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thehill.com - 10 hours ago
Coakley opposes troop increase
— thehill.com — The frontrunner to take Ted Kennedy's Senate seat said today she opposes sending more troops to Afghanistan.... Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, who is facing an increasingly tight race with Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), issued a ... (more) Coakley opposes troop increase

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commonsensewonder.blogspot.com - 15 hours ago
Notice how the value of contracts has diminished in recent years?
— commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — This professor of law proves once again that lawyers are without honor . Professor advises underwater homeowners... to walk away from mortgages Brent T. White, a University of Arizona law school professor, says that it's in the homeowners' best financial interest to stiff their lenders and that (more) Notice how the value of contracts has diminished in ...

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General David Petraeus Latest Blog Posts

Terrorist Criminal Trials and the Coming Jihad
3 hours ago at American Thinker
Can this be true?
5 hours ago at Civil Commotion
Huckabee granted clemency to suspect in Lakewood police killings
6 hours ago at HorsesAss.Org
What’s news
7 hours ago at Balloon Juice
Sometimes even the can spam yield something interesting.
7 hours ago at Daily Pundit
torontosun.com - 15 hours ago
'Botch after botch after botch'
— torontosun.com — I've been poring over one of many leaked computer files from the "climategate" scandal.... (more) 'Botch after botch after botch'

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balloon-juice.com - 34 hours ago
I Know I Should Stop Watching
— balloon-juice.com — But I have CNN on in the background and I am still seeing breathless commentary about the... party crashers at the White House. People are aware that the only thing that happened in the breach is that they were not officially invited, right? You all ... (more) I Know I Should Stop Watching

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nuclearfiles.org - 39 hours ago
Key Issues: Ethics: Issues: Military Leaders on Nuclear Weapons Abolition
— nuclearfiles.org — Military Leaders on Nuclear Weapons Abolition 2000 "We have reached the point where the senior military generals... responsible for nuclear forces are advocating, more vocally, more vehemently, than our politicians, to get down to lower and lower ... (more) Key Issues: Ethics: Issues: Military Leaders on Nuclear ...

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commonsensewonder.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
Best Buy travesty
— commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — http://biggovernment.com/2009/11/27/best-buy-ditches-christmas-but-celebrates-muslim-holiday-in-fliers/ Another reason not to go to Best Buy.... (more) Best Buy travesty

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mypetjawa.mu.nu - 2 days ago
Jesus Embraces Stoning Adulterers, Chopping Off the Hands of Thieves
— mypetjawa.mu.nu — Oh, yes, the Jesus of political Islam. The one who "ebraces God's law". Like stoning women who... commit adultery to death. Which is, like, right out of the New Testament I think. Somewhere in the back. The event is billed... (more) Jesus Embraces Stoning Adulterers, Chopping Off the ...

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2 days ago
Backlash Grows Against NC Health Insurer's Anti-Reform Campaign
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — This post was reported by Nick Pinto, and written by Nick Pinto and Zachary Roth A North... Carolina health insurer is facing a major backlash in the wake of its campaign to enlist customers in the fight against health-care reform. The state's Insurance ... (more) Backlash Grows Against NC Health Insurer's Anti-Reform ...

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balloon-juice.com - 2 days ago
Who runs Washington
— balloon-juice.com — Via TPM , stories like this are important: But lobbyists and many of the businesses they represent... say K Street is being unfairly demonized by a White House intent on scoring political points with scandal-weary voters. They warn that the ... (more) Who runs Washington

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washingtonexaminer.com - 2 days ago
Is Obama's dithering similar to that of Civil War general George B. McClellan?
— washingtonexaminer.com — By: J.P. Freire Associate Commentary Editor 11/26/09 1:34 AM EST On the Charlie Rose Show , presidential... biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin said President Obama mustn't be rushed to make a decision. After all, she noted, Lincoln waited until the right ... (more) Is Obama's dithering similar to that of Civil War ...

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independent.co.uk - 3 days ago
The Independent
— independent.co.uk — The head of Germany's armed forces has resigned over allegations of a military cover-up following a Nato... air strike in Afghanistan that killed dozens of civilians. General Wolfgang Schneiderhan's resignation caps a deeply embarrassing episode for ... (more) The Independent

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commonsensewonder.blogspot.com - 3 days ago
What the bean counters did for General Motors the government will do to our hospitals
— commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — NHS trust faces probe into high death rate and blood-spattered equipmentRead more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1231197/NHS-trust-investigation-inspectors-blood-spattered-equipment-unusually-high-death-rate-patients.html#ixzz0XzocFpn1... (more) What the bean counters did for General Motors the ...

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sistertoldjah.com - 3 days ago
Happy Thanksgiving!
— sistertoldjah.com — I’m getting ready to head out to my sister’s for Thanksgiving lunch with the family, but before... I go, I wanted to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday. Make sure to wear elastic pants, and keep the Tums close at hand  ... (more) Happy Thanksgiving!

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What You Do in the Private Sector Is Your Own Business
reason.com - 4 days ago
What You Do in the Private Sector Is Your Own Business
— reason.com — Katherine Mangu-Ward | November 25, 2009 What qualifies someone for a cabinet position? For the last 100... years, somewhere between a third and a half of the cabinet members in any administration had private sector experience prior to serving in ... (more) What You Do in the Private Sector Is Your Own Business

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UN renews campaign against domestic violence
news.bbc.co.uk - 4 days ago
UN renews campaign against domestic violence
— news.bbc.co.uk — Bandaged woman in Cambodia recovering from an acid attack Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to... play. Advertisement The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has unveiled a renewed campaign opposing violence against women. He says about ... (more) UN renews campaign against domestic violence

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NC Health Insurer Being Probed For Campaign Against Public Option
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 4 days ago
NC Health Insurer Being Probed For Campaign Against Public Option
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina is being investigated by the state's attorney general for a recent mailer... and spate of robo-calls in opposition to the public option, according to a company spokesman. In October, TPMmuckraker reported that ... (more) NC Health Insurer Being Probed For Campaign Against ...

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nypost.com - 4 days ago
Ex-state cop boss admits Troopergate role
— nypost.com — ALBANY -- Former acting State Police Superintendent Preston Felton admitted breaking state law in connection with the... Dirty Tricks scandal involving Eliot Spitzer's use of the state police against a political foe, public-integrity officials said ... (more) Ex-state cop boss admits Troopergate role

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ipsnews.net - 5 days ago
POLITICS: Afghan Army Turnover Rate Threatens U.S. War Plans - IPS ipsnews.net
— ipsnews.net — Calculating the ANA Combat Troop Turnover Rate The turnover rate in any organisation in a given time... period is the total number of personnel who quit the organisation divided by the total number who belonged to the organisation during that period.  ... (more) POLITICS: Afghan Army Turnover Rate Threatens U.S. ...

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esr.ibiblio.org - 5 days ago
Hiding the Decline: Part 1 – The Adventure Begins
— esr.ibiblio.org — From the CRU code file osborn-tree6/briffa_sep98_d.pro , used to prepare a graph purported to be of Northern... Hemisphere temperatures and reconstructions. ; ; Apply a VERY ARTIFICAL correction for ... (more) Hiding the Decline: Part 1 – The Adventure Begins

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huffingtonpost.com - 5 days ago
Obama To Announce Increase Of US Troops For Afghanistan On December 1
— huffingtonpost.com — President Barack Obama is expected to announce a "sizeable force" increase in US troops for Afghanistan early... next week, tentatively December 1, according to a report from NPR . Obama met with his war council on Monday evening to decide how many ... (more) Obama To Announce Increase Of US Troops For Afghanistan ...

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Rohrabacher defends Obama on Afghanistan
thehill.com - 5 days ago
Rohrabacher defends Obama on Afghanistan
— thehill.com — A conservative Republican came to President Obama's defense over Afghanistan last night, urging Obama to take his... time on a decision to send more troops. "I personally am not upset that it has taken President Obama this long to determine his response ... (more) Rohrabacher defends Obama on Afghanistan

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google.com - 5 days ago
The Canadian Press: Secret U.S. plan to support Afghan militias echoes Canadian general's ideas
— google.com — 1 day ago KANDAHAR, Afghanistan A secret U.S. plan to support anti-Taliban militias, which is raising concerns... about further destabilizing Afghanistan, echoes similar ideas being voiced by the head of Canada's army. Lt. Gen. Andrew Leslie, chief of ... (more) The Canadian Press: Secret U.S. plan to support Afghan ...

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isria.com - 5 days ago
OIC Secretary General calls on Islamic world to examine Convention on the Rights of the Child to ...
— isria.com — The following information has been reproduced as part of our database, it does not constitute any endorsement... from ISRIA. To know the exact origin of this information, please click on 'view original source' at the end of the page. OIC Secretary ... (more) OIC Secretary General calls on Islamic world to examine ...

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thelocal.de - 5 days ago
Merkel expects 'thank you' as GM repays loans
— thelocal.de — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she was expecting a "thank-you letter" from General Motors after... the US firm paid Berlin back for huge loans to keep its Opel unit afloat. (more) Merkel expects 'thank you' as GM repays loans

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State dinner: Be our guest
politico.com - 5 days ago
State dinner: Be our guest
— politico.com — After months of planning, the Obamas first state dinner at the White House is just hours away.... Who snagged an invite to the prized event? The White House will release the official list later today, but POLITICO has a sneak peek of who's expected to ... (more) State dinner: Be our guest

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commonsensewonder.blogspot.com - 5 days ago
The evidence is mounting that Obama is an anti-semite in "some of my best friends are Jews" clothing
— commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — Obama is cutting the White House Chanukah party by half: Officials in the Obama administration have decided... that they will be cutting the guest list in half for this year’s Chanukah party at the White House. ... Over the past year, the Obama administration has given the Jewish community a ... (more) The evidence is mounting that Obama is an anti-semite in ...

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Ethics Troubles Loom Large for S.C. Governor
truthdig.com - 5 days ago
Ethics Troubles Loom Large for S.C. Governor
— truthdig.com — Looks like South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s extramarital activities, which were brought to light publicly last summer... by a faux Appalachian Trail excursion (by way of Argentina), aren’t going to be wiped from the record anytime ... (more) Ethics Troubles Loom Large for S.C. Governor

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Howard Dean: Dems will ‘Rue the Day They Didn’t Go To Budget Reconciliation to Pass This Bill’
taylormarsh.com - 5 days ago
Howard Dean: Dems will ‘Rue the Day They Didn’t Go To Budget Reconciliation to Pass This Bill’
— taylormarsh.com — Howard Dean this morning with Dylan Ratigan. It makes me think back to when this all began.... Pres. Obama didn’t want to go down the Clinton road, understandably, to write the bill out of the White House. The first ... (more) Howard Dean: Dems will ‘Rue the Day They Didn’t Go To ...

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france24.com - 5 days ago
Belgian in US court admits Iran arms dealing
— france24.com — AFP - A alleged Belgian arms dealer on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to export... fighter jet engines and parts to Iran, US justice officials said. The US Justice Department said in a statement Jacques Monsieur now faced a maximum ... (more) Belgian in US court admits Iran arms dealing

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virginia.org - 6 days ago
Virginia Is For Lovers
— virginia.org — Berkeley stakes claim as the site of the first distillation of bourbon whiskey, produced by missionary George... Thorpe, who declared it "much better than British ale." It was at Berkeley that Union General Daniel A. Butterfield composed "Taps," which ... (more) Virginia Is For Lovers

Comments vote down www.markdroberts.com found this 6 days agofound this
news.yahoo.com - 6 days ago
Obama: Professed 9/11 mastermind will be convicted (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — AP - President Barack Obama predicted that professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be convicted,... as Attorney General Eric Holder defended putting him the U.S. civilian legal system. (more) Obama: Professed 9/11 mastermind will be convicted (AP)

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Lindsey Graham Tears Into Eric Holder: If We Captures Osama Bin Laden Today Would You Read Him His Rights (Video)
gatewaypundit.firstthings.com - 6 days ago
Lindsey Graham Tears Into Eric Holder: If We Captures Osama Bin Laden Today Would You Read Him ...
— gatewaypundit.firstthings.com — Obama’s Attorney General today defended his decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammad to New York for a... circus trial. Sen. Lindsey Graham had the best question of the day for the confused Attorney General- “If we capture Osama Bin Laden ... (more) Lindsey Graham Tears Into Eric Holder: If We Captures ...

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biggovernment.com - 6 days ago
ACORN Scandal, Part 2: The Evidentiary Phase
— biggovernment.com — The last two months of the growing ACORN scandal have focused on the damning videos shot by... James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles. In seven out of eight offices, ACORN employees attempted to aid and abet O’Keefe and Giles’ illicit “scheme” ... (more) ACORN Scandal, Part 2: The Evidentiary Phase

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thehill.com - 6 days ago
Axelrod voices worry about Ill. seat, Giannoulias
— thehill.com — In an interview with the New York Times , White House senior adviser David Axelrod openly worries... about keeping President Obama's Senate seat in Democratic hands. He also acknowledges the he and Obama failed to recruit state Attorney General Lisa ... (more) Axelrod voices worry about Ill. seat, Giannoulias

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taylormarsh.com - 6 days ago
Tough Out There
— taylormarsh.com — The reviews on Pres. Obama’s Asia tour have been very mixed . But none were as harsh... as Saturday Night Live, which channeled the feeling of many of us when it comes to where the White House has been on economics , particularly when ... (more) Tough Out There

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balloon-juice.com - 6 days ago
Long, strange trip
— balloon-juice.com — I’m not sure that I think this is 100% true , but I really, really like the... idea: Maybe we need a new name for these people: Palinheads. To be sure, the drugs are different (make all the crystal meth jokes you want, but I bet white sugar ... (more) Long, strange trip

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online.wsj.com - 6 days ago
Army General to Run Fort Hood Probe
— online.wsj.com — The Army tapped its top officer in Europe, Gen. Carter Ham, to lead an intensive 45-day probe... into whether it could have done more to prevent the Fort Hood shootings. (more) Army General to Run Fort Hood Probe

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publications.nigms.nih.gov - 7 days ago
The New Genetics: Chapter 2: RNA and DNA Revealed: New Roles, New Rules - National Institute of ...
— publications.nigms.nih.gov — Recently, molecules called microRNAs have been found in organisms as diverse as plants, worms, and people. The... molecules are truly "micro," consisting of only a few dozen nucleotides, compared to typical human mRNAs that are a few thousand nucleotides ... (more) The New Genetics: Chapter 2: RNA and DNA Revealed: New ...

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Obama and Advisers Talk Iraq Drawdown
abcnews.go.com - 7 days ago
Obama and Advisers Talk Iraq Drawdown
— abcnews.go.com — Hot off his historic inauguration, President Barack Obama quickly turned his focus to drawing down troops in... Iraq. The president met with Wednesday afternoon with close advisers on his first day in office to consider complex questions surrounding ... (more) Obama and Advisers Talk Iraq Drawdown

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independent.co.uk - 7 days ago
The Independent
— independent.co.uk — America's armed forces are planning to send 600 of their personnel to Qatar to test a headquarters... that could be used to control and co-ordinate an invasion of Iraq. America's armed forces are planning to send 600 of their personnel to Qatar to test ... (more) The Independent

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kasotc.com - 7 days ago
King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center
— kasotc.com — For Immediate Release June 15, 2009 ANNAPOLIS, MD — Jordan’s King Abdullah II and the Jordan Armed... Forces (JAF) selected ViaGlobal LLC as the manager and operator of the new King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC). ViaGlobal ... (more) King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center

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nypost.com - 7 days ago
9/11 fiends to use trial as soapbox
— nypost.com — The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they... can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said today. Scott Fenstermaker, the lawyer for accused terrorist Ali Abd al-Aziz ... (more) 9/11 fiends to use trial as soapbox

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tradearabia.com - 8 days ago
Middle East & GCC Business Information
— tradearabia.com — GE Capital, the finance arm of General Electric, has completed its inaugural sukuk offering of $500 million,... tailored for investors across the Middle East, Asia and Europe. The five-year sukuk had strong demand and makes GE Capital the first US ... (more) Middle East & GCC Business Information

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commonsensewonder.blogspot.com - 8 days ago
Totalitarianism on the march...it's always for your own good
— commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — Pa. university students upset about fitness class (more) Totalitarianism on the march...it's always for your own good

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commentarymagazine.com - 8 days ago
A Third Lebanon War Could Be Much Worse than the Second
— commentarymagazine.com — Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah recently announced that he could hit any and every place in Israel... with long-range missiles. That would mean that, unlike in 2006, Hezbollah could strike not only the northern cities of Kiryat Shmona and ... (more) A Third Lebanon War Could Be Much Worse than the Second

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online.wsj.com - 8 days ago
Anne Bayefsky Evicted from UN for Criticizing Goldstone Report
— online.wsj.com — As part of our public-service reports on the workings of your favorite world body, allow us to... introduce you to Anne Bayefsky. The Toronto native is an expert on human-rights law and an accredited United Nations observer. She is also a friend of ... (more) Anne Bayefsky Evicted from UN for Criticizing Goldstone ...

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thehill.com - 8 days ago
Dem chairman not happy with 9/11 trials
— thehill.com — The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee expressed opposition today to Attorney General Eric Holder's decision... to give civilian trials to the 9/11 plotters. Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) penned a letter to Holder and Defense Secretary Robert ... (more) Dem chairman not happy with 9/11 trials

Comments vote down Hot Air » Top Picks found this 8 days agofound this
CafePress Is No Longer Officially Okay with Praying for Obama's Death [Indecision]
gawker.com - 9 days ago
CafePress Is No Longer Officially Okay with Praying for Obama's Death [Indecision]
— gawker.com — CafePress has reversed itself for the second time and discontinued once and for all the sale of... "Pray For Obama: Psalm 109:8" merchandise, which is Christian code for "pray for Obama to get killed by... (more) CafePress Is No Longer Officially Okay with Praying for ...

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