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January 4, 2011 Editorial: NOAA agent's transfer makes a mockery of IG's findings The Gloucester Daily Times Tue Jan 04, 2011, 11:01 PM EST If the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gave a wit about its own credibility, or took the investigation and findings of the federal Inspector General's office seriously, NOAA enforcement officials would at least suspend so-called "criminal investigator" Susan Williams until allegations against her are cleared. Anyone who would craft a misleading affidavit in an attempt coax a bogus search warrant out of an administrative law judge, after all, has no place working in any kind of...

<p>A woman was struck by gunfire Thursday night after a pistol discharged when it was dropped by a patron at a restaurant in Kingwood, Houston police said.</p> <p>The woman and the gun owner were both customers at Raffa's American Bistro, 1660 W. Lake Houston Parkway.</p>

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The F-35 fighter jet, set to replace a large part of the US warplane fleet, has become the most expensive weapons program ever, drawing increased scrutiny at a time of tight public finances. Following a series of cost overruns and delays, the program is now expected to cost a whopping 382 billion dollars, for 2,443 aircraft. ... Defense officials say the original cost estimates have now doubled to make each plane's price tag reach some 92 million dollars. At the same time, the contract awarded in 2001 had been planned to last 10 years, but has been...

<p>Embattled conservative talk radio yakkers in the Hub and across the nation lashed back at media attacks blaming them for the Arizona rampage that left six dead and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition — insisting they won’t be silenced by a campaign of “intimidation and smear.”</p>

Verizon Wireless . . . is confident enough in its network that it will offer unlimited data-use plans when it starts selling the iPhone around the end of this month, a person familiar with the matter said . . . Verizon Wireless . . . has a lot at stake as it starts to carry the iPhone, which it will announce Tuesday at an event in New York City, people familiar with the matter say . . . Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said Wall Street is expecting sales of the Verizon iPhone to boost Apple's overall sales by 5%...

<p>ON JAN. 16, 1861, delegates to a Georgia state convention gathered to consider whether to secede from the United States. Three days later, voting 208-89, the convention adopted an “Ordinance of Secession,’’ which “repealed, rescinded, and abrogated’’ Georgia’s ratification of the federal Constitution in 1788.</p>

In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. 11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, 12 not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.( I John 2:10-12)Cain and Abel were brothers. Both of them were strict Monotheistic worshippers also. But that is where the similarity...

January 3, 2011 Dear Mr. xzxzxzxzx, Thank you for contacting me with your concerns. I appreciate hearing from you. While the 111th Congress has come to a close, I have heard from a great number of Arkansans on a wide variety of issues. Please know I have taken note of your specific comments and concerns, and I will keep them in mind as I continue to work across the aisle to find legislative solutions. One of the specific concerns you mentioned in your letter relates to the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy currently in effect for U.S....

...There is no doubt among that audience, however, that Cuba is on the cusp of change. ... For Alberto, my barber on Havana's Calzada de Infanta, the effects have been immediate. "Things have certainly been better for us," he says of the new system that allows barbers and hairdressers to own and run their salons, set their own prices and pay taxes. "The old system was crazy by comparison." Alberto's wages have risen by more than 300 per cent. "I used to make 20 or 30 pesos a week. Now I'm taking home nearly a 100." Certainly, the price list...

Florida Catholic Bishops Statement on Immigration

(Robert Bauer-married to former Obama WH Communications Director Anita Dunn, who professed that Mao Tse-Tung was a personal hero--was appointed last year as White Counsel by Obama and had been the lead atty representing Obama in blocking release of any Obama documents). The following information was compiled from the official Federal Elections Commission website for disbursements from the Obama campaign to Robert Bauer's law firm of Perkins Coie, which represents Obama in various eligibility suits. The FEC links follow the entries. 2nd Quarter, 2010, FEC report for Obama for America Perkins Coie: $248483.94 query.nictusa.com... 1st Quarter, 2010 Perkins Coie: $261,206.69...

Dreamy ski conditions turned nightmarish in Maine Tuesday morning when a chairlift accident injured at least six and left dozens more stranded in frozen suspension. Five chairs were thrown to the ground beneath the Spillway East chairlift at the Sugarloaf USA ski resort after the cable supporting the chairs derailed, dropping an estimated 25 to 30 feet. "All injured guests have been treated and are being transported to area hospitals," a press release issued by the resort's management said. "At this point none of the injuries are believed to be life threatening." Approximately 220 passengers were on the lift at...

"Why is the press accepting [Obama Afghanistan policy] at face value?" Good question, and one posed by Richard Haas this morning. The president of the Council on Foreign Relations and Joe Scarborough ripped a "compliant press" on Morning Joe today for failing to ask the tough questions about Pres. Obama's prosecution of the war in Afghanistan. Scarborough suggested a theory as to why the press is punting: "it goes against a decade-long narrative that George Bush chose the wrong war and that Afghanistan was the right war." True, no doubt. But perhaps the more fundamental explanation of the MSM's current...

In a speech to state leaders, the mayor brands United Teachers Los Angeles as an obstacle to reform as the city stands at 'a critical crossroads.' With a hard-hitting speech that branded the city's teachers union as an unyielding obstruction to education reforms, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa set the stage this week for a new battle over control of the troubled Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second-largest. In a Sacramento address to state leaders, Villaraigosa — himself a longtime teachers union employee before launching a career in public office — declared that education in Los Angeles stands at "a...

A group of conservative internet marketers put together a parody of wtfhasobamadonesofar.com http://whattheheckhaveconservativesdone.com <-- PG domain http://wtfhaveconservativesdone.com <-- parody domain, but redirects to PG The site has already gained some ground on some liberal social news sites like Digg and Reddit. Be sure to share it with your friends.

<p>A new Labor Department plan shows the president still has wide power to implement an anti-business agenda.</p> <p>Because President Obama will now have a tough time getting his liberal agenda through a more Republican Congress, many Democrats are urging him to ram it through using the executive branch's unilateral power.</p>

<p>Impeachment inquiry lurching toward a vote 1.24 a.m. ET (625 GMT) December 3, 1998 By David Espo, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) To hear Democrats tell it, the House impeachment panel is careening chaotically out of control as it pokes into campaign fund-raising issues in the twilight of an inquiry into President Clinton's conduct.</p>

Orin Hatch on Fox. 'All 42 Repubs firm on no cloture on any Dem bills until tax relief extension for all.'

Just heard on the Charlie Brennan show that Steelman will run.

ONE: In her memoirs, Lucia writes of a warning spoken by Mary pertaining to the failure of Vatican officials to obey her requests in a timely manner...before the point Russia reeks havoc upon the world: "Later...Our Lady said to me, complaining: "Not wishing to attend to my request! Like the King of France, they will repent then make it happen, but it will be (done) late. Russia will have already spread it's errors through the world, provoking wars, and persecutions of the Church: The Pope will have much to suffer." (in Portuguese: Mais tarde...Nossa Senhora disse-me, queixando-se: Não quiseram atender...