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In the “gee, I made this not very smart person look really stupid” genre of film making- the sort of “ask stupid questions and play ridiculous characters and edit to make funny” made most famous by Sacha Baron Cohen- comes “Baltimore Acorn Workers support prostitution.” Acorn is a community organizing network that works on a variety of issues, from voter registration to fighting predatory lending practices. In other words, it is just the sort of organization for poor people that the Right loves to hate.

Remember, the values at which subprime mortgage bonds were trading at reflected "irrational fear" and "unreasonable expectations of default." More than a year later, it is clear: There was no panic; this was a JUSTIFIED level of trading and reflects the ugly reality - the investors in those bonds will NEVER get their money back. They were swindled, to be blunt. "AA" bonds trading at 4 cents and "AAA" at 28? Remember folks, "AAA" credits are supposed to have a probability of default roughly equivalent to that of the Sun colliding with the earth. There is not now and never...

Here is a breaking news video report tonight on the discovery of "human remains" inside a wall in the basement of the Yale University Medical Building. The remains are believed to be that of Yale Grad student Annie Le who has been missing since last Tuesday, when she was last seen entering the medical building . . . (VIDEO)

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Police: Body believed to be Le found in building Remains have not been positively identified in what is now a homicide case NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Police in Connecticut on Sunday said they found what they believe is the body of a Yale University graduate student and bride-to-be hidden inside the wall of a university building where she was last seen five days before. New Haven Assistant Police Chief Peter Reichard said officials presumed the body was that of doctoral student Annie Le, although they had not yet positively identified it. Le has been the focus of a massive police...

MEMPHIS — A Congressional race in Tennessee has become freighted with racial overtones almost a year before the election, with a prominent black politician saying the white incumbent cannot properly represent black voters. The black candidate, former Mayor Willie W. Herenton of Memphis, has argued that Tennessee needs a black voice in its currently all-white delegation. He is running a blistering campaign against Representative Steve Cohen, a fellow Democrat with a precarious hold on the majority black district. “To know Steve Cohen is to know that he really does not think very much of African-Americans,” Mr. Herenton said in a...

A day after the great march in Washington my neighborhood held it's annual festival along part of 5th Avenue in Brooklyn. In many of the stands selling T-shirts one could find the image of that icon of the left Che Guevara. Oblivious to the fact the man was a murderer most of the Latinos of my nabe seemed to take it all in stride. The T-shirts have become fashionable attire, but what really perplexed me was seeing that image next to other T-shirts laden with the image of Christ and the Virgin of Guadalupe all in the same stand next...

ACORN came to public prominence during the 2008 election when the group ran what is arguably the largest voter fraud in American History, they were convicted of, or being investigated for voter fraud in 14 states. Back in March the Democrat's favorite voter fraud group, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) got a new opportunity to destroy the constitutional right of "one man-one vote." They were contracted by the Census department to hire local census workers. That's right, the same group that registered Mickey Mouse to vote in Florida, was hired to to count him in the...

Here is a video report on Great Britain's Prince Harry who is about to turn 25 years old, and will inherit his portion of the estate left to him by Princess Diana. It is estimated he will inherit $15 million on Tuesday. Prince Harry has become very popular in Great Britain, especially since his military service in Afghanistan. . . . (VIDEO)

The biggest and most secretive gathering of ships in maritime history lies at anchor east of Singapore. Never before photographed, it is bigger than the U.S. and British navies combined but has no crew, no cargo and no destination> – and is why your Christmas stocking may be on the light side this year. >Fascinating article by Simon Parry in the Daily Mail this evening on the Ghost Fleet of Singapore — 100s of empty container ships sidelined by the recession.Excerpt: Here, on a sleepy stretch of shoreline at the far end of Asia, is surely the biggest and...

Health Care Principles September 4th, 2009 by Bishop Samuel Aquila Dear Priests, Deacons, Religious and Faithful of the Diocese of Fargo,At this time in our nation’s history, we continually face new challenges as we witness to the Gospel in an ever increasing secularized society. Currently our civil leaders are discussing different proposals to provide greater access to health care in our country. Indeed, the Church has officially manifested her teaching, since Pius XI to Benedict XVI, in the recognition of the great importance of ensuring that all peoples have access to health care.In principle, the Church ought to always promote...

In an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes," Obama says Republican who are opposing the overhaul of the nation's heath care system are doing it for political gain.WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said he is confident Congress will pass "a good health care bill," as months of rancor over reforming the nation's health care system seemed to be easing Sunday, with the White House playing down an immediate role for a government insurance option. At the same time, Obama was critical of Republican opponents who he said were trying to block an overhaul of the nation's heath care system for political...

When President Obama travels to Wall Street on Monday to speak from Federal Hall, where the founders once argued bitterly over how much the government should control the national economy, he is likely to cast himself as a “reluctant shareholder” in America’s biggest industries and financial institutions. But one year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers set off a series of federal interventions, the government is the nation’s biggest lender, insurer, automaker and guarantor against risk for investors large and small. Between financial rescue missions and the economic stimulus program, government spending accounts for a bigger share of the nation’s...

There is a poll on facebook asking who is the best President of the last 40 years...Reagan is currently winning at 67% but Bill Clinton is gaining at 22%. I voted for Reagan and already one of my liberal friends is chastising me and complaining about trickle down economics..the crazy thing is..she is a stock broker. I just don't understand the mental disease sometimes....anyway, if you have facebook...vote http://apps.facebook.com/realpolls/m/mcw5o9ukb

Kanye West rushes the stage while Taylor Swift was thanking people for her award for “Best Female Video”. He says “I’ll let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos ever.” The audience started booing Kanye. Boo! That has got to be one of the most disrespectful acts I have ever seen on live TV. What a disgrace Kanye. Boo! Boo! Boo! Although: I bet Kanye West does the Single Ladies dance at home and couldn’t stand the idea that Beyonce lost. Watch the video by clicking above link.

Obama Shrugs Off Political 'Circus' Over Healthcare His proposal will still pass, he says, dismissing Rep. Joe Wilson's 'You lie' and the ensuing uproar as a distraction. The heckler, meanwhile, says one apology was plenty. By Noam N. Levey September 13, 2009 Reporting from Washington - President Obama on Sunday dismissed the uproar over Rep. Joe Wilson's heckling during the president's Wednesday speech to a joint session of Congress, suggesting it was only a distraction -- even as some members of Obama's party threatened to punish the South Carolina Republican. "This is part of what happens. I mean, it becomes...

People need to read this and contact their Congresspeople immediately about ending ALL federal funding to ACORN. Absolutely no excuse after what we have seen with the recent videos. And with healthcare, they demand everything short of Limousine Service, though I would not put it past them from adding it in at this point. ************** SOme of the tidbits: At hospitals: Give low- and moderate-income members of the community a proportional share of seats on the governing boards of all hospitals. Force hospitals to concentrate on providing basic quality care instead of wasting huge sums on showcase buildings and technological...

LONDON (Reuters) – The former deputy Governor of the Bank of England said he was "astounded" the U.S. government let Lehman Brothers go under, and that the bank's collapse marked a clear moment when people lost confidence in the markets. Sir John Gieve said in an interview with Sky News he had fully expected U.S. authorities to step in this time last year to rescue the stricken investment bank, as it had done earlier with peer Bear Stearns. The Federal Reserve put up $29 billion in March 2008 to underwrite JP Morgan Chase's (JPM.N) rescue of Bear Stearns, and was...

President Barack Obama's senior adviser, David Axelrod, said Sunday conservative protests in Washington are not indicative of the country's mood. Conservatives have the right to protest, Axelrod said on CBS's "Face the Nation, but "they don’t represent a mainstream view." In early CBS excerpts from a taped "60 Minutes" interview to air Sunday night, Obama says on the 24-hour news cycle, "the loudest shrillest voices get the most attention." "One of the things I’m trying to figure out is how can we make sure civility is interesting," Obama said.

Subject: Fw: Car czar To: This is unbelievable. This could be a scandal of epic proportions and one that makes Nixon's Watergate or Clinton's Monica Lewinsky affair pale by comparison. Why was there neither rhyme nor reason as to which dealerships of the Chrysler Corporation were to be closed? Roll the clock back to the weeks just before Chrysler declared bankruptcy. Chrysler, like GM, was in dire financial straights and federal government graciously offered to "buy the company" and keep them out of bankruptcy and "save jobs." Chrysler was, in the words of Obama and his administration, "Too big to...