In the weekly Republican address, New York Rep. Michael Grimm said the debt deal legislation was far from perfect and the cuts did not go far enough. (Aug. 6)
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The lowering of America’s sterling credit rating was the punctuation mark on a tumultuous week in financial markets. (Aug. 6)
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[Video Link] Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman (Catfish directors) made this terrific short documentary about Metropolis II, Chris Burden‘s incredible kinetic sculpture, a 20′ x 30′ model city with 1,200 Matchbox-type cars running at 200 scale mph. It took four … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Boing Boing Discovery Date : 03/08/2011 01:41 Number of articles : 5
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In January, after New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie first announced his nomination of attorney Sohail Mohammed for a Superior Court judgeship, he quickly came under fire from a right-wing blogosphere warning of Mohammed’s “dirty Islamist ties” and the ever-popular creeping shariah. Mohammed, a Muslim born in southern India, has “close ties with New Jersey’s judicial and law enforcement… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Media Matters for America Discovery Date : 04/08/2011 13:15 Number of articles : 4
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Top swimmers from around the country, including nine US Olympians, are competing at the 2011 USA Swimming National Championships at Stanford. (Aug. 5)
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4hfdaC7eL4 I know this is an old video ( as old as this past April I think) but it’s very appropriate to post it today. Enjoy! Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : HillBuzz Discovery Date : 05/08/2011 01:55 Number of articles : 4
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The United States has lost its coveted top AAA credit rating. Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the nation’s rating for the first time since the US won the top ranking in 1917. (Aug. 5)
Continue reading …The United States has lost its coveted top AAA credit rating. Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the nation’s rating for the first time since the US won the top ranking in 1917. (Aug. 5)
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Authorities in suburban New Orleans say they uncovered a plot by three teens for “an incredible and devastating” attack at their high school on the first day of classes, with plans for two specific targets, indiscriminate shooting and suicide. (Aug. 5)
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Myrtle Rose was taking a flight over Chicago when the 75-year-old pilot looked out her cockpit window to see two F-16 fighter jets. When she landed, police told her she had strayed into restricted airspace during a visit by Pres. Barack Obama. (Aug. 5)
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