Political & Elections

BigG · BigG

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=136401&catid=2

BigG · BigG

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/06/AR2011010603490.html

longprime · longprime

Original Post by, LakeWashington, "Injustice in Texas" Finally got it deleted when I advertising DS. Did I get 'banned' ? Don't know until I find another thread that is political or faulty logic.

BigG · BigG

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/14-states-may-target-birthright-citizenship

BigG · BigG

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70113W20110104

longprime · longprime

What would have been a local/state concern, is now a Federal concern.

BigG · BigG

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1344019/Vulture-tagged-Israeli-scientists-flies-Saudi-Arabia-arrested-spy.html

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-gabler-democrats-20101226,0,3766733.story One might think that a politics of compromise would be a winning strategy not only for a nomination or an election but also for governing. It promises something for ev...

Abyss · Abyss

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d09/tables/dt09_271.asp

DonnaL · DonnaL

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,726447,00.html-- Edited by DonnaL on Wednesday 29th of Decembe...

catahoula · catahoula

Considering the good they do, should churches continue to be exempt from taxation? Facing budget gaps and an aversion to new debt and taxes, states and local governments are slapping residents with an array of new fees—and some are applying them to nonprofits. That marks a...

soccerguy315 · soccerguy315

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/29/MNDC1GUSCT.DTL&tsp=1 "We believe it is the University's legal, moral and ethical obligation" to increase the benefits, the executives wrote the Board of Regents in a Dec....

Cardinal Fang · Cardinal Fang

Oh, wait. Christie was warned that his state was about to experience a snow emergency. His response? "I'm going to Disneyland!" The lieutenant governor, a Republican, also left on vacation, leaving the state in the capable hands of the Senate President, a Democrat. When the state did in...

BigG · BigG

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/12/28/next_years_wars?page=full

soccerguy315 · soccerguy315

It's a good thing Bush didn't have this idea, or the NYTimes wouldn't know what to do! Luckily this is only Obama's idea, so it is obviously a very good one and deserves many accolades. ----------------------------The proposed order could give these prisoners a form of legal representation and a...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703548604576037961132253974.html?mod=WSJ_Election_MIDDLETopStories

BigG · BigG

http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/capital-land/2010/12/society-founder-rednecks-underserved-large-population

BigG · BigG

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2010/12/26/dispute_over_afghan_election_continues_to_fuel_tension/

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-schools-20101220,0,2566331.storyOur schools have been backed into a corner. Until Gov.-electJerry Brown spoke last week about how shocking the state's budget crisis is, and how yet more of the financial pain m...

BigG · BigG

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1341110/Fresh-humiliation-euro-zone-China-says-bail-debt-ridden-nations.html-- Edited by BigG on Thursday 23rd of December 2010 10:48:41 AM

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-marijuana-juries-20101225,0,2484761.storyIt seemed a straightforward case: A man with a...

Razorsharp · Razorsharp

The parents of a Rutgers University student who committed suicide after his roommate and another student allegedly broadcast online his sexual encounter with another man have notified the school they may sue. Jane and Joseph Clementi say the school should have done more to prevent the de...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-terrorism-20101226,0,2998659.columnMeanwhile, terrorists are still out there, still trying to find a gap in all those defenses. When a shoe bomb didn't work, they tried liquid explosives. When those...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-harney-20101226-14,0,4136825.story But other provisions in the bill could be bad news for homeowners interested in remodeling projects to conserve energy next year. The legislation slashed the popular tax credit...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-stimulus-losangeles-20101227,0,7589620.storyWhen the federal stimulus program was launched in early 2009, the city of Los Angeles was in dire straits, facing a shortfall of $427 million and the possibility of mass layoffs....

BigG · BigG

http://www.news10.net/news/article.aspx?storyid=113529&provider=top&catid=188

DonnaL · DonnaL

To put it as briefly as possible: Rape apology. Lying, and/or refusing to retract clear misstatements of fact. All in the interest of discrediting the accusers of Julian Assange. If you're interested in the details, read the last few posts on the subject at Tigerbeatdown, the blog of Sady Doyle, a...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

I have spoken of my odyssey to become insured on the private individual health insurance market, but wanted to update my cyber friends about the latest developments. My advice to you all: don't lose your group coverage, don't get laid off and if you start a business, make sure you have at least two fu...

Razorsharp · Razorsharp

For 41 years, the Athens man had a pearl from his mother's necklace stuck in his ear canal. ER staff at St. Mary's Hospital discovered it when Wright came in suffering from bronchitis this month. http://www.ajc.com/news/pearl-comes-out-of-783144.html Check your ears. Mayb...

BigG · BigG

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Battling-Insecurity-and-Joblessness-in-Afghanistan-112372424.html

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