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More than 235,000 six-
year-old pupils fail 'back
to basics' reading test
after struggling with words
like 'farm' and 'goat'

Daily Mail (UK), by Laura Clark Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 9/27/2012 9:38:30 PM Post Reply

Four in ten six-year-olds failed a back-to-basics reading test after struggling with words such as ‘farm’, ‘goat’ and ‘shine’. Pupils were tested for the first time this summer on how well they use the traditional phonics method of reading, where children learn the letter sounds of English and how to blend them. Forty per cent – nearly 237,000 children – were below the pass mark. They were unable to read 32 words correctly out of 40. While nine per cent scored full marks, 21 per cent failed to scrape half marks, according to results released yesterday

'Slander' and free speech
are one and the same

Jewish World Review [Israel], by Diana West Original Article

Posted By: onashi- 9/27/2012 9:31:51 PM Post Reply

Who said the following: "The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam." Iran's Ahmadinejad? Egypt's Morsi? Some little-known, fatwa-flinging cleric increasing the bounty on Salman Rushdie's head? None of the above. The words are President Obama's, and he spoke them this week to the U.N. General Assembly. No Big Media outlet reported this stunning pronouncement. It's as if Ronald Reagan addressed the National Association of Evangelicals in 1983 and the media failed to report that he used the phrase "evil empire."

FBI Counter-terrorism lexicon
skips all references to 'al qaeda'

Washington Times, by Kerry Picket Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 9/27/2012 8:39:53 PM Post Reply

Could federal law enforcement's own training protocol on what they have been defining as "terrorism" be delaying the investigation of what happened in Benghazi, Libya on September 11th? As I pointed out in a previous post, the FBI training manual after a 2011 purge, does not even include the terms "al Qaeda", "Muslim Brotherhood", or "jihad." PJ Media's Patrick Poole wrote about the FBI's denial of the agency's own departmental counter-terrorism analytical lexicon. However, the agency went silent when Poole posted the official 14 page unclassified booklet. The Obama administration's

Lead bullets under fire

Washington Times, by Emily Miller Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 9/27/2012 8:32:43 PM Post Reply

Should President Obama win in November, it’s a certainty he’ll try once again to ban lead ammunition. Just two months after he moved into the White House, the National Park Service suddenly announced it was banning lead bullets from its parks. The blowback from sportsmen was intense, so the agency backed down. Mr. Obama surely will exert “more flexibility” in a second term to accomplish this backdoor assault on the Second Amendment. Sen. Jon Tester, Montana Republican, introduced a bill to make sure that can’t happen. Just before the Senate adjourned Saturday to go campaigning,

Obama still wants to
fundamentally transform America

Washington Times, by David Horowitz Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 9/27/2012 8:29:22 PM Post Reply

An American compound in Libya is invaded by al Qaeda terrorists and an American ambassador is purportedly tortured before being killed. Muslim mobs attack American embassies in 27 countries chanting,”Death to America.” The White House response? A statement blaming the outrages on a filmmaker in the United States, along with apologies to the Muslim world. The American economy languishes with millions unemployed in the worst times since the Great Depression. Yet the president spends his first years in the White House focusing on a plan to create a trillion-dollar socialized health care system opposed by a majority

Republicans mock Gov. Bev Perdue on
anniversary of her unsuccessful
call to ‘suspend elections’

Daily Caller, by Matthew Boyle Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 9/27/2012 8:24:02 PM Post Reply

The North Carolina Republican Party sent an anniversary card to Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue on Thursday, sarcastically expressing disappointment that her call to suspend congressional elections so President Obama could fix the economy didn’t happen. “I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won’t hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover,” Perdue said at an event in Cary, N.C., exactly one year ago. “I really hope that someone can agree with me on that.”

Rep. Barney Frank Calls
Justice Scalia A 'Homophobe'

Business Insider, by Abby Rogers Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 9/27/2012 8:22:57 PM Post Reply

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., sees dark days ahead for our country if Mitt Romney is elected to the Oval Office. As part of its "Mitt Gets Worse" campaign, American Bridge and the Courage Campaign interviewed Frank about what they dubbed Romney's "anti-LGBT agenda." And of course the conversation turned to the Supreme Court. If Romney is elected "he would certainly appoint justices of the Scalia sort," according to Frank who calls Scalia "just homophobic."

Reporter’s Notebook: Alex
Pappas on the $1.4 billion
Obama family budget

Daily Caller [Washington DC], by Sarah Hoffman Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 9/27/2012 8:21:02 PM Post Reply

The Daily Caller’s report about taxpayers spending $1.4 billion on the Obama family last year has been burning up the Internet, and reporter Alex Pappas talked on Thursday about how the piece came about. “It’s kind of a big number and that’s what interesting about it,” said Pappas. The complete tally came from “Presidential Perks Gone Royal,” by Robert Keith Gray. “We get hundreds of these sorts of books sent to us, all the time,” Pappas explained.

Workers give up in Los Angeles

CNN Money, by Annaly Censky Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 9/27/2012 8:18:11 PM Post Reply

New York - The unemployment rate has been falling lately in Los Angeles County, but not for the right reasons. Last month, the jobless rate for the county fell to 11%, down from 12.4% a year earlier. (Snip) Wrong. In Los Angeles, the falling unemployment rate is slightly misleading, just as it has been for the country overall. When surveyed by the government, fewer L.A. residents say they're unemployed compared to a year ago. But it's not because they're finding jobs. It's because they're dropping out of the labor force altogether. Just over 100,000 of workers have left the Los

George Strait to quit touring
after 2013-14 dates

Los Angeles Times, by Randy Lewis Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 9/27/2012 8:13:32 PM Post Reply

Country kingpin George Strait is riding off into the sunset, at least as far as major touring is concerned. The lanky Texan who’s been cranking out hits since the early '80s announced this week that his 2013-14 tour would be his last, although he was quick to note that he’d probably do individual concerts from time to time and that he would continue recording. His final circuit on the road, which he’s dubbed the Cowboy Rides Away Tour, begins Jan. 18 in Lubbock, Texas. At a Nashville news conference last week, Strait unveiled only the first 21 dates

2 dead, at least 4 wounded
in Minneapolis office shooting

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 9/27/2012 8:08:50 PM Post Reply

MINNEAPOLIS – A workplace shooting in Minneapolis on Thuesday has left at least two people dead and four others wounded, police said. The shooting at Accent Signage Systems, on the city's north side, resulted in "a couple of fatalities" and at least four people being taken to hospitals, Minneapolis police spokesman Steve McCarty said. He said police are treating it as an active crime scene. A high-ranking law enforcement source confirmed to the Fox affiliate in Minneapolis that the shooter arrived at the office Thursday afternoon after being terminated from his job that morning.

Lawmakers 'suspicious'
administration 'trying to
hide' Libya attack details

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 9/27/2012 8:05:52 PM Post Reply

Fresh claims that U.S. intelligence officials knew practically from the start that the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was terrorism possibly tied to Al Qaeda have lawmakers alleging they were misled and questioning whether the administration has something to hide. "This is turning into something not short of Benghazi-gate," Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., told Fox News, adding he's "very suspicious" about the way the administration has handled this. Two senior U.S. officials told Fox News on Thursday that U.S. intelligence officials knew within 24 hours of the assault that it was

Busy schedule forces President
Obama to cancel mock debates
with John Kerry, stand-in for Mitt Romney

Boston Globe (MA), by Bryan Bender and Matt Viser Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 9/27/2012 8:05:35 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON -- President Obama has been forced to cancel several debate practice sessions with Senator John F. Kerry, whom he tapped to play stand-in for Republican challenger Mitt Romney, leaving little time for them to spar ahead of next week’s first presidential debate. The Massachusetts senator has held at least one mock debate with Obama to help him prepare for the first matchup against the former Massachusetts governor to be held Oct. 3 in Denver, but several others were cancelled due to the the president’s busy schedule, said deputy Obama campaign manager Stephanie Cutter.

Tammy Duckworth (in Hijab) Says
Whites Should Overcome Racism
to Prevent Muslim
Terrorism or Something

Chicago Daily Observer, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 9/27/2012 8:01:25 PM Post Reply

Ms. Duckworth is also tied at the hip with the Muslim advocacy group CAIR. CAIR is a Muslim Brotherhood group. They were named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terrorist funding trial in our nation’s history. And notably, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have severed all ties with CAIR because of their radical ties to terrorism and Hamas. In August, Mr. Walsh had warned of a radical strain of Islam in the USA, including the Chicago suburbs. Ms. Duckworth claimed such talk was inflammatory rhetoric, propagating fear, hate, and isolating Muslims. Yet, on Sept 14, a

Some Administration Officials
Were Concerned About Initial White
House Push Blaming Benghazi
Attack on Mob, Video

ABC News, by Jake Tapper Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 9/27/2012 7:56:25 PM Post Reply

Even before Defense Secretary Leon Panetta contradicted the initial story about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, today, Obama administration officials told ABC News they were concerned after the White House began pushing the line that the attack was spontaneous and not the work of terrorists. Events were too uncertain, and suspicions had been aroused, officials said. (Snip) White House officials acknowledge that assessments have changed over time as intelligence has been confirmed, but they insist that no information was given in bad faith and there was no attempt to downplay the attack.

Congressional pressure grows for
Obama on Libya Consulate attack

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Jeremy Herb Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 9/27/2012 7:52:11 PM Post Reply

The Obama administration faced increased pressure Thursday to provide more information about the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya that left an ambassador and three other Americans dead. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) was circulating a letter Senate aides said would be signed by members of both parties asking for more information and another briefing on Libya — a development Republicans described as a significant shift from what had been a partisan fight. “It's my understanding today that all members of the Foreign Relations Committee — both Democrats and Republicans — are asking the administration for

Air Force insiders knew of F-22
problems a decade ago

Associated Press, by Eric Talmadge Original Article

Posted By: John c- 9/27/2012 7:51:02 PM Post Reply

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Years before F-22 pilots began getting dizzy in the cockpit, before one struggled to breathe as he tried to pull out of a fatal crash, before two more went on television to say the plane was so unsafe they refused to fly it, a small circle of U.S. Air Force experts knew something was wrong with the prized stealth fighter jet. Coughing among pilots and fears that contaminants were leaking into their breathing apparatus led the experts to suspect flaws in the oxygen-supply system

Obama's Bounce Is
Already Fading In Virginia

Business Insider, by Grace Wyler Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 9/27/2012 7:40:36 PM Post Reply

The presidential race is tightening in the key swing state of Virginia, with President Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney by only two points, according to a new poll released Thursday evening by Suffolk University and Richmond's NBC12. The poll found Obama leading Romney 46 percent to 44 percent, results that are within the survey's statistical margin of error. Significantly, seven percent of Virginia voters said they were undecided, indicating that the race to win the Old Dominion is still wide open for either candidate.

Billionaire Soros gives
$1 million to pro-Obama super
PAC, $500,000 to congressional PACs.

Associated Press, by Jack Gillum Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 9/27/2012 7:28:30 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON - Liberal billionaire George Soros is giving $1 million to a "super" political action committee backing President Barack Obama. Soros also gave another $500,000 to two congressional super PACs. Soros' contribution to the super PAC Priorities USA Action comes as the group raised a record $10 million last month. It has launched television ads highly critical of Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Priorities USA Action confirmed the amount of the donation on Thursday. Soros gave $1 million earlier this year to the pro-Democratic super PAC American Bridge 21st Century. He's contributed millions of dollars during previous presidential elections.

Muslim Brotherhood President Frees
Monster in Brutal Luxor Massacre

Frontpage Magazine, by Daniel Greenfield Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 9/27/2012 7:17:06 PM Post Reply

President Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Monster-in-Charge of Egypt, has announced the pardon of Mostafa Hamza, a leader of The Islamic Group. Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya leader Mostafa Hamza, detained for terrorist activity and attempt on Hosni Mubarak’s life, released Tuesday by President Morsi’s pardon. Hamza, a leading member of Islamic organisation Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya, was extradited to Egypt from Iran in 2004. He was detained following terrorism-related charges that included being a member of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.

Anti-Islamic filmmaker arrested
for probation violation

USA Today, by Michael Winter Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 9/27/2012 7:06:03 PM Post Reply

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the alleged producer of an anti-Islamic film that sparked violent anti-U.S. protests, has been taken into custody and will make an initial court appearance this afternoon in Los Angeles, USA TODAY's William Welch reports. Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the US Attorney's office, says 55-year-old Nakola, a Coptic Christian, was arrested for alleged probation violation for his conviction of bank fraud in 2010. A bail hearing was to be held sometime after 3 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET).

Happy Days are over for Erin Moran:
Actress is 'homeless and destitute after
being kicked out of her trailer park home'

Daily Mail [UK], by Virginia Skeels Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 9/27/2012 7:00:09 PM Post Reply

Erin Moran was just 14 when she signed on to play Joanie Cunningham, the feisty little sister of Richie Cunningham in the hit Seventies show Happy Days. But while child actor Ron Howard, who played Richie, has since gone on to become an A-list Hollywood producer and director, his on-screen 'sister' has fallen on much harder times. Moran, 51, was photographed looking worse for wear outside a Holiday Inn in Corydon, Indiana, after reportedly being kicked out of the trailer she shared with her husband Steve Fleischmann. RadarOnline.com is reporting that Erin was kicked out of the trailer

Uruguayan parliament discussing
controversial bill to legalize
abortion

Merco Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: John c- 9/27/2012 6:52:55 PM Post Reply

(Montevideo) Uruguay’s Lower House of parliament was discussing on Tuesday night the legalization of abortion for which the ruling coalition was counting on having the sufficient votes. If finally approved Uruguay would join Cuba, which has made abortions accessible to all women during the first trimester of pregnancy Once passed by the Lower House the measure returns to the Senate for approval of changes, and President Jose Mujica has said he will sign it to become law.

Chavez Miami Foes Hire Planes
to Vote in Venezuela Race

Bloomberg Businessweek, by Randall Woods and Bill Faries Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 9/27/2012 6:19:03 PM Post Reply

Alicia Rodriguez so dislikes President Hugo Chavez, and blames him for making her native Venezuela unsafe, that the 80-year-old retiree is flying 1,300 miles from her adopted home in Miami to cast a vote against him. She’s not the only one. In what’s shaping up to be Chavez’s toughest election battle yet, Venezuelans who’ve fled to Florida since he took power in 1999 are mobilizing on the Internet to oust him from office. At least two groups have pledged to transport thousands of voters by chartered planes and buses to a polling center run by Venezuela’s consulate in New Orleans

Obama’s Approval Rating Mirrors 2010

Weekly Standard, by JEFFREY H. ANDERSON Original Article

Posted By: rightwingkevin- 9/27/2012 5:41:23 PM Post Reply

For all of the wishful thinking in the mainstream press about President Obama’s positioning 40 days before this election, Obama’s approval rating looks remarkably similar to what it was on this date in 2010 — shortly before his party lost a historic 63 House seats and 6 Senate seats. On September 27, 2010 — exactly two years ago — Rasmussen Reports showed Obama’s net approval rating among likely voters to be minus-3 percentage points (with 48 percent approving and 51 percent disapproving).

Bacon lovers fear looming aporkalypse

Tampa Tribune, by Jeff Houck Original Article

Posted By: Hazymac- 9/27/2012 5:38:02 PM Post Reply

Nothing clears the mind quite like a bacon crisis. Only 48 hours ago, America was kvetching and wailing about the wicked injustice of millionaire NFL football players being poorly officiated in a meaningless game by a band of substitute referees. Now we have a new shiny object to distract us: A report this week by something called the National Pork Association in Great Britain says a bacon shortage in 2013 is "now unavoidable." The report said droughts in the United States and Russia have killed the corn crop, which means there will be less food to feed piggies.

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