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Surprise! ‘Undecided’ debate
questioner at Tuesday’s debate
declares for Obama

The Daily Caller, by Eric Owens Original Article

Posted By: PChristopher- 10/19/2012 4:00:44 AM Post Reply

In a shocking development, the 20-year-old exercise science major who led off Tuesday’s presidential debate seeking reassurance from the candidates about his job prospects has apparently endorsed President Barack Obama. The Associated Press reports that Adelphi University student Jeremy Epstein said Wednesday he still clings to the “undecided” label, but would cast his vote for Obama if the election were held today. Epstein told the AP that he was dazzled when Obama gazed into his eyes.

Why Does Obama's White House
Pay Women Less?

Investor's Business Daily, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: HollowLeg- 10/19/2012 3:43:14 AM Post Reply

Equity: The president touts equal pay for equal work but hasn't practiced what he preaches with the women he has employed — including a well-known staffer who complained of a hostile work environment. It remains a mystery as to why equal pay for women was one of the questions elected by unofficial Team Obama debate coach Candy Crowley of CNN during the second presidential debate. But it let President Obama launch into breathtaking hypocrisy regarding the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Lilly Ledbetter, which in Crowley's view ranked right up there

Man registering voters for GOP
accused of tossing forms in trash

Los Angeles Times, by Joseph Tanfani Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/19/2012 2:28:04 AM Post Reply

A man who was being paid to register voters by the Republican Party of Virginia was arrested Thursday after he was seen dumping eight registration forms into a dumpster. Colin Small, 31, was working as a supervisor as part of a registration operation in eight swing states financed by the Republican National Committee. Small, of Phoenixville, Pa., was first hired by Strategic Allied Consulting, a firm that was fired by the party after suspect voter forms surfaced in Florida and other states. The owner of a store in Harrisonburg, Va., told a local television station that he became suspicious

War hero's cremation leaves
huge pile of shrapnel

Telegraph [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/19/2012 2:23:08 AM Post Reply

Ronald Brown stepped on a land mine while on a mission in France in August 1944. The blast peppered his left leg with red-hot fragments and he was forced to crawl two miles to safety. But because of medical conditions of the day it was thought safer to leave shrapnel in his body. He survived the war but only ever told his family the basic story and said the accident had left him with a 'bad knee'. Mr Brown told loved ones he still had a 'bullet' in his leg and asked his grandchildren not to sit

'I was well rested after
the long nap I had in the
first debate': Wise-cracking
Obama talks up his performance
in second bout with Romney
as pair trade jokes at charity dinner

Daily Mail (UK), by Louise Boyle Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/19/2012 2:18:59 AM Post Reply

After their fiery exchanges at the presidential debate earlier this week, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney were in a more jovial mood on Thursday evening as they traded stinging jokes at the annual Al Smith dinner. They poked fun at one another on Thursday night during the esteemed New York Catholic charity event that has long been a required stop for presidential candidates. Romney mocked his own wealth while taking aim at the president for running up the federal debt while Obama noted the 'nice long nap' he had taken during the first presidential debate.

Behind Closed Doors, Romney
at Peace as Vote Nears

Real Clear Politics, by Scott Conroy Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/19/2012 12:42:08 AM Post Reply

After a lifetime of meticulous planning, relentless self-discipline, and a potent brew of hard work and good fortune, Mitt Romney has the presidency nearly within reach. The pursuit of that ultimate political prize, which he first caught whiff of when his father chased it more than four decades ago, has been Romney's sole vocation over the last half-dozen years.After a lifetime of meticulous planning, relentless self-discipline, and a potent brew of hard work and good fortune, Mitt Romney has the presidency nearly within reach. The pursuit of that ultimate political prize, which he first caught whiff of when his father

Republicans point to early
vote gains in Ohio

CNN, by Peter Hamby Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/19/2012 12:38:31 AM Post Reply

Middleburg Heights, Ohio - They got smoked in the early voting game in 2008, but this time around Republicans are closing the gap with Democrats. Most observers here expect the early vote to tilt toward President Barack Obama, as it did in 2008. The Obama campaign has worked overtime to get their supporters to vote early and successfully sued the Ohio secretary of state to keep early voting locations open through the weekend preceding Election Day. (Snip) Through Wednesday, however, the margin has narrowed: Democrats account for 36% of the early and absentee vote while Republicans make up for 29%.

Calif. official whose agency
under-reported unemployment
stats was Obama campaign donor

Daily Caller, by Gregg Re Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/19/2012 12:24:47 AM Post Reply

Marty Morgenstern, the secretary of the California agency that substantially under-reported unemployment claims last week, contributed to President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential election campaign, The Daily Caller has learned. On Oct. 11, the federal government reported that weekly jobless claims were down significantly, suggesting a dramatic national increase in economic growth. But within hours, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that one major state had failed to fully document jobless claims. (Snip) Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Morgenstern to lead the California Labor & Workforce Development Agency in 2011. The state agency oversees the Employment Development Department.

Accused Ft. Hood shooter
should shave beard,
appeals court rules

Los Angeles Times, by Molly Hennessy-Fiske Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/19/2012 12:18:53 AM Post Reply

Beaumont, Texas - An Army appeals court in Virginia ruled Thursday that a judge is entitled to order Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, accused in a 2009 shooting rampage at Ft. Hood in Texas, to appear clean shaven at his upcoming court-martial. The decision came the same day victims of the attack released a video calling for it to be deemed an act of terrorism, and for victims to be accorded greater recognition and benefits. (Snip) Hasan's court-martial was initially scheduled for August, but legal wrangling over the beard has delayed proceedings indefinitely. Trial judge Col. Gregory Gross has repeatedly found

Court rules gays and lesbians
deserve special protection

Los Angeles Times, by David G. Savage Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/19/2012 12:17:07 AM Post Reply

Washington - Gay rights advocates won another victory Thursday in their fight for equal treatment under law, when the U.S appeals court in New York struck down a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act and held for the first time that gays and lesbians are a minority group deserving of special protection from discrimination under the Constitution. The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan joined a growing number of federal judges in New England and California who have ruled that the U.S. government may not deny equal federal benefits to legally married gay couples.

Fort Hood victims see
similarities to Benghazi

Washington Times, by Susan Crabtree Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/19/2012 12:15:00 AM Post Reply

Benghazi isn’t the first time the Obama administration has struggled with whether to call an attack on a U.S. post a terrorist attack. Nearly three years after the fact, the Defense Department still calls the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, an act of workplace violence, despite the suspect’s ties to al Qaeda. A coalition of 160 victims and family members of the deadly rampage at Fort Hood in 2009 sees similarities in the Obama administration’s reluctance to label the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya as a terrorist act and wants government officials to belatedly deem the assault in

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

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