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Saturday, 03 October 2009

Comments For A Cause

Image by sassy40's ~Signed-off! via Flickr

A Unique Way To Help Raise Money Breast Cancer Awareness And Domestic Violence Awareness.

http://realworldmom.com/2009/10/01/comments-for-a-cause/

Oct 3, 2009 3:00:30 PM | Current Affairs

Saturday, 04 July 2009

Decades After WWII, Female Pilots Finally Honored

President Obama signed a bill Wednesday granting the Congressional Gold Medal to a group of women most Americans have never heard of: the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP.

Continue Reading: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106273051&ft=1&f=1014

Jul 4, 2009 4:47:21 PM | Current Affairs

Monday, 30 March 2009

David Letterman Top Ten List

Top Ten Signs President Obama Needs A Vacation

10. Seems slightly less awesome than usual

9. Put $50 billion in bailout funds on Gonzaga to win the NCAA Tournament

8. Now says, "nucular"

7. Last week he accidentally smoked a number 2 pencil

6. Already endorsed Hillary for 2012

5. Today's economic meeting was run by his mother-in-law

4. At this point in his presidency, George W. Bush was already on his fifth vacation

3. Requested a meeting with "that blue naked dude from 'Watchmen'"

2. Been calling Sarah Palin for advice

1. Since inauguration, hasn't given Michelle a "stimulus package"

Mar 30, 2009 7:04:02 PM | Current Affairs, Humor

Monday, 23 March 2009

Dave Letterman Joke

"Here's how the NCAA tournament works: it starts at 65, then goes to 64, then 32, then 16, then 8, then 4, then 1. It's just like General Motors stock."

Mar 23, 2009 7:00:56 PM | Current Affairs, Humor

Sunday, 15 February 2009

White House Dampens Stimulus Expectations

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- President Barack Obama's aides warned Americans on Sunday not to expect instant miracles from the $787 billion economic stimulus bill he will sign this week, but said it would help eventually.

http://www.reuters.com/article/americasRegulatoryNews/idUSN1527608020090215

My Question - What is The Definition Of "Would Help Eventually"?

787 billion economic stimulus bill,

Feb 15, 2009 3:52:53 PM | Current Affairs, Politics

U.S. Military To Recruit Temporary Visa Holders With Offer Of Citizenship

Is this a good idea?

Stretched thin in Afghanistan and Iraq, the American military will begin recruiting skilled immigrants who are living in the United States with temporary visas, offering them the chance to become U.S. citizens in as little as six months.

Immigrants who are permanent residents, with documents commonly known as green cards, have long been eligible to enlist. But the new effort, for the first time since the Vietnam War, will open the armed forces to temporary immigrants if they have lived in the United States for a minimum of two years, according to military officials familiar with the plan.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/15/america/military.php

Feb 15, 2009 2:54:21 PM | Current Affairs

Tuesday, 10 February 2009

How The World Almost Came To An End At 2PM On September 18

Just Scary!!

http://zerohedge.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-world-almost-came-to-end-at-2pm-on.html

Feb 10, 2009 9:25:26 PM | Current Affairs

A Future Sign In This Ongoing Economy Crisis

http://www.236.com/news/2008/12/24/retailers_to_consumers_thanks_1_10883.

Feb 10, 2009 8:54:00 PM | Current Affairs, Quick Hit, Thoughts To Ponder

Ruin Your Health With the Obama Stimulus Plan: Betsy McCaughey

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Republican Senators are questioning whether President Barack Obama’s stimulus bill contains the right mix of tax breaks and cash infusions to jump-start the economy.

Tragically, no one from either party is objecting to the health provisions slipped in without discussion. These provisions reflect the handiwork of Tom Daschle, until recently the nominee to head the Health and Human Services Department.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_mccaughey&sid=aLzfDxfbwhzs

Feb 10, 2009 8:00:44 PM | Current Affairs

Monday, 26 January 2009

Senate Confirms Timothy Geithner for Treasury Post

Democrats, Republicans & Independents should unite with Timothy Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Geithner did not pay taxes and received a break. So, doesn't that mean that people who cannot pay their taxes this year will get a break too?
Maybe an ambassadorship.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/us/politics/27geithner.html

Jan 26, 2009 9:10:36 PM | Can't Make It Up, Current Affairs