A veteran of the Vietnam War, and one of the most powerful lawmakers in Congress, Murtha was first elected in 1974 and ultimately rose to become the chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. Read more »
Posted: February 8th, 2010 under National News, Politics, Uncategorized.
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“There is still time to toughen sanctions to pressure Iran into complying with international demands that it halt its nuclear program…”, Read more »
Posted: February 8th, 2010 under International News, Middle East, National News, Politics.
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The body of an apparent stowaway was found inside one of the landing gear compartments on a Delta Airlines plane that arrived in Tokyo from New York Monday. Read more »
Posted: February 8th, 2010 under International News, National News.
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U.S. and Canadian leaders have reached an agreement on a provision of the stimulus plan that has been viewed as a major trade nuisance between the United States and Canada. Read more »
Posted: February 8th, 2010 under Business & Economics, International News, National News, Politics.
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Monday, February 08, 2010 By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor
Kicking off what promises to be a significant week in Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday ordered the head of the national nuclear agency to begin boosting uranium enrichment to new levels. Defense Secretary Robert Gates in response renewed calls for the international community to unite around sanctions against the regime Tehran, while the British government called the move “a matter of serious concern” saying upping enrichment to 20 percent would breach U.N. Security Council resolutions. Read more »
Posted: February 8th, 2010 under International News, Middle East, Science & Technology.
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Posted: February 8th, 2010 under Business & Economics, Health & Life, National News.
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Newly declassified documents from the British government archives reveal a secret cable in which UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher almost clairvoyantly warned President Jimmy Carter of Soviet aggression less than three months before Russia’s Christmas Eve 1979 invasion of Afghanistan. Read more »
Posted: February 7th, 2010 under International News, Middle East.
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Posted: February 7th, 2010 under Culture, Liberty, National News, Religion.
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 Missouri Gov. Nixon |
President Obama has picked to advise him on military actions inside the U.S. the Missouri governor whose state “Information Analysis Center” last year linked conservative organizations to domestic terrorism and said law enforcement officers should watch for suspicious individuals who may have bumper stickers from Ron Paul or Chuck Baldwin. Read more »
Posted: February 7th, 2010 under Culture, Liberty, National News, Politics, Religion.
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Doug Giles
This week at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama waxed eloquent on the need for more “civility” in the national discourse, to which Rahm Emanuel replied, “That’s effing retarded.”
Later that day Emanuel, in homage to Obama’s exhortation to be more mannerly, stabbed a tarpon in the eye with a butcher knife and had it UPSed overnight to Scott Brown’s D.C. office while screaming, “I got your manners right here, mama!” Read more »
Posted: February 7th, 2010 under Commentaries, Culture.
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