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Italian journalist says
new pope called her first

Agence France-Presse, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 3/14/2013 8:51:58 PM Post Reply

Just hours after his dramatic election as leader of the Catholic world, an Italian journalist in Rome said the first thing Pope Francis did was to call her up for a friendly chat. "The phone rang... My son picked it up and it was the pope," Stefania Falasca, a former editor for a Catholic monthly, told Italian media. "At home we just called him ´father´, we never called him ´eminence´. I didn´t know what to say. I asked him ´Father, what am I meant to call you? Holy Father?´" she said. "He laughed and he told me 'The first phone call I wanted to make was to say hello to you, Gianni and the kids,'" she said.

Unfit For Office: Thomas
Perez As Labor Secretary

Investor´s Business Daily, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/14/2013 8:30:04 PM Post Reply

Politics: A secretary of labor´s job is to be a fair arbiter between workers and employers. But Thomas Perez, now shortlisted for the job, is so radical he makes the last labor secretary, Hilda Solis, look like Ayn Rand. Just say no. Make a list of all the most outrageous, extremist and divisive acts of the Obama administration and odds are they will intersect in the person of Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas Perez, who´s run the Department of Justice´s troubled civil rights division since 2009.

Will New Pope Be A Latin
American John Paul II?

Investor´s Business Daily, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: HollowLeg- 3/14/2013 8:16:11 PM Post Reply

Religion: The change that swept Eastern Europe in the 1980s and fueled the collapse of the Soviet Union may find itself repeated by a new pope with similar disdain for the authoritarian governments of his region. When Cardinal Karol Wojtyla stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter´s in 1978 as Pope John Paul II, Soviet communism still stood astride Eastern Europe and his native Poland. He would be the moral force helping to lead half a continent out of the human bondage of totalitarianism. Argentina´s 76-year-old Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis I

Chrysler bankruptcy lawyer is
pick for Detroit manager: source

Reuters, by Steve Neavling Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Post Reply

DETROIT - A bankruptcy expert who collected more than $1 million in fees helping to manage Chrysler´s restructuring is the top candidate to take over Detroit´s purse strings as emergency financial manager, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. Kevyn Orr, a partner in Washington with Jones Day, one of the biggest U.S. law firms, is expected to be named to the post by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder later this week, the source said. Orr´s name emerged on the same day that officials of the cash-strapped city made one last

Military Doesn´t Need To
Worry About Climate Change

Investor´s Business Daily, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/14/2013 7:29:46 PM Post Reply

Shallow Waters: The commander of America´s Pacific forces says he knows what the top security risk is in that region. No, it´s not China. Nor is it North Korea. It´s climate change. Yes, this is embarrassing. It´s also an outrage. Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III´s job is to assess the military threats in the Pacific and to defend his country from them. Not to appraise the climate. Not to protect the environment. Not to join the ranks of the superficial who desperately want to demonstrate their depth and earnestness by taking up trendy and politically correct causes.

Conservatism Means Replacing Big
Government With Civil Society

Investor´s Business Daily, by Senator Mike Lee Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/14/2013 7:22:23 PM Post Reply

The president´s second inaugural address was an advertisement for the biggest, most expensive government the world has ever known. It was a pitch for new government solutions, more government programs, and the promises of government-made utopia. Of course, no mention was made about the future cost of the president´s vision for the country, how to pay for it, or the damage that will occur from increasing our debt. Conservatives hear this message and get pulled into a debate over the proper size of government, or whether a certain policy represents good government or bad government.

Software glitch delays
660,000 tax refunds

Associated Press, by Stephen Ohlemacher Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 3/14/2013 7:12:38 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service says 660,000 taxpayers will have their refunds delayed by up to six weeks because of a problem with the software they used to file their tax returns. The delay affects people claiming education tax credits who filed returns between Feb. 14 and Feb. 22. H&R Block, the tax preparing giant, says that some of its customers were affected but the company has resolved the problem. A limited number of other software companies have also had problems, but IRS spokeswoman Michelle Eldridge declined to name them.

Michelle Antoinette’s Big B-Day Bash

FrontPage Magazine, by Ben Shapiro Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/14/2013 7:07:42 PM Post Reply

This week the Obama administration announced that due to the awful, terrible, nasty, horrible sequestration, they would have to shut down the White House tours for the public. The same week, a White House source told the Daily Mail that Michelle Obama was planning a birthday blowout for her 50th. In attendance: Adele and Beyonce. The White House did say that the Obamas would pay for the party. But that’s highly unlikely – it’s supposed to take place at the White House, which requires Secret Service protection, high-class dining, and all the fringe benefits. The White House website

Rick Perry Slams McCain,
Romney At CPAC, Says
They Aren´t Conservative

Real Clear Politics, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: HKMK55- 3/14/2013 6:58:17 PM Post Reply

"The popular media narrative is that this country has shifted away from conservative ideals, as evidenced by the last two presidential elections. That’s what they think. That’s what say. That might be true if Republicans had actually nominated conservative candidates in 2008 and 2012," Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) said in his address at CPAC this afternoon. Perry also slammed President Obama for undocumented illegal immigration being released from detention centers due to sequestration cuts. "This president´s posture, it´d be laughable if he hadn´t taken it one step too far, dangerously releasing criminals onto our streets to make

Gavin Smith Update: Case
of missing Fox exec. now
considered a homicide, police say

CBS News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 3/14/2013 6:50:48 PM Post Reply

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Homicide detectives announced Thursday they have taken over the case of missing Fox executive Gavin Smith after his car was found in Ventura County, Calif., CBS Los Angeles reports. A tip led Los Angeles County Sheriff´s Dept. detectives to Gavin Smith´s Mercedes Benz, which was found at a Simi Valley storage facility on Feb. 21. Smith, 57, was last seen leaving a friend´s house in Oak Park, Calif. between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on May 1, 2012 in his black 2000 Mercedes E 420. "Based upon the condition of the vehicle and information

Dave Weigel Wins! First
Journo to Hit CPAC on Race

Breitbart Big Journalism, by John Nolte Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/14/2013 6:44:11 PM Post Reply

Well, shoot… When I pulled Toure´s name in the office pool to see who would be the first lefty to race-bait CPAC, it seemed like a sure winner. In Toure´s defense, though, his MSNBC show doesn’t air until the afternoon, which gives Slate´s Dave Weigel an edge; an edge this fierce GOP antagonist took full advantage of on CPAC´s opening day … at 9:34 am! Congrats, Dave. Quite the work ethic: One of the first speeches at CPAC came from former Rep. Allen West, a black conservative who delighted—and delights—in telling liberals they patronize and misunderstand blacks.

Republicans: Searching for
their Mr. or Mrs. Right

Associated Press, by Steve Peoples & Ken Thomas Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/14/2013 6:39:19 PM Post Reply

OXON HILL, Md.- Tired of election defeats, conservatives are searching for their next Mr. or Mrs. Right. They say they want a leader brash enough to protect conservative orthodoxy and open-minded enough to help the Republican Party change its image: white, old, and male. And there´s no shortage of Republicans angling to fill a void in party leadership as the GOP´s future dominates the sideline discussion during a three-day summit of conservative leaders. From the dozens of luminaries on stage to the thousands of activists crowding hallways, Republicans at this week´s Conservative Political Action Conference are looking for

Whistle Blowers Say Obama
Releasing Violent Illegal Aliens

FrontPage Magazine, by Michael Volpe Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/14/2013 6:26:31 PM Post Reply

Even though fifty-two illegal aliens were released onto its streets by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), officials in Pinal County told Front Page Magazine that ICE has still not shared any details about any individuals released. Furthermore, a whistle blower has told Pinal County officials that despite the Obama administration’s insistence that only non-violent individuals were among those released, several individuals were in fact charged with crimes ranging from manslaughter, robbery and aggravated assault on a police officer. Starting on February 15, 2013, ICE began releasing suspected illegal aliens from a number of ICE facilities

Benghazi Suspect Reportedly Caught,
Conservatives Definitely Not Giving Up

Atlantic Wire, by J.K. Trotter Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/14/2013 6:19:01 PM Post Reply

Even when answers seem to arrive on the controversial Benghazi attack, the questions never fade away: Faraj al-Shibli, a man thought to be involved in the September 2012 attacks on the American consulate, has been captured in Libya, according to two sources speaking to CNN, as Republicans back home refused to let the issue fade. Though details on al-Shibli´s capture are fairly scant, sources indicated to CNN´s Barbara Starr that he is a known member of the Libyan Islamist Fighting Group, which has long been considered an auxiliary unit of al Qaeda. al-Shibli is the

Exclusive: Court Docs Reveal
Blackwater’s Secret CIA Past

Daily Beast, by Eli Lake Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/14/2013 6:13:02 PM Post Reply

Last month a three-year-long federal prosecution of Blackwater collapsed. The government’s 15-felony indictment—on such charges as conspiring to hide purchases of automatic rifles and other weapons from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives—could have led to years of jail time for Blackwater personnel. In the end, however, the government got only misdemeanor guilty pleas by two former executives, each of whom were sentenced to four months of house arrest, three years’ probation, and a fine of $5,000. Prosecutors dropped charges against three other executives named in the suit and abandoned the felony charges altogether.

From ´Father Jorge´ to Pope
Francis, the monk-like priest
who now leads 1.2bn Catholics

Telegraph [UK], by Sam Marsden* Original Article

Posted By: HKMK55- 3/14/2013 5:44:56 PM Post Reply

The first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become Pope in the church’s 2,000-year history, the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio is believed to have been the runner-up when Pope Benedict XVI was chosen in 2005. (Snip) He reportedly said at the time: “We come to pray for those who have fallen, sons of the country who went out to defend their mother country, to reclaim that which is theirs and was usurped from them.” Addressing relatives of fallen veterans before a visit to the Argentine military cemetery in Darwin in the Falklands in 2009, he said: “Go and kiss this land which is ours,

The Washington Times extending
reach with cable network

Washington Times, by Jennifer Harper Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/14/2013 5:43:43 PM Post Reply

Herring Broadcasting, owner of the Wealth TV network, and The Washington Times announced Thursday that they have joined in a strategic partnership to create a new national cable news network called One America News, set to debut nationwide this summer. “One America News Network will provide Americans a new, credible source for national and international news and investigative reporting as well as talk shows designed to foster an independent, cutting-edge debate about the policies, issues and solutions facing the country,” said Robert Herring Sr., CEO of Herring Broadcasting, founded in 2004 and based in San Diego.

Are military dogs just ´equipment´?

American Thinker, by Elise Cooper Original Article

Posted By: magnante- 3/14/2013 5:36:00 PM Post Reply

There is a famous saying among dog handlers: emotions run down-leash. Just as with a soldier, combat can affect a military dog. Canine Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, as it was named in 2010, identifies military dogs showing signs of hyper-vigilance and hyper-responsiveness to noises and other environmental stimulants. American Thinker interviewed experts on this subject, including the renowned Dr. Walter F. Burghardt, Jr., a retired colonel, DVM, Ph.D., and DACVB.

Drive-Bys Shocked to Learn
Pope Francis is Catholic

Rushlimbaugh.com, by Rush Limbaugh Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/14/2013 5:35:48 PM Post Reply

RUSH: New pope. I am not Catholic. But I have endeavored, I have dug deep, I have attempted to find out from sources that I trust as much as I can, that I can understand, that I could then relay to you about this new pope. He´s the first pope from the Americas. I realize some of you from Rio Linda say, "What a minute. Argentina? That´s South America." He´s the first one. And he didn´t want to be pope. But there´s some incredible things about this man. He is a classic Catholic theologian.

Statists Must Wipe Out Religion
and Instill Blind Faith in Government

Rushlimbaugh.com, by Rush Limbaugh Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/14/2013 5:29:28 PM Post Reply

RUSH: We go to Louisville. Doug, great to have you. I´m glad you called. Welcome to the EIB Network. Hello, sir. CALLER: Rush, it´s an honor. RUSH: Thank you. CALLER: I´m going back to your earlier topic about the new pope and whether or not he´s too conservative in his stance with gay marriage and abortion and such. I´d like to start by saying that I am a gay man, and I am perfectly comfortable with his conservative stance on those issues, and here´s why. People seem to be confused about politics and religion. They´ve got ´em exactly reversed, and I

CPAC Highlights: Rubio and West

Rushlimbaugh.com, by Rush Limbaugh Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/14/2013 5:24:42 PM Post Reply

RUSH: CPAC is underway. As I said earlier, I don´t even know why they do CPAC anymore. After my speech, what is there left to be said? But I guess it is a social weekend for the youngsters. They come and hobnob and play around. You know, there are people out there, folks, when I say things like that (snarky imitation), "See, he really means it. He really thinks he´s so big and so important and so smart, that CPAC really shouldn´t even have a convention anymore because he´s made the one speech that nobody ever can top."

Sources: Olbermann´s inability to get
a job cited in Current TV settlement

Politico, by Dylan Byers Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 3/14/2013 5:19:21 PM Post Reply

Keith Olbermann has settled his $50 million lawsuit with Current TV, bringing an end to the almost year-long legal dispute over the outspoken host´s dismissal from the liberal news network. The terms of the settlement, which was reported earlier this week, were not released. But two sources familiar with the negotiations now tell POLITICO that during the mediation stage, Olbermann´s legal representatives cited his inability to get a job at another network -- a move one source close to the negotiations interpreted as an effort to gain sympathy for Olbermann. "One of the cards his people played was hardship,"

Popes and Dopes

Wall Street Journal, by James Taranto Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/14/2013 5:17:27 PM Post Reply

The Roman Catholic Church has a new pope, and The New Yorker´s Jane Kramer brings her readers the astonishing news that "you will not see women in the priesthood anytime soon; or married clergy; or an end to the bans on divorce, abortion, and contraception; or a reprieve for the nuns in trousers who go forth to give food, music, and solace to the poor; or even an acknowledgement that ´unrepentant´ gay and lesbian Catholic men and women might, conceivably, get to heaven."

A Tea Partier Gets Some
Unusual Defenders

Commentary Magazine, by Seth Mandel Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 3/14/2013 5:14:45 PM Post Reply

Last week I wrote about the entertaining series of stories in which reporters asked Senate Democrats why they didn’t stand with Rand Paul during his filibuster of John Brennan over civil liberties concerns. I noted that congressional Democrats judge foreign policy stands on partisanship alone, and the Democrats’ confused responses to reporters last week signaled they thought reporters were in on the joke. But there are Democrats outside of government starting to pipe up on the issue of drones and secrecy, and it suggests Paul’s filibuster was even more successful from a publicity standpoint than it seemed at the time.

Sarah Palin’s War
on Christmas book

Washington Post, by Alexandra Petri Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 3/14/2013 5:05:57 PM Post Reply

I understand that at this point commenting on anything Sarah Palin does is like socking a punching bag that has been slowly deflating since 2008, but she has just announced that she is coming out with a Christmas book, and I couldn’t help myself. Well, more specifically, a book about the War on Christmas. This is the moment that most I feared when I gave her up cold turkey months ago. My sponsor is going to have some stern words for me. Still… Titled “A Happy Holiday IS a Merry Christmas,” it seems destined to go

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