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Labour calls for laws to limit
sugar, salt and fat in food

Evening Standard [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/5/2013 9:48:47 PM Post Reply

A Labour politician has called for a ban on sugary cereals and high fat foods aimed at children. Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said voluntary agreements with the food industry were not working and action must be taken to stop Britain storing up "huge problems" for the future.[Snip] Mr Burnham said: "It is clear that the current voluntary approach is not working. We need to open our minds to new approaches in tackling child obesity. "Labour wants to lead this debate. That is why we are asking the public and experts if new limits for sugar, fats and salts would

Flu infections sweep America hospitalizing
thousands and leaving 18 children
dead of complications, and
it´s going to get worse

Daily Mail [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/5/2013 9:14:34 PM Post Reply

The U.S. has been hit with a particularly aggressive early flu season this year with widespread reports of the illness across the country, hospitalizing 2,257 people and leaving 18 children dead before the end of 2012. And health officials say the numbers haven´t even peaked yet. [Snip] ´It’s about five weeks ahead of the average flu season,´ said Lyn Finelli, lead of the surveillance and response team that monitors influenza for the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. ´We haven’t seen such an early season since 2003 to 2004.´

´He made a promise to help
us and he broke it´: Hurricane
Sandy Victim pictured in
embrace with Obama reveals
her heartbreak at receiving
standardized letter after his visit

Daily Mail (UK), by Lydia Warren Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 9:09:27 PM Post Reply

When President Obama hugged a tearful New Jersey business owner after Hurricane Sandy ravaged her home and livelihood, it was the image of compassion, promise and hope. But the victim in the photo, Donna Vanzant, has now revealed that the president´s promises to pour aid into the area were empty - and that, after the hug, she merely received a form letter from him. Obama visited the destroyed marina Ms Vanzant owns in Brigantine, New Jersey on October 31 and promised her ´immediate´ aid. Soon after, Ms Vanzant wrote him an email. ´Many days later,

Why sunset really is the
most beautiful time of day:
Incredible images of early
evening light from across
the world

Daily Mail (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 8:56:23 PM Post Reply

These stunning pictures of sunsets across the globe truly prove the old adage of ´red sky at night, shepherd´s delight´. A selection of breathtaking snaps that have captured scarlet skies, brilliant hues of lavender and rich blue wisps of cloud cannot fail to draw gasps of wonder from everyone who sees them. The images of the jaw-dropping beauty are the product of a technician who was determined to capture sunsets from across the globe.

Non-believers on rise in Congress

Politico, by Charles Mahtesian Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 8:44:22 PM Post Reply

The number of members of Congress who don’t identify with any particular religion is on the rise, according to an analysis by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. In the 96th Congress (1979-80), not a single member of the House or Senate said they didn’t belong to any particular faith, didn’t know or refused to disclose their religion. But in the new 113th Congress, 10 members fall under that category. That’s twice as many as in the 111th Congress (2009-10). Pew notes there’s still a great disparity between the percentage of U.S. adults and the percentage of members

A solution to La Jolla´s smell
problem proves elusive

Los Angeles Times, by Tony Perry Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 8:30:14 PM Post Reply

LA JOLLA — There´s a political stink rising in this seaside community, blown ashore from the rocks of La Jolla Cove, where myriad seabirds and marine mammals roost, rest and leave behind what animals leave behind. The offal accumulation is offending noses at trendy restaurants, tourist haunts, and expensive condos perched on some of the most pricey real estate in the country. But finding a solution to the olfactory assault has proved elusive. Environmental regulations have thwarted proposals to cleanse the rocks with a non-toxic, biodegradable solution.

Ex-Officer Is First in C.I.A. to Face
Prison for a Leak

New York Times, by Scott Shane Original Article

Posted By: schnapps- 1/5/2013 7:54:17 PM Post Reply

Looking back, John C. Kiriakou admits he should have known better. But when the F.B.I. called him a year ago and invited him to stop by and “help us with a case,” he did not hesitate. (snip)Only an hour into what began as a relaxed chat with the two agents — the younger one who traded Pittsburgh Steelers talk with him and the senior investigator with the droopy eye — did he begin to realize just who was the target of the investigation.

His long quest is complete:
it’s now Gov. McCrory

Charlotte Observer (NC), by Jim Morrill Original Article

Posted By: muncsdad- 1/5/2013 7:22:24 PM Post Reply

RALEIGH It took less than 10 minutes Saturday for Republican Pat McCrory to complete a journey he’d started years ago, from Charlotte City Hall to North Carolina’s governor’s mansion. With his left hand on two bibles, McCrory took the oath of office as the state’s 74th governor in a ceremony long on pomp but short in duration.

Pat McCrory takes oath as
North Carolina governor

Raleigh News & Observer, by ROB CHRISTENSEN Original Article

Posted By: muncsdad- 1/5/2013 7:01:41 PM Post Reply

RALEIGH -- Republican Pat McCrory became North Carolina’s 74th governor Saturday in a brief, simple ceremony that nevertheless marked a major shift in political power in the state. It took only several minutes for McCrory, a 56-year year old former Charlotte mayor and former utility executive, to take the oath of office in the old Senate Chambers in the historic Capitol. The parade, balls, inaugural address and other celebrations surrounding a new governor will occur over the next week.

State Rep´s anti-Free Stater
post draws local, national criticism

Union Leader [Manchester, NH], by John DiStaso Original Article

Posted By: nhchemist- 1/5/2013 5:56:53 PM Post Reply

A Democratic state lawmaker´s recent web post critical of the libertarian-leaning Free State Project has gone virtually viral in the past few days and, as one might expect, has drawn criticism. Reacting to reports that the Free State Project is aggressively trying to bring 20,000 supporters to live in the state over the next two years, Rep. Cynthia Chase, D-Keene, wrote on BlueHampshire.com: “In the opinion of this Democrat, Free Staters are the single biggest threat the state is facing today.”

Some gun shows canceling
after Conn. mass shooting

Associated Press, by Chris Carola Original Article

Posted By: BaseballFan- 1/5/2013 5:49:34 PM Post Reply

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Several gun shows, all about an hour´s drive from Newtown, Conn., have been canceled. A show in White Plains, N.Y. — brought back a few years ago after being called off for a decade because of the Columbine shooting — is off because officials decided it didn´t seem appropriate now, either. (Snip) The police chief in Waterbury, Conn., just a few miles from Newtown, has halted permits for gun shows, saying he was concerned about firearms changing hands that might one day be used in a mass shooting.

Paramus police arrest 2 teens
after group of 10 harassed officers

The Record [Hackensack, NJ], by Hannan Adely Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 1/5/2013 5:42:16 PM Post Reply

Paramus – A group of unruly males taunted and hurled obscenities at police during a motor-vehicle stop early Saturday, in an incident that ended with two officers and one teenager in the hospital, according to borough police. Paramus Police Officer Anthony Liggio had stopped a motor vehicle on Route 4 east, backed up by Officer Joseph Cullen, just before 2:30 a.m. A group of about 10 males walking on the road approached the officers and began to yell and scream insults and obscenities at them, police said. The officers told the group to move on but they refused to leave

Wind industry big lies no 3:
wind turbines are eco-friendly

Telegraph [UK], by James Delingpole Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/5/2013 5:39:58 PM Post Reply

Of all the many lies put out by the subsidy-troughing scum-suckers of the wind industry and their greenie fellow travellers, the biggest porkie of the lot is this: that wind turbines are eco-friendly. In order to believe this tosh, you´d first have to accept the warped view that being eco-friendly can legitimately entail wiping out millions of bats and birds. It is a measure of just how intellectually and morally corrupt Big Green has grown over the last few decades that many self-professed environmentalists actually cleave to this belief. Why else would they expend so much energy trying to defend--or

Report: Obama cutting secret
deal with banks because
foreclosure probe is going badly

Washington Examiner [DC], by Joel Gehrke Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 5:02:04 PM Post Reply

President Obama’s financial regulators are reportedly negotiating a secret settlement with 14 banks to end an investigation into predatory loans and foreclosures because federal investigators are having trouble finding the evidence they need for a successful end to the probe. Fourteen banks — such as JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, and Bank of America — would pay $10 billion, under the settlement, that would be used for relief for homeowners and families that have lost their homes. What do the banks get? “The proposed settlement would also halt a separate sweeping review of more than four million loan files

McChrystal takes blame for
Rolling Stone article

Associated Press, by Kimberly Dozier Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 4:58:13 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON— Speaking out for the first time since he resigned, retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal takes the blame for a Rolling Stone article and the unflattering comments attributed to his staff about the Obama administration that ended his Afghanistan command and army career. "Regardless of how I judged the story for fairness or accuracy, responsibility was mine," McChrystal writes in his new memoir, in a carefully worded denouncement of the story. The Rolling Stone article anonymously quoted McChrystal´s aides as criticizing Obama´s team, including Vice President Joe Biden.

The Four-Year Honeymoon

Weekly Standard, by Fred Barnes Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 4:55:07 PM Post Reply

President Obama never disappoints. When the monthly unemployment rate fails to drop, forget it. What’s important is the number of jobs created. But when the rate actually does drop, forget the growth (or lack of it) in jobs. It’s the rate that matters. And don’t blame Obama for the persistence of slow economic growth and high joblessness. That’s the “new normal.” As for the millions of dropouts from the job market, that’s no big deal, hardly worth more than a passing mention.(Snip) No president in my lifetime has been covered so favorably and so gingerly.

Ex-rep: Barney would just
add to D.C.’s fiscal gridlock

Boston Herald, by Hillary Chabot Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/5/2013 4:48:51 PM Post Reply

Barney Frank’s notorious prickly personality and his controversial role in the mortgage debacle could pose a huge problem if he were appointed as the Bay State’s interim senator at a time when the Beltway is gridlocked over the nation’s deficit crisis, according to a former GOP congressman. “He can be very acerbic and cutting,” said Robert L. Livingston, a former Louisiana congressman who also blasted the Newton Democrat for his part in the failures of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage backers. “His actions directly contributed to the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression,”

Robbers mistakenly break into
KFC, expecting a jewelry store

Yahoo! News, by Mike Krumboltz Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 1/5/2013 3:46:00 PM Post Reply

Somebody took a wrong turn at the deep fryer. A pair of crooks in Australia found themselves in an unusual spot when they attempted to tunnel into a jewelry store but ended up in a KFC restaurant on New Year´s Eve. The mishap took place near Brisbane, Australia. Fortunately nobody was hurt. When they saw where they were, the two alleged thieves, Peter Welsh and Dwayne Doolan, decided to hold up the customers. They left with about $2,700. But they didn´t escape for long. Welsh and Doolan were arrested a short time later.

Missoni´s son and head of
fashion giant´s U.S. operations
missing as his plane vanishes
off Venezuela

Daily Mail [U.K.], by Leslie Larson Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 1/5/2013 3:23:08 PM Post Reply

A plane carrying Vittorio Missoni, who heads the Missoni fashion house started by his parents, has disappeared off the coast of Venezuela. Mr Missoni, 58, and his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, were traveling with another couple and two crew members from the resort islands of Los Roques to Caracas, a distance of approximately 100 miles, on Friday. The plane took off at 11:00am and was reported missing at 11:30am. The close-knit Italian family are distraught at the frightening news as the Venezuelan Coast Guard searches the area on Saturday. Mr Missoni, the marketing director at the company

Federal Court: DOJ Must Reimburse
South Carolina for Voter ID Folly

PJ Media, by J. Christian Adams Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 1/5/2013 2:51:17 PM Post Reply

A federal court has ruled that South Carolina was the prevailing party in the unnecessary Voter ID litigation, and therefore the Justice Department is liable for paying the state’s costs. South Carolina spent $3,500,000 to obtain federal court approval of the state’s Voter ID law as non-discriminatory under the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit was made necessary only because of the political and ideological radicalism of Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez and his deputy Matthew Colangelo. PJ Media had this exclusive report detailing that career Voting Section employees, including Voting Section Chief Chris Herren, recommended

Inside #FireBoehner

National Review Online, by Robert Costa Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 1/5/2013 2:20:42 PM Post Reply

It all started, as things tend to these days, on Twitter. Ron Meyer Jr., a 23-year-old conservative activist, started using a catchy hashtag — #FireBoehner — as he railed against Speaker John Boehner. The hashtag quickly became a pet project. All day, Meyer (@RonMeyerJr) would tweet links and snarky comments about the Ohio Republican, whom he calls “a member of the Beltway class.” Meyer, however, has fewer than 2,000 followers, so the hashtag didn’t get much attention until his girlfriend, fellow activist Celia Bigelow (@CeliaBigelow), who has more than 9,000 followers, joined the #FireBoehner cause. Pretty soon, their boss noticed.

Krauthammer: Delayed Hurricane
Sandy bill ´a rape of the Treasury´

Daily Caller, by Jeff Poor Original Article

Posted By: sparky86- 1/5/2013 1:07:23 PM Post Reply

On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer argued that Speaker of the House John Boehner avoided a “rape of the Treasury” by postponing the vote on Hurricane Sandy relief legislation. New York Republican Rep. Peter King and New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie joined Democrats in blasting Boehner for the delay, but Krauthammer said some of the criticism is hypocritical. “Sometimes the hypocrisy of the Democrats would leave Diogenes stunned,” Krauthammer said. “The Democrats spent two years savaging President [George W.] Bush over his treatment of Katrina. All of a sudden it’s a paragon of how to deal with disasters.”
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Plane With Italian Fashion
Executive Is Lost

New York Times, by Eric Wilson Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 1/5/2013 12:35:35 PM Post Reply

A small plane carrying four Italian tourists, including the head of the Missoni fashion business, disappeared off the coast of Venezuela on Friday morning, prompting a sea and air search mission that continued Saturday. Vittorio Missoni, 58, an owner of the family-run label famed for its zigzag knitwear, and his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, were aboard the plane, which was missing after takeoff from the island resort of Los Roques, the company confirmed in a statement on Saturday. The plane was bound for the international airport near the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, normally a half-hour trip.

Venezuela searches for
fashion boss Missoni´s plane

Reuters, by Jennifer Clark and Andrew Cawthorne Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 1/5/2013 12:30:30 PM Post Reply

CARACAS/MILAN - Venezuelan emergency services mounted a sea and air rescue mission on Saturday after a plane carrying fashion executive Vittorio Missoni went missing off the coast of Venezuela. The plane carrying Missoni, 58, his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, another couple and two Venezuelan crew members disappeared after taking off from the resort of Los Roques, an archipelago off the coast of Venezuela, Italian media said. "It disappeared yesterday. They have been looking for it with helicopters and ships, but have not found anything yet. They are still searching for it this morning,"

Obama hints at big debt-ceiling
brawl, but can he win this one?

Christian Science Monitor, by Patrik Jonsson Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 1/5/2013 12:25:00 PM Post Reply

President Obama said Saturday that he´s willing to compromise with Republicans on taxes and spending cuts in coming months, but will not budge on honoring America´s obligations as the national debt this week topped $16.4 trillion – the congressionally set "debt ceiling." "I will not compromise over ... whether or not Congress should pay the tab for a bill they’ve already racked up," Mr. Obama said in his taped weekly address, his first of the new year. "If Congress refuses to give the United States the ability to pay its bills on time, the consequences for the entire

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