2012 12:11:56 AM Post Reply

The El Niño climate system has gone missing and that means much of the western portion of the United States can expect a milder and, in some places, a drier winter, meteorologists said Thursday. In its winter outlook report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also predicted a cooler than usual season for Hawaii and much of Florida. But officials were shy about making long-term predictions for much the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions because of questions about another climate system known as the North Atlantic Oscillation.

Fidel Castro suffered a stroke,
Venezuelan doctor says

The Miami Herald, by Juan Carlos Chavez Original Article

Posted By: Killian Bundy- 10/19/2012 12:03:20 AM Post Reply

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and his state of health is so precarious that he has trouble feeding, speaking and recognizing people, said a Venezuelan physician who assured El Nuevo Herald that he has access to firsthand sources and information. “He suffered an embolic stroke and recognizes absolutely no one,” said José Marquina, a respected doctor who in the past has claimed to have direct information about the illness affecting President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela.

IDF tank battalion
practices racing to war

Jerusalem Post [Israel], by Yaakov Lappin Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 11:17:37 PM Post Reply

An IDF tank battalion stationed in the Jordan Valley held a major drill this week to practice racing to a war front during a simulated outbreak of hostilities. The drill involved reserve army companies for the first time. The reserves joined conscripted solders on the field in an exercise not held by the battalion in a long time on such a large scale. “We understand we will be among the first forces that respond at a war front. That’s why we’re preparing,” Col. Yohai Benhur, commander of Battalion 9, part of the IDF’s Armored Corps 401 Brigade, told The Jerusalem

New Egyptian ambassador brings
Israel ‘message of peace’

Times of Israel [Jerusalem], by Raphael Ahren Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 11:12:23 PM Post Reply

Incoming ambassadors from Egypt and Jordan presented their credentials to President Shimon Peres on Wednesday, both of them affirming their governments’ desires to maintain their respective peace treaties with Israel and to further peace in the Middle East. “I came with the message of peace and I came to confirm that we are really working for mutual trust and transparency,” Ambassador Atef Salem of Egypt told Peres at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. “We are committed to all the agreements we signed with Israel and we’re also committed to the peace treaty with Israel.”

Dog that mauled child
gets own attorney

9 News [Australia], by Bernadette Chua Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 11:09:06 PM Post Reply

A pit bull in America will reportedly receive free legal defence against being euthanased after it attacked a five-year-old boy. The dog, named Kno, allegedly attacked Wesley Frye last summer in Effingham County in Georgia while he was playing with a friend inside a neighbour’s home, the Savannah Morning News reports. He survived the mauling but suffered severe head injuries. Frye had to undergo two surgeries but the right side of his face remains paralysed and officials do not know what provoked Kno to lash out. (Snip) Superior Court Judge William Woodrum Junior appointed attorney Claude Kicklighter to represent the

Pianist on trial in Turkey
for insulting Islam

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 11:00:58 PM Post Reply

A leading Turkish pianist and composer appeared in court yesterday accused of offending Muslims and insulting Islam in comments he made on Twitter. Fazil Say, who has played with the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and others, is on trial for sending tweets including one that joked about a call to prayer that lasted 22 seconds. Mr Say tweeted: "Why such haste? Have you got a mistress waiting or a raki on the table?" Raki is a traditional alcoholic drink. Islam forbids alcohol and many Islamists consider the remarks unacceptable.

Voters unsure of Obama’s agenda

Washington Times, by Dave Boyer Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/18/2012 10:56:22 PM Post Reply

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Ask voters to describe what a second Obama term would look like, and even some of the president’s most ardent supporters have a hard time painting a picture. “I don’t know,” said Cynthia Malbon of Manchester. “I’m skeptical that anything much is going to happen. It’s probably going to be worse next time around.” Mrs. Malbon was attending a rally with the president Thursday in Manchester, as President Obama tried to answer criticism from Republican nominee Mitt Romney — highlighted again in the GOP challenger’s first rally after Tuesday evening’s debate — that the president lacks

Greek anti-austerity
protestors battle police

CBS News & Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 10:52:33 PM Post Reply

Athens, Greece - Hundreds of youths pelted riot police with fire bombs, bottles and chunks of marble Thursday as yet another Greek anti-austerity demonstration descended into violence, less than a month after more intense clashes broke out during a similar protest. Authorities said around 70,000 protesters took to the street in two separate demonstrations in Athens during the country's second general strike in a month as workers across the country walked off the job to protest new austerity measures the government is negotiating with Greece's international creditors. (Snip) The strike grounded flights, shut down public services, closed schools, hospitals and

France to make it easier
to become French

France 24, by Staff w/ agencies Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 10:50:13 PM Post Reply

France is to take steps to make it easier for foreign citizens living in the country to gain French nationality, Interior Minister Manuel Valls announced on Thursday. As one of a number of measures aimed at increasing the number of naturalised French citizens, the Socialist government is to scrap plans to make would-be citizens pass a multiple-choice history and culture test. “You don’t become French by answering multiple choice questions,” said Valls, who is a naturalised French citizen of Spanish origin. The controversial multiple-choice test was the brainchild of the previous right-wing government and was designed to help tackle the problem

CEOs warn Obama, Congress
to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’

Washington Post, by Zachary A. Goldfarb Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/18/2012 10:48:49 PM Post Reply

The largest U.S. financial firms warned Thursday of dire consequences if Washington fails to head off year-end tax hikes and spending cuts, saying they could jolt the economy into recession and prompt a new and dangerous downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. These projections come as U.S. business leaders have been escalating their lobbying on behalf of a bipartisan deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” pressing their case in a series of meetings with key members of Congress. On Thursday, 15 of the nation’s largest financial companies warned President Obama and Congress in a letter that interest rates could spike

Liberalism’s shrinking agenda

Washington Post, by Michael Gerson Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/18/2012 10:46:59 PM Post Reply

In its heyday — say, the 1960s — American liberalism had an obvious identity. It was ambitious, reformist and frankly moral in its appeal to a common good that included minorities and the poor. It was praised as idealistic and attacked as utopian. Robert Kennedy, quoting Aeschylus, set out “to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.” A few days after assuming the presidency, Lyndon Johnson was warned not to waste his energy on lost causes, however worthy. According to historian Robert Caro, Johnson responded: “Well, what the hell’s the presidency for?”

The great gaffe

Washington Post, by Charles Krauthammer Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/18/2012 10:45:01 PM Post Reply

“And the suggestion that anybody in my team, whether the secretary of state, our U.N. ambassador, anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we’ve lost four of our own, governor, is offensive.” — Barack Obama, second debate, Oct. 16 Fight night at Hofstra. The two boxers, confined within a ring of spectators — circling, feinting, taunting, staring each other down — come several times, by my reckoning, no more than one provocation away from actual fisticuffs, of the kind that on occasion so delightfully break out in the Taiwanese parliament. Think of it: the Secret Service

Reid says Romney gives 'used
car salesmen a bad name'

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Daniel Strauss Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/18/2012 10:44:51 PM Post Reply

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said on Thursday that Mitt Romney gives "used car salesman a bad name." He made his remarks in Las Vegas, during his introduction of Vice President Biden, who was campaigning there. "Now, Joe Biden stands for everything that's fair and honest — he's a man of integrity. The man that's leading the Republican ticket for president of the United States is giving used car salesmen a bad name," Reid said in his remarks introducing Biden. "Think about it for a minute: Have you ever seen anyone that would do anything, say

CIA seeks to expand
drone fleet, officials say

Washington Post, by Greg Miller Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/18/2012 10:42:36 PM Post Reply

The CIA is urging the White House to approve a significant expansion of the agency’s fleet of armed drones, a move that would extend the spy service’s decade-long transformation into a paramilitary force, U.S. officials said. The proposal by CIA Director David H. Petraeus would bolster the agency’s ability to sustain its campaigns of lethal strikes in Pakistan and Yemen and enable it, if directed, to shift aircraft to emerging al-Qaeda threats in North Africa or other trouble spots, officials said. If approved, the CIA could add as many as 10 drones

Biden: ‘Unfortunately, the
Bullets Are Aimed at You’

Cybercast News Service, by Melanie Hunter Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/18/2012 10:40:09 PM Post Reply

Vice President Joe Biden, speaking to a crowd in Las Vegas, Nev., on Thursday, joked about Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s book, “The Young Guns,” saying “Unfortunately, the bullets are aimed at you.” “Ryan has written a book called the Young Guns with two other fellows – members of the House. No, these are the Republican leaders in the House. You had… Unfortunately, the bullets are aimed at you,” Biden said.

British engineers produce amazing
'petrol from air' technology

Telegraph [UK], by Andrew Hough Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 10:38:17 PM Post Reply

Revolutionary new technology that produces “petrol from air” is being produced by a British firm, it emerged tonight. A small company in the north of England has developed the “air capture” technology to create synthetic petrol using only air and electricity. Experts tonight hailed the astonishing breakthrough as a potential “game-changer” in the battle against climate change and a saviour for the world’s energy crisis. (Snip) The “petrol from air” technology involves taking sodium hydroxide and mixing it with carbon dioxide before "electrolysing" the sodium carbonate that it produces to form pure carbon dioxide. Hydrogen is then produced by electrolysing

DNC host has
sales job ahead to
pay $10 million in debt

Charlotte Observer (NC), by Jim Morrill Original Article

Posted By: Muncsdad- 10/18/2012 10:32:44 PM Post Reply

How do you pay the bills when the party’s over and the guests have gone? Democratic National Convention organizers are about to find out. After struggling for more than a year to raise money – and ultimately coming up short – they face $10 million in debts and unpaid obligations, according to reports filed this week with the Federal Election Commission.

Time for another change

The Tennessean (Nashville), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Mr. Know-It-All- 10/18/2012 10:32:07 PM Post Reply

This has been a presidential election that should be held up as a cautionary lesson for the future. The lesson? How low American politics can stoop, and how to avoid it ever happening again. The 2012 presidential race is fraught with confusion and failed expectations, so much so that it is surprising that any reasonable voter would feel comfortable pressing the button for either President Barack Obama or Gov. Mitt Romney.

Medicaid and Medicare Enrollees
Now Outnumber Full-Time
Private Sector Workers

Cybercast News Service, by Terence P. Jeffrey Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/18/2012 10:30:14 PM Post Reply

The combined number of people enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare--the government health-care programs for the poor, disabled and elderly--now exceeds the number of full-time private sector workers in the United States. In 2011, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), there were 70.4 million people who enrolled in Medicaid for at least one month. There were also 48.849 million people enrolled in Medicare. That gave Medicaid and Medicare a gross combined enrollment of 119.249 million in 2011. At the same time, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 112,556,000 people worked full-time in the

Obama backers threaten
postelection violence

Washington Times, by Jeffrey T. Kuhner Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/18/2012 10:24:46 PM Post Reply

President Obama’s supporters are threatening riots and violence should he be defeated in November. Mr. Obama is in deep trouble. He was trounced by his Republican rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, in the first presidential debate. Since then, Mr. Obama’s aura of invincibility — carefully cultivated by the establishment media — has been shattered. He has been exposed as an incompetent and arrogant socialist whose policies have failed to revive the economy. His angry second debate performance did not reverse his downward trajectory.

*Video* Mitt Romney's
surprisingly hilarious speech
at the Al Smith dinner

Washington Times, by Charlie Spiering Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 10:22:47 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney delivered a great series of jokes at the Al Smith dinner this evening in New York City. Both Romney and President Obama attend the 67th annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a charity gala organized by the Archdiocese of New York. The speeches traditionally feature political humor, as both candidates are invited during an election year.

Obama Roasts Himself, Jabs
At Romney And Even
Elbows Chris Matthews
During Al Smith Dinner

Mediaite, by Noah Rothman Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 10:20:46 PM Post Reply

Following the conclusion of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s address to the Alfred Smith Dinner in New York City on Thursday night, President Barack Obama took to the stage to deliver his light-hearted jabs at himself and at his opponent. The president joked about the election, he took jovial swipes at his opponent and even poked fun at MSNBC host Chris Matthews. “Everybody please take your seats, otherwise Clint Eastwood will yell at them,” Obama said to the laughs of the crowd. “In less than three weeks, voters in states like Ohio, Virginia and Florida will decide this incredibly important

Exclusive: Inspector General’s Report
Contradicts Secret Service
on Prostitution Scandal

ABC News, by Jake Tapper & Mary Bruce Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 10:15:39 PM Post Reply

An investigation into the U.S. Secret Service prostitution scandal by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General contradicts Secret Service director Mark Sullivan’s adamant assertion before Congress that “this just is not part of our culture,” ABC News has learned. “Thus far, we have not found that this type of behavior was exhibited by any of these individuals before,” Sullivan testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in May, referring to the 12 agents who were accused of drinking and cavorting with prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia, ahead of President Obama’s visit for the Summit of the Americas.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Calls Elizabeth Warren
‘Catastrophically Antibusiness’

ABC News, by Chris Good Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 10:12:10 PM Post Reply

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday launched a new get-out-the-vote effort, sending a video to members and dropping its first piece of direct-mail in the general election, attacking Democratic Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren. The chamber emailed the following video message from Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue to member businesses: [video] The chamber says it will reach 7 million members, distributing payroll stuffers, posters, and postcards for businesses to turn out employees and sway their votes.On top of TV and radio ads already airing, the chamber today issued its first attack mailer of the 2012 general election, the

President Obama To Jon Stewart:
Americans Getting Killed In
Libya Is ‘Not Optimal’

Mediaite, by Josh Feldman Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/18/2012 10:10:19 PM Post Reply

President Obama dropped by The Daily Show earlier today for an interview scheduled to air later tonight. One of the exchanges that has been already highlighted by news reports was Jon Stewart bringing up the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi and the administration’s mixed responses to it. Obama told Stewart that “four Americans get[ting] killed… is not optimal,” and pushed back on the idea that there was any confusion over the cause of the attacks. (Snip) Stewart argued that the way the administration handled the issue was “not the optimal response.” Obama acknowledged that

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