The sheriff of Knox County, Ohio says 13-year-old Sarah Maynard was found safe, but her brother, mother, and a family friend remain missing. One man is under arrest. (Nov. 14)
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Who says you can’t mix politics and pleasure? The former chairman of Barcelona’s football (soccer) team has created a new Catalonian separatist party. His strategy is to use the Barcelona team’s fame and the support of the area’s most popular porn star to win an upcoming regional election. The ex-chairman, Joan Laporta, is not the only football figure to vie for political power. Mauricio Macri, former head of the Buenos Aires soccer legends Boca Juniors, is head of government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Despite Macri’s right-wing agenda, many poorer Boca fans voted for him based on his club affiliation. —JCL The Guardian: A former chairman of Barcelona football club has launched himself on a political career as a populist Catalan separatist, whose backers include the region’s most famous porn star. Former club chairman Joan Laporta hopes the popularity garnered by two Champions League wins and four Spanish league titles can be turned into votes when Catalans choose a new regional government on 28 November. His aim is to break Catalonia away from the rest of Spain and create a newly independent state. “It is time to win our independence and administer our own resources,” the 48-year-old lawyer said as campaigning for the elections started last week. Read more Related Entries November 12, 2010 Court Allows ‘DADT’ Policy for Now November 11, 2010 Dishonoring Pat Tillman
Continue reading …It’s ‘Deranged’ to Not Raise Taxes, Washington Post’s Marcus Declares on ABC’s Roundtable
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Despairing that the current income tax rates will be extended for all income levels, on Sunday’s This Week , Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus declared: “I think that the conversation right now is deranged” and “crazy.” In measuring the long-term “cost” of keeping the Bush rates for those below $250,000 versus for all, she argued: I think that the conversation right now is deranged. We have in one room the deficit commission folks saying look at this huge hole, look at the tax increases and serious spending cuts that we need to do to fill it. And then outside the room, we're having a debate about whether we should add $4 trillion to the deficit long-term or a mere 3.3. This is crazy. Marcus issued her characterizations after New York Times columnist Paul Krugman had made his case for raising taxes: read more
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Khaled Abdul Wahab sheltered 25 Jews after the Nazis invaded Tunisia, but was never found worthy for the title of first Arab Righteous among the Nations. ‘My father opened his home to Jews, but Yad Vashem did not open their home to us,’ his daughter Faiza says
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Boycott against great anti-Semitic composer no longer makes sense, says head of new organization
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Residents of a central Ohio town held out hope Sunday that a mother who disappeared last week along with her two children and a friend would turn up after authorities found an “unusual amount of blood” found in her home. (Nov. 14)
Continue reading …Residents of a central Ohio town held out hope Sunday that a mother who disappeared last week along with her two children and a friend would turn up after authorities found an “unusual amount of blood” found in her home. (Nov. 14)
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While never a neutral arbiter in the Middle East, it still is surprising that the U.S. has promised something like a long-term security agreement—including 20 F-35 fighter jets and a promise to veto any “damaging” UN security council resolution—in exchange for an Israeli settlement freeze in the West Bank. The agreement is currently a divisive issue for the Israeli cabinet, as four members of the Likud party opposed the U.S.‘s move to resume peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. One can only surmise the collective uproar that result after the same deal with the Palestinian Authority. Just sayin’. —JCL The Guardian: A US proposal offering security and diplomatic incentives to Israel in exchange for a renewal of a freeze on the building of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank drew an angry response from several senior Israeli ministers at a cabinet meeting today. Four cabinet members from the rightwing Likud party opposed Washington’s initiative to resume peace talks, in what Israeli media described as heated discussions. The Palestinian authority also said today that it had not been informed . “We haven’t heard anything official from the Americans,” said Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator. “We are waiting for them to contact us.” The US has reportedly offered Israel a long-term security agreement, which includes the delivery of 20 F-35 fighter jets worth $3bn (£1.9bn). Washington also vowed to veto any UN security council resolution that could be damaging for Israel. Read more Related Entries November 9, 2010 Obama Reaches Out to Muslims on Indonesian Trip November 9, 2010 Noam Chomsky on Misguided Outrage
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You know, our readers are really awesome. Super awesome. Not only are you guys really smart and funny, but you’re wildly creative — and there’s no more compelling evidence for that argument than the video in this post. Based on nothing more than an Engadget Podcast rant, commenter (and podcast listener) Michael Jacob created an amazing parody trailer for the non-existent film The Gadget Blog . And that image up top? Created by commenter AWartinger! If you’re not familiar with the source material, go back and take a listen to our most recent ‘cast , but for the rest of you, enjoy the hilarity below. Continue reading ‘The Gadget Blog’ trailer ‘The Gadget Blog’ trailer originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Obamacare is So Great Companies Are Clamoring for Waivers to Get Out of It
November 14, 2010 No CommentAnd if your company is big enough and has enough political clout it might get one too: The Obama Administration recently handed out 111 Obamacare waivers to special US companies… And, they’re hiding this from the American public. It takes 6 clicks to find out this information on the government’s health care website. Unfortunately, if you’re a small business or you don’t have the right connections you can’t get a waiver for your company. That’s the new reality under the Obama-Pelosi regime. Time to repeal it and start over with something that makes sense.
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