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Report: Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Won’t
Resign Until He Gets Guaranteed
Government Income for Life

PJ Tatler, by Bryan Preston Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/15/2012 12:31:07 PM Post Reply

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was re-elected on Nov. 6 despite being both under ethics investigation and in rehab at the Mayo Clinic. He has not actually been on the job in Congress for the better part of a year. Now that the ethics investigation seems to be heating up again, he’s negotiating for a way out that would put him on the dole, forever. Sources tell FOX 32 News that Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is willing to give up his 2nd Congressional District seat if he’s given disability when he steps down.

10 L.A. County courthouses to close

Los Angeles Times, by Andrew Blankstein & Matt Stevens Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/15/2012 12:28:56 PM Post Reply

Los Angeles County court officials announced sweeping cuts in the judicial system Wednesday, including the closure of all courtrooms in 10 regional courthouses. The cuts are expected to delay some trials, cause longer lines and result in more layoffs, but officials said it was the only option for closing a shortfall of $50 million to $80 million in the court budget. Courtrooms will be shuttered in such landmark courthouses as Beverly Hills, West Los Angeles, Malibu, Avalon, Huntington Park, Whittier, Pomona and San Pedro. The courthouses will continue to handle some administrative matters, such as ticket payments,

WSJ: Petraeus pushed out after
defending CIA over Benghazi?

Hot Air, by Ed Morrissey Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/15/2012 12:27:19 PM Post Reply

A few days ago, one report on l’affaire Petraeus had CIA Director David Petraeus thinking that he would survive the exposure of an extramarital sexual relationship with his biographer Paula Broadwell. That idea received a round of mirthful derision, but a new report about Petraeus’ last days at the CIA suggests that his resignation had a lot less to do with sexual and e-mail indiscretions than first thought, too. The Wall Street Journal’s look at the fall of Petraeus focuses on the singular and noteworthy CIA timeline issued to defend itself

Booms heard in Tel Aviv
area following warning siren

Jerusalem Post, by Yakkov Lappin Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/15/2012 12:23:17 PM Post Reply

Two booms were head in Tel Aviv following an air raid siren Thursday evening, just an hour after rocket from the Gaza Strip exploded in an open field outside of Rishon Lezion. The attacks mark the first hit in the center of the country in renewed violence from the Gaza Strip. The incident was the first time that a real siren was sounded in Tel Aviv since the Gulf War in the early 1990s. Palestinian Islamic Jihad took responsibility for the rocket on Tel Aviv. The rockets, among over 250 fired from Gaza into the South

Obama Administration Gave
Petraeus´s Wife a $187,605-
Per-Year Job

Cybercast News Service, by Penny Starr Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/15/2012 12:19:14 PM Post Reply

The Obama administration named Holly Petraeus--wife of retired Gen. David Patraeus, who resigned last week as CIA director after revealing he had had an extramarital affair--to a $187,605-per-yer job in the newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB, created by the Dodd-Frank law, was placed by that law under the umbrella of the Federal Reserve. The funding of the CFBP, which comes from the Federal Reserve, is not subject to congressional oversight. Mrs. Petraeus became a member of the CFPB Implementation Team on Jan. 12, 2011.

Broadwell fell short
of aims at Harvard

Boston Globe, by Callum Borchers, Tracy Jan* Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/15/2012 12:14:41 PM Post Reply

Paula Broadwell, the biographer with whom former CIA director David Petraeus had an extramarital affair, abandoned her bid for a doctorate from Harvard in 2007, failing to advance to PhD candidacy after four semesters at the Kennedy School of Government, and now faces the prospect of an ethical review at King’s College London, where she has resumed pursuit of a doctorate. The revelations about her mixed academic record add to the portrait of a principal figure in the Petraeus scandal who has refused to respond to multiple Globe requests for comment and hasn’t spoken publicly since disclosure

Entitlement reform must
be on the table

Washington Post, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 11/15/2012 12:10:34 PM Post Reply

AS BIPARTISAN negotiations over avoiding the “fiscal cliff” draw nearer, many of President Obama’s core Democratic supporters are urging him to fix the debt through defense cuts and tax increases rather than by tackling Social Security, Medicare and other federal entitlement programs. It’s a reprise of progressive resistance to the entitlement trims Mr. Obama contemplated during the abortive debt-reduction negotiations with House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) last year. (Snip)Nevertheless, on this he must tell his political base no. Any serious debt-reduction plan has to include revenue and defense cuts. But no serious one can exclude entitlements.
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Obama administration calls on
Hamas to stop rocket attacks

Politico, by Byron Tau Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/15/2012 12:00:35 PM Post Reply

The Obama administration is calling on Hamas leaders in the Gaza strip to halt the rocket attacks against Israeli targets — affirming the Jewish state´s right to defend itself. "Hamas claims to have the best interests of the Palestinian people at heart, yet it continues to engage in violence that is counterproductive to the Palestinian cause," State Department spokesman Mark Toner said in a Wednesday statement. "We support Israel’s right to defend itself, and we encourage Israel to continue to take every effort to avoid civilian casualties," he said. Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Hamas

Rocket from Gaza strikes Tel Aviv as
Israel teeters on the brink of full
scale war

Daily Mail [UK], by David Williams and Jill Reilly Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 11/15/2012 11:55:11 AM Post Reply

The Israeli army says a rocket has reached the southern outskirts of Tel Aviv, by far the farthest strike by Gaza militants in two days of fighting. The rocket landed in Rishon Lezion, a city just south of Tel Aviv, some 60 kilometers, or 40 miles north of Gaza. Although the rocket landed harmlessly in an open area, it illustrated the significant capabilities that Hamas militants have developed in recent years. The city, Israel´s fourth largest with a population of some 228,000, lies about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the Gaza Strip

ACLU demands Obama keep
´unmet promises´ in 2nd term

Politico, by Tal Kopan Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/15/2012 11:54:15 AM Post Reply

The American Civil Liberties Union is giving President Barack Obama no time to kick back and celebrate after he won reelection last week calling on the president to keep promises that were ignored or undelivered in his first term. The group took out a full-page ad in Sunday’s New York Times, congratulating the president on four more years, but saying it´s time for Obama to “meet unmet promises” and “lead America into an era that expands freedom.” Specifically, the ACLU lays out three areas of focus: closing Guantanamo, standing up for a woman’s right to have an abortion

Petraeus mistress had
substantial classified data
on computer: sources

Reuters, by Mark Hosenball Original Article

Posted By: SoCalGal- 11/15/2012 11:52:37 AM Post Reply

A computer used by Paula Broadwell, the woman whose affair with CIA Director David Petraeus led to his resignation, contained substantial classified information that should have been stored under more secure conditions, law enforcement and national security officials said on Wednesday. The contents and amount of the classified material - and questions about how Broadwell got it - are significant enough to warrant a continuing investigation, the officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to comment publicly.

As sex scandals surface,
Panetta developing ethics
training for generals?

Washington Examiner, by Joel Gehrke Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/15/2012 11:48:01 AM Post Reply

With CIA director David Petraeus and International Security Assistance Forces General John Allen enmeshed in sex scandals, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is conducting an ethics review of the nation’s top military leaders to promote “a culture of stewardship” among generals. “This week, the Secretary directed General Dempsey to work with the other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to review how to better foster a culture of stewardship among our most senior military officers,” Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said in a statement. “Their initial findings are due to the Secretary within the next few weeks.

Nixonian cover up charges hit
Justice´s CIA, Benghazi probes

Washington Examiner, by Paul Bedard Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/15/2012 11:38:26 AM Post Reply

The Justice Department´s muddled probe of the Benghazi, Libya embassy attack, now caught up in the FBI´s investigation of the CIA sex scandal, was compared Wednesday to Richard Nixon´s Watergate cover up by a lawmaker seeking a select House committee to look into the issues. "There are serious questions surrounding the Justice Department´s integrity, similar to those raised during the second term of the Nixon administration," said Virginia Rep. Frank Wolf in a letter to Speaker John Boehner seeking a select committee to investigate the issues. Wolf said Justice and the administration

Susan Rice repeatedly criticized
McCain as ‘dangerous’ and ‘reckless’
during 2008 campaign

Washington Examiner, by Charlie Spiering Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/15/2012 11:31:41 AM Post Reply

Most of Sen John McCain’s opposition to the idea of Susan Rice as Secretary of State comes from her defense of the Obama administration’s response to the attacks in Benghazi. But Rice has criticized McCain repeatedly, especially while serving as Obama’s senior foreign-policy adviser for his 2008 campaign. Rice, a Clinton administration veteran, became Obama’s senior foreign-policy adviser, after she chose him over Hillary Clinton early in the presidential race. That put Rice squarely in opposition of McCain, each time the war veteran tried to challenge

Grover Norquist Abruptly Reverses
Pro-Carbon Tax Position

Breitbart´s Big Government, by Tony Lee Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/15/2012 11:24:09 AM Post Reply

On Tuesday, Grover Norquist walked back his comments about a possible carbon tax swap (which would reduce income taxes while taxing carbon emissions), one day after the staunch anti-tax advocate suggested it would not violate his famed Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Norquist now says there "is no conceivable way to add an energy or VAT tax to the burdens American taxpayers face that would not violate the pledge over time." He added, "it would be [a] foolish and economically destructive thing to do." "The creation of any new tax such as a VAT

Health exchange law gives
area officials a headache

Washington Examiner, by Steve Contorno Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/15/2012 11:11:27 AM Post Reply

A complicated and costly provision in President Obama´s health care reforms has area jurisdictions at odds on how best to move forward as a critical deadline looms. States have until Friday to declare whether they plan to operate a state-run health insurance exchange -- an open market for uninsured residents to purchase coverage -- or let the federal government run one for them. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell sent a letter Wednesday to Obama asking for an extension and criticized his administration´s timetable for complying with the law since it passed in March 2010.

Obama gives no hint
which way he’ll lean
during second term

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Niall Stanage & Amie Parnes Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/15/2012 11:07:43 AM Post Reply

Saying, “I didn’t get reelected to bask in reelection. I got elected to do work,” President Obama on Wednesday set out his stall for the first months of his second term. But he gave no clear hint about whether he would tack to the left or to the center now that he has run his last election campaign. On several big issues, including the fiscal cliff, immigration reform and climate change, the president’s comments at his first press conference since winning a second term in the Oval Office contained enough to

Obama to host movie cast,
crew at ´Lincoln´ screening

The Hill [Washington DC], by Judy Kurtz Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/15/2012 11:02:54 AM Post Reply

It’s movie night at the White House on Thursday, as President Obama catches the new film that’s creating Oscar buzz: “Lincoln.” Obama will have some company at the sneak peek of the Steven Spielberg-directed flick, which hits theaters nationwide on Friday. Cast and crew members from the movie will be there for the private 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. screening. Actor Daniel Day-Lewis plays the 16th president in the historical film, which chronicles Lincoln’s final months in office. Obama has long voiced his admiration for Lincoln, taking the oath of office at his 2008 inauguration using the same Bible

Martin Short Cracks That
the Palins Are Like the
Honey Boo Boo Family

NewsBusters, by Brad Wilmouth Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/15/2012 11:00:41 AM Post Reply

Appearing as a guest on Wednesday´s Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC, comedian Martin Short took a shot at Sarah Palin as he compared her family to the family of the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo show on TLC. After making fun of host Jimmy Kimmel for supposedly not doing preparation for his show, Short jabbed Kimmel as the "Honey Boo Boo of late night." He soon brought up the Palin family and made a comparison. The exchange follows below: MARTIN SHORT: You´re the Honey Boo Boo of late night.

McConnell: Obama´s tax
offer ´a joke´

The Hill [Washington DC], by Ramsey Cox Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/15/2012 10:58:13 AM Post Reply

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday called President Obama’s proposal for $1.6 trillion in new tax revenue a "joke." On the Senate floor, McConnell demanded presidential leadership in discussions on how to avoid the “fiscal cliff” of tax increases and spending cuts that will be reached in January. “The only way we succeed is if the president steps up and leads,” McConnell said. “And an opening bid of $1.6 trillion in tax hikes just isn’t serious. … It’s a joke." (Snip) McConnell said Republicans will only negotiate a fiscal deal if Democrats make major spending cuts and

McCain Smashes Obama Back:
You´re Incompetent or Corrupt

Breitbart´s Big Government, by William Bigelow Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/15/2012 10:56:41 AM Post Reply

Sen. John McCain launched a fierce counterattack on Barack Obama yesterday after Obama arrogantly called McCain’s criticism of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice “outrageous” and said critics of Rice should “go after me.” McCain, speaking on the Senate floor, went straight for the jugular: “This president — this administration — has either been guilty of colossal incompetence or been engaged in a coverup, neither of which is acceptable to the American people. I speak as a friend of Christopher Stevens, I speak as a person who knows something about warfare, I speak as something of an authority —

Denny´s to charge 5%
´Obamacare surcharge´ and
cut employee hours to deal
with cost of legislation

Daily Mail (UK), by James Nye Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/15/2012 10:53:01 AM Post Reply

President Obama´s election victory ensured his Affordable Care Act would remain the centerpiece of his first term in power - but that has left some business owners baulking at the extra cost Obamcare will bring. Florida based restaurant boss John Metz, who runs approximately 40 Denny´s and owns the Hurricane Grill & Wings franchise has decided to offset that by adding a five percent surcharge to customers´ bills and will reduce his employees´ hours. With Obamacare due to be fully implemented in January 2014, Metz has justified his move by claiming it is ´the only alternative.

Excerpt: Jake Tapper´s
´The Outpost: An Untold
Story of American Valor´

Breitbart´s Big Peace, by John Nolte Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/15/2012 10:50:58 AM Post Reply

Below is an excerpt from ABC News Senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper´s just-released, "The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor," one of those harrowing, inspiring war stories so fantastic, it can only be true. Early one morning in October of 2009, 53 American troops stationed at Outpost Keating -- a base plopped in the middle of the Afghan nowhere and situated at a strategic disadvantage not to be believed -- are attacked by 400 Taliban fighters. Thanks to extraordinary heroism, 45 manage to survive, but eight

Hillary Clinton to Testify About
Benghazi in Early December

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 11/15/2012 10:43:41 AM Post Reply

Fox News reported that at a hearing on Capitol Hill today, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) told the committee that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would be testifying before them in early December. “I would like to note that I have spoken to Secretary Clinton’s Counselor and Chief of Staff, Cheryl Mills, and the Secretary has committed to testifying before our Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Accountability Review Board’s report, which is expected to be concluded by early to mid-December,”

Reuters Celebrates ´Feisty´
Obama´s Second-Term Agenda

Breitbart´s Big Journalism, by Warner Todd Huston Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 11/15/2012 10:43:26 AM Post Reply

On Wednesday, November 14, President Obama held his first full-scale press conference and, despite continuing to speak in generalities, Reuters was impressed by the revelation of his second-term agenda. The President was "feisty" yet "conciliatory," Reuters claimed. Reuters led its piece with Obama´s gave a "feisty defense" of U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice. It was Rice who was one of the loudest, early voices claiming that the attacks in Benghazi that killed four Americans was the result of some unknown Youtube video -- a claim solidly proven false soon after the attacks occurred.

Surprise! Jobless Claims Up 78,000
Week After Election;
PA, OH Worst Hit

Breitbart, by Joel B. Pollak Original Article

Posted By: lefthanded_rightminded- 11/15/2012 10:40:19 AM Post Reply

The Department of Labor has announced that new jobless claims rose by a staggering 78,000 in the first week after the election, reaching a seasonally-adjusted total of 439,000. Over the past year, and in the weeks leading up to the election, jobless claims were said to be declining, dipping as low as 339,000, with the media proclaiming that they had reached the "lowest level in more than four years." Now, suddenly, the news seems far less rosy.
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