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Student Loan Overhaul Approved by U.S. House
The biggest change in U.S. higher education finance in 35 years was approved on Thursday by the House of Representatives, handing a defeat to major banks and student loan giant Sallie Mae. "This bill is an expansion of the government ... a government takeover of an industry," said Representative John Kline, the education committee's top Republican. Pelosi Worried About Angry Healthcare Rhetoric "I wish that we would all, again, curb our enthusiasm in some of the statements that are made," Pelosi said. Some of the people hearing the message "are not as balanced as the person making the statement might assume," she said. 1st Woman Takes Charge of Army's Drill Sergeants Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King can dress down a burly, battle-hardened sergeant in seconds with a sharp phrase and a withering look, then turn around and tell trainee soldiers to be sure they get seven hours of sleep. As the first woman to take charge of the Army's school for its order-barking drill sergeants, the 28-year military veteran and sharecropper's daughter said she's used to breaking down barriers in military roles normally reserved for men. Indiana Court Strikes Down Tough Voter ID Law Indiana's Court of Appeals has struck down a state law requiring government-issued photo identification for voters. The U.S. Supreme Court had upheld the law. Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb Experts at the world's top atomic watchdog are in agreement that Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and is on the way to developing a missile system able to carry an atomic warhead, according to a secret report seen by The Associated Press. AHMADINEJAD VOWS ISRAEL 'WILL NOT LAST LONG'... "This regime (Israel) will not last long. Do not tie your fate to it ... This regime has no future. Its life has come to an end," he said in a speech broadcast live on state radio. Constitution Day - What Constitution? What we are witnessing today is nothing less than an avalanche of freedom that has been triggered by a government who has lost all allegiance to the constitutional limits on its power and a collection of traitors who have thumbed their collective noses at the consent of the governed. Whether by peaceful revolution or by force of arms, the traitors will not prevail, because the cry of freedom is its own invincible army, just as it was in 1776. Boss at ACORN-Friendly SEIU, Already a Child Molester, Found Guilty on Kiddie Porn Charges Jaime E. Feliciano, president of the radical Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000 District Labor Council 784, has been convicted of possessing child pornography. Six months ago, ACORN tried to cover up the fact that Locals 100 and 880 are part of the ACORN network. Obama expected to shelve missile defense plan Barack Obama phoned the Czech prime minister to discuss a controversial missile defense system, a spokesman said Thursday, and Czech media reported that Obama told the premier he will shelve the plan that has so angered Russia. China could undermine US military power in Pacific China's increasingly advanced weaponry could undermine US military power in the Pacific, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday. [EDIT] Setting the stage. Under fire, Napolitano halts projects for review The criticism peaked Wednesday when a senior Senate Democrat, Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, said that, despite Napolitano's assurances, he felt Homeland Security was treating the economic stimulus plan like a "bottomless pit" of taxpayer money. It was unusually pointed criticism from a member of the president's own party about how the administration is handling economic recovery spending. Race card losing its effectiveness Twelve percent (12%) of voters nationwide believe that most opponents of President Obama's health care reform plan are racist. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 67% of voters disagree, and 21% are not sure.[snip] Eighty-eight percent (88%) of Republicans reject the notion that most of the opponents are racist. So do 78% of voters not affiliated with either major party. However, just 39% of Democrats share that view. Sorry, Your Race Card Has Been Declined No sensible American denies that blacks were treated abominably in the past. Slavery was a national ignominy as was segregation. It’s worth noting that Democrats have always been on the wrong side of civil rights. The Klu Klux Klan was the creation of southern Democrats. Some of us are growing weary of being charged with racism by the party that has a former Klansman serving in the senate. Obama’s Direct and Lucrative Ties to ACORN Since Obama announced his run for the presidency of the United States of America, some us have been reporting on the direct ties both ideological and financial between Obama and his voter-fraud and massive-corruption organization ACORN, the (even then) soon-to-be-State-run-media refused to report the truth. Note: This was similar to their close-to-criminal refusal to report on Obama’s ties to known and convicted terrorists and multiple other anti-American factions. "ACORN that Obama said would shape his presidential agenda. Could this be what Obama is attempting to gain total control of the Internet and scrub all information detrimental to him? You betcha’!" Dem Senator Warns of 'Big, Big Tax' on Middle Class in Baucus Bill It's not every day that you hear a Democratic senator charge that a fellow Democrat is proposing to raise taxes on the middle class, but that is what happened on Tuesday when Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., ripped into the health-care bill developed by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mt., the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. Obama Admin: Cap And Trade Could Cost Families $1,761 A Year A previously unreleased analysis prepared by the U.S. Department of Treasury says the total in new taxes would be between $100 billion to $200 billion a year. At the upper end of the administration's estimate, the cost per American household would be an extra $1,761 a year. W.H. collects Web users' data without notice The White House is collecting and storing comments and videos placed on its social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube without notifying or asking the consent of the site users, a failure that appears to run counter to President Obama's promise of a transparent government and his pledge to protect privacy on the Internet. Never Reviewed by NYT or WashPost, Mark Levin's 'Liberty and Tyranny' Has Now Sold 1 Million Copies Without ever having been reviewed by either the New York Times or the Washington Post, Mark Levin’s Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto has now sold one million copies, according to its publisher, Threshold Editions. As Right Jabs Continue, White House Debates a Counterpunching Strategy Facing a near-daily barrage of attacks from conservative opponents, White House officials are engaged in an internal debate over how hard to hit back, even as they have grown increasingly aggressive in countering allegations they deem to be absurd. Wilson Stands by Refusal to Apologize Rep. Joe Wilson is standing by his refusal to apologize to the U.S. House as lawmakers prepare to admonish him for shouting 'You lie!" at President Barack Obama. State Department Web Site Panders To Radical Islamists The United States government's stepped-up courting of Islamist groups is on display at the State Department Web portal www.america.gov. The site bills itself as a place to "meet the people" and "explore the values and ideas that define the character of the United States." Snowe falls away, leaving Senate Dems without GOP support on healthcare Senate Democrats are going to have to move forward on healthcare without a single Republican supporter after Sen. Olympia Snowe said Tuesday she could not back the Finance Committee’s bill. Bush on Obama: 'This guy has no clue' Bush presumed Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic nominee, according to Latimer, and was extremely critical of Barack Obama. Latimer said Bush was "ticked off" after one of Obama's speeches and he said the future president wasn't "remotely qualified" for the challenges of the job. ...'This is a dangerous world,' he said for no apparent reason, 'and this cat isn't remotely qualified to handle it. This guy has no clue, I promise you,'" Latimer said. Media Coverage of Obama Grows More Negative Bad Press Rises While evaluations of President Obama during the first 100 days of his presidency (Jan. through April) were 59% positive (v. 41% negative), they dropped to only 43% positive (v. 57% negative) from May through mid-August. Throughout the first eight months of his term, his coverage overall is still slightly more positive than negative, by 53% to 47%. 45% Of Doctors Would Consider Quitting If Congress Passes Health Care Overhaul Two of every three practicing physicians oppose the medical overhaul plan under consideration in Washington, and hundreds of thousands would think about shutting down their practices or retiring early if it were adopted, a new IBD/TIPP Poll has found. Page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / more... |