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"Where's Nancy?"; Pelosi Silent While CA Health Care CrumblesGov. Schwarzenegger’s $243 Million Cuts in Health and Human Services Goes Unnoticed by California Congressional Delegation Speaker Leads Health Care Reform in the House, While the Children, Poor, Elderly and Ill of Her Own State Lose Their Health Care Safety Net Press Release Source: AIDS Healthcare Foundation On Wednesday July 29, 2009, 2:52 pm EDT WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US’ largest AIDS organization as well as the operator of California’s largest alternative HIV testing program, is criticizing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (San Francisco, California – 8th District) today for her silence...

JOSH SHENKLE knew that he couldn’t hook up any old PC to the 106-inch Panasonic projection television in his home theater. Most computers come with buzzing fans, whirring disk drives and whining capacitors that compete with the sound system. “After a while, the noise gets to you during quiet scenes,” he said. “It overwhelms you and takes you away from the movie.” Computer users who want silent offices and living rooms are starting to ask for quiet computers. Manufacturers are taking notice. Some new computers like the Apple iMac or the Alienware Area-51 7500 are marketed for their silence. A...

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Nov. 11, 2007 – Airmen here honored veterans past and present with a 10-hour silent vigil today. Senior Airman Michael Salansky, a member of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, stands a silent vigil in Afghanistan in honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, 2007. Photo by Capt. Michael Meridith, USAF  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Following a formal wreath-laying ceremony, teams of two airmen -- a total of 80 in all -- stood at “parade rest” near the flagpole of Camp Cunningham here as a constant reminder of the significance of Veterans Day....

'Silent' abnormalities lurk within ageing brains 21:00 31 October 2007 NewScientist.com news service Roxanne Khamsi One in eight people over 45 unknowingly has a brain abnormality such as weakened blood vessels, dead tissue or a tumour. That is the conclusion of a study of 2000 healthy participants, which found that a higher number than expected had an undiscovered brain lesion. The study by Aad van der Lugt at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam in the Netherlands and colleagues was designed to understand the risk factors for dementia in a population of seemingly healthy people aged 45 years and above....

LONDON - Big Ben's bongs fell silent Saturday as workers rappelled down Parliament's iconic clock tower, beginning a month of maintenance work on the clock and its world-famous bell. Time briefly stood still as the clock's hands were frozen shortly after 8 a.m. They then were wound to 12 o'clock as a team of specialist "industrial rope-access technicians" descended to clean the clock's four latticework faces, part of maintenance ahead of its 150th anniversary in 2009. Although the clock soon will be ticking again, the famed bell that sounds the hour at Britain's Houses of Parliament will be silent for...

Jim Geraghty on "Voting to Kill"October 2, 2006 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: I'd like to welcome to the program Jim Geraghty from National Review Online. He has a blog called The Kerry Spot, TKS. It's just a brilliant body of work. During the campaign of 2004 it was cited often by me -- not stolen by me, but cited often by me -- on this program. Jim has a book out called Voting to Kill. It's been out since September 19th. He went out and interviewed a number of Americans about the issues on their minds as the midterm elections come...

WASHINGTON – Eight months after former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham confessed to taking massive bribes in exchange for providing at least $230 million in questionable defense and intelligence contracts, the Defense Department inspector general still has not determined whether any of those projects were improper. This week, the Pentagon announced that it would not renew one contract related to the scandal. But officials have been tight-lipped about the status of other taxpayer-funded work that may have been tainted, including a secret counterintelligence program. In fact, although several other Defense Department public affairs personnel and a congressional press aide have said...

MANASSAS, Va., July 2, 2006 – Under the cover of darkness, more than 100 people lit candles June 28 during a vigil at the Silent Thunder Memorial for Freedom here, which is being built to honor the fallen from Iraq and Afghanistan. Kevin Roustazad, creator of the Silent Thunder Memorial for Freedom, chats with Beth Jones, 17, a member of the Navy Junior ROTC at Osbourn Park Senior High School in Manassas, Va., where she's a senior. Jones is holding the folded American flag for a June 28 candlelight vigil ceremony at the memorial. Photo by Rudi Williams  (Click photo...

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. Army general who rhelped set up operations at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has asserted his right not to incriminate himself in the courts-martial of two soldiers accused of mistreating detainees there, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. The move by Major Gen. Geoffrey Miller is the first time he has indicated he might have information that could implicate him in wrongdoing, the newspaper said, citing military lawyers. Invoking the right does not legally imply guilt it said. It said the action came shortly after the commanding officer at Abu Ghraib, Col. Thomas...

SACRAMENTO – California first lady Maria Shriver may be the only top political adviser to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to emerge from the special election with her popularity and credibility enhanced. Her secret? Silence. During his "year of reform," Schwarzenegger and his campaign advisers made wildly optimistic claims of victory and inaccurate assessments of the popularity of his four ballot measures. Shriver never spoke about his initiatives. Now, that conspicuous silence may become her greatest asset, paving the way for her to play an influential role in Schwarzenegger's effort to create and communicate a more bipartisan approach to governing as he...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Why has Osama bin Laden gone silent? While his lieutenant in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has not only stepped up the insurgency there but also claimed responsibility for three suicide bombs in Jordan this week, the al Qaeda leader has released no audio message since last December and has not been seen on video for over a year. Bin Laden's longest public silence since the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001 is unlikely to be because he has suddenly gone shy, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld remarked ironically to German magazine Der Spiegel last...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest dilemma in the uphill battle to pass his initiatives in the Nov. 8 special election carries a catchy musical theme: "How do you solve a problem like Maria?" Maria -- as in the California first lady, as in Democratic royalty, Kennedy clan member, and uber-campaigner for her famous husband. Shriver is scheduled to appear today as a guest on "Oprah," but it's what she won't say that may speak volumes. Shriver, a former reporter for NBC News, will appear on the nationally televised talk show as a journalist to discuss "America's Invisible Poor" -- not the...

An AP Story that ran in USA Today said that Weise posted information about his own mental state in the months before he killed nine people and himself. But the story failed to note that his comments included favorable references to using marijuana or MJ. Weise said, "MJ is my gal of choice." A March 25 Washington Post article by Blaine Harden and Dana Hedgpeth said Weise had serious mental problems but ignored the pot connection. A March 24 Post article by Ceci Connolly and Dana Hedgpeth described "a deeply disturbed youth who had been treated for depression in a...

The Kerry camp at least came out and let America know what it's up to... Where is the GOP response? Geez... Has the GOP victory party broken up? Is this delay all about denying GOP of it's election night victory party? DOES ANYONE KNOW WHATS GOING ON OVER THERE???

SACRAMENTO – A team of bureaucrats picked by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is quietly preparing a comprehensive reorganization of state government larger than any attempted in California history.The plan, expected to be complete by April 30, would close down whole departments and consolidate others. Up to 200 state boards and commissions and 1,500 political appointees would be eliminated. Administration officials declined to specify reorganization proposals. But interviews with those who have been briefed or interviewed by planners suggest several likely recommendations: • Consolidate most energy regulation under a newly created energy secretary picked by the governor. Regulation now resides in various...

<p>We don't know for sure why Pat Tillman walked away from the NFL and a $3.6 million contract to join the Army. He has not said one word publicly since he and his brother Kevin, a former minor-league baseball player, enlisted more than a year ago.</p>

Since 1981 more Americans have died from AIDS than died in the Second World War – 468,000 to be exact. About 40,000 new AIDS cases are reported in the United States every year. About half of the victims are under 25 years of age Back in the 1980s, when most of the dead (about 350,000 of them) were still alive, I interviewed Don Francis, an immunologist and epidemiologist for the Centers for Disease Control, who was a generally recognized hero of the battle against AIDS. Francis had been the CDC official in charge of the battle against the Hepatitis B...

United States Marines have uncovered an underground vault containing the detailed files of Saddam Hussein's secret police.Under the Headquarters of the Special Security Organization, run by Saddams most rusted son Qusay, the Marines found a massive complex of offices over an area the size of two football fields, littered with millions of documents-detailed records that stretch back more than three decades.In just one room were files for a million souls-their pictures, personal details, and entire history recorded in minute chilling detail, reports CBS News correspondant Lars Logan. The complex was targeted for coalition planes on the first night of bombing.

Why is Osama bin Laden so silent on Iraq? April 07 2003 at 01:18PM By Michel Sailhan Cairo - Feared Islamic militant Osama bin Laden has shown no sign of life since the United States-led war on Iraq started nearly three weeks ago, raising questions about his whereabouts, should he still be alive. Could the mastermind of the September 11 attacks on the United States be waiting for his hour in Iraq after Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is removed? Is he unable to communicate after the arrest of a top aide? Or is he simply dead? In the run-up to...

Lake's silent killer to be disarmed 14:46 30 January 03 Exclusive from New Scientist Print Edition After years of waiting, Cameroon is finally able to begin disarming the silent killer that lurks in one of its deadly lakes. The deep waters of Lake Monoun contain a large amount of dissolved carbon dioxide that could erupt at any time and suffocate people nearby. But researchers have now started installing three pipes that will carefully pump the gas-rich water to the surface. There, the gas is released from the water little by little and blows away. Pumping is expected to get underway...