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US Christians want to jail homosexuals

US Christians want to jail homosexuals. It seems ludicrous in the 21st century, but some mainstream Christian organizations want... more

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Patriot Act to be Extended

That's right, we've seen the patriot act strip away constitutional rights for the past eight years, and now they want to... more

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Cheerleader who claimed flu shot caused her to walk backwards lied

A former Washington Redskins cheerleader who claimed a flu vaccine caused her to suffer a debilitating neurological disorder is... more

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Victory! India bans planting of first GMO food crop ( Bt brinjal)

This is big news! Should this have been approved, Monsanto would have gotten its foot in the door to push other GM crops on India... more

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Stephen Colbert calls Sarah Palin, 'Retarded'

Using Sarah Palin's logic, Stephen Colbert has finally said on television what so many of us have been dying to hear! If... more

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U.S. Government Expected To Regulate "Greenwashing" Marketing Campaigns

Environmental terms are tossed around in marketing campaigns, without clear definitions, and corporations easily manipulate (or... more

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REPUBLICAN MICHELE BACHMANN WANTS TO WEAN EVERYBODY OFF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE

Michele Bachmann (R-MN.) says the way to reduce the national debt is to take everybody off Social Security and Medicare. Is she... more

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Colbert: "Sarah Palin is a f*cking retard"

Stephen Colbert has fine words for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who defended Rush Limbaugh's use of the word... more

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Secret contract, lavish spending push Republican Party of Florida to crisis

Donors and party activists are livid over newly revealed records that suggest outgoing chairman Jim Greer used the party as a... more

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Toyota announces massive recall

"Toyota’s president today announced plans for a global recall of more than 430,000 of its flagship Prius hybrid cars... more

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The dangers of being a news reporter [video]

Some of the finest journalists risk life and limb to bring us the stories that matter from all over the world. From the war-torn... more

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Fox news begins to spin Palin's Snowbilly Palm Pilot story

On Fox & Friends this morning, the hosts defended their colleague’s Telepalmer notes. Carlson suggested that it was a... more

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Obama Urges Setting Aside ‘Petty Politics’

President Obama declared today that “a sense of purpose that transcends petty politics” must be forged by Democrats and Republicans to create more jobs, reduce the deficit and find at least some common ground on health care.

“We can’t afford grandstanding at the expense of actually getting something done,” Mr. Obama said as he made a surprise appearance at the daily White House briefing for the media only hours after he convened his first monthly bipartisan meeting he called for in the State of the Union address.

The president praised Republican leaders for coming to the White House on a snowy day in Washington. He said the meeting went so well that Senator Harry Reid, the Democratic leader, and Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, were “out doing snow angels together on the South Lawn.”

But his laughter gave way to a forceful message, saying that bipartisanship was a two-way street and neither side – including Democrats – could get their way. He said there needed to be at least some cooperation, but he offered no specific path for the legislative way forward.

“Bipartisan can’t be that I agree to all the things that they believe in or want and they agree to none of the things that I want,” Mr. Obama said.

The president took several questions from behind the lectern in the White House briefing room, the first time he has appeared before reporters in a formal setting in months. The appearance by Mr. Obama had the effect of giving him the final word after the bipartisan meeting of lawmakers a few hours earlier.

It was the latest effort in a revised White House approach for the president to appear more transparent and more bipartisan in the second year of his term. He touched upon health care, saying that he would be willing to consider tort reform in the overall debate on expanding coverage and bringing down the costs of health care, but he said Republicans needed to consider some of the Democratic ideas.

“Bipartisanship cannot mean simply that Democrats give up everything that they believe in,” Mr. Obama said. He added, “That’s not how it works in any other realm of life. That’s certainly not how it works in my marriage with Michelle. There’s got to be some give and take.”

His bipartisan appeal came with sharp words for Republicans, whom he asked to stop blocking the confirmation of his administration appointees. He said he would consider making appointments during recess – a prerogative of the president – if Republicans did not give in.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/obama-urges-setting-aside-petty-politics/President Obama declared today that “a sense of purpose that transcends petty politics” must be forged by Democrats... more

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Obama would destroy Palin in hypothetical race, poll finds

WASHINGTON -- Sarah Palin predicted Sunday that Barack Obama would lose the presidency if he was currently facing re-election. But... more

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East Coast Braces for Another Storm

First a novelty, then an inconvenience, now the vexing winter weather that dumped two feet of snow on Washington last weekend is... more

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Time For Wall Street CEOs To 'Earn Back' America's Trust

watchdog and Middle Class advocate Elizabeth Warren has accused Wall Street CEOs of abusing consumer trust and challenged them to step up and support financial reform -- for the nation's benefit as well as their own.

In an opinion piece to be published in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal, Warren writes:

For years, Wall Street CEOs have thrown away customer trust like so much worthless trash.

Banks and brokers have sold deceptive mortgages for more than a decade. Financial wizards made billions by packaging and repackaging those loans into securities. And federal regulators played the role of lookout at a bank robbery, holding back anyone who tried to stop the massive looting from middle-class families. When they weren't selling deceptive mortgages, Wall Street invented new credit card tricks and clever overdraft fees.
The Harvard Law professor and TARP overseer added that the bankers "squandered what little trust was left" when they took taxpayer bailouts.

The piece, titled "Wall Street's Race to the Bottom," explains how bankers can reclaim that trust: by supporting a strong consumer protection agency designed to root out the kinds of abuses that helped lead to the financial crisis. Long supported by Warren, this new agency would protect borrowers from abusive lenders by policing mortgages, credit cards and personal loans.

President Barack Obama proposed the agency last year as part of a set of comprehensive financial reforms. The House of Representatives passed a bill in December to create it.

Bankers, however, argue that the agency will add another layer of bureaucracy to government and increase costs, which would ultimately be passed on to consumers seeking credit. Simply put, banks -- especially the big ones -- despise the very idea of such an agency.

As proposed by Warren and Obama, the agency could protect consumers by writing and enforcing robust rules. Right now, that authority is split among seven regulators that also are charged with overseeing the health of individual banks and the broader financial system.

more at attackofthenews.blogspot.comwatchdog and Middle Class advocate Elizabeth Warren has accused Wall Street CEOs of abusing consumer trust and challenged them to... more