http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/breaking-news/ en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:47:06 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448155/posts C. Hayes WGNTV NEWS February 10, 2010 A magnitude 4.3 earthquake hit northern Illinois early Wednesday morning. The quake struck at 3:59 a.m. in Sycamore in DeKalb County. The quake could be felt as far away as Chicago... 50 miles from the epicenter. We'll have more information as it becomes available. For the latest information, go to the U.S. Geological Survey website. WGN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448155/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:47:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448065/posts PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Parents of some of the children who 10 U.S. missionaries tried to take out of Haiti after its catastrophic earthquake told a judge Tuesday that they freely handed over their kids, the Americans' lawyer said. The parents' testimony means no law was broken and "we can't talk any more about trafficking of human beings," attorney Aviol Fleurant told reporters. AP via Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448065/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:48:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448017/posts The New York State Senate on Tuesday night expelled a senator convicted of assaulting his companion, the first time a member of the Legislature was forced from office in nearly a century. Hiram Monserrate, a Democrat from Queens, was convicted last fall of misdemeanor assault after a fight with his companion, Karla Giraldo, that left her with a deep gash on her face, though he was acquitted of more serious felony assault charges. Rather than bringing a close to Mr. Monserrate’s legislative career, the expulsion could be the beginning of a lengthy fight that would play out in the courts... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448017/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:21:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447568/posts Obama Admin Admits It Tracked Abortion Groups in Wisconsin Madison, WI -- The Department of Homeland Security admitted today that it improperly conducted a threat assessment on pro-life groups in Wisconsin. The assessment came before an expected rally last year in response to the University of Wisconsin Hospital board decided to allow abortions. http://www.LifeNews.com/state4796.html LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447568/posts#comment Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:21:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447889/posts Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Tuesday he intends to push for a vote by this weekend on job creation legislation, though another winter storm bearing down on Washington made the Senate schedule increasingly tenuous.Following a meeting of Democratic and Republican leaders at the White House, Reid said he hopes the jobs package will be introduced later Tuesday. A portion centered on a tax credit for new hiring had bipartisan support, at least as of Monday night, he added.Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters after the White House meeting that there is "a chance" that his party... CQ Politics via Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447889/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:03:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447804/posts Fox News now reporting that Pres. Obama;s nomination of leftist radical labor union associated Craig Becker has failed in the US senate. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447804/posts#comment Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:56:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447677/posts <p>He must be worried. Sounding all conciliatory about health care resolution, etc. etc.</p> Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447677/posts#comment Tue, 9 Feb 2010 18:39:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446232/posts An unexpected feature of this year's gubernatorial race is the revival of certain political notions identified with early American history. Republican candidate Debra Medina in particular has made nullification a major aspect of her campaign, both in her two debates with U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Gov. Rick Perry and on her Web site, which includes, under the label "Restore Sovereignty," the message that the U.S. Constitution "divides power between the federal and state governments and ultimately reserves final authority for the people themselves. Texas must stop the over reaching federal government and nullify federal mandates in agriculture, energy,... Austin American Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446232/posts#comment Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:15:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447504/posts Dozens of members of Iran's religious Basij militia tried to attack Italy's embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said. “About a hundred Basij dressed as civilians tried to assault the embassy shouting “Death to Italy” and “Death to Berlusconi,” Mr. Frattini said referring to Italy's prime minister. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447504/posts#comment Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:57:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447374/posts DETROIT, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Part of a Detroit airport terminal was shut down Monday after an Arabic man ignored instructions from security guards, police said. UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447374/posts#comment Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:56:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447224/posts Why the emotional breakdown? Did I mention he's a democrat? You Tube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447224/posts#comment Tue, 9 Feb 2010 02:53:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447202/posts Quake shakes southern Mexico, felt in capital The Associated Press Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 | 5:57 p.m. A magnitude 5.7-earthquake has shaken southern Mexico near the Oaxaca coast. The quake was centered 35 miles (55 kilometers) north of the fishing and resort town of Puerto Angel, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Information Center. It struck at 6:47 p.m. local time Monday and was felt 280 miles (455 kilometers) away in Mexico City, where buildings swayed gently. There are no immediate reports in damage or injuries. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447202/posts#comment Tue, 9 Feb 2010 02:25:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447077/posts CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Nevada's budget is so far out of balance that by one account the state could lay off every worker paid from the general fund and still be $300 million in the red. The economic downturn has hit so hard that prisons may be closed, entire colleges shuttered and thousands left without jobs. Against the backdrop of an imploding economy and an $881 million shortage, Gov. Jim Gibbons will try in an emergency "State of the State" address Monday to explain the depth of the state's financial crisis and how fixing the gaping hole in the... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447077/posts#comment Mon, 8 Feb 2010 23:18:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447017/posts The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe. Shares of big banks pulled the market lower, extending a slump that has led to four straight weekly losses. Rising deficits in weaker European economies including Greece, Portugal and Spain have raised questions about the health of the global financial system. AP/YahooNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447017/posts#comment Mon, 8 Feb 2010 21:37:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446940/posts Breaking... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446940/posts#comment Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:42:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446784/posts Lebanon Sfeir: Possibilities of War Exist as Long as Hizbullah Wants to Play State RoleMaronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir lamented what he called continued Syrian influence in Lebanon and said that the possibilities of war exist as long as Hizbullah wants to play the role of the state."The side that has arms is forcing itself on others," Sfeir told al-Massira magazine in an interview. "The possibilities of war exist as long as Hizbullah wants to play the role of the state." The patriarch also rejected the presence of two armies in the country, calling "for the continuation of the struggle... NAHARNET NEWS DESK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446784/posts#comment Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:21:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446427/posts Jeri Thompson blasted Fox News host Chris Wallace on the Fred Thompson show today, calling his joke that he hoped Sarah Palin would sit on his lap during an interview with him "inappropriate" and "insipid," and demanding "action from Fox. Thompson, the wife of the former senator and presidential candidate, told POLITICO's Jonathan Martin that the remark, to Fox Business's Don Imus, amounted to misogyny, and that she was tired of seeing it from "these dirty old men" on Fox, a network that she said ought to be respectful of conservative women. "Sarah Palin is now part of the Fox... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446427/posts#comment Sun, 7 Feb 2010 21:21:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446543/posts President Barack Obama is planning to host a televised meeting with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders on health care reform. Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446543/posts#comment Mon, 8 Feb 2010 02:11:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446507/posts A spokesman for the Democratic National Committee today defended Barack Obama's reliance on a TelePrompTer while ratcheting up Hand-Gate by attacking former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for using notes scribbled on the palm of her hand last night at the Tea Party Nation convention in Nashville.The Hand-Gate scandal was first reported by the Huffington Post and has been picked up by many other outlets including Think Progress, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post.The New York Daily News buried the attack by the Democratic National Committee in their article about Hand-Gate: She also gave Democrats an unexpected gift when... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446507/posts#comment Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:10:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446489/posts This is the live thread of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446489/posts#comment Sun, 7 Feb 2010 23:27:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446354/posts Ukraine Exit Polls Say Yanukovych Has Won Election Exit polls from Ukraine's presidential election indicate opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has narrowly won. Mr Yanukovych is given a lead of 3-5% over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. President Viktor Yushchenko lost in the first round. If correct, it would be a remarkable comeback for Mr Yanukovych, who was swept aside five years ago by the Orange Revolution. He would be expected to make Ukraine's foreign policy more pro-Russian. The BBC's Richard Galpin in Kiev says the result would be an extraordinary indictment of the Orange Revolution leaders' failure to deliver on their... BBCNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446354/posts#comment Sun, 7 Feb 2010 18:40:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446329/posts February 07, 2010 Palin 'Would Be Willing' to Take On Obama in 2012 By Judson Berger - FOXNews.com Sarah Palin has President Obama in her sights, telling FoxNews.com she "would be willing" to challenge him in the 2012 presidential race. Sarah Palin has President Obama in her sights, telling FoxNews.com she "would be willing" to challenge him in the 2012 presidential race. The former Alaska governor, in an interview Saturday on the sidelines of the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville, said President Obama's "lack of experience" has held him back his first year in office and that she would... FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446329/posts#comment Sun, 7 Feb 2010 17:54:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446316/posts An explosion in Middletown, Connecticut has rocked the town. Initial reports are that about a dozen people have been injured. Middletown, United States - The Middletown Fire Department just said in a phone interview that they are in the process of putting out a second alarm. There are an unknown number of casualities. The explosion took place at NRG Power Plant on River Road. According to their web site they are the fossil-fueled electric generating plant in the state. Reports are saying that the blast could be felt as far away as Durham. Digital Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446316/posts#comment Sun, 7 Feb 2010 17:27:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446274/posts OFFICIAL FR SUPER BOWL XLIV LIVE THREAD 6:00PM ET - CBS NEW ORLEANS SAINTS - INDIANAPOLIS COLTS VS Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446274/posts#comment Sun, 7 Feb 2010 16:11:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446214/posts p>The Talk Shows Sunday, February 7th, 2010 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Former Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska; Mark Skoda, a talk radio host who helped organize the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville, Tenn.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): John Brennan, President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser; former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson; former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan; Ed Gillespie, former Bush White House counselor; Dee Dee Myers, former press secretary for President Bill Clinton.FACE THE NATION (CBS): NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.THIS WEEK (ABC): Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN):... Various driveby media television networks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446214/posts#comment Sun, 7 Feb 2010 13:09:54 GMT