Archives for: March 2010, 02
March 2nd, 2010
Bunning Defends His Position in Opposition to Growth of Federal Debt
Written by: Barry Secrest
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 11:09:37 pm , using 262 words
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 11:09:37 pm , using 262 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
NPR
By Mark Memmott
On the floor of the Senate, Republican Jim Bunning of Kentucky just defended the position he's taken that has delayed an extension of jobless benefits for the nation's unemployed and has forced the furlough of about 2,000 federal… more »
March 2nd, 2010
GM recalls 1.3 million vehicles
Written by: Barry Secrest
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 10:01:59 pm , using 287 words
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 10:01:59 pm , using 287 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
By Hibah Yousuf, staff reporter
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- General Motors has recalled 1.3 million Chevrolet and Pontiac models in North America for power steering failures that are tied to 14 crashes and one injury in the United States, the… more »
March 2nd, 2010
Head of 'Climategate' research unit admits sending 'pretty awful emails' to hide data
Written by: Barry Secrest
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 06:49:24 pm , using 453 words
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 06:49:24 pm , using 453 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
UK Mail
By David Derbyshire
Scientists at the heart of the Climategate row were yesterday accused by a leading academic body of undermining science's credibility.
The Institute of Physics said 'worrying implications' had been raised after it wa… more »
March 2nd, 2010
Battle Between Democrats Shaping Up in Akansas primary
Written by: Barry Secrest
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 06:06:52 pm , using 257 words
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 06:06:52 pm , using 257 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
Huffington Post
Sam Stein
Only one day after declaring he will challenge conservative Democrat Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas's Democratic Senate primary, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is raking in an incredible amount of money from outside groups supportive of… more »
March 2nd, 2010
Powerful Atlantic storm Xynthia kills dozens in Western Europe
Written by: Barry Secrest
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 05:05:28 pm , using 556 words
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 05:05:28 pm , using 556 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
By JENNY BARCHFIELD, Associated Press Writer Jenny Barchfield, Associated Press Writer – Mon Mar 1, 3:08 pm ET
PARIS – Rescue workers in dinghies cruised flooded streets on France's Atlantic coast Monday, searching for people still trapped in their… more »
March 2nd, 2010
Democrats rip GOP senator for blocking jobless benefits extension in Fiscal Showdown
Written by: Barry Secrest
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 02:48:09 pm , using 703 words
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 02:48:09 pm , using 703 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
Washington (CNN) -- Top Democrats tore into one of their Republican counterparts Monday for blocking an extension of unemployment benefits that would provide assistance to millions of jobless Americans.
The Senate adjourned last week without approving… more »
March 2nd, 2010
Texas primary:Voters finally get a say
Written by: Barry Secrest
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 02:42:03 pm , using 417 words
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 02:42:03 pm , using 417 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
By KELLEY SHANNON (AP)
AUSTIN, Texas — Voters headed to the polls in Texas on Tuesday, finally getting their chance to weigh in on the state's long, rough gubernatorial primary.
Both Republican Gov. Rick Perry and rival U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison… more »
March 2nd, 2010
US Postal Service to propose 5-day mail schedule, major cuts
Written by: Barry Secrest
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 02:35:22 pm , using 493 words
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 02:35:22 pm , using 493 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
By Annalyn Censky, staff reporter , On Tuesday March 2, 2010, 9:17 am
Snail mail might soon get even slower.
The U.S. Postal Service plans to propose Tuesday an adjusted mail service schedule, which will likely cut Saturday delive… more »
March 2nd, 2010
Pelosi: New Health Care Bill Will Be Ready in Days
Written by: Barry Secrest
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 03:10:36 am , using 707 words
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 03:10:36 am , using 707 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
FOXNews.com
President Obama will soon propose a health care bill that will be "much smaller" than the House bill but "big enough" to put the country on a "path" toward health care reform, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday.
Thursday: H… more »
March 2nd, 2010
Stupak on Healthcare Bill: It’s Not Just Abortion
Written by: Barry Secrest
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 03:04:53 am , using 373 words
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 03:04:53 am , using 373 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
Wallstreet Journal
By Janet Adamy
Rep. Bart Stupak doesn’t plan to vote for Congress’s latest health overhaul package – and abortion isn’t the only reason why.
The Michigan Democrat became a pivotal player in the health debate last fall when he thre… more »
March 2nd, 2010
Planet Not Actually Overcrowded and Here's Why
Written by: Barry Secrest
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 02:44:26 am , using 353 words
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 02:44:26 am , using 353 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
Planet Not Actually Overcrowded... and Here's Why By Barry Secrest Excerpt From:Extreme Consequences: The Death of Common Sense in America In fact, were you to take the total number of persons on the planet, which is 6.8 Billion, and plop t… more »
March 2nd, 2010
Unlikely Activist Who Got to the Tea Party Early
Written by: Barry Secrest
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 02:38:15 am , using 1347 words
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 02:38:15 am , using 1347 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
NY Times
By KATE ZERNIKE
SEATTLE — Keli Carender has a pierced nose, performs improv on weekends and lives here in a neighborhood with more Mexican grocers than coffeehouses. You might mistake her for the kind of young person whose vote powered Pres… more »
March 2nd, 2010
Chilean Quake Likely Shifted Earth’s Axis, NASA Scientist Says
Written by: Barry Secrest
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 02:31:24 am , using 444 words
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 02:31:24 am , using 444 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
BusinessWeek
By Alex Morales
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- The earthquake that killed more than 700 people in Chile on Feb. 27 probably shifted the Earth’s axis and shortened the day, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientist said.
Earthquak… more »
March 2nd, 2010
Mainstream Media : Sweeping Staff Cuts, Lay-offs, While Economy "Improving"
Written by: Barry Secrest
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 02:22:02 am , using 838 words
Published on March 2nd, 2010 @ 02:22:02 am , using 838 words
Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources
ABC News is making no secret about what is behind the sweeping staff cuts it now faces: raw survival instinct.
Christian Hansen for The New York Times
The producer Rick Kaplan in a CBS control room. The network's news division trimmed about 70 j… more »

