Friday, April 30, 2010

 

Arizona wants to pass a bill requiring Obama to show his birthcertificate.

Arizona lawmakers are trying to pass a bill that would require President Obama to produce a birth certificate showing that he was born in the USA for him to be able to be on the state's 2012 ballot of the presidential elections.
Now how about a national ballot to decide if Arizona is worthy to keep in the Union?

For more, see CBSNews.com

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

 

GOP Senators agree to end stalmate and start the debate for financial reform.

Late Wednesday, senate Republicans have agree to end their filibuster of the Democratic financial reform bill after closed-door negotiations. That latest move opens the doors for the bill to be brought and debated publicly on the floor.
In others words, they have agreed to have a public disagreement.

For more, see CNN.com


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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

 

Blagojevich wants President Obama subpoenaed for his trial.

Former Illinois governor Rod Blogojevich asked a judge last week to issue a subpoena for President Obama to make him testify at as a witness at his corruption trial.
Some legal experts equate that attempt to a hail marry pass disguised as an onside kick.

For more, see the Associatedpresse.com

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Monday, April 26, 2010

 

SEC officials accused of watching porn while Wall Street was collapsing.

According to an internal memo obtained by the media last week, it has been reported that some senior SEC officials spent more time watching and downloading porn than policing the market at the height of the financial meltdown.
Hard to believe that anyone had fun watching the market collapse and not panick.


For more, see cbsnews.com

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

 

Democrats and Republicans square over financial regulation reform.

As Democrats are contemplating to bring their financial reform bill to the Senate floor for a vote, Republicans are threatening to filibuster it on the grounds that it opens the doors for more Wall Street bailouts. For his part, President Obama is threatening to veto any financial reform bill that is not tough enough against Wall Street.
There you have it. When it comes to good drama, Hollywood is no match to Washington.

For more, see CNN.com

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

 

Flights resume over Europe, but thousand still stranded.

Flights have resumed over in Europe but thousand of travelers still remained stranded at airports worldwide and it is said that it may take weeks before they all get to their destinations.
As a result of airports tightly packed with thousand of travelers for days it's no surprise that a lot of false of underwear bombers cases have been filed by travelers overcame by the aroma in the air.

For more, see dailymail.co.uk

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Volcanic ashes still strand thousand of air travelers in much of Europe.

For nearly a week now, the airspace over Europe remained closed following the spread of ashes clouds flowing from the volcanic eruption in Iceland, stranding thousand of air travelers and forcing them to find alternative traveling routes.
But in a shameless non surprising move, Osama Bin Laden released a new video taking credit for the travel disruptions.

For more, see LaTimes.com

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Monday, April 19, 2010

 

The SEC charges Goldman and Sachs with securities fraud.

On Friday, the SEC charged Goldman and Sachs with securities fraud for allegedly betting against deals that it helped structure.
Wow!what accomplishment! Finally the SEC catching up with these Wall Street bad boys.

For more, see Marketwatch.com

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

 

The U.S. to pay $55.8 per seat to hitch a flight aboard Russian Soyouz.

Under a new agreement, the U.S. is paying Russia $55.8 million a seat for six flights to the International Space Station in 2013 and 2o14 after the current agreement expire in 2012. The new price represent an increase from the current price of $51 million per seat. It is said that the price include training and support services.
That begs the question:does it include in flight meals or will American astronauts have to bring their own launch bag too?

For more, see DiscoveryNews.com

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Monday, April 12, 2010

 

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is said to threaten to joint the Taliban.

Coming off days of harsh criticisms of the U.S. and its allies fighting alongside against the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai is reportedly threatening to joint those same Taliban if the U.S. keeps pressuring him to do more to end the rampant corruption of his regime.
With the U.S. economy still in the tank, it seems like it the guy is ready to ditch the dollar for a sure supply of opium.


For more, see the Associatedpresse.com

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Friday, April 9, 2010

 

Scam artists are trying to profit from the passage of the health care bill.

The ink with which it was signed not even dried yet, some scam artists are going door to door trying to pressure unsuspecting people to buy phony new health insurance before the enrollment window closed and they faced with potential fines.
Who said that the new health care bill was a small business killer?

For more, see Huffingtonpost.com

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Thursday, April 8, 2010

 

Iranian President mocks Obama's new nuclear policy.

Barely made public, President Obama new policy on against who to use or not use the nuclear bomb, is already making waves with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issuing a statement, mocking it yesterday.
Ultimately he said, " After President Bush's eight years use of all the "nucular," we here in Iran don't think there is any nuclear weapons left in the U.S. arsenal.

For more, see voiceofamerica.com
enrichement

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

 

Chrysler is said to expect to break even this year.

Less than a year after filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy, Chrysler is saying that it expects to break even by year end.
Achieving that goal should be a non-brainer: just stop making that awful PT Cruiser.

For more, see DetroitNews.com

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Monday, April 5, 2010

 

Pope Benedict XVI named as defendant in lawsuit against Church.

Three men in Kentucky have filled a lawsuit against the Catholic Church with Pope Benedict XVI named as a defendant for sexual abuses they suffered in the hands of priests in the Commonwealth years ago.
It is said that the Vatican is already mounting an aggressive legal defense that it hopes will shield the Pope against the claims of negligence.
There strategy? They said they Googled Kentucky and could not see it on the Internet.


For more, see LouivilleMojo.com

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Friday, April 2, 2010

 

Karl Rove heckled at book signing in California.

Earlier this week, Karl Rove, former President Bush political advisor was heckled at a book signing in Beverly Hills by members of Code Pink, the anti-Iraq war group. The heckling got so ugly that it prompted the ending the event. In case you didn't know, Rove was there promoting his new book titled: "Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight."
Given what unfolded in California, I think the book is already due for a makeover to be titled: "Consequence for Lack of Courage."

For more, see NYTimes.com

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Thursday, April 1, 2010

 

Large Hadron Collider finally smashes its proton beams.

On Tuesday, scientists near Geneva in Swiss succeeded in smashing the proton beams inside the Large Hadron Collider, the giant $10 billion particle accelerator. Afterwards, they were all exited hoping the experience will help learn the secrets of the Big Bang theory behind the creation of our universe.
In unrelated news, President Obama was still beaming from the passage of the health care reform, or as the Republicans put it, our 3 trillion Collider.

For more, see usnews.com

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