tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86444420923081527582010-03-12T19:46:42.533-05:00Reporting the news since 1959Fred W. Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15154628915529185078noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644442092308152758.post-8445664921892315642010-03-12T19:44:00.001-05:002010-03-12T19:46:42.540-05:00

Click - from Haaretz.com

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By Mark Bannerman for Four CornersIn a story broadcast on Four Corners recently, the practice of bacha bazi or "boy play", as well as other allegations of child abuse, were explored.Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi has filmed police attending a party where a young boy is the "entertainment". The police shown on the video include one officer from the youth crime squad.Such parties are illegal

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"Well, Mr. Big Brother IRS man; take my pound of flesh and sleep well"If you're reading this, you're no doubt asking yourself, "Why did this have to happen?" The simple truth is that it is complicated and has been coming for a long time. The writing process, started many months ago, was intended to be therapy in the face of the looming realization that there isn't enough therapy in the world that

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On a day when we can say goodbye to Sen. Evan Bayh of New Democrat Coalition fame, and when we celebrate President's Day, this video is perfect.

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Preparations for elections in Iraq next month have been thrown into disarray by a row over a court ruling allowing hundreds of candidates to stand, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).The candidates were banned because they are affiliated with Saddam Hussein's Baath party which ruled the country before the invasion in 2003.The Iraqi government has condemned the court's

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Kent Conrad is the biggest baloney New Democrat Coalition stooge of them all. Schultz had him on recently to promote the cut Medicare and slash Social Security commission.Wake up, Ed. This is the enemy.Meanwhile, Chris Matthews finally found some progressive gonads on Feb. 1 and pinned the GOP on their plans to cut Social Security. Clip is from YouTubeMembers of the New Democrat Coaition will

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White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was telling Democrats at Christmas that a win on the health issue will reverse the slide in public opinion, just as passage of another controversial proposal, the North American Free Trade Agreement, lifted President Bill Clinton in the polls.Most modern media pundits don't mention, don't recall, or don't care that Rahm helped to ram NAFTA through Congress,

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wants to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robotic stand-in.PETA says it's unfair to keep the animal in captivity and subject him to the huge crowds and bright lights that accompany tens of thousands of revelers each Feb. 2 in Punxsutawney, a tiny borough about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. PETA is suggesting the use of an animatronic

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Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.), the head of the New Democrat Coalition taskforce on healthcare, suggested that Senate Democrats may use budget reconciliation to pass a health bill if the Republican candidate wins a special election in Massachusetts on Tuesday.Other options that have been discussed include the House of Representatives simply passing the bill that the Senate passed on Christmas

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There is a Sen. Ben Nelson healthcare plan, but it's really not just him. Sen. Max Baucus was the primary destroyer of single payer and public option. Sen. Kent Conrad was laughing while the bill was gutted. Sen. Blanche Lincoln never saw a bill that favored citizens she couldn't vote against.They all have something in common, besides hate of the masses.All are members of the New Democrat

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"To this list, I would add tax reform and entitlement reform. The former should broaden the tax base while cutting taxes on work, childrearing and investment. The latter should means-test both Social Security and Medicare, reducing both programs’ spending on well-off retirees rather than questing fruitlessly for their privatization." That's the word from 30-year-old Ross Douthat, who was hired by

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Bears a strange resemblance to Max Baucus, stooge of the New Democrat Coalition.

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Unbelievable letter from Roman Polanski, convicted rapist:My dear Bernard-Henri Lévy, what you have said in the Swiss press is true -- I have been overwhelmed by the number of messages of support and sympathy I have received in Winterthur prison, and that I continue to receive here, in my chalet in Gstaad, where I am spending the holidays with my wife and my children.These messages have come

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Article on the PlanFortune Magazine article from 2006

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The new insanity is that instead of passing healthcare for all at no cost - the world standard - nitwits in Congress and the White House have decided to rape Medicare.One of the targets is home health care. The cuts are major and since the people involved are housebound, there is no danger of them storming the gated communities in rage. They will just die from neglect.Here's a report from NY

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These are the facts for those pushing a war between generations, claiming that Medicare is terrific and everyone is subsidizing seniors. All costs are per person, so a couple pays twice these amounts.Part A: (Hospital Insurance) Premium•Most people do not pay a monthly Part A premium because they or a spouse has 40 or more quarters of Medicare-covered employment.•The Part A premium is $244.00 per

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by Dean BakerPublished at Huffingtonpost.comWhen Congress debated the TARP last fall, the political elites insisted that the bill must be passed immediately or the economy would collapse. For example, Federal Reserve Board President Ben Bernanke told Congress that the commercial paper market was shutting down, which meant that the country’s largest companies would soon be unable to meet their

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The proposed healthcare reform can be summed up this way:No public optionNo imported drugsNo negotiations with drug companiesMore people on MedicaidMore people on MedicareMore taxes to subsidize poor on private plansNo dental coverageNo vision coverageNo nursing home coverageNo abortionsNo limits on premiumsNo choice for those on employer plansNo extension of COBRANo subsidy for COBRANo

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Watching Max Baucus of the New Democrat Coalition and master of healthcare legislation in the Senate today, I learned that there is a real hatred of seniors by some in Congress.It happened this way:After Republican criticisms that eliminating Medicare Advantage would reduce coverage for 11 million seniors enrolled in those plans, including co-pays, dental, eyeglasses, etc., it was suggested that

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November 30th, 2009 3:44 AM An Open Letter to President Obama from Michael MooreDear President Obama,Do you really want to be the new "war president"? If you go to West Point tomorrow night (Tuesday, 8pm) and announce that you are increasing, rather than withdrawing, the troops in Afghanistan, you are the new war president. Pure and simple. And with that you will do the worst possible thing you

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The Iraqi government voted a law requiring us to get our troops out of that country on a timetable - first the cities, then the whole shebang. If we were left to our own devices there would be troops killed for another decade, and the continuation of 100,000 contractors making a fortune for big business war profiteers and munition manufacturers. Did anyone notice, for example, that it takes

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With more than 27,000 employees around the world, State Street Corp. will absorb 100 employees from Morgan Stanley Investment Management as part of a deal announced today to provide servicing for investments worth about $300 billion.State Street, which specializes in providing financial services to institutional investors, will handle trade settlement, portfolio administration, and reporting and

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Former insurance commissioner and insurance executive Sen. Ben Nelson has been the focus of media fawning since the narrow Senate vote approving a watered-down healthcare bill.Nelson has portrayed himself as defending principles and constituent rights. That seems hypocitical and fits the liar approach of many of Nelson's fellow travelers in the New Democrat Coalition. Read this factual expose of

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More on swine flu battle in China. This is from NY Times:By EDWARD WONGPublished: November 11, 2009CHANGGANG, China — Few farmers in this southern village gave much thought to the epidemic that had begun spreading rapidly in the United States early this summer until the authorities sealed its 100 residents off from the outside world for about a week. It turned out that a visitor from California

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