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President Obama’s Sandy Hook
speech turned into a pro-life video

Washington Examiner, by Charlie Spiering Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/12/2013 9:17:06 PM Post Reply

President Obama delivered an emotional speech about protecting America’s children in December in response to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. But the producers at Blackstone Films have turned that speech into a remarkable video to reflect on the duty of Americans to protect our nation’s unborn children. It’s a very powerful video that is sure to spark some controversy. The video promotes the March for Life in Washington D.C. – although the video includes a disclaimer that it is “not endorsed by or affiliated with the March for Life Education and

Venezuela´s Hugo Chavez
not in coma, brother says

Reuters, by Andrew Cawthorne & Diego Ore Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 1/12/2013 9:12:04 PM Post Reply

Caracas - Venezuela´s cancer-stricken president, Hugo Chavez, is recovering in Cuba and is not in a coma as some have rumored a month after surgery, his brother, Adan Chavez, said after a visit to Havana. The 58-year-old socialist leader has not been seen or heard from since his December 11 cancer surgery - his fourth such operation after the disease was detected in his pelvic area in mid-2011 - leaving Venezuela in a state of suspense. (Snip) "Information on social networks and in other places, saying the president is in a coma and his family are discussing the supposed disconnection of life

How did Ray Lewis go from
murder suspect in 2000 to
NFL royalty in 2013?

Yahoo! Sports, by Jay Busbee Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/12/2013 9:02:52 PM Post Reply

Thirteen years ago, Ray Lewis was in the back of a limousine speeding down an Atlanta street, leaving the chaos of what would become a notorious murder scene. Today, Ray Lewis prepares to play his final minutes in the NFL as one of the most celebrated and iconic players in league history. These are two sets of indisputable facts, facts that don´t seem to connect in any meaningful way. To accept one set, you have to virtually ignore the other. It just doesn´t make sense, no matter which angle you take. How does a man implicated in a double homicide end up receiving a congratulatory bear hug

Rapid reaction: Ravens beat Broncos

ESPN, by Mike Reiss Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/12/2013 8:59:43 PM Post Reply

Rapid reaction from the Ravens´ 38-35 double overtime victory over the Broncos, viewing it from a Patriots’ perspective: Stunning turn of events. The winner of Sunday’s Patriots-Texans divisional-round playoff game will now host the AFC Championship game (6:30 p.m. ET) as a result of the fourth-seeded Ravens shocking the top-seeded Broncos. Few saw this result coming. If the Patriots beat the Texans, it sets up a rematch of last year’s AFC title game. Ravens’ mental toughness shines. Few gave the Ravens a realistic chance to win, but their big-play offense and veteran defense helped overcome

Pentagon report cites "lack of
maturity" of Lockheed F-35 jet

Reuters, by Andrea Shalal-Esa Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 1/12/2013 8:59:16 PM Post Reply

Washington - Lockheed Martin Corp´s´s new F-35 fighter jet has completed over a third of its planned flight tests, but it is still facing problems with the helmet needed to fly the plane, software development and weapons integration, according to a report by the Pentagon´s chief weapons tester. (Snip) Lockheed is building three different models of the F-35 fighter jet for the U.S. military and eight countries that helped pay for its development: Britain, Canada, Italy, Turkey, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia and Norway. The Pentagon plans to buy 2,443 of the warplanes in coming decades,

Hostess sells Wonder Bread and five
other brands to Tastykakes baker
for $390m with new Twinkies owner
expected in a matter of weeks

Daily Mail [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/12/2013 7:31:57 PM Post Reply

Hostess has found a new home for its most popular breads, including the iconic Wonder Bread. The bankrupt maker of Twinkies, Devil Dogs and other snack cakes said late Friday that it selected bids by rival bakery Flower Foods Inc. to buy six of its bread brands for $390 million. Flower Foods, based in Thomasville, Ga., is best known for Tastykakes but also makes breads including Nature´s Own and Cobblestone Mill. Hostess is expected to announce buyers for its famed dessert cakes in coming weeks. The company has said a wide variety of parties have

Biden to speak with
families of Newtown

Daily Mail [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/12/2013 7:18:52 PM Post Reply

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who is leading an administration review of gun safety laws, has offered to talk with any families of the Connecticut elementary school shooting victims who would like to speak with personally, a support group said Saturday. The group, Sandy Hook Promise, has been working to help the families whose loved ones were killed in the December 14 massacre of 20 first-graders and six women at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. It said in an email to the families that it could arrange a call or put the families in touch directly with Biden´s office.

Miss America Pageant elevates
two new platforms

Washington Post, by Cara Kelly Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/12/2013 6:31:21 PM Post Reply

Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler will pass on her crown Saturday night — along with a lot of scholarship money — to the new beauty who will carry the 90-year-old title for 2013.Fifty-two contestants will compete for the honor live on ABC at 9 p.m. EST, facing off in the final rounds of lifestyle and fitness in swimsuit, evening wear and the infamous onstage question. The Miss America Organization — not to be confused with the glitzier Miss Universe Organization, owned by Donald Trump — has already brought a new level of attention to two of the platforms

Treasury and Fed kill the trillion-dollar
platinum coin. But other goofy ideas
await to evade debt ceiling

American Enterprise Institute, by James Pethokoukis Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 1/12/2013 5:59:31 PM Post Reply

Tim Geithner and Ben Bernanke have put the kibosh on the whimsical/embarrassing idea of having the Treasury Department mint a trillion-dollar platinum coin to get around the debt ceiling. And even if Treasury did, it looks like the Federal Reserve wouldn’t accept it. This from opinion columnist Ezra Klein at The Washington Post: That’s the bottom line of the statement that Anthony Coley, a spokesman for the Treasury Department, gave me today. ”Neither the Treasury Department nor the Federal Reserve believes that the law can or should be used to facilitate the production of platinum coins

US troops will end ´most´
Afghanistan combat this spring

BBC [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/12/2013 5:55:55 PM Post Reply

US troops in Afghanistan will end "most" combat operations this spring, US President Barack Obama and Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai have agreed. American forces are expected to switch to a support role, slightly earlier than originally scheduled, as Afghan troops take the security lead. The two leaders also backed the holding of talks between the Afghan government and Taliban leaders in Doha, Qatar. [Snip] "Starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission - training, advising, assisting Afghan forces," Mr Obama said in remarks at the White House on Friday, as Mr Karzai stood alongside.

Obama has few tools to fight
violence in media, attorneys say

The Hill [Washington DC], by Jennifer Martinez Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/12/2013 5:44:14 PM Post Reply

The Obama administration has few tools available to take action against violence in video games and entertainment content, attorneys say. This week, Vice President Joe Biden and other administration officials held meetings with entertainment trade association chiefs and video game industry representatives, among other industry groups and stakeholders, to discuss curbing gun violence in the United States after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December. Following the meetings, Biden is poised to deliver policy recommendations on gun violence to President Obama on

Worst freeze for 20 years

Daily Express [UK], by Nathan Rao Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/12/2013 5:41:48 PM Post Reply

The biggest freeze in 20 years is set to bring a foot of snow by the start of next week. [Snip] Forecasters said parts of the North-east and Scotland could be knee-deep in snow by Monday. Breakdown services last night warned of “widespread chaos” in the most severe whiteout since the winter of 1993. Britain faces a two-pronged attack from swathes of snow-laden air due to pour in from the Atlantic and the North Sea. Worst hit will be the East, South-east, Central and Northern regions, though nowhere will escape the winter blast. Gritters and snowploughs are on standby

´The Administration does not support blowing
up planets´: White House releases hilarious
letter refusing petition to build a Death Star

Daily Mail [UK], by Peter Rugg Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/12/2013 5:27:58 PM Post Reply

Bad news for geeks: the White House will not be building a Death Star. When the White House received a petition with more than 25,000 signatures they had to respond, and they did so in good humor citing the costs of the station, and the administration´s strict stance on not blowing up planets. ´The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn´t on the horizon,´ wrote Paul Shawcross in the response, titled, ´Secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016.

Indicted UT Businessman Links
Harry Reid To Bribery Attempt

Fox News, by Tom Harvey & Robert Gehrke Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/12/2013 5:26:41 PM Post Reply

Embattled St. George businessman Jeremy Johnson says new Utah Attorney General John Swallow helped broker a deal in 2010 in which Johnson believed he was to pay Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid $600,000 to make a federal investigation into Johnson’s company go away. But when the federal government filed a lawsuit Johnson thought he had paid to quash, he demanded Swallow return some of the $250,000 initial payment. Then, just days before the Nov. 6 election, Johnson engaged in a frenetic but unsuccessful effort to get Swallow to drop out of the race,

Obama’s fitness gets test
at Pentagon clinic

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/12/2013 5:23:33 PM Post Reply

The White House says President Barack Obama is getting a fitness test at a Pentagon health clinic as part of a periodic medical exam coordinated by his doctor. The "Fit to Win Clinic" says on its website that it´s intended "to enhance military readiness and civilian wellness through fitness, nutrition, health education and positive lifestyle behavior changes." The White House says that the results of the president´s medical exam at the clinic will be released before February. Obama had his last physical exam in October 2011

White House responds to secession
petitions, calls for unity instead

The Hill [Washington, DC], by ALexandra Jaffe Original Article

Posted By: busterman- 1/12/2013 5:06:10 PM Post Reply

The White House has responded to a handful of petitions calling for various states to be given the right to secede from the United States, calling for unity and participatory government instead. "In a nation of 300 million people — each with their own set of deeply-held beliefs — democracy can be noisy and controversial. And that´s a good thing. Free and open debate is what makes this country work, and many people around the world risk their lives every day for the liberties we often take for granted," writes Director of the Office of Public Engagement Jon Carson.

Store Owner Sentenced In
$612,000 Food Stamp Fraud

WWJ-TV [Detroit, MI] *, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 1/12/2013 4:23:24 PM Post Reply

FLINT - A federal judge has sentenced a Flint store owner to four years, three months in prison for participating in a $612,000 food stamp fraud scheme. (Snip) McQuade says Fofana, the owner of Mandingo African Market, redeemed more than $750,000 in food stamp benefits from February 2009 to July 2011, approximately $612,000 of which was obtained utilizing fraudulent “food stamps-for-cash” exchanges. State officials calculated that during that same time period, Mandingo’s average food stamp redemption amount was $26,798 per month — compared to an average of $5,479 monthly redemption for

Aaron Swartz, Precocious Programmer
and Internet Activist, Dies at 26

New York Times, by John Schwartz Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 1/12/2013 4:12:28 PM Post Reply

Aaron Swartz, a wizardly programmer who as a teenager helped develop code that delivered ever-changing Web content to users and later became a steadfast crusader to make that information freely available, was found dead on Friday in his New York apartment. He was 26. An uncle, Michael Wolf, said that Mr. Swartz had apparently hanged himself, and that Mr. Swartz’s girlfriend had discovered the body. At 14, Mr. Swartz helped create RSS, the nearly ubiquitous tool that allows users to subscribe to online information. He later became an Internet folk hero, pushing to make many Web

Perry´s old Corps outfit
reactivated at Texas A&M

Associated Press, by Michael Graczyk Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/12/2013 4:01:34 PM Post Reply

COLLEGE STATION- Gov. Rick Perry and his former Texas A&M classmate and now System Chancellor John Sharp welcomed the reactivation Friday of their old Corps of Cadets squadron. Squadron 6 -- known as the Savage Six Flying Tigers -- was one of two Aggie Corps squadrons brought back to life on the College Station campus, the result of growing student interest. The corps squadrons are part of the once all-male school´s military foundations. Squadron 6 was disbanded in 1992 as corps membership slipped, but A&M officials say membership in the recent fall semester was 2,303 students --

Lazy Jon Stewart

New York Times, by Paul Krugman Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 1/12/2013 3:55:44 PM Post Reply

Oh, dear. Jon Stewart took on the platinum coin, and made a hash of it — he faceplanted, as Ryan Cooper says. What went wrong? Jon Chait says that he flunked econ, but that’s just part of it. He also flunked law, politics, and just plain professional. So, yeah, as Chait says, Stewart seems weirdly unaware that there’s more to fiscal policy than balancing the budget. But in this case he also seems unaware that the president can’t just decide unilaterally to spend 40 percent less; he’s constitutionally obliged to spend what the law tells him to spend. True, he’s also constitutionally prohibited from

´Smart power´: Army making
cultural training a priority

CNN, by Michelle Cohan Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/12/2013 3:49:36 PM Post Reply

Chemical weapons engulf soldiers carrying 60-pound rucksacks, their mud-filled boots trenching through a river dividing simulated enemy lines. Troops run in the desert to acclimate to harsh conditions with winter temperatures as low as 8 degrees, summer as high as 120. The training becomes increasingly realistic in the weeks before deployment, mirroring the topography they may endure, but not necessarily the human terrain -- the cultures they´ll be dealing with. And in a foreign land, something as seemingly innocuous as a thumbs-up sign or shaking a woman´s hand can land a soldier in trouble.

Glee Cast Members, Katy
Perry, Smokey Robinson to
Take Part in Inauguration

ABC News, by Sarah Parnass Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/12/2013 3:43:39 PM Post Reply

The soundtrack to the 2013 Inauguration will be about three parts pop and two parts jazz with a splash of country in the mix. The Presidential Inauguration Committee announced today the guest list for the Inaugural kids’ concert and balls would include artists from across the musical spectrum. Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley, Far East Movement, fun., members of the cast of Glee, John Legend, Katy Perry, Marc Anthony, Mindless Behavior, Nick Cannon, Smokey Robinson, Soul Children of Chicago, Stevie Wonder and Usher plan to take part in the festivities. Many of those on the list supported Obama

US government advises computer
users to disable Java software

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 1/12/2013 3:06:23 PM Post Reply

Washington - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is advising people to temporarily disable the Java software on their computers to avoid potential hacking attacks. The recommendation came in an advisory issued late Thursday, following up on concerns raised by computer security experts. Experts believe hackers have found a flaw in Java´s coding that creates an opening for criminal activity and other high-tech mischief. Java is a widely used technical language that allows computer programmers to write a wide variety of Internet applications and other software programs that can run on

Judge OKs group prayers for
Muslim inmates in Indiana

Reuters, by Susan Guyett Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/12/2013 3:05:39 PM Post Reply

INDIANAPOLIS- John Walker Lindh, known as the "American Taliban," and other Muslims housed in an Indiana prison have the right to congregate for daily group prayer sessions, a federal judge ruled on Friday. The decision by officials at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, to ban daily group prayers for Muslim inmates violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson said. The ruling came in a complaint filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana on behalf of Lindh, who was captured in Afghanistan and imprisoned in the

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