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Pa. House majority leader implicated in corruption By: Jackie Massott HARRISBURG (AP) - The majority leader of the Pennsylvania House directed illegal campaign activities by legislative employees and raised campaign funds from inside the Capitol, according to witness testimony in transcripts obtained by The Associated Press. The witnesses in the widening probe, which has reached top levels of the state General Assembly, allege conduct similar to that for which 25 others have been charged. Todd Eachus has not been charged. John Paul Jones, a $62,000-a-year legislative research specialist until December 2007, told the grand jury that Eachus, D-Luzerne, brought him...

I can not post anything from this news organization. Read the article. The teacher's union is about to get their heads handed to them. They have a bad choice and a worse choice to make. They will make the worst choice. Unions meet reality. http://detnews.com/article/20091207/SCHOOLS/912070343/Detroit-teachers-cry-out-against-contract

Transcript of remarks made by Leo Carrington (who doesn’t exist) to a mandatory meeting of all employees of Carrington Automotive Enterprises, Inc. (which doesn’t exist either) on August 17th, 2009 at the Royal Payne Hotel (a purely imaginary place) in Norfolk, Virginia (which does, in fact, exist). The Employee Meeting: I would like to start by thanking you for attending this meeting, though it's not like you had much of a choice. After all, attendance was mandatory. I'm also glad many of you accepted my invitation to your family members to be here as well. I have a few remarks...

Escaping the Nazis By: JOHN MULLANE Bucks County Courier Times The memories haunt Danny Goldsmith. Chill night. Nazi troopers storming his street in Belgium, pounding on doors, smashing them. He, his mother and baby sister, Lillian, hid on a rooftop as the beam of a German soldier's flashlight swept past them. It was 1942. He was 10. "At one point, I peeked over the cornice and saw our Jewish neighbors being dragged into the street in their night clothes and put in trucks," he said to a packed room this week in Arlington, Va. His parents' wedding photo was on...

A former assistant Bucks County prosecutor and Marine reservist who served in Iraq announced his candidacy Tuesday for the Republican nomination for the 8th Congressional District. Dean Malik said it's time to return a Republican to the district and criticized the direction of the country since President Barack Obama was elected last year. ''They have taken it upon themselves to reinvent, modify and tamper with this American dream,'' he said outside the Bucks County Courthouse in Doylestown. ''The American dream, which always stood for opportunity and freedom, is now being turned into an American dream of entitlements and handouts.''

WASHINGTON – His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counseling as a medical student because of problems with patients. There are many unknowns about Nidal Malik Hasan, the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing on a U.S. military base. Most of all, his motive. ... At least six months ago, Hasan came to the attention of law enforcement officials because of Internet postings about suicide bombings and other threats, including posts that equated suicide bombers to...

DENVER – He bought his first home, spent $30,000 fixing it up, and now, six months later, Jonathon Kyte has learned the home doesn't belong to him. According to the City and County of Denver, Jonathon owns the dump, next door. He found out about the mistake almost by accident when he received a map which showed the unit he's living is actually unit No. 4. "I froze. My wife and I were just speechless," Kyte said. Kyte owns the deed and title to unit No. 5. Jonathon blames the Coldwell Banker listing agent for the mistake. She marketed the...

Jefferson County Sheriff defends soldier's funeral procession JEFFERSON COUNTY — The Jefferson County sheriff has offered a stern response to a woman complaining she was inconvenienced by a procession accompanying a soldier's casket. ... Boyer is a Vietnam veteran. He said Thursday he didn't intend for the e-mail to be widely released. -------------------------------------- The original email was sent to Sheriff Glenn Boyer on Thursday, August 27. Below is the citizen's email followed by Sheriff Boyer's response. I tried to call you earlier this morning, but was unable to obtain your extension from the voice mail system as I was not...

WASHINGTON — The Cash for Clunkers buzz is starting to wear off and it seems that some buyers are having serious second thoughts about getting on that government-funded bandwagon, according to a new survey. In the meantime, the U.S. Department of Transportation said that dealers by Tuesday's deadline had submitted a final total of 690,114 Cash for Clunkers deals for $2.88 billion in rebates. The total is just under the revised $3-billion budget for the four-week program. The new survey by CNW Purchase Path, of Bandon, Oregon, finds that of nearly 1,000 Cash for Clunkers participants, 17 percent say they...

In 2008, Spain accounted for half the world's new solar-power installations in terms of wattage, thanks to government subsidies to promote clean energy. But late last year, as the global economic crisis worsened, the government dramatically scaled back those subsidies and capped the amount of subsidized solar power that could be installed. Factories world-wide that had ramped up production of solar-power components found that demand for solar panels was plummeting, leaving a glut in supply and pushing prices down. Job cuts followed. "The solar industry in 2009 has been undermined by [a] collapse in demand due to the decision by...

The following is a copy of a report written by Matthew Robson, a 15-year old schoolboy, for Morgan Stanley on how he and his friends consume media. ... Internet Every teenager has some access to the internet, be it at school or home. Home use is mainly used for fun (such as social networking) whilst school (or library) use is for work. Most teenagers are heavily active on a combination of social networking sites. Facebook is the most common, with nearly everyone with an internet connection registered and visiting >4 times a week. Facebook is popular as one can interact...

Ok - Michael Jackson is dead. He converted to Islam. Will he be a good muslim? He needs to be buried QUICK (has not happened yet), washed in a MOSQUE and have a quiet and low key burial. And he better answer some questions correctly or he is going to feel the heat! From: http://studentwebs.coloradocollege.edu/~l_jenkins/islam.htm Pre-Burial Rules and Rituals In the Islam religion, it is customary to begin processes for burying the dead within 24 hours of the death. In non-Muslim countries, this can sometimes be a problem if the death occurs on a weekend or a holiday, when a...

American Axle sues steel maker to resume shipments NEW YORK (AP) -- Auto parts supplier American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. is seeking a court order to get one of its steel suppliers to resume deliveries, saying that cutting off supplies threatens the entire auto supply chain. ... In its request filed earlier this month, American Axle alleged that Republic wrongfully backed out of a four-year contract to supply custom-made steel. According to court documents, Republic sought from American Axle a "binding schedule" for deliveries, citing the parts maker's weak financial condition.

Top-20 selling vehicles in U.S. through May ... RANK VEHICLE 2009 2008 '08 RANK % Chng 1 Ford F-Series P/U 143,717 235,924 1 -39.1 2 Chevy Silverado-C/K P/U 125,183 197,030 2 -36.5 3 Toyota Camry 123,848 198,309 3 -37.5 4 Honda Accord 107,088 166,158 6 -35.6 5 Toyota Corolla 101,708 152,308 4 -33.2 6 Honda Civic 97,505 164,994 8 -40.9 7 Nissan Altima 80,078 133,465 9 -40.0 8 Dodge Ram P/U 80,038 112,795 5 -29.0 9 Ford Fusion 66,585 73,197 20 -9.0 10 Honda CR-V 65,197 89,017 11 -26.8 11 Chevrolet Malibu 64,363 74,925 26 -14.1 12 Chevrolet Impala 63,756...

A Cyber-Attack on an American City Bruce Perens Just after midnight on Thursday, April 9, unidentified attackers climbed down four manholes serving the Northern California city of Morgan Hill and cut eight fiber cables in what appears to have been an organized attack on the electronic infrastructure of an American city. Its implications, though startling, have gone almost un-reported. That attack demonstrated a severe fault in American infrastructure: its centralization. The city of Morgan Hill and parts of three counties lost 911 service, cellular mobile telephone communications, land-line telephone, DSL internet and private networks, central station fire and burglar alarms,...

High Unemployment States Have High Income Taxes or High Unionization or Both. As the nation considers increasing marginal tax rates and facilitating greater union membership, I thought it might make sense to look at the states with the highest and lowest unemployment rates to see if there might be any relevant patterns. The six states with the highest unemployment rates are: 12.6% Michigan 12.1% Oregon 11.4% South Carolina 11.2% California 10.8% North Carolina 10.5% Rhode Island The six states with the lowest unemployment rates are: 5.2% Iowa 5.2% Utah 4.9% South Dakota 4.6% Nebraska 4.5% Wyoming 4.2% North Dakota In...

Dan Hannan MEP in the European Parliament speech of March 26, 2009. Daniel Hannan is a Conservative MEP for the South East of England and author of The Plan: Twelve Months to Renew Britain THIS IS A MUST LISTEN (only about 3 minutes) ------ A partial transcript: 'Prime Minister, I see you've already mastered the essential craft of the European politician: namely the ability to say one thing in this chamber and a very different thing to your home electorate. Perhaps you would have more moral authority in this House if your actions matched your words, and perhaps more legitimacy...

In a First, Bankruptcy Judge Rules Calif. City Can Void Union Contracts Pamela A. MacLean The National Law Journal March 17, 2009 In the first ruling of its kind, a bankruptcy judge held the city of Vallejo, Calif. has the authority to void its existing union contracts in its effort to reorganize, holding public workers do not enjoy the same protections Congress gave union workers at private companies. Municipal bankruptcy is so rare that no judge had yet ruled on whether Congressional reforms in the 1990s that required companies to provide worker protections before attempting to dissolve union contracts also...

I have 3 Emmys For Sale in which I won in 1990, 1993, 2006. Selling all 3 for 8,000.00 or 1 for 3,000.00 If interested please e-mail this posting

Chrysler threatens to pull out of Canada Chrysler threatens to pull out of Canada if it doesn't get labor concessions, government aid OTTAWA -- A top Chrysler official issued a grim threat to Canadian lawmakers, warning the struggling U.S. automaker may shut down its plants in Canada if it doesn't get significant labor concessions and government aid. ... Chrysler's labor costs in Canada work out to about $20 an hour more than automakers like Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co., LaSorda told the committee. "Currently Chrysler CAW (Canadian Auto Workers) are not competitive," he said. The automaker also asked...