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News From Wednesday, January 13, 2010
11:48:47 PM Soles4Souls(R) Inc. Rushing Aid to Earthquake Survivors in Haiti
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

Bill Frist of Tennessee, who is working with Soles4Souls through his charity, Hope Through Healing Hands. "In the wake of this natural disaster, .... [more]

11:48:47 PM Op-Ed : Medicare cuts will harm many providers
Martha's Vineyard Times - Vineyard Haven,MA,USA

John Kerry, who is leading the charge on a bipartisan amendment to reduce the home health cuts in the Senate health care reform bill by nearly $5 billion. ... [more]

11:22:27 PM Hey, Speaker Pelosi, Where Are the Jobs?
Big Government (blog)

by Capitol Confidential In August 2003, then-Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi issued a press statement demanding to know from President Bush, “Where Are the ... [more]

11:21:18 PM Surge of Expats in Singapore Sparks Immigration Concerns
Wall Street Journal - USA

But the push has also fueled discontent, turning immigration into a red-hot political issue in a country where dissent is still tightly controlled by the ... [more]

11:08:02 PM APNewsBreak: Giuliani to campaign for Republican in race for Kennedy's
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Los Angeles Times That same day, Democrat Martha Coakley plans to campaign with former President Bill Clinton. Brown has been arguing for tough treatment of would-be ... [more]

11:07:47 PM Hoyer talks White House meeting
Politico - Washington,DC,USA

After two and a half hours talking health care at the White House, congressional Democrats and President Obama are making progress, but don't expect to ... [more]

10:20:57 PM Joe Bugel enjoys cursing
Virginia Adds 49K New Voters in August

George Allen started that. Cripe, I had to throw away all my cowboy boots coming from Houston. You weren't allowed to wear cowboy boots in here or a .... [more]

10:14:24 PM White House says stimulus funds have created 51700 clean energy jobs
Motors ...

The White House reports today that the $5 billion in stimulus funds that has been spent to promote clean energy has created 51700 jobs nationwide. .... [more]

9:56:59 PM America needs Change - he said... There is no change, Mrs. President.
OpEdNews - USA

(April 2007) Bush: President Bush appealed directly to the American people last night to support a renewed campaign to pacify Iraq, calling for an ... [more]

9:41:00 PM Fixing Europe's Immigration Problem
Wall Street Journal - USA

Massive illegal immigration and native resentment are inevitable by-products of the European Union's broken immigration system, while xenophobia and rampant ... [more]

9:22:24 PM Coakley's death-penalty flip-flop … flip
Hot Air - MD,USA

Call it the John Kerry two-step, with an extra 180-degree turn. Recalling the infamous “I was for the $87 billion before I was against it” flip-flop, ... [more]

8:55:42 PM Democratic Leaders Debate Health Reform At The White House
Kaiser Health News - Washington,DC,USA

"Lower-level negotiators from the White House and the two chambers have already been holding closed-door meetings and trying to make decisions. ... [more]

8:11:54 PM Bill Clinton: Equal parts stupid and shrewd
Lobbying World

Their twisted plan was to help John Kerry to lose to George W. Bush in 2004, leaving the field open for Hillary in 2008. (If Kerry won in '04, ... [more]

7:46:59 PM White House Gaggle With Robert Gibbs
Talk Radio News Service - Washington,DC,USA

He said the White House has had conversations with them, but did not want to get into depth. In China the President talked about the right of a free .... [more]

7:25:34 PM President Obama's Poll Numbers Continue to Slip
FOX News - USA

By Bill O'Reilly A new CBS poll, which is usually friendly to the president, has Mr. Obama's job approval rating at just 46 percent; 41 percent of Americans ... [more]

7:11:44 PM Do Hands Speak Louder Than Words?
ABC News - United States

President Bush gestures as he speaks during a news conference in this 2006 photo. And it turns out that's a good thing, according to new research from .... [more]

7:07:34 PM Kerry sends out urgent plea for Coakley
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

John Kerry is pleading for help defending the late Ted Kennedy's Senate seat and saving the 60th vote for health care legislation. ... [more]

7:03:30 PM Haiti devastation could speed immigration debate
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

The Obama administration has said that it wants to review the issue of the Haitians as part of a comprehensive approach to immigration reform. ... [more]

6:00:08 PM White House wants apology from bankers -Gibbs
Reuters - NY,USA

... to help recover taxpayer money used to bail out banks, the White House confirmed on Wednesday, while calling for an apology from bank executives. ... [more]

5:53:47 PM Siemens Taps President for U.S. Division
Wall Street Journal - USA

By PAUL GLADER Siemens AG selected management consultant Eric Spiegel as president and chief executive of Siemens Corp., the US division of the German ... [more]

5:46:46 PM ALIPAC Endorses Scott Brown for US Senate
Mass Media Distribution LLC (press release)

(MMD Newswire) January 13, 2010 -- Americans for Legal Immigration Political Action Committee (ALIPAC) is endorsing Scott Brown for US Senate today due to ... [more]

5:39:56 PM Court Upholds Dismissal of Dan Rather's CBS Suit
Television Broadcast

He sued CBS in 2007 for breach of contract, claiming the network marginalized him following an erroneous 2004 report about President Bush's military record. ... [more]

4:52:47 PM Senator spells out plan for border security
News Journal - Longview,TX,USA

Expand Texas' participation in federal immigration enforcement programs. Hutchison would require the Texas Department of Public Safety to enter into a ... [more]

4:52:15 PM White House Expected To Unveil Plan To Impose Fees On B...
MyStateline.com - Rockford,IL,USA

(Washington, DC) -- The White House is soon expected to confirm plans to impose fees on the nation's largest financial firms. ... [more]

4:48:03 PM President Obama Remarks on Haiti SOON
FOXNews

The White House is aiming for about 10am for LIVE remarks from President Obama on the latest in Haiti and US efforts to provide relief in the ... [more]

3:58:29 PM A Brief For Bush
American Conservative Magazine - Arlington,VA,USA

If President Bush, against all odds, becomes the next great man, known to history as the president who reshaped the office to meet the challenges of his ... [more]

3:31:53 PM In Pakistan, Fight Terror with Outsourcing
BusinessWeek - USA

Participants could generate recommendations focused on how the US aid package (known as the Kerry-Lugar Act for its two sponsors, Senators John Kerry and ... [more]

3:27:45 PM Corzine appoints 17 to new immigration council
Jackson NJ Online - Jackson,NJ,USA

TRENTON – Governor Jon S. Corzine signed an Executive Order establishing the Commission on New Americans. A key recommendation of the Governor's Blue Ribbon ... [more]

2:59:42 PM Sarah Palin Slams President Obama, Critics in Fox News Debut
ABC News - United States

In an ABC News/Washington Post poll in November, three out of five Americans said they thought Palin was unqualified to be president. Fifty-two percent said ... [more]

2:50:02 PM Healthcare topic of White House meeting
United Press International

13 (UPI) -- US House and Senate leaders, facing disagreement on key issues in healthcare reform, head to the White House to discuss how to reconcile the ... [more]

2:30:34 PM Senate to examine broadcast-cable programming contracts
Lobbying World

John Kerry (D-Mass.) immediately pushed for fast resolution so consumers would not be deprived of popular programming, like the Sugar Bowl on New Years Day. ... [more]

2:08:36 PM Clinton Pledges Asia Engagement, Urges More Political Openness in China
Voice of America

Clinton has put heavy stress on the United States returning to a major political role in the region, after what was seen as a preoccupation by the Bush ... [more]

1:40:29 PM The Catholic Case for Immigration Reform
American Spectator

Consider this from fallen-away Catholic, Tom Tancredo: "I suspect the pope's immigration comments may have less to do with spreading the gospel than they do ... [more]

1:37:12 PM Reid's Nevada opponents take aim
The North Star National

Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada) is well known for his unseemly comments about President Obama, blacks, US soldiers, former President Bush, DC tourists, .... [more]

1:06:04 PM BREAKING: President Obama to Make Remarks About Haiti's Earthquake
FOXNews

Fox News has learned that President Obama will make remarks today about the 7.3 magnitude earthquake which struck the island nation of Haiti late Tuesday. ... [more]

12:17:27 PM Damage reports...More shocks...White House meeting
9&10 News - Cadillac,MI,USA

BEIJING (AP) — Some preliminary reports are coming in on casualties and the extent of destruction from yesterday's powerful earthquake in Haiti. ... [more]

12:14:56 PM Sen. Harry Reid and "Negro dialect": Bloggers on President Obama and the ...
The Gloucester County Times - Woodbury,NJ,USA

But Republicans, including Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele, called for Reid to step down. They equated the incident to Republican Sen. ... [more]

11:11:02 AM Sheriff decries burdens of illegal immigration
Aurora Beacon News - Aurora,IL,USA

By FRANK ABDERHOLDEN fabderholden@scn1.com Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said illegal immigration is affecting society in a number of ways, ... [more]

11:10:54 AM Bashing Bankers Is a Political Duty
Wall Street Journal - USA

By HOLMAN W. JENKINS, JR. If you would know why bankers are enjoying a large and controversial deluge of annual bonuses, look no further than the monthly ... [more]

10:16:40 AM Bush Gave Obama the Tools to Stop Hasan and Abdulmutallab
Human Events - Washington,DC,USA

by Rowan Scarborough President Bush put in place a network of counter-terror policies and institutions that gathered sufficient intelligences to stop Fort ... [more]

10:08:02 AM Analyst: Budget overly optimistic on fed help
My Desert - Palm Springs,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer, in a meeting with The Desert Sun on Tuesday, reiterated that California is expected to get an estimated $85 billion in economic recovery .... [more]

9:58:53 AM LocalBronxBronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. forming African
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

New York Daily News BY Karina Ioffee Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr hopes the new council will encourage African immigrants to seek help when in trouble. ... [more]

9:41:06 AM Activists Kick Off Push For Immigration Reform
WXIA-TV - NE Atlanta,GA,USA

Leaders of several activist groups on Tuesday announced a "week of action" to draw attention to immigration reform. Georgia over the next week. ... [more]

8:45:11 AM Democrats' Rocky Mountain high takes a tumble in Colorado
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

When asked if they would prefer a Republican or a Democrat on a generic congressional ballot, Western voters are 11% more likely to choose Republican over ... [more]

8:34:43 AM Immigrant unrest in Italy
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

The United States has struggled with immigration and race since its founding, so it is easy to forget that these are relatively new issues for European ... [more]

8:23:48 AM Boxer, Herger should find way to say yes
Record-Searchlight - Redding,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer have held up progress on a bill to actually do the job. Boxer's bills, both Herger and some locals have feared, went too far in conserving the ... [more]

7:45:57 AM Obama To Announce New Big Bank Fees Thursday
FOXNews

President Obama will announce new fees on "high risk" transactions carried out by big banks as part of a complicated White House effort to recoup bailout ... [more]

7:40:13 AM Illegal Immigration: It's Illegal
The MIT Tech

How about this one: Illegal immigration is illegal. For some reason, this point has been a contentious issue in the United States over the past few years. ... [more]

7:02:40 AM Seahawks CEO: Pursuing Tony Dungy as team president 'was the first call I
Motors ...

USA Today "Tony would have made a heck of a president. That was the first call I made," Leiweke told reporters, via the AP. Leiweke has drawn criticism from some who ... [more]

6:32:52 AM Our opinion: Open mouth, insert foot
Times Record News - Wichita Falls,TX,USA

Bill Frist of Tennessee was floated around as a possible Senate majority leader. The Republicans, with majority capital to spend, wanted to move beyond the ... [more]

6:19:41 AM Big in Capitol, Reid Stumbles at Home
Wall Street Journal - USA

Barbara Boxer of California and Patty Murray of Washington. Mr. Reid shuttled between the rooms starting at 9:30 am How Sen. Harry Reid (D., Nev. ... [more]

6:19:06 AM 2 million jobs from stimulus - White House
CNN/Money - USA

By Tami Luhby, senior writerJanuary 13, 2010: 12:07 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The economic stimulus program has boosted employment by 1.5 to 2 ... [more]

5:37:04 AM Beware Of The ObamaCare Revolution
Forbes - USA

Filibuster is not a beautiful thing, but it is a long established tool for checking overweening political ambition--and it can't be abolished without a ... [more]

5:28:01 AM Arnold just dreaming if he expects manna from DC
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein say federal stimulus and recovery spending have lately pushed that figure up. But no one has ever made this kind of ... [more]

5:20:09 AM Obama backs himself into no-new-taxes corner
Standard-Speaker - Hazleton,PA,USA

12: Rachel Maddow reports on the latest speaking engagement booked for former President Bush, a hunters' convention featuring a Beach Boys cover band and ... [more]

4:59:42 AM Obama To Unveil Bank Fee Proposal Thursday - Official
Wall Street Journal - USA

Obama will announce the plan at an event in the White House, the official said. First reported on Monday, the proposal has been under discussion since ... [more]

4:54:05 AM McDonnell announces appointments, says he'll reopen rest stops
Lynchburg News and Advance

George Allen and a member of the Virginia Parole Board under Gov. Jim Gilmore. James is married to Kay Coles James, a McDonnell transition adviser who ... [more]

4:37:28 AM Activists pack Aurora church for immigration reform rally
The Aurora Sentinel Daily Sun - Aurora,CO,USA

12 at the St. Therese Catholic Church in Aurora to call for comprehensive immigration reform at a national level. In addition to hundreds of local residents ... [more]

3:59:05 AM President Obama to Announce Plan to Recoup TARP Losses with Fee on Banks
President McCain Sends Secretary of State Lieberman and Defense ...

A senior administration official tells ABC News that on Thursday, President Obama will announce a new plan to recoup expected losses from the Wall Street ... [more]

3:36:55 AM White House Wants Insurance Exchanges in Health Bill
Wall Street Journal - USA

By JANET ADAMY and LAURA MECKLER WASHINGTON – The White House wants to include a national health insurance exchange in the health bill, which would give ... [more]

3:27:18 AM Immigration agents halt vans carrying some minors to work in Foxboro, Mass.
Providence Journal - Providence,RI,USA

Immigration agents detained the workers last Wednesday on Route 1 in Foxboro as they rode in vans from Providence. Forty-nine of the 60 people stopped by US ... [more]

2:43:48 AM Hair Stylists for White House Crashers Talks to Federal Grand Jury
ABC News - United States

By JASON RYAN The hair stylist and makeup artist for Michaele Salahi, one of the infamous White House gate crashers, appeared before a federal grand jury ... [more]

2:15:54 AM NJ Sen. President Stephen Sweeney discusses goals in his new post
Bridgeton News - Bridgeton,NJ,USA

The goals echoed the fiscal conservatism of the incoming Republican governor, Chris Christie, who was in the audience when Sweeney was sworn in. ... [more]

1:48:33 AM Sen. Boxer discusses law enforcement grants
Contra Costa Sun - Orinda,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer said during a Tuesday appearance that she will seek a new round of federal dollars to help police departments bolster their staffing. .... [more]

1:22:13 AM Editorial: Lewisville leader wants to expand E-Verify use
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA

To better understand our nation's problem enforcing its immigration laws, let's visit our old friends, supply and demand. •E-Verify is an Internet-based ... [more]

1:01:24 AM US Solheim Cup team gets audience with the First Golfer
USA Today - McLean,VA,United States

By Steve DiMeglio, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — A tour of the US Senate and the White House. A stop at the Lincoln Memorial. Giving a gift to President Obama. ... [more]

12:49:46 AM Terror suspect's dad invited to testify
Politico - Washington,DC,USA

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) invited Umaru Mutallab, the father of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, to appear in front of his ... [more]

12:18:15 AM Critical Word Misspelled in Political Ad
FOX News - USA

To Democrat Martha Coakley, Gergen asked: "I wonder — looking back — whether you think it was the right decision to insist on three people at a debate? ... [more]

12:17:47 AM Boxer: Reid's appology to president should be 'the end of it'
My Desert - Palm Springs,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer said President Obama's acceptance of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's apology should be “the end of it.” Boxer's comments during a meeting ... [more]

12:14:20 AM Local leaders call on Congress to reform immigration
Nevada Appeal - Carson City,NV,USA

Organizations and individuals interested in joining the Campaign to Reform Immigration for America can do so by visiting ... [more]



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