http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/first/ en-us Tue, 5 Jan 2010 23:34:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421766/posts Amanda Simpson Says It Was Her Merits, Not Gender Identity, That Got Her Commerce Job For Amanda Simpson, believed to be America's first openly transgender presidential appointee, the job she starts Tuesday in the U.S. Commerce Department is an honor and the culmination of a career dedicated to understanding military technology. But what gnaws at her, she says, is the fear of being labeled a token who was hired because of her sexual identity rather than on her merits. abc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421766/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 23:34:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416847/posts Washington (AP) - After a sleepless, overnight flight to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month, President Barack Obama made a not altogether surprising admission. He was tired. Who could blame him? The president was on his ninth foreign trip to his 21st country; he added a 10th trip the following week. The year had been bookended by the two most intense periods of his young presidency -- the early decisions to bail out the nation's banks and automobile industry, steps the president deemed unpopular but necessary, and his December orders to deploy 30,000 additional U.S. troops... CNS News/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416847/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:52:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411035/posts Israel's new rocket defense system has proven a hit-to-kill capability. Officials said Israel's Iron Dome has achieved the ability to strike incoming short-range missiles and rockets. They said the Iron Dome demonstrated this during its first live fire test in mid-2009. "They met head on," Defense Minister Ehud Barak said. In a Nov. 17 address to the International Aerospace Conference and Exhibition-Israel, Barak said Iron Dome exceeded all expectations. He said the assessment within the Defense Ministry and military had been that the interceptor would explode 10 meters from the incoming missile. World Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411035/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:20:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404900/posts LONDON - Swine flu is far less dangerous than originally feared, British officials said Thursday — about 100 times less lethal than the 1918 Spanish flu. To determine how deadly the virus is, the British health department tracked all reported swine flu patients hospitalized between July and November. In a paper published online in the British journal, BMJ, experts estimated that out of every 100,000 infected people in Britain, about 26 died. MS DNC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404900/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:06:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2394605/posts "Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor--and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a DAY of PUBLIC THANKSGIVING and PRAYER to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.... THE FREEDOM POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2394605/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:16:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381345/posts  Obama's Forty First Week in OfficeLatest Additions to "The List""The List" for 11/7/2009 Obamacare passes in the house of representatives VIDEO of President Barack Obama (Saturday after Fort Hood shooting) visiting the U.S. Capitol to personally lobby Democrats to support the Democrats' Health Care Bill.Former President Bush and his wife visit the wounded at Fort HoodFormer presidnet Bush visits Fort Hood This weekend.  Obama goes to Camp David.VIDEO: Fort Hood terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan was apparently an invited guest to a public address in Washington by the Israeli Ambassador to the US, Sallai Meridor.  Hasan took a seat in the... Nachumlist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381345/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:29:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365637/posts First Daughters Not Vaccinated Against H1N1 President Obama's school age daughters have not been vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the vaccine is not available to them based on their risk. The Centers for Disease Control recommend that children ages 6 months through 18 years of age receive a vaccination against the H1N1 flu virus. At this time only children with chronic medical conditions are receiving the vaccination because their immune system is not strong enough to fight off the strain. The CDC also says a regular seasonal flu shot does not protect... Fox New's White House View http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365637/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:37:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363126/posts WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama, who accused former President George W. Bush of leading a government "that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns," is hearing directly from New Orleans residents who have struggled to rebuild their city since the 2005 hurricane season. Obama arrives in New Orleans Thursday on his first presidential trip to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast. About 1,600 people were killed in Louisiana and Mississippi by Hurricane Katrina, which caused $40 billion in damages and displaced 1 million people from their homes. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363126/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:20:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358083/posts President Obama's school age daughters have not been vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the vaccine is not available to them based on their risk. The Centers for Disease Control recommend that children ages 6 months through 18 years of age receive a vaccination against the H1N1 flu virus.(continued) Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358083/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 03:01:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349602/posts SHE may have snared her man 20-odd years ago, but Michelle Obama can still fall foul of the ­green-eyed monster. The First Lady certainly looked a little uncomfortable this week when husband Barack moved in for a smooch with Carla Bruni, the supermodel wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy. If every picture tells a story, this one seems to be saying “Hands off”. express.com.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349602/posts#comment Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:35:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2293691/posts WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama achieved a milestone Wednesday when a Senate committee approved a plan to revamp the U.S. health care system. The Senate panel's action, which attracted no Republican votes, came as the president's campaign organization rolled out television ads to build support for his top domestic priority. Obama met with Republicans at the White House in search of an elusive bipartisan compromise on his call to expand coverage to the nearly 50 million uninsured Americans as well as restrain spending increases in health care. But the 13-10 party-line vote in the Senate health committee signaled a... breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2293691/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:14:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292035/posts The organized Jewish community's first official meeting with US President Barack Obama late Monday was set to include more liberal organizations than in years past, which groups on both sides saw as indicative of the White House's interest in magnifying their voices. The new J Street lobby and Americans for Peace Now made the final cut of a pared-down list that kept off traditional participants Zionist Organization of America, the Lubavitch movement and the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, all of which are on the more conservative part of the spectrum. "They're looking to legitimize the more progressive parts... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292035/posts#comment Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:20:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290192/posts Forced abortions. Mass sterilization. A "Planetary Regime" with the power of life and death over American citizens. The tyrannical fantasies of a madman? Or merely the opinions of the person now in control of science policy in the United States? These ideas (among many other equally horrifying recommendations) were put forth by John Holdren, whom Barack Obama has recently appointed Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, and Co-Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology -- informally known as the United States' Science Czar.... zombietime blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290192/posts#comment Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:34:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2287095/posts “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it” --Albert Einstein “In my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much,” she said. “See, that’s why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service, “ Michelle Obama No, Michele Obama does not get paid to serve as the First Lady and she doesn’t perform any official duties. But this hasn’t deterred... canadafreepress.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2287095/posts#comment Tue, 7 Jul 2009 08:57:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271707/posts A patient being treated in a Scottish hospital for swine flu has become the first in Britain to die from virus, the government has confirmed. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/swine-flu/5535075/First-UK-swine-flu-death-confirmed-in-Scotland.html Telegrahph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271707/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:49:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268284/posts Timothy Drew is not a subject of black history month. He has not been the subject of a PBS documentary nor a critical biography. Most history professors, even at prestigious black universities, know little about him. But few African American leaders have cast a larger shadow. Without Drew, there would be no black leaders such as Elijah Mohammed, Malcolm X, Mukasa Dada, Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown, or Louis Farrakhan; no organizations such as the Black Power Movement, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Death Angels, or the New Black Panthers; no rap and hip-hop artists such as Public Enemy,... canadafreepress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268284/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 21:51:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252165/posts However, at Maryland-based First United Corp.'s annual meeting of shareholders yesterday, one banker spent a considerable amount of time trying to set the record straight about who's responsible for the nation's economic woes, and -- more to the point -- who's not. (A slideshow of the presentation may be found here in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.) For those keeping track, the government gave First United a $30 million infusion of capital on Jan. 30. The bank got the money through the Treasury Department's Capital Purchase Program -- part of TARP -- in exchange for 30,000 shares... bailoutsleuth.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252165/posts#comment Sat, 16 May 2009 12:14:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247010/posts Check out my latest video regarding Barack Obama's first 100 days in office, done in a comedic vain. Edward L. Daley's YouTube Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247010/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 16:33:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245192/posts The Home Office has issued the latest list of people it believes should not come to the country because they hold extremist opinions. It is a state's prerogative to decide who it wants to come to its country. That is, after all, what a visa system is for. But those banned from entry used to be people who were likely to cause public disorder or who had criminal records. In the 1960s there was a row when George Raft, the Hollywood actor, was refused entry because of his alleged links to organised crime. Now we are more likely than not... Telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245192/posts#comment Wed, 6 May 2009 11:07:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240445/posts Washington, DC -- President Barack Obama marks his first 100 days in the White House today and his record is replete with aggressive promotion of abortion and attacks on pro-life advocates. Obama has used tax dollars to pay for abortion and embryonic stem cell research and stacked his administration with abortion advocates. Full story at http://www.LifeNews.com/nat5005.html LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240445/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:11:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233008/posts Was there anything good about the quarter? Since we're grasping at straws, lets note that February's sales were better than January and March's was better than February's. But, that's happened every year since 1991. Aside from that, the quarter was awful. Sales declined 38.4%, and that followed a 8% dip in the first quarter of 2008. The Detroit 3's domestic sales fell an astounding 46.2%. Import brand sales were down 30.6%--not as bad as Detroit's but not good. GM was the sickest of the sick in the first quarter, down 48.8%. Toyota led the Japanese in futility with a loss... Gerson Lehrman Group http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233008/posts#comment Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:55:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228100/posts Stern worries that puppy mills will try to capitalize on the first family's dog choice and start churning out PWDs for an eager public. Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228100/posts#comment Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:00:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227627/posts She's America's top "model." Michelle Obama is the nation's first first lady to add a full-time makeup artist to her traveling entourage, according to stylists who have worked with presidential wives over the past 16 years. Makeup artist Ingrid Grimes-Miles, 49, helped create Obama's signature look on her inaugural trip to Europe last week. NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227627/posts#comment Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:30:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2185482/posts ZEROBAMA, AMERICA’S FIRST BASTARD PRESIDENT By Gargantua Just reading this headline might give one the misimpression that the author is referring only to the idea that every other president of the United States had sprung forth from a legally sanctioned, morally upright union between two married (man and woman) parents. Underlying that easy assumption, however, is a cretin so cynical, so wicked, so smug and heinous that he could actually place his hand upon a bible and swear an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America even as he pays princely sums to a... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2185482/posts#comment Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:54:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2113005/posts We have all seen it before. A candidate with a thin resume actively sought out, feted and promoted, not because of impressive accomplishments, not because they are the best that can be found, but because of the color of their skin. A candidate that meets the minimum standards, but more importantly, meets the "politically correct" standards. Will Barrack Obama be the first Affirmative Action President? Marktwain http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2113005/posts#comment Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:36:51 GMT