By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press Writer Larry Margasak, Associated Press Writer – Sat Jul 31, 8:27 am ET WASHINGTON – A second House Democrat, Rep. Maxine Waters of California, could face an ethics trial this fall, further complicating the election outlook for the party as it battles to retain its majority. People familiar with...
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Archive for July, 2010
California Rep. Waters may face fall ethics trial
Buying into Britain’s Debacle
By Jeannie DeAngelis Health care reform must hold a lot of clout for the left if it means more to liberals than being leader of the free world. If Great Britain’s National Health Care System (NHS) portends what Barry, Harry and Nancy have in store for America, government will soon control life and death...
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The Ruling Class Tosses Americans Overboard
By Geoffrey P. Hunt The saga of Senator John Kerry’s $ 7 million sailing yacht tied up on the Newport waterfront in the tax haven of Rhode Island proved again how adept Democrats are at spending other people’s money. This time the $7 million was presumably spent from his wife’s inherited fortune. But the...
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Static Top Kill vs. Bottom Kill: Weighing the Risks – and Open Thread
A permanent solution to the BP Macondo blowout in the Gulf of Mexico may be achieved soon but there are risks. Admiral Thad Allen announced on Monday, July 26 that a static top kill would be attempted on August 2. The schedule may be accelerated to July 31 or August 1 according to an...
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Drug War Slaughter Continues in Northern Mexico (open borders and amnesty?)
15 People executed in Tamaulipas Tamaulipas was the scene of yet another harvest of death as the bodies of 15 more execution-style murder victims were found abandoned by their killers on the highway between Matamoros and San Fernando Thursday afternoon, July 29. The 13 men and 2 women were found with their hands bound...
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BreakingNews
U.S. House votes to end deepwater drilling moratorium http://bit.ly/bTe7tJ about 13 hours ago via breakingnews.com Researchers find Greenland ice sheet – 10% of world’s freshwater – has lowered by 20 feet in a month in 1 region http://bit.ly/9KUKrJ about 1 hour ago via breakingnews.com Official says workers find ‘black box’ data recorder from Pakistan...
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Will Washington’s Failures Lead To Second American Revolution?
By ERNEST S. CHRISTIAN AND GARY A ROBBINS The Internet is a large-scale version of the “Committees of Correspondence” that led to the first American Revolution — and with Washington’s failings now so obvious and awful, it may lead to another. People are asking, “Is the government doing us more harm than good? Should...
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Mexico celebrates ruling on Arizona law
By Ioan Grillo – GlobalPost MEXICO CITY — In the heart of the Mexican capital a crowd of 100 activists stood silently outside the imperious American Embassy on Wednesday waiting for a judicial decision 1,800 miles away in Phoenix, Arizona. When news was announced that Judge Susan Bolton had blocked the Arizona law’s most...
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The Smorgasbord
Rep. Anthony Weiner Throws a Tantrum on the House Floor Bulls Make Big Comeback On Final Day Of The Month: Here’s What You Need To Know The Rise and Fall of Charles Rangel Chavez deploys military units in Colombia row Israel launches air strikes in Gaza after rocket fire On July 22, the UN’s...
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Kosovo Ruling Accelerates Erosion Of European Order(Saudi Arabia controls UN court)
The decision by a UN court on Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence will not have immediate consequences. But it has become another element in the general erosion of the European order that has been ongoing since the end of the Cold War. And the long-term consequences of this erosion are impossible to predict. The...
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