In picking conservative underdogs, DeMint affects campaigns nationwide
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| When voters go to the polls Tuesday for U.S. Senate primary elections in Kentucky and Pennsylvania, they'll write a new act in the ongoing shake-up of the Republican political establishment that's being led by conservative freshman Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina. In Kentucky, GOP voters will choose between Trey Grayson - the handpicked choice of the state's most powerful Republican, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell - and DeMint-backed Rand Paul, son of Texas Rep. Ron Paul. In Pennsylvania, Democrats will select Rep. Joe Sestak or incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter, who bolted the Republican Party last year after DeMint became... |
EXCLUSIVE: Toy Gun Sold in U.S. Can Easily be Converted to the Real Thing..
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| A FoxNews.com investigation reveals that a popular recreational pellet gun can be converted easily to a real semi-automatic weapon. And while the federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is already aware of the issue, these “toys” -- new, top-of-the-line airsoft rifles -- continue to be sold throughout the country |
‘Real Warrior’ Describes Post-traumatic Stress
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2010 – When Staff Sgt. Megan Krause returned home from a deployment in Iraq in 2006, she thought the scariest moments of her life were over. Jill Herzog, of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, comforts Army Staff Sgt. Megan Krause after her speech about her battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Krause spoke during the 2010 Suicide Prevention Conference sponsored by the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., Jan. 11, 2010. DoD photo by Elaine Wilson (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. At her homecoming, “I ran to... |
Real Estate Investing In This Economy. Advice? Opinions? Helpful Hints?
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| I am a real estate investor (wholesaler, for now) in the Baltimore, MD area and I was wondering if there were other RE investors out there in FRland. I wanted to open a forum thread to discuss strategies on how to invest in these harsh economic times and what to invest in. I've been a Real Estate investor for about a year and believe that we have a huge opportunity to make good money given that the housing market is so low. You know, buy low, sell high, right? However, I would like to talk to other RE investors who... |
A Mission To Save Real Jewish Delis, A Dying Breed
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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The other day, deep in Rego Park, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, Stanley Moscowitz and Walter Israel sat down at a Formica table for lunch at Ben's Best Kosher Deli on Queens Boulevard. Moscowitz, who's 53 and grew up in nearby Forest Hills, ordered first: matzo ball, tip of the tongue, roast beef, rye, Russian, onions and Dr. Brown's diet cherry drink. Israel ordered pastrami on rye bread. His son Jason ordered pastrami on white. In his defense, Jason did not ask for mayonnaise, but the combination of pastrami and white bread enjoys a certain...
THEIR OPINION Wanted: Real plan for deficit[Congress and President Obama Don’t Seem To Have A Plan]
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| The record U.S. budget deficit poses a serious risk to the U.S. economy, and Congress and President Barack Obama don’t seem to have a plan to deal with it. The risk is that our largest debt holders, the Chinese, seem uneasy about their holdings during a time when the annual deficit is four times larger than last year. In the past 10 months, the federal government has spent about $3 trillion while taking in about $1.74 trillion. Should the Chinese begin to sell some of their holdings, interest rates in the U.S. could increase dramatically. While the Obama administration apparently... |
Judge Rules Against RealDVD
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| A federal judge in San Francisco has sided with Hollywood studios and ruled against RealNetworks’ DVD-copying software saying RealDVD allows users to engage in copyright infringement. U.S. District Court Marilyn Patel, in an order issued late Aug. 11, wrote that RealDVD “circumvents a technological measure that effectively controls access to or copying of the studios’ copyrighted content on DVDs.” Patel’s order effectively bars RealNetworks from selling RealDVD in any form, including its Facet DVD player that can create and store DVD copies. Dan Glickman, chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, said he was “very pleased” by... |
My.BarackObama.com: Keep it Local. Keep it Real. [ Keep That Ego]
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| Excerpted from Yes We Did! An inside look at how social media built the Obama brand (New Riders) Obama's official social network, my.barackobama.com, was at the heart of the campaign’s new media strategy. Affectionately referred to internally as MyBO, the site allowed users to create events, exchange information, raise funds, and connect with voters in their area. MyBO was the digital home base from which the campaign could mobilize its army of supporters. Creating an account required an email address and a password. Users didn’t even have to confirm their email address. This was done to make the sign-up process... |
Worries growing about commercial real estate
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| Even as banks grapple with rising foreclosures, many lenders have something else to worry about: A rising tide of potential losses from commercial real estate loans that could reach into the billions. |
Signs of life in California Real Estate
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| There's is a lot of activity out on the coast that may indicate a reawakening of the housing market there - and across the country. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- No state has been harder hit by the housing bust than California. It has piled up more foreclosures and has endured among the worst home-price declines. The median price of a single-family home sold in February was $247,590, down 41% from 12 months earlier, according to the California Association of Realtors (CAR). And home construction in the Golden State has nearly vanished: December housing permits shrank to about a quarter of... |
Millions missing in funds controlled by L.A. federal judge (US District Court Judge Manuel L. Real)
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| At least $5 million, and perhaps 10 times that amount, appears to be unaccounted for in funds entrusted to U.S. District Court Judge Manuel L. Real, and the rival Filipino claimants to the account want the controversy-plagued Los Angeles judge to provide full details of what happened with their money. In a protracted legal action brought by victims of late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos, Real had been given control over about $34 million in assets seized from a Swiss bank account and a Panamanian shell company while the Manila government, the Philippines National Bank and individuals abused by Marcos pressed... |
Here's how to spot the real Jew haters
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| Today being the official end for another year of Israeli Apartheid Week, let's address the absurd lament from its enthusiasts that you can't criticize Israel today without being labelled an anti-Semite. Bull. First, let's dispense with "anti-Semite" -- a confusing term since Arabs can be Semites and many Jews aren't. Instead, let's call it what it is -- "Jew hatred." So, can people criticize Israel without being accused of Jew hatred? Of course. |
Do You Think You've Hit Bottom?
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| Do you think you've hit bottom? Oh, no. There's a bottom below. - Malvina Reynolds To begin with after the end of a house price bubble homeowners feel that they have some sort of entitlement to the previous high value of their homes. If they can't get it, they often won't accept lower offers. So, previously established highs tend to be "sticky". This is exemplified by the trend of sales shown in Berkeley, CA, multiple listing data between the late 1960's and early 1980's. Sales volume went down. Inventory went up. Prices didn't drop. There is also normally a "resistance... |
Ronald Reagan Movie
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| Finally a movie about Ronald Reagan. If young Americans knew the truth about Reagan, we would all be in better shape. God Bless Ronald Reagan. Thank you, Mr. President. |
Myths and Facts About the Real Bush Record
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| As the year draws to an end and President Bush enters his final month in office, there is much commentary about the Administration's record over the past eight years. Unsurprisingly, many of these stories assail and distort the President's record and recycle myths and unfounded allegations that have been leveled for the better part of his two terms. Historical accuracy requires a response to the litany of attacks leveled against President Bush, and while there's not enough space to respond to all of them, here are five of the most egregious: |
U.S. Congressman Paul Broun, M.D. (Campaign site for sophomore...great guy!)
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| Congressman Broun applies the following four-way test to every piece of legislation: 1. Is it Constitutional and a proper function of government? 2. Is it morally right? 3. Is it something we need? 4. Can we afford it? |
For Real? Really? Really??? ZOT!
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| Some of the posts on here are so so so amusing! Let's see, the implication that any woman who doesn't support Sarah is a lesbian? That any one who supports Obama is "unwashed"? The more comments I read, the more taken aback. What happened to actual conservatism? Did you all catch the McCain bug where if you disagree with someone you vilify them? Anyone care to come out of the woodwork and speak realistically? |
The REAL Olympic medal count
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| Look, I don't know much about gymnastics, but I do know that landing a vault on two feet is better than landing one on two knees. Olympic gymnastics judges evidently disagree with me, as they awarded China's Cheng Fei a bronze medal yesterday even after she fell on her vault landing. American Alicia Sacramone finished fourth despite, you know, not falling. |
After the Bubble, Ghost Towns Across America
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Dennis Pflueger and his wife won a rent-free year in a nice new house in an expensive subdivision not far from the headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. As part of the prize, they then have the option to buy the four-bedroom home for $452,000. Mr. Pflueger, a telephone-cable installer who describes himself as an "old redneck," is in the middle of his free year. But the Pfluegers are a bit lonely. Just one other family lives in any of the 28 new or unfinished houses on Foxboro Court. ...Since real-estate tanked, many new planned communities across the... |
Real American Stories
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| http://www.realamericanstories.com/ People describe what it means for them to be an American. |
Chertoff on final Real ID rules: "Reconfiguring our society"
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| "There comes a point in time where all the discussion and analysis has to stop. We are now six years away from 9/11. Simply kicking this problem further down the road is a time-tested Washington way of smothering a proposal with process," said Chertoff. "The time has come to bite the bullet." Or, as Jack Bauer might say (while in the midst of breaking half a dozen laws in the name of stopping an impending attack), "We're running out of time!" Chertoff summarized the major features of the final rules as follows: People must provide documentation that proves who they... |
What is a "Real" Conservative?
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| In this campaign and here on FR there has been a great debate going on over who is a "real" Republican and who is not. Indeed, this debate has become very intense but one critical thing has been missing in all of this hot rhetoric. Is there a general, accepted definition as to what constitutes are "real" Conservative? If so, what is it and who gets to decide this? So fellow Freepers, what do you think? What characteristics, beliefs, practices, actions or qualification must a candidate have in order to be considered a "real" Conservative? Or is the definition simply... |
Progress in Iraq Real, Momentum Growing, Odierno Says
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2007 – Coalition and Iraqi troops are creating security in Iraq, and life is returning to normal for the vast majority of Iraqi citizens. But the momentum is not irreversible, the commander of Multinational Corps Iraq said today. Coalition and Iraqi troops have been able to break the cycle of violence in the country, and all trends are positive, Army Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno told Pentagon reporters via teleconference from his headquarters at Camp Victory, Iraq. When the Army’s 3rd Corps arrived in Baghdad a year ago, Iraq was enmeshed in sectarian violence. Al Qaeda in... |
Paulson Says Housing Is Likely To Adversely Affect Economy
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson offered a sobering view Tuesday of the pressure the housing market was having across the country, saying the decline stood "as the most significant current risk to our economy." Mr. Paulson even acknowledged that problems in credit, mortgage, and housing markets were much more severe than anticipated. "The ongoing housing correction is not ending as quickly as it might have appeared late last year," he said in a speech. "And it now looks like it will continue to adversely impact our economy, our capital markets, and many homeowners for some time yet." Housing prices have... |
Stocks Dip on Bernanke's Sobering Words (Real Estate Redux)
Thursday 9th of September 2010 04:23:09 PM
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| Wall Street extended its retreat Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the night before that the slumping housing market remains a "significant drag" on the economy. Bernanke's comments during a speech at the New York Economic Club revived concerns that a recovery from the summer's credit crisis might take longer than expected _ a sobering thought for investors, who are sifting through mixed third-quarter earnings and watching energy costs rise. The stock market had its biggest drop in more than five weeks Monday after a consortium of banks led by Citigroup Inc., which reported a steep profit decline... |
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