The new administration will have to be tough, much tougher than either Bill Clinton or George W. Bush were, if it’s serious about Arab-Israeli peacemaking. The departure point for a viable peace deal must not be based purely on what Israel will accept, but on the requirements of all sides. U.S. national interest demands it.
… after Obama had put in a request to stay there. Not only is that incredibly mean spirited and spiteful, given the arrangements Obama needed to make for his girls, it also demonstrates an astonishing waste of government funds. Have you SEEN how many rooms Blair House has?
Jack Spine writes “Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has confirmed both to ZDNet UK and Wired Threat Level blog that a dictionary attack was used to hack Twitter. After the hacker distributed details on the Digital Gangster forum, celebrities such as Britney Spears and Barack Obama had their accounts defaced. Wired spoke to the alleged hacker, while ZDNet UK got in contact with someone who had been on the Digital Gangster forum at the time.”
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What’s one way to foster goodwill among the incoming Presidential administration led by Barack Obama? Throw it a party, of course!
Are they reasons why Obama should pick someone else to be Surgeon General?
Dennis Blair played a critical role in backing the Indonesian occupation of East Timor during the 1990s. At the height of a wave of ruthless attacks on Timorese that killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands, Blair personally informed top Indonesian general, Wiranto, of unwavering US support. He continued to support the Indonesian military…
An 18-year-old hacker with a history of celebrity pranks has admitted to Monday’s hijacking of multiple high-profile Twitter accounts, including President-Elect Barack Obama’s, and the official feed for Fox News.
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Saving lives with coal
Canada Free Press – 5 Jan 2009 By Paul Driessen Monday, January 5, 2009 There is no such thing as “clean coal,” environmentalists insist. Burning coal to generate electricity emits soot particles that cause respiratory problems, lung cancer and heart disease, killing 24000 Americans … MY TAKE – Re-powering Holland HollandSentinel.com Coal Is Still 'King', Despite What Obama Says Post Chronicle all 7 news articles |
The Recording Industry of America’s favorite courtroom lawyer, Tom Perrelli, who has sued individual file swappers in multiple federal courts, is President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for the third in line at the Justice Department. CNet’s Declam McCullagh explores the background of the man who won the RIAA’s lucrative business for his DC law firm: “An article on his law firm’s Web site says that Perrelli represented SoundExchange before the Copyright Royalty Board — and obtained a 250 percent increase in the royalty rate for music played over the Internet by companies like AOL and Yahoo,” not to mention Pandora and Radio Paradise. NewYorkCountryLawyer adds, “Certainly this does not bode well for CowboyNeal’s being appointed Copyright Czar.”
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