Low Flying Jet in Manhattan was Just a Photo Op For White House, Air Force

April 27, 2009

A jumbo jetliner escorted by military jets flew over Lower Manhattan Monday morning, frightening office workers and causing evacuations in what turned out to be a publicity operation approved by the unit of the Air Force.

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Flu Fears Spur Global Triage From New Zealand to Ohio

April 27, 2009

Global health officials mobilized Sunday to combat a deadly strain of flu, as new cases were reported in locales stretching from New Zealand to Ohio. The Obama administration declared a public-health emergency with 20 cases confirmed in the U.S., including eight in New York, and said that there are likely to be more illnesses.

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100 Days in, Obama's Image, Communications Ability Continues to Elevate

April 27, 2009

For three months, President Obama has been on TV just about every day. He’s held campaign-style rallies and press conferences whenever a critical piece of his agenda was on the line. He’s communicated regularly with his constituents via YouTube and the White House Web site, and he’s traveled abroad to rebuild America’s image.

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Greenwald: Dangers of Appeasement Illustrated in Pakistan

April 27, 2009

Rarely have we seen the perils of appeasement unfold so clearly as in Pakistan today. In February, the Zardari government signed a “peace treaty” with a Taliban group, allowing the latter party to govern the Swat Valley of Pakistan unmolested.

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In Response to Swine Flu, Obama Pitches More Science Research Spending

April 27, 2009

President Obama this morning said that the swine flu outbreak is “cause for concern” but “not a cause for alarm.” In remarks before the National Academy of Sciences President Obama said that he is closely monitoring the emerging cases of swine flu in the U.S and that the Public Health Emergency was declared as a […]

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Talladega Wreck Rocks NASCAR, Renews Restrictor Plate Debate

April 27, 2009

Talladega is the home of The Big One, the wrecks that take out cars by the dozen and change the entire race, but it’s safe to say it’ll be a long time before we see anything this spectacular — and terrifying — again.

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Holder Close to Making Decisions About Releasing Guantanamo Prisoners

April 27, 2009

LONDON – The United States is “relatively close” to making decisions on what to do with an initial group of Guantanamo Bay detainees, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday.

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Hunt: Out of Control Spending May Doom Obama's Policy Plans

April 27, 2009

April 27 (Bloomberg) — “A hundred million there, a hundred million here, pretty soon, even in Washington, it adds up to real money,” President Barack Obama declared last week, paraphrasing a line attributed to the late Republican Senate leader, Everett Dirksen.

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Prothero: Statistics Illustrate Myth of Post-Christian America

April 27, 2009

In the endless debate over whether the United States is a Christian nation, the “ayes” no longer seem to have it. The “ayes” might have the 1892 Supreme Court ruling describing the United States as a “Christian nation,” but the “nays” have the Treaty of Tripoli of 1797, which affirmed that “the United States of […]

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Editorial: Impeach Bybee? What a Joke

April 27, 2009

The laws of war, as subscribed to by most civilized nations — even if adherence can be spotty — draw an important distinction between uniformed prisoners of war and irregulars who wear no recognizable uniform, the better to meld into the general populace of non-combatants in order to act as spies or saboteurs, blowing up […]

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