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Well, actually they are just hiring a bunch of layabouts off of Craigslist as usual… New York! [GOTV] Get Political, Get Paid! Make $100 on Election Day! (Brooklyn) Date: 2010-10-24, 2:49PM EDT Reply to: job-d4rju-2023184855@craigslist.org New York Working Families (http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/) was formed in 1998 by a coalition of labor unions and community activist organizations to fight for economic and social justice. The Working Families Party is hiring campaign staff to GET OUT THE VOTE on Election Day November 2nd, 2010. All applicants must be 18 years of age or older, posses strong communications skills and a real commitment to social...

You may remember that during the long debate prior to the enactment of ObamaCare socialized medicine, Democrat leaders sharply rejected claims that ObamaCare would lead to government rationing of medical care. Howard Dean, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said last August on ABC, "Let me just say, A, there's no rationing in any of these bills, so we don't have to worry about that." And President Barack Obama himself said at a rally in Pennsylvania that the real culprits for the rationing of care were health insurance companies: "The insurance companies continue to ration health care. ... That's...

After several days of denying eyewitness reports of a second man from Northwest Flight 253 being arrested following the attempted Christmas Day bombing of the plane by a Nigerian passenger linked to al-Qaida, the chief U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer in the Detroit area has admitted another passenger was taken into custody. Ronald G. Smith sent an e-mail to the Detroit News, the paper reported, apologizing that the information provided to federal investigators by two attorneys aboard the plane had not been made available earlier.

A massive volcanic eruption that occurred in the distant past killed off much of central India's forests and may have pushed humans to the brink of extinction, according to a new study that adds evidence to a controversial topic. The Toba eruption, which took place on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia about 73,000 years ago, released an estimated 800 cubic kilometers of ash into the atmosphere that blanketed the skies and blocked out sunlight for six years. In the aftermath, global temperatures dropped by as much as 16 degrees centigrade (28 degrees Fahrenheit) and life on Earth plunged deeper...

A pro-life organization is blasting a Switzerland-based cosmetics manufacturer whose website openly admits some of its products were developed from the tissues of an aborted baby. Children of God for Life is a non-profit organization focused on the bioethics of embryonic tissue use in medicine and manufacturing. One of its current campaigns includes petitioning pharmaceutical companies to produce safe, effective alternatives to vaccines derived or cultivated from aborted fetal tissue.

The State Fair sent about 100 4-H participants home because several members contracted the H1N1 virus and about a dozen more developed flu-like symptoms.

This image shows a large impact shown on the bottom left on Jupiter's south polar region captured on July 20, 2009, by NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility in Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Credit: NASA/JPL/Infrared Telescope Facility As we reported yesterday, an amateur astronomer snapped evidence of an impact on Jupiter. Now, NASA has confirmed the black spot on the giant gas planet is in fact an impact and not just a weather-related disturbance. And Anthony Wesley has now made the biggest observation of his life. "It still feels very surreal right now," he told Universe Today. "I guess it will take...

Site last updated May 3, 2009, 12:00 PM ET U.S. Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection(As of May 3, 2009 11:00 AM ET) States # of laboratory confirmed cases Deaths Alabama 1   Arizona 18   California 26   Colorado 4   Connecticut 2   Delaware 10   Florida 3   Illinois 3   Indiana 3   Iowa 1   Kansas 2   Kentucky* 1   Massachusetts 7   Michigan 2   Minnesota 1   Missouri 1   Nebraska 1   Nevada 1   New Hampshire 1   New Jersey 7   New Mexico 1   New York 63...

Yesterday, Roger Hedgecock and the Liberty Papers posted an unclassified DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis report titled: Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment. The “report” (PDF file here) was one of the most embarrassingly shoddy pieces of propaganda I’d ever read out of DHS. I couldn’t believe it was real. I spent the day chasing down DHS spokespeople, who have been tied up preparing for a very important homeland security event later today: The First Lady is coming to visit their Washington office. Priorities, you know.

Announcement from CNBC during Mad Money that Geithner now has votes to be confirmed, and more at regular news time.

SALT LAKE CITY – Trouble-making zebra mussels have arrived in Utah. But not where they were expected to show up. Electric Lake is Utah's first body of water where the damaging, nonnative mussels have been confirmed, state wildlife officials said Wednesday. The officials said they were surprised the fast-spreading mussels appeared there first because it's a high-elevation lake with relatively few boaters. It is boaters who sometimes unknowingly transport the mussels from lake to lake on their crafts. Most expected the mussels to show up first at Lake Powell. The mussels "showed up in one of the least-expected places," said...

You’ve probably never heard of Rebecca Nurse, but bear with me for a moment. Nurse arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1640. There, despite being known as a woman of virtue and piety, she was accused of being a witch. On July 19, 1692, she was hanged. Now almost 315 years to the day later, one of Nurse’s ancestors is suffering through a witch hunt of a more modern variety. I’m talking about Judge Leslie Southwick, whose nomination to the long-standing vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is being thwarted by Senate Democrats. Sadly, Judge...

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2007 – A body found in Iraq May 23 is that of one of three U.S. soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division’s 31st Infantry Regiment believed to have been abducted during a May 12 ambush, Defense Department officials confirmed late yesterday. Iraqi police found the body of Army Pfc. Joseph J. Anzack Jr., 20, a native of Torrance, Calif., in the Euphrates River south of Baghdad and turned it over to American officials for identification. A massive search continues for Spc. Alex R. Jimenez, 25, of Lawrence, Mass., and Pvt. Byron W. Fouty, 19, of Waterford, Mich.,...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2006 -- Defense secretary nominee Robert M. Gates told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing today that if he’s confirmed to the top Pentagon post, his highest calling will be to ensure success in Iraq and look out for the men and women in uniform. Robert M. Gates, defense secretary nominee, responds to questions during a Senate Armed Services Commitee hearing regarding his confirmation, Dec. 5. Photo by Cherie A. Thurlby  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Gates told committee members during his opening statement that he’s “under no illusion why...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously approved President Bush's defense secretary nomination Tuesday and sent it to the full Senate for approval, the committee's outgoing chairman said. Sen. John Warner, R-Virginia, announced the committee's 21-0 decision after a closed session. Robert Gates testified before the committee for hours Tuesday, telling members that the United States was not winning the war in Iraq, and that the U.S. course there "over the next year or two" would shape the entire Middle East. At his Senate confirmation hearing, Robert Gates gave no timeline for ending the conflict in Iraq, but...

Don’t Despair Strong justices can still be confirmed. By Edward Whelan The Democrats’ capture of formal control of the Senate is bad news for President Bush’s judicial nominations — especially to the federal courts of appeals — during his final two years in office. But don’t be fooled by Democrats’ bluffing. There’s still plenty of room to get another excellent Supreme Court justice — or even two or three more — confirmed. Skeptical? Consider the last Republican appointee to the Court to be confirmed by a Democrat-controlled Senate — Clarence Thomas in 1991. That Senate had 57 Democrats and only...

netWMD is proud to participate in the 2,996: A Tribute to the Victims of 9/11 project. Stuck to the top until Sept. 12. Sareve Dukat kept her composure, even though the United States was under attack by Islamo-fascists, drunk on religion, hatred, and a lust for power. The date was September 11, 2001. An airliner full of civilians was just cynically rammed into tower #1 of the World Trade Center in New York City. Ms. Dukat would not survive the day that has become the defining moment for a generation of Americans, myself included. Dukat, who was working on the...

confirmed killed by wolves... the confirmed kills varied from the reported animal deaths and values, which came to 40 animals valued at roughly $40,000. He cautioned people not to draw conclusions about the confirmed numbers, because unconfirmed kills are often those in which the livestock is discovered too late to actually identify, by tracks, tooth marks or other means, the actual cause of death. Their agency is part of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, though they often are mistaken for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is part of the...

Confirmed: Sex minigame in PS2 San Andreas Cheat unlocks preexisting code in controversy-rocked Grand Theft Auto game, undermining Rockstar Games' claims of hacker mischief. This week saw a Grand Theft Auto game once again at the center of a nationwide controversy. The point of contention this time was the so-called "Hot Coffee" mod for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which had everyone from anti-game crusader Jack Thompson to US Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) percolating with outrage and/or calls for federal game regulation. The Hot Coffee mod first surfaced last month, when the PC version of San Andreas was released. The...

Senate deal is done: Three judges are confirmed The Associated Press June 10, 2005 6:01AM WASHINGTON - The GOP-controlled Senate approved former Alabama Attorney General William Pryor and Michigan nominees David McKeague and Richard Griffin Thursday for seats on the U.S. Appeals Court, completing an unprecedented run of long-delayed judicial confirmations. With a vote of 53-45, Pryor was approved for 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Atlanta-based court that handles federal appeals from Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Griffin was confirmed 95-0 and McKeague 96-0, both for seats on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. ''These three nominees...

Judge Janice Rogers Brown may be Confirmed This Week by Roderick C. Willis Afro Newspapers Originally posted 6/6/2005 WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – A recent accord between U.S. Senate Republicans and Democrats will likely assure Justice Janice Rogers Brown will be confirmed this week for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The California Supreme Court judge was among a number of extremely conservative justices nominated by President Bush to federal courts, who were subjects of current rumblings and a recently broken impasse between Democratic and Republican senators. But Brown's likely appointment and the agreement that clears the path for her...

'Old man of Chad' confirmed as first hominid (Filed: 07/04/2005) New evidence shows that a seven-million-year old skull found in the African desert belonged to one of man's earliest ancestors, reports Roger Highfield A squashed, fractured and twisted skull, which has been at the centre of controversy for three years, has been confirmed as the oldest known member of mankind. The skull, between six and seven million years old, was found in the Djurab desert of northern Chad in 2002. Sahelanthropus tchadensis was described variously as "a turning point", "a small nuclear bomb" and "the most important fossil discovery in...

It was pretty obvious that Kerry got Boxer to do his dirty work for him when questioning Condi. It wouldn't have looked too good for the MA Senator if HE had taken on Condi himself.

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'Descendants of the Dragon' confirmed at the Liaohe River ValleyIn thousands of years, the Chinese people have been deeming themselves as "the descendant of the dragon" though there is no enough solid proof to support the statement. But in this year, with continually findings of dragons in archeological work at the Liaohe River Valley, the statement that the Chinese people are "the descendant of the dragon" is further confirmed. In thousands of years, the Chinese people have been deeming themselves as "the descendant of the dragon" though there is no enough solid proof to support the statement. But in this...

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Confirmed as Keynote Speaker at World Health Care Congress Thursday January 15, 10:31 am ET First Annual World Health Care Congress: U.S. Leadership Forum to Transform Health Care Costs and Quality WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004-- Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the World Health Care Congress, being held at the Renaissance Washington, D.C., January 26-27, 2004. Senator Clinton, known for commitment to improving health quality and lower health costs for all Americans, will give the World Health Care Congress' luncheon keynote address, "Democratic Health Care Agenda," at 12:45 p.m....

Second Chinese Sars case confirmed Tuesday January 13, 2004 A second new case of Sars was confirmed in China today, fuelling fear of a resurgence of the disease that swept through the region last year. A waitress in the southern province of Guangzhou tested positive for the virus, Hong Kong Cable Television was quoted as reporting by Reuters. The television station quoted sources from China's health ministry as saying a formal announcement would be made later. The woman is in hospital in Guangzhou city. A third suspected Sars case in the southern city of Shenzhen, however, has been discounted, Reuters...

Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt easily won Senate confirmation Tuesday to become head of the Environmental Protection Agency after Senate Democrats sharply critical of the Bush administration backed down in the face of an overwhelming Republican show of force. The Senate voted 88-8 to hand Leavitt the reins of the 18,000-employee agency. President Bush's nomination of Leavitt was helped by the Utah Republican's three terms as governor, during which he forged personal relationships with many Democrats who also were governors. (Lautenberg's deep thoughts come later in the article....)

Breakdown of bishops' vote on Robinson 62 yes, 43 no; 2 not voting Richelle Thompson Episcopal News Service Posted: 8/6/2003 Votes on the consent to the election of the Rev. Canon V. Gene Robinson as bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of New Hampshire: Yes Adams III, Gladstone B. – Central New York Alexander, John Neil – Atlanta Alvarez, David – Puerto Rico Bainbridge III, Harry B. – Idaho Bennison, Jr., Charles E. – Pennsylvania Bruno, Jon – Los Angeles Caldwell, Bruce – Wyoming Chane, John – Washington Chang, Richard S.O. – Hawaii Creighton, Michael W. – Central Pennsylvania Croneberger, John...

Come on Down to the Roman Catholic Church! If you have a hard time joining the "roman wing" of the Church, considering reading the works of Cardinal Newman, a convert from the Anglican faith. For more about the Venerable John Henry Cardinal Newman, see the following link: Venerable John Henry Cardinal Newman Some excepts from his works (from the above site): About the middle of June (1839) I began to study and master the history of the Monophysites (1) . . . It was during this course of reading that for the first time a doubt came upon me of...

LONDON (Reuters) - The head of the world's 70 million Anglicans has voiced fears of "irrevocable" fallout from a U.S. decision to install an openly gay bishop. Conservative Anglicans are furious and there have been threats to split in Africa and the United States. "Difficult days lie ahead for the Anglican Church after the decision of the Episcopal Church of the United States to confirm the election of Canon Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire," Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said in a statement. "It is my hope that the church in America and the rest of the Anglican...

The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia Aug. 6 — Anglican leaders in Australia and Malaysia said Wednesday that the election of an openly gay U.S. bishop could hurt the church, but differed on whether it would create a schism."In countries like ours, it is not only contrary to Scripture teaching, but also not conducive in our environment," the leader of the Anglican Church of West Malaysia, Bishop Dr. Lim Cheng Ean, said in Kuala Lumpur. "Practicing homosexuality is culturally and legally not acceptable here." Lim said Southeast Asian Anglican bishops may discuss cutting ties with the U.S. church at a...

<p>The Episcopal House of Bishops last night elected the denomination's first declared homosexual bishop, one day after his candidacy was threatened by accusations that he fondled a male parishioner and condoned pornography.</p> <p>By a 62-45 vote at the denomination's session in Minneapolis, the Rev. V. Gene Robinson, 56, was elected bishop of New Hampshire, provoking talk of an Episcopal schism.</p>

The Associated Press LONDON Aug. 5 — The U.S. Episcopal Church's confirmation of the election of a gay bishop may test the limits of the Anglican Communion's proud reputation for diversity.Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams had hoped to avoid an immediate showdown on the issue, urging both sides to refrain from any action which would threaten Anglican unity. But the church's House of Bishops ended up approving the election of the Rev. V. Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire on Tuesday after dismissing last-minute allegations involving "touching" and "pornography" against the clergyman.The approval was anathema to leaders of...

<p>August 6, 2003 -- Defiant Episcopal Church leaders last night scoffed at threats of a schism and elected their first openly gay bishop - just hours after clearing the clergyman of two sex-tainted accusations.</p> <p>Church bishops voted 62 to 45 to confirm New Hampshire Bishop-elect Gene Robinson, who has been living with his male lover for 13 years. Conservative foes immediately vowed to boycott the rest of the week's convention in Minneapolis - and headed across the street to a Lutheran church to pray.</p>

(CNSNews.com) - Some Christian activists expressed disappointment Tuesday over the election of the Episcopalian Church's first openly homosexual bishop - a vote that occurred after church officials meeting in Minneapolis, Minn., concluded allegations of past sexual misconduct on the part of Rev. Gene Robinson were baseless. "It's a sad day for Christians everywhere," Peter LaBarbera, senior policy analyst with Concerned Women for America's Culture and Family Institute, told CNSNews.com. The vote by the House of Bishops had been postponed Monday following the 11th-hour allegations that Robinson had engaged in inappropriate touching with another man at a church event. An investigation...

AAC Statement Concering Allegations on Gene Robinson The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Frank Griswold, acted prudently today to delay the vote in the House of Bishops on the election of Canon Gene Robinson and to establish a committee to investigate the allegations against the bishop coadjutor-elect. Canon Robinson rightfully deserves a careful hearing of the Church. Yet no matter what the hearings determine, it is still our firm belief that Canon Robinson is not suitable to be a bishop in the Episcopal Church -- for theological, biblical and doctrinal reasons. We sincerely hope that this controversy will not...

<p>Do you agree with the Episcopal Church's decision approving its first openly gay bishop?</p>

National Clergy Council Reacts to Episcopal Vote and Alabama Ten Commandments Order 8/5/03 5:32:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk, Religion Reporter Contact: Rev. Rob Schenck of the National Clergy Council, 703-447-7686 WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Clergy Council, representing church leaders from Catholic, Evangelical, Orthodox and Protestant traditions, issued statements on two major developments of today: "The National Clergy Council is deeply disappointed with a decision by the Episcopal Church to proceed with a vote on the elevation of an 'openly gay' priest to the office of Bishop. Homosexual behavior is clearly contrary to Scripture and...

Rev. Gene Robinson Confirmed As Episcopal Church Bishop

With votes from 581 of 605 polling stations already counted early Wednesday morning, incumbent Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupoliansky was confirmed as its next mayor, leading over runner-up Nir Barkat by some 10 percent. Lupoliansky's election campaign has made history in electing the capital's first haredi mayor in 55 years of Israeli history. Lupolianski, who took over as the city's first haredi mayor four months ago following Ehud Olmert's decision to reenter national politics, received more than 48% of the ballot in these stations. His close forerunner, entrepreneur Barkat, received less than 40 of the ballot. Likud candidate Yigal Amedi received...

First UK Sars case confirmed The first confirmed case of Sars has been reported in the UK. The Health Protection Agency announced on Thursday that lab tests on a probable case had produced a positive result. The patient has been informed of their result - but their identity is being kept confidential. The HPA said the patient had been treated appropriately, and has now recovered. It said there was no cause for any further public health action as there was no evidence that the virus had been transmitted to close contacts. Since mid-March the Health Protection Agency's Central Public Health...

Monday, 4 November, 2002, 15:10 GMTMorocco's miracle mule 'confirmed' The foal is about one quarter horse DNA tests have confirmed that a Moroccan mule did give birth to a foal. Veterinary experts say the foal's father was a donkey and its mother a true mule. The foal inherited a mixture of horse and donkey chromosomes via the mother's ovum Gigi Kay, Society for the Protection of Animals of North Africa The discovery defies scientific wisdom because mules are supposed to be sterile. Mules are hybrids - a cross between two species - in this case, the horse and the donkey....

The Senate has unanimously agreed to promote New York City judge Reena Raggi to the a federal appellate court as it debates what to do with the rest of President Bush's judicial nominees before adjourning for the year. The Democratic-controlled Senate on Friday approved Raggi's nomination on an 85-0 vote. The 51-year-old Raggi will sit on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a former New York U.S. attorney, and has served as a U.S. District Court judge in New York since her nomination by President Reagan in 1987. The 2nd Circuit, based in New York City, covers...