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Today the state of Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing, announced that it would begin "looking into accusations that a number of local doctors provided the notes for protesters who missed work during the week...the department will review complaints with the independent Medical Examining Board as soon as possible." This of course comes one day after a spokesman for University of Wisconsin Health said that it too was looking into the matter. While this peddles slowly along, some of profiles are being scrubbed clean. The profiles of Hannah Keevil and Valerie Gilchrist remain, while Kathy Oriel, James Shropshire, Lou Sannon,...

Wisconsin Doctors Probed for Fake Sick NotesJeanne Rose – 2 hrs 14 mins ago The debate over the Wisconsin budget has been going on for over a week now, and it does not seem to be letting up anytime soon. Just when you thought things were bad with the protests, which led to the closing of many schools, there is another twist to the case. Fox News reports that the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has launched an investigation into whether some of their doctors issued fake sick notes to protesters. The demonstrations are against the...

Wisconsin's Real Doctors and Their Fake Sick Notes for ProtestersBy Ford Vox Feb 21 2011, 7:50 AM ET **SNIP** But last week some of these weary warriors carried their patient advocacy too far. In videos breathlessly presented throughout the conservative mediasphere this weekend [scroll down to see], doctor after doctor is videotaped writing patently fraudulent sick notes so that the protesting teachers (whose contracts specify that missing work without an excuse can result in dismissal) can keep marching on against the state's union-busting Republican government. After viewing the videos at my request last night, Dr. Arthur Derse called me up...

People are starting to fight back against mistreatment by mortgage lenders. And the extent of the housing mortgage mess is beginning to come to light.

The left thought they had another surefire Sarah Palin attack on their hands (pun intended) when she was caught using hand notes during a speech and Q&A session. It didn't take long for the attack to bite them on the ass tho. Video flashback of Senator Dianne Feinstein using hand notes during a debate: [VIDEO AT SITE] Even better, the rules of the debate forbade the use of notes. On the hands or on paper. Palin used it during a speech, not a debate. Read more at floppingaces.net...

Have a close look at the screencap [larger image after the jump]. Notice what MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell is holding in her left hand? Those are notes, with factoids from the 2008 presidential campaign. She's reading from them to challenge a Sarah Palin supporter who was waiting in line at the book signing yesterday in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We all remember how back during the '08 campaign, MSM reporters would challenge people attending Obama rallies with uncomfortable truths about their candidate, along the lines "would you still support him if you knew he had the most liberal voting record in the...

To say that “Notes Left Behind” is a book about a 6-year-old girl who died is accurate, but woefully inadequate. By filling her family’s house with hidden messages of love and hope, Elena Desserich continues to celebrate life long after she succumbed to pediatric brain cancer.

The administration’s “Green Jobs” czar, Van Jones, has a “very checkered past” deep-rooted in radical politics, including black nationalism, anarchism, and communism. The broadcast network newscasts have mostly failed to report on Mr. Jones’s past political affiliations which are lock-step with the network’s downplay of coverage regarding President Obama’s associations with the former radical and terrorist William Ayers during the election.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2008 – Letters a Minnesota couple has received thanking them for musical instruments they’ve sent to deployed troops show that just a simple note can change the atmosphere in the desert. Steve and Barb Baker, founders of Operation Happy Note, pose with a guitar that members of the 3rd Infantry Division signed and sent them after learning about Steve's wish to go to Iraq and hand out guitars. Operation Happy Note supplies deployed servicemembers with musical instruments. Photo courtesy of Operation Happy Note  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “The purpose of these … instruments is...

Per FR policy, Bloomberg is link only.Read article here.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2006 – Terrorists have failed repeatedly to meet their objectives in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today. "They failed to stop the January elections, they failed to stop the drafting of the constitution, they failed to stop the referendum on the constitution, they failed to stop the most recent election, they failed to stop the seating of the parliament, they're going to fail to stop the seating of a new government," Rumsfeld said at a Pentagon news briefing. "They are on the run. ... They have failed in almost everything they have tried to...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2006 – Military service is "very, very satisfying," and today's servicemembers recognize the critical role they are playing in the country's defense, the top U.S. military officer told Pentagon reporters today. Following a weeklong trip throughout the Persian Gulf region and to Germany, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he was impressed by the "incredibly high morale" among deployed troops and their confidence in the mission they are carrying out. "They felt good about what they are doing and knew they are making a difference," he said after meeting with about...

It’s now out in the open: The new TV drama “Commander in Chief” was aired to pre-test and pre-market the candidacy of Hillary Clinton for President in 2008. Secondary goals may have been : getting on Hillary’s “good side” early on, suggesting what her agenda should be , getting some juicy staff appointments lined up in advance ,getting an inside track for the campaign advertising dollars – the possibilities are endless. With this in mind, here are my screenplay notes for an ALL (!) NEW (!)EPISODE (!) of TV’s up-and-coming drama : (Please note: In keeping with my usual practice,...

Source: Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Police in India arrested a leader of Kashmir's main separatist alliance on Friday for carrying fake currency soon after he left the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi, officials said. The distribution of fake currency comes two days after India and Pakistan agreed to start a bus service between Indian Kashmir and the Pakistani part, boosting a flagging peace process. Aziz, an executive member of the hardline faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference and a former militant, was caught by police with 100,000 rupees of fake Indian currency and 94,000 worth of valid...

The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES!

from link posted by closer on page 42... KERRY CHEATED .... AGAIN .. THIS TIME DURING DEBATE We all know that honesty has never been a Kerry trait ... so why should a Presidential debate be any different? ... Well, looks like Kerry was able to accomplish this by cheating. If you check CSPAN, Kerry is shown taking his "notes" out of his breast pocket as he stepped behind his podium. I went back and checked some of his recent campaign appearances, and it appears he brings out these "notes" or "talking points" quite frequently at the beginning of his...

Yes, this will save you all the time of reading Bill's mega-page memoir...It's Bill Clinton: My Life, cliff notes!click here or on cartoon to super-size it!

Radio Notes: Bill Clinton; Lynn Cullen; Clarke Ingram Monday, June 21, 2004 Adrian McCoy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Former president Bill Clinton will be on the air in a one-hour live radio special Thursday. The town hall-style program coincides with the publication of his book "My Life," which goes on sale tomorrow. "Bill Clinton Connects with America" will air on Infinity Broadcasting news/talk stations around the country, and locally on KDKA-AM (1020) Thursday at 6 p.m. Clinton will talk about the book and about his life before and during his time in the White House and answer listeners' questions. Harry Smith, co-anchor...

Why Male Leaders Cannot Have a Female Secretary?Sichuan Province in southwest China has recently formulated a new regulation forbidding male leaders to employ female secretaries, which has sparked heated discussions in various newspapers. An article in Nanfang Metropolitan Daily says the new regulation has significant meaning and can be taken as a reference by other local governments. The author of the article believes there are a few disadvantages of male leaders and female secretaries working together. In today's China, quite a few corruption cases are blamed to have been connected with female secretaries who've won the favour of their...