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Seven shot on South, West sides

Chicago Tribune, by Peter Nickeas Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/10/2012 12:48:20 PM Post Reply

A 19-year-old man was shot behind the ear Friday night in a church parking lot on the West Side, police said, one of at least seven people shot since about 7:40 p.m. The bullet came out of his neck and the man is still alive, police said. Police taped off the parking lot, which sits between the 2600 blocks of Adams Street and Jackson Boulevard, while detectives and evidence technicians began their investigation. People gathered at the rented-out church for a birthday party when someone shot the man. Police said the partygoers apparently didn´t see what happened. The man is a gang member from

Who Authorized FBI Surveillance
of Gen. Petraeus?

Breitbart Big Government, by Mike Flynn Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/10/2012 12:33:22 PM Post Reply

Even by the standards of the friday afternoon news dump tradition, yesterday´s news that Gen. David Petraeus had resigned from the CIA was a stunner. The most heralded military officer of his generation fell from grace after it was revealed he´d had an affair with his biographer. The affair was discovered earlier this year soon after the FBI began monitoring his email. This raises a very serious question. Who authorized the FBI to monitor the e-mail of the Director of the CIA? The Director of the CIA is one of the central individuals responsible for America´s national security and intelligence.

CIA chief’s exit a taxing
development for Obama

Boston Herald, by Hillary Chabot Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/10/2012 12:29:52 PM Post Reply

President Obama’s administration was rocked by scandal yesterday after his CIA director resigned after admitting to an extramarital affair only days after Obama’s re-election, complicating the president’s newly declared war on congressional Republicans over his plan to raise taxes on the rich. CIA Director David Petraeus’ resignation came just before he was expected to testify about the attacks on the U.S. Benghazi consulate that killed four Americans. (Snip) Obama’s administration had faced scrutiny in the weeks before the election after an uprising in the Libyan city killed four Americans,

Why David Petraeus’s Gmail
account is a national security issue

Washington Post, by Max Fisher* Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 11/10/2012 12:06:03 PM Post Reply

The beginning of the end came for CIA Director David Petraeus when Paula Broadwell, a younger married woman with whom he was having an affair, “or someone close to her had sought access to his email,” according to the Wall Street Journal’s description of an FBI probe. Associates of Petraeus had received “anonymous harassing emails” that were then traced to Broadwell, ABC’s Martha Raddatz reported, suggesting she may have found their names or addresses in his e-mail. The e-mail account was apparently Petraeus’s personal Gmail, not his official CIA e-mail, according to the Wall Street

Argentina erupts over
Cristina Kirchner´s re-election

Associated Press & Agence France-Presse, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: chicodon- 11/10/2012 11:31:23 AM Post Reply

Banging on pots, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Argentina yesterday to protest against a possible third term for President Cristina Kirchner. "Yes to democracy, no to re-election" chanted the flag-waving demonstrators, who also took issue with rampant corruption and crime in the South American country. (Snip) She succeeded her husband, Nestor, who died of a heart attack in 2010. She is currently barred by the Argentine constitution from running for a third consecutive term in 2015, but her supporters in congress have been lobbying for a constitutional amendment.

Paula Broadwell: Is She
Petraeus’s ‘Other Woman’?

Daily Beast, by Diane Dimond Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 11/10/2012 11:04:33 AM Post Reply

Paula Broadwell lives in the historic, upscale Dilworth neighborhood of Charlotte, N.C., with her radiologist husband and two young boys. Their stately two-story brick home sits on a spacious corner lot where ancient old trees hang over the streets. The five-bedroom, four-bathroom home is listed on the tax rolls as being worth $908,000 and it is just three blocks from the city’s trendy uptown. It hardly looks like the place where a national political scandal might lead, but it is here that Broadwell, 39, may have been when she learned that Gen. David Petraeus, director of the CIA, had quit his post due to the

Rep. Bono Mack concedes defeat

The Hill [Washington DC], by Kyle Balluck Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/10/2012 10:59:12 AM Post Reply

After 14 years in the House of Representatives, Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) has conceded defeat in her race against Democrat Raul Ruiz. “Today, I called Dr. Ruiz and congratulated him on his impressive victory. Dr. Ruiz will do a fine job if he is guided as well by the people of the congressional district as I was. Please give him the opportunity to succeed,” she said in a statement on her Facebook page. “After 25 years of public life in the beautiful desert, it is now time for me to start a new chapter in my life.

Geithner staying at Treasury
into 2013

The Hill [Washington DC], by Peter Schroeder Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/10/2012 10:55:01 AM Post Reply

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner plans to stay on in his current position at least until President Obama officially begins his second term. "Secretary Geithner has indicated that he will stay on through inauguration," White House press secretary Jay Carney said Friday. "He will obviously be a key participant in the negotiations around the so-called ´fiscal cliff´ issues, and the president very much appreciates that." Geithner previously had said he did not plan to stay on for the president´s second term, but he never gave a specific date for his departure. And with the combination of automatic spending cuts and

In France, a Mission to Return the
Military´s Carrier Pigeons to Active Duty

Wall Street Journal, by Gabriele Parussini Original Article

Posted By: MissMolly- 11/10/2012 10:47:34 AM Post Reply

SURESNES, France—The French military boasts a powerful army with nuclear submarines, ballistic missiles and spy satellites. For lawmaker Jean-Pierre Decool, however, the country is neglecting one of its mightiest weapons: its flock of carrier pigeons. Glorified for their roles in World War I, pigeon squadrons have long been removed from active duty because of the introduction of more reliable, all-weather communication systems. And yet the French Defense Ministry still operates a military dovecote—Europe´s last—with 150 birds drafted into the 8th regiment for communication and transmission. The birds reside at the Mont-Valérien fortress in Suresnes, to the west of Paris.

Husband Wrote Letter to
NYTimes About Wife Having
Affair with ´Government Executive´

Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/10/2012 10:29:52 AM Post Reply

Here´s a letter to the New York Times Magazine´s "ethicist," which was published over the summer: My wife is having an affair with a government executive. His role is to manage a project whose progress is seen worldwide as a demonstration of American leadership. (This might seem hyperbolic, but it is not an exaggeration.) I have met with him on several occasions, and he has been gracious. (I doubt if he is aware of my knowledge.) I have watched the affair intensify over the last year, and I have also benefited from his generosity.

The President´s Tax Bludgeon

Wall Street Journal, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 11/10/2012 10:19:07 AM Post Reply

If that was an olive branch, we´d hate to see the bludgeon. We´re referring to President Obama´s appearance on Friday in the White House East Room, his first public remarks since his re-election Tuesday. If the President wanted to send a gesture of magnanimity in victory, this wasn´t it. Though the campaign is over, the event was staged like a campaign event, complete with a multi-ethnic backdrop for the cameras, a cheering crowd and no media questions. The President said he is "open to compromise" and isn´t "wedded to every detail" of his budget proposals

Operation sex under a desk:
The racy emails between CIA
chief David Petraeus and his
biographer ´mistress´ that
were found by the FBI and forced
him to quit

Daily Mail (UK), by Hugo Gye, James Nye* Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/10/2012 10:15:28 AM Post Reply

Disgraced former CIA Director David Petraeus exchanged a sexually explicit email about having sex under a desk with his mistress and continued to pursue her by bombarding her with thousands of messages even after she had broken off the affair it has been revealed. The racy communications between the married four-star general and his lover, Paula Broadwell, were uncovered when the FBI began an investigation after they suspected corruption between the pair. Instead the FBI found evidence of a potentially compromising affair for America´s top intelligence official which would have been a breach of national security requirements and

Mitch McConnell: ´We Have a
Voter Mandate Not to Raise Taxes´

Wall Street Journal, by Stephen Moore Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 11/10/2012 10:05:00 AM Post Reply

In the wake of President Barack Obama´s electoral victory, gleeful Democrats believe that the impending "fiscal cliff" has Republicans trapped into finally accepting higher tax rates. But as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sits for an interview in his Capitol office 48 hours after the election, one thing is certain: He is in no way chastened by Tuesday´s results. If Mr. Obama wants fiscal hand-to-hand combat, he will get it. "Let me put it very clearly," says the five-term Republican senator from Kentucky. "I am not willing to raise taxes to turn off the sequester. Period."

Boehner: Looming defense cuts
threaten our national security

Investor´s Business Daily, by Andrew Malcolm Original Article

Posted By: SurferLad- 11/10/2012 10:04:18 AM Post Reply

Weekly Republican Remarks by House Speaker John Boehner: This week, I called for action by both parties on a plan to help our economy grow and create jobs, which is critical to solving our debt. It’s also critical to averting the so-called fiscal cliff, a combination of automatic spending cuts and tax rate increases that’s just weeks away from taking effect. Some have said that despite the risks, we should let our nation’s economy go off part of the fiscal cliff in January, by allowing the top two rates to rise. They believe that doing that will generate more revenue for the federal government.

Happy 237th Birthday to
the U.S. Marine Corps!

Heritage Foundation, by Adam Yosef Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/10/2012 10:03:53 AM Post Reply

From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, the Marine Corps has answered the nation’s call each and every time they are needed. Today, we honor the courage and sacrifice of the men and women who claim the title of United States Marine. As the famous first lines of the Marine Corps hymn suggest, the Marines have always had a worldwide mission. Their first amphibious landing occurred in 1776 with the successful capture of Fort Nassau in the Bahamas. As the spearhead of American military power, the Marine Corps has seen its growth in prestige parallel

God after 2012: How did
election change religion and
politics landscape?

Washington Post, by Elizabeth Tenety Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/10/2012 9:44:05 AM Post Reply

Tuesday’s election may have put an end to the ‘Mormon Moment,’ but for people of faith (and no faith), the results revealed new chasms in the religion and politics landscape. With Romney’s defeat and same-sex marriage now legal in Washington, Maryland and Maine the social conservative movement is already in the process of surveying the damage. Faith leaders from Southern Baptist Seminary President Al Mohler to the conservative Catholics at National Catholic Register are evaluating what Mohler called “new moral landscape in America,” where the old religious norms are unpopular as public policy.

My Spine Has Stiffened

Big Hollywood, by David Bossie Original Article

Posted By: Jakester2344- 11/10/2012 9:32:50 AM Post Reply

The conservative movement took it pretty good on the chin earlier this week. President Obama and his liberal allies mobilized their vote and got it out very effectively in the key states. On Tuesday night, as I went to bed, I was extremely down and out. But on Wednesday, as the sun rose, my spine stiffened and it was a brand new day. Our conservative cause has taken hits again and again, and each time we come back stronger.

Obamacare: America’s Last Entitlement

Forbes, by Avik Roy Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 11/10/2012 9:26:18 AM Post Reply

Thirty-one and a half months after the Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Obama, we finally have our answer. The President’s re-election, and the Democrats’ gains in the Senate, mean that Obamacare is here to stay. The conservative movement to repeal the law has been defeated. But we know something else: that America’s unsustainable fiscal situation means that Obamacare is destined to be the last major entitlement enacted by the United States. Indeed, Obamacare’s victory sets off a stiff competition for taxpayer dollars between Obamacare, Medicaid, and Medicare. It’s a battle that the elderly

Obama: Our top priority
now is jobs and growth

Investor´s Business Daily, by Andrew Malcolm Original Article

Posted By: SurferLad- 11/10/2012 9:19:26 AM Post Reply

President Obama's weekly remarks: Hello, everybody. On Tuesday, America went to the polls. And the message you sent was clear: you voted for action, not politics as usual. You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. That’s why I’ve invited leaders of both parties to the White House next week, so we can start to build consensus around challenges we can only solve together. I also intend to bring in business, labor and civic leaders from outside Washington to get their ideas and input as well. At a time when our economy is still recovering from the Great Recession, our top priority has to be jobs and

Lockheed Martin´s new CEO resigns
before he can start after investigation
discovers an ´improper relationship´
with female subordinate

Daily Mail [UK], by Peter Rugg Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 11/10/2012 9:16:44 AM Post Reply

The incoming CEO of Lockheed Martin announced his resignation Friday after admitting to an improper relationship with a subordinate. Kubasik, 51, was the defense contractor´s chief operating officer and was slated to take over current-CEO Bob Steven´s position in January. However an internal investigation revealed he was having an improper relationship with a female employee--the circumstances of which was not disclosed. Upon receiving the results of the investigation, conducted by an outside firm, Lockheed immediately asked for and received Kubasik´s resignation. ´While I am deeply disappointed and saddened by Chris’ actions, which have been inconsistent with our values

Fox News invited to
government’s Benghazi briefing

Washington Post, by Eric Wemple Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 11/10/2012 8:56:36 AM Post Reply

Last month, Fox News national security reporters found themselves on the outside of two key U.S. government briefings on the tragic events of Benghazi on Sept. 11 . On her blog, Fox News host Greta Van Susteren thundered, “CIA and the Administration is trying to punish us so that we ‘learn not to ask them questions they don’t want to answer.’?” The alleged punishment ended — or at least paused — this afternoon in a briefing headed by senior Defense Department officials. Fox News talent was front and center at that briefing. The message from officialdom was barely news,

Obamacare Is Still Vulnerable

National Review, by Michael F. Cannon Original Article

Posted By: f64- 11/10/2012 8:48:13 AM Post Reply

President Obama has won reelection, and his administration has asked state officials to decide by Friday, November 16, whether their state will create one of Obamacare’s health-insurance “exchanges.” States also have to decide whether to implement the law’s massive expansion of Medicaid. The correct answer to both questions remains a resounding no. State-created exchanges mean higher taxes, fewer jobs, and less protection of religious freedom. States are better off defaulting to a federal exchange. The Medicaid expansion is likewise too costly and risky a proposition.

CIA boss David Petraeus forced to
quit after FBI investigation found
he was cheating on his loyal
wife ´with married biographer´

Daily Mail [UK], by James Nye* Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 11/10/2012 7:46:35 AM Post Reply

CIA Director David Petraeus dramatically resigned today after allegedly having an affair with his biographer. The alleged affair was uncovered after the FBI launched an investigation into the biographer, Paula Broadwell, for allegedly hacking into the former general´s email, NBC News and Slate reported. Broadwell, who researched the book ´All In´ for three years, had extensive access to Petraeus in Afghanistan. Yet sources told NBC it is unlikely she will face criminal charges after the alleged hacking, stressing that Petraeus himself is under no investigation. Petraeus stepped down today after confessing to cheating on his wife of 37 years, Holly

Ex-Official Threatens Suit
in British Pedophile Case

New York Times, by John F. Burns Original Article

Posted By: FlyRight- 11/10/2012 7:40:18 AM Post Reply

LONDON — With Prime Minister David Cameron warning of a gathering “witch hunt” in Britain’s pedophile scandal, a former Conservative Party official threatened legal action on Friday after he was falsely named on the Internet as the man who sexually abused a young teenager more than a dozen times at a Welsh children’s home in the 1980s.A lawyer for the politician, Alistair McAlpine, said his client would have “no choice” but to file suit to clear his name of the accusations, which Mr. McAlpine dismissed as “wholly false and defamatory.”

Crisis or boost? How David Petraeus´
resignation from the CIA could
be good for Barack Obama

Telegraph [UK], by Jon Swaine Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 11/10/2012 7:17:59 AM Post Reply

No US president would choose to end the week of his triumphant re-election by having his top spy resign over a sex scandal — Barack Obama included. After relentless criticism of his administration’s handling of the Sept 11 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Mr Obama did not want more negative coverage of his national security team. Yet the unique circumstances around the departure of David Petraeus from the CIA mean that Mr Obama is unlikely to suffer significant political damage and may even derive some benefit. While he retired from the military to become CIA director

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