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Protesters reach palace; Morsi flees

Washington Times, by Marwa Nasser and Jabeen Bhatti Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 12/4/2012 9:34:10 PM Post Reply

CAIRO — Egypt’s Islamist president fled his palace by the back door Tuesday as riot police used clubs and tear gas to battle thousands of demonstrators protesting his seizure of broad powers that enabled him to push through a draft constitution. Protesters proclaimed the march on the presidential residence in Cairo a “last warning” to President Mohammed Morsi. They shouted, “We want the downfall of the regime” and “leave, leave,” echoing chants used against authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted in February 2011. Observers feared for the stability

Report: CIA ´officials´
behind Benghazi talking points

USA Today, by Oren Dorell Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 12/4/2012 9:31:29 PM Post Reply

A Republican lawmaker says a new report that details how references to al-Qaeda were removed from White House talking points on the U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi is further evidence the Obama administration tried to mislead the public about what happened. (Snip) Chaffetz was responding to a report in Tuesday´s Wall Street Journal that CIA "officials" wanted the terrorist origins of the attack kept from the public because the spy agency did not want certain al-Qaeda operatives to know it was monitoring its communications. The report cites "sources from a cross section of

Chicago Shootings Spike 49% In
November Despite Strict Gun Laws

Cybercast News Service, by Gregory Gwyn-Williams, Jr. Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/4/2012 9:27:39 PM Post Reply

There were 192 shootings in Chicago throughout the month of November - a 49 percent increase from a year earlier - according to police records obtained by the Chicago Tribune. In November of 2011, Chicago recorded 129 shootings compared to the 192 shootings this November. Police records also reveal that shootings increased more than 11 percent in the first 11 months of 2012 compared with a year earlier. Total homicides in Chicago rose to 480 for the first eleven months of 2012; a 21 percent increase from last year. On November 30, 2012, there were four

GOP should fear voters,
not the ‘fiscal cliff’

Washington Times, by Dr. Milton R. Wolf Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 12/4/2012 9:24:48 PM Post Reply

How many times does Lucy have to pull away the football before Charlie Brown finally wises up and quits playing her game? Republicans don’t have to keep falling for the Democrats’ duplicity. The Democrats pretend the so-called “fiscal cliff” debate is about getting our financial house in order, so they propose a tax increase on people earning more than $200,000 a year (i.e., “millionaires and billionaires” in Democrat-speak), which will fund their leviathan government for all of — drumroll — four days. These are pathologically unserious people. Their goal is not to solve the current fiscal crisis.

1 more guilty of hate crime
in Miss. rundown case

Associated Press, by Emily Wagster Pettus Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 12/4/2012 9:21:47 PM Post Reply

Jackson, Mississippi - Another man has pleaded guilty to hate crime charges in the death of a black man who was run over by a pickup truck in Mississippi. William Montgomery, who is white, pleaded guilty Tuesday to hate crime charges in the death of James Craig Anderson, who was beaten and run over in Jackson on June 26, 2011. Anderson was a 47-year-old worker at a car plant. Three white men had previously pleaded guilty in Anderson´s death. Also Tuesday, Jonathan Gaskamp, who is also white, pleaded guilty to two federal hate crime charges in racially motivated attacks on other black people

Fox News Has Been Keeping
Karl Rove Off The Air Post-
Election, According To Report

Mediaite, by Josh Feldman Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/4/2012 9:21:12 PM Post Reply

If you’ve noticed less and less Karl Rove in the past few weeks on Fox News, there’s a reason why. According to a new report from New York Magazine, Rove and fellow Fox pundit Dick Morris have deliberately been appearing less frequently on Fox News post-election after programming chief Bill Shine sent out a new order to producers that they must get permission before booking either Rove or Morris. (Snip) Rove and Morris were very bullish about a Mitt Romney victory in the days leading up to the election. Right as President Obama was about to be

Washington Post, MSNBC Hosts,
Daily Kos Join Obama in
West Wing to Discuss Fiscal Cliff

Breitbart´s Big Journalism, by Ben Shapiro Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 12/4/2012 9:19:48 PM Post Reply

Before President Obama decides once and for all to fly off the fiscal cliff like a leftist eagle, he’s meeting with all of his lackeys in the media. That started today with four MSNBC primetime hosts entering the West Wing to lick the shoes of the President. First, Ed Schultz tweeted that he was meeting with Obama to discuss the fiscal cliff; then Huffington Post reporter Jennifer Bendery let on that she’d seen Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O’Donnell, and Al Sharpton – a group with the combined IQ of a single kumquat – entering the West Wing.

Obama’s fiscal-cliff Christmas

Washington Times, by Michael Taube Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 12/4/2012 9:16:11 PM Post Reply

Who is trying to push the United States off the “fiscal cliff”? Many left-wing commentators predictably have placed the blame squarely on the Republicans. Yet a much stronger case can be made that the fault lies with President Obama. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner announced an astonishing proposal last week that called for a $1.6 trillion increase in taxes. This particular figure is double what most GOP politicians likely would be willing to accept when push comes to shove. If the GOP is still having trouble accepting roughly 50 percent of that amount,

Sen. Sessions to EPA:
Show Me Evidence for
Obama´s Global Warming Agitprop

Breitbart´s Big Government, by Ben Shapiro Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 12/4/2012 9:09:55 PM Post Reply

Today, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) directed a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson asking for clarification on President Obama’s recent statement that “the temperature around the globe is increasing faster than was predicted even 10 years ago.” That position has been used by the administration to push the possibility of vastly increased regulation of carbon emissions. Sessions wrote: This statement is contradicted by the facts. The actual temperature data show no significant change in global temperatures over the past decade and certainly less warming than the

Atheists Trying to Shut Down
Congressional Prayer Caucus

Cybercast News Service, by Susan Jones Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/4/2012 9:08:45 PM Post Reply

In what one Republican calls an "unprecedented" move, an atheist group is advising all newcomers to the U.S. House of Representatives to stay away from the Congressional Prayer Caucus. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), who founded the caucus in 2005, said the American Humanist Association is among the "extremist groups" that "want to make sure they´ve censored and shut down anything related to faith." Forbes, speaking Tuesday on "Fox and Friends," said the prayer caucus´s 105 members "stand up and fight for religious freedom and religious liberty." He said the atheist group --

Hillary’s replacement

Washington Times, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 12/4/2012 9:08:08 PM Post Reply

Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice’s deceptive Benghazi spin ought to be enough to sink her bid for promotion. Mrs. Rice’s infamous talking points insisted that a YouTube video, rather than preplanned terrorism, prompted the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya. Yet there’s plenty more in her past that calls into question her fitness as a potential replacement for Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. Mrs. Rice made the rounds on Capitol Hill last week in an attempt to round up support.

Jackson Lee Claims $5.6 Trillion
Surplus Following Clinton Admin

Washington Free Beacon, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/4/2012 9:03:56 PM Post Reply

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D., Texas) claimed that the United States had a $5.6 trillion surplus at the end of the Clinton administration Tuesday. “Remember, we had a $5.6 trillion surplus in 2000 – 2001 from the Clinton administration,” Jackson said in the interview while discussing fiscal cliff negotiations. However, according to CNN Money, the “Treasury Department reported a budget surplus… of $127 billion” for fiscal year 2001 and a $237 billion surplus for fiscal year 2000.

U.S. pushes to restart
peace talks with Taliban

Washington Post, by Karen DeYoung & Anne Gearan Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 12/4/2012 9:03:09 PM Post Reply

The Obama administration has launched a post-election push to restart moribund peace talks with the Taliban, despite resistance from the U.S. military, mixed signals from Pakistan and outright refusal by the militants themselves, according to U.S. officials. Senior White House and State Department officials reiterated the administration’s negotiating position — including its willingness to exchange prisoners with the Taliban — to a reluctant Defense Department at a meeting of national security deputies two weeks ago. The same message was conveyed by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham

Are food stamps a perk for
‘paid government volunteers’?

Washington Examiner, by Joel Gehrke Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/4/2012 8:57:43 PM Post Reply

Two Senate Republicans identified a welfare loophole that allows ‘paid government volunteers’ in AmeriCorps to receive food stamps from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — for which they should not qualify, as a rule — in addition to a stipend from the government. “The role of the SNAP program isn’t to provide additional money to paid government volunteers; it is to help feed hungry American families,” Sen. John Thune, R-N.D., said in a statement today. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., the ranking Republican on the Budget Committee added that “we’ve learned that a separate

Bob Costas says he
made ‘mistake’ with Jovan
Belcher/gun culture comments

Washington Examiner, by Joel Gehrke Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 12/4/2012 8:53:08 PM Post Reply

NBC’s Bob Costas admitted that he made a “mistake” by airing his thoughts on the the Jovan Belcher shooting during a broadcast of Sunday Night Football, though he suggested “the gun lobby” had “orchestrated” some of the backlash. “What I was trying to say was, that if you want some perspective on this, there are a number of issues related to this that we could begin to talk about and think about,” Costas said on The Dan Patrick Show. “The problem was that I didn’t have enough time to get to many of them” in the short

Newt Gingrich ready for his
close-up on ‘Parks and Recreation’

New York Daily News, by Kristen A. Lee Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 12/4/2012 8:53:05 PM Post Reply

Newt Gingrich will become the latest political star to appear on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” after bumping into the show’s cast as they filmed scenes in an Indianapolis restaurant on Monday. The Indianapolis Star reported that Gingrich happened to stop by St. Elmo Steak House as the show was filming an episode about a bachelor party for lead character Ben Wyatt, played by Adam Scott. “Parks and Recreation” co-creator Mike Schur huddled with the episode’s writer and director to quickly craft a scene for the former House Speaker and presidential candidate,

NATO says anti-missile defense
for Turkey does not open door
to Syria intervention

Washington Post, by Anne Gearan Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 12/4/2012 8:51:17 PM Post Reply

Brussels - NATO agreed Tuesday to send new American-made air defenses to Turkey’s volatile southern border with Syria, a boost to an alliance member on the front lines of Syria’s civil war and a potential backstop for wider U.S. or NATO air operations if the situation deteriorates further. The alliance’s approval of Patriot anti-missile batteries represents NATO’s first significant military involvement in the 20-month-long crisis, even if it falls well short of rebels’ demands for help. NATO and U.S. officials insisted that the system is entirely devoted to defending Turkey and is not a precursor

My Petraeus interview
firestorm silly, off-base

Fox News, by K.T. McFarland Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 12/4/2012 8:43:54 PM Post Reply

The past 24 hours have taught me more about the media than all my years working for Presidents Nixon, Ford and Reagan, or contributing to Fox News. A conversation that began in jest and that led to a passing comment at the end of my interview with General David Petraeus has turned into a firestorm of speculation and an attempt to denigrate Fox. In April 2011 I visited Afghanistan, and sat down for an interview with Petraeus in his office at ISAF Headquarters in Kabul. I had been to Afghanistan two years before, and concluded

NASA to send new
rover to Mars in 2020

Agence France-Presse, by Mira Oberman Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 12/4/2012 8:42:06 PM Post Reply

Chicago - NASA plans to send a new rover to Mars in 2020 as it prepares for a manned mission to the Red Planet, the US space agency said Tuesday. The announcement came a day after NASA released the results of the first soil tested by the Curiosity rover, which found traces of some of the compounds like water and oxygen that are necessary for life. President Barack Obama´s administration "is committed to a robust Mars exploration program," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a statement. "With this next mission, we´re ensuring America remains the world leader

Obama Wrong: Housing, Not Tax,
Policy Caused Recession

Investor´s Business Daily, by Paul Sperry Original Article

Posted By: HollowLeg- 12/4/2012 8:29:07 PM Post Reply

President Obama argues Republicans want to go back to pre-recession policies of cutting "taxes for the folks at the very top" and rolling back "regulations on big banks."He warned: "We tried that top-down approach. It´s what caused the mess in the first place." Did it, though? Most economists agree the recession was caused by the subprime mortgage crisis, which had little if anything to do with tax policies. In fact, real economic growth accelerated after 2003, when the Bush tax cuts for top earners and small businesses fully went into effect.

GOP Should Reform Immigration
Bureaucrats, Not Immigrants

Investor´s Business Daily, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: HollowLeg- 12/4/2012 8:24:56 PM Post Reply

Immigration: Former President Bush demonstrated leadership Tuesday in Dallas by urging the U.S. to streamline its citizenship process instead of focusing solely on illegal immigration enforcement. This deserves attention. The last Republican to win a presidential election couldn´t have better framed the issue in light of the GOP´s perceived problems in winning over immigrant voters, who have in part been blamed for the Republicans´ electoral defeat last month. "America can be a lawful society and a welcoming society at the same time," Bush told a conference sponsored by

The Underworked
Public Employee

Wall Street Journal, by Andrew G. Biggs and Jason Richwine Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 12/4/2012 8:06:38 PM Post Reply

With state and local governments struggling to balance budgets in a still sluggish economy, government employment has fallen by 562,000 jobs since September 2008, a decline of 2.6%. In response, the Obama administration has called for more federal aid—on top of the $250 billion doled out in the 2009 Recovery Act—to help keep state and local government payrolls near prerecession levels. But supporters of more federal aid implicitly assume that the size of the public sector was optimal before the recession. On the contrary, overstaffing is a serious problem in government, and the best evidence

Now They Tell Us
The Economy Stinks

Investors Business Daily, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 12/4/2012 8:03:25 PM Post Reply

Economy: Little noticed in President Obama´s "fiscal cliff" plan is a demand for a huge new stimulus package. Wait! Wasn´t he and everyone in the press telling us just before the election how the economy was gathering steam? In addition to the $1.6 trillion in new taxes on "the rich" that Obama demands, he´s also pushing for upward of $255 billion in new stimulus spending for next year — including $50 billion for roads, $30 billion in extended unemployment benefits and various short-term tax breaks. According to the New York Times, the administration´s argument is that

The Budget Baseline Con

Wall Street Journal, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 12/4/2012 8:00:44 PM Post Reply

If the fiscal cliff talks make Lindsay Lohan look like a productive member of society, perhaps it´s because President Obama and John Boehner are playing by the dysfunctional Beltway rules. The rules work if you like bigger government, but Republicans need a new strategy, which starts by exposing the rigged game of "baseline budgeting." Both the White House and House Republicans are pretending that their goal is "reducing the deficit," which they suggest means making real spending choices. They are talking about a "$4 trillion plan," or something, regardless of how that number is reached.

If Kasandra Perkins Only
Had A Gun, Bob Costas ...

Investors Business Daily, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 12/4/2012 7:58:33 PM Post Reply

Gun Control: If the girlfriend of the football linebacker killed in a murder-suicide had a gun to defend herself, she might be alive today to explain how guns save lives and more of them means less crime. Let us start with the proposition that Jovan Belcher, the 6-foot-2-inch, 228-pound Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, did not need his legally obtained and registered gun to kill his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins. He could have used his bare hands to dispatch his partner, or even, say, a knife, as was used in another murder case involving a famous football

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