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Attorney General Eric Holder began his tenure by calling Americans cowards regarding racial issues. Newly released documents reveal that Holder’s schedule shows a preoccupation with racial issues: he spends an inordinate amount of time meeting with race-centered organizations. Recently, the Department of Justice began making Holder’s daily schedules available online. Although the schedules are far from complete and heavily redacted, the compiled summary below (links to documents provided) shows how much time and access the office of the attorney general allocates to ethnocentric lobbyists and race-based associations. For 2009, Holder’s first year as AG, over just a nine-month period (the...

Vatican firefighters secure a smokestack on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican March 9. Smoke coming from the chimney will be the only sign to the world of how things are progressing inside the chapel during the conclave. White smoke signals that the cardinal electors have elected a new pope. Black smoke indicates voting has been not been conclusive. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Yesterday Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, SJ released a schedule for the sessions of the conclave to elect a new pope, set to begin Tuesday, March 12, including a time-table for when the “fumata� (the...

Saturday 01/12/13 at (-9, O/U 45), 430pm EST - CBS TV. Weather cold, 30% chance of snow, about 30 degrees. at (-3, O/U 45), 800pm EST - FOX TV. Weather cool 10% chance of showers, about 50 degrees. Sunday 01/13/13 at (-2, O/U 45.5), 100pm EST - Fox TV. Weather not a factor; dome. at (-9.5, O/U 48.5), 430pm EST - CBS TV. Weather 50% chance of rain, warm, around 50 degrees.

Obama Schedule || Thursday, September 20, 2012 by Keith Koffler on September 19, 2012, 9:34 pm 9:30 am || Receives the Presidential Daily Briefing 10:45 am || Departs White House 1:20 pm || Arrives Miami 2:20 pm || Participates in a town hall hosted by Univision; University of Miami; Coral Gable, Florida 5:25 pm || Departs Miami 6:20 pm || Arrives Tampa 6:50 pm || Delivers remarks at a fundraiser; private residence, Tampa 9:05 pm || Departs Tampa 11:25 pm || Arrives White House All times Eastern

THURSDAY — 7 p.m. Call to order Introduction of Colors US Central Command Joint Forces Color Guard Team Pledge of Allegiance by Dylan Nonaka National Anthem sung by SEVEN Invocation by Ken and Priscilla Hutchins Remarks by Republican Senate candidate and U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fla. Reagan Legacy Video Remarks by former House Speaker and GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and wife Callista Gingrich Remarks by Craig Romney — 8 p.m. Remarks by former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla. Remarks by Bob White, chairman of Romney for President campaign Remarks by Grant Bennett Remarks by Tom Stemberg — 9 p.m. Remarks...

11:05 am || Receives the Presidential Daily Briefing 12:20 pm || Lunch with Biden 2:25 pm || Participates in interviews with local TV anchors from Jacksonville, Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; and San Diego, California; Roosevelt Room 6:15 pm || Has dinner with the first lady and winners of a campaign contest; Washington All times Eastern Live stream of Carney briefing at 1:00 pm

Saturday, March 17: 8:00am CST: Senator Santorum will meet and greet voters in St. Louis, MO. Location: Westminster Christian Academy 800 Maryvill Centre Drive St. Louis, MO 63017 9:15am CST: Senator Santorum will meet and greet voters in Wildwood, MO. Location: Schnucks Wildwood Crossing Community Room 16580 Manchester Road Wildwood, MO 63040 10:20am CST: Senator Santorum will speak in Ballwin, MO. Location: Ballwin Police Station 300 Park Drive Ballwin, MO 63011 11:30am CST: Senator Santorum will speak in Hazelwood, MO. Location: Prairie Commons Library Auditorium 915 Utz Lane Hazelwood, MO 63042 2:00pm CST: Senator Santorum will hold a Rally for...

Friday, March 16: 10:30am CST: Senator Santorum will hold a Rally for Rick in Osage Beach, MO. Location: Main Street Music Hall 5845 Osage Beach Parkway Osage Beach, MO 2:00pm CST: Senator Santorum will speak to students at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, IL. Location: John Hersey High School 1900 East Thomas Street Arlington Heights, IL 60004 7:00pm CST: Senator Santorum will hold a Rally for Rick in Arlington Heights, IL. Location: Christian Liberty Academy 502 W. Euclid Avenue Grace Gymnasium (West side of building) Arlington Heights, IL 60004 Saturday, March 17: 2:00pm CST: Senator Santorum will hold...

Health care schedule setLyle Denniston - Reporter Posted Thu, December 8th, 2011 5:25 pm The Supreme Court on Thursday spelled out a schedule for filing of written arguments in the three cases on the constitutionality of the new federal health care law. The period for filing opens 0n January 6 and runs through March 13. No date is set yet for the two days planned for oral arguments, but the briefing schedule suggests that those hearings will occur in the week of March 26. Lawyers, who proposed the briefing schedule, told the Court they will make suggestions later for dividing...

WASHINGTON – The White House on Monday rejected charges that President Obama is traveling on the taxpayer dime to campaign in swing states more frequently than any of his predecessors, saying a new study doesn't take into account that Obama "expanded the political map dramatically" in 2008 so that states not previously considered battlegrounds now are. White House spokesman Jay Carney argued that a Wall Street Journal study that showed Obama has attended 54 events in 11 battleground states over 42 days between Jan.1 and Nov. 17, 2011,

Thursday, October 6 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 7:30 PM ET Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee 9:00 PM ET California at No. 9 Oregon Friday, October 7 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 9:00 PM ET No. 5 Boise State at Fresno State Saturday, October 8 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 12:00 PM ET No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 Texas* 12:00 PM ET Maryland at No. 13 Georgia Tech 12:00 PM ET Connecticut at No. 16 West Virginia 12:00 PM ET Mississippi State at UAB 12:00 PM ET Louisville at North Carolina 12:00 PM ET Minnesota at Purdue 12:21 PM ET Kentucky at No. 18 South...

Herman Cain wins the Florida straw poll, and, all of a sudden, his dance card is full. Next week will be a particularly busy one for the candidate.He’ll meet Monday with the Donald, only the third out-and-out candidate to do so. (Rick Perry met with him earlier this year and Mitt’s meeting with him today.) Why that should matter, I’m not quite sure, except that Donald Trump is adept at stirring media attention and also, just like Sarah Palin, must at all costs be dissuaded from a third-party run (which has always been a remote possibility for Trump, but a...

According to the White House, the President doesn't work all that much. During the month of May, which included 21 working days, President Obama claims he worked about 92 hours (91.95 to be exact). That's according to the White House schedule, posted on the whitehouse.gov Website. That equates to an exhausting 4.4 hours per day. Excluding his grueling G8 summit travels during the week of May 23 (when he was forced to endure eight hour work days!), Mr. Obama worked an average of 3.25 hours per day when at the White House in May. Indeed, the President's schedule is so...

After a weekend of campaigning in four states President Obama will spend Election eve behind-closed-doors at the White House today.

As a special Halloween treat—or because of the election on Tuesday, whichever—Fox News is bringing out its “A” game this Sunday. A rep from the network tells us that Fox’s main weekday anchors and hosts will helm Sunday’s coverage, keeping viewers up to date on pre-election news all day long. Additionally, Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly are set to anchor a special America’s Election Headquarters from 8-9PM that evening. The full day’s schedule will be as follows: 6 AM/ET –FOX and Friends with Gretchen Carlson, Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade 9 AM/ET –America’s Election Headquarters with Bill Hemmer and Martha...

The publication of classified documents related to the Afghan War has put the lives of US troops and native Afghans who have assisted them in danger. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates fears the leak may cause huge damage. Embedded in the documents were names and places that could be used by al-Qaeda or the Taliban to carry out reprisals against specific individuals or towns. Wikileaks spokesman, Julian Assange said he contacted the Obama Administration prior to publishing the documents. “We wanted to give them the opportunity to redact content that would endanger anyone’s life,” Assange recalled. “After getting no response...

Obama skipped the Boy Scout Jamboree celebrating their 100 years in existence so he could be on The View. Boy Scout spokesman Deron Smith graciously excused the abscence, rightly pointing out how, "it just depends on his schedule..."  What would that schedule look like anyway? Hmm..... As usual you can click on the image to view it at full size. The Looking Spoon is a conservative humor/satire/art/commentary blog, visit www.thelookingspoon.com to see more posts and art

After getting frustrated out of the lemons his problems gave him, David Miller made his own corporate lemonade. Due to the frustration of always having to call technical support to solve his own frequent hardware problems, he started taking the initiative to educate himself.

8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:15 AM Obama delivers remarks at a Father’s Day event. 10:30 AM Biden visits a construction site in Michigan. 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 12:15 PM Obama hosts a Father’s Day Mentoring Barbecue at the White House. 1:00 PM White House staff brief members of the press. 1:30 PM Biden attends an event for Dan Seals in Chicago. 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Biden attends an event for Alexi Giannoulias. 3:45 PM Obama receives the economic daily briefing. 4:00 PM 4:15 PM Obama meets with senior advisers. 5:00 PM

Friday Jun. 11, 2010All Times Eastern Michelle Obama addresses the Anacostia Senior High School Commencement. 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM Obama receives the presidential daily briefing. 10:00 AM Obama receives a briefing on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 10:40 AM Obama meets with small business owners. 11:00 AM Obama delivers a statement to the press. 11:15 AM Obama meets with senior advisers. 11:45 AM Obama meets with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM

9:30 AM Obama receives the presidential daily briefing. 10:00 AM Obama receives the economic daily briefing. 10:30 AM Obama receives a BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill briefing. 11:00 AM Obama departs the White House en route to Ft. McNair landing zone. 11:40 AM Obama holds a tele-town hall meeting with seniors. 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Obama meets with senior advisers. 2:45 PM Obama meets with Sen. Byron Dorgan. 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM Barack Obama and Michelle Obama host a congressional picnic at the White House.

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2010 – As parliamentary election results are tallied in Iraq, a U.S. commander there said it’s unlikely any outcome would require American troops to stay beyond their scheduled withdrawal. Polling this week has been characterized by military officials as a “historic” moment for Iraq that, barring a catastrophic event, paves the way for the drawdown of U.S. forces from 98,000 to 50,000 before September. Asked in a news conference today if a potential balloting result exists that could change the pace of U.S. withdrawal, Army Maj. Gen. Terry A. Wolff, commander of U.S. Division Central told Pentagon...

BARCELONA (Reuters) – A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame for the multi-billion dollar project. The Barcelona-based architects of The Galactic Suite Space Resort say it will cost 3 million euro (2.7 million pounds) for a three-night stay at the hotel, with this price including an eight-week training course on a tropical island. During their stay, guests would see the sun rise 15 times a day and travel around the world every 80 minutes. They...

7TH UPDATE: ABC has officially picked up Jerry Bruckheimer's pilot THE FORGOTTEN to series. 6TH UPDATE: I'm told ABC just picked up THE MIDDLE with a 13 episode order. The pilot starring Patricia Heaton. Same with the pilot that Kelsey Grammar was exec-producing and starring in, AWESOME HANK which ABC also picked up. 5TH UPDATE: I just heard that ABC offered to pick up 6 episodes of V -- but Warner Bros has not accepted. ABC also has ordered the hour-long HAPPY TOWN. 4TH UPDATE: ABC has officially renewed Better Off Ted. 3RD UPDATE: I've just learned that ABC has...

DANA POINT, Calif. -- The Pittsburgh Steelers get their opening-night showcase as Super Bowl champions. The oldest rivalry in football has a first-week renewal in prime time. An old AFL-style doubleheader closes out the weekend. That's how the NFL will begin the 2009 season, starting with as juicy a matchup as possible: Pittsburgh hosting the Tennessee Titans, who merely had the league's best record in 2008 and who beat the Steelers 31-14 at Heinz Field in the 15th game of the season.

And he’s hard-working, too, unlike that previous guy! Sharing with America President Obama’s daily schedule, Diane Sawyer managed to work in a little shot at President Bush’s early-to-bed habits. [H/t FReeper library user] DIANE SAWYER: For the first time, we have details this morning on the new night-owl presidency. We have the president’s schedule: compare it to yours. He hits the gym at 6:45 AM, does weights and cardio. He reads several paper, eats breakfast with the family, sees his daughter off to school, both daughters off to school. Then makes the 30-second commute to work, landing him in the...

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The Royal Navy has unveiled its largest and most powerful attack submarine, a month before the over-budget, overdue vessel is due be launched. Military officials say HMS Astute will be able to circumnavigate the planet without surfacing, and its nuclear reactor is designed to last for the vessel's 25-year operational life, meaning it will never need to be refueled. An artist's impression of the Astute class submarineInside the Astute class submarine

The National Hockey League today announced the dates, times and national broadcast information for the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoff Conference Quarterfinal round, which begins Wednesday, April 11. That night, League scoring champion Sidney Crosby makes his NHL postseason debut when the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Ottawa Senators; the Anaheim Ducks host the Minnesota Wild; the Vancouver Canucks host the Dallas Stars and the San Jose Sharks visit the Nashville Predators. The other series open Thursday, when the Presidents' Trophy-winning Buffalo Sabres host the New York Islanders; the New Jersey Devils host the Tampa Bay Lightning; the Atlanta Thrashers play the...

No schedules. No mandatory meetings. Inside Best Buy's radical reshaping of the workplace --- At most companies, going AWOL during daylight hours would be grounds for a pink slip. Not at Best Buy. The nation's leading electronics retailer has embarked on a radical--if risky--experiment to transform a culture once known for killer hours and herd-riding bosses. The endeavor, called ROWE, for "results-only work environment," seeks to demolish decades-old business dogma that equates physical presence with productivity. The goal at Best Buy is to judge performance on output instead of hours. Hence workers pulling into the company's amenity-packed headquarters at 2...

Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner remains on schedule for its first test flight next summer and for delivery to airlines in 2008 despite the ongoing challenge to make it lighter, the new head of the company's commercial airplanes unit said Wednesday. Scott Carson told an investment conference in New York that Boeing has 435 firm orders for the new jet from 35 customers along with another 21 nonbinding commitments. The continuing demand makes it "the very strongest product launch in the history of this industry," he maintained.

Y2K-like fears create shuttle scheduling crunch 22:07 06 November 2006 NewScientist.com news service Kelly Young The shuttle Discovery is being prepared for a December launch in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Florida's Kennedy Space Center (Image: NASA) NASA hopes to get its next space shuttle off the launch pad and back on the ground by the end of 2006 in order to avoid the spectre of problems once ascribed to 'Y2K'. It is now considering moving the shuttle Discovery's planned lift-off ahead by one day, to 6 December. The space shuttle's computer software is about 30 years old and does...

A passenger tried to open the exit door of a United Airlines plane while it was flying from Los Angeles to the Washington, D.C, area on Tuesday night, airline and Transportation Security Administration officials said. United Flight 890 landed as scheduled at Washington Dulles International Airport at 8:35 p.m., said TSA spokeswoman Amy Kudwa. No one was injured. The passenger became unruly about 3 1/2 hours into the flight and was subdued by other passengers and federal air marshals, said United spokeswoman Megan McCarthy. "After the passenger was restrained, the pilot decided to land at Dulles," McCarthy said. "It wasn't...

LAREDO, Texas, July 17, 2006 – National Guard troops flowing to the Southwest border are highly visible to drivers at an Interstate 35 inspection station north of this Texas border town as soldiers assist U.S. Border Patrol agents scrutinizing every northbound vehicle. A Texas National Guard soldier and Border Patrol Senior Agent Chad Wamsley accompany Ricky I, a Belgian Malinois, as the detection dog checks a tractor-trailer truck for drugs or concealed people at the Border Patrol's Interstate 35 checkpoint, north of Laredo, Texas. The soldier, who is not being named for security reasons, volunteered to serve for a...

Last update - 22:36 13/12/2005 U.S. to Israel: Bus convoys must start on schedule By Akiva Eldar and Gideon Alon, Haaretz Correspondents, and Haaretz Staff The American administration is demanding Israel implement an agreement it signed with the Palestinian Authority and allow bus convoys traveling between the Gaza Strip and West Bank begin on the agreed upon date. Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Dan Halutz said Tuesday that Israel would not allow the convoys until the PA cracked down on rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel. "Israel has no intention of allowing passage to Palestinian convoys from...

I just ran across this page from DirecTV, outlining their "upgrading" to XM over Music Choice. I must say, i am disappointed. i see little tanjible content difference, other than *2* talk channels: one sports channel, and one comedy disc jocky show... No FNC Radio, no OTR channel, no other talk channels... not even PBS or NPR... I *did* see some commercials on FNC, saying that it would be starting on XM in mid January.. But it made no mention of DirecTV. http://www.directv.com/see/landing/xm.html For me...this works out to be a non event..if this is all there is.

A plan to shuffle the 2008 Democratic presidential calendar -- placing several states between the traditional Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary -- is gaining momentum on a commission studying the party's nominating process. A consensus is developing to recommend scheduling nominating contests in two or possibly three states in the days between Iowa and New Hampshire, according to some members of a Democratic National Committee panel looking at ways to revamp the nominating schedule. The commission is to make a final recommendation to the DNC at its Dec. 10 meeting. If such a recommendation were adopted, it likely...

It's always shocking when the left unmasks itself — it's usually very brief but when it happens not only can't you turn away, it's actually important that you don't. While it would seem impossible, the left has found a new low, this time courtesy of both the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. On the same day, both newspapers published bizarre attacks on the most basic values of personal appearance and physical health of the president and those he supports. It's the newest indication of how frustrated and frenzied the left has grown in the face of an America...

Hillary Clinton Schedule To Be In Ohio Monday POSTED: 4:13 p.m. EDT July 23, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman will get a boost for his campaign for governor when he shares the spotlight with Senator Hillary Clinton and other Democrat heavyweights Monday. Coleman is playing host to a meeting of the Democratic Leadership Council in Columbus. The mayor's only Democratic opponent so far in the 2006 governor's race is staying away from the meeting. U.S. Representative Ted Strickland disagrees with the Democrat centrists on trade policies. Many influential party leaders have been invited to the conference, including...

Does anyone have any idea about what a typical day for the President looks like? I'm writing a story about a fictional President, and I'm trying to figure out what a "normal" day for a President would consist of. Specifics would be nice (meetings, with who, how much time off, eating, etc.) but content is not necessary, since I'm really just looking for a generic day. I have some idea, mostly from West Wing, Tom Clancy, and a great interactive site from the Ford Library about a day in the life, but I figure at least some things would change...

2005 TV Schedule Week Date Visitor   Home Brdcst Time (EDT) Week 1 02 April 2005 Frankfurt at Berlin DTV 11:00   02 April 2005 Rhein at Amsterdam NFLnet 12:00 Week 2 09 April 2005 Amsterdam at Frankfurt DTV 13:00   10 April 2005 Cologne at Rhein NFLnet 10:00 Week 3 16 April 2005 Frankfurt at Cologne DTV 12:00   16 April 2005 Rhein at Hamburg NFLnet 13:00 Week 4 23 April 2005 Berlin at Rhein DTV 13:00   23 April 2005 Hamburg at Frankfurt NFLnet 13:00 Week 5 30 April 2005 Rhein at Frankfurt NFLnet 13:00   30...

Tokyo -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in an interview today that he will make public his daily schedule, a move that open government advocates say will provide an unprecedented look at how his administration determines public policy. The governor said he will release a complete calendar of his first year in office, including whom he met with. His comments came just days after voters approved Proposition 59, which seeks to strengthen open records laws and follows a formal request by a media law group to make his calendar public. Schwarzenegger said the decision was in keeping with a campaign pledge...

In the article linked above, entitled "Arctic climate researchers welcome US efforts on global warming", I read this: "The US Senate is expected to devote a special session to climate change on November 16, Corell said." Given that the Senate is apparently reconvening on November 16, according to the Senate Web site, I figure that everyone would be too busy to pay much attention to a special session like this. Does anyone have "inside" information?

In defense of Lt. Bush By Charles D. Youree, Jr. President Bush's military service is being unjustly vilified. I feel a sense of anger and frustration when I hear that instead of volunteering for Vietnam, Mr. Bush "hid out" flying fighter/interceptor jets in the Air National Guard (ANG) for four years. As a former Air Force pilot with 6,000 hours of flying time, including more than 3,000 hours in jet fighters, I know that whenever you strapped yourself into a jet fighter and took off, you were in harm's way. Your life was on the line. As fighter pilots, we...

Three crucial debates loom large By Andrew Miga Thursday, September 2, 2004 NEW YORK - Next stop, the presidential debate stage. With the two-month battle to Election Day in full roar, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are looking ahead to their three planned debate showdowns - events that both sides say could prove pivotal in the razor-close race. The first prime-time encounter later this month will be a good opportunity for both men to win over undecided voters who hold the key to victory in 2004. ``Many of these undecided swing voters in the middle are not going to...

<p>WASHINGTON -- Democratic leaders who sped up the presidential primary calendar so their party could unite behind a nominee before spring appear on the verge of getting their wish. But they will have to wait nearly nine months to see whether it pays off.</p>

<p>The Navy Blue Angels precision flying team announced its schedule for 2004 Thursday -- and San Francisco's huge Fleet Week celebration is not on it.</p> <p>The daring flights of the six F/A-18 Hornet jets have been the centerpiece of the city's Fleet Week event for more than 20 years, and without the Blue Angels, the whole event could be in difficulty.</p>

PhiKapMom 379 Days to Victory '04! Set the Record Straight on Media WMD Lies Add Your Bush Stories to this Daily Campaign Thread ************************* TODAY'S ACTION ITEM! Today's Action is to Sign-UP for Meetup for Bush-Cheney 2004 Meetups are groups of Bush campaign volunteers and supporters who get together to organize at monthly meetings. There are already several active groups going -- time for us to get active groups all across America not just a few. Arnold used Meetup successfully in his run for Governor of CA. Please sign up today to see if a Bush group is meeting in...

Weekly schedule of events and More sent to me This Week at CC WEDNESDAY, February 5 Tea: Faculty/Staff sponsored by SOUL (Sexual Orientations for Liberation), 4 pm, Coffee Grounds, KB. x2628 Dinner: Celebrate Black History Month with a special menu, 4:30 - 7:30 pm, Harris. x2466Films: "A Tale of O" (1980) looks at complications of the "minority" experience and "Free Indeed: A Video Drama About Racism [& Privilege]" (1995) examines initial explorations of white privilege. A discussion will follow. 7 pm, Bill Hall 106. x2103 Sports: Women´s squash vs. Wellesley, 7 pm, Luce Fieldhouse. x2501 Sports: Women´s basketball vs. Coast...