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Inaugural brunch brings out
ultra-VIP crowd in Georgetown

The Hill [Washington DC], by Judy Kurtz & Emily Goodin Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/20/2013 11:12:25 PM Post Reply

Georgetown see-and-be-seen staple Café Milano became a virtual game of who’s who of Washington on Sunday. Celebrities, D.C. power players, lawmakers, and journalists packed the eatery to capacity for an inaugural bipartisan brunch hosted by Tina Brown, The Daily Beast and Newsweek. “Desperate Housewives” actress and President Obama fundraiser Eva Longoria donned a bipartisan color for the occasion, wearing a fitted purple dress and dark purple heels. Longoria made the rounds at the gathering, greeting former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright with a smile and handshake, saying, “Madam Secretary, so nice to meet you.” The entertainer shrieked, “Grover!” upon eyeing

Decades of glamor: Stunning
inauguration dresses chosen
by America´s First Ladies

Daily Mail (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/20/2013 10:31:25 PM Post Reply

All eyes will be on President Obama at noon tomorrow when he makes his public inauguration address but come the evening the world´s attention will inevitably turn to the First Lady and the gown she has chosen to wear to the couple´s second inauguration ball. Though Michelle Obama certainly has the knack for getting it right in the fashion stakes, she may want to cast her eye over some of the inauguration dresses chosen by First Ladies gone by. The Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington D.C. has a collection of the First Ladies choices going back 100 years,

Cheers to Blue Monday, ´the
most depressing day of the year´

Agence France-Presse, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 1/20/2013 10:21:42 PM Post Reply

As if any Monday in January weren´t bad enough, Blue Monday, an ill-reputed date dubbed "the most depressing day of the year," should really put you in a mood. While there has been some confusion over exactly which day Blue Monday falls on in 2013, the official date is January 21. The theory of Blue Monday dates back to 2005, when UK psychologist Cliff Arnall created an elaborate mathematical formula to calculate the most miserable day of the year. Thanks to the day´s perfect storm of drab weather, holiday bills, and wrecked New Year´s resolutions, motivational levels

Diane Sawyer On Inauguration
Eve In D.C.: ´The Whole City
Has a Smile On Its Face´

Newsbusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/20/2013 10:12:45 PM Post Reply

Four years ago, ABC´s Bill Weir gushed during coverage of Barack Obama´s first inauguration, "Even the seagulls must have been awed by the blanket of humanity.” On Sunday, Diane Sawyer said of Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Eve, "The whole city has a smile on its face" (video follows with transcript and commentary):DIANE SAWYER: And as we´ve said here in Washington, the excitement is already beginning. Those marching bands getting ready for their parade, the caterers, 10,000 eggs for one hotel, and the whole city has a smile on its face, the pageantry, the ceremony,

Okla. lawmakers push
to expand gun rights

Associated Press, by Sean Murphy Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 1/20/2013 10:08:24 PM Post Reply

OKLAHOMA CITY — While President Obama is calling for further restrictions on access to guns, Oklahoma lawmakers are pushing in the other direction, introducing dozens of bills that would make it easier for people to carry firearms and to carry them into government meetings, state parks and even public schools. More than two dozen bills were filed in the Senate to expand gun rights before Thursday´s bill filing deadline, and nearly that many were prepared in the House. The 2013 session opens Feb. 4. "Clearly in Oklahoma we are strong supporters of gun rights and gun ownership rights

Obama´s Secret Beer Summit
With Reporters Turns Into Swoonfest

Breitbart Big Journalism, by Larry O´Connor Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/20/2013 10:06:06 PM Post Reply

In his illuminating new e-book on covering the Obama re-election campaign, Buzzfeed reporter Michael Hastings reveals that President Obama secretly joined reporters for drinks once while the campaign was in Orlando, Fla. The "beer summit" with supporters is described by Hastings as little like teenage fans meeting Justin Bieber during his North American tour: “The behavior of the assembled press corps was telling. Everyone, myself included, swooned. Swooned! Head over heels. One or two might have even lost their minds. We were all, on some level, deeply obsessed with Obama, crushing hard,

Ravens, 49ers win to set
up Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh
Super Bowl

NBC News, by Michael David Smith Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 1/20/2013 10:02:35 PM Post Reply

Jack Harbaugh played one year of professional football, with the AFL’s New York Titans in 1961. He began a long career as a high school and college coach in 1964. But Jack Harbaugh’s lasting impact on the game of football will be the fact that he had two sons in the two years between ending his playing career and beginning his coaching career. On Super Bowl Sunday, John Harbaugh (born in 1962) will coach his Ravens against Jim Harbaugh (born in 1963) and the 49ers. Jack Harbaugh surely had high hopes for his two sons half a century ago,

Ravens upset Patriots 28-13
to make Super Bowl

Associated Press, by Barry Wilner Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/20/2013 9:58:20 PM Post Reply

FOXBOROUGH, Mass.— Joe Flacco outdueled Tom Brady, throwing three touchdown passes in the second half and leading the Baltimore Ravens to their first Super Bowl in 12 years with a 28-13 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday for the AFC championship. The win sets up the first Super Bowl coached by brothers, Baltimore´s John Harbaugh and San Francisco´s Jim. The 49ers won the NFC title earlier Sunday 28-24 at Atlanta. The 49ers have been listed as 5-point favorites. Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis´ final season will conclude in two weeks in New Orleans;

49ers head to Super Bowl,
beating Falcons 28-24

Associated Press, by Paul Newberry Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 1/20/2013 9:49:27 PM Post Reply

ATLANTA— Make way Joe Montana and Steve Young. Colin Kaepernick is leading a brash new group of 49ers to the Super Bowl. Frank Gore scored a pair of second-half touchdowns and San Francisco, after falling behind 17-0 by the first play of the second quarter, pulled off a record rally for a 28-24 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC championship game Sunday. Helped by the defense in the final minutes, Kaepernick didn’t put up the same dazzling numbers he did in the divisional playoff against Green Bay.

First Term: Americans ‘Not in
Labor Force’ Increased 8,332,000

Cybercast News Service, by Terence P. Jeffrey Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/20/2013 9:44:37 PM Post Reply

The number of Americans age 16 or older who decided not to work or even to seek a job increased by 8,332,000 to a record 88,839,000 in President Barack Obama’s first term, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the same time, the number of retired workers collecting Social Security increased by only 4,234,480. The increase in Americans opting out of the labor force during Obama’s first term resulted in a decrease in the labor force participation rate from 65.7 percent in January 2009, the month Obama was first inaugurated,

Twin Peaks Tavern - gay
bar, historic landmark

San Francisco Chronicle, by Marisa Lagos Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 1/20/2013 9:41:14 PM Post Reply

In 1972, when Mary Ellen Cunha and Peggy Forster threw open the doors and uncovered the windows at Twin Peaks Tavern on the corner of Castro and Market streets, they didn´t know they were making history. But four decades later, the bar that has sat both literally and figuratively at the center of San Francisco´s gay rights movement and community is now a historic landmark. Twin Peaks Tavern, which first opened in 1935 but was purchased by Cunha and Forster in 1971, is believed to be the first gay bar in the nation to feature full-length, open plate glass windows

Chuck Hagel Advocated for
Drastic Cuts, Elimination
of U.S. Nuclear Arsenal

Breitbart´s Big Peace, by AWR Hawkins Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/20/2013 9:39:40 PM Post Reply

Former Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) has spent a lot of time pressing for international reductions in nuclear arsenals. And since joining hands with the anti-nuclear weapons group Global Zero in 2009, Hagel has not only supported a nuclear weapons-free America, but has even advocated unilateral U.S disarmament, "if necessary." Hagel has also joined the board of directors for the Ploughshares Fund--a group which funds research into "nuclear disarmament and arms control." Because Hagel aspires to the role of Sec. of Defense, these efforts toward nuclear disarmament are problematic, to say the least. Especially when one considers that now

Two-thirds of U.S.
weapons owners would
´defy´ a federal gun ban

Washington Times, by Jennifer Harper Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/20/2013 9:34:34 PM Post Reply

interesting little factoid has emerged from a new Fox News poll of U.S. voters: Personal sentiments are strong and defiant among many U.S. gun owners. Question 46 in the wide-ranging survey of more than 1,000 registered voters asks if there is a gun in the household. Overall, 52 percent of the respondents said yes, someone in their home owned a gun. That number included 65 percent of Republicans, 59 percent of conservatives, 38 percent of Democrats and 41 percent of liberals. But on to Question 47, addressed to those with a gun in their home:

Sen. Schumer: NRA Fringe
Group, Doesn´t Represent
Average Gun Owners

Breitbart´s Big Government, by AWR Hawkins Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/20/2013 9:29:48 PM Post Reply

In comments made Friday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said the National Rifle Association (NRA) is a "fringe group" that is "very extreme." Moreover, according to Schumer, the NRA doesn´t "represent average gun [owners]." Schumer says that during the 1990s the NRA used their lobbying power to fill background checks with loopholes, thus leading to a situation where "40 percent of all guns sold in American have no [background] check." You´ll recall that Obama also used this "40 percent" claim when pushing for more gun control earlier in the week.

Obama´s ATF Nominee on DOJ´s
Fast and Furious Design Team

Breitbart´s Big Government, by Matthew Boyle Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/20/2013 9:23:53 PM Post Reply

As part of President Barack Obama’s 23-point gun control plan, he nominated Minnesota U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones–who currently doubles right now as the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives–to be the ATF director. Jones was personally a part of the high-ranking Department of Justice unit that first met on October 26, 2009, to create the new DOJ policy that was used to justify “gunwalking” in Operation Fast and Furious. In Fast and Furious, the ATF “walked” roughly 2,000 firearms into the hands of the Mexican drug cartels.

Chuck Schumer: GOP has to back
tax increases to get a budget

Washington Examiner, by Joel Gehrke Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/20/2013 9:19:21 PM Post Reply

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the U.S. Senate will only fulfill it’s legal obligation to pass a budget if the budget, which has not been passed since 2009, includes new tax increases. “We need a budget,” Schumer conceded on Meet the Press. “It’s a great opportunity to get us some more revenues to help in part deal with sequestration and deal with the debt issue . . . We’re going to do a budget this year and it’s going to have revenues in it and our Republican colleagues better get used to that fact.” Senate Democrats have refused

New road signs to track
times to destinations

The Record [Hackensack, NJ], by Karen Rouse Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 1/20/2013 9:16:56 PM Post Reply

New Jersey drivers may be used to seeing highway signs that tell them how many miles to a certain city. Now, the state is rolling out signs that will tell drivers how long it will take to reach a destination. The state Department of Transportation is using technology that taps into drivers´ GPS systems and roadside devices that read E-ZPass transponders to measure the amount of time between locations, according to Joe Dee, an agency spokesman. The data can be captured from multiple sources, he said. "The data comes from readers that are outposted along highways. They can pick up

Empire and resistance:
Lessons from history

Daily Inter Lake [Kalispell MT], by Frank Miele Original Article

Posted By: davesenior- 1/20/2013 8:21:41 PM Post Reply

What do these all have in common: The Ottoman Empire, the Nazi Empire, the Soviet Empire and the New Islamic Caliphate?If you are a student of history, you will recognize that the first three of these expansionist empires have all been the underlying or overt cause of millions of deaths, and that they were central players in three world conflicts. The fourth empire, which is the only one still extant, cannot yet be measured in terms of the damage it will eventually do, but it is the largest in both geography and population and it is still growing.

Supreme Court Justice Hathaway
expected to plead guilty to
bank fraud

Detroit News, by Chad Livengood Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/20/2013 6:53:05 PM Post Reply

Detroit — Federal prosecutors have charged Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway with bank fraud, just a few days before she leaves the state´s highest court in a scandal involving the sale of a Detroit-area home and suspicious steps taken to conceal property in Florida. The charge was filed Friday as a criminal "information," which means a guilty plea is expected in federal court. Hathaway´s defense attorney, Steve Fishman, declined to comment Saturday, and the justice did not return a phone message seeking comment. Hathaway is resigning Monday, months after a series of questionable real estate transactions

ABC News´ Barbara Walters
hospitalized after fall at
inaugural party last night
and will NOT contribute to
Monday´s ceremony

Daily Mail [UK], by Beth Stebner Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/20/2013 6:48:21 PM Post Reply

Barbara Walters fell last night at an inauguration party and will be unable to contribute to ABC News´ coverage of the event, it was revealed today. Ms Walters only suffered a cut to her head, but has been hospitalized ‘out of an abundance of caution,’ according to ABC News’ spokesperson. Because of her injury, the 83-year-old will not contribute to Monday’s second inauguration of President Barack Obama. The veteran newswoman was in Washington to cover the events and tripped last night on a step at the residence of Britain’s U.S. ambassador, Sir Peter Westmacott,

Algeria hostage crisis: al Qaeda had
help from inside claim security sources

Telegraph [UK], by Abdelatif Belkayem and Henry Samuel Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 1/20/2013 6:47:56 PM Post Reply

Up to five of the al Qaeda-linked Islamists who carried out the most spectacular and bloody hostage situation in recent years were employees of the gas plant, security sources have revealed. One of those involved in the "inside job" was of French nationality, the sources told the Daily Telegraph, in what appears to be a blow to those in charge of safety at the highly strategic In Amenas plant, which accounts for 12 per cent of Algeria´s gas production. The unnamed French accomplice is said to have changed sides once his comrades in arms

Is Biden in 2013 the
start of Biden 2016?

CNN, by Kevin Liptak and Gregory Wallace Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 1/20/2013 6:42:57 PM Post Reply

Washington - Joe Biden´s manner of celebrating the start of his second term may offer hints of where the vice president sees himself in four years. The potential candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination gave nods to both early voting states this weekend – attending an inaugural ball thrown by Iowa Democrats on Sunday, and inviting New Hampshire´s newly elected Democratic governor to his official swearing-in ceremony on Sunday. At the Iowa event, Biden may have gotten a little ahead of himself, telling the crowd he was "proud to be president of the United States." "But I´m prouder

Condoleezza Rice joins CBS News,
takes first snipe as a journalist
at Democratic President Barack
Obama on TV today

Daily Mail [UK], by Mike Jaccarino Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/20/2013 6:42:40 PM Post Reply

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined CBS News - and the one-time diplomat wasted no time taking her first snipe as a journalist at Democratic President Barack Obama. Rice, who also served as National Security Adviser to Republican President George W. Bush, will work for the network as a ´contributor,´ according to a statement circulated by CBS and obtained by The Huffington Post. The political science professor got started Sunday, making her ´first CBS appearance in her new role on the ´Face the Nation.´ In response to a question, the one-time diplomat dilated on

Change Comes: After 4 Years,
Friends See Shifts
in the Obamas

New York Times, by Jodi Kantor Original Article

Posted By: ronbet- 1/20/2013 6:23:45 PM Post Reply

Barack and Michelle Obama have spent more than a thousand days on display before the nation’s eyes, but the personal changes they have undergone can be hard to detect. Up close, though, those who know the Obamas say they can see an accumulation of small shifts in the president and the first lady since they walked the inaugural parade route four years ago. The man who wanted to change the nature of Washington now warns job candidates that it is hard to get anything done there.

Pastor Leads ´Forward´
Chant at Obama Pre-
Inauguration Church Service

Breitbart´s Big Government, by Ben Shapiro Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 1/20/2013 6:21:03 PM Post Reply

Today, just before taking his official inauguration oath, President Obama attended church, receiving the accolades of the media for doing so. Obama, of course, has a rather checkered history with religion; his old pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, used to deliver fiery anti-American, anti-Israel diatribes from the pulpit. At Obama’s first inauguration, Rev. Joseph Lowery gave his invocation by listing racial slurs and implying that white people were responsible for the world’s ills. Now Obama’s newest pastor, Rev. Ronald Braxton, is joining their prestigious company.

Barack Obama Wants To
“Understand” Muslim Terrorists

Ulsterman Report, by Ulsterman Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 1/20/2013 5:59:17 PM Post Reply

Following the deaths of several innocent civilians, including at least one American at the hands of radical Muslim terrorists, Barack Obama gave yet another weak and insipid response – indicating he simply wanted to gain a “fuller understanding” of what happened regarding the deadly Algerian terrorist hostage crisis. (Nothing inspires fear in terrorists more than a girl riding a bike who just wants to “understand’ them…) (Snip)“This attack is another reminder of the threat posed by al-Qaida and other violent extremist groups in North Africa,” Obama said. “In the coming days, we will remain in close touch with the government

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