http://www.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 2009-11-06T20:09:01Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_1 1a02201483cb85b269b86335e7252da3 The hero cop who ended the bloody rampage at Fort Hood had been directing traffic moments before she confronted the gunman and pumped four bullets into him despite being shot herself. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:23:04 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_2 cec21c786aa1d1ba6250efe45837436a President Obama didn't wait long after Tuesday's devastating elections to give critics another reason to question his leadership, but this time the subject matter was more grim than a pair of governorships. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T20:09:01Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_3 0d1e44aa5a8b25c7b6d94c0d828ca42c David Corn from Mother Jones read an incendiary quote from yesterday's Capitol Hill Tea Party to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs this afternoon during the press briefing. Gibbs used the question as an opportunity to lament the state of discourse in the U.S. Here's the Gibbs exchange: Corn: "Yesterday at the rally on Capitol Hill, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:23:04 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_4 5f403a39875a8f75f2ffe2b5ad3bb971 The number of unemployed rose to 15.7 million in October, as 190,000 nonfarm jobs were lost, the government said, and economists do not expect relief until next year. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:36:05 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_5 31967fbfbd3c168ec1e17e3d7c41f32f Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:04:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_6 dc022b7330f5aff23f4cbb0daa76a314 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:10:07 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_7 8c450a4d688ed1b66153b312be377146 This piece in the Times emphasizes something that comes up a lot regarding the McChrystal report, and many other approaches to Afghanistan: Whether or not a given strategy is a good idea, the ability to actually implement it in a reasonable time is simply nonexistent. This goes for the "civilian" surge, which is severely delayed; troop ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:26:34 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_8 9b2c363c275e98fac986b11191315757 WASHINGTON — Born and reared in Virginia, the son of immigrant parents from a small Palestinian town near Jerusalem, he joined the Army right out of high school, against his parents’ wishes. The Army, in turn, put him through college and then medical school, where he trained to be a psychiatrist. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:26:34 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_9 308c24bc58aeba822fbd61c0f73581b4 Officials were not prepared to say whether the attack was the act of a lone and troubled man or connected to terrorist groups, foreign or domestic. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:04:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_10 cbfc61dc9359cde30d5b0a0122d66293 El plan era hoy a las 5 y media de la tarde: un grupo de jóvenes debía hacer una marcha-performance pacífica (no de protesta ni reclamación política) desde 23 y G hasta 23 y L, cruzar la esquina del cine Yara y volver por la otra acera hasta 23 y G. La idea era sumar gente con alegría y sin espíritu beligerante, sino festivo. La marcha- ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:34:47 -0400 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_11 99c0b621e8821a80bb3c5bd75f98fd24 USA Today is reporting : U.S. Rep.� Michael McCaul , a Republican from Austin, was briefed by military officials and said Hasan had taken some unusual classes for someone studying about mental health. "He took a lot of extra classes in weapons training, which seems a little odd for a psychiatrist," McCaul said. McCaul said Hasan had received ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:10:07 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_12 330ac129bf15152385313286b54137df Liberals and conservatives each have their own intellectual food chains. They have their own think tanks to provide arguments, politicians and pundits to amplify them, and news media outlets to deliver streams of prejudice-affirming stories. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:34:47 -0400 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_13 a9b462a7682725243e8ccf89b23a7166 The one-time candidate for Vice President of the United States will speak at the Wisconsin State Fair Park Friday. Former governor of Alaska Sarah Palin comes to Milwaukee, but with restrictions. No video or still cameras, no audio recording devices, no cell phones, no laptops, and no interviews. Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate says ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:34:47 -0400 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_14 61bf0b6ae2fc24de49deeef641f4da4f Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:34:47 -0400 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_15 3c4bc018319c2fd5823cd4bc82f0cf47 Rep. Michele Bachmann has been one of the top speakers and a co-master of ceremonies at today's Capitol Hill Tea Party, an event that she herself heavily promoted. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:34:47 -0400 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_16 2b4aeaecc6b7551bcdc8291bb3846001 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:50:37 -0600 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_17 ca4f017f720a8d34871908fb794c1b07 President Obama took another pass at commenting on the Fort Hood massacre in the Rose Garden this morning: This morning I met with FBI Director Mueller and the relevant agencies to discuss their ongoing investigation into what caused one individual to turn his gun on fellow servicemen and women. We don't know all of the answers yet, and I would ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:52:07 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_18 6531bfe03e9479479f90c2ddf0b9b621 A Muslim veteran affairs organization says it has not received reports of harassment from Islamic soldiers, contrary to claims by a relative of the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing on a U.S. military base. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:02:45 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_19 7dd0a5e4828e3619bab32a8e29d68619 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:02:45 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/1#item_20 6f02a951a94ba3fac81b4df3dfefe162 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:02:45 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_1 61dd6ca4003adcde9d4702cae94154a8 BOSTON (FOX25, myfoxboston) - FOX25 has learned that Congressman Barney Frank was present during a marijuana arrest at James Ready's home in Ogunquit, Maine.  Ready is well-known for his relationship with Congressman Frank. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:59:32 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_2 e522a1673abe50dc04ba37092e82f933 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:59:32 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_3 0db0171653f1fefbaf082f3b34eaaaf8 GOP leaders have been loathe to criticize Rush Limbaugh -- but House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is taking issue with Limbaugh's claim that President Obama's push for health care was comparable to Hitler's stranglehold on Germany. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:01:03 PST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_4 cb8b5b105c1681bc68cb61a70eced0a9 The House of Representatives is expected to vote on health-care reform Saturday. But the days before a big vote are rarely calm ones, and this week has been no exception. Democrats don't expect a single Republican to cross over to vote for health-care reform. That is to say, the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill, which got eight Republican votes ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T05:44:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_5 161a3b303bebec741b88128d2d77d8d3 Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has served a search warrant at the ACORN office at 2609 Canal Street, according to Tammi Arender Herring, a spokeswoman with the office. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:59:32 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_6 cef72260d7094a08167e287cce34e119 The upstate New York Congressional race just got more interesting. This is the place where a Republican from a usually safe Republican district went to the Cabinet and a very liberal person got the Republican nomination. So liberal was she that she garnered an opponent running on the Conservative ticket. Newt Gingrich for party tactical reasons ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:24:29 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_7 aba4d8a64a1568422704c09b74c6d4b2 NEW YORK TIMES: Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5%. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T07:55:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_8 a624e4d59666eaeeb38752d0a99f0655 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T05:44:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_9 7efdba409ad778c1ceb67643e412a007 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:42:50 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_10 97155f3173cd9f68e15f50fc222ad99d Democratic leaders trying to preserve a high-stakes Saturday vote on a House health reform bill battled a swift current of rank-and-file defections Friday as the White House swung into action to help corral the final votes. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T03:50:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_11 167bbe7bb2fe5f226accb3a7e445d990 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T05:44:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_12 0640c21a91f4448bf737e3071bd8fd5b Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:01:03 PST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_13 7e02c410961b485f84a20bc55d333ba1 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:01:03 PST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_14 02ea1d3f403ede1f2c77eda88d0882fd Major Nidal Malik Hasan is a career soldier with some 20 years experience, who had trained as a psychiatrist and treated troops returning from combat. He is also reported to be a devout Muslim, who attended daily prayers at a mosque and was seen on the morning of the shooting wearing traditional Arabic dress as he shopped for groceries. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T18:13:39-08:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_15 fcabf4ccc59962431c6aba47873c7309 Is this what the Democrats mean to inflict on the unsuspecting public that believes it is getting health care? What chaos lies ahead? (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T22:06:52Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_16 04941866d61bf1de48ec690c2c2629d6 In the wake of the NY-23 right-wing revolt, could the GOP be on the verge of seeing even more challenges from the activist right? Some recent developments suggest that the natives are getting restless. • NRCC chairman Pete Sessions is being challenged in the Republican primary by David Smith , a corporate financial analyst. Smith told us that ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T00:23:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_17 a458df58e4c436fd509b213deff01a62 BROOKSVILLE — U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite has a primary opponent for next year's election who appears poised to come at the four-term Republican incumbent from a side she is not used to defending — the right. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T00:23:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_18 e48cd912f7ebd3447691916075a240ae As concern spreads about H1N1 flu, a new survey of California voters found that while most consider the vaccine safe, a majority had no plans to get vaccinated. The poll also found that blacks and Latinos are far more likely than other groups to say they believed the vaccine could be unsafe. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:06:38 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_19 b92c80e7f4733dff2dcb9ec3044df26c Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:42:50 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/21#item_20 67d6436488b611a2a5921b689aed47ac He speaks on talk radio and cable television as often as 15 times a week, warning that illegal immigrants are stealing jobs, destroying American culture and killing police officers. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T00:23:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_1 e3b9a1fdf69eb64feb36d851a8dea62f Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:02:51 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_2 0801d2969b7776d1193f0765ed834ec5 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has put Senators on notice that the chamber may be in session for several Saturdays in December. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T23:01:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_3 43f036ec9b99f1b9b575b0e29cfcaa5b Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:02:51 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_4 bafffaa74af488e3ebc0b76318d19d2f Islamists in southern Somalia have stoned a man to death for adultery but spared his pregnant girlfriend until she gives birth. Abas Hussein Abdirahman, 33, was killed in front of a crowd of some 300 people in the port town of Merka. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T20:49:19Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_5 20e408712041a83a69ca29f97c1d1703 ORLANDO, Fla. -- wo of eight people shot inside an Orlando high-rise building late Friday morning have died and police are still looking for a gunman. Orlando fire officials all those transported from the Gateway Center on Legion Place near Lake Ivanhoe just before noon Friday had life-threatening injuries. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:06:03 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_6 10029a499dabd8274c6e64c30743b414 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:38 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_7 8816a2bcaae470618a4aa0c7373f2a81 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:27 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_8 3fceec760fe21111fb45bbcd6c945800 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_9 0b2f5120d00e8bb7f73b21a786aefa62 Blue Dogs like to say that they are fiscal conservatives. In fact, "fiscally conservative" is the first way that Blue Dogs describe themselves on their website . That description is right next to a deficit clock, because I guess reducing the deficit is their number one priority. Fortunately for the Blue Dogs, there is a health care bill in the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:38 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_10 11728f33f650f8064bb435802eb977bb Pretty funny stuff from Jon Stewart: more about "Stewart Does Beck", posted with vodpod (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:13:33 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_11 fb12f917509309859380f9cfc460e74f U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, shown with Mayor Richard Daley last month, is the federal overseer of school stimulus spending. (Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune / October 7, 2009) (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:50:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_12 56d9ef06fe7bae330f385bcc99e5342f Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:13:33 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_13 fe26f0330003c4d0d3355ec950ffddf4 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:32:39 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_14 7cc8630cb997caf2cf2d85a0ea334221 C-SPAN2 offers gavel to gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate. C-SPAN2 also offers a balanced variety of public affairs programming when the Senate is in adjournment, including congressional committee hearings, press briefings, newsmaker speeches & public policy discussions. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T15:45:17-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_15 d21a9765958e84665482974527a678dd Tracey Maclin, a law professor at Boston University, said it “makes perfect sense’’ for Coakley to weigh in on this case. “I’m against the death penalty, but it would be bordering on incompetence for an attorney general not to sign this case,’’ he said. “If the Supreme Court makes it harder, that&# ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:32:39 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_16 ce3011b7b85523a3202d9f8f6dc90e6c A question I’m occasionally asked at public events is, why aren’t we creating jobs with a WPA-type program? It’s a very good question. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:13:33 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_17 4f1ce60a41140a9fa2419b2dc3fc039a Of all the numbers swirling around this week Capitol Hill this week – health care whip counts, CBO estimates, winning and losing margins in Virginia, New York and New Jersey – one stands out from the rest: 10.2 percent. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:23:03 -0600 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_18 509aeceddf01afb2ec8c64d34dc92268 Unemployment has reached a 26-year high of 10.2 percent. Today the House Republican Conference sent out this graphic, which is essentially the same as the chart that we've been following for some months now ; click to enlarge: It's gone past the point where we could officially declare the "stimulus" bill a failure. At this juncture, I don't see ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:27 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_19 74e17d74aa73c58641cf682970e63244 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:13:33 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/41#item_20 e56620c711ef2c0e32d7ac36dccd4fd2 Please upgrade your flash player. The video for this item requires a newer version of Flash Player. If you are unable to install flash you can download a QuickTime version of the video. EMBED (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:52:43 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_1 92a287fbc43156c5022abe1a9a70de64 Democrats got their woman in Iowa, expanding the Senate playing field a bit: Des Moines lawyer Roxanne Conlin plans to file paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission next week to run for U.S. Senate next year, adviser Mark Daley said today. Conlin, a Democrat, has said last month she is more likely than not to seek the seat held by five- ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:27 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_2 76b0084fac070a218938254d0980e72e Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:54:35 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_3 f8bbacddb993f709d1f657bbc4cf03a5 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T15:45:17-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_4 ab2f83b1c105ca62d1d328686e0fe526 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:27 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_5 c9dab80ca515f3b3f9329cb63558c491 I was saying this morning that I thought conservative affection for nuclear power was a bit odd in light of the fact that only massive socialism seems capable of financing nuclear power plants. David Frum has a post in response that I don’t totally understand: Nor is it true, as Matt contends, that only an active [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:50:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_6 56f7b7a283f5dafcaa6540484e1546c0 Tree huggers be warned: Soon you may be picking up part of the energy bill for the neighbors who leave all the lights on. In a recent application to the state, Pacific Gas and Electric asked to raise service rates by 5 percent for their best energy-conserving customers, typically smaller households. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:38 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_7 fa2b5bee48262f2a6f2169cc5a4ad3ac Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:47:41 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_8 ef7f989d3fa3c67eebf77f6f701209fe "If I wanted to be part of socialized medicine, I would have moved to Europe. I'll be damned if I'm going to let a socialistic Washington shove a new mandate down the (Illinois) taxpayers' throats, especially if it's health care." - Republican Kirk Dillard, the Illinois state senator who famously cut a campaign ad on [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:38 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_9 23e3911f8406be3fdcf10d655b3cf038 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:27 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_10 ca787da600cdb2bce463c6ccf3bf2680 Forbes, Ten Ways To Audit Proof Your Tax Return, by Robert W. Wood (Wood & Porter, San Francisco): While what-triggers-an-audit theories abound, there are some basic things you can do to reduce your chances of being picked for an audit or at least to make any interactions with the IRS less traumatic. ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:27 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_11 7d26db86e2edae715b86c049cebbc1cd I will never forget my son Beau's deployment ceremony on Oct. 3, 2008, in Dover, Del. As I stood in the audience watching him, a general's wife quietly slipped a prayer into my hand. The prayer has stuck with me every day since: (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:38 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_12 1d286bfb22e11e402b4029b8ff6dc63d MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- The number of drug-related killings in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, so far this year has reached 1,647, surpassing the death toll for all of 2008, a city spokesman told CNN. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:27 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_13 4a1ee829301ab74c604475ceb952aa90 We were honored to help judge Long Beach's Howl'oween dog-costume contest Saturday, but while we were having a blast with L.A.'s most pampered pets, our colleague Lu Parker of KTLA News was busy helping homeless pets find new adoptive families. We had a great time -- but three guesses on which of us had a more fulfilling Halloween! ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:27 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_14 8584d9b7930d7ac6057df3e45177559c Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:52:43 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_15 e14da5cf58688f22e0edda6f344edb22 Congress gave final approval Thursday for an additional $24 billion to help the jobless and support the housing market as climbing unemployment poses a growing liability for elected officials. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:19:01 -0400 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_16 d3f71e5da6b00729c10ba5d0dc4f8948 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:27 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_17 8084e144783248425a11c58fcd3369f5 Data extracted on: November 6, 2009 (1:35:05 PM) (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T20:49:19Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_18 3978dad3a359a1c6dd279a0de06cc23f With unemployment over 10 percent for the first time in 26 years, The Daily Beast crunches the numbers to determine the careers with the best—and worst—prospects. The results: the 10 high-growth and 10 worst-growth jobs out there. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:58:41Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_19 942b82f3b52a94385406357a353560b8 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:28:02 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/61#item_20 eb2fac7786188069d80ce021f0cdb114 1. The new ad being run in Florida by the Club for Growth should send shivers down Gov. Charlie Crist's (R) spine. The commercial features Crist saying "we know that it's important that we pass a stimulus package" and embracing President Obama at a rally earlier this year. (Highlighting "The Hug" seems to be an attempt by the Club to parallel the ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:32:56Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/81#item_1 ae345bae0ab9ff04f109260972807352 I think we just caught the DNC lying to the gay community about the election in Maine. And an email from DNC Treasurer Andy Tobias, which we quote below, proves it. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:55:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/81#item_2 19eda7a25c202f2a23fa67e70af4d000 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T09:07:51-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/81#item_3 adffe144b6c5606ff4412fa017c0f1ed As with too many DC establishment pundits, Dana Milbank may only know pretty , as in pretty boy in an empty suit. However, it's clear he appreciates nothing of the beauty that is freedom in America's political discourse . I imagine the Left burning Bush in effigy, calling him Hitler in signs at protests and making movies with presidential ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:30:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/81#item_4 26a64358df4f61cbc49d5d9a284a03ad As House Democrats prepare to vote on their version of a healthcare reform bill this weekend, a man who used to be the face of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida decided he's had enough with the way the health insurance industry is impeding reform. Actor and comedian Andy Cobb used to promote Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida. But now he's broken ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:47:47 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/81#item_5 43e753736f1f37a20d5ea6fe34bd5a77 As part of a late-summer onslaught against Chris Christie meant to narrow a steep gap in the polls, Gov. Jon Corzine's campaign hammered the Republican for a health care plan they said would lift a state regulation on insurance companies mandating that all policies cover mammogram screenings. When the polls soon tightened, Democrats thought they [. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:41 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/81#item_6 09b341d8b605e125b3794e3be1e30330 Negotiations among more than 190 countries meeting in Barcelona to address climate change continued today, but only on certain matters, as delegates from 50 African nations collectively shut down the talks about how to extend the Kyoto Protocol when the first phase of the agreement expires in 2012. Africa refuses to continue the negotiations ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:41 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/81#item_7 2e27282b2e3a6638f79db488804d2c9e The Senate just tabled the amendment proposed by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would have prohibited use of Justice Department funds to prosecute the 9/11 terror suspects in U.S. federal courts. Effectively, that means it’s dead. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:51:27 EST Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:41 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/81#item_9 88b32947c1e474eef8ee41283715acd9 Twelve soldiers were murdered in cold blood at Fort Hood. Thirty others were wounded. Our Commander in Chief calls a press conference and begins it with a long thanks to the Interior Department and Indians who just concluded a conference and then gives a good natured "shout out" to an attendee , all with a studied nonchalance, before he ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:41 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257606250/81#item_10 cbcd8efc76e8c8e347d002e5f7f319f1 Next week the Supreme Court will hear arguments, in Sullivan v. Florida, about whether sentencing a 13-year-old boy to prison without the possibility of parole violates the cruel-and–unusual-punishment clause of the Constitution. Joe Harris Sullivan is one of two teenagers that young currently doing life without parole for a nonhomicide offense ... 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