http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/news-forum/ en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:38:48 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448295/posts Raleigh, N.C. — A new proposal for the history curriculum in North Carolina public schools is causing uproar. Among the biggest concerns is covering U.S. history only from 1877 to the present in the 11th grade. “There's nothing on the Confederacy, nothing on Robert E. Lee, nothing on Abraham Lincoln, nothing on any battle, nothing on reconstruction, nothing on the causes of the war, nothing on slavery. Nothing on slavery anywhere in the curriculum,” said Dr. Holly Brewer, associate professor of Early American History at North Carolina State University. Brewer opposes the curriculum change and says students would not learn... WRALNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448295/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:38:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448293/posts The Anglican Church in Canada – once as powerful in the nation's secular life as it was in its soul – may be only a generation away from extinction, says a just-published assessment of the church's future. The report, prepared for the Anglican Diocese of British Columbia, calls Canada a post-Christian society in which Anglicanism is declining faster than any other denomination. It says the church has been “moved to the far margins of public life.” According to the report, the diocese – “like most across Canada” – is in crisis. The report repeats, without qualification or question, the results... The Globe and Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448293/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:37:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448292/posts I've been trying, because I'd truly like to see health reform pass, to find something nice to say about President Obama's plans for a summit. Another summit, that is, nearly a year after the first one. Here's the best I could come up with: It can't hurt. Consider it Chicken Soup for the Legislative Soul.When the president used his Super Bowl Sunday interview with CBS News' Katie Couric to launch this Hail Mary summit pass, he explained that "what I want to do is to look at the Republican ideas that are out there. . . . 'How do you... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448292/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:33:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448291/posts If you've been watching the daily scandals destroy the credibility of the U.N. IPCC, then you might not realize that Cambridge, Massachusetts is in a state of climate emergency. This is not hyperbole, but an official policy order, passed by the City Council in May 2009, "recogniz[ing] that there is a climate emergency" and requesting the City Manager "to direct the appropriate city departments to increase the City's responses to a scale proportionate to the emergency." American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448291/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:30:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448288/posts For American labor, year one of Barack Obama's presidency has been close to an unmitigated disaster. Labor's primary priority -- the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) -- died when the Democrats lost their 60-vote majority in the Senate. Labor's normal priority -- a functioning National Labor Relations Board -- also seems out of reach, with Republicans on Tuesday blocking the appointment of Obama nominee Craig Becker (that's why Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown scurried down to Washington last week to take his seat). Other key legislation for which labor has lobbied, including health-care reform and financial regulations, languishes in the Senate.... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448288/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:27:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448287/posts A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror (Paperback)~ Larry Schweikart Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1 in Books  Product Details Paperback: 944 pagesPublisher: Sentinel Trade (February 27, 2007)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1595230327ISBN-13: 978-1595230324Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 2.1 inchesShipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)Average Customer Review:3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (111 customer reviews) 111 Reviews 5 star:  (51) 4 star:  (11) 3 star:  (13) 2 star:  (10) 1 star:  (26) › See all 111 customer reviews... Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Amazon http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448287/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:27:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448286/posts "There definitely aren't a lot of laughs around the briefing room these days," says Washington Examiner White House correspondent Julie Mason. "Robert's little digs and evasions have lost their power to amuse — particularly since we haven't had a presser since July." Polito.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448286/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:24:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448285/posts Most voters think the country would be better off if the majority of the current Congress wasn’t reelected this November, and their confidence in their own congressman continues to fall. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 63% of likely voters believe, generally speaking, that it would be better for the country if most incumbents in Congress were defeated this November. Just 19% disagree and say it would be better if most congressional incumbents were reelected. Another 18% aren’t sure. The Political Class strongly rejects these views, however. While 78% of Mainstream voters say it would be better... Rasmussen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448285/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:23:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448284/posts President Obama brought Republicans to the negotiating table on Tuesday, hoping to stem a steady deterioration in relations between the two parties that has brought business in Washington to a standstill, left the Democratic agenda in tatters and angered voters who are eager to have lawmakers address their concerns. The two-hour session was part of a renewed drive by the White House to create legislation by consensus, regardless of party label. Obama tried the approach after he took office, but it did not take hold. After the meeting, the president paid a surprise visit to the White House press room... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448284/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:23:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448283/posts If you've been paying attention to the left-wing punditry these days, you may be under the impression that the nation's institutions are on the verge of collapse. Or that the rule of law is unraveling. Or maybe that this once-great nation is crippled and nearly beyond repair. You know why? Because the 40 percent (or so) political minority has far too much influence in Washington. Don't you know? This minority, egged on by a howling mob of nitwits, is holding progress hostage using its revolting politics and parliamentary trickery. Leading the charge to fix this dire problem is New York... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448283/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:22:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448282/posts President Obama and leading lawmakers from both parties met at the White House Tuesday to showcase potential areas of cooperation, especially on an initiative to spur hiring, but the gathering also highlighted divisions that have stalled much of the president's domestic agenda. Obama reiterated his hopes for bipartisan compromise during a surprise appearance later...his first news conference since the summer. One of Obama's priorities is a bill aimed at creating jobs. In the meeting with top congressional Democrats and Republicans, the president pitched ideas for boosting small-business hiring, including tax breaks. "We should be able to come together and help... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448282/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:22:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448281/posts Remember that the schools in New Orleans were a tragedy long before Katrina. ...In the 1970s, Mickey Landry and his wife both taught in New Orleans. “We used to come home and joke that the best thing that could happen to the Orleans Parish school system would be for someone to blow it up and start all over again.” Frustrated, Landry left New Orleans, but stayed in education, eventually running a prestigious private school in Colorado. Landry was lured back to post-Katrina New Orleans by the opportunity to run a school without the bureaucratic constraints of the old Orleans Parish... e21 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448281/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:21:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448279/posts Everyone seems to be wondering why Muslim terrorists are so quick to commit suicide. Let's see now.... 1) No Christmas 2) No television 3) No cheerleaders 4) No naked women 5) No NASCAR 6) No football 7) No pork BBQ 8) No hot dogs 9) No burgers 10) No chocolate chip cookies 11) No lobster 12) No nachos 13) No beer 14) Rags for clothes and towels for hats 15) Constant wailing from the guy next-door because he's sick and there are no doctors 16) Constant wailing 6 times a day from the guy in the tower 17) More than... email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448279/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:20:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448277/posts Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) called for the removal of the White House's top counterterrorism official Tuesday, intensifying Republican criticism of the administration's handling of the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day. Bond said John Brennan, a special assistant to the president for counterterrorism, needs to resign because of the politcal role he has played. Brennan "needs to go," Bond told the National Review Online, a position spokeswoman Shana Marchio confirmed. "Our problem now is that we have to wonder whether we can trust Brennan after he has been a mouthpiece for the political arm that I thought only came out... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448277/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:18:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448276/posts The House adopted a sternly worded resolution declaring the body's deep skepticism over current climate science and called for the federal government to halt carbon dioxide reduction programs. Rep. Kerry Gibson said that by pursuing cap-and-trade policies, Washington is engaging on a path that could destroy Utah's way of life. "I'm afraid of what could happen to our economy, to our rural life, to our agriculture, if such a detrimental policy continues to be pursued for political reasons," said the Ogden Republican. He said there is mounting evidence that humans can't influence their environment and the costs of enacting climate... sltrib.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448276/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:18:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448275/posts [...] The inevitable coming of the sovereign debt panic finally engulfed Europe this week as the derisively (or perhaps affectionately) named PIGS spilled their slop on the continent. But Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain are hardly worthy of so much attention. In truth, they are little more than the currently favored proxies among the leveraged speculator community (cough) for the larger problem of all sovereign debt. Indeed, the credit default swaps on these smaller European satellite states were not alone this week in making large moves higher. UK sovereign risk rose strongly, and so did US sovereign risk. With a... SeekingAlpha http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448275/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:12:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448274/posts The past 10 days have seen several developments connected to Iran's nuclear program. In a January 31, 2010 television interview, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced out of the blue that Iran had agreed to the uranium exchange deal that it had rejected repeatedly since October 2009. This announcement came several days after it was reported that the U.S. was deploying missile defense systems in the Gulf. However, on February 7, 2010, Ahmadinejad announced that Iran would begin to enrich uranium by itself, to a level of 20%, and that it had attained laser technology for uranium enrichment. The Iranian daily... MEMRI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448274/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:11:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448273/posts Listen Live: Sound Off Connecticut with Jim Vicevich 9 a.m. to noon ET (Daily Thread)Sound Off Connecticut is a popular conservative/libertarian call in talk show hosted by Jim Vicevich weekday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon ET. Although based in Connecticut, the show welcomes callers from all over the United States! This is your chance to sound off America! Call into the show toll free (800) 966-9842! Listen to the LIVE AUDIO STREAM at http://wtic.com - it's free and NO registration is required! If you're in southern New England listen over the air to WTIC 1080 AM, the 50,000 watt... http://www.wtic.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448273/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:11:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448272/posts Andy Xie: China Better Open Up Its Economy Fast, Else An Obama Trade War Will Crush It Vincent Fernando Feb. 10, 2010, 5:12 AM Andy Xie issues a stark warning for China in a latest Caing opinion piece. Essentially, America's major hope for recovery and job growth right now lies in growing its exports since the Fed can't slash rates much lower, and American government is completely grid-locked by politics (thus can't do much for the domestic economy). Thus he expects an increasingly aggressive stance from the Obama administration on U.S. - China trade. While China has gotten away with... The Business Insider http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448272/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:10:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448271/posts Air quality in the United States has improved dramatically over the past 40 years, yet Moveon.Org wants you to believe that breathing the air is like being a pack-a-day smoker. http://www.wtic.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448271/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:10:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448267/posts GLENN BECK, the most listened to Talk Show Host among White House Peeps (4 out of 5 Marxists agree)! Welcome Sick Twisted Freaks! It’s a morning thread, so bring your coffee and doughnuts! FRink Phrases: "Cloward and Piven" “Blow your mind” “Fatty fat fatso” “Having an ADD moment” “That’s FANSTASTIC!” And of course anytime Pat does his Arlen Specter voice is cause to FRink! Feel free to FReepmail any suggestions to add to the list! ENJOY! Glenn Beck http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448267/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:04:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448266/posts Jim Tisch, the leader of Loews Corp., said the U.S. did a “good job of killing” the hotel business by lambasting corporate travel and hurt American International Group Inc.’s ability to return bailout funds by curbing pay. “The criticism that took place of group travel was really a death knell for the industry,” Tisch said yesterday in an interview at an office of the New York-based holding company, which owns hotels. “It’s easy for the politician to get the sound bite. What they are doing with those sound bites is putting maids and bellmen out of work.” Loews’s hotel unit... eTurboNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448266/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:03:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448265/posts In him and through faith in him we may approach God with FREEDOM and confidence. Eph 3:12 This most recent market tumble was caused by obozo going on a crazy rant how the Banks are to blame for the jobless. Sure, run a thoroughbred in the Kentucky Derby w/a 400 lb jockey then shoot it when it doesn’t win. He told the markets he was going to punish the banks and their officers again causing more angst. The big question is when will the Bankers and America be punished enough in his Marxist mind? They have watched their banks get... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448265/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:03:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448264/posts Unveiling his latest budget proposal, President Barack Obama announced: “The bottom line is this: We simply cannot continue to spend as if deficits don’t have consequences; as if waste doesn’t matter; as if the hard-earned tax dollars of the American people can be treated like Monopoly money; as if we can ignore this challenge for another generation.” Unfortunately, few in Washington are listening -- including the president himself. His budget would boost spending to $3.8 trillion in the next fiscal year. It would generate a $1.5 trillion deficit for next year alone, on top of the trillions American taxpayers already... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448264/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:02:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448263/posts The “Second Round Of Pain” By Dan Denning 02/09/10 Melbourne, Australia – If you’ve been thinking about reducing exposure to stocks, now might be a good time. And if you’ve been thinking about increasing your exposure to precious metals, now might be a good time. According to Morgan Stanley economist Gerard Minack, the stock market is in for a correction after its 9-month “relief rally.” In a note to clients Minack wrote, “We see the rise from March 2009 as a typical relief rally that follows major bear markets. Those relief rallies can occur regardless of underlying macro conditions, regardless... The Daily Reckoning http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2448263/posts#comment Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:01:39 GMT