J. D. HeyesNatural News Sept 23, 2011 In regard to the health care “reform” measure in 2009, President Barack Obama assured the nation that the 1000-plus page measure was vital –vital– to ensure that all Americans were finally covered by health insurance. In praising its passage in the House, Obama said the measure “will begin […]
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Former top Democrat says when Obamacare takes effect, small businesses will drop employee health coverage
Labor says Tony Abbott is the ‘best friend’ of people smugglers
Two boatloads of asylum seekers – 126 in total – were intercepted overnight. Source: Supplied JULIA Gillard has blamed the Opposition for future asylum seeker arrivals after two boats carrying more than 120 asylum seekers were intercepted overnight. The Prime Minister said Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s refusal to back Government legislation enabling off-shore processing was […]
Ron Paul says he’d consider putting Dennis Kucinich in his Cabinet
Justin SinkThe Hill September 21, 2011 Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) says he would consider putting the liberal congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) in his Cabinet if he were to win the presidency in 2012. Paul said his libertarian political philosophy helps him connect with some on the far left — including Kucinich, who shares Paul’s […]
No insurance for Qld’s roads, Minister says
Updated September 22, 2011 11:48:04 Photo: Crashed car in ditch on a flood-damaged road near Chinchilla in southern Qld The Queensland Government says it has scoured the world but cannot find any companies that are willing to insure the state’s road network against natural disasters. Finance Minister Rachel Nolan says Queensland’s summer of floods and […]
Abbott says PM must resign over asylum policy
Alexandra Kirk Updated September 22, 2011 14:48:19 The Government is standing firm in its attempt to get its asylum legislation through Parliament. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is calling on the Federal Government to resign if it cannot get its contentious offshore-processing plan through the Parliament. The Government today brought forward debate on its proposed changes […]
Mining the brightest spark, says Treasury
CAR manufacturing and component making in Australia will fall 39 per cent by 2020 and the textiles, clothing and footwear sector will decline 34 per cent, according to Treasury modelling released yesterday. But updated Treasury modelling on the government’s carbon pricing package predicts the mining sector will grow 77 per cent by 2020 on the […]
Issa Says He Wants a Special Prosecutor to Probe ‘Fast and Furious’
Fred Lucas CNS News Sept 21, 2011 Skeptical that Attorney General Eric Holder and other Obama administration officials did not know about the botched gun-walking operation carried out by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives along the Southwest border, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) wants to see a […]
Al Qaeda Is Not Going Away, CIA Chief Says
SIOBHAN GORMANThe Wall Street Journal September 20, 2011 WASHINGTON—The U.S. has “a window of opportunity” to defeat al Qaeda’s central leadership in Pakistan in the wake of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, the CIA’s new director David Petraeus said Tuesday. Al Qaeda and its affiliates, however, continue to pose a serious threat […]
Chris Soteriou says wife Vicky watched him get stabbed by her lover
Chris Soteriou was stabbed in the chest and throat. Picture: Trevor Pinder Source: Herald Sun A court sketch of attempted murder accused Vicky Soteriou. Source: Herald Sun A HUSBAND who was stabbed by his wife’s lover shouted at her to run as she stood and watched him being slashed, a jury has heard. Chris Soteriou […]
Taxes and military cuts will pay for Jobs Act, says Obama
“We know what’s right. It’s time to do what’s right.” With those words, President Obama ended a 20-minute-long speech from the White House this morning in which he outlined how the US will afford the $4 trillion needed for his American Jobs Act. “There shouldn’t be any reason for Congress to drag its feet,” Obama […]
Australia Says Carbon Tax Plan Will Give Investors ‘Certainty’
Australia’s government said its carbon tax plan will provide “certainty” to investors by establishing a mechanism for businesses to buy permits from overseas to meet targets. The legislation isn’t likely to be repealed even if the ruling Labor party were to lose power to the Liberal-National coalition led by Tony Abbott, Climate Change Minister Greg […]
Poll Says Americans Prefer Hillary Clinton Over Obama
Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com September 16, 2011 A Bloomberg National Poll shows that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the most popular national political figure in America today. “Nearly two-thirds of Americans hold a favorable view of her and one-third are suffering a form of buyer’s remorse, saying the U.S. would be better off now […]
Chris Bowen says people smugglers are waiting for Australia to ‘blink’
LABOR has warned Tony Abbott “the people smugglers are watching” as it urges him to back government amendments to the Migration Act. Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said Labor wanted the opposition’s support for offshore processing, not its Malaysian refugee swap. “The people smugglers are watching. They’re asking is Australia going to blink?” he said. “The […]
Burke says pokie reforms are needed
AAP Gillard government minister Tony Burke is backing controversial poker machine reforms despite pressure from the clubs industry. A group of Labor MPs, mostly from NSW and Queensland, is threatening to vote in caucus against the deal with independent Andrew Wilkie that helped secure government for Labor, Fairfax has reported. The federal government plans to […]
Guy Who Created The TSA Says It’s Failed, And It’s Time To Dismantle It
Techdirt Sept 15, 2011 One of the politicians instrumental in creating the TSA, Rep. John Mica, who wrote the legislation that established the TSA, has apparently decided that the whole thing has been a failure and should be dismantled. He notes that “the whole program has been hijacked by bureaucrats.” “It mushroomed into an army,” Mica […]
Rick Perry Says He Opposes Globalist Super Highway
Kurt Nimmo Prison Planet.com September 15, 2011 During a call-in radio show in Des Moines, Iowa, declared GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry told a whopper. He said the idea of a NAFTA Super Highway (or Trans-Texas Highway) does not appeal to him. “I’m looking for a candidate that is actually going to walk their talk, […]
TSA Creator Says Dismantle, Privatize the Agency
Audrey HudsonHuman Events September 12, 2011 They’ve been accused of rampant thievery, spending billions of dollars like drunken sailors, groping children and little old ladies, and making everyone take off their shoes. A d v e r t i s e m e n t But the real job of the tens of thousands […]
Ron Paul Campaign Says: “Never Forget” Everything About 9/11
Gather Sept 12, 2011 The Ron Paul campaign acknowledged the tenth anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 with a reminder that much has changed since that terrible day. Today across the nation, many people prayed, remembered and held ceremonies to honor those killed in the largest terror attack ever perpetrated in America. […]
Russia resists Syria sanctions, U.N. says 2,600 dead
Guy FaulconbridgeReuters Sept 12, 2011 Russia rejected Monday Western calls for greater pressure on Syria over its violent crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad, in which the United Nations said 2,600 people have been killed. A day after France described the lack of a firm U.N. stance against Damascus as a scandal, President Dmitry […]