http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/extended-news/ en-us Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:33:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286483/posts The boys in green are coming as the Environment Agency sets up a squad to police companies generating excessive CO2 emissions. The agency is creating a unit of about 50 auditors and inspectors, complete with warrant cards and the power to search company premises to enforce the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), which comes into effect next year. Decked out in green jackets, the enforcers will be able to demand access to company property, view power meters, call up electricity and gas bills and examine carbon-trading records for an estimated 6,000 British businesses. Ed Mitchell, head of business performance and regulation... The Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286483/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:33:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286477/posts GREENSBORO -- A buck-a-day -- that's the incentive being offered to young girls to keep them from getting pregnant, WXII-TV reported. The group College-Bound Sisters was founded at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro by Hazel Brown, a maternity nurse who thought too many teens were having babies. Brown said she hopes the program, which pays $1 each day to 12-to-18-year-old girls, will keep them from getting pregnant. In addition to remaining pregnancy-free, the girls must also attend weekly meetings. The program is funded by a four-year grant from the state. "Our three goals are that they avoid pregnancy,... WSOC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286477/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:22:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286473/posts TV and Obama: mutual love affair By David Bauder July 6, 2009 Reporting from New York -- Even President Obama, a gleam in his eye as he talked at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Assn. dinner two weeks ago, seemed to recognize the special relationship he's forged with TV networks in the opening months of his administration. "A few nights ago, I was up tossing and turning and trying to figure out exactly what to say," he said. "Finally, when I couldn't get back to sleep, I rolled over and asked Brian Williams what he thought." The reference to the... www.latimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286473/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:15:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286444/posts State Sovereignty Movement Website Many of you have asked for a central location to stay up to date with state sovereignty bills. While the idea of centralizing information and/or control over a movement of this kind seems to fly in the face of the principles of decentralization that the Tenth Amendment Center stands for, we have gladly succumbed to popular demand with this informational post.We’ll do our best to keep this post updated when new bills are introduced. If you feel something is missing from the list, please don’t hesitate to contact us to let us know. It’s essential that... State Sovereignty Movement Website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286444/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:27:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286439/posts A New York congressman says Michael Jackson was a "pervert" and calls on society to stop "glorifying" the late entertainer in a YouTube video. Rep. Peter King said Jackson -- whom he called a "low-life" -- is being glorified in the days after his death while society ignores the efforts, of teachers, police officers, firefighters and veterans. In the two-minute video, King claims the "day in and day out" coverage of Jackson's death is "too politically correct." "Let's knock out the psychobabble," King said in the video taped outside an American Legion Hall on New York's Long Island. "He was... fox news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286439/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:19:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286409/posts As a weary nation welcomed the respite of the long holiday weekend, TV advertising sales executives particularly looked forward to July 4th fireworks, pyrotechnics in short supply thus far in this year's upfront marketplace. With the exception of the deal between NBC Universal and GroupM -- one that, as of press time, both sides continued to deny had actually closed -- little headway of note has been made. Interpublic's Magna is also in advanced talks with NBC, although a substantive push for a deal isn't expected until later this week at the earliest. "There was a lot of talk at... Ad Week http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286409/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:30:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286400/posts America may be in the midst of a deep recession, and the nation may be facing unprecedented deficit spending and debt, but the White House will not reveal the cost to taxpayers of the European vacation that first lady Michelle Obama and the president’s two daughters, Malia and Sasha, took last month. Travel by an American first lady typically includes the military passenger jet that carries her and the children, Secret Service personnel to provide security, and a separate cargo plane to haul official vehicles. First Lady Michelle Obama’s tour of Paris with her children included a convoy of 20... cnsnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286400/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:22:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286399/posts Israel is urging the United States and other countries to start preparing now for the possibility that Washington's proposed dialogue with Iran will fail, by readying a "Plan B" that includes "paralyzing sanctions" and other measures against Tehran. The U.S. has resisted this idea so far. The Israeli messages - sent against the background of the recent unrest in Iran - have been delivered to the White House, the State Department and senior officials in the U.S. intelligence community by senior officials in the Prime Minister's Office and the Foreign Ministry. Similar messages have been sent to senior officials in... Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286399/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:21:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286391/posts Colin Powell is lacerating those who attack Sotomayor and says the GOP is not sensitive enough to minorities.....Powell, from Sotomayor's Bronx neighborhood, said she should face "a spirited Senate hearing"...but should not be condemned for ruling against white firefighters. "We can't continue to have somebody like Sotomayor.....called a racist...and he sniped at Rush and others who say Powell supports Obama only because both are black. NY POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286391/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:03:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286382/posts Opponents of United States Supreme Court nominee Sonya Sotomayor have grounded their position in Sotomayor's alleged racial bias pointing to speeches in which she says things like "I would hope that a wise Latina woman, with the richness of her experiences, would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life." But that dog's probably not gonna hunt. The reality is that almost every modern American institution including corporate America, the military, and academia have been publicly cheering on women and minorities in public forums, literature, programs seeking to improve workplace performance... DC Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286382/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 11:28:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286380/posts National Rifle Association Arizona - -(AmmoLand.com)- The Arizona Senate passed three important self-defense bills in a session that lasted into the early morning hours Wednesday. First, SB 1113 enables law-abiding Right-to-Carry permit holders to carry firearms for self-defense in restaurants. This NRA-backed bill passed by an overwhelming, bi-partisan majority of 19-8 and will now be sent to Governor Jan Brewer’s (R) desk for her consideration. “If this important, common-sense legislation is signed, Arizonans will have the ability to defend themselves and their families from criminal attack in restaurants,” said NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox. “Headlines remind us that restaurants... ammoland.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286380/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 11:19:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286374/posts A bizarre shooting in Belen leaves a former corrections officer dead, and a former Marine in jail charged with his murder. The shooting is once again raising debate over what's considered self defense. The brother of the person who was shot and the suspect's friend each have very different opinions about what happened. The incident happened around 10:15 Saturday night at Enchantment Propane. Evidence of a break-in was still visible on Sunday. The murder that happened in the midst of the burglary is likely going to extend a long-standing debate for years to come. Louie Gabaldon still has a lot... kob.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286374/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 11:14:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286362/posts The FBI, in a rare response to rampant rumors on the Internet, said it is not investigating Alaska Gov. Sara Palin on public corruption charges. "Normally, we don't confirm or deny those kind of allegations out there. But, by not doing so, it just casts her in a very bad light," said FBI Special Agent Eric Gonzalez, who confirmed for CNN the statement he made to the Anchorage Daily News. "There is just no truth to those rumors out there in the blogosphere." Gonzalez told The Los Angeles Times that there was "no wiggle room" in his comments for any... cnn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286362/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:35:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286346/posts Mullen Advises 'Measured' Approach to Gay Policy The nation's top military officer said Sunday he has advised President Barack Obama to move "in a measured way" in changing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bans gays from serving openly in the military. Obama as a candidate pledged to end the ban. As president, he has not said when or how he will take steps to do so, drawing criticism from gay rights activists and others. The president has pointed out that Congress in 1993 made into law a policy begun by President Bill Clinton. "It's very clear what President... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286346/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 07:58:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286339/posts Suspicious N. Korean freighter yet to reach home: official By Sam Kim SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean freighter suspected of carrying weapons banned under a U.N. resolution has yet to enter North Korean waters, a South Korean official said Monday. "It has not yet entered North Korea. (The journey) will likely end within the day," South Korean defense ministry spokesman Won Tae-jae said in a briefing. Yonhap News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286339/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 07:26:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286334/posts After a low-profile Fourth of July, Sarah Palin took to Twitter this morning to decry her critics and urge supporters to weather the media criticism over her decision to resign as governor of Alaska. "Critics are spinning, so hang in there as they feed false info on the right decision made as I enter last yr in office to not run again," she wrote through TwitterBerry, a mobile device application for the popular 140-character-per-"tweet" social-networking site. The brief message, consistent with the tone of her Friday news conference, during which she condemned as "blood sport" the national political process, came... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286334/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 06:57:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286279/posts US pressures IAI to drop bid on fighter jets to India By YAAKOV KATZ Under pressure from the Pentagon, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been forced to back out of a joint partnership with a Swedish aerospace company to compete in a multi-billion dollar tender to sell new multi-role fighter jets to the Indian Air Force. The deal, estimated at a whopping $12 billion for over 120 new aircraft, is being fought over by Lockheed Martin's F-16, Boeing's F-18/Hornet, Russia's MiG-35 and BAE's Eurofighter. IAI was asked by Saab, manufacturer of the Gripen fighter jet, to jointly develop an advanced... The Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286279/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 04:08:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286303/posts Vanity Fair's Todd Purdum joined Chuck Todd, filling in for Chris Matthews on Hardball, to discuss his recent article on Sarah Palin. Video Cafe/Crooks and Liars http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286303/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 04:48:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286301/posts Joe Biden told "This Week" that the Obama administration "misread how bad the economy was." He also the administration made this mistake because they just looked at the consensus forecasts at the time...and they proved to be wrong. If the latter is true, the administration deserves the crap it has been getting. In the months leading up to Obama's inauguration, the economy fell off a cliff. The credit markets seized up. Several major investment banks went bust. The Fed and Treasury talked of an apocalypse. Everywhere you looked, you heard one analyst after another saying the country was plunging toward... Business Insider http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286301/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 04:46:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286266/posts Scientists have uncovered powerful evidence that caffeine not only helps to stave off the disease but can treat it. They hope soon to follow up the initial results from animal experiments with human patient trials. US neuroscientist Dr Gary Arendash, who led the research, said: "The new findings provide evidence that caffeine could be a viable 'treatment' for established Alzheimer's disease, and not simply a protective strategy. "That's important because caffeine is a safe drug for most people. It easily enters the brain, and it appears to directly affect the disease process." A key aspect of Alzheimer's is sticky clumps... Sky News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286266/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 03:32:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286261/posts SEOUL, July 6 (AP) - (Kyodo)—South Korea's Defense Ministry said Monday that North Korea's missile launches conducted on Saturday showed an improvement in accuracy. "We are aware accuracy has been improved (in the North's missile launches," ministry spokesman Won Tae Jae told a press briefing. Won said North Korea's missiles launches have had "somewhat big margins of error" in terms of landing at intended points so far. "Much improvement has been made this time in that regard," Won said, declining to go into details. North Korea fired seven missiles into the Sea of Japan in defiance of a U.N. Security... Kyoto via Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286261/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 03:14:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285817/posts There is a point in tournament poker where one player doesn't have the chips to play out the next raise, but they have great cards, so they call "all in." At that point, nobody can raise them and the hand gets played out -- either to a game changing win or a total loss for the person who made the call. It appears Sarah Palin decided she and her family could no longer deal with the thousand cuts, so she is "all in." Palin may well decide to stay home and make macaroni and cheese for the kids, but history... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285817/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 09:55:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286251/posts Two groups on campus, Anns Race Alternatives (ARA) and Students Against Militarism (SAM), work within these mental limits to foster awareness and practical action necesary to counter the growing threat of war. Though the emphasis of the two p:roups differ, they share an aversion to current government policy. These groups, visualizing the possibilities of destruction and grasping the tendencies of distorted national priorities, are throwing their weight into shifting America off the dead-end track. The Reagan administration's stalling at the Geneva talks on nuclear weapons has thus already caused severe tension and could ultimately bring about a dangerous rift between... Sundial (via NY Times) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286251/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 02:30:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286240/posts RUSH: Our official climatologist here, Dr. Roy Spencer, University of Alabama at Huntsville sent me a question after hearing my last dissertation: "Equality of outcomes. How can a senator or congressman, for example -- after working to achieve their station in life, how can a senator or congressman -- then argue that everybody else needs to be the same?" Now, Snerdley, you're acting in there like, "Yeah, right." What do you mean, "Yeah, right"? Do you think it's a good question? It is a good question. Do you know the answer? The answer is relatively simple. Do you know what... RushLimbaugh.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286240/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 02:11:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286228/posts Socialism is just Feudalism of the New Dark Ages by Fred Jake As I read an article on the Reformation, I was struck by the way the Muslim in the White House and his socialist buddies in congress are trying to return us back to the feudal days, where everything including the people are owned by the government. As good serfs, we are to just shut up and follow the rules and regulations set in place by today's church (which is the church of environmentalism ie..global warming and other earth worshiping entities), the nobles (Democrat politicians treated like royalty),... Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286228/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 01:48:53 GMT