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U.S. Postal Service on a
‘Tightrope’ Lost $15.9 Billion
Bloomberg News, by Angela Greiling Keane
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Posted By:JoniTx, 11/15/2012 10:36:46 AM
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| The U.S. Postal Service said its net loss last year widened to $15.9 billion, more than the $15 billion it had projected, as mail volume continued to drop, falling 5 percent. Without action by Congress, the service will run out of cash on Oct. 15, 2013, after it makes a required workers compensation payment to the U.S. Labor Department and before revenue typically jumps with holiday season mailing, Chief Financial Officer Joe Corbett said. The service, whose fiscal year ended Sept. 30, lost $5.1 billion a year earlier. It announced the net loss today
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
VinGoombatz, 11/15/2012 10:38:48 AM (No. 9015970)
Cut all salaries in half.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
tisHimself, 11/15/2012 10:40:13 AM (No. 9015974)
Mr.President, this situation is tailor made for Mitt Romney.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
RayLRiv, 11/15/2012 11:05:18 AM (No. 9016066)
Own it, goobermint.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
civilservant, 11/15/2012 11:06:49 AM (No. 9016076)
A Constitutional Monopoly, and they cannot break even. It is against the LAW for anyone but the USPS to deliver first class mail.
Imagine how efficient HealthCare will be.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
nimby, 11/15/2012 11:09:58 AM (No. 9016092)
Unions!!!!!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
nosillod, 11/15/2012 11:30:40 AM (No. 9016163)
I seem to remember that they were going to close some offices earlier in the year and then decided not to. Also they were talking about no Saturday delivery and possibly no Wednesday delivery. But, as we conservatives know, talk is cheap. Nothing done, deficit through the roof, no sweat, let´s talk some more.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino, 11/15/2012 11:36:38 AM (No. 9016176)
Not to worry - - not to worry at all.
If they go out of the mail delivery business - - they can just transition to running our healthcare system.
There - - it´s all fixed.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
JonR, 11/15/2012 11:39:52 AM (No. 9016186)
Everything Congress touches turns into political mud! Just wait until they get through with the health care in this country! We will be going to Cuba for treatment!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Rolfnader, 11/15/2012 12:44:07 PM (No. 9016394)
Well, I sure hope they all got a raise or at least a bonus after having delivered all that glossy election mail. I worry that they might not be able to catch their breath before the hundreds , if not thousands, of Christma.....er, holiday cards have to be delivered or lost.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
lylacat, 11/15/2012 12:57:58 PM (No. 9016432)
The US Post Office and the TSA need to be abolished and start over. These moronic overpaid people do not use good judgement, they do not provide even mediocre service, they just need to go away. I never use the post office; I pay my bills on-line, and I ship everything UPS or Fed Ex. For twenty years we were saddled with a postman who could barely speak English and he certainly could not deliver the mail to the right address. He has no retired with is Huge Pension.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
RUReadyY3K, 11/15/2012 1:12:14 PM (No. 9016466)
Maybe they could used the Post Offices to deliver free government cheese and cellphones.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 11/15/2012 11:39:15 PM (No. 9017487)
Should we thank unions and Affirmative Action for this one too ?
Any private business would have gotten rid of the postmaster general, fired all of the employees and hired part time workers with no benefits years ago.
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Judge skeptical of Obama
in executive privilege fight
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Politico, by Josh Gerstein
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A federal judge gave a skeptical reception Wednesday to the Obama administration’s arguments that the courts should stay out of the dispute over the Justice Department’s refusal to turn over some Operation Fast and Furious-related documents to a House committee. Last June, the fight led President Barack Obama to assert executive privilege over the records of the controversial gun trafficking investigation, and to House votes finding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson spent most of an hour-and-a-half hearing Wednesday
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Could Kermit Gosnell be acquitted?
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Philadelphia Inquirer, by Karen Heller
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/24/2013 9:36:39 PM
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Will Kermit Gosnell, former operator of country’s most notorious abortion clinic, be acquitted? On Tuesday, Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey P. Minehart dismissed three of the seven first-degree murder counts against the West Philadelphia doctor, who performed abortions on poor women in his Lancaster Avenue clinic. Minehart did not elaborate on why the charges were dismissed. If convicted of first-degree murder, the 72-year-old doctor could face the death penalty. Gosnell is also charged with third-degree murder in the 2009 death of a Virginia woman, a Bhutan immigrant who spent 20 years in a
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George W. Bush: ‘Painting
has Changed My Life’
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ABC News, by Rick Klein
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas —Of all the images to have emerged from the post-presidential George W. Bush, few have been as startling – or as revealing – as his paintings. It’s an unlikely hobby that has developed into a passion for the former president. Bush told ABC News’ Diane Sawyer that he now paints daily, and works with what he called a “patient” instructor once a week at his Dallas home. “I love to paint. It is — painting has changed my life in an unbelievably positive way,” the former president said. When former President Bush’s beloved Scottish Terrier
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Kentucky Derby bans backpacks in
reviewed security measures in the
wake of the Boston bombings
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Daily Mail (UK), by Staff
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The Kentucky Derby will ban backpacks for the 139th annual racing event at Churchill Downs in Louisville on May 4, in the wake of the deadly Boston Marathon bombings. The Kentucky Derby is expected to draw close to 250,000 fans. The Derby will be the nation´s largest sports event since the marathon was held on April 15. The extra security at the Derby is just latest in a slew of sporting events for which security have been beefed up for fans´ safety. (Snip) Coolers, cans, fireworks and camcorders are among the items banned from the infield. Coolers, cans, fireworks and camcorders are among
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NBC plans a 12-day-long,
24/7 quiz show this fall
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Associated Press, by Staff
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/24/2013 3:28:43 PM
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NEW YORK - NBC says it´s planning a 12-day-long, around-the-clock competition show to air this fall. The network said Wednesday that the trivia-based game show, "The Million Second Quiz," will air live in prime time from a specially built studio in the heart of Manhattan. This hourglass-shaped complex will also serve as the living quarters of the four finalists. When the 12 days -- or 1 million seconds -- draw to a close, the winner could claim a cash prize of as much as $10 million. Viewers will be able to play along in real time and sync to the prime-time broadcast.
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Inaugural group amends
report: Pritzker gave
$250,000, not $500,000
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Chicago Tribune, by Katherine Skiba
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/24/2013 2:49:15 PM
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WASHINGTON — Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker, under consideration to lead the Commerce Department, gave the president’s 2013 inauguration a contribution of $250,000, not $500,000, according to an amended report filed Tuesday. The Presidential Inaugural Committee, in reporting donors and contributions on Saturday, said Pritzker made a personal gift of $250,000 and her firm, PSP Capital Partners, made a separate gift of $250,000, both on Jan. 8. But the committee filed an amended public report Tuesday, leaving out any donation from Pritzker’s firm. The reports were made to the Federal Election Commission.
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Student Sent Home for
´Support the Troops´ Shirt...
at Army Base!?
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Fox News, by Staff
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/24/2013 2:25:49 PM
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The 12-year-old daughter of a U.S. soldier deployed overseas was reportedly sent home from school by administrators for violating the dress code. Cejai Taylor wore a red t-shirt to honor her father, Sgt. James Taylor, and other service members. It was part of a "red shirt day" campaign that she hoped to start at the school. But administrators reportedly objected because the shirt did not have a collar, though they are taking another look at their policy. And here´s the kicker. This all happened at Mahaffey Middle School, which is located on Fort Campbell Army Base
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Washington airports spared
sequester impacts
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Washington Times [DC], by Stephen Dinan
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The chief of the FAA told Congress today that Washington-area airports will largely escape the effects of the air traffic controller furloughs — a blessing for lawmakers who fly out of the nation’s capitol. Michael Huerta, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, told a congressional panel that the Washington region’s airports are spaced out enough and have enough spare capacity that furloughs to air traffic controllers won’t hurt as much here. He also said Atlanta should escape major problems because the big airfield there has five runways, which makes it easier to space flights out.
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Lawyer: Philadelphia abortion
provider on trial for murder
won´t testify or call witnesses
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Associated Press, by Maryclaire Dale
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/24/2013 1:46:16 PM
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PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia abortion provider won´t testify or call witnesses at his capital murder trial. Dr. Kermit Gosnell´s decision follows five weeks of prosecution evidence. Defense lawyer Jack McMahon has done his work by challenging witnesses on cross-examination. The jury is expected to hear closing arguments on Monday. The 72-year-old Gosnell is charged with killing four babies allegedly born alive at his clinic. He is also charged in the 2009 overdose death of a 41-year-old refugee who died months after coming to the U.S. A string of former employees have testified that Gosnell relied on untrained, unlicensed staff to
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Obama on George W.:
´Gracious, patriotic´
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Politico, by Donovan Slack
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/24/2013 12:38:35 PM
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President Obama says that while he had some deep disagreements with George W. Bush about policy, the former president was gracious, patriotic and very nice. "Well, I´ve always thought that President Bush was gracious, he was patriotic. He couldn´t have been nicer to my team and family when we made the transition in, and I always had a good friendly relationship with him," Obama said in an interview with NBC´s Savannah Guthrie, portions of which were broadcast Wednesday. "Obviously, we had some deep disagreements in terms of policy, but there´s no doubt that anybody who takes on this job has
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America´s engine of the future
to get ´Made in China´ label
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Fox News, by Staff
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/24/2013 12:31:53 PM
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Thanks to generous support from a foreign backer, there is renewed hope for an American attempt to revolutionize, modernize and sanitize the automobile engine. The catch? The finished product will be stamped “Made in China.” EcoMotors, a startup engineering company based in Allen Park, Mich., plans to produce up to 150,000 of its opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder (OPOC) two-stroke engines annually in a factory funded by Zhongding Power. The facility will be located in China’s Anhui Province, west of Shanghai. EcoMotors CEO Don Runkle told FoxNews.com that Zhongding has committed to building a plant for the engines with the hope of supplying
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MSNBC Finally Covers Gosnell
Trial in Primetime Five
Weeks After it Began
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Newsbusters, by Noel Sheppard
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/24/2013 12:24:16 PM
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The murder trial of abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell began on March 18. On April 23, more than five weeks after it started, the folks at the so-called "news network" MSNBC decided it was time they reported it in primetime. Hardball´s Chris Matthews surprisingly ended the blackout Tuesday: CHRIS MATTHEWS: In Philadelphia right now, the trial of an abortion doctor charged with the murder of babies the prosecutors say were born alive is generating national headlines. Of course, it was page one of today´s USA Today with the headline "Gruesome Testimony Renews Debate Over Abortion."
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Can a President Who
Has Promised to
´Stand with the Muslims´
Protect Americans?
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American Thinker, by Lauri B. Regan
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Posted By: DW626- 4/23/2013 3:11:30 AM
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In Obama´s Audacity of Hope, he stated, "I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in any ugly direction." He also asserted in Bob Woodward´s Obama´s Wars, "We can absorb [another] terrorist attack." These are two straightforward statements that raise the question of whether a man who has been seemingly obsessed with reaching out to "the Muslim world" since taking office is capable of fulfilling his duty as commander-in-chief to keep America safe and secure.
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As Bush library opening puts
his presidency back in the
spotlight, his approval rating is up
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Washington Post, by Dan Balz
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Posted By: Dreadnought- 4/23/2013 12:29:52 AM
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George W. Bush will return to the spotlight this week for the dedication of his presidential library, an event likely to trigger fresh public debate about his eight fateful years in office. But he reemerges with a better public image than when he left Washington more than four years ago. Since then, Bush has absented himself from both policy disputes and political battles. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll suggests that the passage of time and Bush’s relative invisibility have been beneficial to a chief executive who left office surrounded by controversy.
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Republican Benghazi Report
Alleges State Department Coverup
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Daily Beast, by Eli Lake
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Posted By: StormCnter- 4/24/2013 4:50:38 AM
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Internal emails in the week following the 9-11 anniversary assault on the U.S. facility in Benghazi show the White House and State Department removed references to al Qaeda and the mention of other recent attacks in Benghazi from widely distributed talking points used to explain the incident to the public, according to a new report from five House Republican committee chairmen released Tuesday afternoon. Citing administration emails provided to the House committees, the 46-page report claims that “to protect the State Department, the Administration deliberately removed references to al-Qaeda-linked groups and previous attacks
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev got
Mass. welfare benefits
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Boston Herald, by Chris Cassidy
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Posted By: StormCnter- 4/24/2013 5:31:11 AM
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Marathon bombings mastermind Tamerlan Tsarnaev was living on taxpayer-funded state welfare benefits even as he was delving deep into the world of radical anti-American Islamism, the Herald has learned. State officials confirmed last night that Tsarnaev, slain in a raging gun battle with police last Friday, was receiving benefits along with his wife, Katherine Russell Tsarnaev, and their 3-year-old daughter. The state’s Executive Office of Health and Human Services said those benefits ended in 2012 when the couple stopped meeting income eligibility limits. Russell Tsarnaev’s attorney has claimed Katherine — who had converted to Islam —
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The Brain of a Bomber: Did Damage
Caused By Boxing Play a Role in
the Boston Bombings?
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Time Magazine, by Jeffrey Kluger
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Posted By: KarenJ1- 4/24/2013 5:17:04 PM
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev is telling no tales. The older of the two brothers who committed the Boston Marathon bombings was likely the one who planned the attack, but when he died in a shootout with police just days after the blasts, his thoughts and motivations vanished with him. But the brain that was home to his angry mind remains, and in this case that may mean something. Tsarnaev was an amateur boxer who won the New England Golden Gloves competition as recently as 2009 and 2010. That speaks to a young man with a healthy sense
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Kerry on Global Warming:
´The Science Is Screaming at
All of Us and Demands Action´
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Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper
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Posted By: StormCnter- 4/23/2013 5:30:15 AM
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In a statement marking Earth Day, Secretary of State John Kerry pledges to deal "responsibly with the clear and present danger of climate change." The former presidential candidate also notes the "fragile planet we share with the rest of humanity and which we must protect for future generations.""The United States joins countries around the world today in commemorating Earth Day. Ever since I was involved in the first Earth Day in Massachusetts, way back in 1970, this has always been a day to reflect on our environmental challenges and our responsibility to safeguard our God-given natural resources
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President Obama to daughters:
If you get a tattoo, I’m
getting one too
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New York Daily News, by Kristen A. Lee
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Posted By: KarenJ1- 4/24/2013 12:18:38 PM
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President Obama and the First Lady have come up with a crafty strategy to prevent their daughters from getting tattoos — and it banks on the girls thinking their parents are deeply uncool. “What we’ve said to the girls is, ‘If you guys ever decide you´re going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will get the exact same tattoo. In the same place,’” Obama said with a smile. “And we´ll go on YouTube and show it off as a family tattoo.” “And our thinking is that might dissuade them from thinking that that somehow that´s
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Franken: The Senate needs to
talk more about climate change
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The Hill [Washington, DC], by Ramsey Cox
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Posted By: KarenJ1- 4/23/2013 10:26:58 AM
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Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) suggested on Earth Day that the Senate should spend more time talking about climate change issues. “I’m here to suggest we talk more about climate change so that we can agree on taking action to address it,” Franken said Monday. “The Senate cannot afford to ignore climate change, we need to talk about it.” Franken pointed out that 98 out of 100 scientist say climate change is real and needs to be dealt with. He said people outside Washington, D.C., understand this. “Many of my other colleagues I suspect don’t talk about
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National Review Online The Corner, by Jonah Goldberg
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Posted By: Fiesta del sol- 4/23/2013 6:55:51 AM
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Apparently the latest craze in NYC is to let your babies’ freak flags fly by letting them go commando: When Jada Shapiro decided to raise her daughter from birth without diapers, for the most part, not everyone was amused. Ms. Shapiro scattered little bowls around the house to catch her daughter’s offerings, and her sister insisted that she use a big, dark marker to mark the bowls so that they could never find their way back to the kitchen. But “elimination communication,” as the diaper-free method of child-rearing is called,
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Ben Affleck to live on food
budget of $1.50 per day
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Star-Ledger [Trenton, NJ], by Janelle Griffith
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Posted By: earlybird- 4/23/2013 7:53:21 PM
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Academy Award winner Ben Affleck is the latest Hollywood star to lend his celebrity to a social cause. Next week, the "Argo" and "Good Will Hunting" actor will join thousands of others when he lives off of $1.50 per day as part of the Live Below the Line campaign, from April 29 to May 3. Billed as a means to challenge the way people think about poverty, the campaign requires participants to feed themselves on no more than $1.50 a day for five days.
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Bloomberg Says Interpretation
of Constitution Will ‘Have to
Change’ After Boston Bombing
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New York Observer, by Jill Colvin
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Posted By: KarenJ1- 4/23/2013 12:10:33 PM
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In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday the country’s interpretation of the Constitution will “have to change” to allow for greater security to stave off future attacks. “The people who are worried about privacy have a legitimate worry,” Mr. Bloomberg said during a press conference in Midtown. “But we live in a complex word where you’re going to have to have a level of security greater than you did back in the olden days, if you will. And our laws and our interpretation of the Constitution, I think, have to change.”
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David Brooks: Ted Cruz ´Has
a Face That Looks a Little
Like Joe McCarthy´
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NewsBusters, by Noel Sheppard
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Posted By: KarenJ1- 4/23/2013 10:18:25 PM
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NewsBusters reported Sunday the media´s chorus to silence Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) is growing louder. As fate would have it, at roughly the same time, David Brooks was sitting down for a chat with PBS’s Jeff Greenfield at the 92nd Street Y during which the New York Times columnist said, “It doesn’t help that [Cruz] has a face that looks a little like Joe McCarthy” (video follows with transcript and commentary): After Greenfield brought up the Texas Senator, Brooks said, “So Ted Cruz is, just violates my sense. And I think if you mention the name Ted
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