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Who is this Imam Fooling?
In his quest for a moderate Islam, “Ground Zero” Imam Abdul Feisal Rauf has often excused radical Islam's worst practices while pointing a finger at the West. With the ongoing “Ground Zero Mosque” firestorm and the bigger battle over Islam in the United States, the founder of the proposed …Bloomberg: Koran Burning Legal but "Distasteful"
Bloomberg: Koran Burning Legal But Distasteful The AP reports: NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday that a Florida minister's plan to burn the Muslim holy book on Sept. 11 is "distasteful," but that the minister has a right to do it. Bloomberg was asked about …
Koran Burning Will Take Place Despite Warnings
Koran Burning Will Take Place Despite Petraeus's Warning Talking Points Memo reports: Terry Jones, the pastor of a small radical church who plans to burn Korans on Sept. 11, said this morning that, although he takes the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan's warning seriously, he will …
Petraeus Takes a Stand Against Anti-Islam Rhetoric
Petraeus' remarks denouncing a church’s plan to burn a Qur’an are a rebuke to those who insist on recasting the war against radical Islam as a war against all Islam. The anti-Islam extremists who are trying to take over the conservative movement have never had to answer for their shrill and …Sharpton's Organization Faces Tax Problems
Sharpton's Organization Faces Tax Problems The Washington Post reports: The Rev. Al Sharpton's civil rights organization, the National Action Network, said Tuesday that it is putting its deep financial difficulties behind it. The statement came in response to a news report …
Murkowski Claims She is "Still in the Game"
Murkowski Claims She is "Still in the Game" The AP reports: JUNEAU, Alaska -- A week after conceding the tight GOP primary to Joe Miller, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's not a quitter and is "still in this game." Murkowski told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she's …
Chicago Businesses Lament Daley's Exit
Chicago Businesses Lament Mayor Daley's Exit The Chicago Tribune reports: Chicago's business community, which repeatedly stood and delivered for Mayor Richard Daley as he reshaped a once-sagging industrial city, was shaken to learn Tuesday that he is stepping aside as the city …
Mr. Pawlenty Goes to Washington (for Medicaid Cash)
Today, Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty asked for $260 million in federal funds from a stimulus bill he had earlier derided as "reckless". Over the past year, much has been written and televised about the tea party and the RINOs and the demands for ideological purity. The fact that today, Tim …Premiums Increase Due to Healthcare Law
Premiums Increase Due to Health Law The Wall Street Journal reports: Health insurers say they plan to raise premiums on some Americans as a direct result of the health overhaul as soon as next month, complicating Democrats' efforts to trumpet their signature achievement before the …
Obama Will Not Extend High-End Tax Cuts
Obama Will Not Extend Tax Cuts The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday will rule out any compromise that would extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy beyond this year, officials said, adding a populist twist to an election-season economic …
SCOTUS Clerkships Get Politicized
SCOTUS Clerkships Get Politicized The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON — Each year, 36 young lawyers obtain the most coveted credential in American law: a Supreme Court clerkship. Clerking for a justice is a glittering capstone on a résumé that almost always includes …
Castro Slams Ahmadinejad's Anti-Semitism
Casto Slams Ahmadinejad's Anti-Semitism Jeffrey Goldberg reports: Castro opened our initial meeting by telling me that he read the recent Atlantic article carefully, and that it confirmed his view that Israel and America were moving precipitously and gratuitously toward confrontatio…
Wyden Goes Wobbly on the Mandate
Is Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden's backtrack on the individual mandate the start of a Democratic retreat from one of the core features of Obamacare? “Wyden Defects on ObamaCare” is the provocative title of Friday’s Wall Street Journal editorial describing how Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is advocating …California Senate Race in Dead Heat
California Senate Race in Dead Heat According to Rasmussen Reports: Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer and her Republican challenger Carly Fiorina remain in a dead heat in California’s race for the U.S. Senate. The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely …
GOP Set for Redistricting Advantage
GOP Set to gain Advantage in Redistricting The New York Times reports: The midterm elections are being closely watched for the answer to a high-stakes question: Will Republicans have a majority in Congress for the next two years? But it is the outcome of a lower-profile battle over …
A Climate Change Skeptic Switches Sides
Longtime climate change skeptic Bjorn Lomborg's call for more spending on low-carbon technology will help push forward a debate stuck in neutral since Copenhagen. Environmentalists loathe Bjorn Lomborg, the famous “skeptical environmentalist.” Like Red Sox fans loathe the Yankees. Like …Mayor Daley Not Seeking Another Term
Mayor Daley Not Seeking ReElection WLS-AM 890 reports: CHICAGO (STMW) - Mayor Daley announced today that he is not seeking another term. A public official has to know when it's time to move on, Daley said during a press conference. "For me that time is now." Daley said …
Poll: Castle More Likely to Win General Election
Poll: Castle More Likely to Win General Election According to a Rasmussen poll: Support for Republican Congressman Mike Castle falls just short of 50% for the third month in a row, but he continues to hold a double-digit lead over Democrat Chris Coons in Delaware’s U.S. Senate …
Unemployment Rate Might Reach 10%
Unemployment Rate Might Reach 10% Bloomberg reports: The jobless rate in the U.S. is likely to approach 10 percent in coming months as the economy fails to grow enough to employ people rejoining the labor force, economists said. Private payrolls climbed 67, 000 in August, …