November 18, 2009
AT THE END OF THE DAY, DIVERSITY HAS JUMPED THE SHARK, HORRIFICALLY
It cannot be said often enough that the chief of staff of the United States Army, Gen. George Casey, responded to a massacre of 13 Americans in which the suspect is a Muslim by saying: “Our diversity … is a strength.”
As long [...]
Analyst’s report: $20.7 billion budget deficit for California
By Denis C. Theriault
11/18/2009 01:59:30 PM PST
Document: Latest report on California’s fiscal outlook
SACRAMENTO — California’s budget deficit during the next year and a half will balloon to $20.7 billion, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office predicted in a report released today.
The gap between the state’s spending in revenues — [...]
Dick Morris on media reaction to Sarah Palin’s book tour
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Nov 17, 3:07 AM EST
Business foes of health care revamp ramp up effort
By ALAN FRAM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Business foes of health care overhaul legislation are outspending supporters at a rate of 2-to-1 for TV ads as they grow increasingly nervous over a final bill.
Led by the giant U.S. Chamber of Commerce, opponents of the Democratic [...]
Stop lying about those stimulus jobs
Examiner Editorial
November 17, 2009
Give the mainstream news media some credit: They have diligently dug into President Obama's fanciful boasts of job creation. When Obama claimed earlier this month that his $787 billion economic stimulus package had “saved or created” 640,000 jobs, a dozen news organizations pounced. They soon highlighted some [...]
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Islamic militants boosting role in drug trade
By Claude Salhani THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The sea lanes of the South Atlantic have become a favored route for drug traffickers carrying narcotics from Latin America to West and North Africa, where al Qaeda-related groups are increasingly involved in transporting the drugs to Europe, intelligence officials and [...]
A Jacksonian Republican sweep?
By: MICHAEL BARONE
Senior Political Analyst
11/16/09 4:48 PM EST
Sometimes a poll result slaps you in the face. That was the case for me when I saw Public Policy Polling’s results in the 2nd congressional district of Arkansas. PPP has the incumbent, Democrat Vic Snyder, leading three unknown Republicans (two-thirds to three-quarters of respondents [...]
Five 9/11 suspects face trial in Federal Court in NYC…McCotter comments
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Sarah Palin opens up about Levi Johnston, daughter Bristol’s pregnancy and being picked as John McCain’s VP running mate.
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November 16, 2009 9:42 PM
Sarah Palin: My Life is Like a Reality Show
Sarah Palin apparently feels as though she’s already spending enough time on television.
In an interview set to air tomorrow, Wednesday and Friday on ABC, Palin told Barbara Walters that she doesn’t believe hosting a talk show would be in the “best interests” of [...]
Poll: Almost two-thirds want miliary trial for KSM
By Eric Zimmermann – 11/16/09 05:00 PM ET
Almost two-thirds of Americans want the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other 9/11 plotters to receive a military trial instead of facing a civilian court, a new CNN poll finds
64% of respondents prefer the plotters to be “tried by a military [...]
Published: November 16, 2009
Paterson Calls Obama Wrong on 9/11 Trial
By DANNY HAKIM
Gov. David A. Paterson on Monday criticized the Obama administration’s decision to try five men linked to the Sept. 11 attacks in a civilian court in Manhattan.
His comments made him one of a few Democrats to take that stand and underscored his schism with [...]
The old federal courthouse, right, at 40 Centre Street in New York is see on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the professed mastermind of 9/11, and four of his alleged henchmen are headed for a federal civilian trial in New York; five others, including a top suspect in the bombing of the USS [...]
11/16/09 8:02 PM EST
Report hits Geithner over AIG bailout
By EAMON JAVERS |
The government’s watchdog over the bank bailout program is criticizing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s handling of one of the most sensitive moments of last year’s financial meltdown, questioning decisions he made while heading up the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
The new report criticizes the New [...]
OPINION: THE WEEKEND INTERVIEW NOVEMBER 13, 2009, 11:47 P.M. ET
Our ‘Constitutional Moment’
The New York newspaperman says our founding document is especially vital today, in an age of expanding state power.
By JAMES TARANTO
New York
Seth Lipsky has a knack for seeing the bright side of things. A nearly 20-year veteran of this newspaper, including its editorial page, [...]
