Monday, November 30:
Today's GOP is both united and divided
for all the talk among Republican elected officials about a nascent comeback after gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey this month, there is also broad frustration among Republican voters about the party's direction, detachment from its congressional representatives and a schism over its priorities.
Lawmakers Raise Concerns over an Expanded Afghan War
Sen. Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, appeared to embrace a proposal gaining momentum among some Democrats for a war "surtax" to help defray the costs of expanding the Afghanistan campaign.
Sunday, November 29:
Washington Times ex-editor sues, wants paper sold
Richard Miniter, a former editor at The Washington Times, is suing the paper for forcing him to attend a church event when he was first hired last year and other stress-inducing conditions.
In recent weeks three executives have been fired and its top editor has resigned.
In a CNN interview, Miniter said the paper is losing about $40 million a year. "In fact the paper has lost money for more than 27 straight years."
Saturday, November 28:
Patrick J. O'Donoghue:
VENEZUELA: Son of a revolutionary friend shot dead outside his home at 7:00 a.m.
They shot dead the 24-year old son of an old personal friend in Barquisimeto at around 7.00 a.m. Thursday morning. Apparently, a car with three persons aboard passed by the house as young Mijail left his dad's car running with keys in the ignition.
Friday, November 27:
The Salahis, Obama's Uninvited Guests, Prompt an Inquiry
Michaele and Tareq Salahi, slipped past multiple layers of high-level White House security Tuesday night and managed to rub shoulders, literally, with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and the White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, among others, at Washington's most exclusive social event this year.
Thursday, November 26:
Obama and fellow Democrats at odds about troop increase for Afghanistan
Top Democrats have made it clear to Obama that he will not receive a friendly reception should he announce what is considered the leading option: sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
Wednesday, November 25:
Oilprice.com
As scientists, Governments and Industry look for viable replacements to our quickly dwindling supply of fossil fuels, attention has again turned to biofuels and the potential they offer. You've all no doubt heard of Ethanol, rapeseed and other popular bio-diesel crops, but it is now possible to turn our quickly growing garbage mountains into biofuels.
Tuesday, November 24:
Blackwater's Secret War in Pakistan (1 comments)
Members of an elite division of Blackwater are at the center of a secret program in which they plan targeted assassinations of suspected Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives, "snatch and grabs" of high-value targets and other sensitive action inside and outside Pakistan, an investigation by The Nation has found.
Govt's Own U6 Number Shows Unemployment Rate Near 20% (2 comments)
Interestingly, the money masters are struggling to create another bubble to give an illusion of growth. But the long term trend is continued disaster capitalism.
Monday, November 23:
G.O.P. Considers ‘Purity' Resolution for Candidates
Republican leaders are circulating a resolution listing 10 positions Republican candidates should support to demonstrate that they “espouse conservative principles and public policies” that are in opposition to “Obama's socialist agenda.”
Ann Garrison:
Rwanda Green Party activists claim illegal detention
Saboteurs disrupted the Rwandan Green Party's fourth attempt to meet, on 10.30.2009, which was then shut down by police. Today's Rwandan News Agency reports that eight Rwanda Greens charge they were illegally arrested and detained during the following week, and that they have now been prevented from convening again.
