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It wasn´t just redistricting
that gave Republicans
their House majority

Washington Examiner [DC], by Michael Barone Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/14/2013 11:27:14 PM Post Reply

Here’s something to think about for those who say that the only reason Republicans won a majority of House seats last November is favorable redistricting. I agree that Republicans did have a net advantage in redistricting in the 2010 Census cycle, but not an overwhelming one: Republican advantages in Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania were offset to a significant extent by Democratic advantages in Arizona, California and Maryland. But there’s another factor that gives Republicans an advantage in equal-population districts: clustering. Democratic voters, particularly in the two Obama elections, tend to be clustered

Former mayor gambled $US1 billion

Los Angeles Times, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 2/14/2013 11:25:21 PM Post Reply

She married a fabulously wealthy man decades her elder, and became the first female mayor of San Diego. But when Maureen O´Connor left public life, she spent countless hours seated in front of video-poker machines. Over a nine-year period, she wagered an estimated $US1 billion ($965 million), including millions from a charity set up by her late husband, who founded Jack in the Box, a US fast-food chain. That was the portrait that emerged in a US court on Thursday as the frail former mayor tearfully acknowledged she skimmed more than $US2 million from a charity founded by her late husband,

GM reports $4.86B profit
in ´12, to pay workers
up to $6,750 in bonuses

Detroit News, by Melissa Burden Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 2/14/2013 11:12:47 PM Post Reply

General Motors Co. said Thursday it earned $4.86 billion in 2012, down from a record $7.59 billion profit in 2011 mainly due to one-time tax accounting changes and a non-cash charge in Europe of certain assets that hit the carmaker´s bottom line. The Detroit automaker reported its third consecutive yearly profit and earned $2.92 a share for the year, down from $4.58 a share the year before. During 2012, unfavorable special items cut earnings by half a billion, or 32 cents a share. The 2011 full year included a favorable impact of $1.2 billion in special items

Rick Perry at ease,
deep in the heart of Texas

American Thinker, by Russ Vaughn Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/14/2013 11:12:28 PM Post Reply

When Rick Perry flubbed his presidential chances so badly on the national stage, there were many among his supporters who were bewildered at his seeming inability to transfer his many successes in Texas to the national stage. Although just as frustrated as those folks were, some of us were not quite as baffled because there was a suspicion within us that Rick Perry simply didn´t want the job nor the heat and heartbreak it entails. There was a sense that Perry was simply contented with being the popular and longest serving governor of the world´s 14th or so largest economy.

GOP to Menendez:
Happy Valentine´s Day

Philadelphia Inquirer, by Jonathan Tamari Original Article

Posted By: Calvinesq- 2/14/2013 11:10:08 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON -- How do you express your love in Washington? With a sly Valentine’s Day card that doubles as a biting partisan attack. The Republican National Committee is featuring Valentine’s Day e-cards on its Web site, including one that makes a not-so-subtle reference to the most salacious allegations involving New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez. The card features a smiling Menendez alongside the words “Can I interest you in a romantic get-a-way?”

Obama shares his Valentine´s
plans with Michelle... and
hints that eldest daughter
Malia is dating

Daily Mail (UK), by Leslie Larson Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/14/2013 11:08:17 PM Post Reply

President Obama has revealed this Valentine´s Day that his eldest daughter could be dating. Mr Obama said on Thursday that as his children get older, ´they have sleepovers and dates,´ prompting speculation there could be a first boyfriend for 14-year-old Malia. The White House refused to comment on the subject, as the first couple have repeatedly tried to shield their daughters from the spotlight. Scroll down for video.Mr Obama´s big reveal came as he visited a school in Decatur, Georgia and weighed in on the challenges of parenting.

Hundreds of students
brawl at Minn. high school

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 2/14/2013 11:00:45 PM Post Reply

MINNEAPOLIS - A food fight quickly turned into a brawl involving hundreds of students at a Minneapolis high school on Thursday, forcing police to use chemical spray to break up the melee. Four people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries, including a staff member who was hit in the head with a bottle, according to the school and police. The 15-minute fracas broke out during lunchtime at South High School. No weapons were used, but about 200 to 300 students were involved, Minneapolis police spokesman Sgt. Bill Palmer said. Students were throwing food, plates, pop bottles

Hero-worship for a cold-
blooded killer: The cult
of Christopher Dorner

Washington Times, by Patrick Hruby Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/14/2013 10:46:27 PM Post Reply

Former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner is believed to have murdered four people, including two cops, the daughter of a retired police captain and her fiancee. He is suspected in the shootings of three other police officers. Following a massive, violent manhunt that involved hostage-taking, a high speed car chase and an entire region set on edge, he reportedly was killed Wednesday during a shootout with police at a cabin in Big Bear, Calif. Nevertheless, Mr. Dorner has a Facebook fan page — dozens of them, actually

NRA chief fires
back at president

Washington Times, by David Sherfinski Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/14/2013 10:43:17 PM Post Reply

National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre accused President Obama Thursday of trying to exploit the recent Connecticut school shootings to advance a decades-old gun-control agenda in his first public response to Mr. Obama’s State of the Union address. Mr. LaPierre, who has fast emerged as the face of unapologetic gun-rights enthusiasts and the scourge of gun-control advocates in recent months, criticized the president for not once mentioning the phrase “school safety” in Tuesday night’s hourlong presidential address. “It’s not about keeping kids safe at school

Chuck Hagel makes
history as first to be
blocked from Defense

Washington Times, by Stephen Dinan Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/14/2013 10:41:05 PM Post Reply

Republicans succeeded Thursday in blocking a vote on Chuck Hagel, President Obama’s defense secretary nominee, by launching the first filibuster in history against a president’s choice to fill the Pentagon’s top civilian post. GOP senators said they are delaying the confirmation in order to have more time to study Mr. Hagel’s record and to obtain more information on the White House’s handling of the September attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, a matter on which they accuse the administration of stonewalling or providing wrong information.

At Pentagon, ‘pivot to Asia’
becomes ‘shift to Africa’

Washington Post, by Craig Whitlock Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/14/2013 10:38:52 PM Post Reply

In his first term, President Obama instructed the Pentagon to pivot its forces and reorient its strategy toward fast-growing Asia. Instead, the U.S. military finds itself drawn into a string of messy wars in another, much poorer part of the world: Africa. Over the past two years, the Pentagon has become embroiled in conflicts in Libya, Somalia, Mali and central Africa. Meantime, the Air Force is setting up a fourth African drone base, while Navy warships are increasing their missions along the coastlines of East and West Africa. In scope and expense, the U.S. military

Obama’s ideological fatigue

Washington Post, by Michael Gerson Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/14/2013 10:37:11 PM Post Reply

President Obama’s second inaugural address and his recent State of the Union have been described as “two acts in the same play.” They are matched “bookends.” They belong together “like bagels and toothpaste.” Actually, that last characterization is mine. It is difficult to imagine two more different speeches in intention or ambition. The inaugural presented Obama’s unvarnished progressivism as the culmination of the American founding. The State of the Union presented a grab bag of proposals, some recycled (infrastructure spending, the Paycheck Fairness Act), some piddling (college affordability scorecards

Senate Republicans
filibuster Hagel nomination

Washington Post, by Paul Kane Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/14/2013 10:35:26 PM Post Reply

Senate Republicans delivered a sharp rebuke to President Obama on Thursday when they began an unprecedented filibuster of Chuck Hagel’s nomination as secretary of defense. The confirmation process stalled Thursday when GOP senators deprived Hagel of the 60 votes needed to move it to its final stages. Republicans said they were seeking a delay so they could look more closely at the nominee. Both sides still think the former GOP senator from Nebraska will be confirmed, but the filibuster brought stark condemnations from Obama and Senate Democrats, who decried it as partisan obstruction.

Hagel cloture fails:
Now what about Iran?

Washington Post, by Jennifer Rubin Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/14/2013 10:33:47 PM Post Reply

The cloture vote on Chuck Hagel failed today by one vote. This gives the Senate the recess to mull things over. One item to mull is Iran. Hagel got tripped up badly in his confirmation hearing on our current policy on Iran. First he said our policy was containment. Then he said we didn’t have a policy on containment. And then Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) bailed him out, explaining that we are against containment. Hagel has a history of opposition to unilateral sanctions. These are intensely problematic

Obama Should Classify Fort Hood
Attack As Act Of Terror

Investor´s Business Daily, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: HollowLeg- 2/14/2013 10:21:55 PM Post Reply

War On Terror: Victims of the Fort Hood shooting, including a prior SOTU guest, say they´ve been neglected by the military, "betrayed" by the president and denied full benefits in the name of political correctness. Kimberly Munley was one of two police officers who confronted Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Hasan when he shouted "Allahu Akbar" and opened fire on U.S. soldiers. Thirteen people were killed, including a pregnant soldier, and 32 others shot in the Nov. 5, 2009, rampage at the Army base in Killeen, Texas.

On Magazines, the
NRA Punches Back
Twice As Hard

Power Line, by John Hinderaker Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/14/2013 10:18:56 PM Post Reply

One month ago, in response to the administration’s gun control initiatives, the NRA produced an ad that called President Obama an “elitist hypocrite” because he sends his children to a school that is protected by armed guards, while insisting that your children be gun-free, i.e., defenseless. I wrote about that ad, which I thought was good, effective and fair, here. The ad was widely denounced, including by some Republicans, for reasons I thought were fallacious: the ad wasn’t complaining about the Obama girls’ Secret Service protection, it was noting

Google ´flaw´ puts
users´ details on display

News Limited [Sydney, AUS], by Claire Porter Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 2/14/2013 10:14:36 PM Post Reply

Every time you purchase an app on Google Play, your name, address and email is passed on to the developer, it has been revealed. The "flaw" - which appears to be by design - was discovered by Sydney app developer, Dan Nolan who told news.com.au that he was uncomfortable being the custodian of this information and that there was no reason for any developer to have this information at their finger tips.(Snip) "Let me make this crystal clear, every App purchase you make on Google Play gives the developer your name, suburb and email address with no indication that this information

Obama’s Gangster Government

Washington Examiner [DC], by Michael Barone Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/14/2013 10:05:14 PM Post Reply

Presidents’ State of the Union addresses are delivered in the chamber of the House of Representatives in the Capitol. The classical majesty of this building where laws are made symbolizes the idea that we live under the rule of law. Unfortunately, the 44th president is running an administration that too often seems to ignore the rule of law. “We can’t wait,” Barack Obama took to saying after the Republicans captured a majority in the House and refused to pass laws he wanted. He would act to get what he wanted regardless of law. One example: his recess appointments

New York City´s Imperial
Mayor Bloomberg Bans Again

Investor´s Business Daily, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 2/14/2013 8:54:43 PM Post Reply

Autocracy: Still pulsing with the power from outlawing big servings of sweet drinks, Michael Bloomberg now wants to run Styrofoam out of his city. Clearly, he believes that everyone has to live exactly as he wants them to live. During Thursday´s State of the City address, New York Mayor Bloomberg called for a ban on Styrofoam food packaging. It´s all a part of his crusade to eliminate smoking, sugary drinks, salt and other items he doesn´t like — and, hence, thinks no one else should have.

President Obama´s No-Growth
State Of The Union

Investor´s Business Daily, by Ralph R. Reiland Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 2/14/2013 8:47:33 PM Post Reply

An anti-jobs, anti-growth agenda Even with average wages, adjusted for inflation, dropping for 21 of the last 23 months, higher rates of poverty, 23 million Americans unable to find regular work, ongoing $1 trillion deficits, ObamaCare pushing employers to cut full-time workers and hire part-timers, and the gross domestic product falling during the last quarter, there wasn´t much in President Obama´s second inaugural address about job creation, debt reduction or economic growth. Instead, it took only a few minutes into the speech before the rich became the target.

Rubio´s Thirstiness Trumps
Obama´s Untruthfulness

Investor´s Business Daily, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 2/14/2013 8:43:07 PM Post Reply

Media Bias: In his State of the Union, President Obama repeatedly misled the American people on matters of huge substance. Afterward, somehow, the big story is ... a bottle of water during the Republican rebuttal. Why does a re-elected chief executive, dubiously claiming a mandate from the people, insult the intelligence of millions of Americans struggling to stay afloat in a contracting economy during the worst economic recovery on record with ludicrous contentions like this: "After years of grueling recession, our businesses have created over 6 million new jobs"?

Reid: ´Outlandish´ to Say
´Administration Hasn´t Been
Forthcoming´ on Benghazi

Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/14/2013 8:42:16 PM Post Reply

On the Senate floor this morning, Harry Reid said it´s "outlandish" to say that the Obama "administration hasn´t been forthcoming" in the Benghazi terror attack: "They have as much information that´s available on the Benghazi situation," said Reid. "Testimony from the administration officials, from multiple committees, from an independent review board, Secretary Clinton testified, Secretary Panetta, who is going to be leaving his job in less than two hours, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Martin Dempsey, and others have already testified regarding the attack that claimed four American lives. Chuck Hagel had nothing to do

Generational Theft
Needs to Be Arrested

Wall Street Journal, by Geoffrey Canada* Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 2/14/2013 8:40:04 PM Post Reply

We come from different backgrounds, parties and pursuits but are bound by a common belief in the promise and purpose of America. After all, each of us has been the beneficiary of the choices made—and opportunities created—by previous generations of Americans. One of us grew up poor in the South Bronx of the 1960s and went on to lead a children´s antipoverty program in Harlem. Another grew up in a small town in South Jersey, and went on to be a leading money manager. The third grew up in a small suburb in upstate New

Obama: ‘People are going to be
able to buy all kinds of guns’

Washington Examiner, by Michal Conger Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/14/2013 8:34:32 PM Post Reply

Most guns would not be banned under President Obama’s proposed gun regulations, he told questioners during a “fireside hangout” on Google+ this afternoon. Assuring viewers the government will not “take away their guns,” Obama said the majority of guns would still be available, while small number of weapons, like assault rifles, would be banned. The same questioner pressed the president on why his proposals focus on assault weapons when the majority of gun deaths are related to handguns, asking him if handguns should be banned as well. “I actually don’t think we should ban handguns,”

Obama insists he runs the most
transparent administration in history

Washington Examiner, by Michal Conger Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 2/14/2013 8:30:01 PM Post Reply

During a “fireside hangout” on Google+ this afternoon, President Obama responded to a questioner who said she was disappointed in the gap between Obama’s campaign promises for transparency and the reality of the last four years. “It feels a lot less transparent than I think we all hoped it would be,” she said. Obama said firmly, “This is the most transparent administration in history, and I can document that is the case.” As an example, he said, White House visitor record are now public record, something he changed. His administration’s handling of the terrorist attack on

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