http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/breaking-news/ en-us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:09:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394026/posts The University of East Anglia has released statements from Prof Trevor Davies, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, Prof Phil Jones, head of the Climatic Research Unit, and from CRU. Statement from Professor Trevor Davies, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research The publication of a selection of the emails and data stolen from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) has led to some questioning of the climate science research published by CRU and others. There is nothing in the stolen material which indicates that peer-reviewed publications by CRU, and others, on the nature of global warming and related climate change are not of the highest-quality of scientific investigation... University of East Anglia website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394026/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:09:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393941/posts Dear Friends, Today, Tuesday, November 24, 2009, it is with a heavy heart that we declare this election over. We will formally end this election and not ask for a recount. This was a difficult choice to make because so many people have put their faith, hope and aspirations into our campaign. Yes, there seem to have been many vote counting problems, missed vote counts and, as was recently reported by the Gouvernour Times, software problems in the computerized voting machines. Despite these incidents, I do not believe the voters of NY-23, or New Yorkers in general, would be well-served... Doug Hoffman for Congress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393941/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:10:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393939/posts President Obama has shattered the budget record for first-year presidents -- spending nearly double what his predecessor did when he came into office and far exceeding the first-year tabs for any other U.S. president in history. In fiscal 2009 the federal government spent $3.52 trillion -- $2.8 trillion in 2000 dollars, which sets a benchmark for comparison. That fiscal year covered the last three-and-a-half months of George W. Bush's term and the first eight-and-a-half months of Obama's. That price tag came with a $1.4 trillion deficit, nearly $1 trillion more than last year. The overall budget was about a half-trillion... Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393939/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:05:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393932/posts NEW HAVEN — A U.S. District Court judge, under instruction by the Supreme Court decision, today issued an judgement finding the city violated the civil rights of a group of white firefighters when it threw out two promotional exams in 2004, and ordered the city to promote 14 of them. The New Haven Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393932/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:01:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393835/posts Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.) emailed supporters today to say he's considering a primary against John McCain and to ask for funds to pay off his 2006 campaign debt. "You have contacted me with words of encouragement following the release of a Rasmussen Reports Poll which finds me in a statistical dead heat with John McCain for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 2010," Hayworth wrote, referring to this poll. "Miss Mary, our children, and I will do a lot of praying and a lot of talking in the days ahead, as we determine the best course... The Hill, Washington, DC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393835/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:40:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393532/posts <p>No link for this as I just heard this being reported on FOX News. It appears that some liberal lawmakers, Charlie Rangel, David Obey and a couple of others may be proposing a "War Tax" on the wealthiest of Americans to pay for any upcoming troop surge in Afghanistan.</p> FOX News Broadcast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393532/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:47:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393608/posts A House bill still being drafted aims to raise $150 billion each year to pay for new jobs. Under a bill being drafted by Democratic Reps. Peter DeFazio (Ore.) and Ed Perlmutter (Colo.), the sale and purchase of financial instruments such as stocks, options, derivatives and futures would face a 0.25 percent tax. The bill, a copy of which was obtained by The Hill, is titled the “Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009.” TheHill.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393608/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:15:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393774/posts (1) We support smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills like Obama's "stimulus" bill; (2) We support market-based health care reform and oppose Obama-style government run healthcare; (3) We support market-based energy reforms by opposing cap and trade legislation; (4) We support workers' right to secret ballot by opposing card check; (5) We support legal immigration and assimilation into American society by opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants; (6) We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges; (7) We support containment of Iran and North Korea, particularly effective action to eliminate... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393774/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:09:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393744/posts Since the start of his presidency, U.S. President Barack Obama's approval rating has declined more among non-Hispanic whites than among nonwhites, and now, fewer than 4 in 10 whites approve of the job Obama is doing as president. Obama last week fell below 50% approval in Gallup Daily tracking for the first time in his presidency, both in daily three-day rolling averages and in Gallup Daily tracking results aggregated weekly. (snip) Blacks' support for Obama has averaged 93% during his time in office, and has been at or above 90% nearly every week during his presidency. Thus, part of the... Gallup http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393744/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:33:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393741/posts MEDIA ADVISORY, Nov. 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- On Saturday the U.S. Senate voted to send a health care bill to the floor for debate that directly threatens human life and dignity. Eighteen Catholic Democrat senators voted for the bill that includes federal funding for abortion -- without their votes it would have failed. The Catholic bishops have made the Church's teaching abundantly clear -- Catholic lawmakers "have a grave and clear obligation to oppose any law that contradicts humanity's fundamental right to life." The pending Senate bill is fundamentally flawed. The U.S. Bishops Conference reports that not only does the... Christian Newswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393741/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:30:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393723/posts Americans could be ready to "absorb" increases to the deficit if it means higher employment, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Tuesday. As the Congress prepares to put together a new spending package focused on creating new jobs in the U.S., the Speaker said that while it's a "false choice" to pose the situation facing lawmakers as a balance between jobs and increased deficits, Americans would rather have jobs. "So if somebody has the idea that the percentage of GDP of what our national debt is will go up a bit, but they will now — and their neighbors and their... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393723/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:18:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393662/posts Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And for their trouble, three of the SEALs, members of the Navy's elite commando unit, are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com. The three have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral's mast — and requested a trial by court-martial. Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named "Objective Amber," told investigators he was punched by his captors — and he had the bloody lip to prove it.... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393662/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:45:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393653/posts Egyptian Muslim Mob Attacks Thousands of Coptic Christians in Egypt Contact: Ihab Aziz, Executive Director, Coptic American Friendship Association (CAFA), 703-337-5217, Coptic.American@yahoo.com MEDIA ADVISORY, Nov. 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- As of Saturday, November 21, 2009 the Egyptian town of Farshoot, located 300 miles south of Cairo, and the neighboring villages of Kom Ahmar, Shakiki and Ezbet Waziri, have been the scenes of massive Muslim mob attacks against Coptic Christian inhabitants. The mob looted, vandalized and burnt Coptic properties estimated for six million Egyptian pounds (over one million dollars), while Copts are still hiding indoors fearing for their lives. There are... Christian News Wire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393653/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:26:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393392/posts The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 27% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15. This is the lowest Approval Index rating yet measured for President Obama (see trends). Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393392/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:20:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393573/posts A legal team is going to New York to prevent the use of evidence provided by Germany in seeking a death penalty. Berlin wants to ensure that promises made by the US are kept if the suspects are found guilty. Germany, which does not have a death penalty, provided evidence for the trial on the condition that it could not be used to support a death sentence. Several members of the al Qaeda cell that planned and executed the attacks of September 11 were previously based in the northern German city of Hamburg. Koenig http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393573/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:31:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393265/posts US, Israel lack 'courage' to attack: Iran leader (AFP) – 6 hours ago BRASILIA — Visiting Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad said Monday that US and Israeli military threats against Iran were a thing of the past, and that, in any case, "they don't have the courage" to attack Iran. "The age of military attacks is over, now we've reached the time for dialogue and understanding. Weapons and threats are a thing of the past," the Iranian told a joint press conference with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, closing his one-day visit. Ahmadinejad's visit was greeted Sunday in Rio de... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393265/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:40:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393174/posts President Barack Obama met Monday evening with his national security team to finalize a plan to dispatch some 34,000 additional U.S. troops over the next year to what he's called "a war of necessity" in Afghanistan, U.S. officials told McClatchy. Obama is expected to announce his long-awaited decision on Dec. 1, followed by meetings on Capitol Hill aimed at winning congressional support amid opposition by some Democrats who are worried about the strain on the U.S. Treasury and whether Afghanistan has become a quagmire, the officials said. The U.S. officials all spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized... McClatchy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393174/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:13:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392785/posts Senator Inhofe: Well, on this thing, it is pretty serious. And since, you know, Barabara Boxer is the Chairman and I’m the Ranking Member on Environment and Public Works, if nothing happens in the next seven days when we go back into session a week from today that would change this situation, I will call for an investigation. ‘Cause this thing is serious, you think about the literally millions of dollars that have been thrown away on some of this stuff that they came out with. Melanie Morgan: So what will you be calling for an investigation of? Senator Inhofe:... senate.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392785/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:22:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392859/posts <p>The Alliance Defense Fund just filed an emergency injunction and restraining order in response to the decision a couple hours ago by an "ethics panel" at East Tennessee Children's Hospital to discontinue care of 9-month-old Gabriel Palmer.</p> <p>Baby Gabriel was born prematurely with a genetic abnormality, club foot, and narrow airway, but he flourished when he went home from the hospital in June, where he grew, played, and received physical therapy while going to regular doctor visits. He was fed through a tube and received some oxygen and medications.</p> Jill Stanek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392859/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:24:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392668/posts <p>FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin promises to limit her enthusiasm during her visit to North Carolina's Fort Bragg.</p> <p>The former Republican vice presidential candidate planned to sign copies of her new memoir at a post store Monday. Army officials say Palin will not make a speech, pose for photos, or personalize notes in the books she signs.</p> The AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392668/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:11:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392633/posts U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, a Democrat who confounded the GOP by winning six consecutive elections in a heavily Republican district, will not seek re-election next year, key Democrats said Sunday. KC Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392633/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:37:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392464/posts (IsraelNN.com) The New York Post has revealed that Iran is using Islamic charities in the U.S. to fund pro-Iranian professors in American colleges. According to the newspaper, Iran has given hundreds of thousands of dollars to universities such as Columbia in Manhattan and Rutgers in New Jersey, to fund the employment of lecturers who support and sympathize with the Islamic Republic. INN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392464/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:41:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392401/posts Global warming alarmists are scrambling to save face after hackers stole hundreds of incriminating e-mails from a British university and published them on the Internet. The messages were pirated from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia (UEA) and reveal correspondence between British and American researchers engaged in fraudulent reporting of data to favor their own climate change agenda. UEA officials confirmed one of their servers was hacked, and several of the scientists involved admitted the authenticity of the messages, according to the New York Times. The article opined, "The evidence pointing to a growing human... New American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392401/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:19:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392252/posts Barack Obama's first visit to Asia since his inauguration was one of the most disappointing trips by any U.S. president to the region in decades, especially given media-generated expectations that "Obamamania" would make it yet another triumphal progression. It was a journey of startlingly few concrete accomplishments, demonstrable proof that neither personal popularity nor media deference really means much in the hard world of international affairs. The contrast between Asia's reception for Obama and Europe's is significant. Although considered a global phenomenon, Obamamania's real center is Europe. There, Mr. Obama reigns as a "post-American" president, a multilateralist carbon copy of... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392252/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:57:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392244/posts THOMSON, Ill., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Thousands of jobs would be created in Illinois if the U.S. government purchases a nearly empty prison there to house terror detainees, a study indicates. The study, performed by the Obama White House Council of Economic Advisers and obtained by The Chicago Sun-Times, asserted that 2,290 to 2,960 jobs would be created in and around Thomson, Ill., in the first year after its conversion to house some of the prisoners now held at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility, the newspaper reported Sunday. Local residents in the Illinois-Iowa border town would be "good candidates"... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392244/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:40:25 GMT