http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/tough/ en-us Wed, 9 Jul 2008 16:41:10 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2042963/posts I just thought he looked and sounded great. Gone is the smiling Jack, affable-fella demeanour. He must have had some nails with his granola today.... Here's a guy that can talk tough on Iran, and knows what he's talking about in specifics... And, I'm a McCain skeptic. Stark contrast to the Obama and his Platitudes -- which sounds like an oldie's band. Anybody else see it? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2042963/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 16:41:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032428/posts Howard Weyers tried the "carrot" approach by giving his employees incentives and encouragement to quit smoking. But when that didn't work, he resorted to the stick. A big stick. Weyers, owner of a health care benefits administrator in Lansing, Mich., gave his 200 employees an ultimatum in 2004: Quit smoking in 15 months or lose your job. He refused to hire smokers. Ultimately, he extended his smoking ban to employees' spouses and monitored compliance through mandatory random blood testing. Weyers' method, while effective, wouldn't fly in California because the state has laws that prohibit employers from making hiring or firing... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032428/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:14:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993456/posts Study shows life was tough for ancient Egyptians By Alaa Shahine Fri Mar 28, 10:12 AM ETReuters Photo: The Giza pyramids in a file photo. New evidence of a sick, deprived population working... CAIRO (Reuters) - New evidence of a sick, deprived population working under harsh conditions contradicts earlier images of wealth and abundance from the art records of the ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna, a study has found. Tell el-Amarna was briefly the capital of ancient Egypt during the reign of the pharaoh Akhenaten, who abandoned most of Egypt's old gods in favor of the Aten sun disk... Yahoo news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993456/posts#comment Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:20:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972024/posts Tough Breeds Of Livestock Disappearing: Saving Them Before It Is Too LateDr. Phil Sponenberg with a Spanish-style Choctaw horse. (Credit: John McCormick, Virginia Tech) ScienceDaily (Feb. 17, 2008) — Phil Sponenberg, professor of pathology and genetics in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, has spent more than 30 years working to make sure certain living pieces of history — some dating to the 15th century — don’t become extinct. Sponenberg's brand of living history comes in the form of various rare strains of livestock, which were involved in events like Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Caribbean Islands and the... Science Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972024/posts#comment Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:26:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1916018/posts DAVENPORT, Iowa - Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that if elected president he would end illegal immigration in as few as three years by employing the same police tactics he used to reduce the crime rate as New York mayor. "It can be done. It is not impossible," Giuliani told his audience at a town hall-style meeting. "You can do this, you can stop them at the border." Giuliani said he would boost the number of border security agents to 18,000 from the current 12,000, and build a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border with technological monitoring to reduce illegal immigration. He... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1916018/posts#comment Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:26:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1888603/posts David Cameron talks tough on immigration By Toby Helm, Chief Political Correspondent Last Updated: 2:11am BST 30/08/2007 David Cameron has set out a tough new stance on immigration, promising curbs to limit the number of people coming in as a way of easing pressure on schools, hospitals and housing. Mr Cameron: 'I think the levels of migration we've seen have put too great a burden on public services' Swinging his party back on to more traditional Conservative territory, the Tory leader said the number of people arriving in Britain over a decade of Labour government had been "too high". The... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1888603/posts#comment Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:41:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800456/posts SACRAMENTO – Creating commissions to address thorny issues has become a hallmark of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's governing style. The problem is they never seem to amount to much. High-profile Schwarzenegger advisory panels on prisons and government efficiency went nowhere. Now the governor has launched commissions on issues lawmakers have struggled with for years: prison sentences, the state water system and public-employee pensions. An in-depth report on schools requested by another Schwarzenegger panel, along with legislative leaders and the state schools chief, is scheduled to be released tomorrow. “Commissions are where intractable issues go to die,” said Thad Kousser, a political... San Diego Union - Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800456/posts#comment Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:40:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1792022/posts AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Lone Star State has long welcomed Latino immigrants, no matter how they got across the state's 1,200-mile border with Mexico. Back when California voted to cut public services to illegal immigrants, then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush was preaching that immigrants were equal players in the state's economy. But the atmosphere has changed markedly in Texas, home to about 10% of the nation's illegal immigrants. --snip-- The proposal to deny services to American citizens, which is thought to be the first in the country, is part of a push to challenge the citizenship given automatically to children... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1792022/posts#comment Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:11:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1789509/posts VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 22, 2007 – Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, faced some tough questions here yesterday – not from the press, but from a group of fifth-grade students at Marshall Elementary School. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, makes remarks and addresses questions with fifth-grade students at Marshall Elementary School in Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 21. Photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen, USAF  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. What’s wrong with the world and how are you going to fix it? How do you protect the... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1789509/posts#comment Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:39:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1773915/posts WASHINGTON - Rudy Giuliani's star has hardly dimmed in the five years since terrorists attacked his city on Sept. 11, 2001, and he became a national hero _ the face of U.S. resolve at a time of tragedy. The Republican dubbed "America's Mayor" hopes to ride that celebrity and his record at City Hall to the White House by emphasizing his leadership skills and embracing the strong-on-security, limited-government tenets of the GOP. "If he can handle the scrutiny, and if events break his way, sure, he can win," said Fred Siegel, who wrote a Giuliani biography, "The Prince of the... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1773915/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:32:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1717166/posts WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2006 -- Iraq’s elected leaders are taking measures to address the sectarian strife that has gripped Baghdad and other parts of that country in recent weeks, a senior U.S. military officer said yesterday. “The most telling sign of progress towards reconciliation is that the leaders from diverse factions with different interests are working together and are communicating with each other,” Army Maj. Gen. William Caldwell told reporters at a Baghdad news conference. Caldwell, a spokesman for Multinational Force Iraq, cited a meeting chaired by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad on Oct. 8 in which... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1717166/posts#comment Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:32:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706728/posts WASHINGTON - Six weeks before elections, the Democratic strategy for the war on terror is one part attack President Bush and one part agree with him. The goal is to court voters dissatisfied with the job the administration has done, yet avoid being tagged as soft on Osama bin Laden. "Democrats are united behind the need to work on a bipartisan basis to bring terrorists to justice, and to do it in a manner consistent with our laws, our values and our national security," Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said a few hours after Bush and rebellious Republicans ended a... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706728/posts#comment Sat, 23 Sep 2006 02:09:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1703254/posts INDIANOLA, Iowa - Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., warned Democratic activists Sunday that the party must take a tougher stance on national security if it wants to succeed in the November elections. "What Democrats have to do is to close the deal," said Obama, the keynote speaker at Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin (news, bio, voting record)'s 29th annual steak fry. "We have got to show we have a serious agenda for change." Obama's appearance in Iowa, where precinct caucuses launch the presidential season, has raised a number of eyebrows about his intentions for a presidential run in 2008. Though only a... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1703254/posts#comment Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:41:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1683747/posts Rebel MPs wreck Australia's tough immigration plans By Nick Squires in Sydney (Filed: 15/08/2006) A revolt by backbench MPs forced the Australian government to abandon a controversial immigration law yesterday. The legislation would have meant that asylum seekers were sent to a detention centre on the remote South Pacific island of Nauru while their applications were processed. Opponents said that asylum seekers, including women and children, would be kept behind razor wire for months or years in a refugee equivalent of Guantanamo Bay. John Howard, the prime minister, had to take the humiliating step of withdrawing the legislation, knowing that... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1683747/posts#comment Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:58:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1658065/posts CLEBURNE, Texas: A rail worker who lost his legs when a train ran over him used a mobile phone to report that he was trapped and had been "cut in two". Truman Duncan, 36, was in a critical condition yesterday after the accident on Sunday at the Gunderson Southwest rail yard in Cleburne. In a tape of the 911 call, Duncan tells the operator: "I need 911 ... I think I'm cut in two." The operator asks: "Someone got run over?" Duncan replies: "It was me. I guess I'm going into shock. Hurry up, ma'am, because I'm about to pass... theaustralian.news. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1658065/posts#comment Thu, 29 Jun 2006 23:26:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1638573/posts BESET by low ratings and an increasingly unpopular war in Iraq, US President George W. Bush concluded today that perhaps all his trash talk in the war on terror was not such a good idea. At a news conference with his British ally Tony Blair, Mr Bush expressed regret for calling for terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden to be brought in "dead or alive" and taunting Iraqi insurgents by saying "bring 'em on". The blunt-speaking Texan said it was "kind of tough talk that sent the wrong signal to people. I learned some lessons about expressing myself maybe a little... http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19262534-23109,00.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1638573/posts#comment Fri, 26 May 2006 05:42:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1631715/posts FRIDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Sports and energy drinks can be wonderful potions that hydrate top-tier athletes and weekend warriors alike. But here's some advice about their use, not from your trainer or your coach, but from a dental school professor: If you choose to use them, chug them. Don't sip or savor them all day. That's what J. Anthony von Fraunhofer, director of biomaterials research at the University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore suggests. Otherwise, the drinks could be eating away your enamel, setting you up for tooth decay and other dental problems. Energy drinks and citrus-flavored... HealthDay on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1631715/posts#comment Sat, 13 May 2006 18:03:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1614104/posts WASHINGTON, April 12, 2006 – Americans should take pride in what U.S. forces have accomplished in Iraq, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a radio interview today. "We should also recognize that this has been a tough fight, that it will continue to be a tough fight, but that we are doing the right thing," Marine Gen. Peter Pace told WPTF's Bill LuMaye in North Carolina. Pace said the enemy in the Long War understands the role public opinion - especially American public opinion - will play. He said the enemy in Iraq and elsewhere cannot... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1614104/posts#comment Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:30:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1588639/posts SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Just 37 percent of California's likely voters are inclined to re-elect Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in November, a huge drop from a year ago, according to a poll released Thursday. But the statewide Field Poll also found the Republican governor running competitively against each of the Democrats vying for their party's nomination in the June primary. State Treasurer Phil Angelides and state Controller Steve Westly are largely unknown around the state, and about two-thirds of voters had no opinion of either one, according to the poll. Still, the numbers signaled a difficult re-election campaign for Schwarzenegger, already disadvantaged... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1588639/posts#comment Thu, 2 Mar 2006 18:10:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1585713/posts NEW YORK - Halfpipe star Shaun White showed up for an interview with NBC's Bob Costas as an Olympic champion, the pressure lifted from his shoulders and clearly juiced by his new jewelry. So "The Flying Tomato" decided to test the power of a gold medal by trolling for a date with skater Sasha Cohen. Hey, what's the worst that could happen? Chicks dig a little bling, right? White's interview shortly after his gyrating ride to gold was a memorable television moment precisely because it was everything that NBC's prime-time Olympics coverage mostly wasn't — fun, spontaneous and infused with... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1585713/posts#comment Sun, 26 Feb 2006 05:21:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548422/posts WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2005 – The Iraqi people won't have an easy time setting up a new national government, but they are resolved to surmount all difficulties, a senior Defense Department official said here today. "One of the big challenges that's in front of the Iraqi people is seating a government that reflects and respects the views of all the Iraqi people, and doing it in a way in which all Iraqis can feel included in the political process," DoD spokesman Bryan Whitman told Pentagon reporters. Whitman had responded to a reporter's question about alleged discord among some of Iraq's... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1548422/posts#comment Thu, 29 Dec 2005 01:26:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1533609/posts Rice will take tough line with Europe on 'prison plane' flights By Philip Sherwell and Kim Willsher in Paris (Filed: 04/12/2005) Condoleezza Rice, the United States Secretary of State, will urge European governments to back off in the continuing row over alleged secret terrorist detention camps in Eastern Europe and clandestine CIA "prison plane" flights. Dr Rice, who begins a four-country European tour tomorrow, is preparing a "robust" defence of American treatment of terror suspects, as Washington belatedly comes out fighting on the controversy, senior European diplomats told the Sunday Telegraph. Condoleezza Rice: No apologies for tactics Although Dr Rice... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1533609/posts#comment Sun, 4 Dec 2005 03:03:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1519880/posts Assad talks tough over UN inquiry By Ramsay Short in Beirut (Filed: 11/11/2005) President Bashar al Assad of Syria threw down the gauntlet to the West yesterday, announcing "he would not bow his head to anyone in the world". Bashar al Assad: ‘We will play their game’ In a defiant speech, he promised to cooperate with a UN probe that implicated his officials in the murder of a Lebanese leader but warned that the policy would end if Syria were harmed. "We will play their game," he told an audience in Damascus university. But he also launched a scathing attack... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1519880/posts#comment Fri, 11 Nov 2005 02:26:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1486663/posts Day after day, for more than two weeks, the 76-year-old man sat trapped and alone in his attic, sipping from a dwindling supply of water until it ran out. No food. No way out of a house ringed by foul floodwaters. Without ever leaving home, Gerald Martin lived out one of the most remarkable survival stories of Hurricane Katrina. Rescuers who found him Friday, as they searched his neighborhood by boat, were astounded at his good spirits and resiliency after 18 days without food or human contact. "It's an incredible story of survival," said Louie Fernandez, spokesman for the Federal... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1486663/posts#comment Sun, 18 Sep 2005 03:56:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1467028/posts South Africa is ready to get tough with Mugabe regime By Bill Corcoran in Pretoria (Filed: 20/08/2005) President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has privately conceded that his "quiet diplomatic" approach towards Zimbabwe has failed to yield results, opening the way for a more forceful policy towards the regime of Robert Mugabe. The signs from South Africa now suggest that the African leaders - who for decades have refused to criticise abuses among their number - are for the first time seriously considering breaking the taboo and taking Mr Mugabe to task for the destruction of his own country. Mbeki:... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1467028/posts#comment Sat, 20 Aug 2005 01:37:35 GMT