October home sales rise 10.1 percent from September
WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Realtors said Monday that home resales rose 10.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.1 million in October, from a downwardly revised pace of 5.54 million in September.The tax credit of up... read the full story
Health bill leaves consumers behind
WASHINGTON -- For consumers, the health care bills taking final shape in Congress don't rate close to a perfect 10. read the full story
Gold-Plated Witch on Wheels: They Don't Believe in Representative Democracy
The strangest part of the Democrats' suicide pact to pass Obamacare is their blatant disregard for the will of their constituents. Wasn't part of civics class about how we elect representatives to go to Washington to do our bidding? Somebody needs to tell these... read the full story
Photo by Bullneck The Catholic Church is shaking things up these days, huh? The same Church that silenced Galileo Galilei has acknowledged that aliens could maybe exist . Further, the Church says that xenomorphs might not require redemption through the blood of Jesus... read the full story
The Law Still says that Federal Reserve Notes are not money
They shall be redeemed in lawful money on demand at the Treasury Department of the United States, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, or at any Federal Reserve bank. UNITED STATES CODE TITLE 12 > CHAPTER 3 > SUBCHAPTER XII > § 411... read the full story
DCist Predicts: Redskins @ Cowboys
Photo by dharmabumx . It didn't take much to turn Redskins fans' frowns into smiles: a fake field goal throw for a touchdown, an injury to starting Denver starting QB Kyle Orton, and, finally, a win over a halfway decent team to celebrate. The future still looks... read the full story
IRAN TO HOLD WAR GAMES TO PROTECT NUCLEAR FACILITIES
Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander said. Brigadier General Ahmad Mighani also suggested Iran could itself produce an advanced missile defense system that Russia has... read the full story
Goals But No Grit Means 3-2 Loss for Capitals
Young Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth found himself looking into the back of his net one too many times Friday night in a 3-2 loss. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) The Washington Capitals scored first, but the Montreal Canadiens scored more and won 3-2 on Friday night at... read the full story
Young Men and Fire: Timothy Egan's The Big Burn
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & The Fire That Saved America by Timothy Egan Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 324 pages, $27 In August of 1910, the largest fire ever to sweep across forests in the United States claimed trees, buildings, and lives across a stretch of... read the full story
OBAMA APPROVAL RATING DROPS BELOW 50 PERCENT
President Barack Obama tours the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing November 18, 2009. BY STEVE HOLLAND Reuters WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama’s job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is... read the full story
SPEAKER PELOSI TERMS AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI AN UNWORTHY PARTNER
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) File Photo BY SUSAN CORNWELL Reuters WASHINGTON - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an “unworthy partner” who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker... read the full story
Reed Lashes Out at Stimulus Package
Mayor Chuck Reed is in Washington to tell the Administration what he thinks of the stimulus package. The feds probably wish he hadn’t come at all. When asked at a meeting at the Brookings Institute how $79 million in federal stimulus funding has helped San Jose... read the full story
The weapon of choice of Stanwood rampagers. Whew! What a week for weird crimes. So far we've had self-styled ninjas wounding themselves, crossbow-wielding attackers , an underage drunk driver turning herself in and a miraculously harmless 8-story fall . (Okay, that... read the full story
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