Archive for November, 2009
Iran’s Latest Nuclear Plan Tests Limits of Obama’s Wait-and-See Approach
The Obama administration on Monday said Iran's plan to build 10 more nuclear enrichment facilities and expand to a half-million centrifuges was “unacceptable” — but once again, in the face of yet another deadline, it offered no specific response beyond wait-and-see. On at least four occasions this year, President Obama has
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CBO: Senate Health Bill to Raise Insurance Premiums
The U.S. Senate’s healthcare bill would raise insurance premiums by at least 10 percent by 2016 for those independently buying coverage, but subsidies would reduce the actual costs for half of that group, the Congressional Budget Office said on Monday. The nonpartisan CBO said the bill would have
Fifty-Three Percent of Americans Now Disapprove of Obama’s Handling of Health-Care Issue, Says Gallup Poll
A majority of Americans–53 percent–now disapprove of the way President Obama is handling the health care issue, and 49 percent want their members of Congress to vote ‘no’ on Obama’s government-led restructuring of the health-care system, according to a Gallup poll. The report, released
Conservatives hammer Mike Huckabee over shooting
The conservative blogosphere unleashed a torrent of criticism against Mike Huckabee Monday after a man whose sentence he commuted as Arkansas governor was suspected of gunning down four police officers in Washington state over the weekend. Maurice Clemmons, whom Huckabee granted clemency to nine years
Iran: U.N. Criticism Prompted New Nuclear Plans
Iran’s nuclear chief on Monday accused the U.N. atomic watchdog’s critical report of pushing Tehran to develop new nuclear facilities, even as France said diplomacy was not working and new international sanctions
‘Climate-Gate’ Scandal Should Be Wake-Up Call For Press, Politicians
Last week, someone (probably a whistle-blower at the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, England) released e-mails and other documents written by Phil Jones, Michael Mann and other leading scientists who edit and control the content of the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Suspect in Cop Killings Was Out on Street Despite Lengthy Rap Sheet, Sentences
As the suspect in the ambush execution of four police officers remains on the run, questions are swirling as to how and why Maurice Clemmons — an ex-con who at one time faced more than 100 years behind bars — was allowed to live free. Clemmons,
Document Reveals U.N.’s Goal of Becoming Rule-Maker in Global Environmental Talks
Environmentalism should be regarded on the same level with religion “as the only compelling, value-based narrative available to humanity,” according to a paper written two years ago to influence
Europe unites to deplore Swiss ban on minarets
The Swiss and European establishment united today in deploring yesterday’s decision by Swiss voters to outlaw the construction of minarets but conservative leaders warned that the referendum showed genuine fear over Islam on the continent.
Pelosi’s Health Care Bill Would Regulate Snack Machines at Estimated Cost of $56 Million the First Year
The House health-care reform plan unveiled last week by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) would do more than regulate insurance companies – it would even regulate vending machines. The bill, which is posted online, would require that vending machine operators either create new machines that allow
