| The Greatest Do Nothing Congress in the Last Twenty Years | | 2008-08-19 21:11:03 | | The Democrats dubbed the 109th congress, led by Republicans, as the do nothing congress but it appears as though the current congress has done less than any other congress in the last twenty years.
Don’t get me wrong, the Democrats have managed to do something, just look at this list:
Congress has saluted such milestones as the [...] | | By: Wake Up America | | |
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| National Congress of Brazil, Brasilia | | 2008-08-18 11:01:11 | | Brazil’s bicameral National Congress (Portuguese: Congresso Nacional) consists of Senate of Brazil (the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (the lower house). The Federal Senate (Senado Federal) contains 81 seats: three senators from each state and three from the Federal District, elected on a majority basis to serve eight-year terms. Elections are [...] | | By: Best travel, travel trailers, discount travel, 200 | | |
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| American Petroleum Institute Sends Letter to Congress rejecting Gang of 10 | | 2008-08-18 00:59:41 | | Late last week, the American Petroleum Institute released a letter that its President and CEO Red Cavaney sent to Capitol Hill about the "Gang of Ten" proposal.As you know, the "Gang of Ten" includes five Republican (Lindsey Graham being one) and five Democratic senators who have reached across the aisle to destroy our chances of offshore drilling.Since the bill has been the topic of many discussions in recent days, I thought many of you would like to see API's response to it (Thank you to Jane Van Ryan of API for sending me this letter):August 13, 2008Dear Senator:The bipartisan “Group of 10” senators recently released a summary of their proposed energy plan. Like many others, API was hopeful that a new proposal would show the way to break the current deadlock in Congress. Our view is that the next step on energy policy should be to expand access to vital domestic oil and natural gas resources as a complement to the measures Congress approved last year on efficiency, technology an | | By: Copious Dissent - Your Daily Dose of Liberty | | |
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| EAS Congress 2009 Photo Contest | | 2008-08-11 05:41:28 | | Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) and HP Philippines present the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress Regional Photo Contest
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“The Coast, The Ocean, My Community“
Contest entries should demonstrate local actions/implementation and good practices in sustainable coastal and ocean protection, development and management. Entries can show local and national initiatives [...] | | By: Shutter Box Philippines - Digital Photography and | | |
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| Call Congress Back! The Petition Drive & The SC Factor & McCain | | 2008-08-05 16:27:00 | | PAGING DR. GINGRICHWouldn't it be interesting if the GOP members of Congress have tapped into something with their protest against Nancy Pelosi? The latest Gallup numbers show there is a window, just a small one, but there is a window of opportunity to make some inroads in the House this year. I think the American people want to see a little bit of courage. And, like Medved pointed out yesterday on his show, they don't like to vote for "angry" people. If they can keep their heads.... (nah, that was a pipe dream).According to The Hill, Newt ... | | By: The Pink Flamingo | | |
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| McCain Finally Understands the Message: Attack Congress and Drill Here | | 2008-08-05 13:27:10 | | John McCain is finally receiving audiences that really make a difference in a campaign. This past Monday, thousands of motorcyclists greeted John McCain at one of the largest biker rallies in America. These are typically the Reagan Democrats that have been the deciding factor in so many Republican victories.McCain addressed the crowd by stating:"As you may know, not long ago a couple hundred thousand Berliners made a lot of noise for my opponent. I'll take the roar of 50,000 Harleys any day."I could not have said it better myself.The fact of the matter is that 50,000 American motorcyclists have a better chance of electing our President than all the European citizens that Obama can muster after a concert. Moreover, McCain seems to be getting the fact that he should be running against Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid who are widely unpopular. In response to Madame Speaker's shutting down of Congress and CSPAN to fly back home on her private jet to San Francisco, John McCain said:"Tell em' | | By: Copious Dissent - Your Daily Dose of Liberty | | |
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| Congress and Alternative Energy | | 2008-08-04 14:53:00 | | Congress has left for August recess without extending renewable energy tax credits, which are set to expire at the end of 2008. Congress will meet for three more weeks this year, in September.The debate in the Senate, where Republicans blocked the latest attempt to extend the tax credits, is not about renewable energy. Everyone seems to be in favor of it. The argument is over how to fund it. The most recent plan, for a short term credit extension, was to levy more taxes on hedge funds and to delay certain tax breaks for multinational companies. Republicans did not like it. They also wanted to focus more on domestic oil drilling.A compromise may be in the works. A group of ten senators--five Republicans and five Democrats--has proposed opening up parts of the Gulf of Mexico for oil drilling. The tax revenues generated from these new projects can be used to fund renewable energy. Even if the plan is not adopted, it shows that progress is being made. Come September, a bill will probably b | | By: Slacker Wealth | | |
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| McCain Needs to Run Against the Democratic Congress | | 2008-08-04 13:01:44 | | Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid took control of Congress in 2006 after people refused to tolerate Big Government Republicanism any longer. The Republicans, who once stood for smaller government, simply went against their conservative principles and were punished accordingly. But, with that being said, I doubt that many of the American people who voted for the Democrats knew what they were really getting in return.In order to get elected, the Democrats promised to make government more transparent and to allow the political minority in Congress a chance to bring legislation to the floor; the liberal press previously trashed the Republicans for not allowing the Democrats a voice. Well, not only did Pelosi and Reid break every one of their promises, they have presided over one of the worst politically manufactured debacles in history.The price of oil, food, and all other consumer goods has been driven up as a direct result of the Democrats making it illegal for the oil companies to drill, a | | By: Copious Dissent - Your Daily Dose of Liberty | | |
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| Exxon Profits Vindication: What The Media/Congress ISN'T Telling You | | 2008-08-03 15:55:00 | | If too many people see these numbers, Glenn Beck's joking ideal of "pitchforks and torches" could become a reality. Or what would be more accurately described as, Congress and the media's worst nightmare coming to life. We've all heard the rants, over and over from Reid and Pelosi of how Big Oil is EVIL. We've all witnessed the "Record Profits!" banners splashed across the news screens.But it looks as if our "fair & balanced" media, (and the Dem's they've been supporting,) haven't quite been telling us everything we should be told when it comes to Exxon's "Record Profits."Author Mark J. Perry writing for the istockanalyst.com site, brings some much needed light to the issue that is certain groups' bias regarding oil companies. In his article entitled, Exxon's Record Capital and Exploration Spending published yesterday (Aug. 2nd, 2008) a very different story is told regarding dollar amounts.Oh, the "evil capitalists record profits" are still there to be sure. He didn't leave that ou | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
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| Special Session of Congress for Energy Required! | | 2008-07-31 22:16:59 | |
Most striking thing on tv news today is Obama bringing up the race issue, as he did with Hillary and succeeded in that primary. Not only that, but which President or which denomination will his face replace that currently holds that position? Will it be Washington, Lincoln, or Grant? He uses everything any audience wants [...] | | By: Forgot To Ask | | |
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| Congress United States Moved to suspend bid to upgrade Pakistan fighter fleet | | 2008-07-30 15:07:21 | | WASHINGTON: The US Congress moved on Tuesday to suspend a bid by President George W. Bush’s administration to shift millions of dollars in aid to Pakistan from counter-terrorism programs to upgrading Islamabad’s F-16 fighter jets.“We have requested a hold on the administration’s planned reprogramming pending additional information,” said a joint statement by Democratic [...] | | By: Free Shared Mobile | | |
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| Congress locks out ten percent of Dothan home buyers | | 2008-07-28 13:45:39 | | The U.S. Senate passed HR 3221 Saturday morning, and unless President Bush changes his mind again, he will sign what Congress has named the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 into law sometime this week.
Among the many problems solved addressed with this legislation, one particular provision will likely have an big impact on the Dothan [...] | | By: Dothan Home Search | | |
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| Steven Emerson & Douglas Farah to Testify Before Congress This Week | | 2008-07-28 10:18:08 | | Contributing Experts Steven Emerson and Douglas Farah will testify before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade this Thursday at 10:30 am ET in room 2200 of the Rayburn House Building. The subject of the hearing is "Foreign Aid and the Fight Against Terrorism and Proliferation: Leveraging Foreign Aid to Achieve U.S. Policy Goals." Hearing testimony will be posted on the subcommittee's website after the hearing, and I will post a summary. One of the...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Alex Pagulayan Files Libel Suit vs. Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP)! | | 2008-07-15 05:51:51 | | I was reading the news this morning and came upon an item about Filipino pool player Alex Pagulayan filing a P6 million libel suit against the Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP). Alex Pagulayan, aka The Lion, filed the libel suit against the BSCP for accusing him of “sharking” and for later withdrawing his participation in 2007’s Guinness 9-Ball Tour. The 30-year-old 2004 World Pool Champion filed the complaint at the Pasig Regional Trial Court before 2nd Assistant City Prosecutor Maria Anunciacion Hipol. Alex Pagulayan was accompanied by his lawyer Alexis Abastillas-Suarez, fellow Filipino pool players Efren Bata Reyes, Francisco Django Bustamante, Roberto Gomez, and Joven Bustamante, and Perry Mariano, owner of Bugsy Promotions. From Inquirer.net: In a 9-page affidavit, Alex Pagulayan said the BSCP’s pronouncements last year—which accused him of “sharking” his Malaysian opponent in the Guinness Tour’s Singapore leg—are “libelous” and ha | | By: The AnitoKid Chronikos | | |
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| Bush tries to blame Congress for high energy costs | | 2008-07-12 11:56:33 | | WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Saturday tried to pin the blame on Congress for soaring energy prices and said lawmakers need to lift long-standing restrictions on drilling for oil in pristine lands and offshore tracts believed to hold huge reserves of fuel.
“It’s time for members of Congress to address the pain that high gas [...] | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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| Maajid Nawaz, Former Senior Official in Hizb ut-Tahrir, to Testify Before U.S. Congress | | 2008-07-07 15:24:52 | | Maajid Nawaz, currently Director of the Quilliam Foundation in the UK, will testify on Thursday before a U.S. Senate committee on the subject of the roots of violent extremism and how to counter it . Mr. Nawaz became famous for publicly renouncing his membership Hizb ut-Tahrir, in which he had become a leader in the UK , and denouncing it as an extremist organization. In a September 2007 op-ed in the Sunday London Times , Nawaz described the allure of Hizbut to him in his youth, his activities in...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| ECONOMIC SCENE; High Costs, Courtesy Of Congress | | 2008-07-02 23:34:39 | | David Leonhardt Economic Scene column on US House passage of sprawling Medicare bill that would throw out initial bidding results for some durable medical equipment, rather than basing prices for those items on ‘fee schedule’ set by Congress; says bidding program would lead to significant savings for Medicare; says bill was introduced by Rep John [...] | | By: A Medicare News Blog - Care About Medicare | | |
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| Delay in Publication of 31st Edition of Library of Congress Subject Headings | | 2008-06-25 10:44:30 | | News from LC.Delay in publication of 31st edition of Library of Congress Subject HeadingsDue to production problems, the 31st edition of the five-volume printed edition of the Library of Congress Subject Headings, commonly referred to as the Red Books, will not be available until the spring of 2009. The data cutoff date for the 31st edition will now be December 31, 2008. | | By: Catalogablog | | |
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| Tax Foundation Testifies before Congress on Physical Presence for Business Taxation | | 2008-06-23 23:00:00 | | In testimony submitted today to the Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, Tax Foundation Tax Counsel Joseph Henchman outlined the importance of a consistent and predictable presence-based standard for business taxation."Today, with new technologies, even the smallest businesses can sell their products and services in all fifty states through the Internet and through the mail," Henchman wrote in his testimony. "If such sales can now expose these businesses to tax compliance and liability risks in states where they merely have customers, they will be less likely to expand their reach into those states."The Tax Foundation testimony made two primary points: (1) the physical presence standard limits destructive and likely unconstitutional state efforts to export tax burdens, efforts that stifle interstate commerce and harm economic growth; and (2) a uniform physical presence standard would decrease transaction costs for int | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
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| Congress Passes Section 179 Increases | | 2008-06-19 10:45:40 | | We’ve all heard about the impact of the Economic Stimulus Plan on individual taxpayers, but not as much information has been reported by the media regarding its effect on small business. To stimulate a sluggish economy, Congress has included in HR5140 a provision for nearly $50 billion dollars in business tax cuts. This temporary change [...] | | By: Crosby Finance | | |
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| Bush Calls on Congress to Lift Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling | | 2008-06-18 05:30:17 | | On Tuesday, Republican nominee John McCain said he favors offshore oil drilling in the U.S. to alleviate rising oil and gas prices. Echoing McCain, President Bush is calling on Congress today to end the federal ban on offshore drilling. Ironically, Bush’s father signed the executive order for the ban in 1990 and brother Jeb opposes [...]
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| Kucinich Delivers 35 Articles for Bush Impeachment to Congress | | 2008-06-10 04:30:48 | | At about 7PM on Monday night, Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich addressed the House of Representatives and Madame Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He presented 35 articles for the impeachment of President George W. Bush — plus supporting evidence for each article.
Kucinich’s address was aired live on C-Span but was not mentioned in Monday’s evening news. AP wrote [...]
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| Ron Paul Speaks With Iraqi Legislator in Congress Committee Hearings | | 2008-06-06 09:11:45 | | This is a very interesting and telling question and answer session. The language and communication barrier is large, but it comes out loud and clear that the Iraqi people do not want a massive long-term U.S. military presence and a Vatican-sized U.S. embassy. George W. Bush said we were giving them democracy right? [...] | | By: Ponder This | | |
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| SAE announces executive chairs for 2009 Commercial Vehicle Congress | | 2008-05-23 01:24:00 | | WARRENDALE, Pa. - Two executives from Caterpillar Inc have agreed to serve as executive co-chairs for the SAE 2009 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress & Exhibition.Gwenne A. Hendricks, Vice President, Electronics and Connected Worksite Division and Mark R. Pflederer, Vice President, Heavy Construction & Mining Products Division, will lead the planning for the three-day event which will be held in Rosemont, Ill., October 2009. Caterpillar Inc. will provide executive leadership for the event.Pflederer served a three-year term as Commercial Vehicle Vice President for SAE International from 2004-2007."We are thrilled to have Gwenne and Mark, along with Caterpillar Inc., providing the executive leadership for the SAE 2009 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress," V. Herbert Kaufman, Director, Commercial Vehicle Business, SAE International, said."The legacy of leadership that we have been able to establish and build during the five years of this event has been impressive. I belie | | By: Auto Blog India by Infibeam | | |
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| Congress Repeals Law of Gravity | | 2008-05-21 11:50:52 | | I always see the funny side of everything. And everything does have a funny side. That doesn't mean everything has a pleasurable side of course. A lot of humor is based on pain. So you can imagine how I laughed till I hurt when I came across this bit of whimsy.The United States House of Representatives (Motto: "And Yet You Send Us Back Every Time") voted 324-84 yesterday to authorize the US Justice Department to sue OPEC Member Nations for price fixing and restricting oil supplies."This bill guarantees that oil prices will reflect supply and demand economic rules, instead of wildly speculative and perhaps illegal activities," said Democratic Rep. Steve Kagen of Wisconsin, who sponsored the legislation.Possible penalties that might be levied against OPEC Member Nations found guilty could include forfeiture of US properties or bank holdings.OK, lets take a test! Answer the following questions to see if you're smart enough to be a Congress Critter!Question One:You find a OPEC Nation guil | | By: It\'s a Funny Thing... | | |
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| Getting too close to Congress president | | 2008-05-17 19:05:30 | | A minor security breach marred Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s campaign for the Congress in Karnataka today (May 17). Campaigning for her party in Hubli & Gulbarga, which go to polls in the third phase on May 22, Sonia Gandhi was meeting the public after her rally when a photographer suddenly …
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| Assessment of International Counter-Financing of Terrorism Efforts Needed For Next Administration & Congress | | 2008-05-07 10:09:20 | | Last week, in an interview for the MoneyLaundering.Com subscription newsletter, I recommended a complete review of the outcomes of the laws, regulations, and structures governing the counter-terrorist financing effort by the U.S. government and our international relationships. "It is time to take a fresh look at anti-terrorist financing and anti-money laundering regulations as we enter the next administration and next Congress and see what has worked, and what hasn't, how methods have changes and...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Whose Lobbyists Should Congress Investigate? | | 2008-05-02 09:00:52 | | A story last week in "The Hill" newspaper disclosed , "Senior Democrats are starting to discuss ways to target Washington-based lobbying firms whose clients include the Iraqi government as part of their election-year strategy to seize on the costs of the five-year-old war." I would like to suggest a better use of the taxpayers' money and of the Congress' oversight powers: Investigate the lobbyists and representatives for those institutions, companies, and countries which have been identified by the...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Cybercrime bill faces battle in Congress | | 2008-04-22 19:57:00 | | Consolidated cybercrime bill faces tough battle in CongressGiven the rice crisis in the country and high-profile bills pending in Congress, Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) chairman Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua III believes that it would take a lot more effort to convince legislators that its consolidated cybercrime bill also needs attention.The CICT chairman said the agency is working closely with the Department of Justice on the passage of the consolidated cybercrime bill.Roxas-Chua said there were four versions of the cybercrime bill filed at the House of Representatives. He added that the consolidated bill would contain definitions of cybercrime, punishment of such crimes and provisions on cooperation with the international community, among others.Last year, the DoJ created a task force to deal with cybersecurity issues in legislation and investigation. The group was created to pursue the e-government agenda, institutionalize a cybersecurity regime and imple | | By: Pro Pinoy | | |
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| Groups Urge Congress To Stop Overpayments To Medicare Private Health Plans | | 2008-04-08 02:16:59 | | Ten national organizations have called on Congressional leaders to stop the Bush Administration’s continuing overpayments to insurance companies that are leading the Administration’s efforts to privatize Medicare.
Related PostsCurbing Medicare Overpayments to Private Health Plans:...Senior Advocates Petition Congress to Cut Subsidy...Standardizing Medicare Private Health Plans’ Benefits Will...Standardizing Medicare Private Health Plans’ Benefits Will... | | By: A Medicare News Blog - Care About Medicare | | |
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| Nancy Pelosi Warns General Petraeus About his Testimony Before Congress | | 2008-04-03 22:08:49 | | Nancy Pelosi issued a warning to General Petraeus that he better not “put a shine on the events in Iraq” when he meets congress next week.
“I hope we don’t hear any glorification of what happened in Basra,” said Pelosi, referring to a recent military offensive against Shiite militants in the city led by the Iraqi [...] | | By: Wake Up America | | |
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| Congress Sets Pork Record. . . | | 2008-04-03 17:51:04 | | When Democrats took power last year they promised to cut wasteful spending. Here's how they did (from the Washington Times) :
The Democrat-led Congress last year broke a promise to slash pork spending and doled out $17.2 billion for pet projects, a 30% increase over the previous year's $13.2 billion expenditure, according to the Citizens Against Government Waste's (CAGW) 2008 "Pig Book."...
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| Congress Starving Poor Americans | | 2008-04-03 15:30:23 | | The lack of anger expressed by the American people over food prices can only be explained by the fact that journalists are blissfully uninformed when it comes to basic economics. If only the American people really knew what was causing their food prices to increase, Democrats would certainly be thrown out of Congress this coming election. Sadly, crossing our fingers and hoping that journalists...
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| Mortgage Mess: Congress Should Do Nothing | | 2008-03-30 22:41:49 | | After reading tons and tons of rhetoric and election year ideas about how to “fix” the mortgage and housing markets with a variety of government sponsored schemes, I have come to the strong conclusion that the federal government should in fact do absolutely nothing.
While a number of folks are undoubtedly in a tough spot due [...] | | By: Ponder This | | |
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| John Fleming for congress | | 2008-03-28 12:22:45 | | It's time to pick our candidates for congress, and from what I heard John Fleming for congress is one of the best that deserves to be in congress. He sounds like he has all his eggs in a row wanting to keep the country safe by Defeating Terrorism, make sure that everybody that comes to the U.S.A is legal and not illegal by Controlling Illegal Immigration. Everyone must abide by the rules, and why | | By: Simply Me | | |
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| Would Congress Repeal the "Real ID Act" And Forget the Lessons of the 9/11 Attacks? | | 2008-03-27 12:01:02 | | There are governors who are not willing to comply with the Real ID Act and make it more difficult for terrorists to be able to receive driver's licenses. There are members of Congress who similarly oppose the Real ID Act; Democrat Senator Richard Durbin and Republican Senator Lamar Alexander are among those leading the charge against the Real ID Act. Senator Alexander wants to add a provision to the FY 2009 DHS appropriations bill delaying any enforcement of the bill unless and until the federal...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Rating Congress | | 2008-03-18 18:48:38 | |
We hear many people in the news media criticize the politicians, we the people talk about how they are crooks, and the approval rating for congress is around twenty percent, but what will happen come election time? After being told what a lousy job our elected representatives are doing, already believing most politicians are corrupt, and highly disapproving of the job that Congress is doing, we will send most of them back to Washington. We will send back most of the same people who haven't solved any of our nation's problems for the last 25 to 30 years. The same ones who continue to drive up our national debt and future financial obligations. The same people who we will again give low approval ratings. Who is at fault here, the politicians or the people that keep electing them? Election time is when the true approval ratings come out. If we truly disapprove of the performance of our elected representatives, then there should be very few of them returning to Washington.Part o | | By: Miscellaneous Reflexions | | |
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| Congress Passes New Budget, Hold Onto Your Wallets | | 2008-03-16 06:58:54 | | It is a phrase that conservatives say over and over again. It is always true, and it will always be true. The phrase is said so often that it probably loses it’s luster. Last week it was proven true once again. What phrase am I referring to? This one:
(Insert Democrat name here) is a tax [...] | | By: Wake Up America | | |
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| UNITED STATES: As energy costs continue to soar, industry feeling heat in Congress | | 2008-03-16 05:54:19 | | It sounds like an oil executive's vision of Nirvana: $4-a-gallon gasoline this summer and $100-a-barrel oil for the foreseeable future.
But mix in a groundswell of consumer outrage and vote-hungry presidential and congressional candidates in tight races in November, and that good dream turns bad...
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| Assisted-Suicide Advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian Running for US Congress | | 2008-03-12 15:12:18 | |
I was very upset when I heard that this compassionate individual was sentenced to eight years for second-degree murder in the assisted death of Mr. Thomas Youk, who was a man suffering with Lou Gehrig's disease, and I wholeheartedly agree with his statement, "We need some honesty and sincerity instead of corrupt government in Washington," which is why I hope Dr. Kevorkian AND Dennis Kucinich win their coveted US Congressional seats.READ ABOUT THIS HERE Practice non-violence in your lives. You will be leaving your children a beautiful legacy. | | By: Marilyn's Non-Violent Planet Newspage | | |
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| Pelosi Citing Contempt - Everyone Has Contempt for Congress! | | 2008-03-01 21:55:15 | | Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, wants to do some more investigations, even going so far as saying that even though Harriet Miers and Josh Bolton have executive privilege, Congress will sue to make them appear for more hearings. She is citing contempt of Congress. I don’t know if she knows it or [...] | | By: Forgot To Ask | | |
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| Congress needs Manlove | | 2008-02-29 05:14:22 | | Can the John Manlove for Congress Web site be on the level? We're talking a guy named Manlove running for Congress in Texas, as a Republican? A “Congress needs Manlove” bumper sticker might not help his image. Or “Vote Republican, vote Manlove”? | | By: Outhouse Rag | | |
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| Why Is Congress Probing Clemens and Not Bonds? | | 2008-02-27 22:21:13 | | ABUSE OF POWERTwo weeks ago my mother told me the Dems in Congress would seek to destroy Roger Clemens but let Barry Bonds get out of jail free, so to speak. I told her she was wrong. Unfortunately she is right. I think we have established that Clemens is self-serving and no one really likes him. I don’t think he deserves this kind of treatment. A person is innocent until proven guilty. But when does this just start becoming a witch hunt? “…The Daily News has learned that in the days since the Feb. 13 public hearing on steroids ... | | By: The Pink Flamingo | | |
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| Blue Black Sea Congress | | 2008-02-20 11:42:00 | | CALL FOR PAPERS
International Congress on
"BLUE BLACK SEA"
New Dimensions of Security, Energy, Environment, Economy, Strategy and Education
Sakarya University
Faculty of Economics and
Administrative Sciences Department of
International Relations
14-17 October, 2008
Sakarya / TURKEY
Deadline for Proposals: June 15, 2008
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| Report - Mobile World Congress Barcelona | | 2008-02-18 11:23:00 | | First day back in the office since the whirlwind that is the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona - what a week!
After setting up the stand over the weekend (which wasn’t without issues), we were ready to go first thing Monday. Some shows take a day or so to really heat up, but in Barcelona, once the opening whistle went at 9, we were welcoming visitors immediately. It was a long four days (our feet have almost recovered), but extremely interesting and ultimately very rewarding.
It was the first time that we’ve got to demonstrate trakAxMobile to the industry and the response was overwhelming. There was plenty of buzz around Windows Mobile devices, with some really lovely new phones being shown at the show, but the one thing that people mentioned over and over again was that trakAxMobile really brought a “fun” element to the platform. We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to visit us - we met so many interesting people. The hard work starts now, fo | | By: TrakAx.com | | |
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| W910 Ganador del MWC2008 (Mobil World Congress 2008) | | 2008-02-16 08:20:00 | | Con una entrada triunfal al mercado y con una carta de presentacion como el MWC2008 , el galardon para el mejor dispositivo mobil fue este 14 de febrero para sony ericsson W910, el nuevo integrante de la familia Walkman (serie W) desplaza a SGH-D900 conocido como Ultra 12.9 de Samsung, que lanzo la segunda edicion Ultra 10.9 con el proposito de llevarse por segunda vez el prestigioso galardon.Por segundo año consecutivo un modelo tipo Slider y ultra delgado es el priviligiado, apoyando la teroria que esos modelos gustan mas a la gente.Atraz quedaron el N96 de Nokia, Shine de LG, Ultra 10.9 de Samsung entre otros, debido a que la interfaz de ericsson es facil de manejarla y por ser proyectada a gente de todo tipo, y no a un modelo ejecutivo ni sport en si. Geancarlo Q.r | | By: Acaecimiento | | |
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| New Samsung mobiles at the World Mobile Congress | | 2008-02-13 12:15:57 | | Samsung plans to launch one SmartPhone every month
i620 - The QWERTY slider
i620 is the QWERTY quad-band phone with 3G amd HSDPA which Samsung plans to sell in masses. Although measuring only 113×59×11.8 mm at 95 grams, i620 features a 2 megapixels camera, a secondary video call VGA camera, microSD for hosting memories up [...] | | By: GSM Mag | | |
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| LG KF600 introduced at the Mobile World Congress | | 2008-02-13 09:08:00 | | At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, LG has unveiled yet another phone: the LG KF600. The InteractPad is the most innovative feature of the LG KF600, it replaces the navigation keys and has a multi-sensorial feedback which vibrates and makes a "clicking" sound when pressed.
The LG KF600 is a thin slider phone and has a 3 mega pixel camera, FM Radio, Bluetooth, and a multimedia player. In | | By: Gadget Reviews and How-Tos | | |
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| Pettitte Told Congress that Clemens Spoke to Him About Using HGH | | 2008-02-12 22:36:00 | | According to the AP, Andy told congress in a sworn affidavit, that in 1999 or 2000 Clemens talked about using HGH. The AP says the source of this information is a person familiar with the affidavit who spoke on condition of anonymity because the document has not been made public yet. Maybe Rep. Davis wasn't so misunderstood after all.
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| Mobile World Congress | | 2008-02-10 18:08:54 | | Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM World Congress). This event combines the world’s largest congress for the mobile industry with a leading-edge exhibition that showcases the very latest developments in mobile from around the world. The Mobile World Congress is the premier event for the global mobile industry.
The Congress and Exhibition takes place 11-14 February 2008 [...] | | By: Buddy Blogs | | |
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| Bill Introduced in Congress to Affirm Physical Presence Rule | | 2008-02-08 00:00:00 | | Yesterday, a bipartisan-sponsored Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008 (BATSA) was introduced in Congress. The bill would clarify that state taxation of business income requires a physical presence within the taxing state. In recent years, many states have sought to tax businesses with no physical property or employees in the state. Because of this businesses increasingly face a complex, unpredictable, and unfriendly business environment, with the costs of litigation and accounting passed on to consumers. Congress has the power, under the Interstate Commerce Clause, to affirm the physical presence rule last upheld by the Supreme Court in the Quill case. States are already forbidden to tax personal property unless it is within the state, under Public Law 86-272. A statutory affirmation of the physical presence rule would simply extend this concept to intangible property and services. The initial sponsors of the bill are Congressmen Artur Davis (D-AL), Steve Chab | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
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| Mobile World Congress Barcelona 08 | | 2008-01-18 11:57:00 | | We’re really excited to be officially introducing and demonstrating trakAxMobile at the Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona (Febuary 11th - 14th).
Whether you are a mobile manufacturer, software developer, service provider, journalist or keen Windows Mobile user, please drop by our stand for a full product demonstration. If you would prefer to book an appointment to have a chat, please do not hesitate to contact me at any time. We’re looking forward to discussing opportunities and potential relationships with interested parties.
We will be reporting from the show through a series of videos taken on our mobiles and mixed with trakAxMobile on a daily basis - showing new cool products, interesting exhibitors and generally give you an idea of what is happening at the show - so stay tuned and hopefully it will be as good as being there yourself.
Getting excited now and really looking forward to showing the application and its capabilities. I’ve been to Barcelona | | By: TrakAx.com | | |
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| Should the U.S. Congress Investigate Steroid Abuse In Major League Baseball? | | 2008-01-17 17:14:31 | | Representative Christopher Shays (R) Connecticut
On Tuesday January 15, 2008 a committee of the United States House of Representatives held hearings on the use of performance enhancing drugs by major league baseball players. For several hours committee members grilled Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, Player’s union chief Donald Fehr, and former U.S. [...] | | By: Politics and Sports | | |
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| Tell World Congress Of Families That UNFPA Deserves Some Credit! | | 2008-01-16 23:20:00 | | CLICK HERE TO TELL WCF TO GIVE UNFPA SOME DESERVED CREDIT! The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is a great resource for learning about what is going on in the world. They are studying current issues worldwide in humanitarian and human rights issues. Some of their most interesting projects include the sex-ratio imbalance in Asia, Manila slums, HIV in Latin America, and Fistula worldwide.The organization was recently criticized by pro-life groups! It is reported,An international network of pro-family groups is calling on the UN Population Fund to place development before its promotion of abortion and contraception under the agency's "reproductive health services." The criticism from the World Congress of Families International (WCF) comes in response to the UNFPA's recently released annual report which stated that "reproductive rights" and contraception are the primary focus of the organization's work...."UNFPA acts as if this was one of the great tragedies to befall humanit | | By: Life Consistency | | |
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| Knock Knock. CONGRESS Calling..... | | 2008-01-05 04:59:00 | | The United States Congress has been gracious enough to invite Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte, among others, to testify in front of a Congressional hearing that will look into the Mitchell investigation. This is from the Boston Globe, and then I'll be back with a comment. Boy oh boy, you bet I will...."Now Roger Clemens gets a chance to tell his side of the story under oath. So does his good pal Andy Pettitte. And their former trainer, Brian McNamee, too. Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, was asked Friday to testify before a congressional committee looking into the Mitchell Report on doping in baseball, nearly three years after the same panel brought sluggers Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro to Capitol Hill.Also invited to appear before the House Oversight Committee on Jan. 16 were Clemens' former New York Yankees teammates Pettitte and Chuck Knoblauch; McNamee, who has said he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone; and former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, whose allegations were central to the findings released last month by former Senate majority leader George Mitchell.Although no one had agreed to show up for the hearing as of late Friday afternoon, the committee's announcement listed Clemens and others under the heading, "Witnesses will include.""Roger is willing to answer questions, including those posed to him while under oath," said Clemens' lawyer, Rusty Hardin. "We hope to determine shortly if schedules and other commitments can accommodate the committee on that date."Peter here. I'm sorry that Globe excerpt was so long, but I didn't find any of it that I wanted to delete. The words "witnesses will include" seem to me to be a firm invitation, not one that Clemens and Pettitte could duck out of. But his lawyer Rusty Hardin seemed in no way definite that his client WILL comply. We'll have to wait and see, I guess. I wish there would be some kind of punishment meted out if he or his lefty teammate fail t | | By: Peter's Red Sox Forever | | |
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| IRS: About 3-4 million Refunds Will Likely Be Delayed Due to Congress Procrastination | | 2007-12-27 00:00:00 | | Press release from the Internal Revenue Service today on the delay in refunds caused by Congress's procrastination on passing a patch for AMT:The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the upcoming tax season is expected to start on time for everyone except certain taxpayers potentially affected by late enactment of the Alternative Minimum Tax "patch."Following extensive work in recent weeks, the IRS expects to be able to begin processing returns for the vast majority of taxpayers in mid-January. However, as many as 13.5 million taxpayers using five forms related to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) legislation will have to wait to file tax returns until the IRS completes the reprogramming of its systems for the new law.The IRS has targeted Feb. 11, as the potential starting date for taxpayers to begin submitting the five AMT-related returns affected by the legislation. The February date allows the IRS enough time to update and test its systems to | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
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