This past week the President finally made a decision that was both highly anticipated and thoroughly dreaded, based on the President's "exemplary" procrastination skills, with regard to Troop deployment in Afghanistan.  That the Prez ele… more »

 By AL GORE   It would be an enormous relief if the recent attacks on the science of global warming actually indicated that we do not face an unimaginable calamity requiring large-scale, preventive measures to protect human civilization as we kno… more »

By Tami Luhby, senior writer   NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Depending on extended unemployment benefits to see you through the Great Recession? You'd better not: The Senate failed to push back the Feb. 28 deadline to apply for this safety net.… more »

excerpt... Hello Dalai! This "Black Hole" of common sense even applies to the giving of a simple gift.  For example,  the Dalai Lama typically wears a sleeveless robe as his traditional garb.  One would presuppose that this simple fact might give men… more »

By JAIME ARON (AP) – 53 minutes ago VANCOUVER, British Columbia — While the Vancouver Olympics aren't finished, the medal races are — and in spectacular fashion for North Americans. The United States is guaranteed 37 medals and Canada will finish wit… more »

By MARK SHERMAN (AP) – 9 hours ago WASHINGTON — Gun control advocates think, if not pray, they can win by losing when the Supreme Court decides whether the constitutional right to possess guns serves as a check on state and local regulation of firearms… more »

 NY TimesBy FRANK RICH  Published: February 27, 2010 No one knows what history will make of the present — least of all journalists, who can at best write history’s sloppy first draft. But if I were to place an incautious bet on which political… more »

The Associated Press Posted: Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 This undated photo released by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday Feb. 28, 2010, shows the newly unearthed 3,400-year old red granite head, part of a… more »

FOXNews.com   Unemployment insurance and COBRA benefits will expire Sunday for millions of voters because the Senate was unable this week to pass a short-term extension, a failure that reflects partly the partisan gridlock that has stalled the Democra… more »

President Barack Obama has signed a one-year extension of several provisions in the nation's main counterterrorism law, the Patriot Act. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has signed a one-year extension of several provisions in the nation's ma… more »

Saturday , February 27, 2010 The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued an "all-clear" for the state of Hawaii. "We dodged a bullet," said Gerard Fryer, a geophysist for the tsunami center, who defended the decision to urge evacuations o… more »

VOANews.com Kent Klein | Washington 27 February 2010 Photo: White House/Samantha Appleton US President Barack Obama delivers the weekly address, 27 Feb 2010 Related Articles Democrats, Republicans Dig in on US Health Care Reform Obama… more »

Warren Buffett says it's time for CEOs of too-big-to-fail companies to put their own money on the line.By Colin Barr, senior writerFebruary 27, 2010: 9:53 AM ET   NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Warren Buffett has an elegant solution for the thorny probl… more »

  By JAYMES SONG, Associated Press Writer Jaymes Song, Associated Press Writer – 16 mins ago EWA BEACH, Hawaii – A tsunami triggered by the Chilean earthquake raced across the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, threatening Hawaii as it rushed toward the U… more »

By DAVID LIGHTMAN AND HALIMAH ABDULLAHMcClatchy Newspapers Posted: Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 WASHINGTON Some unemployment benefits could dry up Monday. Newly laid-off workers wouldn't get federal help with health insurance premiums. Road and transit… more »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tsunami was generated on Saturday that could cause damage along the coasts of all the Hawaiian islands, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. U.S.  |  Natural Disasters "Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and… more »

By EVA VERGARA, Associated Press Writer Eva Vergara, Associated Press Writer – 5 mins ago SANTIAGO, Chile – A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, killing at least 78 people, collapsing buildings and setting off a tsunami.… more »

By SETH BORENSTEINThe Associated Press WASHINGTON     With the dramatic crash of an iceberg against a glacier that dislodged a massive new chunk of ice, the mysterious continent of Antarctica once again did the unexpected. A big chunk of ice,… more »

AP By HARRY DUNPHY Associated Press Writer Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, suggested Friday the organization might one day be called on to provide countries with a global reserve currency that would serve as an al… more »

Conservative Refocus News By: Barry Secrest There is Important news for those who may live in flood prone areas or are purchasing homes which may require flood insurance. The National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) authority to Issue, renew or al… more »

RepublicanSenate.org   2009 Washington Post Opinion Piece By Sen. Robert C. Byrd On Using Reconciliation To Pass Health Reform To View The Full Article Click Here “ROBERT C. BYRD (D-W. Va.) Member of the Senate Budget Committee and senior member o… more »

Politico John Bresnahan The House ethics committee's decision to admonish New York Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel over improper corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean leaves Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the ethics committee itself facing difficult qu… more »

A scandal-scarred Gov. Paterson formally ended his short-lived election campaign Friday afternoon. Paterson, under investigation by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo for contacting a woman who accused one of his top aides of domestic violence, made the ann… more »

FOXNews.com   Of all the hats President Obama tried on at Thursday's seven-and-a-half-hour health care summit, it appeared the one he was most comfortable wearing was that of the prickly professor.    President Obama gestures at the Blair Hous… more »

By: Barry Secrest   Link to Article:Extreme Consequences: The Death of Common Sense in America   There is a Newly released Article at Conservative refocus which deals with a lack of Common sense, recent gifts from the White House, Bumbling De… more »

February 24, 2010 6:07 PM | Comments5Recommend51 By John Shmuel Story provided by   Rowdy curling crowds; spontaneous street parties; public drunkeness. You don't have to look far for evidence that the crowds at Winter Games in Vancouver k… more »

By Michael GersonNational Columnist Posted: Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 Such is the zeal in portions of the Tea Party right that it is not enough to sweep out living members of the establishment such as John McCain. A brisk, ideological scrubbing must b… more »

By Julian E. BarnesTribune Newspapers Posted: Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 Conway WASHINGTON The commandant of the Marine Corps said Thursday that he opposed ending the ban on gays serving openly in the military, the most senior o… more »

The Associated Press Posted: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 More Information Pelosi: Too late to start over on health overhaul Summary Box: Dems' health care overhaul shortcut In the room: smiles, smirks and serious looks Obama honors pledge for o… more »

CNN) -- A major winter storm walloped the Northeast on Friday, a day after heavy snow closed schools and roads and caused dangerous conditions. The storm prompted authorities to cancel flights in New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Friday. They… more »

AP   Obama strongly signaled at Thursday's summit that Democrats will move forward on a health care overhaul with or without Republicans. At stake are Democrats' political fortunes and the fate of Obama's agenda. AFP Feb. 25: President Obama a… more »

Spiegel Online International By Gerald Traufetter The crash of Air France flight 447 from Rio to Paris last year is one of the most mysterious accidents in the history of aviation. After months of investigation, a clear picture has emerged of what went… more »

A day-long televised healthcare summit in Washington hosted by President Barack Obama has ended without a deal to break the deadlock between parties. Mr Obama outlined his reform plan but Republicans said it was not acceptable and called for a fresh st… more »

After a brief period of consultation following the White House health reform summit, congressional Democrats plan to begin making the case next week for a massive, Democrats-only health care plan, party strategists told POLITICO.   A Democratic offic… more »

BBC News Microsoft has won court approval to shut down a global network of computers which it says is responsible for more than 1.5bn spam messages every day. A US judge granted the firm's request to shut down 277 internet domains, which it said were… more »

Foxnews Rep. Charles Rangel, the most powerful tax-writing lawmaker in Congress and a 34-year veteran of Capitol Hill, acknowledged Thursday that an ethics panel has accused him of accepting Caribbean trips from a corporation in violation of House rule… more »

Politico Ben Smith The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America has quietly launched an initiative aimed at making Obama supporters' voices heard on the largely conservative airwaves. "The fate of health reform has been a focus of deb… more »

FOXNews.com   WASHINGTON - President Obama ended Thursday's White House summit by threatening to push for passage of health care reform without Republican support, and despite the daylong meeting with Democratic and Republican lawmakers, a a bipartisa… more »

By Amanda J. Reinecker Much of Washington came to a halt today as politicians and pundits turned to the political theater of the health care summit (see "Other Heritage work of note," below). The Heritage Foundation remains focused, however, on its c… more »

Off to See the Blizzard: The Federal Buzzard of Cause Written by: Barry Secrest Don't forget to take a look at our latest article if you have not already done so.  We take a look at the yellow brick road of fantasy that the Democrats ar… more »

GOOD Blog > Patrick James on February 24, 2010 at 5:00 am PST There is a five-story, blood-red waterfall pouring slowly from the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valley. Its back story, at Atlas Obscura, is simply remarkable:Roughly 2 mi… more »

Posted: February 24, 20108:06 pm Eastern By Joe Kovacs© 2010 WorldNetDaily   The old saying goes, "Seeing is believing," but in this age of Photoshop, you can't always trust your own eyes. E-mails circulating on the Internet contain th… more »

Observer News Services Posted: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010   More Information Editorial: Doing nothing is not an option Plenty of TV coverage Both sides will sit down at a large square table in Blair House, across the str… more »

By Barbara Barrettbbarrett@mcclatchydc.com Posted: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 Myrick WASHINGTON A year ago, U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick got herself appointed to the House Intelligence Committee, a prestigious post she had long sought.… more »

On Tuesday economists were surprised when the Consumer Confidence Index Plunged To 46. The Conference Board’s confidence index slumped to 46, below the lowest forecast in a Bloomberg News survey of economists, from 56.5 in January, a report from the New… more »

By Dick Morris 02.24.2010 These thirty Democratic Congressmen all voted for Obamacare the first time around. But Pelosi cannot count on their votes again as Obama tries to jam the bill through using reconciliation in the Senate. These members ar… more »

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- General Motors' deal to sell its Hummer brand to a Chinese automaker fell through Wednesday and the company said it now plans to shut down the brand. GM did not give any details about why the agreement to sell Hummer to Sichu… more »

As the nation, states, and communities struggle during trying economic times, revoking the tax-exempt status for religious organizations must be considered and is long overdue. This is especially true when groups like Mormons, Catholics, and evangelical… more »

Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit Last September Mark Williams, a tour partner with the Tea Party Express, referred to President Obama as "our half white, racist president." In a September email obtained by Talking Points… more »

By: Reuters Photo By: Pete Souza President Barack Obama President Barack Obama launched a vigorous defense of his economic agenda Wednesday, rejecting critics who call his policies "socialism" and insisting he aims… more »

By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press Writer Mike Schneider, Associated Press Writer – 15 mins ago ORLANDO, Fla. – A SeaWorld killer whale seized a trainer in its jaws Wednesday and thrashed the woman around underwater, killing her in fro… more »

AP Photo/Gurinder Osan Foxnews By Ed Barnes U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) head Rajendra Pachauri, left, and Thirteenth Finance Commission Chairman Vijay Kelkar look on at a press conference in New Delhi. Just one year a… more »

Meet The New Health Care Bill, Same As The Old Health Care Bill Media Notes The President’s Proposal “Didn’t Include Any Additional Nods To Republican Ideas,” “Was Short On New Ideas,” But Features “More Spending,” “Deeper Cuts To Medicare”… more »

Wall Street Journal By ANNA WILDE MATHEWS If you're taking a daily aspirin for your heart, you may want to reconsider. For years, many middle-aged people have taken the drug in hopes of reducing the chance of a heart attack or stroke. Americans boug… more »

By Michael SmerconishPhiladelphia InquirerPosted: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 It took only the single tap of a computer key, and I'd exit the Republican Party after 30 years of active membership. That might sound impulsive, but I'd been thinking of… more »

By DAVID LIGHTMANMcClatchy Newspapers Posted: Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 WASHINGTON Moderate congressional Democrats, a bloc that's crucial to the fate of President Barack Obama's renewed health care effort, offered only mild endorsements of his new p… more »

By SHASHANK BENGALIMcClatchy Newspapers Posted: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 READING, Pa. Elden Buck, a self-described independent, voted for President Barack Obama in 2008, persuaded by the then-candidate's pledge to remake Washington. Nearly 16 mo… more »

CBS News Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters Tuesday that Republicans "should stop crying" about the possible use of the parliamentary procedure known as budget reconciliation to pass a health care reform bill. Reid said reconciliation had… more »

By Noam N. Levey and Janet HookTribune Newspapers Posted: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 WASHINGTON Democratic lawmakers are increasingly confident they can resurrect their sweeping health care overhaul legislation after weeks of uncertainty about wheth… more »

Canadian Press By Tara Brautigam (CP) – 1 day ago An unapologetic Danny Williams says he was aware his trip to the United States for heart surgery earlier this month would spark outcry, but he concluded his personal health trumped any public fallout o… more »

By Les Christie, staff writerFebruary 24, 2010: 8:14 AM ET   NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- More bad news on the housing bust front: Nearly 25% of all mortgage borrowers were underwater, meaning they owe more on their loans than their homes are wor… more »

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates sent a letter to lawmakers notifying them of the decision by the Navy, which could see the first women on nuclear submarines next year. "This is fundamentally a Navy initiative, which they recently briefed to the sec… more »

By GLEN JOHNSONAP Political Writer Posted: Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., talks to reporters after he voted for cloture on the Jobs Bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 22, 2010. A bipartisan jobs bill… more »

Foxnews ACORN, the advocacy organization, is apparantly rebranding. Reports say it is changing it's name across the country, and reorganizing under new local community groups to get away from the notierity the name ACORN has, to some, engendered. Fox… more »

February 23, 2010 | By Amanda J. Reinecker Yesterday, after a temporary lull in the health care debates, President Obama released a "fresh attempt" to salvage his health care overhaul agenda. Though the details will not be released for some time, th… more »

By Anne ApplebaumPosted Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, at 8:03 PM ET Let's be serious for a moment. President Barack Obama will not bomb Iran. This is not because he is a liberal, or because he is a peacenik, or because he doesn't have the guts to try and "… more »

By LARRY MARGASAK and KEN THOMAS, Associated Press Writers Larry Margasak And Ken Thomas, Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON – The president of Toyota's U.S. operations is apologizing for the company's slow handling of sudden acceleration problems in… more »

By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press Writer Posted: Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 President Barack Obama speaks after his toast during the Governors Ball in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010  … more »

By Jim Morrilljmorrill@charlotteobserver.comPosted: Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 Sen.Richard BurrWINSTON-SALEM U.S. Sen. Richard Burr said Monday the November election may be the only way to break the partisan logjam in Congress.… more »

Pajamasmedia by Charlie Martin Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) today asked the Obama administration to investigate what he called “the greatest scientific scandal of our generation” — the actions of climate scientists revealed by the Climategate Files, a… more »

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned that his country is now under a permanent and increased threat of militant attack. He also announced plans to fingerprint and face-scan visitors from 10 high-risk countries. Mr Rudd said there was a gro… more »

Cancun, Mexico (CNN) -- A shouting match involving the presidents of Venezuela and Colombia is the latest rumble in months of tension between the two South American nations. The presidential outbursts between Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Alvaro Uribe o… more »

    By Chad Pergram  - FOXNews.com The election of Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) energized Republicans as it ensured that he would give them a critical 41st vote to help them block Democrats and filibuster key legislation. So in the second vote of… more »

Washington (CNN) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney was hospitalized Monday with chest pains, according to his office. Cheney, 69, is resting comfortably at George Washington University Hospital, and his doctors are evaluating the situation, his staf… more »

Washington Examiner By: Byron York Chief Political CorrespondentFebruary 23, 2010 Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Monday, Feb. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)… more »

The Hill By Michael O'Brien - 02/22/10 06:52 PM ET Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) suggested Monday that domestic violence by men has increased due to U.S. joblessness.Reid, speaking in the midst of a Senate debate over whether to pass… more »

Foxnews A Canadian nuclear scientist who has not been seen for more than a month has simply vanished, leaving "absolutely no trace at all," police say. Lachlan Cranswick, 41, a physicist from the Chalk River Laboratories nuclear facility in Ottawa, w… more »

WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - A modest job-creation bill advanced in the U.S. Senate on Monday as the chamber's newest Republican bucked his party and sided with Democrats on a $15 billion package of tax cuts and highway spending. Republican Scott Bro… more »

By Jeanne Sahadi, senior writerFebruary 22, 2010: 4:43 PM ET   NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- President Obama unveiled a $950 billion proposal for reforming health care Monday, and promised that the plan is fully paid for and would even reduce the… more »

Guardian UK Rory Carroll Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez. Photograph: Jorge Silva/Reuters Hugo Chávez may be wondering, as Venezuela's taps run dry and its cities fall into darkness, whether God is on the side of the Yankees. The El N… more »

Marquette Turner Simon Turner The Wally et Hermès super-yacht sets a whole new standard in luxury and style. With a total living area of 3400 m2, it is 58 metre’s long and 38 metre’s wide. There are three decks connected by both stairs and an eleva… more »

Times Online UK Christina Lamb The soldier breathes loud and fast as he lays a timed charge on an explosive in a Baghdad street. “I want these people to know if they’re going to leave a bomb on the side of the road for us, we’re just going to blow… more »

Investigators say they are closing in on the source of the cyber attacks that hit a number of US companies, including Google, according to reports. The Financial Times suggests that US officials have tracked the author of the code used to attack the… more »

President makes another attempt at health care reform. By Ricardo Alonso-ZaldivarAssociated Press Posted: Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is proposing to give federal authorities the power to limit rate hikes by he… more »

Politico Jake Sherman Internal Toyota documents derided the Obama administration and Democratic Congress as “activist” and “not industry friendly," a revelation that comes days before the giant automaker's top executives testify on Capitol Hill am… more »

By Tia GoldenbergAssociated Press Posted: Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 Israeli officials say the Heron TP pilotless plane can provide surveillance and jam enemy communications. AP TEL NOF AIR FORCE BASE, Israel Israel's air fo… more »

By David M. Herszenhorn and Sheryl Gay StolbergNew York Times Posted: Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 WASHINGTON When he jousts with congressional Republicans over health care policy during a televised meeting Thursday, President Barack Obama will… more »

By Jim Morrilljmorrill@charlotteobserver.com Posted: Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010   More Information N.C. faces $500 million shortfall Local recovery weak, but under way Betsy Osborn not only gets frustrated when she he… more »

NY Times By PETER S. GOODMAN   BUENA PARK, Calif. — Even as the American economy shows tentative signs of a rebound, the human toll of the recession continues to mount, with millions of Americans remaining out of work, out of savings and nearing t… more »

Times Online UK Christina Lamb in Washington Emanuel: abrasive manner   WHEN President Barack Obama’s secret service codename was revealed as Renegade and his wife Michelle’s as Renaissance, the names se… more »

WLWT.com MOSCOW, Ohio -- Like many people, Terry Hoskins has had troubles with his bank. But his solution to foreclosure might be unique.   Hoskins said he's been in a struggle with RiverHills Bank over his Clermont County home for nearly a d… more »

FOXNews.com   Fox News host Glenn Beck, armed with a chalkboard, blamed "progressivism " for America's problems Saturday in his keynote speech that brought the annual Conservative Political Action Conference to a close. AP Feb. 20: Glenn Beck… more »

Virtual Fun Zone   BERNIERES SUR MER Typical Norman house located along the beach at Juno Beach. (Photo : Conseil Régional de Basse-Normandie / Archives Nationales du CANADA)   BERNIERES SUR MER Canadian troops going ashore on Juno Beach on D… more »

Gunaxin Gadgets By Mark on February 19th, 2010 It’s TOUGH to make fun of iPhone apps, because there are thousands of them out there and they’re almost universally retarded. For every legitimately useful app there are hundreds of harmonica synthesiser… more »

(CNN) -- U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, a stalwart foe of government spending, won a blowout victory Saturday in the annual Conservative Political Action Conference presidential straw poll. With participants naming "reducing the size of federal governmen… more »

The Labor Department said Friday that consumer prices edged up 0.2 percent in January while prices excluding food and energy slipped 0.1 percent, the first monthly decline since December 1982. Consumer prices rose less than expected in January wh… more »

By Charles KrauthammerNational Columnist Posted: Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 Jimmy Carter, shown here with then-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1980 didn't have the skills to lead the nation when he was president. AP FILE PHOTO… more »

By Jim Morrilljmorrill@charlotteobserver.com Posted: Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 Republican Tim D'Aunnunzio speaks to a crowd at Jim's Guns during a $25 fundraising event Feb. 11 in which donors could shoot off a submachine gun magazine… more »

The Dutch government has collapsed over disagreements within the governing coalition on extending troop deployments in Afghanistan. After marathon talks, Christian Democratic Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende announced that the Labour Party was quitt… more »