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The farmer vs. Monsanto:
A Supreme Court showdown

St. Louis Post-Dispatch [MO], by Georgnia Gustin Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/19/2013 3:43:37 AM Post Reply

When farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman walked into an Indiana courtroom four years ago to face off against biotechnology giant Monsanto Co., he argued in his own defense. Today, standing in the U.S. Supreme Court, Bowman, 75, will have a fleet of attorneys beside him — and the eyes of the business world on his case. The hearings bring the Creve Coeur-based company into the country’s highest court, and could have consequences that go well beyond the company’s interests, and beyond agriculture. In 2007, Monsanto sued Bowman, saying he infringed on its patent when he planted the offspring

Families look for relief
from immigration bill

Associated Press, by Erica Werner Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/19/2013 3:34:04 AM Post Reply

WASHINGTON- If America is a nation of immigrants, it´s also a nation of immigrants´ husbands, wives, parents and children - and their brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews too. That could begin to change under legislation being written in the Senate, where the nation´s longstanding emphasis on family-based immigration is coming under scrutiny. Unlike most other industrialized nations, the U.S. awards a much larger proportion of green cards to family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents than to foreigners with job prospects here. About two-thirds of permanent legal immigration to the U.S. is family-based, compared with about 15 percent

Nebraska Sen. Johanns says
he won´t seek 2nd term

Associated Press, by Grant Schulte Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/19/2013 3:22:12 AM Post Reply

LINCOLN, Neb.-- U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns of Nebraska announced Monday that he will not seek re-election in 2014, saying he wants a "quieter time" to focus on his family following a busy political career that included stints as governor and President George W. Bush´s agriculture secretary. The Nebraska Republican announced that he was retiring from the Senate after one term. He said he and his wife, Stephanie, had decided that the time had come to end a public career that has spanned more than half of his life.

The marketing genius of
Marco Rubio

Daily Caller [Washington DC], by Emily Zanotti Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/19/2013 3:13:46 AM Post Reply

He may have been trying to parlay his turn at giving the State Of The Union response into the start of a presidential campaign, but Marco Rubio chalked up an accomplishment last Tuesday night that few Republican politicians — or activists, for that matter — can lay claim to: creating, and embracing, a moment in culture. After he took that dastardly, ostensibly “career-killing” sip of water on air, you could almost smell the avalanche of media coverage as it slowly wound its way across the landscape. They were honing in on a public foible like Kardashians to a camera.

New York TV news anchor
Rob Morrison arrested,
accused of choking wife

NBC News, by M. Alex Johnson Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 2/18/2013 11:49:01 PM Post Reply

Rob Morrison, an anchor for WCBS-TV in New York, was charged with attempting to strangle his wife after a weekend incident at their home in Connecticut, the station confirmed Monday. Morrison, 44, of Darien, Conn., faces charges of second-degree strangulation, second-degree threatening and disorderly conduct in the incident early Sunday, the station reported. He is accused of attempting to choke his wife, Ashley Morrison, a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. Ashley Morrison didn´t need medical treatment, but she had red marks on her neck, police said. Rob Morrison was free Monday on $100,000 bond and is due in court Tuesday,

Atty General Holder Argues
Parents Have No Right to
Educate Their Children

FrontPage Magazine, by Daniel Greenfield Original Article

Posted By: smcchk- 2/18/2013 11:27:50 PM Post Reply

The background for this case is the German war on homeschooling that has led some families to seek political asylum in the United States where homeschooling is still legal for now. While the Obama Administration refuses to expel illegal aliens who have committed felonies and welcomes in immigrants with AIDS, European Christians who don’t like the compulsory indoctrination of their children are not their cup of tea. The Romeikes’ case is now before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, with the US government seeking to revoke their asylum and force them to return to

Tea Party challenger to
McConnell emerging

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

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/18/2013 10:53:40 PM Post Reply

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) could see a primary challenge from local businessman Matt Bevin, who sources say is reaching out to Tea Party groups in the state to gauge support for a 2014 Senate run. Sarah Duran, president of the Louisville Tea Party, told The Hill that Bevin had been in touch with her over the phone to discuss his run multiple times over the past few weeks, and that he met with the group two weeks ago to discuss his interest in the race.(Snip)Bevin is the owner of Bevin Brothers Manufacturing, a Connecticut bell-making

Hillary Clinton to join speaking circuit

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

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/18/2013 10:37:08 PM Post Reply

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will hit the paid speaking circuit this year, to be represented by the Harry Walker Agency, according to a notice on the company´s site. "We are proud to share the exciting news that Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has joined the Harry Walker Agency exclusively for her speaking engagements," the site reads.Clinton retired this month, after serving four years in the State Department, and was succeeded by former Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). She told CNN shortly before stepping down that she had plans to speak and write

WA Dems Sponsor Bill
Allowing Police to Search
Gunowners´ Homes

Breitbart Big Government, by Ben Shapiro Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/18/2013 10:32:19 PM Post Reply

In a mistake that probably wasn’t a mistake, a Washington state bill sponsored by liberal Democrats contained a little-noticed provision that would have called for the police to have the right to search private citizens’ home once per year if they own certain types of guns. According to Senate Bill 5737: In order to continue to possess an assault weapon that was legally possessed on the effective date of this section, the person possessing shall ... safely and securely store the assault weapon. The sheriff of the county may, no more than once per year, conduct an inspection to

Increase in Gazans joining
rebel forces in Syria

Jerusalem Post [Israel], by Khaled Abu Toameh Original Article

Posted By: Ripper1- 2/18/2013 10:04:56 PM Post Reply

The number of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip who are traveling to Syria to join the anti-regime forces is on the rise, Palestinian sources revealed Monday. In the first year of the crisis, only a few Palestinians headed to Syria through Turkey to join the fight against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the sources said. Recently, however, there has been an increase in the number of Palestinians who left the Gaza Strip to join the anti- Assad rebel forces, the sources added. The sources told the Palestinian Al-Quds newspaper that most of the Palestinians who have joined

Who were the 10 wealthiest
US presidents?

United Press International, by Gabrielle Levy Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/18/2013 9:50:54 PM Post Reply

Happy President´s Day! It´s a good day to be an American--hello, federal holiday--and even better to be (former) president. The guys who once occupied the White House tend to rake in a lot of cash once they leave, and many come in with plenty on hand. The office has almost always been exclusive to those who can afford to costs of running for it, and this year´s updated list of the wealthiest presidents shows just how rich those men are. It says something that had he been elected, Mitt Romney, whose extraordinary wealth was

Obama Talks Off Record
With Press on Flight Home

Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper Original Article

Posted By: grayjay- 2/18/2013 9:39:13 PM Post Reply

President Obama has returned to Washington, from his solo vacation. He finally talked with the press on the ride back. Via the pool report: AF1 wheels down Andrews at 7:45pm. POTUS came back to have a 10-minute off the record talk with pool at the end of the flight. Reggie Love departed AF1 soon after POTUS, apparently a guest for the weekend. Marine One wheels up 7:55 pm

Nancy Pelosi says drone strikes
on Americans can stay secret

Washington Times, by Cheryl K. Chumley Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/18/2013 9:34:51 PM Post Reply

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said the White House doesn’t necessarily have to confess to killing American citizens by unarmed drones. It all depends on the situation, she said in reply to a Huffington Post reporter who asked if President Obama´s administration should acknowledge when it targets a U.S. citizen in a drone strike, the Washington Examiner reported. “Maybe, it just depends,” she reportedly said. “People just want to be protected.” She also said that such disclosure “depends on the timing, because that’s right — it’s all about the timing.” At least one Republican House colleague is outraged.

Will higher taxes on the rich derail
California’s economic comeback?

Washington Post, by Jim Tankersley Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/18/2013 9:31:22 PM Post Reply

SAN FRANCISCO — If there’s anyplace in the country where rising tax rates should choke off an economic recovery, it’s California. On top of the federal tax hikes that kicked in last month, the state has just raised income taxes on its wealthiest residents to the highest levels in the nation, a move conservatives warn will drive millionaires and their companies to other states, taking jobs and growth with them. The increases come as California’s economy continues a remarkable turnaround. A year ago, the state was a mess, with double-digit unemployment, a bottoming-out housing market and scary budget deficits

Obama using new
political freedom to
tackle domestic agenda

Washington Post, by Scott Wilson Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/18/2013 9:29:23 PM Post Reply

PALM CITY, Fla. — In a gym usually home to the Hyde Park Academy Thunderbirds, President Obama spoke about his own home late last week — and the trouble it faces. He warned students and teachers that the fragility of families, the easy violence of guns, and a threatened education system are failing Chicago’s South Side, where he once worked as a community organizer and began his family. Change “requires us reflecting internally about who we are and what we believe in,” he told the rows of uniformed students lining the blue breeze-block walls in bleachers.

USDA/Mexican consulates to
immigrants: Don’t worry, food
stamps won’t affect citizenship chances

Daily Caller, by Caroline May Original Article

Posted By: donttaxmebro- 2/18/2013 8:46:40 PM Post Reply

The United States Department of Agriculture has been working to dispel immigrants’ concerns that getting on Food Stamps will harm their chances of becoming U.S. citizens. The USDA addresses those fears in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamp, brochures it distributes to Mexican consulates as part of its “partnership” with the Mexican government “to help educate eligible Mexican nationals living in the United States about available nutrition assistance.” In one portion of the brochure, USDA’s text asks, “If I get on SNAP benefits, will I be a “public charge?’”

Another blow to ObamaCare:
The increasing appeal
of self-insurance

Hot Air, by Erika Johnsen Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/18/2013 8:45:42 PM Post Reply

As much as President Obama may have been hoping that the magically redistributive powers meant to be deployed via ObamaCare would go off without a hitch, it’s a pretty predictable phenomenon of human nature that people are going to act in accordance with their rational self-interest — and with loopholes like these, employers are obviously going to be on the lookout for saving as much money as they can. It’s been a fairly frequent practice for larger companies to self-insure, i.e., take on most of the financial risks of providing health benefits to their employees sans traditional insurance programs

OfficeMax, Office Depot
reported close to merger

Chicago Tribune, by Staff* Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 2/18/2013 8:14:23 PM Post Reply

U.S. office supply chains Office Depot Inc. and Naperville-based OfficeMax Inc. are in advanced discussions for a merger, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday. A deal could come as soon as this week, that person said, adding that the talks were ongoing and could still fall apart. Currently, the deal is expected to be structured as a stock-for-stock transaction, the person said. Neither company responded to requests seeking comment. One of OfficeMax´s top shareholders, Neuberger Berman, said it would support a merger with Office Depot depending on terms of the deal,

MSNBC´s Chris Matthews:
Is ´Great´ Obama About
to Equal Presidents on
Mount Rushmore?

Newsbusters, by Scott Whitlock Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/18/2013 7:37:33 PM Post Reply

Although every holiday may seem like Obama Day to Chris Matthews, the MSNBC host used the date often devoted to Lincoln and Washington as an excuse to wonder if the current President is headed to Mount Rushmore. On President´s Day, Matthews thrilled, "Is Barack Obama going for it? Is he set on becoming one of the great presidents in history?" [See video below. MP3 audio here.] The cable anchor, who famously declared that Obama caused a "thrill going up my leg," first declared, "I´m not talking about Mt. Rushmore but perhaps the level right below it."

The Deadly Opposition to
Genetically Modified Food

Slate, by Bjørn Lomborg Original Article

Posted By: Zarin- 2/18/2013 7:23:06 PM Post Reply

Finally, after a 12-year delay caused by opponents of genetically modified foods, so-called “golden rice” with vitamin A will be grown in the Philippines. Over those 12 years, about 8 million children worldwide died from vitamin A deficiency. Are anti-GM advocates not partly responsible? Golden rice is the most prominent example in the global controversy over GM foods, which pits a technology with some risks but incredible potential against the resistance of feel-good campaigning.

A shift in Denver: Limits on
police in schools

Washington Post, by Donna St. George Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/18/2013 7:14:05 PM Post Reply

As communities across the country beef up police presence in schools, Denver may become a national counterpoint Tuesday, when officials plan to sign an agreement to limit the role of law enforcement at the city’s schools — a move that could mean fewer students will face arrest or citation for disciplinary infractions. Denver’s effort comes in a metropolitan area that is often at the forefront of debates over school violence since the mass shootings at Columbine High School in 1999. More recently, the massacre last July at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., again pushed security concerns

Gas prices approaching $4 per
gallon, up 60 cents from a month ago

Detroit Free Press, by JC Reindl Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 2/18/2013 6:37:52 PM Post Reply

Gasoline prices across the state are again approaching the loathed $4-per-gallon mark. AAA Michigan said the average statewide price of regular, unleaded fuel has risen 16 cents during the past week to $3.91 a gallon. That is 60 cents higher than a month ago and nearly 50 cents more than a year ago, according to the auto club’s Daily Fuel Gauge report. Prices are averaging $3.88 a gallon in the metro Detroit area. Pricier fuel can be found in Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and Jackson. The national average is $3.73 a gallon for regular unleaded.

Reaganism After Reagan

New York Times, by Ramesh Ponnuru Original Article

Posted By: tisHimself- 2/18/2013 6:32:19 PM Post Reply

TODAY’S Republicans are very good at tending the fire of Ronald Reagan’s memory but not nearly as good at learning from his successes. They slavishly adhere to the economic program that Reagan developed to meet the challenges of the late 1970s and early 1980s, ignoring the fact that he largely overcame those challenges, and now we have new ones. It’s because Republicans have not moved on from that time that Senators Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, in their responses to the State of the Union address last week, offered so few new ideas.

Michelle Obama jokes that
midlife crisis inspired much-
discussed haircut with bangs

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 2/18/2013 6:14:51 PM Post Reply

PALM CITY, Fla. — Michelle Obama jokingly says a midlife crisis is what inspired her new haircut with bangs. The first lady revealed the new hairstyle last month on her 49th birthday, which came a few days before the festivities for President Barack Obama’s second inauguration. (Snip)Said Mrs. Obama: “This is my midlife crisis.” She added that she cut her bangs because she can’t get a sports car and won’t be allowed to bungee jump.

Conservative columnist resigns after
Kentucky paper refuses to run op-ed
on publication’s liberal bias

Daily Caller, by Alex Pappas Original Article

Posted By: FlyRight- 2/18/2013 6:11:50 PM Post Reply

The lone conservative columnist at the largest and most influential newspaper in Kentucky says he quit writing for the paper because editors are refusing to publish his opinion piece calling the publication out for its apparent liberal bias. Columnist John David Dyche told The Daily Caller Monday that he’s written for the Louisville Courier-Journal for about a decade and his column had never been rejected until last week. Dyche says he quit after Pam Platt, the paper’s editorial page editor, left him a voicemail on Feb. 11 making it clear they wouldn’t run his piece about the paper’s

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