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Senin, 31 Oktober 2011
All Trick, No Treat: Obamas Hand Out Dried Fruit at WH Halloween
APBy Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Turns out, the White House did not get egged.
Trick-or-treaters marched up the White House driveway on a wet, snowy Saturday, past the spider web-like gauze, the pumpkins and the costumed actors to the mansion’s north portico where President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama handed out treats, an annual tradition.
“What’s this? Look at this guy,” the president said at the sight of one costumed child. “A headless man. Terrifying!”
And yes, the sweets included signature boxes of White House M&Ms, signaling a temporary respite from the first lady’s healthy eating campaign. Dried fruit and White House baked cookies rounded out the handouts.
WASHINGTON — Turns out, the White House did not get egged.
Trick-or-treaters marched up the White House driveway on a wet, snowy Saturday, past the spider web-like gauze, the pumpkins and the costumed actors to the mansion’s north portico where President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama handed out treats, an annual tradition.
“What’s this? Look at this guy,” the president said at the sight of one costumed child. “A headless man. Terrifying!”
And yes, the sweets included signature boxes of White House M&Ms, signaling a temporary respite from the first lady’s healthy eating campaign. Dried fruit and White House baked cookies rounded out the handouts.
The Very Angry First Lady
APBy Joseph Curl, The Washington Times
Michelle’s back, and she’s madder than ever. She was already pretty angry, seemingly unhappy with just about everything. As her husband wrapped up the Democratic nomination in 2008, she let fly her real feelings: “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country.” A few months into her job as first lady, her French counterpart asked how she liked the gig: “Don’t ask!” she reportedly spat. “It’s hell. I can’t stand it!”
She even seems to be mad at her silver-tongued husband. When the two were to set off on a luxurious 10-day vacation to Martha’s Vineyard, she left early - four hours early - and flew up alone. And those private vacations. She’s traveled to some of the world’s most plush resorts, taking 42 days off in the past year - that’d be eight weeks of vacay time if she held down a normal job.
Now, she is ready to spew her bilious disgust with America on the campaign trail.
Michelle’s back, and she’s madder than ever. She was already pretty angry, seemingly unhappy with just about everything. As her husband wrapped up the Democratic nomination in 2008, she let fly her real feelings: “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country.” A few months into her job as first lady, her French counterpart asked how she liked the gig: “Don’t ask!” she reportedly spat. “It’s hell. I can’t stand it!”
She even seems to be mad at her silver-tongued husband. When the two were to set off on a luxurious 10-day vacation to Martha’s Vineyard, she left early - four hours early - and flew up alone. And those private vacations. She’s traveled to some of the world’s most plush resorts, taking 42 days off in the past year - that’d be eight weeks of vacay time if she held down a normal job.
Now, she is ready to spew her bilious disgust with America on the campaign trail.
Read more: http://nation.foxnews.com/michelle-obama/2011/10/31/opinion-very-angry-first-lady?cmpid=NL_FiredUpFoxNation_20111031#ixzz1cOTUoV2Y
An Awww moment for Monday!
Well, it's Monday again and I have for you some pictures that will probably make you say AWWWWWW! So here they are...I know it's not a funny, but I thought it would be fun to have something either funny or just plain cute to brighten your Monday!
Abracadabra >>> Furniture That Vanishes Before Your Eyes !!!
Furniture that turns invisible when it's not in use sounds like science-fiction, but a young London designer is exhibiting his first ever collection of vanishing furniture.
Too Young To Wed: The world of prearranged child marriage, where girls as young as five are forced to wed.
Photographer Stephanie Sinclair and writer Cynthia Gorney investigate the world of prearranged child marriage, where girls as young as five are forced to wed.
Here we go again !!! Obama to Govern by Executive Order -- his fifth in a week !!!
Acting once again without Congress, President Obama on Monday was directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages that administration officials say has placed patients at risk and led to price gouging.
The president was signing an executive order -- his fifth in a week -- instructing the FDA to take action absent congressional approval.
Last year, the FDA reported 178 drug shortages -- mainly cancer, anesthetics, electrolytes and emergency room drugs -- and the agency says it continues to see an increase in shortages this year.
The White House also announced Obama's support for House and Senate legislation that would require drug makers to notify the FDA six months ahead of a potential shortage. Under current regulations, drug manufactures are only required to notify the FDA if medically necessary drugs are being discontinued. Notification of shortages is strictly voluntary.
"The shortage of prescription drugs drives up costs, leaves consumers vulnerable to price gouging and threatens our health and safety," Obama said in a statement before the order was signed. "This is a problem we can't wait to fix. That's why today, I am directing my administration to take steps to protect consumers from drug shortages, and I'm committed to working with Congress and industry to keep tackling this problem going forward."
The executive action is part of an overarching push by the White House to portray Obama, who is facing re-election, as an effective counterpoint to congressional Republicans blocking his jobs legislation. Last week, he issued an executive order to help homeowners refinance at lower mortgage rates and to allow college graduates to simplify and lower their student loan payments.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/31/obama-to-order-fda-to-allay-drug-shortages/#ixzz1cNuyKvfB
Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries Divorcing "Irreconcilable Differences”
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are kaput.
Today, Ryan Seacrest, the executive producer of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” confirmed that the reality TV star and NBA player are divorcing after 72 days of marriage, tweeting ”Yes @kimkardashian is filing for divorce this morning. I touched base with her, getting a statement in just a few mins.”
In divorce documents posted on TMZ.com, Kardashian cites ”irreconcilable differences” as her reason for ending the marriage. The documents list Laura Wasser as Kardashian’s attorney. Wasser is known for brokering star divorces, including those of Britney Spears, Mariah Carey and Angelina Jolie.
Kardashian, 31, and Humphries, 26, married on August 20. Their wedding cost a reported $20 million and garnered a multi-episode television special on E! Read More: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2011/10/report-kim-kardashian-kris-humphries-divorcing/
FBI Videos Show Russian Spies in Action
FBI surveillance tapes released Monday show members of a ring of Russian sleeper spies surreptitiously passing information and money during a decade-long counterintelligence probe that ended in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War.
Authorities Arrest at Least 70 Suspected Drug Smugglers in Major Bust in Arizona
'Jaw dropping' bust of 70 members from 'billion-dollar' drug cartel that supplies 65% of illegal drugs brought to U.S.
- Thousands of pounds of narcotics were seized in Arizona with the arrest of 70 suspected smugglers
- The Mexican drug cartel accused is believed to handle 65 percent of all illegal drugs smuggled into the U.S.
- Tens of thousands have been killed in Mexican drug-related violence since 2006
The suspected cartel in Sinaloa Mexico under Kingpin Joaquin 'El Champ' Guzman, is believed to handle 65 percent of all drugs transported illegally into the United States.Officials seized thousands of pounds of narcotics with the arrest of 70 suspected drug smugglers in what is being described as a 'jaw-dropping' confiscation by authorities in Arizona.
'This is one of the more substantial drug-smuggling operations going on right now. This is a billion-dollar drug trade organization linked to the cartel,' an official with the investigation told Reuters.
Mexican kingpin: Joaquin 'El Champ' Guzman (left) of the suspected Sinaloa cartel is believed to handle 65 percent of all drugs transported illegally into the United States
The operation carried over a 17-month period, included three raids in conglomeration with local, state and federal officials.
Both Mexican and American nations were arrested who were found working with the cartel based in Sinaloa, a coastal Northwestern state in Mexico.
The area is home to large marijuana and opium poppy plantations and according to Reuters, is considered the 'cradle' to narcotics trafficking in Mexico for the past 50 years.
Among the narcotics confiscated by authorities, money, weapons, ammunition and bullet-proof vests were taken.
Underground: Tunnels, like the one shown here, were among the ways drug smugglers were able to enter into the U.S. from Mexico
The drugs were found smuggled from Mexico to Arizona by means of car, plane, foot, as well as through tunnels.
The Mexican drug cartel described by the official as a 'sophisticated network' is also one of the largest operations in the southwestern United States today.
Just last year the Sinaloa cartel under 'El Champ,' was feared by U.S. intelligence as winning the Mexican drug war.
Mexico's narcotic 'cradle': Sinaloa is home to large marijuana and opium poppy plantations dominating the county's production for the past 50 years
Dangerous crops: A Mexican police man is shown destroying opium poppies to prevent its manufacture into morphine and heroin that is then smuggled into the U.S.
In just a two-year battle, 5,000 people were killed, resulting in the Mexican kingpin controlling coveted trafficking routes for their operations.
Tens of thousands of people total, however, have been killed since Mexican President Felipe Calderon initiated a military campaign to fight the cartels following his presidency in 2006.
'Stop the War': Protestors in Mexico City marched this spring, protesting the thousands who have died since the war on drugs began in 2006
All of those killed were by drug-related violence.
The official speaking with Reuters says they are still in search of dozens more in connection to the operation.
Those who have been captured, some serving as key players to the operations, will be prosecuted on the state level.
Herman Cain accused by two women of inappropriate behavior !!!
During Herman Cain’s tenure as the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, at least two female employees complained to colleagues and senior association officials about inappropriate behavior by Cain, ultimately leaving their jobs at the trade group, multiple sources confirm to POLITICO.
The women complained of sexually suggestive behavior by Cain that made them angry and uncomfortable, the sources said, and they signed agreements with the restaurant group that gave them financial payouts to leave the association. The agreements also included language that bars the women from talking about their departures.
In a series of comments over the past 10 days, Cain and his campaign repeatedly declined to respond directly about whether he ever faced allegations of sexual harassment at the restaurant association. They have also declined to address questions about specific reporting confirming that there were financial settlements in two cases in which women leveled complaints.
POLITICO has confirmed the identities of the two female restaurant association employees who complained about Cain but, for privacy concerns, is not publishing their names.
Sound familiar ??? I just don't trust this guy !!!
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/67194.html#ixzz1cNSwvDQa
Minggu, 30 Oktober 2011
They're ready to be arrested again !!! Occupy protesters arrested in Texas, Oregon.
(CNN) -- The arrests occurred thousands of miles apart, but the scenes were similar in Oregon and Texas early Sunday: In the dark of night, police told Occupy demonstrators to leave protest sites. Those who refused were handcuffed and arrested.
Authorities in Portland, Oregon, and Austin, Texas, say protesters were trespassing and violating city rules. Demonstrators say authorities were infringing on protesters' rights to assemble.
Police arrested more than two dozen people who refused to leave a park in northwest Portland, Oregon, after warnings that the park closed at midnight, police said.
Authorities in Portland "gave protesters numerous opportunities to simply walk away or choose to be arrested," Mayor Sam Adams told CNN affiliate KPTV.
"This tonight was, I think, an unnecessary confrontation that we worked really hard to minimize," he said.
Occupy Portland offered a different take.
"Six mounted police and approximately 65 police in riot gear pushed supporters to the sidewalks and conducted the arrests over a period of several hours," the group said in a statement.
A Twitter post from the group as police entered the park said, "This is what a police state looks like."
Police also arrested 38 people in Austin, Texas, who had set up a table with food and other items outside City Hall two days after the city issued rules saying food tables at the event must be put away between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. When the group was asked to leave the area, the 38 refused and were arrested, police said.
"A number of individuals decided to try to prevent the police from taking the food table, so they formed a ring around it. That's when they (police) started pulling people out arresting them," Occupy Austin member Ronnie Garza told CNN affiliate YNN.
Group members questioned the legitimacy of the city's new guidelines, saying they were not passed by a City Council vote, YNN reported.
Pamela Geller: "Truth is the New Hate Speech" Must see Video !!!
Pamela Geller speaks to the Sugar Land Tea Party in Sugar Land, Texas. This event was originally to be held at the HyattPlace in Sugar Land but was canceled with less than 30 hours notice after the hotel received one email threatening to protest her appearance. The event was relocated to the Sugar Land Community Center.
LMAO >>> Ad for gun training bars Muslims and Obama voters !!! Gotta Love Texas !!!
MASON, Texas -- It was a message intended to bring in some extra business. A radio ad for a concealed handgun class at Keller's Riverside Store in Mason, located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, is causing controversy.
"We will attempt to teach you all the necessary information you need to obtain your C.H.L.," the ad stated. Forty-five seconds in, the advertisement added a disclaimer.
"If you are a socialist liberal and or voted for the current campaigner in chief, please do not take this class. You have already proven that you cannot make a knowledgeable and prudent decision as under the law."
The ad continues, going on to say,"If you are a non-Christian Arab or Muslim, I will not teach you the class with no shame; I am Crockett Keller, thank you and God bless America."
Police Threaten to Sue 'Occupy' Protesters
"Deeply concerned" police sergeants are coming out swinging today against obnoxious Wall Street protesters, saying they plan to "pursue legal action" against demonstrators who injure any of its members.
Ed Mullins, president of the NYPD's Sergeant’s Benevolent Association, said his group plans to pursue legal claims against Occupy Wall Street protesters should they cause injury to any of its 5,000 members.
“In light of the growing violence attendant to the 'Occupy' movements across the country, particularly as evidenced by the recent events in Oakland, I am compelled to place these so-called 'occupiers' on notice that physical assaults on police officers will not be tolerated," he said.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/nypd_sergrants_threaten_to_sue_wall_4mc8KMbGt8DAIkkXbSQeMI#ixzz1cIQEQMBp
Tea Party wants same treatment as Occupy Atlanta
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Local Tea Party organizers are threatening to sue the city of Atlanta, saying Mayor Kasim Reed has given special treatment to Occupy Atlanta protesters.
Atlanta Tea Party co-founder Julianne Thompson told Channel 2 Action News that the group, which supports limited taxes and reduced government deficits, has made a request in writing after being denied permission to hold an event downtown because city officials said there was too much red tape and cost involved.
"I think it's very sad that in the city of Atlanta, we seem to have a mayor who picks and chooses who receives special rights regarding free speech -- based on his political ideology," Thompson told Channel 2.
Debbie Dooley, national coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots, told the AJC that the group had inquired about renting Woodruff Park or Centennial Olympic park but had decided against it due to fees, red tape and restrictions.
If Tea Party members had used civil disobedience, "we would have been removed and arrested," Dooley said.
"We feel like the mayor is selectively deciding who can use the parks," she said.
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