http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/in-news/ en-us Sun, 5 Jul 2009 01:01:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285698/posts Had a good turnout for the ultimate backwoods teaparty. It's raining right now in Indy and we had our teaparty/gun shoot yesterday. We knew it would be raining today so we had our event yesterday. Made some noise, shot some guns, set off some explosives in celebration of the the 4th at an undisclosed location in Indiana. Heard the news about Gov. Palin resigning, coupled with the Gov. Sanford self destruction, we feel there is no hope left. Powder is dry. For those who feel the need to point out that we are now on the DHS most wanted list... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285698/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 01:01:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285075/posts Sanford has committed sepuku on live TV. Ensign has discovered what goes on in Vegas does not always stay in Vegas. Palin is retiring from politics. Haley Barbour is a former lobbyist who runs the poorest state in the Union. Huckabee is a 5th stringer. John Thune is running for Vice President and we have no idea whether General Petraeus is a conservative or not. It looks like the only guy who can stop the Mitt Machine is Daniels. If you don't like Daniels, then Romney is the nominee by default in 2012. Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285075/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 21:12:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284184/posts Harry Potter fans are looking forward to the boy wizard’s next screen adventure, when Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens this month. Pottermania broke loose when J. K. Rowling’s first book appeared on bookstands in 1997, prompting the creation of films, fan websites, and dozens of similarly themed books. Rowling’s world of wizardry has even inspired the name of a dinosaur fossil, Dracorex hogwartsia. But serious researchers are seeing evidence that dragons were more than just fantastical creatures... ICR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284184/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:21:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283817/posts GARY – Gary officials are seeking nearly $25 million in federal money to tear down more than 900 abandoned houses and 200 empty commercial buildings....... Indiana University Daily Student http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283817/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 03:10:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283798/posts There is a gigantic amount of hostility to Romney on this forum. Personally I'd vote for Romney if he were the nominee, but I'm not really enthusiastic because of his flip flopping. He strikes me as a smarter version of GHWB. My question to you guys is if Romney is a no go for you then how about Mitch Daniels of Indiana? With Sanford's self destruction act I cannot imagine who else could possibly stop Romney's war machine. Ensign is also disgraced and John Thune is probably eyeing the VEEP position rather than being the nominee. Haley Barbour is a... Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283798/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:34:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283636/posts EVANSVILLE, IN—Jarvis Brown, 28, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced to five consecutive life imprisonment sentences, plus an additional 20 year sentence, late yesterday by U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young, according to Timothy M. Morrison, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. Brown previously pleaded guilty on March 17, 2009, to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, one count of interference with commerce by threats or violence; three counts of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime or crime of violence resulting in death, and one count of tampering... Department of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283636/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:35:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282198/posts Time is running out for the legislatures in Arizona, California, Indiana, Mississippi and Pennsylvania to solve budget gaps. The last time Indiana missed its deadline for passing a budget and had to shut down the government was during the Civil War. But on Monday... Indiana is one of five states -- along with Arizona, California, Mississippi and Pennsylvania -- bracing for possible shutdowns this week as time runs out for lawmakers to close billion-dollar gaps in their fiscal 2010 budgets. Of the 46 states whose fiscal year ends today, 32 did not have budgets passed and approved by their governors... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282198/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:57:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280691/posts Budget Must Pass By Midnight Tuesday, Or Must Government Functions Will Stop INDIANAPOLIS (CBS) ― The State of Indiana is reeling from the death of perhaps its most famous native ever. But as if that weren't enough, the state is also plagued by a budget battle that now threatens a government shutdown. Gov. Mitch Daniels says if no state budget passes before midnight this coming Tuesday, he has the authority to keep prisons operating and state police on the roads, but most other government functions must stop. "I don't think we can wait any longer to let the public know... CBS 2 CHICAGO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280691/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:14:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280735/posts INDIANAPOLIS -- A former state representative and once Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor told Indianapolis police that he was immune from arrest during an alleged drunken incident outside a gas station downtown early Friday morning. Dennie Oxley, 38, of Taswell, Ind., was with a 21-year-old female Indiana House intern in the parking lot of the Citgo gas station in the 400 block of East Ohio Street after 1 a.m., 6News' Jack Rinehart reported. TheIndyChannel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280735/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:38:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279784/posts In 1972, when the movie "Ben" premiered and sent that falsetto voice of little Michael Jackson soaring across movie screens, the joy inside black America was palpable. It wasn't just that the song raced to No. 1 on the charts, it was that it flowed from the magic of film. And black America, long kept away from mainstream movies, kept a close eye on -- and a keen interest in -- the world of Tinseltown. Little Michael had come upon this particular movie only 18 years after the collapse of legal segregation in the United States. And many of the... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279784/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:48:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279511/posts How should Rep. Brad Ellsworth vote on the cap and trade climate bill? Evansville Courier & Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279511/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:03:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277840/posts INDIANAPOLIS — Two Muslim inmates held in a special unit at the U.S. prison in Terre Haute say they aren’t allowed to pray in groups as often as their religion commands and have asked a federal judge to ease limitations on worship imposed by the Bureau of Prisons. The prison in western Indiana houses several high-security inmates, including American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh, who is serving a 20-year sentence for aiding Afghanistan’s now-defunct Taliban government. The June 16 lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana challenges limits on Islamic worship in the prison’s restrictive Communications Management... Tribune-Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277840/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:45:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276165/posts A new nationwide study released by the nonpartisan Bay Area Center for Voting Research (BACVR) ranks the political leanings of every American city and finds that Detroit, Michigan is the most liberal and Provo, Utah the most conservative. In all, the BACVR researchers examined voting patterns of 237 American cities with populations of over 100,000 and ranked them each on liberal and conservative scales. The list of Americas most liberal cities is dominated by cities with large African American populations that are concentrated in the Northeast, Midwest and California. Conversely, the study found that the staunchest conservative cities are clustered... Live Leak http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276165/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:04:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276031/posts Several weeks ago President Obama pilloried holders of Chrysler debt who refused to take a deal for less than they had expected as secured creditors of the company, famously dismissing them as "a small group of speculators." Bloomberg reported that he also questioned their motives, saying that, "A group of investment firms and hedge funds decided to hold out for the prospect of an unjustified taxpayer-funded bailout." Among other things, Obama tried to cast the conflict as a moral issue, in effect suggesting that bondholders were greedy and threatening the jobs of hardworking Americans with unfair demands and a lack... Morningstar http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276031/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:06:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275220/posts House approves Iran bill 405-1 By Ian Swanson Posted: 06/19/09 11:51 AM [ET] The House overwhelmingly approved a resolution Friday in support of Iranian dissidents as that country’s top cleric warned protestors to end demonstrations. The resolution was approved in a 405-1 vote, with two members voting present. “This resolution is not about American interests,” said Howard Berman, chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee. “It is about American values that I believe are universal.” Berman sponsored the resolution with Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.). Iran has been consumed by demonstrations protesting the election of Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad since last... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275220/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:54:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275284/posts JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. -- A southern Indiana lawyer said he's embarrassed and has apologized for being found asleep headfirst in neighbor's trash can after a night of drinking. No charges have been filed against Larry Wilder, who is the Jeffersonville City Council's attorney. The council president said she'll call a special meeting next week to discuss Wilder's status with the city. Wilder said he was with friends for dinner and drinks in nearby Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday night but was driven home in a client's limousine and remembers little of what happened after that. A neighbor found Wilder... indychannel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275284/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:03:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275292/posts Washington—With one in three children in the United States living apart from their biological fathers, Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) and Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL) are renewing their efforts to promote healthy families and support American fathers who are trying to earn a livable wage and take a more active role in the lives of their children. Bayh today introduced his Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2009, a bill cosponsored by then-Senator Barack Obama in the last Congress. Bayh’s bill is co-sponsored by Senators Blanche Lincoln (D-AK) and Roland Burris (D-IL). The Journal of Business http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275292/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:14:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275144/posts Jeffersonville attorney Larry Wilder was found asleep by police in his neighbor’s overturned city garbage can Wednesday morning, after neighbors called police when they woke to find their trash strewn on the ground and a man inside the receptacle. Jeffersonville Police Chief Tim Deeringer said Wilder was cooperative when police arrived at the home on Elk Pointe Boulevard and was able to walk back to his home — next door. Wilder’s son and daughter, both adults, were home and able to take care of him from there, Deeringer said. No arrest was made as a result of the incident. “There... newsandtribune.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275144/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:38:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274746/posts INDIANAPOLIS, IN—Michael S. Welch, Special Agent in Charge of the Indianapolis Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Reginald Harris, Chief of the Gary, Indiana Police Department jointly request the public’s assistance in locating JADA JUSTICE. At approximately 9:40 p.m., June 16, 2009, JADA JUSTICE was taken from a parked vehicle at the Glen Park Gas Station, 1401 East Ridge Road, Gary, Indiana. JUSTICE was in the care of a relative at the time of her disappearance. The Gary Police Department immediately responded to the scene and conducted an extensive search of the surrounding area without success. JADA... FBI Indianapolis http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274746/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:42:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274742/posts INDIANAPOLIS, IN—Michael S. Welch, Special Agent in Charge of the Indianapolis Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying an individual responsible for carjacking a 21-year old female from the Columbus, Ohio area and forcing her to travel into Indiana. At approximately 11:00 a.m., June 17, 2009, a 21-year old white female from the Columbus, Ohio, area, was driving a 2002 4-door Saturn, silver in color, bearing Ohio license plates, when she was stopped or approached by an unknown male who forced his way into her vehicle. The unknown individual displayed a... FBI Indianapolis http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274742/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:38:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274376/posts ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND MIDWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND MIDWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE IOWA ILLINOIS INDIANA MINNESOTA WISCONSIN ELSEWHERE...SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND APPALACHIANS MOUNTAINS TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. A VERY ACTIVE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT REGIME WILL CONTINUE TODAY OVER AN EXTENSIVE REGION FROM THE PLAINS...ACROSS THE... Storm Prediction Center - Norman Oklahoma http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274376/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:00:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273482/posts A 26-year-old convenience store clerk is shot and killed in broad daylight in Gary, Indiana. Police say witnesses stood by and did nothing. CBS 2's Pamela Jones shows us critical clues that may help crack the case. Police say one of the men bursting into the clerk's booth at this convenience store is about to commit murder. In the video on the left side of the screen, you can see a man in red run up an aisle and kick in the door to the booth. Within seconds, the clerk, Gurjeet Singh, is shot in the neck. "It was senseless.... CBS 2 - Chicago http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273482/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:30:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271861/posts GOSHEN, Ind. - Coachmen Industries, no longer part of the slumping recreational vehicle industry, could start hiring soon as part of a $3.5 million expansion that it expects to create more than 200 jobs. The Elkhart County Council has approved $135,661 in local property tax abatements over 10 years on the company's promise to create 234 jobs over three years. Coachmen Chief Executive Officer Rich Lavers said the company is moving ahead with its plans and could start hiring new workers next month. "We're not standing still," Lavers said Saturday. "We're moving forward." chi trib http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271861/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:36:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271687/posts For a liberal Democrat, President Obama has offered generous praise for the most celebrated of his recent Republican predecessors. Mr. Obama has credited Ronald Reagan with having “changed the trajectory of America” in ways Bill Clinton didn’t. “President Reagan helped as much as any president to restore a sense of optimism in our country, a spirit that transcended politics,” Mr. Obama said earlier this month while signing the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act in the presence of Nancy Reagan. It’s not surprising that Mr. Obama has embraced Mr. Reagan’s achievement since it seems akin to his own aspirations and might... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271687/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:56:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271241/posts HOBART, Ind. – At the end of the 81-year marriage, the Isaksons said goodbye by turning off the lights. The partnership was over. The Chrysler sign went dark. It was an unceremonious finale to a four-generation bond between one family and one company, but it was not a surprise. Rob Isakson had known for weeks his dealership was on a Chrysler hit list — the cuts were part of the troubled automaker's survival strategy... Yahoo (AP) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271241/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:03:43 GMT