Monthly Archives: September 2010
Leftist City Council Member Throws Tantrum During Meeting
Leftist City Council Member Throws Tantrum During Meeting – Clark County Conservative
Vancouver, Washington – Vancouver city “Progressive” council member Jeanne Harris has once again erupted in anger and vitriol aimed towards a citizen during the Citizen Communications segment of the City Council Meeting.
Just weeks ago she lambasted Larry Patella over his right to free speech during the council meeting, resulting in a confrontation between her and fellow council member, Jeanne Stewart.
Ms Harris is also one of the three council members, joining Mayor Leavitt and Bart Hansen, who saw no problem with passing an ordinance restricting our right to free speech in political gatherings by placing prior notice limitations on such gatherings, even though no problems have ever occurred during such gatherings held be either left-wing or right-wing groups.
That ordinance did not pass as such and was rewritten to exclude political gatherings, which Ms. Harris clearly disagreed with.
I was in attendance at both meetings and Ms. Harris appeared visibly upset that she did not get her way to place limitations on gatherings that pertain to free speech rights for all.
At a subsequent town hall she once again became visibly upset with citizens over confronting Mayor Leavitt for his switch on campaigning on no tolls, admonishing the audience, most a bit older than she, as if they were third graders.
And now, once again, it is reported that not only did she throw a tantrum towards a citizen during the Citizen Communications segment, but that she stormed out of the council meeting and afterwards, angrily confronted fellow council member Jeanne Stewart in the hallway.
Mayor Timothy D. Leavitt and the Vancouver City council received a request today asking that the Council establish an Ethics Committee to review a complaint alleging a violation of the Council’s Code of Ethics policy by Councilmember Jeanne Harris during the September 13, 2010, Council meeting.
Councilmembers Jack Burkman and Larry Smith sent a letter via e-mail to the Mayor and Council as provided by the Council Code of Ethics policy 100-36 stating that they believed a violation of Section 6.0A of the Code, Standards of Conduct, that “Councilmembers will at all times treat each other with respect and dignity” occurred during the September 13 meeting. Burkman and Smith contend that Councilmember Harris’ actions toward fellow Councilmember Jeanne Stewart and Mayor Leavitt during the meeting were not respectful and did not “treat them with dignity.”
In asking that the Council establish an Ethics Committee at the next regular meeting consistent with Section 7.0 of the Code of Ethics policy Burkman and Smith ask that the Committee investigate the allegations and determine the appropriate action to be taken.
Mayor Leavitt said that Council will consider this request as an agenda item during the Monday September 20 Council meeting. “The Council will address the issues as outlined in the Code of Ethics policy,” he said.
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Bloomberg: Poll Problems ‘A Royal Screw-Up’ – WFAN
There were major problems at the polls on primary day in New York and it’s all connected to the debut of the state’s new electronic voting machines. New York City spent $160 million on new voting machines, but the roll out was embarrassing.
Some polling places opened as much as four hours late and thousands may have been unable to cast ballots, reports CBS 2′s Marcia Kramer.
“That is a royal screw-up and it’s completely unacceptable,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
Sources told CBS 2 that the list of problems was astonishing, including: broken machines, missing machines, missing emergency ballots and workers totally unprepared to assist voters and resolve technical glitches. And probably the most unforgivable was the fact that polling places opened hours late.
One polling place at 38 Water St., in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn was still closed at 8:30 Tuesday morning, two and a half hours after its scheduled 6 a.m. start.
Another polling place at 350 Fifth Ave. in Park Slope still wasn’t open at 8:15 a.m.
And most ironic, one at 339 8th St. – Camp Friendship – didn’t open until after 9, because the keys to open the voting machines didn’t arrive. That’s where Public Advocate Bill de Blasio votes and he was furious.
“Literally we have right now thousands from what I’ve heard already, could be 10,000 New Yorkers turned away, didn’t get to vote, may not get to vote, and that’s outrageous,” de Blasio said. “Unfortunately, this could decide the election in some cases, literally, which machines were working and which weren’t, could decide this election.”
Mayor Bloomberg blamed the board of elections. “The board is a remnant of the days when Tammany Hall ran New York. New Yorkers deserve better than this and the time has come to fix it,” Bloomberg said.
As public advocate, de Blasio said he’s going to do the oversight to try to fix the problems, but the elections in November are only seven weeks away.
“I got there at 6:20 a.m. They hadn’t plugged the machines in yet. They weren’t sure how to sign people in. They signed me in, they first gave me a Republican ballot instead of a Democratic ballot,” Judi Wind, a Lower East Side resident, told CBS 2?s Kathryn Brown.
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Big Night For Tea Party: O’Donnell Wins Delaware – Houston Chronicle
Virtually unknown a month ago, Christine O’Donnell rode a surge of support from tea party activists to victory in Delaware’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday night, dealing yet another setback to the GOP establishment in a campaign season full of them.
O’Donnell defeated nine-term Rep. Mike Castle, a fixture in Delaware politics for a generation and a political moderate.
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Tea Party Pick Paladino Beats Lazio For GOP Guv Nod – NPR
The Tea Party movement scored another major victory with the surprise win by Carl Paladino, a Buffalo businessman, in the Republican primary race for governor.
Paladino beat Rick Lazio, a former congressman who was the candidate of the Republican establishment and was fairly well known in the state. In 2002 he lost a state-wide race against Hillary Clinton for Senate.
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Reid Tries To Slip ‘Dream Act’ Into Defense Bill – CNN
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday he will add the DREAM Act, a controversial immigration measure, to a defense policy bill the Senate will take up next week.
The decision means the defense bill, which often passes with bipartisan support, will be home to two major, thorny political issues – the other being the repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
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Rangel Wins Primary Despite Being Corrupt – The Hill
After being dogged by allegations of ethical misconduct for much of the past year, Rep. Charles Rangel easily beat back his first primary challenge in nearly 20 years Tuesday.
He showed confidence in his victory early in the evening, taking the stage at his victory party in Harlem four times before the race was called. “I’m going to go back to Washington with such pride,” Rangel said.
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French Face Veil Ban Passes Last Legislative Hurdle – Haaretz
France’s proposed ban on full face veils in public cleared its last legislative hurdle when the Senate approved a bill outlawing the garments.
The law has already been passed by the National Assembly but still has to be vetted by the Constitutional Council, France’s highest constitutional authority. It would make France the first European country to outlaw the burqa or niqab. Offenders would be fined 150 euros.
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Reggie Bush To Forfeit Heisman – ESPN
Under pressure since his award-winning 2005 campaign at USC was vacated, running back Reggie Bush said in a statement on Tuesday that he will forfeit the Heisman Trophy.
“One of the greatest honors of my life was winning the Heisman Trophy in 2005,” the statement released by the New Orleans Saints reads. “For me, it was a dream come true. But I know that the Heisman is not mine alone.”
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Harry Reid Arrives At Clean Energy Summit… In A Fleet Of Giant SUVs – Detroit News
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rolled up to the Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada last week… in a fleet of giant SUVs.
The Heartland Institute reports that while the Senate Majority Hypocrite “and other high-profile environmental activists blasted carbon-based fuels at the Reid-sponsored summit, Reid and other bigwigs were caught on film driving to and from the summit in several SUVs.”
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Justice Inspector General Probing Black Panther Case – Washington Times
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division – in the wake of the New Black Panther Party case – is being investigated by the department’s office of inspector general to determine whether voting section employees have been harassed for participating in specific investigations or prosecutions.
In an end run around policy barring IG investigations of Justice Department litigators, Inspector General Glenn A. Fine said his office will review what types of cases are being investigated, whether there have been changes in enforcement policies and procedures, and whether the civil rights laws are being enforced in a non-discriminatory manner.
Christopher Coates, the veteran Justice Department voting section chief who recommended going forward on the civil complaint against the New Black Panther Party, was removed from his post and transferred to the U.S. attorney’s office in South Carolina. New Black Panther Party members had disrupted a Philadelphia polling place in the November 2008 elections, one of whom intimidated would-be voters with a nightstick.
J. Christian Adams, the lead attorney in the case, resigned, citing what he called concerns about the Justice Department’s refusal to prosecute the New Black Panther Party case after a federal judge in Philadelphia had ruled in favor of the government’s case.
Mr. Adams accused Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. of dropping the charges for racially motivated reasons, saying that he and other Justice Department lawyers working on the case were ordered to dismiss it.
In a letter Monday to Republican Reps. Lamar Smith of Texas and Frank R. Wolf of Virginia, Mr. Fine said he has stated publicly “on many occasions that I believe the provision of the Inspector General’s Act that removes the OIG’s jurisdiction investigation of department attorneys’ handling of litigation should be changed.” The Washington Times obtained a copy of the letter.
“But unless and until the law is changed, I have an obligation to follow it,” he said. “However, we believe we do have the authority to conduct the broader program review… regarding the Civil Rights Division’s enforcement of voting rights law, and we intend to conduct such a review.”
Mr. Fine noted that while the review will include information about such cases as the New Black Panther Party matter and others, it will be focused “more broadly on the overall enforcement of civil rights laws by the Voting Section rather than on a single case.”
Mr. Smith and Mr. Wolf had raised concerns in July and August regarding the dismissal by the Justice Department of a civil complaint against the New Black Panther Party, in addition to broader allegations regarding the civil rights division’s enforcement of federal voting rights laws.
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7 States Holding Primaries As Season Wraps Up – NewsMeat
The primary season is ending as it began, the Republican establishment on one side and tea party activists on another.
The competition is particularly strong in Delaware and New Hampshire, as well as New York, where Republicans pick a challenger for an uphill fall campaign for governor. Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia also hold primaries Tuesday.
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County Sues Farmer For Growing Too Many Crops – WSB
DeKalb County is suing a local farmer for growing too many vegetables, but he said he will fight the charges in the ongoing battle neighbors call “Cabbagegate.”
Fig trees, broccoli and cabbages are among the many greens that line the soil on Steve Miller’s more than two acres in Clarkston, who said he has spent 15 years growing crops to give away and sell at local markets.
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Feds’ Next Target: Your Cold Medicine – Daily Caller
On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration will hold a hearing to consider an exceptional intrusion into personal consumer choice: an advisory committee is meeting to debate whether commonly-used cough and cold medications should require a prescription.
This hearing could set the stage for a potentially perilous shift in what the government decides the American consumer is allowed to do.
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Simple Blood Test May Detect Alzheimer’s – AlertNet
A simple blood test could diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, researchers in the United States said on Monday, a finding that could give more people a chance to be tested.
Other teams have shown spinal fluid tests, which require a spinal tap, can detect early changes that signal the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, which affects at least 26 million people globally.
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Chinese Man Sentenced In San Diego For Smuggling Restricted U.S. Military Equipment – Fox News
A Chinese man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for trying to smuggle restricted U.S. military equipment to his native Macau. City News Service reported a federal judge in San Diego handed down the sentence Monday for Chi Tong Kuok.
Kuok was convicted in May of conspiracy, money, laundering, smuggling and attempting to export defense articles without a license.
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Imam Rauf’s Partner Faiz Khan Signed 9-11 Truth Petition – First Things
Radical Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf’s longtime partner Faiz Khan, a physician who claims to have been a first responder after the September 11, 2001 attacks, is a 9-11 Truther.
The Investigative Project on Terrorism has a complete report on Khan who is a founding member of the Muslim-Jewish-Christian Alliance for 9/11 Truth and is on the advisory board of the Muslims for 9/11 Truth.
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‘A Miracle’: 36 Survive Plane Crash In Venezuela – MSNBC
A plane carrying 51 passengers and crew crashed into a steel mill yard in Venezuela and burst into flames Monday, killing 15 people.
Authorities said 36 survivors were pulled from the wreckage of the French-built ATR-42 plane owned by Venezuela’s state-run airline Conviasa. The aircraft was flying from Margarita to Puerto Ordaz when it came down near the gates of the vast Sidor mill.
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Woman Cited After Walking Into Walgreens In Thong And Whipped Cream – Inforum
Police cited a 37-year-old Moorhead woman for indecent exposure Sunday after she allegedly walked into the downtown Walgreens store here partially covered in whipped cream.
The woman, identified by police as Katherine Margaret Watson, entered the store about 5:45 p.m. wearing only a thong, pasties, a “partial” green towel and whipped cream, Lt. Tory Jacobson said.
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Scumbags Jailed After Paramedics Arrive To Find Stoned 2-Year-Old – Weekly Vice
Liandro Flores, 31, and April Flores, 24, were jailed Wednesday after they allegedly got their 2-year-old stoned to the point of being unresponsive.
According to the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office, paramedics were called to the couple’s home in late August, where they found an unresponsive 2-year-old child. The toddler was rushed to Children’s Medical Center in Dallas.
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Burglary Suspect Falls Into Cops’ Hands – UPI
California police found the burglar they were hunting when he fell through a ceiling into their arms, an officer said.
Jose Parada, 23, of Montebello was jailed on suspicion of burglary Saturday after he allegedly broke into three businesses along Whittier Boulevard in Pico Rivera, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt. John Adams told the Whittier (Calif.) Daily News.
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Surgeon Leaves Towel-Sized Swab Inside Woman After Surgery – Daily Mail
A hospital blunder left a woman with a swab the size of a teatowel in her body for four months after what should have been a routine hysterectomy operation.
Susan Misiewicz, 44, was in acute pain after the procedure and was put on a series of different antibiotics by doctors. It was only when she was finally given a CT scan that the oversight was spotted.
NFL Week One Scores – Monday Night’s Games
Ravens Spoil Jets Opener, 10-9 – Associated Press
The Baltimore Ravens spoiled the New York Jets’ opener in their new home with a 10-9 victory.
Wide receiver Anquan Boldin, Baltimore’s key offseason acquisition, toyed with New York’s vaunted secondary for 110 yards on seven catches Monday night. The Ravens’ defense outplayed its more ballyhooed rival by allowing only 176 yards and nearly blanking the Jets on third downs; New York was 1 for 11 in that department.
The $1.6 billion New Meadowlands Stadium occasionally rocked with chants of J-E-T-S, but the Ravens silenced them and curbed the enthusiasm created by several additions to New York’s roster, plus the team’s no-holds-barred preseason TV series.
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Chiefs Hold On For 21-14 Win Over Chargers – Associated Press
Jamaal Charles’ 56-yard touchdown run and Dexter McCluster’s team-record 94-yard punt return gave Kansas City a two-touchdown lead and the Chiefs held San Diego on four downs inside the 6-yard line in the final minute for a 21-14 victory Monday night.
Playing most of the game in a pounding rain, the Chiefs turned the night into the confidence-building coming-out party they had been hoping for since the schedule came out in April.
By beating the four-time defending AFC West champions, they proclaimed an end to a three-year period that was one of the darkest in team history.
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Feds Spent $800,000 Of Economic Stimulus On African Genital-Washing Program – CNS
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), spent $823,200 of economic stimulus funds in 2009 on a study by a UCLA research team to teach uncircumcised African men how to wash their genitals after having sex.
The genitalia-washing program is part of a larger $12-million UCLA study examining how to better encourage Africans to undergo voluntary HIV testing and counseling – however, only the penis-washing study received money from the 2009 economic stimulus law. The washing portion of the study is set to end in 2011.
“NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications,” the grant abstract states. “We propose to evaluate the feasibility of a post-coital genital hygiene study among men unwilling to be circumcised in Orange Farm, South Africa.”
Because AIDS researchers have been unsuccessful in convincing most adult African men to undergo circumcision, the UCLA study proposes to determine whether researchers can develop an after-sex genitalia-washing regimen that they can then convince uncircumcised African men to follow.
“The aim of the proposed feasibility study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a post-coital male genital hygiene procedure, which participants will be asked to practice immediately post-coitus or at least 12 hours after,” reads the abstract.
Entitled “Community-Based HIV VCT: South Africa,” the name of the broader umbrella project, the program plans to test how well received the penis-washing regimen is among South African men.
If most of the men in the study wash their genitals after sex, are willing to do so after the study ends, and report that their partners accept the regimen, the researchers will develop another study to see if the “penile cleansing procedure” actually works to prevent HIV infections.
“If we find that men are able to practice consistent washing practices after sex, we will plan to test whether this might protect men from becoming HIV infected in a later study,” the grant says.
The study’s lead investigator Dr. Thomas J. Coates was the fourth highest-funded researcher in the country in 2002 and is currently conducting HIV research on three continents.
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The U.S. poverty rate has skyrocketed by a record amount under the Obama administration, with one out of seven Americans considered poor last year, according to a report Saturday.
The disturbing trend is an estimate of 2009 census data set for release on Thursday, The Associated Press reported. Underscoring the depth of the recession, a projected 45 million people were poor last year.
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Report: U.S. Eyes $60B Arms Deal With Saudi Arabia – Ynet News
The Unites States and Saudi Arabia are about to finalize the biggest arms deal in U.S. history, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The Obama administration will soon notify Congress of plans to offer advanced aircraft to Saudi Arabia, is a deal said to be worth up to $60 billion. Obama is also in talks with the Saudis about potential naval and missile-defense upgrades that could be worth tens of billions more.
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Justice Department Wins Case… For Iran – Wall Street Journal
Iran won a federal court victory against the family of an American killed by a terrorist attack allegedly bankrolled by the extremist regime. And who represented the Islamic Republic?
The U.S. Justice Department. The Justice Department found itself obligated to step up under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, a 1961 treaty concerning foreign government property.
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Transportation Officials Mull Massive New Toll System – Washington Examiner
Washington DC area transportation officials are developing a plan to combat the Washington region’s mounting traffic congestion and funding shortfalls with a mammoth new system of toll roads spreading across almost every major local roadway.
“Congestion is a major threat to the economic vitality of the region and the quality of life its residents enjoy,” says a report.
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Son Saves Father’s Life By Cutting Off His Arm – The Local
An elderly man who got stuck in forestry machinery near Olofström in southern Sweden on Wednesday, was saved by his son who was forced to cut off his arm in order to free him.
The man, who was born in 1938, was rushed to Kristianstad hospital late Wednesday. The man’s clothes became entangled in the power socket of the vehicle, and he was being dragged into the machinery.
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Japan Frees 14 From Chinese Trawler, Holds Captain – NewsMeat
Japan on Monday released the 14 crew of a Chinese fishing trawler involved in a collision with two Japanese coastguard vessels in disputed waters last week, but kept its captain in detention.
The incident has sparked a diplomatic row, with China calling off planned talks over oil and gas fields in a contested area of the East China Sea and summoning Tokyo’s ambassador four times to protest.
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“Father” Of 55 Children Arrested In Suspected Benefits Scam – Reuters
A Paris man who registered 55 children by 55 different mothers faces up to 10 years in jail and fines for suspected paternity fraud and for helping to obtain residency under false pretences.
The 54-year-old, who authorities did not identify, was arrested in his two-room flat in Paris during a police raid which yielded documents showing more than 50 people were registered as living at that address.
NFL Week One Scores – Sunday’s Late Games
Cardinals Hold Off Rams 17-13 – Associated Press
The Sam Bradford era began with promise. Then Larry Fitzgerald went and spoiled it.
The Arizona Cardinals’ Pro Bowl wide receiver, held in check most of the game, got loose for a go-ahead 21-yard touchdown catch with 6:13 to play in a 17-13 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.
Derek Anderson hung in the pocket despite taking a pounding from the St. Louis pass rush, going 22 for 41 for 297 yards in his first start as the replacement for the retired Kurt Warner.
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Rodgers Leads Packers Past Vick, Eagles 27-20 – Associated Press
Not even a vintage performance by Michael Vick — yes, Michael Vick — could stop the Green Bay Packers.
Aaron Rodgers threw a pair of touchdown passes, Mason Crosby kicked a team-record 56-yard field goal and the Packers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-20 on Sunday.
In their first game since trading Donovan McNabb to Washington, the Eagles (0-1) started with Kevin Kolb and finished with Vick. Kolb left with a concussion at halftime, so Vick played meaningful snaps for an extended period for the first time in nearly four years.
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Carroll’s Return To NFL A Win In Seattle 31-6 – Associated Press
Pete Carroll thoroughly enjoyed his return to the NFL, and so did his Seattle Seahawks.
Matt Hasselbeck threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Seahawks gave their new coach a 31-6 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Coaching his first NFL game in 11 years, Carroll stalked the sideline, marching up and down almost constantly in motion. The only times he stood still was giving congratulations to his players as they came off the field.
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McNabb Wins In Redskins Debut, 13-7 Over Cowboys – Associated Press
Put Donovan McNabb in a different uniform, and he finally finds a way to beat the Dallas Cowboys.
OK, it helps when his defense scores a huge momentum touchdown at the end of the first half — and then hangs on to withstand a final, furious threat at the end of the second half, surviving only when Dallas’ 12th penalty of the game negates what appeared to be the winning score.
DeAngelo Hall returned a fumble 32 yards for Washington’s only touchdown, and McNabb completed 15 of 32 passes for 171 yards in his Redskins debut Sunday night in a season-opening, when-do-we-exhale 13-7 win over the Cowboys.
NFL Week One Scores – Sunday’s Early Games
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Saints Grind Out 14-9 Win Over Vikings In Opener – Associated Press
The New Orleans Saints opened their title defense by winning with defense. Jonathan Vilma intercepted Brett Favre, and the Saints allowed the Minnesota Vikings only two first downs and no points in the second half of a hard-fought 14-9 victory in the NFL’s regular season opener on Thursday night.
How unusual was that kind of result for New Orleans?
In Sean Payton’s first four seasons as head coach, the Saints led the NFL in offense three times and had never won when scoring fewer than 19 points.
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Freeman’s Thumb Holds Up, Throws Two TD Passes To Lift Bucs Over Browns 17-14. – Associated Press
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers like to say this season – maybe even the future of the franchise – is all about Josh Freeman.
The second-year quarterback returned from a three-week layoff because of a broken thumb on his throwing hand and threw two touchdown passes Sunday to help the Bucs overcome an 11-point deficit and beat the Cleveland Browns 17-14.
Freeman threw a three-yard TD pass to Mike Williams late in the first half.
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Dansby-Led D Leads Dolphins To Beat Bills 15-10 – Associated Press
Linebacker Karlos Dansby led Miami’s new-look defense with eight tackles and a sack, Ronnie Brown scored from a yard out and Dan Carpenter kicked two field goals in leading the Dolphins to a 15-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
Miami’s top offseason free-agent played a huge role in limiting the Bills to 166 yards on offense as the Dolphins opened the season with a win for the first time in five years.
Brown scored on a 1-yard plunge and Carpenter had field goals of 32 and 43 yards.
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Brady, Welker Produce As Pats Beat Bengals 38-24 – Associated Press
Tom Brady was back where he’s most comfortable, on the field with Wes Welker grabbing touchdown passes.
The headline-making quarterback threw two of his three touchdown passes to Welker, who returned from a serious knee injury, and led the New England Patriots to a 38-24 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
The season-opening victory came just three days after Brady was unhurt in a two-car crash then agreed to a contract making him the NFL’s highest paid player.
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Texans Surprise Colts 34-24 As Foster Sets Record – Associated Press
Arian Foster ran for a team record 231 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead the Houston Texans to a 34-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
Foster’s sensational opening-day effort allowed the Texans to end a six-game losing streak against Peyton Manning and the defending AFC champions.
Foster, an undrafted rookie who spent most of last season on the practice squad, had 33 carries in gaining the most yards by a Colts’ opponent.
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Jaguars Beat Broncos 24-17 In Season Opener – Associated Press
David Garrard threw three touchdown passes, two to tight end Marcedes Lewis, and Jacksonville beat Denver 24-17 on Sunday in a season opener the Jaguars called one of the most important in franchise history.
Garrard completed 16 of 21 passes for 170 yards. A big chunk of those went to Mike Thomas, who caught six passes for 89 yards. Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 98 yards.
The Jaguars, coming off a 7-9 season in which they blacked out nine of 10 home games, needed to get off to a good start to keep fans in the seats and eliminate more talk about relocation.
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Steelers Beat Falcons 15-9 On OT TD Run – Associated Press
The Steelers are back to running the ball and playing exceptional defense. For one week, who needed Ben Roethlisberger?
Rashard Mendenhall ran 50 yards for a touchdown 2:35 into overtime and the Steelers overcame a shaky start by replacement quarterback Dennis Dixon and a missed field goal attempt late in regulation to beat the Atlanta Falcons 15-9 on Sunday.
With the Steelers leaning heavily on their retooled running game and defense without suspended star Roethlisberger, Mendenhall carried 22 times for 120 yards and the game’s only touchdown.
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Johnson Runs For 142; Titans Rout Raiders 38-13 – Associated Press
The Tennessee Titans looked like they simply picked up where they left off last season, and they quickly avoided mimicking their winless start of 2009 along the way.
Chris Johnson ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns, Vince Young threw for two TDs and Javon Ringer had a TD, and the Titans avoided any comparisons to that 0-6 start by routing the Oakland Raiders 38-13 Sunday in the opener.
Oakland led 3-0 early after a Young fumble. That was the lone bright moment for the Raiders.
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Giants Beat Panthers 31-18 – Associated Press
The New York Giants finally can feel at home against the Carolina Panthers. They just needed a new home to get that feeling.
Hakeem Nicks caught three touchdown passes from Eli Manning, all in the left corner of the end zone, and the Giants surged in the second half Sunday for a 31-18 victory.
Ahmad Bradshaw set up his own 4-yard TD run in the fourth quarter with a 39-yard romp that provided the cushion New York needed to get some revenge on Carolina.
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Bears Escape With 19-14 Win Over Lions – Associated Press
The Chicago Bears seemed intent on giving this game away. But in the end they still found a way to hang on for the win.
Jay Cutler threw for 372 yards and hit Matt Forte with a late 28-yard touchdown pass, and the Chicago Bears beat the Detroit Lions 19-14 in the season opener after Calvin Johnson’s apparent touchdown catch was ruled an incompletion.
The controversial call came with 25 seconds left, after Johnson outjumped Chicago’s Zackary Bowman for what looked like a 25-yard touchdown.
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Babalu highlights Castro’s admission. I wonder if the Left will pay heed to his words!
Bring the Heat brings us a hero!
Bob Belvedere brings us a LOOOOOOSER!
Carol plays the ASSHAT card! And rightly so!
Cassy takes aim at idiocy too!
Matt looks at some Union Douchebaggery!
Doug Powers has some fun with Susan Sarandon
Doug Ross has news that will make your head explode!
Daily Bayonet calls bullshit!
Jamie Jeffords has a classic example of a woman who is sexy, but really, not that pretty, at least to me! Fishersville Mike features a lass who is both pretty AND sexy!
Gateway Pundit has an update on the New Black Panthers. YEP, they are still racist trash!
Government Mess: President Bolton?
Guns and Bikinis features Ali Landry and Hell on Earth features my all-time favorite babe!
HotAir has the Marxist Quote of the Day from Team Obama!
President Barack Obama’s top health official on Thursday warned the insurance industry that the administration won’t tolerate blaming premium hikes on the new health overhaul law.
“There will be zero tolerance for this type of misinformation and unjustified rate increases,” Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a letter to the insurance lobby.
JWF has another hero!
Jumping In Pools has a story of a very bad pony!
Liberal Guy has some great cartoons
Michelle reports that the Democrats are playing the Guilt by high school graduation class card! YIKES! Michelle also looks at Islams anger management issues! DOUBLE YIKES!
That Robot Dude has ROBO LOVE!
Steve: Those dirty tree-hugging hippy freaks!
NSLF has your Nanny State Updates!
Carol has funny photoshop
Old Virginia Blog: The best BBQ in the world!
PO’d Patriot: Yes, the NAACP lies!
Paco: Whats next? Banning BBQ?
William Teach: Even scum detests the Westboro Bastards Church!
Asian Carp Czar? Only at Potluck!
Proof Positive has Halle Berry
Jill goes SUNDRY!
RRR: Can we get some luv for Truman?
Rigt Klikm looks at the man that might supplant my crooked, lying, corrupt Congress Critter!
Mary Sue: The Left prays for………
Saber: Hate speech as a crime?
Sister Toldjah: THUGOCRACY!
Smash Mouth: Lions over Bears? OH MY!
Pat: Sorry Grandma
Wyatt: Philly vs Church bells
That Mr. Guy: BLUES!
Mike: What do they mean “pay for taxcuts?”
The Current: CONSTITUTION DAY!
Stacy McCain is having TOO MUCH FUN at BlogCon!
Theo has BIKINIS!
Lance: BIG DUMMIES!
The Reb: Barney Frank is a big fat…..
WTH: Gun Grabbing Governor!
Daily Benefactor News – College Officials Shut Down Conservative Group After Seeing Anti-Obama Literature – More Articles
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College Officials Shut Down Conservative Group After Seeing Anti-Obama Literature – OPP
On Tuesday September 7, 2010 at around 11:00am one Palm Beach State College (PBSC) student and two Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) members, state chairman Daniel P. Diaz and state vice chairman Eddie Shaffer, were shut down and had campus police called on them after tabling and recruiting during club rush at the College. The PBSC student, Christina Beattie, had received prior permission from college administrator Olivia Ford-Morris to promote her organization on campus via telephone and email communication.
On the day of club rush, officials approached the group and after seeing information about the organization and its ideals criticizing Barack Obama’s economic policy. Ms. Ford-Morris was visibly disturbed by the material presented, published by the Heritage Foundation, criticizing President Obama’s administration. College officials then called the campus police to assure the group left campus. Ms. Ford-Morris denied having ever talked to Ms. Beattie about giving permission to the organization to be a part of PBSC club rush.
“I was shocked and offended by her dishonesty. She outright denied giving me permission to table at Club Rush simply because she disagreed with my beliefs! The fact is, she was using her administrative power to silence the conservative opposition.” said Christina Beattie.
Christina Beattie, a student at PBSC has been the lead organizer of a weeklong recruitment event for YAF. Christina saw a need for a conservative club on campus and decided to create a YAF Chapter. Beattie inquired with college Student Activities Coordinator, Ms. Olivia Ford-Morris, via email about being allowed to recruit at the college rush. To Christina’s surprise Ms. Ford-Morris called her and allowed the group to table at the event.
Other groups on campus attended the event and tabled, but had not registered with the student activities coordinator. These groups remained untouched and were allowed to recruit even without permission. The Film Club, one of the groups not authorized to participate in the event, declined to comment for fear of reprisal from college administration.
Daniel P. Diaz commented that “It is extremely frustrating that when a conservative organization like YAF tries to start a chapter on a public university, administrators who proclaim that colleges are the market place of ideas proceed to be intolerant and censor views contrary to the liberal ideology. The public should be outraged at ideologically driven college faculties and as a community we should demand that all views receive the same outlet on college campuses. Call your local college and demand free speech!”
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In Obama’s first 19 months in office, the federal debt held by the public increased by $2.5260 trillion, which is more than the cumulative total of the national debt held by the public that was amassed by all U.S. presidents from Washington through Reagan.
At the end of fiscal year 1989, which ended eight months after President Reagan left office, the total federal debt held by the public was $2.1907 trillion.
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Suicide Car Bombing In Southern Russia Kills 17 – New York Times
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin blamed extremists “without souls, without hearts” for a suicide car bombing that killed 17 people Thursday in the crowded city in the North Caucasus.
It was the fourth terrorist attack at the market in a decade, and while no one claimed responsibility, the Kremlin has been trying to contain Islamic militancy in the mountainous southern region of Russia.
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Castro Says Cuban Model Doesn’t Work – Yahoo News
Fidel Castro told a visiting American journalist that Cuba’s communist economic model doesn’t work, a rare comment on domestic affairs from a man who has conspicuously steered clear of local issues since stepping down four years ago.
The fact that things are not working efficiently on this cash-strapped island is hardly news. Fidel’s brother has said the same thing repeatedly.
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Obama Approval Rating Drops To New Low – Rasmussen Reports
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 23% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president.
47% Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -24. Overall, 41% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president.s performance. 58% disapprove.
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The N.M. Secretary of State’s Office has fired two whistleblowers who took allegations of criminal activity in the office to the FBI.
Deputy Secretary of State Francisco Trujillo II confirmed only that Manny Vildasol and James Flores “are no longer employed” by the office. Both were recently placed on leave, and both also revealed they had talked to the FBI about allegations of criminal activity in Mary Herrera’s office.
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As of the end of 2009, 41 people inside Barack Hussein Obama’s very own White House owe the government they’re allegedly running a total of $831,055 in back taxes.
In the House of Representatives, 421 people owe a total $6,524,892. In the Senate, 217 owe $2,774,836. In the IRS’s parent department, Treasury, 1,204 owe $7,670,814.
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Dim-Bulb Dems Doom Edison’s Baby – American Thinker
Light bulbs sprang from the brilliant mind of Thomas Edison. But his legacy is coming to an end. General Electric, the company that he founded, is closing America’s last factory for making incandescent light bulbs, victim of liberal environmental politics and zealotry.
Sadly, not only will the workers be losing their jobs but the boon created by their replacements, compact fluorescents, will not be realized in America.
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Wife Kills Horny Husband While She Vacuums – APP
A Ukranian woman killed her husband after he tried to have sex with her while she was vacuuming. Maria Gotenko of Chernigov told police her husband Victor wouldn’t stop pestering her to have sex while she was cleaning the floors of her home, the Sun reports.
While he was kissing and caressing her breast, she unplugged the Hoover and put the cord around his neck.
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Jail Escapees Caught Sneaking Back In – Southeast Missourian
It’s a first for McDonald County Undersheriff Bud Gow: Never has the southwest Missouri lawman had inmates break out of jail and then try to sneak back in.
Gow’s best guess about the motives of the two men who briefly went on the lam late Tuesday is that they wanted to buy some drugs, have a good time and get back before anyone noticed. On Wednesday, both were in isolation.
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Laurence Saunders, a 62-year-old Missouri man was jailed Tuesday after he allegedly entered a woman’s home naked – but was quickly shown the exit when she dragged him to the door by his beard and then beat him over the head with a tape measure.
According to Kansas City Police, a 64-year-old woman awoke just after midnight Tuesday to find Saunders standing over her naked.
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German Man’s Stress-Calming Naked Walk Backfires – Yahoo News
A German man’s habit of taking naked walks to reduce his stress levels backfired when his latest escapade triggered a police search and closed down a rail line.
Police in the western city of Solingen said Friday that a woman out walking her dog saw the man, who jumped onto the train tracks and fled. She found his clothes nearby and reported the sighting to police.
Governor Christie sets a whiny teacher straight!
Great video at Big Government. Man, do we need more political leaders like this man!
I have said it before and am saying it again, EVERY Republican official needs to emulate Governor Christie. Do not mince words, or try to be PC, say it like it is!
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