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Rasmussen: month by month analyses of Obama approvals
Obama Approval Index Month-by-Month When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below. The president’s ratings dipped slightly in October after stabilizing in September.Treasury to order bailed-out firms to slash pay
WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department on Thursday is expected to order seven companies that have not paid back last year's government bailouts to halve their top executives' average compensation. The cuts apply to the 25 highest-paid executives at banks and other companies that received the most assistance, with salaries being slashed by as much as 90 percent, according to a person familiar with the matter. Kenneth Feinberg, the special master at Treasury appointed to handle compensation issues as part of the government's $700 billion financial bailout package, is making the pay decisions.African churches denounce children as ‘witches’
Warning, this is a very long article, but I felt like I had to share it. I had no idea nor had ever heard of this problem. I don't think I have words...
Twilight Cast - Kristen Stewart
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Stewart was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her father, John Stewart (not to be confused with The Daily Show`s Jon Stewart), is a stage manager and television producer who worked for FOX. Her mother is a scriptwriter who comes from Australia.
Bill to Allow Same-Sex Marriage Introduced in DC
(Patricia Hawkins, 69, a psychologist who works in Washington, wipes a tear as a bill allowing same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia is introduced at a city council meeting in Washington, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin))
Same-sex couples would be allowed to marry in the nation's capital under a bill introduced Tuesday by a District of Columbia councilman.
End Tango Makes Three.. most banned book
This isn't a review and I didn't feel like posting this on 4.0I've read this book when it first came out and I have to say it's pretty darn cute. Doesn't advocate anything really and is based on true story.
Gay penguins book is most banned
Authors, artists and musicians are due to gather at a library in San Francisco to protest against the banning of books in schools and libraries in the US.
General Stanley McChrystal: we must give the Taleban jobs
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The US commander in Afghanistan today gave his full backing to attempts to reintegrate Taleban members into the rest of the population.
General Stanley McChrystal said that 50 to 80 per cent of the Taleban would probably stop fighting if they were given jobs and called for “patience, resolve and time”.
The general is known to have asked for up to 40,000 more troops as part of his recent strategic assessment of the mission.
Read it and weep, Obama and the border.
Administration Will Cut Border Patrol Deployed on U.S-Mexico Border Thursday, September 24, 2009 By Terence P. Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer is seen from Mexico's side of the San Ysidro port of entry guarding vehicles involved in a shooting in Tijuana, Mexico, Sept.50 Emergency Uses for Your Camera Phone
50 Emergency Uses for Your Camera Phone by Paul Purcell In an emergency you'll not only need to provide and receive help, but after the event is over, you'll face the prospect of return, repair, and rebuilding. Central to all these activities is communication and documentation. Everything in our society carries a heaping helping of red tape, and disasters are no different.What Rassmusen, Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls TELLS US
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Saturday, September 26, 2009 Few nations are as generous with their time and money as the United States, but right now Americans are a suspicious bunch. Sixty-six percent (66%) of voters nationwide say they’re at least somewhat angry about the current policies of the federal government. Thirty-six percent (36%) are Very Angry.
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