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  • News Item: Former PA Congressman Pat Toomey may Oppose Arlen Specter in Next Year's PA GOP Primary

    03/03/2009 10:26:04 AM PST · by Ikemeister · 19 replies · 1,045+ views
    WHP Radio 580 Harrisburg, PA ^ | 3-3-09 | WHP Harrisburg
    WHP 580 radio reports that Arlen Specter may face a familiar opponent in next year's GOP primary. Former PA Congressman Pat Toomey nearly unseated Specter in 2004 and is reported to be thinking of running again.
  • The Sean Hannity Show Thread, "Conservatism In Exile", March 3, 2009

    03/03/2009 10:25:34 AM PST · by Biggirl · 111 replies · 1,213+ views
    The Sean Hannity Show ^ | March 3, 2009 | Biggirl
    Welcome To The Sean Hannity Show Thread! All Posters And Lurkers Are WELCOME! The Show Thread Between EL Rushbo And TGO'S Lounge. Be The First To Post And Win A Sean Hannity Show Thread High Power Blender. Listen To Sean Do Comentary, Talk To Guests And Take Calls From YOU! :)=^..^=
  • ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES

    03/03/2009 10:24:15 AM PST · by NYer · 7 replies · 378+ views
    A Three-Day, Multinational Pro-Life Prayer Event For 2009 Friday, May 1st Saturday, May 2nd Sunday, May 3rd The ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event is scheduled to happen on Friday (May 1st), Saturday (May 2nd), and Sunday (May 3rd). The intention for this Rosary will be: For an end to the surgical and non-surgical killing of unborn human persons. In order to be a participant, a person will need to pray at least one Rosary for the above-stated intention, and the Rosary will need to be prayed on either May 1st, May 2nd or May 3rd. People...
  • Utah #1 for online pornography subscriptions

    03/03/2009 10:23:12 AM PST · by batter · 54 replies · 1,439+ views
    ABC4 ^ | 3 March 2009 | n/a
    SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A new study is revealing, what some may consider, startling information about Utahans and what they do online. New research shows Utah is number one in the nation for online pornography subscriptions. The research is just coming out Tuesday, from a study done by Harvard Business School Professor Benjamin Edelman, published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives. It tracks subscriptions to online pornography sites by states. The study measures the online porn subscriptions per thousand people, per thousand homes with internet users, per thousand homes with broadband users, and also when accounting for...
  • Happy Square Day [Vanity]

    03/03/2009 10:22:52 AM PST · by PurpleMan · 7 replies · 422+ views
    March 3rd, 2009
    3 squared = 9
  • Oops: $62,000 trailer sold for $1 on eBay after school district screwup

    03/03/2009 10:19:54 AM PST · by prez234 · 34 replies · 1,907+ views
    Pocono Record ^ | March 3, 2009 | Dan Berrett
    EAST STROUDSBURG — A dollar on eBay makes a pricey classroom trailer go away. In 2006, East Stroudsburg Area School District bought a portable classroom for $62,000. In December, the same unit sold online for $1. Now, board members, taxpayers and administrators are fuming, and wondering how it could have happened... It was the winter break, and Brad Fitzpatrick, a member of the district's technology staff, placed the trailer on eBay, according to board minutes. Typically, sellers on eBay place reserves on their merchandise. That means they set a minimum acceptable level at which their item can sell. If no...
  • How Low Can the Market Go? Obama’s Plans Ride on the Answer

    03/03/2009 10:19:23 AM PST · by AJKauf · 9 replies · 773+ views
    Pajamas Media ^ | March 2 | Jennifer Rubin
    The financial news reports ask “How low can we go?” The answer quite simply is that no one knows. The Dow dropped like a stone yesterday below 6800 and there is no indication the Dow or any of the other major stock indices will be bouncing back anytime soon. While President Obama continues to ride high in the polls and garner the fawning reviews of the mainstream media, there is a growing sense that the economy is careening out of control and that the massive proposals for perpetual bailouts of failing firms, nationalized health care, cap and trade regulation, new...
  • NBA to Receive $175 Million of Federal Bailout Funds

    03/03/2009 10:19:05 AM PST · by John Semmens · 11 replies · 684+ views
    Citing the “need to maintain an adequate level of popular diversion during these bleak times,” Secretary of the Treasury, Tim Geithner, announced a fund of $175 million will be used to subsidize the National Basketball Association. “When you’re paying $10 to $20 million a year for a top-notch player even the resources of a millionaire owner can be stretched beyond what was anticipated,” Geithner observed. “Many of these teams are forced to play in arenas more than ten years old. Cities are too strapped for funds to build new ones.” Anticipating critics’ contentions that the use of scarce funds for...
  • Senate keeps pet projects in spending bill

    03/03/2009 10:17:28 AM PST · by AngelesCrestHighway · 10 replies · 393+ views
    YahooNews ^ | 03/02/09 | YahooNews
    WASHINGTON – The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to preserve thousands of earmarks in a $410 billion spending bill, brushing aside Sen. John McCain's claim that President Barack Obama and Congress are merely conducting business as usual in a time of economic hardship. McCain's attempt to strip out an estimated 8,500 earmarks failed on a vote of 63-32. The Arizona senator's proposal also would have cut roughly $32 billion from the measure and would have kept spending at last year's levels in several federal agencies. Last year's Republican presidential candidate said both he and Obama said during the campaign to "stop...
  • Obama: Stock 'fits and starts' are normal reaction

    03/03/2009 10:16:48 AM PST · by Jeff Gordon · 49 replies · 1,546+ views
    Breitbart.com ^ | Mar 3 12:44 PM US/Eastern
    WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is comparing the stock market to the daily tracking polls used during campaigns, saying that paying too close attention to Wall Street's "fits and starts" could lead to bad long-term policy. Obama spoke to reporters Tuesday after meeting in the Oval Office with visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Obama said he is not measuring policies against "the day-to-day gyrations of the stock market," but by whether lending is flowing more freely, businesses are investing and the unemployed are going back to work. He said he is "absolutely confident" that those things will happen....
  • 14 Year-Old Conservative Appears on CNN; Puts in Good Word for Rush Limbaugh! - Video 3/3/09

    03/03/2009 10:16:07 AM PST · by Federalist Patriot · 12 replies · 773+ views
    Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | March 3, 2009 | BrianinMO
    Here is video of 14 year-old conservative Jonathan Krohn continuing his tour of the cable news shows. This time he has turned up on CNN and talks with Kiran Chetry. He explains the heart of what it means to be a conservative as well as anyone you will hear, and even puts in a good word for Rush Limbaugh! Keep up the good work, Jonathan! . . . . . . . (Watch Video)
  • Senate keeps pet projects in spending bill (vote 63-32 to keep the pork flowing)

    03/03/2009 10:15:54 AM PST · by NormsRevenge · 14 replies · 700+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 3/3/09 | AP
    WASHINGTON – The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to preserve thousands of earmarks in a $410 billion spending bill, brushing aside Sen. John McCain's claim that President Barack Obama and Congress are merely conducting business as usual in a time of economic hardship. McCain's attempt to strip out an estimated 8,500 earmarks failed on a vote of 63-32. The Arizona senator's proposal also would have cut roughly $32 billion from the measure and would have kept spending at last year's levels in several federal agencies. Last year's Republican presidential candidate said both he and Obama said during the campaign to "stop...
  • 'Bachelor' Picks Melissa, Then Changes Mind

    03/03/2009 10:15:39 AM PST · by Perdogg · 24 replies · 1,397+ views
    Courant ^ | 03.03.2009 | By ROGER CATLIN | The Hartford Courant
    "The Bachelor" finale ended like it was supposed to, with somebody heartbroken (Molly) and someone "the happiest girl in the world" (Melissa) with a ring on her finger and that last darned rose
  • CPACKIN' (Zo! on CPAC)

    03/03/2009 10:13:26 AM PST · by mnehring · 19 replies · 752+ views
    Zo talkin' about CPAC N' shhtuff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwOE8K8CH-8&feature=subscription
  • Schools Crunch Calculus of Stimulus

    03/03/2009 10:13:24 AM PST · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 2 replies · 258+ views
    Wall Street Journal ^ | MARCH 3, 2009 | ANNE MARIE CHAKER
    Schools struggling with some of their worst budget crises in generations are taking stock of President Obama's stimulus package -- hoping the money will restore funding for things like textbooks, teacher salaries and tuition.The $100 billion in funding dedicated to education touches programs for almost every age group, from early-childhood programs to financial aid for college students. While the money, part of the $787 billion stimulus package, may not result in a full turnaround, districts say, it will help stop some of the bleeding. Michael Klein "It's going to mean a softer landing for us," says Jack O'Connell, state superintendent...
  • Obama not concerned with the 'day-to-day gyrations' of the stock market

    03/03/2009 10:11:50 AM PST · by theruleshavechanged · 72 replies · 2,036+ views
    Washington Examiner ^ | 03/03/2009 | AP
    Obama said he is not measuring policies against "the day-to-day gyrations of the stock market," but by whether lending is flowing more freely, businesses are investing and the unemployed are going back to work.
  • Pemex Trims Estimate for Cantarell's 2009 Oil Output

    03/03/2009 10:10:13 AM PST · by thackney · 8 replies · 345+ views
    Rig Zone ^ | March 03, 2009 | Nancy Agin
    According to a report by Reuters, Pemex has lowered its production estimate for its aging Cantarell oil field, which is set to produce an average of 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude in 2009. The average output rate is down from the previously announced estimate of 756,000 bpd presented by Pemex to Mexico's Congress in January. Additionally, Reuters noted that Pemex has also trimmed its forecast for Cantarell's long-term output, which the company sees averaging 400,000 bpd between 2009 and 2017. Pemex originally estimated in its January presentation that output at Cantarell would reach 423,000 bpd. Pemex has announced...
  • Obama: It's a Good Time to Buy Stocks

    03/03/2009 10:09:52 AM PST · by Sub-Driver · 129 replies · 2,915+ views
    Obama: It's a Good Time to Buy Stocks President Obama compared the stock market to the daily tracking polls used during campaigns, saying that paying to close attention to Wall Street's "fits and starts" could lead to bad long-term policy. FOXNews.com Tuesday, March 03, 2009 President Obama said Tuesday that now is a good time for investors to buy stocks if they focus on the big picture. The markets plunged Monday to its lowest levels in 12 years. "What you're now seeing is a profit and earnings ratios get to the point that buying stocks is a good thing if...
  • Flame Warriors

    03/03/2009 10:09:43 AM PST · by iowamark · 2 replies · 304+ views
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  • Destroy America The Obama Objective Is Clear

    The agenda is clear, the objective is very clear; Barack Obama and the Communist Party are intentionally destroying this country. If you aren’t clear who the Communist Party is, it’s what used to be the Democratic Party (brief history). The melt down last September was the doing of the Communist Party, specifically Barney Frank, Christopher Dodd, and Barack Obama. The objective is to ruin Middle America that, despite their retirement accounts, 401Ks, and other investments loosing between 30 to 50 percent of their value, Middle America still has leverage over Hussein Obama and the communists. The only way to remove...