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 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_1 0c20c20f8e60295c1942ea9a4de7e8c3 Senator John McCain’s future in the U.S. Senate may be a little less assured than previously thought. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely 2010 Republican Primary voters in Arizona finds the longtime incumbent in a virtual tie with potential challenger J.D. Hayworth. McCain earns 45% of the vote, while Hayworth picks up 43%. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_2 bcad34e1cc2e0a25eaad4e36b7455bdb PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest Gallup Daily tracking results show 49% of Americans approving of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, putting him below the majority approval level for the first time in his presidency. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_3 eca03cae14c2785787f2fd3a6fc19784 The director of Britain’s leading Climate Research Unit, Phil Jones, has told Investigate magazine’s TGIF Edition tonight ..."It was a hacker. We were aware of this about three or four days ago that someone had hacked into our system and taken and copied loads of data files and emails."… (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:51 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_4 4bc88eb2d8001de46211c01d28e646a2 New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and go for screening less often than had been previously recommended. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:51 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_5 469d47db5ad3cabcfac7047a3fec4c31 Earlier tonight Andrew Breitbart, James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles discussed the final chapter of the ACORN L.A. saga on “Hannity,” but more interestingly, Breitbart disclosed where the story goes from here.  Transcript (below) starts from 3:50 into the clip: (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T14:48:32Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_6 3717aaa7e067272c338dc50176d87f83 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:10:05 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_7 7fb0adff5d27489824c83d28f79f31be November 20, 2009 – Today, Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson announced that he will vote for the motion to proceed to debate health care reform on the Senate floor and issued this statement: (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T14:48:32Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_8 6192a6985c6935cf84a5f8b754f346f1 Mayor of Sacramento Kevin Johnson (Photo by Jeff Carlick/NBAE via Getty Images) and District of Columbia Public Schools chancellor Michelle Rhee (Examiner File Photo) (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T17:30:42Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_9 4c0c0e1788f54772365642c28dfc7c11 The Lafayette County Republican Central Committee is proudly celebrating a new crazy billboard on I-70 near Grain Valley. It calls for citizens to "starve the beast" and "vote out incumbents" -- and if that doesn't work, "PREPARE FOR WAR." (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T14:48:32Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_10 7490a2cf8273eb83dc19923655fb4891 The Obama Justice Department is having problems prosecuting terrorist cases because top department attorneys have conflicts of interest. According to documents obtained exclusively by The Washington Times, Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli, No. 3 official in the Justice Department, had to recuse himself on at least 13 active detainee ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T17:30:42Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_11 b83ada16fc168054c43a71cfba3e2607 Republican activist and free market think-tanker Grant Bosse formally declared his candidacy today in New Hampshire’s 00th Congressional District after news that the Obama administration has attributed a majority of the state’s stimulus jobs to that non-existent district. Bosse is in New Hampshire has only two congressional districts, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:10:05 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_12 71f707b430d2e6c850eec06f3754c85b BAGHDAD - It seems that the Brett Favre-Green Bay Packers saga is such a worldwide phenomenon that it's being used by detainees in American military camps. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:57:06 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_13 bdcd5cdb8aa53a01b18c96d33693e91f Something is fishy about this article on the U.S. relationship with Afghan President Hamid Karzai . Apparently, the White House is hitting the ol' reset button beginning at a recent meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton : But instead of revisiting old disputes, Karzai brought in several cabinet ministers to talk about development and ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:27:23 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_14 59542557be347289e4ee96f2f7e58a12 Senate Democratic leaders have amended their newly released health reform bill to include a contentious provision allowing some workers to receive cash vouchers toward exchange coverage in lieu of enrolling in employer-based plans. Here’s an explanation from a statement released moments ago by the amendment’s sponsor, Sen. Ron Wyden (D- (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T17:30:42Z Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:18 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_16 3b053ab9bf024647598be844568e3b39 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:18 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_17 97e3fa6180afa9d1644f02692c71bf31 Egypt has recalled its ambassador to Algeria after World Cup qualifying football matches between the two countries resulted in a number of outbreaks of violence. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:27:23 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_18 5fa0ad9d99fca958d6aac5e2b90d6af8 Bo Lipari, the former executive director of New Yorkers for Verified Voting, has debunked The Gouverneur Times' claim of a "virus" in the computerized voting systems that skewed the results of the 23rd Congressional District race. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T09:45:31-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_19 5b782d0692717c1478bfbc5632346dc1 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:03 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/1#item_20 d806ca39eec41c079f91ccf980624bcc The good news on the Senate version of the public option is (beyond the fact that there is one included in the bill, making conference that much easier) that it uses the essential components of the HELP version of the public option, with a few minor changes . The core of the public option remains pretty decent, with a single national plan set up ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:18 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_1 9b48bba0ccf9ba09a273c4d44c310798 The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, re-starts after 14 months of repairs. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:20 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_2 c13a09599b7873c00a4e861eda9e42dc Apropos Sean's post on the results of the CNN survey, there are plenty of data points to to explain why Americans are visibly frustrated with the state of the economy. While Wall Street Banks are set to dish out record-breaking bonuses just a year after being bailed out of the financial collapse, things are not [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:18 GMT Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:18 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_4 faef09834a4fa2137143dbac892a4481 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:18 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_5 d9874daa3d107589e142790f879aca57 Read on Source) ]]> Fri Nov 20 18:35:05 EST 2009 Fri Nov 20 18:35:05 EST 2009 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_7 bdeb31fd791ea2216ccd0842af79941f Alex Brandon / AP Photo The Senate takes its first health-care vote tomorrow, with Joe Lieberman tipping the balance. His close friend John McCain tells Lloyd Grove what’s driving the public option’s new enemy. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:20 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_8 3433aee3c2a35a4c07cd923673a3630a Unless you've recently arrived in 2009 on a time machine, you know that smoking isn't good for you. Did you know, however, that smoking isn't good for your computer, either? It's true, at least according to Apple. Two readers in different parts of the country claim that their Applecare warranties were voided due to secondhand smoke. Both readers ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:04:03 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_9 7768e01c2b6f2125eec100cc48db446b Tina Feytook a shot at her bosses Wednesday night, saying: "NBC is sadly the fourth-place network; actually, we're in ninth place if you count the radio stations ahead of us right now." The 1,200 guests at the Ad Council gala at the Waldorf laughed raucously as Fey continued, "I really believe that if everyone in this room would watch NBC for one ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri Nov 20 18:35:05 EST 2009 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_10 f2318d30039131825318bb93b411981c NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Here's a Black Friday reality check: Of the hordes of pre-dawn shoppers who line up for hours outside stores on the day after Thanksgiving, most will not bag the best bargains that appear in merchants' circulars. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:51:47 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_11 40c5bf962ab92ee1d9e6fe5d47d69e09 The French Football Federation turns down the Republic of Ireland's request for a replay of their controversial World Cup play-off game. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri Nov 20 18:35:05 EST 2009 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_12 93bdd625221247591a0f5413f104b40e Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:53 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_13 32bf0799a74eff50312a55c5befd5bc8 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:33:56 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_14 897ba89518f287da4f10126e25af7398 Also, it's safe to assume that Jefferson County sent the most military ballots out because of Fort Drum. Jerry Eaton, the county Republican elections commissioner, said 605 military ballots were sent, but 51 were returned. Military voters aren't the majority of absentee voters. Furthermore, it is unlikely that military voters will decide this ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:04:03 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_15 4e4831be42909d38c68a99f2a4eb4b71 The more I look at the merged Senate bill, the more I’m afraid that Harry Reid might have been laying the ground work to betray progressives on the issue of the public option, and gain the support of Olympia Snowe. Many of Snowe’s top demands managed to make their way into the bill. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:06 +1300 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_16 457476bc3bf660f4b7ff007b3dd252ef Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., attend a hearing of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday on the Fort Hood shooting. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:06 +1300 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_17 4c87de5d09e917d3e30bc825dea636e2 Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Angry students at the Davis, California, branch of the University of California refused to vacate the school's administration building Thursday evening in a show of defiance and protest over a 32-percent undergraduate tuition hike instituted by the California Board of Regents earlier in the day. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:53 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_18 0ec52b7154eb279e33311c04bf5560d1 Opinion about which political party is responsible for the recession is shifting, according to a new poll. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T16:18:47Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_19 711102884623e8a5d51811c7b068ff54 Colombians walk next to a bridge that crosses into Colombia which was blown up by Venezuelan soldiers Photograph: Stringer/colombia/Reuters Venezuela has blown up two pedestrian bridges on its border with Colombia in the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the Andean neighbours. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:30:24 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/21#item_20 fad0c7e5f4491f7bd79eb4727b973005 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:53 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/41#item_1 0ec66a609bfac8e42afd37fc33eb8926 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:53 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/41#item_2 8e96ac4d477d0da762763d64bbb442d6 An exclusive interview he gave to Southern Weekend -- a weekly supplement to the Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper -- was published in Thursday's editions, but the page that carried the interview was removed from many copies. And the official online edition of the newspaper had no coverage of the event. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:07:56 -0800 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/41#item_3 1293670ab4c236c37a2581565b3fb8e7 “I don’t discuss my personal finances,” Tony Garcia says, sitting in his spacious photography studio on Melrose Avenue. In these hard times, with boarded-up storefronts lining the length of Melrose, Tony Garcia Photography seems to be a rare patch of prosperity. At the moment, the main studio is set up for work on a Sprite ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T16:18:47Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/41#item_4 0b28e80bbbd2ca24346ee10c0f30d954 This came across my feed thirty seconds ago: Hrmm. I wonder if anyone else has had this unique insight? I wonder what Google News says… I seriously need to remove some people from my twitter feed. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T16:18:47Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/41#item_5 89e34449967b971b290dc5fcee1ea3af Russia has agreed to ease the terms under which it supplies gas to Ukraine, in a deal which Moscow says should prevent disruption in coming months. The deal was announced after talks between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:06 +1300 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/41#item_6 d2893442df556326d9253fdfcf647b3b Christina Ambers, once dubbed the "Heidi Klum of foot models," says a romance with her porter-turned-husband, Angel Rotger, turned her into a pariah among workers at 340 E. 74th St., who made her hail taxis and retrieve packages on her own. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:06 +1300 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/41#item_7 9048f1c8bd5aa1b4b3d139971e52daf8 Nurses, dentists and other professionals with addictions will be subject to more drug tests, and any restrictions to their licenses will be listed on public websites. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:06 +1300 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/41#item_8 f7d09cd27ca8402b467b029f5164917f Legislative leaders had challenged the authority of the state's independent pay commission after it voted to trim salaries. But Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown's opinion says the panel can cut compensation. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T09:39:35Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/41#item_9 7cc3bdd5b9b3525f6934aeb21c2f9736 A power station in Wales: Nobody wants to sign any kind of binding treaty at the upcoming climate talks in Copenhagen in December. The chances of a binding agreement being reached at the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen seem slimmer than ever. But environmentalists still see a small chance of progress at the December meeting. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-20T09:39:35Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1258759536/41#item_10 188619660c75c7ccafcad6d39b763d4f Congressional Democrats could be careening toward a head-on collision with the White House over $200 billion in leftover bailout money — money that Republicans think should simply be returned to taxpayers. (Read on Source) ]]>