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Abandoned Under Obama By Heather Robinson on 11.10.09 @ 6:09AM Earlier this month, Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, a self-described "Muslim Zionist," traveled to the U.S. to address audiences in New York City and at Yale University. Publisher of the largest English-language weekly newspaper in Bangladesh, Choudhury has been jailed, beaten, nearly blinded, and is now on trial for his life for his reporting, and for his pro-American, pro-Israeli views.Who Killed California?
by Troy Senik http://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/who-killed-california My apologies for having nothing originally in this post. The text was here but didn't show up. Apparently this article is too long to be printed here, at about 11 pages. It is nevertheless worth reading, unless, as someone has already done, you have made your mind up what to believe before reading.Approval of U.S. Congress Falls to 21%
Approval of U.S. Congress Falls to 21%, Driven by Democrats Lowest rating for Congress since January by Frank Newport PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' approval of the job Congress is doing is at 21% this month, down significantly from last month's 31% and from the recent high of 39% in March. Congressional Approval -- 2009 Trend "The current drop in overall job approval to 21% particularly reflects a substantial drop in approval among Democrats, whose 36% rating this month is 18 points lower than last month's 54%, and the lowest since January of this year."Max Blumenthal on Fresh Air
I know this is long and a little weird because its in interview format, but I thought this was great when I heard it the other day. This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross.How many House votes will Obamacare lose because of its abortion subsidy?
Democratic Dissenters How many House votes will Obamacare lose because of its abortion subsidy? by John McCormack Douglas Johnson, the National Right to Life Committee's legislative director, calls it a "bookkeeping scheme" and an "idiosyncratic definition of 'public funds' that would never be accepted for five minutes if the issue weren't abortion." Rachel Laser of the pro-choice group Third Way argues that the Stupak amendment would deny abortion coverage to many women who currently have it if they are dropped from their employer-based plans and need to purchase the government-run or government-subsidized plans.Halle Berry: Burgers, Not Baby,on Board
By Cynthia Wang
The speculation is over. When a svelte Halle Berry walked onto Jay Leno's stage Thursday, the host told her she looked terrific, to which she replied: "You know, thank you for that, Jay, because that must mean that pregnancy rumors can be put to bed!" Sources at The Jay Leno Show taping tell PEOPLE that Berry, wearing a low-cut, short black dress and black thigh-high boots, also told Leno with a laugh, "I was getting a complex!
From Citizens to "Stakeholders": The New American Constitution
From Citizens to "Stakeholders": The New American Constitution By Angelo M. Codevilla "I'm going to get everybody concerned around a big table where all can express their views and their needs. And I'll express mine, and that will make sense of them all because I'll be president."Health Debate Fails to Ignite Obama’s Grass Roots (NYTimes)
Health Debate Fails to Ignite Obama’s Grass Roots MUSCATINE, Iowa — At her home on Tom Sawyer Road here the other night, Bonnie Adkins agreed to begin spreading the word that President Obama’s embattled health care plan needed help. Justin Maxon/The New York Times Kevin Geiken, left, the deputy field director in Iowa for Organizing for America, at a health care session in Davenport. Ms.list of Biden blunders mentioned the fox article.
Vice President Joe Biden has been keeping a low profile these days. But last week he popped into headlines when he clashed with aides to former President George W. Bush after claiming to have rebuked Bush in private meetings.Jeb Bush, GOP: Time to leave Reagan behind
Sunday, May 3, 2009 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/03/gop-listens-in-drive-to-thrive/ Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Saturday that it's time for the Republican Party to give up its "nostalgia" for the heyday of the Reagan era and look forward, even if it means stealing the winning strategy deployed by Democrats in the 2008 election. "You can't beat something with nothing, and the other side has something.
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