| Project for the Old American Century Top Stories |
| UN SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS EMERGENCY SESSION ON NORTH KOREA ROCKET LAUNCH http://snipurl.com/fadc8 [uk_reuters_com]
Financial industry paid millions to Obama aide: Summers earned cash last year from firms over which he now has influence http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/
Well, if you're going to overturn a conviction due to prosecutorial misconduct, how about one resulting from a bona fide political witch hunt? http://snipurl.com/faa4x [rawstory_com]
Ice-free Arctic possible in 32 years http://snipurl.com/f58as [blogs_usatoday_com]
As a consequence of global warming, Antarctic ice shelf on the brink of breaking up. http://thinkprogress.org/2009/
Right-wing's false claims that Obama will take away guns 'has helped fuel the panic buying of firearms.' http://snipurl.com/fa74z [thinkprogress_org]
Alaskan Republicans are demanding a new election in light of the DOJ dropping it's case against Ted Stevens http://snipurl.com/f58k0 [www_google_com]
King: Allowing Gay Marriage Will Make Iowa The 'Gay Marriage Mecca' http://snipurl.com/fa78r [thinkprogress_org]
Republicans for Environmental Protection calls GOP's cap-and-trade myth 'a disservice' to Americans. http://snipurl.com/fa79v [thinkprogress_org]
Sarah Palin's Sister-In-Law Arrested For Burglary http://snipurl.com/fa8cy [wcco_com]
House Judiciary Chair calls for special prosecutor for Bush Administration crimes http://snipurl.com/fa8lt [www_dailykos_com]
Bachmann Amendment Against Non-Existent Plot To Replace Dollar Gaining Support http://snipurl.com/fa9n1 [tpmdc_talkingpointsmemo_com]
Former US diplomat exposes Israeli assasinations of US officials http://www.thenation.com/doc/
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| Government |
| Palin challenges denial of her Senate pick. "What is she trying to do, sue us?" asked French, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee http://snipurl.com/f58g6 [www_adn_com]
Report: 'Angry' McCain Referred To Hispanics As 'You People' During Outreach Meeting http://snipurl.com/fa77r [thinkprogress_org]
Days After Calling For Laser Attack On North Korea, Gingrich Says Obama's Foreign Policy Is A 'Fantasy' http://snipurl.com/fa6zy [thinkprogress_org]
Cheney to keep vice presidential records, will not allow them to go to Bush library 'for now.' http://snipurl.com/fc8qq [thinkprogress_org]
House, Senate approve Obama budget http://snipurl.com/f58ha [www_latimes_com]
Sanford gives in on stimulus, will seek funds for S.C. http://snipurl.com/f58i6 [www_mcclatchydc_com]
Axelrod hits back at Cheney: He has not been acting like a 'statesman.' http://thinkprogress.org/2009/
Ten Democrats vote for Sens. Kyl and Lincoln's bill protecting the children of multimillionaires. http://snipurl.com/fa7b6 [thinkprogress_org]
Conservatives Holding Up Increasing Number Of Key Obama Nominees http://snipurl.com/fa769 [thinkprogress_org]
Republicans want a more restrained budget approach. Who are these Republicans, and what have they done with my borrow and spend Republicans? http://snipurl.com/faa0l [hosted_ap_org]
House votes to give FDA control over tobacco. http://snipurl.com/faa62 [www_npr_org]
ACORN chief suggests, "Let the air out of their tires and do not let [Republicans] out of their driveway on Election Day." Just kidding, that was actually GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee talking about Democrats http://snipurl.com/fabmd [voices_washingtonpost_com]
Gates Revealing His Plans To Reshape The Military Monday http://snipurl.com/fc1dz [online_wsj_com] |
| Economy |
| "Cities and counties are reporting a sharp increase in homeless families as the economic crisis leads to job loss and makes housing unaffordable," USA Today reports. http://snipurl.com/fc9nz [www_usatoday_com]
New labor report: 663,000 jobs lost last month, 2 million lost in 2009, unemployment at 25-year high. http://thinkprogress.org/2009/
Surviving debt collection for the next few decades http://snipurl.com/fa7vx [www_politicalgateway_com]
Why liberals are the last, best hope of free-market capitalism http://snipurl.com/fa81e [www_dailykos_com]
Problem: Fox News says $3.6 trillion budget 4X bigger than Bush's costliest plan. Solution: X = .29 http://snipurl.com/fa9fr [www_huffingtonpost_com]
Remember how the Republicans were all saying Obama had complete control over the economy? Now that the Dow has had it's best four-week stretch since FDR, Democrats reportedly set to agree, Republicans to change their minds http://snipurl.com/fabah [www_bloomberg_com]
Though the actual unemployment rate is at a high 8.5 percent, Americans feel an unemployment rate closer to 15.6 percent. The larger number includes "those who want a job but have stopped looking for work and those who want full-time positions but have to settle for part-time employment." http://snipurl.com/fc8vl [www_bloomberg_com] |
| Domestic programs |
| Ollie North goes meme-crazy, compares expanding Americorps to: Stalin, Hitler, the killing of Caesar, and the death of free enterprise. Remember when Ollie was "The Mute Marine"?...good times, good times http://snipurl.com/fac5j [firedoglake_com] |
| Iraq |
| Iraqis execute six gay men in past 10 days. http://snipurl.com/fa743 [thinkprogress_org]
Baghdad Bombings Kill 33 People http://snipurl.com/fc1er [www_huffingtonpost_com]
Video: Baghdad, City of Walls http://uruknet.info/?p=m53173&
Video: Iraqi detainees struggle to rebuild their lives http://uruknet.info/?p=m53158&
Security developments in Iraq, April 6 http://snipurl.com/fcam9 [www_alertnet_org] |
| Afghanistan |
| Afghanistan: 20 Killed in attacks
Q+A-How does the Afghan Shi'ite law affect women? http://snipurl.com/fcajv [www_alertnet_org] |
| Central Asia |
| Thousands Flee US Drone Attacks http://www.commondreams.org/
AMERICA and Pakistan have begun a joint operation to kill the head of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud.
$3bn US plan to train Pakistan military
The United States signed an agreement with Uzbekistan on Friday allowing nonlethal supplies for the war in Afghanistan, including food, building materials and medical supplies, to cross http://snipurl.com/fafsg [www_nytimes_com]
Let me introduce you to President Karimov of Uzbekistan. |
| Israel and Palestine |
| A nation that has violated "every norm of civilized behavior and international law" since its founding in 1948 is held virtually blameless by the U.S. corporate media - Israel sycophants of the lowest order. "Now members of the Israeli Defense Force themselves are coming forward to admit that they committed war crimes" - but the U.S. press is censoring their confessions! http://
NOT SATIRE : Abbas thanked the Iraqi government for its treatment of the Palestinians |
| Foreign Affairs |
| American foreign policy has always backed Arab dictators to remain in power and oppress their own people. These 'puppet presidents' or 'drag-queen kings' are kept in power - with US weapons and intelligence - for as long as they continue to serve American interests, not those of their own peoples. http://
For the second time in 10 months, Canada's House of Commons told Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative government, including Immigration Minister, Jason Kenney, to stop deporting U.S. soldiers resisting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://
Although nearly half of the American public say that they hold unfavorable views of Islam, 82 percent also believe that it is important for Obama "to try to improve U.S. relations with Muslim nations," according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. http://snipurl.com/fc8tm [www_washingtonpost_com]
US congressmen see joint interests with Syria http://uruknet.info/?p=m53191&
Italy muzzled scientist who predicted quake http://snipurl.com/fcag4 [www_alertnet_org]
More than 90 dead in Italian quake http://snipurl.com/fcai8 [www_alertnet_org] |
| Environment |
| Climate Watch: Important Ice Bridge Collapses In Antarctic (VIDEO) http://snipurl.com/fadfz [www_huffingtonpost_com] |
| Civil Liberties |
| States increasingly moving away from zero-tolerance drug laws because they've run out of prison cells to put people and can't afford to feed the people already in them http://abcnews.go.com/US/
Rep Steve King on same sex marriage. Bonus: wingnutter interviewer |
| Human Rights |
| Inside Guantanamo |
| Media |
| WSJ quoting FOX Business quoting FOX News. http://snipurl.com/fa843 [online_wsj_com]
Bill Maher: Obama wants to raise the tax from 36% to 39%, how is that socialism? Joe the Plumber: Uhh...MORALS... VALUES http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Nine companies own 341 of the nation's newspapers. Maybe THAT'S the problem http://snipurl.com/fa90d [sensen-no-sen_blogspot_com]
It's a Media-Opoly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Problem: Fox News says $3.6 trillion budget 4X bigger than Bush's costliest plan. Solution: X = .29 http://snipurl.com/fa9fr [www_huffingtonpost_com]
Hyperventilating mock outrage: nil, Michelle Obama: 1 http://snipurl.com/faa7o [videocafe_crooksandliars_com]
An ex-Nazi sits down to watch conservatives talk on TV: :"This is a joke, right? This is satire? Change a few adjectives and this is Nazi talk." http://snipurl.com/fabkf [www_dailykos_com]
Lou Dobbs goes full idiot: "He still didn't receive a majority of the votes in this country, just those cast" http://snipurl.com/fad8b [transcripts_cnn_com]
Hannity manipulates Strasbourg speech to claim 'Obama attacks America' http://snipurl.com/fbzfj [rawstory_com]
Media Cover Return Of U.S. War Dead For First Time In 18 Years http://snipurl.com/fc1cv [www_huffingtonpost_com] |
| Veterans' Issues |
| Who wouldn't support a decorated, disabled Iraq war veteran in a Veteran's Affrairs position? Sen. Richard Burr, that's who http://snipurl.com/fabcb [www_vawatchdog_org] |
| Corporate America |
| America League of Lobbyists lobbies for more lobbyist access to the Obama administration http://snipurl.com/fab13 [www_cnn_com]
Shell in Court Over Human Rights Abuses http://www.commondreams.org/
The Best Way To Rob A Bank Is To Own One http://
A coalition of corporate lobby and trade groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable, are increasing their efforts to block an "Obama administration proposal to raise taxes on overseas profits." http://snipurl.com/fc9ri [online_wsj_com] |
| Church and State |
| Religious Right Crack-Up? Many Conservative Christians "Finished With Politics" http://snipurl.com/fadej [www_washingtonmonthly_com] |
| Editor's Picks |
| 10 Regions of American Politics http://snipurl.com/fa4lz [strangemaps_wordpress_com]
If you do get to heaven, his wife points out, they're going to be there with you. http://snipurl.com/fa7tg [www_cbsnews_com]
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T.J. Templeton
Project for the Old American Century
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