http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/de-news/ en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:35:46 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050822/posts Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joe Biden, D-Del., had previously told Meet the Press that "the reason Obama didn't hold a hearing on NATO, I chair the committee. Every one of those committee hearings are held at full committee." But today Biden decided to take his defense of Obama one step further, writing to DeMint that there have been plenty of hearings on European Affairs, they've just been held at the "full committee level." ~snip But Biden's letter brought attention to the fact that Obama did not attend two of those three hearings -- and for the third, on March... ABC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050822/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:35:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048624/posts MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH WorldNetDaily Exclusive Father: 'System' killing my disabled daughter 'If they treated a dog this way, they would be doing jail time' Posted: July 19, 2008 11:10 pm Eastern The father of a disabled Delaware woman who recently earned the support of state lawmakers says the system – of courts, lawyers, hospitals and disability agencies – literally is combining to bring about the death of his daughter. "The court system should not have the right to impose this kind of treatment on a mentally disabled person," Randy Richardson told WND today. His daughter, Lauren Richardson, has... Worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048624/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:45:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047773/posts WASHINGTON, July 18, 2008 – Pentagon planners are studying ways to get more U.S. troops to Afghanistan quickly. “We're constantly reviewing troop needs, troop levels,” President Bush said during a July 2 news conference. “We're halfway through 2008; as I said, we're going to increase troops by 2009.” U.S. and international leaders agree on the need for more troops in Afghanistan. A statement released at the end of the NATO Summit in Bucharest in April stressed the need for allies to provide troops needed in Afghanistan. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan has unmet requirements for more forces,... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047773/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:47:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046352/posts Still waiting for the media to challenge Senator Biden on the mess we have now in Pakistan as a result of his, Kerry's, & Hagel's travelling to Pakistan and actively working against our ally, Musharraf, in the election. As we know, the Musharraf Government lost in the elections and the new government promptly started releasing Taliban from prisons, who are now actively engaged in killing American soldiers in Afganistan. Today Biden was on CNN and not a peep from John Roberts as to whether Biden's trip was ill-advised. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046352/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:50:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040515/posts Members of the Delaware House of Representatives have approved a resolution declaring "it is against the public policy of this state" for food and water to be withheld from a 24-year-old woman left with brain injuries following a drug overdose.The case of Lauren Richardson is reminiscent of that of Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman who died after courts ruled doctors could follow her husband's orders to deprive her of food and water until she died.The Schiavo case, on which WND reported exhaustively, ended in March 2005 when she died, despite a battle by her parents who wanted to care... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040515/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:23:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038815/posts Governor Vetoes Eminent Domain Legislation Override Sought as Lawmakers Enter Final Day of Session Governor Minner has vetoed legislation which would have placed tight restrictions on when a government could resort to the use of eminent domain to confiscate property. Legislation passed in the General Assembly last week would have kept a government from using eminent domain to promote economic development. Businesses near the Wilmington riverfront have been concerned that the city wants to take their property to keep development moving forward. Some of those property owners will be on hand to urge lawmakers to override the Governor's veto. Lawmakers... 1450 WILM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038815/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:14:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035066/posts Foreign policy heavyweight Joseph Biden said Sunday he would serve as Barack Obama's vice presidential nominee if asked, but insisted he was not angling for the job. Google News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035066/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:24:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033967/posts H.R.6257 Title: To reinstate the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act. Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 6/12/2008) Cosponsors (4) Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] - 6/12/2008 Rep Ferguson, Mike [NJ-7] - 6/12/2008 Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] - 6/18/2008 Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] - 6/12/2008 Latest Major Action: 6/12/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. TITLE(S): * SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED: Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2008 * OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED: To reinstate the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act. THOMAS Library of Congress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033967/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:31:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033030/posts Larry Sinclair's press conference today at the National Press Club ended with the surprise appearance of US Marshalls, who presented a warrant for Sinclair's arrest. The DC police arrested and led Sinclair away in handcuffs. UPDATES UPDATE at 6:32 pm Wednesday June 18, 2008: Sinclair was indeed arrested by DC police immediately after his press conference and is being held, at present, by the Washington DC Police Department. Sinclair's being held at the 1st Division, 415 No. 4 Street SW. No charges have been announced. According the The Mitch and Nan Show blog: After a phone call to the Washington... DBKP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033030/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:15:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032329/posts Does anybody think that the new mayor will keep his campaign promise about initiating action to stop the horrendous murder rate in Philly? Follow this link: http://www.thebulletin.us/site/news.cfm?newsid=19779492&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=580169&rfi=6 The Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032329/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:40:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026687/posts WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - General Motors Corp said on Tuesday its all-electric Chevrolet Volt was on track for a launch in 2010 after the company's board approved funding for production of the high-profile plug-in vehicle. ...Unlike gas-electric hybrids such as the Prius, which run on a system that twins battery power and a combustion engine, the Volt will be powered entirely by an electric motor and have a battery that can be charged through an ordinary power socket. The Volt's on-board engine will be used only to power the battery on longer trips, GM has said. GM is designing the... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026687/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 21:11:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025320/posts WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — General Motors is closing four truck and SUV plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico as surging fuel prices hasten a dramatic shift to smaller vehicles. CEO Rick Wagoner said Tuesday before the automaker's annual meeting in Delaware the plants to be closed are in Oshawa, Ontario; Moraine, Ohio; Janesville, Wis.; and Toluca, Mexico. He also said the iconic Hummer brand will be reviewed and potentially sold or revamped. Wagoner said the GM board has approved production of a new small Chevrolet car at a plant in Lordstown, Ohio, in mid-2010 and the Chevy Volt electric... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025320/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:45:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023545/posts Global Warming: a Natural Cycle by: Melinda Zosh, May 29, 2008 In 2006, Al Gore warned the world about a global warming disaster. He failed to mention that until 1850, the world felt the effects of the Little Ice Age and so did the Vikings. Vikings, habitants of Greenland, thrived in the country’s moderate climate in 1100 A.D. A few hundred years later, their animals froze to death; then the Vikings starved or left their homeland, according to Rie Oldenberg, curator at Narsaq Museum in Greenland. The Idea-Channel, a non-profit educational company, created a 10-minute video in 2007 titled Unstoppable... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023545/posts#comment Fri, 30 May 2008 15:11:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022327/posts FREE REPUBLIC NASCAR THREAD Best Buy 400 Welcome all to the Sprint Cup race atDover International Speedway (Click on the Pics, Graphics, & Links for related news & info.) Current Cup driver standings One monster of a structure:The Monster Monument at Victory Plaza He’s been portrayed as an intimidating, car crushing creature who wreaks havoc on NASCAR’s most skilled competitors. He’s been molded into the winner’s trophy, playfully mimicked by victorious drivers, featured in a comic book, and posed as an action figure. In 2008, Miles the Monster will become the largest attraction at a NASCAR track and will... NASCAR.com Jayski.com various imbeded sources http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022327/posts#comment Wed, 28 May 2008 06:33:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021485/posts NEWARK, Del.- Police have arrested a suspect accused of shooting a man to death during a church fundraising event held Sunday in New Castle County. Delaware State Police say that at around 7 p.m., troopers responded to a report of shots fired inside a banquet room at the Christiana Hilton on Continental Drive in Newark. Officers who arrived on the scene found one male victim identified as 63-year-old Malak Michael, of Bear, Del., with a gun shot wound to his upper body. Also, several people were holding down a male subject that they identified as the shooting suspect. Police say... WBOC-TV 16, Delmarva FOX 21 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021485/posts#comment Mon, 26 May 2008 16:30:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021480/posts CHRISTIANA, Del. - May 25, 2008 (WPVI) -- A man opened fire at a church fundraiser in Christiana, Delaware Sunday night. It happened around 7:00 at the Christiana Hilton, located at 100 Continental Drive in Newark, Delaware, during a function held by the Saint Mary Coptic Church. A 50-year-old man from Philadelphia was shot in the head. Police say the suspect was in attendance at the fundraiser and opened fire at the conclusion of the victim's presentation to the group. http://www.cnn.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021480/posts#comment Mon, 26 May 2008 16:17:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021478/posts A man from Bear has been identified as the person who was killed in a shooting at a church fundraiser last night at the Christiana Hilton. State Police Corporal Jeff Whitmarsh says 63-year-old Malak Michael had just finished speaking to a church group in a banquet room at the hotel on Churchman's Road at 7 p.m. when another church member, Monir George, shot him. Audio Here Police the 58-year-old George of Whitehall, Pennsylvania had differences with the church over building a new facility. Police recovered two guns. One person who had wrestled the guns away from George had to be... WDEL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021478/posts#comment Mon, 26 May 2008 16:15:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013933/posts ARIZONACOLORADOGEORGIAILLINOISKANSASMICHIGANMISSOURINEW JERSEYNORTH CAROLINANORTH DAKOTAOHIO OKLAHOMASOUTH CAROLINASOUTH DAKOTATEXASVIRGINIAWISCONSIN TABORSocial SecurityTaxesSpendingTradeOrganizationEarmarksMisc.Education      Click to go to Summit site Mark Levin to Keynote Defending the American Dream Summit We are thrilled to announce that Mark Levin will be the keynote speaker on Friday morning, May 30th, at Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Defending the American Dream Summit! Mark Levin has become one of the hottest properties in Talk radio, his top-rated show on WABC New York is now syndicated nationally by ABC Radio Networks. He is also one of the top new authors in the conservative political arena. Americans for Prosperity Foundation... Americans for Prosperity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013933/posts#comment Sat, 10 May 2008 06:15:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020289/posts Biden: 20 percent of GOP ‘probably ready to go to war on any circumstance’ By Klaus Marre Posted: 05/23/08 11:55 AM [ET] Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) said Friday that “20 percent of the Republican Party is probably ready to go to war on any circumstance.” Biden, the outspoken chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the remark in the context of refuting charges that Democrats are weak on national security issues. “I’m sick and tired of Republicans characterizing Democrats, generally, as well as [Sens. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.)], as being weak on national security,” Biden... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020289/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 16:48:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018742/posts You think the NFL has a problem with Matt Walsh, the New England Patriots and Spygate? Is so-called rogue referee and game-fixer Tim Donaghy — he bet on more than 100 NBA games — commissioner David Stern's only gambling concern? Does the challenge of Southern Cal in light of the Reggie Bush and O.J. Mayo scandals keep NCAA officials awake at night, or does something more disturbing cause that insomnia? Steroids haunt baseball. But is what looms on the horizon more of a challenge to the integrity of the game, a Pandora's box containing baseball's greatest mortal sin? It could... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018742/posts#comment Tue, 20 May 2008 18:00:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014052/posts http://www.philly.com/philly/polls/18765614.html One week ago Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski was shot at least 5 times with an AK-47 by a trio of bank robbers fleeing the scene of their crime. One of the three was later killed by Police gunfire; the other two have been apprehended. Sgt. Liczbinski was laid to rest yesterday. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20080509_Sgt__Liczbinski_mourned_at_Cathedral.html The Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014052/posts#comment Sat, 10 May 2008 15:43:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012683/posts Dover, DE (LifeNews.com) -- The family of Lauren Richardson continues to press her case and is now calling on the governor of Delaware for help to save her life. Richardson has become the next Terri Schiavo as her parents engage in a massive legal and philosophical debate about whether she should live or die.Richardson is a 23-year-old woman who overdosed on heroin in August 2006 while she was three months pregnant with a baby girl.Doctors kept Lauren on life support until she delivered her baby in February 2007. Shortly thereafter, her parents began a fight that is reminiscent of... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012683/posts#comment Wed, 7 May 2008 22:16:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003042/posts I was filling out my DuPont proxy this morning and came across a shareholder proposale regarding global warming. At first I rolled my eyes and then laughed when I read it. This proposal is right up the alley of any Freeper who doesn't believe in global warming. If you have Dupont common stock or know someone who does, tell them it and remember to vote YES on Proposal 4! DuPont's Web Site http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003042/posts#comment Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:14:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003060/posts Voluntary, Not Mandatory, Indoctrination by: Bethany Stotts, April 17, 2008 The University of Delaware is considering a revival of its controversial residence life program, confirming Accuracy in Academia’s suspicions that President Patrick Harker’s halt to the program was a result of the media coverage rather than remorse over the curriculum content. Indeed, President Harker argued in his letter to the community that he was upset “that the actual purpose [of the program] is not being fulfilled,” but that he still promotes residence life programs which “support the intellectual, cultural and ethical development of our students.” President Harker later referred the... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003060/posts#comment Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:00:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000279/posts At home in Delaware, Joe Biden has talked for years like he's middle-of-the-road. But something strange happens when Joe Biden gets to Washington, D.C. Suddenly, Biden becomes among the most liberal Senators in America Do you know how LIBERAL Biden REALLY is? Take THE BIDEN QUIZ and see how long it takes you to get mad THE BIDEN QUIZ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000279/posts#comment Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:58:26 GMT