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Britain’s relationship with the EU is
none of Barack Obama’s business

Telegraph [UK], by Nile Gardiner Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/9/2013 7:04:37 PM Post Reply

Elections have consequences. One of them is continuing US support for the European Project and the process of ‘ever closer union’, following Barack Obama’s re-election last November. Had Mitt Romney won, there would have been a very different approach towards the EU, with a far greater emphasis upon advancing ties with nation states in Europe as opposed to currying favour with Brussels. Romney’s approach was distinctly Eurosceptic, with frequent warnings against America ending up like Europe, with its big government, high tax approach. As David Blair has reported, Philip Gordon, the US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian

Rosie O´Donnell and wife
surprise fans by announcing
arrival of adopted baby girl
Dakota on Instagram

Daily Mail[UK], by Chris Johnson Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 1/9/2013 6:57:58 PM Post Reply

Rosie O´Donnell has welcomed a baby girl through adoption with her wife Michelle Rounds. The comedienne announced the happy news on her Instagram account on Wednesday, complete with snapshot of their new arrival, Dakota. ´We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our daughter Dakota,´ the 50-year-old TV star wrote. The tot weighed in at 5 lbs, 5 oz and ´moms and baby are healthy and happy,´ a representative for O´Donnell told MailOnline. Dakota comes as O´Donnell´s fifth child. The former talkshow host also has four children with her ex-wife Kelli Carpenter (Vivienne, 10, Blake, 13, Chelsea, 15, and Parker

US publicly voices concerns
over Britain leaving EU

Telegraph [UK], by David Blair Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/9/2013 6:21:41 PM Post Reply

Philip Gordon, the US assistant secretary responsible for European affairs, said that Britain´s membership of the EU was "in the American interest". His remarks came as David Cameron prepares to deliver a speech on Europe later this month. The Prime Minister is expected to promise to renegotiate Britain’s membership and then put the new terms to a referendum.[Snip] "Britain has been such a special partner of the United States--that shares our values, shares our interests, has significant resources to bring to the table. More than most others, its voice within the European Union is essential and critical to the

Brazil Leads International
Support For Chavez

Associated Press, by Juliana Barbassa Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 1/9/2013 6:05:00 PM Post Reply

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil and several other South American nations rallied behind Venezuela´s decision to defer the inauguration of ailing leader Hugo Chavez, with the presidents of Uruguay and Bolivia and Haiti´s prime minister traveling to Caracas on Wednesday in a show of support. But some regional neighbors, including Chile, joined the European Union and the United States in steering clear of the legal debate over the swearing-in, which had been scheduled for Thursday. The 58-year-old Chavez in December underwent a fourth cancer-related surgery in Cuba, where he remains. His supporters have postponed his inauguration for a new presidential term,

Former Marine Schools Piers Morgan:
Americans Aren´t As Trigger
-Happy As Media Claim

Newsbusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 1/9/2013 5:52:53 PM Post Reply

Piers Morgan, CNN´s most-outspoken and impolite gun control advocate, got a much-needed education about the Second Amendment and firearms Tuesday. In the middle of a lengthy and uncharacteristically civil interview on Piers Morgan Tonight, former Marine Joshua Boston said, "The American people aren´t as gun-happy and trigger-happy as they´re being painted out to be by the media. They are smarter than that. They know when to hold their fire. They know when to fire" (video follows with transcript and commentary): PIERS MORGAN, HOST: If everybody exercises that choice and is legally

DNA pioneer James Watson takes
aim at "cancer establishments"

Reuters, by Sharon Begley Original Article

Posted By: rlwo- 1/9/2013 5:37:37 PM Post Reply

A day after an exhaustive national report on cancer found the United States is making only slow progress against the disease, one of the country´s most iconic - and iconoclastic - scientists weighed in on "the war against cancer." And he does not like what he sees.(snip)On the idea that antioxidants such as those in colorful berries fight cancer: "The time has come to seriously ask whether antioxidant use much more likely causes than prevents cancer."

Beyonce strips down for GQ cover

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 1/9/2013 5:37:36 PM Post Reply

Beyonce may be a mom now, but the pop star has still got it going on, and she wants the world to know. For the February cover of GQ Jay-Z’s girl posed in a sporty crop top and tiny leopard underwear. Beyonce is set to perform at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. Pepsi recently announced that 100 fans will introduce the Grammy-winning diva when she takes the stage Feb. 3 at New Orleans´ Mercedes-Benz Superdome. A contest will allow fans to submit photos of themselves in various poses,

Beyonce to sing national
anthem at Obama inauguration;
Kelly Clarkson to perform

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/9/2013 5:29:00 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON —President Barack Obama can expect some sweet serenades at his inauguration ceremony, with hit-makers Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor scheduled to perform. Planners of the Jan. 21 event announced Wednesday that Beyonce will sing the national anthem, Clarkson will perform "My Country ´Tis of Thee" and Taylor will sing "America the Beautiful." They said the president personally selected the performers. Richard Blanco, the son of Cuban exiles, is the 2013 inaugural poet, (Snip)Blanco´s works explore his family´s exile from their native country and "the intersection of his cultural identities as a Cuban-American gay man,"

Westport Police Arrest
86-Year-Old After She Brings
BB Gun To Public Meeting

Hartford Courant [CT], by Christine Dempsey Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/9/2013 5:24:09 PM Post Reply

WESTPORT— An 86-year-old woman was arrested after she brought a BB gun to a public meeting, police said. Estelle Margolis of Westport was given a misdemeanor summons for second-degree breach of peace, police said. She is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Norwalk on Jan. 18. (Snip) Margolis told the officers that she was planning to go up on stage when the topic of gun control came up and make a point to the audience about how easy it was for her to purchase the gun. The committee was expected to consider whether to support proposed gun legislation.

Hillary Clinton ´thrilled to
be back´ at work

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/9/2013 5:19:22 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday she is "thrilled to be back" at work after a monthlong absence due to illness, a concussion and a blood clot near her brain. But she said she is looking forward to leaving the job as America´s top diplomat and taking a break for at least "a little while." "I am back in the swing," Clinton told reporters in her first public appearance since returning Monday to the State Department, where she was greeted by cheers and a standing ovation by senior staffers. "I am thrilled to be back and

For-Profit Medicine Under Attack

Rushlimbaugh.com, by Rush Limbaugh Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 1/9/2013 5:17:35 PM Post Reply

RUSH: Even when I think I´m wrong about something I usually end up being right. So I said, many times my usual attitude of warning you, particularly those of you in the medical professions, why should there be profit in making people well? Why should healing involve profit? Why should that cost anything? Why should that cost any more than what it costs? Well, let me take you to what I hold here now in my formerly nicotine-stained fingers. Right here. It is in the New York Times.

Hillary Clinton Rules Out ´Retirement´

Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 1/9/2013 5:16:37 PM Post Reply

Though she´s expected to leave her post at the State Department soon, Hillary Clinton today said she´s not going into "retirement." Clinton returned to work yesterday after missing almost a month, according to the State Department, due to ill health. Here´s Clinton´s exchange with a reporter, which she had today in Washington: QUESTION: So things – you’re ready – you’re back in the swing of things - SECRETARY CLINTON: I am back -- QUESTION: -- even though it’s closing down your operation? SECRETARY CLINTON: Yeah. It’s obviously somewhat bittersweet, because I’ve had the most extraordinary experience,

Hilda Solis resigns as labor
secretary; some others in
Cabinet to stay on

Washington Post, by Steven Mufson Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/9/2013 5:16:22 PM Post Reply

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis has resigned, opening another spot in President Obama’s Cabinet. Announcing the resignation in a statement on Monday, Obama hailed Solis as “a tireless champion for working families” during “the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.” The president said that “her efforts have helped train workers for the jobs of the future, protect workers’ health and safety and put millions of Americans back to work.” Solis’s resignation, following the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson and the withdrawal of Susan Rice from consideration for secretary of state, adds to the

And Will a Jesse James or Billy
the Kid Elementary School Follow?

National Review Online, by Victor Davis Hanson Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 1/9/2013 4:43:38 PM Post Reply

California public schools for some time in many surveys of national testing have ranked 48th or 49th in the nation in math and science, and, inter alia, are part of the various impediments to robust economic growth in California. No matter — California school boards have better things to worry about. Here is an item on the recent efforts in Salinas to name a new elementary school after an obscure 19th-century convicted bandit who was hanged for murder: SALINAS, CA – Tiburcio Vasquez, a 19th century outlaw, is remembered in historical accounts as a notorious criminal

Peeling Back the ‘Cover of Darkness’
on Obama’s Regulatory Agenda

PJ Media, by Bill Straub Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 1/9/2013 4:39:10 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration’s long-delayed laundry list of the federal regulations it intends to pursue this year, released under what one lawmaker described as the “cover of darkness,” looks to contain proposals that are more costly than those offered by the president’s immediate predecessors. If fully implemented, the regulatory agenda as it is popularly known could wind up costing the public $123.2 billion, according to an analysis by the American Action Forum, a conservative, Washington-based think tank. The 2,387 tenders also are projected to result in at least 13 million paperwork burden hours.

The secret language of crime:
Police reveal symbols used by
burglars to help fellow criminal
target rich and vulnerable homes

Daily Mail [UK], by Sam Webb Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 1/9/2013 4:37:30 PM Post Reply

Burglars are scrawling secret symbols in the street to help other criminals know which homes to target. The symbols may indicate that a home is wealthy, has already been burgled or may have nothing worth stealing. Chillingly, they may also indicate if there is a vulnerable female in the home, or if the occupant is nervous, afraid or easily duped. The meaning behind a number of the symbols has been deduced by officers. A simple ´X´ means the home is a good target, while the same symbol outlined with a circle means there is nothing worth stealing in the property.

Dick Armey on why he gave
that interview to Media Matters

Daily Caller, by Vince Coglianese Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 1/9/2013 4:35:46 PM Post Reply

Dick Armey had no idea he was speaking to the left-wing Media Matters organization during an interview last week, he told The Daily Caller Tuesday. Instead, Armey thought he was chatting with the conservative Media Research Center. Armey and his tea party organization FreedomWorks parted ways in early December after disagreements over the direction of the powerful nonprofit and how the group’s money was being spent.

Which Celebrities Will Be
Coming to Inauguration in 2013?

Washingtonian [DC], by Sophie Gilbert Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 1/9/2013 3:57:35 PM Post Reply

It’s that time of year again. Fans camp out outside the Four Seasons, fully loaded Lincoln Navigator drivers earn enough overtime to get them through the rest of 2013, and even the most jaded Washingtonians geek out at the sight of Jay-Z in a mink-fur hat. Yes, friends—it’s inauguration 2013. (Snip) Beyoncé Knowles, James Taylor, and Kelly Clarkson have been confirmed as performers at the inauguration ceremony outside the Capitol (Knowles is singing the national anthem). The Creative Coalition Ball on January 21 has confirmed that a number of celebrities will be attending, including but not limited

Why can´t Senator Reid be
forced to submit a budget?

American Thinker, by Rick Moran Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/9/2013 3:56:52 PM Post Reply

It´s the law of the land that the Senate must submit a budget by April 15, but the last time Harry Reid was in compliance was 2009. Why isn´t Reid being punished for being a budget scofflaw? Byron York: The answer is the law requiring Congress to pass an annual budget, the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, doesn´t have an enforcement mechanism. Lawmakers are required by law to pass a budget each year by April 15, but there´s no provision to punish them, or even slightly inconvenience them, if they don´t.

D.C. AG´s Office Investigating
NBC´s Gregory Over
Alleged Gun Law Violation

Breitbart Big Journalism, by Warner Todd Huston Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/9/2013 3:43:27 PM Post Reply

The decision over whether or not to charge NBC´s David Gregory for allegedly breaking Washington D.C.´s strict gun-banning laws on a December 23 broadcast of Meet the Press is now in the hands of the D.C. Attorney General, authorities reported Tuesday. (Snip) The case is now in the hands of Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan, who’s office oversees prosecutions of "low-level offenses." A spokesman for the office said they would not comment until their decision had been made.

CES? DGAF! Bill Clinton
Turns Samsung Speech Into
Cry for Gun Control

New York Observer, by Kelly Faircloth Original Article

Posted By: DW626- 1/9/2013 3:42:55 PM Post Reply

Just when you thought CES couldn’t get any randomer than Qualcomm’s “Generation Mobile” atrocity, guess who showed up? Bill Clinton, who stopped by to speak in the middle of Samsung president Stephen Woo’s presentation. Not only that, but according to CNET’s liveblog, in the midst of his remarks he digressed and started talking about gun control. The man used to be the leader of the free world; you really thought he’d get on stage at a trade show and stick to the subject? Child, please.

Craig Biggio comes up 39 votes
short of the Hall of Fame: Why
he´s out for now

CultureMap [Houston, TX], by Chris Baldwin Original Article

Posted By: Four_Leaf Resident- 1/9/2013 3:28:02 PM Post Reply

Craig Biggio will have to wait. The great Houston Astro is not a first-ballot Baseball Hall of Famer. Biggio came up 39 votes short of the total he needed, collecting 68 percent of the vote in his first year on the ballot in results just released. To be elected, a player needs 75 percent of the vote. On a star-studded, ultra-controversial ballot that included names like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, Biggio ended up with the highest vote total. No one was elected for only the third time in history.

Biden to address the nation´s mayors

The Hill [Washington DC], by Jonathan Easley Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/9/2013 3:27:45 PM Post Reply

Vice President Biden will address nearly 300 of the country´s mayors later this month, the U.S. Conference of Mayors announced in a statement on Wednesday.The group´s winter meeting will take place on Jan. 17, just days before President Obama´s inauguration in Washington, D.C. The mayors will meet with Biden, other administration officials and congressional leaders to discuss numerous issues, including deficit reduction, the sequester, job growth and gun control. The meeting comes as Biden has taken charge of the White House gun crime task force, developing proposals to tamp down on the nation´s epidemic of firearm violence.

Glenn Beck Relaunching The
Blaze As Global Libertarian
News Network

Buzzfeed, by McKay Coppins Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/9/2013 3:25:16 PM Post Reply

Glenn Beck announced plans Tuesday during his online television program to expand the news operation in his media company, The Blaze, and refocus it as a libertarian network, opening three foreign bureaus, debuting a nightly newsmagazine show, and relocating his New York staff to showy new offices. Beck introduced his ambitious plans by standing in front of a split screen with MSNBC´s Chris Matthews on one side and Fox News´s Sean Hannity on the other, and bemoaning the fact that cable news has devolved into the "far left [and] far right... yelling at each other." "We´re not gonna play

Joe Scarborough Taunts
Freshman GOP Senator, Says
Ted Cruz Afraid to Come
On Morning Joe

Newsbusters, by Jeffrey Meyer Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/9/2013 3:16:54 PM Post Reply

We don´t know if Joe Scarborough resolved to lose any weight this year, but he seems to have no game plan for diminishing his bloated ego. On Wednesday’s Morning Joe, the pseudo-conservative ex-congressman suggested that Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was afraid to appear on his program. Speaking on the subject of gun control, Scarborough challenged Cruz’s belief that a ban on assault weapons was unconstitutional and then challenged Cruz to come on his show and defend his opinion, “Some people get scared, they don´t like them coming on because you don´t ask them three minutes´ worth of questions.
Link added by staff.

NASA holds a crazy, going-out-of-
business sale: Need a launch pad?
Bid now!

CultureMap [Houston, TX], by Whitney Radley Original Article

Posted By: Four_Leaf Resident- 1/9/2013 3:14:38 PM Post Reply

Now that the space shuttle program has been relegated to history, NASA is holding something of a going-out-of-business sale to distribute its Kennedy Space Center effects — although even the most avid space enthusiasts may not find these up-for-grabs items appealing. As the Orlando Sentinel reports, the list of pieces for use, lease or outright purchase includes a shuttle launch pad, space in the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building or a 15,000-foot landing strip. NASA needs to transfer these items — and fast — before federal maintenance funding runs out at the end of 2013.

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