Nov 23, 2009 -
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/gop-considers-purity-resolution-for-candidates/?nl=us&emc=politicsemailema3
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
The battle among Republicans over what the party should stand for — and how much it should accommodate dissenting views on important issues — is probably going to move from the states to the Republican National Committee when it holds its winter meeting this January in Honolulu.
Republican leaders are circulating a resolution listing 10 positions Republican candidates should support to demonstrate that they “espouse conservative principles and public policies” that are in opposition to “Obama’s socialist agenda.” According to the resolution, any Republican candidate who broke with the party on three or more of these issues– in votes cast, public statements made or answering a questionnaire – would be penalized by being denied party funds or the party endorsement.
The proposed resolution was signed by 10 Republican national committee members and was distributed on Monday morning.
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Nov 20, 2009 -
There are three new photo contests on Lenzr.com for the months of October and December 2009 !
Photographers look sharp - there's something for everyone to focus on here.
Medicinal Plants in Nature celebrates botanical photography and hopes to collect images of natural medicine growing wild in the great outdoors.
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Nov 19, 2009 -
by Ann Coulter
11/18/2009
It cannot be said often enough that the chief of staff of the United States Army, Gen. George Casey, responded to a massacre of 13 Americans in which the suspect is a Muslim by saying: "Our diversity ... is a strength."
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Nov 11, 2009 -
Abandoned Under Obama
By Heather Robinson on 11.10.09 @ 6:09AM
Earlier this month, Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, a self-described "Muslim Zionist," traveled to the U.S. to address audiences in New York City and at Yale University. Publisher of the largest English-language weekly newspaper in Bangladesh, Choudhury has been jailed, beaten, nearly blinded, and is now on trial for his life for his reporting, and for his pro-American, pro-Israeli views.
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Nov 09, 2009 -
Gold price hits record high as dollar wanes
Gold prices hit a record above 1,100 dollars on Monday with the dollar weakening after a pledge by G20 countries to keep economic recovery pumped up with easy money.
In morning trading here, gold struck an all-time peak of 1,109.50 dollars an ounce as the euro rose to 1.50 dollars for the first time in two weeks.
Gold "established itself above the psychological (1,100-dollar) level this morning as ministers at the weekend G20 meeting pledged to maintain their fiscal stimulus measures," said James Moore, an analyst at TheBullionDesk.com.
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Nov 08, 2009 -
By Jennifer Garcia
The Kardashian family sure move fast: One sister is expecting her first child, another recently got married – and now Kim Kardashian is looking for a house with on-again boyfriend Reggie Bush. "After they got back together they were both looking for new places and decided to take the next step in their relationship," a source tells PEOPLE. Kardashian, 29, and Bush, broke up for a while, but reconciled in September.
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Nov 04, 2009 -
In a bad mood? Don't worry - according to research, it's good for you. An Australian psychology expert who has been studying emotions has found being grumpy makes us think more clearly.
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Oct 22, 2009 -
Now,Breitling watches are loved by lots of people.Breitling has created two new timepieces aimed at either professional or amateur pilots or simply aviation-fans. These are special edition Airwolf and Skyracer chronographs, one electronic and the other mechanical, both characterized by perfect functionality.The watches have been given a special code-name Raven.The new Breitling watches capture the gaze by their resolutely high-tech black and steel look.The timekeeping instruments are distinguished by rubber-moulded push-pieces and bezel. The Breitling Skyracer chronograph watch may be rightfully considered to represent the most efficient self-winding chronograph in the category.
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Oct 15, 2009 -
by Troy Senik
http://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/who-killed-california
My apologies for having nothing originally in this post. The text was here but didn't show up.
Apparently this article is too long to be printed here, at about 11 pages. It is nevertheless worth reading, unless, as someone has already done, you have made your mind up what to believe before reading.
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Oct 09, 2009 -
Decline Is a Choice
The New Liberalism and the end of American ascendancy.
by Charles Krauthammer
The weathervanes of conventional wisdom are registering another round of angst about America in decline. New theories, old slogans: Imperial overstretch.
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