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The Islamic Republic Is Not Iran By Amil Iman We just don't get it. The Left in America is screaming to high heaven that the mess we are in, in Iraq and the war on terrorism has been caused by the right-wing and that George W. Bush, the so-called "dim-witted cowboy," has created the entire mess. The truth is the entire nightmare can be traced back to the liberal democratic policies of the leftist Jimmy Carter, who created a firestorm that destabilized our greatest ally in the Muslim world, the shah of Iran, in favor of a religious fanatic, the...

Kuala Lumpur - The live audience and viewers watching at home held their breath as the host gave a dramatic pause before naming the winner of Malaysia's hit reality show. And then, bathed in floodlights of pink, yellow, green and orange, baby-faced Asyraf Mohamad Ridzuan was announced winner of 'Ultimate Young Imam' to the thunderous applause of his many supporters. The finale of the 10-week-long programme concluded late Friday, but the buzz that the show has created is set to stay for much longer. 'Of course there will be a Season 2, it goes without saying,' gushed Izelan Basar, channel...

President Barack Obama is tangled in the mystery surrounding the murder of the gay choir director of his controversial Chicago church - and the slain man's mother is demanding answers NOW!

President Obama has cast his role in the civil-rights movement as part of the “Joshua Generation” – those who were tapped to lead the movement after their elders journeyed to the Promised Land. On ABC/Washington Post’s “Top Line” today, we asked Andrew Young -- a legendary civil rights leader who was a close aide to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. -- how that analogy holds up a year and a half into the Obama presidency. “If you'll remember your Bible, when Joshua and Caleb crossed into the Promised Land, it was not easy,” said Young, a former UN ambassador,...

In fact, I shouldn’t have been here for most of my life. Friday is June 18. On June 18 exactly 50 years ago, I was returning home from two weeks’ annual active duty in the Army Reserve. It was peacetime, so I never heard a shot fired in anger − unless you count people at the rifle range who were irritated by their low scores. But I still came within inches of being killed in the line of duty. I was driving north on U.S. 101 near Camp Roberts, when an elderly couple entered the freeway driving south. The problem...

A congressional ethics office asked the Justice Department on Thursday to review evidence it found suggesting that companies are providing campaign cash to lawmakers for no-bid contracts, and consider a criminal probe. The Office of Congressional Ethics investigation focused on companies that were clients of the once powerful lobby firm the PMA Group and sought earmarked contracts from lawmakers who sat on the House Appropriations committee. The referral was an end-run around the House ethics committee, which earlier this year declined to investigate the matter as the OCE recommended and said it found no substantiation that lawmakers were engaged...

The Associated Press reports that young adults will face higher premiums under ObamaCare: Beginning in 2014, most Americans will be required to buy insurance or pay a tax penalty. That’s when premiums for young adults seeking coverage on the individual market would likely climb by 17 percent on average, or roughly $42 a month, according to an analysis of the plan conducted for The Associated Press. The analysis did not factor in tax credits to help offset the increase. The higher costs will pinch many people in their 20s and early 30s who are struggling to start or advance their...

Young people will need to carry more of the burden of health care under the new health overhaul law. The new law limits an industry practice of charging older customers more.

CHICAGO (AP) - Health insurance premiums for young adults are expected to rise about 17 percent once they're required to buy insurance four years from now. That estimate is from an analysis by Rand Health. Young people will need to carry more of the burden of health care under the new health overhaul law. The new law limits an industry practice of charging older customers more. Even so, the pluses could outweigh the minuses. Some 2 million people under age 26 should qualify for coverage under their parents' health plans. And Medicaid expansion will insure 9 million more young adults.

This week Matt Felling interviews Congressman Young about health care, global warming, and the state of Congress. Part 2 of 2 My Representative. I had an issue once and I called his office to see if he could help. Don Young answered the phone. Good guy. Sorry. No transcript. Just video.

these questions were from my Macro Econ quiz..I am curious to see how well you all can answer them... Which of the programs below would not transfer wealth between young and old generations? a.Taxes are raised to provide better education. b.Taxes are raised to improve government infrastructure such as roads and bridges. c.Taxes are raised to provide more generous Social Security benefits. d.Taxes are raised to provide more generous Medicare benefits. Which of the programs below would transfer wealth from the young to the old? a.Taxes are raised to provide better education. b.Taxes are raised to improve government infrastructure such...

Wow, Neil Young, Conan and NBC really missed the boat for a great comic opportunity tonight on Conan's last show by NOT having Neil Young sing "Pants on the Ground", a la Jimmy's impression of Neil doing the same a couple of nights ago. Very sad and missed insight...IMO. (I was truly shocked when it Did Not happen)... And it's all NBCers. :-(=

here's another & this was 2 years ago http://cbs2chicago.com/local/Donald.Young.Trinity.2.619036.html http://www.gbmnews.com Murder Rocks Chicago Church Community

Donald Young,Nathan(Nate)Spencer and Larry Bland were members of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago,Ill. Donald Young "grew up" in TUCC under the auspices of Rev.J.Wright and eventually became ChoirMaster he was murdered point blank with a bullet to the back of his head the Chicago CI Division to the best of my knowledge has SHELVED the investigation for a later date.

People blessed with youthful faces are more likely to live to a ripe old age than those who look more than their years, work shows. Danish scientists say appearance alone can predict survival, after they studied 387 pairs of twins. The researchers asked nurses, trainee teachers and peers to guess the age of the twins from mug shots. Those rated younger-looking tended to outlive their older-looking sibling, the British Medical Journal reports. Survival advantageThe researchers also found a plausible biological explanation for their results. Key pieces of DNA called telomeres, which indicate the ability of cells to replicate, are also...

My last post dealt with Barack Obama's Marxist personal physician of more than 20 years, Quentin Young and his decades long campaign to socialize US healthcare. Young and his comrades in Physicians for a National Health Plan and Healthcare Now! have driven the US healthcare debate for years. Now they have a friend in the Oval Office and both Houses of Congress controlled by the Democrats. Soon the Senate may pass a Healthcare Bill-but whatever form it takes, the drive to fully socialized, government controlled "single payer" healthcare will only accelerate.

In a detailed study released yesterday, Aaron Yelowitz, associate professor of economics at the University of Kentucky, proves what we have been saying all along - that Obamacare will seriously hurt young people. Professor Yelowitz writes: One of the most interesting questions about the health care overhaul now moving through Congress is how it would affect young adults. That legislation would force most or all Americans to purchase health insurance (an “individual mandate”) and would impose price controls on health insurance (“community rating”) that would limit insurers’ ability to offer lower premiums to low-risk enrollees. ------------> Continue reading at ATR.org...

I spotted this unfortunate headline on Salon.com and thought it was funny so I grabbed a screenshot.

When John Edwards returned to North Carolina in the course of his long quest for the presidency, Andrew Young always met him at the airport in Edwards’s big black Chevy Tahoe. Young drove, and Edwards rode shotgun, silently raising his left hand whenever he wanted a Diet Coke, which Young would wordlessly supply.

The message from President Obama to young people is clear: thank you for voting for me. Now PAY UP!!!!!The Washington Post today reported on how young people will be forced to pay a disproportionally high amount in health coverage if Obamacare is passed, stating that they could "wind up paying disproportionately hefty premiums -- effectively subsidizing coverage for their parents".As one commentator translated: "In other words, we’re going to require young people to get health insurance not so much because they need it, but because we need their money."Cato's Dan Griswold has detected a pattern: "Those same young workers will be forced to pay...