Main Core, PROMIS and the Shadow Government (Pt.1)

"Over the last two weeks I have encountered just such an apocalyptic situation, where I and the Department of Justice have been asked to be part of something that is fundamentally wrong." Excerpt from Deputy Attorney General James Comey's draft letter of resignation to President Bush, dated March 16, 2004, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 08:36:30

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Inauguration Edition

What’s Poppin: By Kevin Jordan Good Morning for all of you who have made it to work, and instead of staying at home, or going to  D.C ... description, this is truly a historic day!!!  If you are stuck at work today, I hope you brought your party clothes, and made plans for the babysitter to keep watch for the night, and you’ve saved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:27:31

Two Illinois Levees Break, Force Evacuations

GULFPORT, Ill. — Floodwaters breached two levees in western Illinois on Wednesday and threatened more Mississippi River towns in Missouri after ... -old Russell, who had lived in the white farmhouse for 57 years. Later in the week, the Mississippi ... plans and begin sandbagging. In Clarksville _ a historic artists' town of 500 between St. Louis [more...]

Date: 2008-06-18 13:54:40

Students seeing through Obama hype

H/T NRO Obama may have flopped away the unwavering support he had among college kids ... he represented a few short months ago. ---As such, it’s understandable, given his historic fundraising ... capitulation to the White House. As disconcerting and disappointing as Obama’s rhetorical gymnastics [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 16:34:53

Sue the Fed, Dubai in Trouble, Coming Food Crisis and More!

The Fed’s first credit crisis lawsuit… who’s suing and why, AmEx, Fannie Mae unload more financial follies… government “fixes” problem with more taxpayer dollars, Chris Mayer with a credit crisis byproduct (and opportunity) that could affect the entire world, China announces big stimulus plan… so why did commodities fall? [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 17:46:53

Bulletin from Wasilla

Here in Wasilla, the small Alaskan town where until two years ago Sarah Palin was mayor, ... as governor of Alaska, I told my teenage sons, ‘go to the ceremony, this is going to be historic.’” He admitted, however, that he was gobsmacked at the speed of her ascent to the race for the White House [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 13:40:27

During Transition, Obama Must Distinguish Himself From Bush

Pres. George W. Bush and Sen ... . After winning his historic victory last Tuesday, the nation’s first African-American president – ... may next rewrite the rulebook for political transitions. Already he has selected a White House chief [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 20:45:22

Mark Green: 7 Days in America: BARNEY FRANK ON REGULATION & MCCAIN, w/ Frank, Huffington, Conason and Green

Two fuses were lit this past week that could eventually explode later in John McCain's campaign -- a housing-banking crisis exposing Republican ... -- "Government is not the solution... Government is the problem" -- to the White House two years later ... . As House Financial Securities Chairman Barney Frank discusses below, regulation is no longer a four [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 03:09:21

Lincoln Didn't Sleep Here

Spearheaded by First Lady Caroline Harrison, this 1889 proposal called for transforming the White House into a vast quadrangle with two multilevel ... gardens, and conservatories. Images from "The White House: The History of An American Idea" by William Seale (The White House Historical Association/The American Institute of Architects Press, 1992 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 07:00:00

Full Text: Mike Huckabee Speech Republican National Convention 2008

Source: AP As much as I appreciate the opportunity to speak tonight, ... for Senator Obama’s historic achievement to become his party’s nominee — not because of his color ... or his plans will lift America up.     Obama was right when he said this election is not about him, it’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 01:57:38

A New Chapter in American History

I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t vote for Obama. It wasn’t because I didn’t think this country needed change, or even a swift kick in the butt to get us back on track, but because if there is one thing American people DON’T need at this point is being forced to pay more taxes. And the Democrats like to raise taxes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:23:00

Laguna’s ‘oldest home’ a $3.8 million bet

154 Pearl St. slide show Chester Alan Arthur, the nation’s 21st president, was in the White House when a small cottage sprang up at 154 Pearl St. in Laguna Beach, built in 1883 with driftwood floated in from boats and shipwrecks. Cuba ... board-and-batten residence less than a block from the beach. The new owners, who plan to renovate [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 11:44:02

Progressive Shock Doctrine by digby Now that the Paulson plan is off the table, it's time to start dealing with this like grown-ups. This is a difficult situation. We are a month away from an historic election and the economy is in crisis. And we are going to see some new plans on the table over the next few days that will likely be a big [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 01:18:33

Dems on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: Cowards Then and Now.

Back when the primary was in full swing, I wrote a post contending that Hillary was the better candidate when it came to LGBT issues such as marriage and gays in the military.  Obama supporters who commented, and those I know in “real-life” always responded with sentiments such as “but Clinton got us into the ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ mess in the [more...]

Date: 2008-06-11 15:17:21

Complete Chat Transcript

This is from our live chat following Obama's speech tonight. Keven Ann Willey: We're looking forward to this chat tonight! Tod Robberson: Great pre-warm-up speech by Bill Richardson. Talking about all of the times John McCain has reversed himself, Richardson said, "John McCain will pay hundreds of dollars for his own shoes [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 03:37:26

DrumBeat: September 5, 2008

U.S. highway fund crushed by cutback in driving NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- An unprecedented decline in driving will deplete the federal Highway Trust Fund by the end of September prompting the government to ask Congress for an $8 billion emergency infusion Friday. Gasoline sales are crucial to maintaining the nation's highway infrastructure [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 14:22:45

Dollis Hill House Doldrums

Seems we jumped for joy too soon, back in June. We rejoiced that the Heritage Lottery Fund were ploughing £1.25 million into the restoration of this historic house where former PM Gladstone used to go to recuperate but now Boris has gone and diverted GLA funds to Training for Life, the partner organisation [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 15:52:52

Speeches, speeches... including Barack Obama's

(NOTE: The live blog of the events at Invesco, along with photos, video, and my personal thoughts are here. ) And the pull quote, a very public one that he could have easily left out because of the red meat the Republican Sexual Hypocrites love to chew on:I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 00:59:12

The Bush Years, as Told by The Onion

I remember snickering at the once-amusing, now eerily-prescient classic article in The Onion titled Bush: Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Finally Over:   What better day than on the last day of the Presidency that made a virtue of willful ignorance to present a catalogue of George W [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:00:00

Welcome, freshmen

By Kate Sheppard The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Blue Green Alliance today hosted a meeting with several newly elected Democratic members of the House, welcoming the "next generation of green leaders." The four new members the groups touted come to the House with experience working on green issues in their home states: Debbie [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 12:44:19

Obama fever reaching dangerous levels of awesome

Everyone about to soil themselves with love for Obama. And who can blame them? ... , economically depressed, globally-hated country, but who else would you want doing it right ... as his plans for the economy or U.S. foreign policy. I’m aware that Karl Rove is constantly trying [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:40:03

Predictions

I’d be surprised if Obama wins by double digits, which is what some of the polling suggests ... powerful. The Dems may have to nix their plans to punish him for the McCain endorsement and let ... that the Dems will also pick up about 30 seats in the House. State by state: Alabama: Senate: Jeff Sessions [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 14:29:43

Budget cuts not affecting Daley's PR machine

From today's print edition: Daley’s PR machine Budget cuts not affecting city's public relations efforts City message coming from a lot of ... headed to the lakefront last month to announce his latest environmental plans, accompanied ... to that in-house army, the city has funneled millions more to private spin doctors. "The city [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 18:16:00

Dr. Paul’s Speech - Rally for the Republic

’ One of the things we love so much about Dr. Paul is that he never reads canned speeches - he always speaks from his head, and, his heart. For the Rally for the Republic, Dr. Paul worked hard on an outline and wanted to share his notes. His exact words will differ, and some parts will improvised, but his sentiment is in this text [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 23:39:23

LAistory: Grand Central Air Terminal

LAistory is a series that takes us on a journey to what came before to help us understand where we are today. So far we've been to Val Verde (the "Black Palm Springs"), Thelma Todd's Roadside Cafe, a house in Beverly Hills, Echo Park's Bonnie Brae House, and the long-gone Marineland of the Pacific [more...]

Date: 2008-06-16 22:08:37

DrumBeat: June 5, 2008

Beyond gasoline: Prices surge for oil-based goods New York - Besides gasoline, the Department of Energy calculates, ... victory Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's been proselytizing about peak oil from the House floor to the White House for years. He told us that America was in trouble by producing so much less oil than [more...]

Date: 2008-06-05 13:07:25

The Political Economy of Media (Part II) by Stephen Lendman

Dandelion Salad by Stephen Lendman Global Research June 27, 2008 Review of Robert McChesney’s book McChesney’s book is a compilation of his best political economy of media work in the past two decades. It contains 23 separate offerings under three topic headings. In them he covers “enduring issues” and “emerging dilemmas [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 02:15:42

Obamanomics: President-Elect Taps Schapiro to Head SEC, Proposes $775 Billion Stimulus

President-elect Barack Obama yesterday (Thursday) named Mary L. Schapiro – a strong proponent of protections for individual investors – to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission when his administration takes office next month, the biggest of three nominations with potential financial crisis implications [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 12:36:28

The Am Law Litigation Daily: October 1, 2008

Edited by Andrew Longstreth Edited by Andrew Longstreth M&A Delaware Judge Rules Against Hexion in Huntsman Merger Case: Let the Analysis Begin In the middle of Monday's historic market swoon, Vice Chancellor Stephen Lamb of the Delaware Chancery Court offered a coda to the long-lost era of enormous private equity [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 14:23:59

Portugal Sustains

“Art has a function of teaching about the human condition. We live in hope, hope is fundamental” - Manoel de Oliveira Manoel de Oliveira (photo and quote above) is a living example for the Potuguese people of how to force their way out of the low growth/low per capita income trap into which they have steadily stuck their neck [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:37:23

Will the Obama Administration Respond?

Image via WikipediaThere is a level of hope tentatively permeating the fabric of the US in anticipation of a new presidential administration. Significantly the travel industry organized a campaign to educate presidential candidates on the importance of tourism [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:22:45

The Man Who Will Be Thursday

Thank-you, thank-you. I am humbled and sobered by my fellow Democrats for the honor you have extended me. And I accept your nomination. We’ve got a lot of work to do, as a campaign, as a party, as a country, to get out of the hole that George Bush and John McCain have dug these past eight years. And I’m eager to get to work [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 05:51:44

A Frenzy Of Overbuilding That Was Bound To Slow Down

The Mail Tribune reports from Oregon. “Sales of existing homes in Jackson County for the last quarter of 2008 held steady when compared to a year ... in median price, combined with historic lows in interest rates.” “‘It is a great time to be a buyer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 19:30:48

Rangel To Reintroduce Draft Resolution

It's like clockwork (or paying taxes on April 15), except that Charlie Rangel has a way of avoiding the latter ... after the economic stimulus package is passed.Asked if he plans to introduce the legislation again ... from the issue of the economic stimulus.”Rangel’s military draft bill did create a distraction for House [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:40:00

OBAMA CALLS FOR END TO EIGHT YEARS OF FAILED UNITED STATES POLICIES

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama laid out his credentials to take on and beat Republican candidate John McCain in the fall election. Obama compared himself to McCain on domestic and foreign policy in an impassioned speech before a cheering crowd at the Democratic National Convention Thursday [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 03:05:24

DrumBeat: December 10, 2008

U.S. gasoline use to decline most since 1979-80 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S ... opposition to auto bailout Republicans revolt as House begins procedural votes on the loan package ... such as Tupi, and will have no problem meeting its investment plans, Gabrielli told reporters in Rio [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 13:52:25

Today’s Science Policy News for September, 12th 2008

A look at today’s science and health policy news: Democrats Reluctantly Embrace Offshore Drilling NY Times–Under a measure being assembled for a vote in the House next week, oil rigs could go up 50 miles from the shores of states that welcome ... that has been a Democratic environmental touchstone since the 1980s. Most Calif. House Republicans [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 17:38:53

Top 10 Lowlights of the New York Times from Campaign 2008

History will tell that the New York Times actually endorsed John McCain as its preferred Republican nominee, albeit in a hold-your-nose fashion ... standing between the White House and a historic Democratic victory for either the first woman or first ... 2008, pitting that historic beacon of hope, Democrat Barack Obama, versus the temperamental [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 16:15:57

'Help Is On The Way,' as Obama Announces Economic Recovery Board

At his third press conference in as many days, President-elect Barack Obama introduced his "Economic Recovery Advisory Board," ... of historic proportions," "help is on the way". "I was elected with the charge of getting this economy ... , make sure that it has concrete plans for us to put this economy back on track, and we are going [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 18:58:49

Grand Rounds 5:1 - In Your Own Words

I'm honored to co-guest-host this week's Grand Rounds. Without further ado, here's Dr. Val Jones. Welcome to the historic, 5th year anniversary of Grand Rounds, the weekly summary of the best ... by healthcare’s movers and shakers. This day happens to be historic for me as well, since I have just taken [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 11:00:44

Reforms to open up Parliament

  By Alex Ndegwa     The public followed live proceedings of Thursday’s historic censure Motion in Parliament against Finance Minister Amos Kimunya, ... of the exercise, the chairman of the sub-committee, Imenti Central MP Gitobu Imanyara, informed the House ... in the House as a sessional paper, for approval before the end of the current session. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-06 18:29:18

Obama campaign a ‘labor of love,’ Jackie Norris says

Jackie Norris laughs at the attention she and her husband, John, have been getting lately. [ ... of staff to the country’s new First Lady, Michelle Obama. But this isn’t Norris’ first go round ... , for 7 years on Capitol Hill, in the White House as a scheduler for Vice President Gore and at the Department [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 18:59:30

The More Things Change…

by Alan Bock Well, it looks as if we will soon have a president who is able to string sentences together in a reasonably coherent fashion, ... finally leaves the White House. His farewell appearances last week were suitably bizarre, suggesting a man [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:11:15

DNCC CEO Daughtry answers on-line questions

Democratic National Convention CEO Leah D. Daughtry held an online discussion at Washintonpost.com. Here are some highlights: Franconia, Va ... an informal understanding that the Party that holds the White House holds its Convention ... the convention. And the fact that they align with Dr. King's historic speech is just a happy coincidence [more...]

Date: 2008-07-31 11:52:00

Media Alert: TVOne and the Inauguration

TV ONE DEVOTES 24 HOURS TO INAUGURATION PROGRAMMING JANUARY 20 – Inauguration Day coverage culminates a special holiday weekend with ... of the U.S. Capitol where the swearing-in and Inaugural Address will take place. In addition, Jacque Reid will be at the West Front for interviews and up-close- and- personal reporting. In addition, TV [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 04:32:02

The History of Verizon, Part Two (August 2000)

James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader, became the voice of Verizon. Jones had proved popular as the voice of Bell Atlantic and his services were extended to talking up this new brand [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 04:06:38

On timing and luck for both the conventions

Politically speaking, the Democratic National Convention fared far better on the timing of their convention than the Republicans did ... the right week. The fact that the MLK happened to fall on a Thursday - always the historic acceptance ... the delegates and America to keep the GOP in the White House. The wisdom of this timing is questionable, given [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 21:52:06

"lack of courage"? Obama's virtual silence about Israel's recent attacks in Gaza.

Journalism icon says Obama can learn from Trudeau Updated Mon. Jan. 19 2009 7:10 AM ET Parminder Parmar, CTV ... inauguration, one of the most respected and familiar faces in the White House press room isn't ... caught up in a post-911 frenzy and went along with Washington's plans to invade Iraq, Thomas stood [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:49:31

President Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People

Dec. 8, 2008: President George W. Bush kisses one of the children attending the Children’s Holiday Reception and Performance with first lady Laura Bush in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The reception ... House, and which itself votes heavily Democratic. Meanwhile, African-Americans give little support [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:47:09

Comments

Morning Mix: Kelly Osbourne Arrested for AssaultHeadlines:Ben Affleck says he would camp out for inauguration spot... Tom Cruise says he always wanted to kill Hitler... Jennifer Hudson to perform at Grammys... Jennifer Aniston's dog rescued by paparazzo.Pix:Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt now Obama fans.. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:49:36

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