Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Celestial Show Set for New Year's Eve.........
A delightful display of planets and the moon will occur on New Year's Eve for anyone wishing to step outside and look up just after sunset....Link
RNC mulls accusing Bush of 'socialism'.........
The divisions taking hold among Republicans are becoming more severe as the party prepares to accuse its outgoing president of embracing "socialism.".....Link
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Were here for your protection.........
Deepening economic strife in the US could lead to civil unrest and violence that would require military intervention, warns a new report from the US Army War College..Link
Denial.................
WASHINGTON December 28, 2008, 02:55 pm ET · The two most influential women in President George W. Bush's White House — first lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice — are strongly defending the president's legacy against critics who are calling his administration one of the worst in history.Link
Monday, December 29, 2008
Paul: Economic crisis may be a blessing.........
Ron Paul, House representative of the 14th district of Texas, believes that US foreign policy must be reformed to avoid conflicts around the world..Link
Dollar rocked by Middle East violence.......
The dollar fell versus the euro and yen on Monday, weighed down by escalating violence between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, dealing a further blow to the US economy, dealers said....Link
Kucinich....." UN should investigate.............
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) called for an independent investigation to be led by the United Nations into the recent eruption of violence between Israel and Hamas along the Gaza strip that has killed scores of innocent civilians.Link
The War isn't worth covering................
The war in Iraq, nearly into its sixth year, has become too expensive and remains too dangerous for US television networks to justify maintaining full-time correspondents in the war zone....Link
Israel pounds Gaza for second day.......
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip from the air on Sunday and prepared for a possible invasion after killing at least 298 Palestinians in two days of attacks....Link
Rather's revenge..............
As George W Bush prepares to leave the White House, at least one unpleasant episode from his unpopular presidency is threatening to follow him into retirement...Link
Sunday, December 28, 2008
White House embarrassment...........
The White House faced yet another crisis Friday as a photo emerged of President Bush shaking hands with Robert Toussie, the father of the pardoned, and then unpardoned, housing scammer Isaac Toussie...Link
We are number one..................
According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), US wind producers enjoyed another record year of growth in 2008—the third in a row. The country now has an installed wind power capacity well in excess of 21,000 megawatts (MW), enough to supply electricity to over 5.5 million American homes...Link
Saturday, December 27, 2008
The People of the Sun....................
While it has seemed an impossible goal for nearly 100 years, scientists now believe that they are on brink of cracking one of the biggest problems in physics by harnessing the power of nuclear fusion, the reaction that burns at the heart of the sun......Link
First U.S. Offshore Wind Project..........
The U.S. wind industry has been a world leader, installing an impressive 5,244 megawatts in 2007. The U.S. offshore wind industry is another story, with no offshore wind farms yet developed. The tides may be changing however 4.7 miles off the coast of Cape Cod in Nantucket Bay......link
Friday, December 26, 2008
A long recount.............
Norm Coleman just got a Christmas present from the Minnesota Supreme Court: A giant lump of coal....Link
Preparing For Massive Civil Disorder?........
A new report from the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute says that the U.S. military must quickly prepare for massive civil unrest that could be precipitated by an “unforeseen economic collapse”.....Link
Lobbying's Long Arm............
An in-depth look into policy clears up the implications behind lobbying....Link
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
KBR you suck..................
A CBS News investigation has obtained evidence that a subsidiary of Halliburton, the giant energy company formerly headed by Vice President Dick Cheney, knowingly exposed United States soldiers to toxic materials in Iraq...Link
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