Barackosis

by Greg Gutfeld In just five days, incredible tales of Obamamania have spread across the land like acne on a teenager’s back. A bakery conjures up Obama cupcakes, a British director – recovering from a bout of sobriety - produces a play about our luscious President - and a scientist has created “nanobamas” - [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 18:49:20

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Scorecard so far

Obama has had his ups and downs in the first couple of days.  Some of it was to be expected, but some fly directly in the face of his campaign promises. The case of William Lynn, who was nominated to be the Department of Defense’s number two guy, seemingly directly violates Obama’s pledge keep lobbyists away from government in the areas within [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 23:50:03

Stem Cell Blockbuster During Obama's First Week

Michelle Schlief of ABC News' Medical Unit: Word of the FDA approval of Geron’s clinical trial to treat recent spinal cord injury patients with ... . There is an expectation in the air that President Obama will issue an executive order reversing this ban ... issue. Going forward, ethicist Ruth Faden executive director of the Johns Hopkins Berman [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 18:30:49

A Call to Action

On his first day as U.S. president, Barack Obama sent a message with his orders and actions: There will be a new way of governing ... in high places. And look out publicly traded companies: You’ll likely see reform in executive pay ... of excessive executive pay, reckless risk-taking by management and inadequate board oversight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 01:26:37

Progressives Launch Attack on Afghanistan

Even before President Barack Obama took the oath of office Tuesday, a coalition of progressives assembled to steer him away from his long-discussed plans to increase the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan by nearly 30,000. Starting last week, a website called Get Afghanistan Right began publishing critiques of escalation in Afghanistan, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 22:20:48

Cash grant will take a chunk off wage bills

Cash grant will take a chunk off wage bills Employers say Govt’s novel new scheme offers temporary respite By Alvin Foo and Robin Chan Chief ... reserves or even channel funds into training and research. PestBusters boss Thomas Fernandez said: ‘ ... , and raise training time for staff from 30 hours a year to 45 hours.’ Under the scheme, companies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 01:48:15

Two Days After Instituting Ethics Rules, President Obama Waives them for Deputy Pentagon Secretary Nominee

Two days after introducing what he heralded as the most sweeping ethics rules in American history -- ones that would " ... with counsel to the president," said Director of the Office of Management of Budget Peter Orszag ... , he's somebody who obviously is superbly qualified, is experienced, going back to his Pentagon jobs during [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 22:12:57

Forshadows of the Beast; the Anointing of a False Messiah

Timothy Birdnow “Obama’s inaugural address deflated us because it perfectly crystallized the quandary America now finds itself in: we wanted our faith renewed through a ‘transformational moment’ — but now we’ve got a faithless man for president. Obama has no faith in God’s stake in the American destiny; instead, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 01:00:07

breaking news: executive inn, evansville

Many of you may have heard earlier this week that the Executive Inn in Evansville had their liquor license expire due to back local and state taxes. I’ve received phone calls from clients of Executive Inn asking if we have heard any other information. I spoke with a representative from Executive just yesterday and she informed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 22:45:32

Falk Is Shameless Now

Dane County dispatcher Nathan Waite is a hero. In the Capital Times we read that Waite is being recognized for some superlative work. From Mike Miller: Dane County officials were happy Friday for something positive to celebrate at the 911 Center when they honored dispatcher Nathan Waite for the key role he played in the safe premature [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 02:21:37

Singapore Private housing supply shrinking as prices fall

Singapore Private housing supply shrinking as prices fall Developers delay projects’ expected completion dates to beyond 2011 By ARTHUR SIM ... on prices and rentals.’ While the property tax deferment on approved development sites is expected ... and development Nicholas Mak said that this will not have much impact on the supply pipeline - but only [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 01:22:30

Constitution Party: Obama to immediately abolish Mexico City policy, likely fund embryo research, aides confirm

by Kathleen Gilbert LifeSiteNews.com Reposted at http://www.constitutionparty.com/news.php?aid=843. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. WASHINGTON, D.C ... research. Before the week of his inauguration is over, Obama is expected to issue an executive order ... by executive order. “We’re still examining what things we’ll do through executive order,” Obama [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 19:45:50

The Idiotic Start To Chuck Todd's Stint As NBC's Chief White House Correspondent

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs is holding his very first White House press briefing as I write this. In just the past two days, President Obama has been inaugurated, signed significant executive ... -signing yesterday's executive orders given that he retook his oath of office last night, and that resulted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 20:09:43

Quote: Crash

What made Ryan Phillippe shoot that guy? Racism. What made Ludacris jack that car? Racism. What made Sandra Bullock fall down the stairs? Racism. The movie is about as nuanced as a hammer blow to the head, as enjoyable as listening to your parents fight, and about as honest as your average Enron executive. Jonathan Crow of Yahoo! Movies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 02:18:10

Republican Senate Leader Sings Bipartisan Tune

Mitch McConnell at the National Press Club in Washington on Friday. (Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press)Yes, that was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell preaching the gospel of bipartisanship at a speech in Washington on Friday. And in case his remarks left anyone in the audience scratching their heads, Mr [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 21:09:23

IS CAROLINE KENNEDY’S MARRIAGE IN TROUBLE

Caroline Kennedy and Ed Schlossberg BY DAVID PATRICK COLUMBIA The big news was the announcement by Caroline Kennedy that she would no longer be seeking an appointment as Senator to replace Hillary Clinton. She cited “personal reasons.” Which is politico talk for “no comment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 18:41:07

American Indian Movement member,Leonard Peltier, Brutalized.FBI complicity?

  Flyby News Alert - 21 January 2009 Jonathan Mark, editor, publisher Notes: Following is an extremely urgent letter from Leonard Peltier’s sister. Please consider doing anything you can to help stop Leonard Peltier’s murder in prison. This is where you can contact President Obama [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 23:00:17

Abortion Gag Rule Abolished

The O man is on a role. At this rate we'll be living in a Democratic paradise by 09 ... an executive order Friday striking down a rule that prohibits U.S. money from funding international family ... acts as president in January 1993 and the very first executive order issued by Bush on January 22 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 00:54:59

AT&T Joins "Share Our Strength" and Greater Chicago Food Depository in the Fight against Childhood Hunger

.fullpost{display:inline;} Employee Food Drive Delivers Nearly 6,700 Meals for Those in NeedIn response to President Barack Obama's recent call for all Americans to participate in an annual national day of service on January 19, Share Our Strength and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), along with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 19:03:00

From Extremely Affordable To The Craziness Of The Era

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Michael Smith moved 2,500 miles across Australia in July to earn A$120,000 ($80,000) as a blaster. Now the 30-year-old explosives expert is a motorcycle courier making half his former wage. Smith’s woes mirror those of Western Australia [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 19:56:46

President Hussein Obama makes good on his promise to Planned Parenthood

President Hussein bin-Obama marked the 36th anniversary of the most bone-headed decision in Supreme Court history by confiscating more taxpayer ... Obama will issue an executive order on Thursday reversing the Bush administration policy that bans ... outside of the United States. Obama will sign the executive order on the 36th anniversary of the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 01:24:00

Obama Overturns Ban On Overseas Abortion Funding

US President Barack Obama on Friday overturned a ban on US government funding for family planning organizations which carry out or facilitate abortions overseas, a White House official said. Obama signed an executive order overturning the restrictions, on the third full day of his presidency, spokesman Bill Burton said [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 22:51:27

Foothill Theatre Company shows up for big for the Nevada City Chamber Installation Ceremonies

Saturday night the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce is holding its 107th Installation Dinner at the Miners Foundry and the Foothill Theatre Company is proud to have two honorees in attendance. Karen Marinovich, Executive Director will be inducted as a board member and Gary Alan Wright will be receiving the coveted Dr. Leland and Sally Lewis [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 00:03:26

TD Bank's CEO proffers up government backstop to investors, that doesn't actually exist?

Toronto-Dominion CEO ‘Wrong’ to Suggest Aid Guarantee By Theophilos Argitis and Sean B. PasternakJan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Toronto-Dominion Bank Chief Executive Officer Ed Clark was “absolutely wrong” to suggest the bank had the implicit promise of a bailout under any circumstances, a senior Canadian government [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 23:03:00

The Benefits of Being Prez

From Rollingstone.com When Barack Obama moved into the White House on January 20th, he gained access to five chefs, a private bowling alley — and a killer collection of classic LPs. Stored in the basement of the executive mansion is the official White House Record Library: several hundred LPs that include [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 02:37:29

Siemens bids goodbye to Areva

The German firm wants the capital the would come from selling its 35% share in the French nuclear giantThe Financial Times of London reports that ... buy back Siemens' shares in the nuclear engineering business unit. Areva is 85% state-owned though ... its nuclear business but needs capitalThe Times said that since Mr Sarkozy’s election in May [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 00:22:00

Mexico City Policy: Act One of the Abortion Bailout!

NC Ponders:  I am sure that the obamunists are happy Obama’s mama didn’t abort him! It’s too bad they don’t feel that way about ALL babies! ... Obama will overturn the pro-life Mexico City Policy today through an Executive Order.  The AP reports that Obama is “expected to sign the executive order at a low-key event .”  Low-key, eh [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 23:29:44

Hasta la vista Global Gag Rule!

It's official, Obama has signed an executive order to overturn the global gag rule. Thank god for responsible leadership that doesn't turn reproductive health into a political issue. May this be the first in a long series of positive changes for our government. What reproductive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 22:05:15

Cutting Hours and Pay: Hourly vs. Salaried

The economic downturn is showing up in the Dr. Salary email inbox: I am getting a lot of emails about employers reducing pay, or cutting hours, and asking about the legal implications. Here are a few: " you said employers can get into trouble when exempt employees perform tasks normally done by non-exempt employees [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 23:36:09

With Kennedy Out, New York's Junior Senator To Be Revealed Friday

Gov. David Patterson's office has confirmed to CQ that he will announce a replacement to the Senate seat left vacant by Hillary Clinton on Friday ... Valley. Other candidates being considered for the post include Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, Rep [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 20:09:43

Obama’s Big Idea: Digitalize Healthcare Records

Obama’s Big Idea: Digitalize Healthcare Records January 23rd, 2009 By David Goldman, CNNMoney ... . “The hard part of this is that we can’t just drop a computer on every doctor’s desk,” said Dr ... initiative would be one of the priciest parts to the plan. The biggest cost will be paying and training [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 00:55:20

Free Autograph Signings - Weekend of 1/24/09

So last week’s marathon blogging lasted about 5 hours of typing in the free signings.  This weekend’s list is long in it’s own right ... - football - 1pm - 3pm - Bayside Expo & Executive Conference Center, 200 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston, Massachusetts Terry O’Reilly- hockey - 6pm - 8pm - Bayside Expo & Executive Conference Center [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 23:33:01

Obama Orders Gitmo Closed Same Day Freed Gitmo Terrorist Named As Al Qaeda Chief

Barack Obama is the top fool of what has become a nation of fools.  Nothing can be a clearer demonstration of that fact than his order to close the Guatanamo Bay terrorist detention facility.  He’s ordering it closed before anyone knows what to do with the remaining 245 detainees - many of them the hardest of the hard cases [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 22:54:08

Speaking of Microsoft…

There is now something of a food fight between Odocaer’s peeps and Romulus Augustus’s peeps about how well technologically advanced of a White House ... , but from other credible sources, I have read that the Clinton administration and most of the executive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 23:50:10

So you want European-style health care

Atul Gawande has a great piece in this week’s New Yorker on the many varied ways to get to additional, and even universal coverage ... and welfare programs. Quoting from the Executive Summary: These countries remain politically committed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 02:25:47

Lilly Ledbetter Act (Finally) Passes US Senate

by matttbastardWell it’s about damn time:The Senate approved landmark worker rights legislation on Thursday that will make it easier for those who ... politically astute symbolic gesture on the part of the new executive.  Let’s hope it works [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 22:49:39

IBM Lotus approach to Immersive Internet: partnering and professional services

by Erica Driver. IBM Research is a big proponent of the Immersive Internet, especially in the Digital Convergence business unit ... of Lotus strategy Doug Heintzman, Lotus new business development executive Gopal Gupta, IBM Digital Convergence business unit marketing executive Karen Keeter, and others. I stopped by the innovation lab [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 23:45:29

To All My Obamacan Friends...

 Three days into his historic presidency, Barack Obama has signed an executive order ending the ban on federal funds for international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the option (yeah, right). Reagan, and both Bush [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 23:19:56

Bethesda Screws ‘Fallout 3′ PS3 Owners. Hard.

By now you probably know that the Xbox 360 and PC versions of Fallout 3 will be getting downloadable content that will eventually ... . We got in touch with “Fallout 3″ executive producer Todd Howard for an answer. So, is post-ending [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 02:13:54

Norm Coleman Unofficially Conceding MN Senate Race?

It appears Norm Coleman may finally be giving up his long shot battle to retain his MN Senate seat ... Franken to be seated in the Senate, has taken a paid job as a consultant to the Republican Jewish ... will join the group as a "consultant and strategic advisor," and will also travel the country [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 20:09:43

Intel chairman Craig Barrett to retire

Intel chairman Craig Barrett to retire Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 11:36 am Categories: Intel, Corporate news Tags: Craig Barrett, Chairman, Intel Corp., Corporate Governance, Semiconductors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware ... this leadership under the direction of Paul Otellini and his management team. Barrett was the company’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 18:57:45

Catholic group uses Obama for a pro-life ad

Fearful that Barack Obama might bring this country out of the Stone Age yet, CatholicVote.org has put together this pro-life ad, which asserts that, had Obama been aborted, he wouldn't be president today. Bravo, fellas. According to the Catholic group's executive director, "The purpose [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 20:41:44

Preventing Info Overload for 'Future' Soldiers

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland -- If all goes to plan -- and that's a big if -- the Army's future armored brigades will be ... , the executive director for the test, said these kinds of simulations are meant to replicate future ops [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 18:10:52

Sansom ethics complaint takes baby step

The State Commission on Ethics has determined an ethics complaint against House Speaker Ray Sansom is "legally sufficient," according to the Clearwater man who filed the grievance. It is an important but small hurdle in the process. The Commission on Ethics met today, but since the initial step is done in executive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 23:36:02

The Stems

Yet another big change from the Bush administration: In a watershed moment for one of the most contentious areas of science and American politics, ... and chief executive officer. The hope that stem-cell therapy will repair and regenerate diseased [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 00:44:23

Re: Right to privacy

Yesterday, the anniversary of Roe v Wade, President Obama issued a statement implying that abortion was necessary to achieve equality for women: ... in and out of law for the past quarter-century. Obama's executive order, the latest in an aggressive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 01:02:02

President Obama Lifts Ban on Funding Overseas Abortions

Today President Obama lifted the ban on sending federal funding overseas to clinics that perform abortions ... -life rally in Washington DC.Obama avoided signing the executive order on Thursday, when thousands ... v. Wade decision that legalized abortion on demand This executive order coupled with the executive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 00:36:40

Bad times buffered skating for worse

 (A toothsome Rachael Flatt in the short program at the U.S. Championships.  See item 10, below.  Credit: Amy Sancetta, Associated Press) ... income.  USFS executive director David Raith told me in an interview before the annual state [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 20:00:35

Got a tip for a post?: Email us | Anonymous form Get PEEK in your mailbox! ... signed an executive order banning the use of torture in all military and CIA interrogations of suspected [more...]

Date: 2009-01-23 18:35:39

Wall Street Need To Hear Obama’s Message

President Barack Obama, in his inaugural address urged Americans to embark on a “new era of responsibility ... , including chief executive officers, are going bonus-free. Also, several major firms have restructured [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 01:22:35

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