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News From Sunday, January 03, 2010
11:42:38 PM John Kerry Banned from Iran
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA

It looks like, thanks to the Iranian government's hostility, that Iran Iran's attitude toward the proposed visit by Senator John Kerry is a little curious. ... [more]

11:37:40 PM Governor's race will put big footprint on political landscape
Dayton Daily News - Dayton,OH,USA

“The bad economy will influence all races,” said political scientist John Green, director of the Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of ... [more]

11:29:02 PM Steps to health: new year, new ways to get fit
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA

By JESSICA BELASCO STAFF WRITER If Tom DeLay can get his groove on on Dancing with the Stars, you can, too. The new year is all about dancing, .... [more]

11:19:19 PM Napolitano refuses to answer McCain and Kyle
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

“While it's important to emphasize the need for immigration reform from an enforcement perspective, the need for reform stretches far beyond those reasons. ... [more]

11:13:20 PM White House Advisor Calls Former Vice President Dick Cheney Statements ...
Digital News Report

Digital News Report – An advisor to President Barack Obama has called has called former Vice President Dick Cheney's statements ignorant and intentionally ... [more]

10:31:55 PM Retransmission issues nab spotlight
Variety - USA

John Kerry (D-Mass.) and FCC chairman Julius Genachowski as the midnight deadline loomed Thursday likely influenced Fox's decision to grant a series of ... [more]

10:26:31 PM The 911 case against George W. Bush
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

.... without direct access to the president. Bush made it clear that his administration didn't think the Al-Qaeda threat was as serious as he was being told. ... [more]

10:20:34 PM UPI NewsTrack TopNews
United Press International

3 (UPI) -- US authorities are eyeing a Chicago immigration services center for possible links to terrorism plots, sources say. Citing sources familiar with ... [more]

10:12:37 PM Emeril, Mario Batali, Bobby Flay in Iron Chef Super Battle at White
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Examiner.com Teams will get to use fresh produce from the White House Garden to create their dishes. And the always-charming Michelle Obama will appear on the show! ... [more]

10:12:23 PM GOP Financial Struggles Jeopardize 2010 House Election Bids
FOX News - USA

The National Republican Congressional Committee, the financial arm for GOP House campaigns, has raised less than a third as much money as its Democratic ... [more]

9:06:15 PM White House: Al-Qaida Threat Closes US Embassy in Yemen
Voice of America

Brennan - who is leading a White House investigation into the incident - told ABC's This Week there were bits and pieces of information about the suspect, ... [more]

9:05:33 PM New Orleans Saints resting starters: Will Reggie Bush be on the bench?
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

With some of the top starters on the bench today, the Saints will be relying on Reggie Bush to carry a majority of the burden for a victory over the ... [more]

9:03:08 PM Majlis to make decision on Kerry visit to Iran on Tuesday
Tehran Times - Tehran,Iran

TEHRAN -- The Iranian parliament will make a decision on Tuesday on US Senator John Kerry's request to visit Tehran, MP Hossein Ebrahimi said on Sunday. ... [more]

8:55:35 PM So Much For Dick Cheney's Meme
The Washington Independent

By Spencer Ackerman 1/3/10 11:31 AM Dick Cheney says something, Politico uncritically reports it, Obama administration officials wearily refute it. .... [more]

8:15:20 PM Feds Handle More Immigration Cases In SD
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls,SD,USA

US Attorney Brendan Johnson says his office's load of illegal immigration cases is growing and makes up the largest single area of federal prosecutions in ... [more]

8:04:28 PM First Lady Michelle Obama to appear on 'Iron Chef' tonight
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

White House Photo Washington DC - When it comes to nutrition and childhood obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama is continuing to use her platform as the First ... [more]

7:49:44 PM Obama approaches end of Hawaiian holiday, prepares to head back to
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Los Angeles Times HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama is spending part of his last day in Hawaii reading intelligence assessments and asking advisers about threats to the ... [more]

7:44:47 PM DeMint: Obama 'distracted' from protecting the country
CNN Political Ticker - USA

“The last administration – President Bush – made a huge mistake,” DeMint said, “by sending the Yemenis back” – a reference to freed prisoners from the ... [more]

7:13:23 PM Iran denies entry to Sen. Kerry
Lobbying World

.... 01/03/10 01:48 PM ET Iranian legislators on Sunday decided to not allow a visit from Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass. ... [more]

7:08:20 PM DeMint: WH 'distracted by other things,' not focused on security
Lobbying World

Jim DeMint (SC) on Sunday revived his assault against the White House approach to counter-terrorism, charging the president was too "distracted by other ... [more]

6:42:10 PM Obama terror advisor John Brennan attacks Dick Cheney after he calls
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

New York Daily News Brennan noted that he's worked for the past five presidential administrations, and he's neither a Democrat nor a Republican. In a statement following the ... [more]

6:31:26 PM Obama splashes and swings while the country deals with terrorism
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Well, the left loves to show the pictures of President Bush after being told that terrorists had flown planes into the World Trade Center, why not pictures ... [more]

6:16:35 PM Despite Al Qaeda Threat, US Not Planning to Extend Terror Fight in Yemen
FOX News - USA

"We're not talking about that at this point at all," White House aide John Brennan told Fox News when asked whether US troops would be sent to Yemen. .... [more]

5:21:40 PM CQ Transcripts: White House Adviser Brennan, Sen. Bond on 'Fox News Sunday'
CQPolitics.com - Washington,DC,USA

We're joined now by the White House official leading that review, John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism. ... [more]

4:53:26 PM Opposition nominates south Sudanese for president
Reuters - NY,USA

The referendum is one of the most divisive issues on Sudan's political calendar. Opposition parties have accused Bashir's NCP of vote buying, ... [more]

4:31:58 PM Obama Adviser: No Information Connected Clues About Airline Bomb Plot
Voice of America

The White House aide said there were errors in the sharing of intelligence about the suspect, 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. ... [more]

4:00:51 PM President Obama says al Qaeda responsible for Flight 253 terror attack
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Examiner.com One week after the failed Flight 253 terrorist attack attempted by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, President Obama announced that the attack has been linked to ... [more]

3:33:17 PM US, Britain close embassies...White House: lapses, but no 'smoking gun ...
9&10 News - Cadillac,MI,USA

White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan says there are indications that al-Qaida may be planning an attack. An al-Qaida offshoot in Yemen is also ... [more]

3:30:50 PM Lawmakers Reject John Kerry's Request for Visiting Iran
Fars News Agency - Tehran,Iran

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast last week confirmed reports that John Kerry has filed a request for visiting Tehran. ... [more]

2:50:01 PM The Avatar Decade
truthout

President Bush, a former oil-company executive, tried to satisfy America's addiction to oil at any cost. But Gore, who lost easy access to colossal media ... [more]

2:46:44 PM Obama adviser: No smoking gun in airline bomb plot
Forbes - USA

White House aide John Brennan cited "lapses" and errors in the sharing of intelligence and clues about the Nigerian man accused in the foiled attempt. ... [more]

2:25:01 PM Crist faltering: Time for the governor to look at Plan B. Or C. Or…
South Florida Sun-Sentinel - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA

Once seeming invincible in his bid for the US Senate seat prematurely vacated by Mel Martinez, Charlie is now in a dead heat with former Florida House ... [more]

2:11:51 PM South Africa's President To Take 4th Wife Monday
CBS News - USA

(AP) JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The South African president's office says he is set to marry a fourth wife this week. In a statement released Sunday, ... [more]

1:14:09 PM Afghan President Karzai 'Not Happy' with Cabinet Rejections
Voice of America

Kai Eide, the head of the UN mission in Afghanistan, said Sunday in Kabul that parliament's rejection of the nominees is a "political setback" that will ... [more]

12:20:56 PM Iceland President Weighs Anti-Icesave Petition, Delays Decision
BusinessWeek - USA

3 (Bloomberg) -- Iceland's President Olafur R. Grimsson is delaying his decision on a UK and Dutch depositor accord that lawmakers passed last week, ... [more]

12:19:29 PM US sees window to pressure Iran on nuclear fuel
Chattanooga Times Free Press

The White House wants to focus the new sanctions on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, the military force believed to run the nuclear weapons effort. ... [more]

12:17:48 PM Sunday's letters: All in this together
Spartanburg Herald Journal

To Mrs. or Miss Betty Yarbrough, where were you when George Bush was the president? If you can remember, he was the one that started this war, ... [more]

11:58:13 AM Former Morristown mayor looks back on his tenure
Bridgeton News - Bridgeton,NJ,USA

In 2007, Cresitello took the stage in support of a rally at town hall, where hundreds of anti-illegal immigration protesters gathered from all over the ... [more]

11:12:07 AM Fall of the house of Percy Sutton
New York Post - New York,NY,USA

Just to make sure that the White House understood that they meant business, 10 members of the caucus later bowed out of a vote on the financial services ... [more]

9:59:04 AM The American Debate: U.S. POLITICS: Setting the stage for a midterm
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA

Philadelphia Inquirer A new president under fire from the left and right. A Republican Party galvanized by the audacity of "no." A gritty and grinding legislative process that ... [more]

9:47:58 AM Sound Off: He's showing leadership
Troy Record - Troy,NY,USA

This country was doing fine until President Bush decided to delete all its assets with a war that has gotten us nowhere and is continuing. ... [more]

9:26:30 AM Michelle Obama Reveals Secret on Iron Chef America
Deadbolt - USA

by Troy Rogers Although First Lady Michelle Obama now has the White House chef for a cook, Michelle Obama has a secret to share with Iron Chef fans. .... [more]

9:23:53 AM Is Philipsburg's killer dead?
Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USA

Ten years after he was last seen, you can still walk into some government offices in the Philipsburg area and be reminded of George Allen Keith. ... [more]

9:22:13 AM Book review: 'Committed' by Elizabeth Gilbert
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA

Thus began a drawn-out immigration nightmare for the couple that, happily for readers, inspired Committed, a deeply compassionate, painstakingly researched ... [more]

8:47:43 AM guest commentary A decade of political change
Denver Post

Midway through the decade, the national Democratic Party, adopting similar strategies as Colorado Democrats and benefiting from President Bush's problems, ... [more]

8:27:48 AM In Sierra Leone, pop music is a beat that drives politics
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

Political debate in the African nation often takes the form of protest songs; some have even toppled governments. Mostly illiterate, citizens rely heavily ... [more]

8:06:40 AM Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin top list of most admired women
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

One is a woman who once lived in the White House -- Hillary Rodham Clinton. And the other is a woman suspected of harboring ambitions of living there .... [more]

7:19:17 AM Advocate strikes back on Arpaio crime sweeps
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA

Since March 2008, Arpaio has conducted 13 sweeps, and deputies have arrested 669 people, about half of whom were held on immigration violations. ... [more]

7:01:01 AM Have we become a 'joke' to terrorists?
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA

I was of the understanding that having President Obama instead of President Bush would placate the radicals of the world since we now have a kinder and .... [more]

6:25:34 AM Immigration reform needed to avert violence, speaker says
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA

By Lenore T. Adkins | Daily Herald Staff Racism is behind the movement against illegal immigration in America, Rachel Heuman, head of the Immigrant Advocacy ... [more]

6:07:20 AM Maddow rips Cheney a new one (from Political Irony)
Gather.com - Boston,MA,USA

For the record, after the Richard Reid shoe bombing incident in 2001, President Bush was not seen or heard from for six days. Count 'em, six days. ... [more]

6:06:24 AM Review | Dream House
Miami Herald - Miami,FL,USA

They have taken more than two centuries of White House history and insightfully segmented them into six periods, beginning with the landmark's birth as a ... [more]

5:59:07 AM Towery: Spending hastens president's decline in polls
Online Athens - Athens,GA,USA

That goes even for unsolicited advice to Democrats from a pollster with Republican roots.) My take on all this is that a significant majority of Americans ... [more]

5:55:16 AM Humphrey: 2010 predictions: A Bredesen legacy
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA

Looking back, Polly accurately predicted at the end of 2008 that Bill Frist - who she said could be elected by acclamation as governor if he chose to run ... [more]

3:52:11 AM Nigeria frets over botched security -- so does Obama; GOP takes president
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Examiner.com “President Obama today (Jan. 2) urged an end to political sniping over the handling of efforts to prevent terrorist attacks, saying that Americans should ... [more]

3:06:41 AM Tipp City's Becky Brown, one-millionth Bush volunteer, dies
Dayton Daily News - Dayton,OH,USA

In August 2004, Brown was one of a small group who greeted Air Force One at Dayton International Airport for President Bush's campaign visit to Troy's .... [more]

2:44:34 AM A giant who took on other political giants
Albany Times Union

Never underestimate the ultimate power of simply outliving the opposition, especially in politics. That works even for giants. ... [more]

2:17:28 AM Your letters: January 3, 2010
Ventura ...

Planned Parenthood, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein and President Barack Obama all support a woman's “right” to have her unborn child killed ... [more]

2:14:16 AM Resurrecting the Bush legacy
StandardNet - Ogden,Utah,USA

But the attack didn't happen because President Bush made the right decision to protect the American people at any cost. President Obama and President Bush ... [more]

1:39:03 AM US diplomacy stumbles in Latin America
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

The Obama presidency was expected to herald closer ties after years of perceived neglect under Bush. But relations have soured amid the Honduran coup and ... [more]

12:48:22 AM Rush Limbaugh loves the basics of the Obama health care plan
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Mr. Obama's home state is Hawaii despite spending his political life in Illinois. Wonder if the President sent him a get well card? [more]

12:23:41 AM Bush Tax Cuts, AMT Lead Tax Foundation List of Decade's Top Tax Stories
Docuticker - USA

The tax cuts signed into law by President Bush in 2001 and 2003 were the top tax story of the decade, according to a top-ten list that the Tax Foundation ... [more]



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