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Dems showcase stimulus package. House Democrats unveiled an unprecedented $825B stimulus plan yesterday, divided into two-thirds spending and one-third tax cuts. Virtually everyone in the country would be affected by the package: 95% of workers would get a $500 tax cut or $1,000 cut for working couples; first-time home buyers between Jan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:15:12

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Do you have weekend plans? The Christmas Tours would be a treat to attend!

One weekend offers five tours, 40 stopsThe TennesseanIf you love holiday decorations, historic homes and peeking into others' lives, ... nd Cydney Osborn's three-story Cape Cod, also on King Road, will feature country Christmas d ... isitors will enjoy warm drinks and treats. The living room of the main house will feature a mini-forest o [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 15:51:00

President Obama, a Few Green Habits You Could Pick Up in 2009

President Obama, we here at EarthFirst are incredibly proud and excited to watch your inauguration today and we’re so very hopeful about what you ... emissions from all those cows is greater than that of CO2 from cars. A cruelty-free diet is easy to stick to when you’ve got an uber-talented White House chef who can prepare healthy vegetarian meals [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:00:44

No We Aren't

It is ironic that Jamie Foxx, one of many pop-culture icons on hand Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial lauding America's first pop-culture president, Barack Obama, would quote Thurgood Marshall during early inaugural festivities:“Each of you as an individual must pick your own goals. Listen to others but do not become a blind follower [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:45:00

With eyes fixed on the horizon and God’s grace upon us

Let’s see, what did the SOB (Son Of a Bush) leave the Loony Leftist… > Two wars with saber rattling about a third or even fourth > Record deficits > A national debt which boggles the mind and is running away > The worse economic crisis since the Great Depression > Increasing unemployment > Democrats in power in the legislature, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:40:45

Taking Liberties

The Government is planning a massive new database which will collect and retain private information such as emails, ... facebook group has sprung up aiming to stop the plans with direct protest action. A simple (and harmless) little idea to ‘cc’ Jacqui Smith (Home Secretary) into all your emails for one day, swamping [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:46:43

DETROIT BLOG: ‘I started getting tears’

At a gas station in Southfield, T.K. Wallis was marveling over his recoil to the inauguration. “I was driving along listening to it on WJR and I started getting tears in my eyes. I couldn’t believe it,” he said. “I’m mourning, yet I’m 34 and was raised in a suburb and went to bring under subjection with white kids. I never had to put up by the ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:38:01

A Heck of a Ride!

He was 96, a month shy of his 97th birthday. A friend I had only met in the last few years, but he made a great impact on myself, my children, ... I left, I told him "Goodbye old timer, you've had one heck of a ride!"The next day Hubby, Mike (BIL ... draw up plans for a casket, he then faxed me the plans. Hubby contacted a neighbour in Fountain Valley [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:35:00

What Can You Buy With 50 Billion Zimbabwe Dollars?

by The Mogambo Guru The inflationary horror of creating excess money and credit is well known, and is superbly illustrated by Zimbabwe, that most modern example of abject morons printing money as they desperately try to spend ... note", which is, as you probably surmised, a new record. Now, according to my lesson plan, it is time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:18:56

Obama's Inaugural Address : The (Almost) Line-by-line review

So, A-Man, Genghis, Orlando are all painting D.C. blue tonight, making it tough for them to discuss in detail the incredible experiences they must have had today. In the meantime, I figured I'd give my take on Obama's inaugural address. A Facebook friend asked me what I thought of the speech, and I told him my initial reaction was 'ho-hum [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:44:02

Busting the Ghosts of Hope

Expectations for Barack Obama’s presidency have continued to soar since his historic election. Millions believe change is possible. But what kind of change? And to whose benefit? Our country and our world are in crisis, and the tepid, incremental reforms Obama has been emphasizing aren’t going to cut it. It’s time to think outside the box [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:44:52

Interview with John Mooter, Chair of EarthSave Cincinnati

Finally it is here. President George W. Bush’s last day as President of the United States and the beginning of the newly elected Obama ... his campaign and you can feel the tension and yearning for something new in city after city. From house ... what their plans were for the Inauguration, I wanted to see how a local progressive organization felt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:19:14

The End of America, end of western democracy?

“This happened in Germany” said Naomi Wolf’s friend as they chatted politics, and from that seed of doubt in an American’s mind, an American proud of their constitution, came the book (and now film)…The End of America. In relation to the US, I believe this is the most important film to be made since an inconvenient truth; [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:00:12

PERSPECTIVE: Ohio common stop for new presidents

Subzero conditions didn’t deter President-elect Barack Obama from picking Ohio as the Jan. 16 location to plug his proposed $825 billion economic stimulus package. The state’s suffering economy, large population, quintessential political mind-set and short distance from Washington make it an ideal whistle stop for such presidential visits [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:30:28

What Can You Buy With 50 Billion Zimbabwe Dollars?

The inflationary horror of creating excess money and credit is well known, and is superbly illustrated by Zimbabwe, that most modern example of abject morons printing money as they desperately try to spend ... note”, which is, as you probably surmised, a new record. Now, according to my lesson plan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:21:37

Pet Advice - Pet News - Pet Photos

Dog's Destructive Chewing May be Separation AnxietyBy Steve Dale - Tribune Media ServicesAnswers to pet questions about problem chewing, feline AIDS and mast cell tumors.Q: Our 16-month-old Miniature Dachshund is housebroken — if we keep her in her kennel. Left to roam free, she'll chew on the bottoms of doors or on woodwork [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:47:00

IPv6 in 2009: rebels lead the way

p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:-  “US firms may dominate the market for equipment such as routers serving as the infrastructure for the current IPv4-based Internet. But Japan, China and South Korea plan to change that. “They’ll jointly ... : 0.24%). IPv6 is implemented on all major operating systems in use in commercial, business, and home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:52:03

A week ago Monday at 1:00 am, a beautiful, nearly 10lbs baby boy was born to our very close friends Jecinta and Ignatius (Igg) — their very first ... , so she changed her plans for the day and got in the car. By 10:25, she was at her house.When ... this to her family:In the waiting room, there were four patients ahead of us. Jecinta jumped up a couple [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:57:23

Spiritual Siblings: the Emotionally Stunted Robbers

It is inevitable that when thousands of films are made that some resemble each other in more than one facet, even though they were filmed on different continents, in different languages, with different casts and in different genres. Certain types of stories or characters are told so often that they become like genres unto themselves [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:51:24

44th Presidential Inauguration

44th Presidential Inauguration I don't do personal politics on this website, even when covering how politics, ... for the young country as war, internal strife and economic hardships enveloped the fledgling ... that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:46:40

Mining Action Alert

Action Alert: Ask the Ecuadorian Government to Protect Human Rights During Upcoming Anti-Mining Demonstrations The Ecuador Solidarity Network, ... this month were met with police violence in the Southern provinces of Azuay, Loja, Zamora Chinchipe ... . The CONAIE is also protesting government plans to drill for oil in the Yasuni National Park [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:31:01

We made it. Now what?

Under a crisp sky, the jubilee rose to its climax as the 44th President took his oath ... of American fuel through Canadian oil, and help to coordinate Obama’s lofty environmental plans. Many ... behind? We are bombarded with news of how European nations are creating jobs and cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:42:22

A Joyful Day

10:33 a.m. — I am attempting to work today, on what should be a national holiday: the inauguration of a new president ... together to celebrate their plans to be their best selves for the next several years. It is going ... to living fully.11:24 a.m. — It's so amazing to see all of those former presidents filing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:33:00

A few thoughts on Obama's inaugural speech

Contrary to my initial plans, I went ahead and watched President Obama's inauguration after all. Since I managed to get home from my interview a little early, I couldn't really just ignore ... - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short."A pre-emptive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:43:00

Six Steps To Stem The Foreclosure Crisis

On January 7, President-elect Barack Obama declared his intention to address the foreclosure crisis soon after being sworn in ... Illinois recently reported that 75 percent of loan servicers rarely agree to workout plans ... (a subsidiary of Wells Fargo), First Franklin Loan Services/Home Loan Services, Bank of America, Saxon [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:15:34

The Permanent Portfolio

Today's Daily Reckoning begins with an outsider's look at the Australian banking sector. Then we'll take a Prime Ministerial look ... % year-over-year in November, with new home sales down 15% year-over-year." "GREED and Fear hears ... , including their New Zealand subsidiaries, are characterised by high loan-deposit ratios and low loan loss [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 03:56:04

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

Posts about Home Sales as of January 20, 2009

Snow! - blakkatz.com 01/20/2009 We got a dusting of snow last night.  It’s pretty.  I haven’t seen snow in several years now ... the tax commission’s reform package up or down - with no floor amendments in the House … from the home ... 7 Ferry Rd., Fort Walton Beach FL Short Sale You can make this Fort Walton Beach house a home… [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:27:32

Not a single person you can name for me... can tell you that the pudding has tasted good."

George Bush's legacyThe frat boy ships outJan 15th 2009From The Economist print editionFew people will mourn the departure of the 43rd ... when the Naziscame to her home town of Staszow," said Sir GeraldKaufman, a British MP who was raised ... could fly." A Mississippiman was arrested for posting his plans to kill thePresident-elect on a UFO [more...]

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

A new leader for 'a new age'

With one swift stroke—just 18 minutes of words, delivered in a stern tone with a steel gaze—Barack Hussein Obama sliced through the usual clutter ... , with repeated lines signaling a new direction and offering veiled but unmistakable indictments of what the 44th president called a “failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age.” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:07:09

Morocco to build up athletics infrastructure

The Moroccan government plans to boost the national track-and-field infrastructure to ensure that the country's disappointing performance at the ... to provide better facilities for athletes. As part of the joint plan, regional athletics training ... athletes in all sports disciplines to train closer to home. In addition, 21 new athletic tracks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:24:00

WTF? The 2009 Inauguration ticket-holder disaster

I’ve received a number of texts/calls from friends/family across the country wondering how my (much-hyped) ... Turned Away). capitolshadow So, in the end, after making plans to come back to DC the day after ... to witness the apparently amazing speech that Barack Obama delivered after being sworn-in as the 44th [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:46:11

Permanent Link to

January 20th, 2009 GG makes surprise Afghanistan visit GOVERNOR-General Quentin Bryce has made surprise visit to Australian troops in Afghanistan and has spent the night in the war-torn country. US stocks close sharply lower ... House NEW US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama departed the US Capitol today [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:18:08

What the World Is Reading

What the World Is Reading By Hoda Farhanghi, ABC News London As millions of people arrived in Washington in recent days to witness the ... on or listen to Obama’s speech, eager to hear the new direction he plans to launch his country ... in history, marked by the media all around the world, as an historic day, as “A New Era of Responsibility” [more...]

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

AMERICA, I CAN’T WAIT TO BE YOUR NEW SECRETARY OF GRIEFING

This douchebag will not hesitate to kill his own team. Hey America ... in his cabinet. The leader of the free world was like, “Darren, this country needs you.” And I was like, “Dude ... this cabinet thingy from home. To make the deal even sweeter, after these Senate motherfuckers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:18:09

January 20, 2009 — The Beginning of an Error

January 20, 2009 — The Beginning of an Error Posted by Robbie Cooper on January 20th, 2009 | Trackback For the next few hours, ... the day off of work to watch the normal transfer of power that occurs every 4-8 years in our country — ... will just be another normal day. Work. Enjoy a beautiful (albeit cedar pollen-filled) ride home on a sunny warm [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:26:06

A carrot for our rookie president

While Barack Obama and his supporters party in the nation’s capitol, ... on their plans to test him. As Joe Biden is on the record as saying: “The next four years are going ...  of the man (it’s very unlikely to be a woman, given that the country is a patriarchy) from North Korea [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:11:38

The Sun is Rising in the East Again!

Obama Poised to Become 44th U.S. PresidentReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama was poised to make history on Tuesday as the first black U.S. president, buoyed by surging public confidence for dealing with the biggest economic headaches in 70 years, two wars and a web of other international problems [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:53:00

Real Keynesians understand imbalanced trade

rdanTrade and Taxes has a post I recommend reading...this is lifted wholesale as a compliment to Howard's passion and thought on the issue of trade policy and our woes...we might differ on some of the details, but read carefully:Real Keynesians understand imbalanced tradeby Howard RichmanThe United States is being run by pseudo-Keynesians who [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:43:00

Shrieking Crybabies Calmed by Binky of Hope and Change

—Slublog Europe loves us, so I guess life has meaning again.As Micha Wyatt plans an inaugural bash at the Chicago Rib Shack in London, she is basking ... is, and that president is my president whether I voted for him or not. America is not a perfect country [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:52:59

A Gay Man Who Works in the Media World Rebukes His Friends and Family For Their Willful Blindness to Jihad

I have worked in the media world all my life. I have written and produced music, written fiction,  owned an Advertising Agency, and worked in Advertising and Media in various capacities for over twenty years.Other than the fact that he is coming from the point-of-view of being gay, this man's testimonial very closely resembles my own [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:45:00

The Gaza Ceasefire and the Hereafter

Thanks to Jill for letting me do this guest-post. My apologies if it’s a bit slapdash. I went out to my friend’s house in the west of Amman last night, and stared at Israel ... of volunteering. Now that plans for a ceasefire have officially been announced, you’d think [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:00:35

Revised CME Guidance 2009

From the Every Child Matters website, (bits relevant to Home Educators high-lighted in blue and red below):Revised statutory guidance for local authorities in England to identify children not receiving a suitable educationContentsParagraph:Introduction1-6 Overview7-15 Duty to identify children not receiving a suitable education16-20 Requirements [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 08:31:00

The Endgame

The Endgame by John Mauldin January 17, 2009 • Employment Numbers Are Worse Than Posted • Aye, Captain, I’m Giving Her All I’ve Got! • Problem #1: Deflation • Problem #2: Pushing on a String • The Muddle Through Middle • Conversations With John Deflation? Stimulus? Deleveraging? Recession? A soft depression? A return to a bull market? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:04:12

Heroes of the Generational Freedom Movement, Part 1: General George S. Patton

The Life and Murder of One Honorable Son of a Bitch Background George Smith Patton, Jr. was born November 11th, 1885 in San Gabriel, California. George was interested in military history from an early age, and pretty much always planned on being a military hero like his father’s friend, John Mosby, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:18:50

Inaugural speech chew over time

The funny thing about The One’s speech today is that it reads better than it was spoken ... to home. The construction never ends. “Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:03:42

Obama’s Inauguration Show Online: Where to Watch?

Obama Inauguration Show Online: When Barack Obama becomes the 44th U.S. President next week, millions of people will be watching ... of choice’s web site. See the video above for what to expect; here are coverage plans and links: C-SPAN ... of the President-elect and Vice President-elect to Bush departing the White House to the many inaugural [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:19:38

More Evidence of a Balance Sheet Recession

"Make more loans? We're not going to change our business model or our credit policies to accommodate the needs of the public sector as they see it to have us make more loans." -- John C. Hope III, the chairman of Whitney National Bank in New Orleans Back in early December, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 07:50:42

And then I cried

I was so busy today covering the inauguration and making sure all the plans went smoothly that I didn't really "listen" or "comprehend" the speech or the ceremony. It was all a blur to me. Then, I came home and wound down and pulled up the video and started to watch. When I really watched Aretha Franklin start to sing she got [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:21:50

Innovation in Inauguration Coverage

This week, instead of focusing on one innovative journalism project, I'd like to highlight some of the many projects that came up covering Barack Obama's inauguration. The first question I asked myself as I started collecting links was, "Well, this is a cool way to cover the event, but is it journalism? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:36:27

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