http://www.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 2009-11-07T15:30:24+00:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_1 61dd6ca4003adcde9d4702cae94154a8 BOSTON (FOX25, myfoxboston) - FOX25 has learned that Congressman Barney Frank was present during a marijuana arrest at James Ready's home in Ogunquit, Maine.  Ready is well-known for his relationship with Congressman Frank. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T20:09:01Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_2 1a02201483cb85b269b86335e7252da3 The hero cop who ended the bloody rampage at Fort Hood had been directing traffic moments before she confronted the gunman and pumped four bullets into him despite being shot herself. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:26:34 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_3 950fda0a4ed30566ea7b8b921aaf52b1 Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in the Pelosi health care bill (H.R. 3962, as amended) could land people in jail.  The JCT ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:07:05 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_4 afe13830d6a4bd2e2ff855c15c5028e7 Updated 1:29 a.m. By Lori Montgomery House Democratic leaders agreed Friday night to settle an impasse over abortion by letting the entire House vote on a proposed solution, a risky decision that could determine the fate of their trillion-dollar overhaul of the nation's health care system. Under the agreement, anti-abortion Democrats will be ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:07:05 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_5 cec21c786aa1d1ba6250efe45837436a President Obama didn't wait long after Tuesday's devastating elections to give critics another reason to question his leadership, but this time the subject matter was more grim than a pair of governorships. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T15:30:24+00:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_6 2a35bb27e3037287e0b840da9d124843 Today, Robert Gibbs lamented some of the offensive signs at Bachmann's anti-health bill rally (of which there were some, but not enough to even fill out HuffPo's 12 Most Offensive slideshow): (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:26:34 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_7 823e559a90e99c3eeb1d42a95c2aa65b Officials were not prepared to say whether the attack was the act of a lone and troubled man or connected to terrorist groups, foreign or domestic. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:07:05 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_8 335989f69acb30605393ed772a7b9340 Let's talk cause & effect. Is it because of a "weak Dem in power" or is it because the prior Republican administrations eroded gun laws thus allowing unstable idiots ready access to fire arms? And perhaps Dems then limit gun access thus protecting the succeeding administration from similar massacres? (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:34:47 -0400 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_9 99c0b621e8821a80bb3c5bd75f98fd24 USA Today is reporting : U.S. Rep.� Michael McCaul , a Republican from Austin, was briefed by military officials and said Hasan had taken some unusual classes for someone studying about mental health. "He took a lot of extra classes in weapons training, which seems a little odd for a psychiatrist," McCaul said. McCaul said Hasan had received ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T20:09:01Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_10 7dd0a5e4828e3619bab32a8e29d68619 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:07:05 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_11 cbfc61dc9359cde30d5b0a0122d66293 El plan era hoy a las 5 y media de la tarde: un grupo de jóvenes debía hacer una marcha-performance pacífica (no de protesta ni reclamación política) desde 23 y G hasta 23 y L, cruzar la esquina del cine Yara y volver por la otra acera hasta 23 y G. La idea era sumar gente con alegría y sin espíritu beligerante, sino festivo. La marcha- ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T11:15:38-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_12 fbf881465010224e2e6d9ea655470980 Rick Klein is ABC News' Senior Political Reporter and author of The Note's morning look at the upcoming day in politics. Throughout the day, ABC News' political team contributes to The Note with the very latest news and analysis from the nation's capital. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:36:05 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_13 ad1eb089a70aad3d4bfc37024d547bb2 The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops delivered a critical endorsement to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday by signing off on late-night agreement to grant a vote on an amendment barring insurance companies that participate in the exchange from covering abortions. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:34:47 -0400 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_14 9b2c363c275e98fac986b11191315757 WASHINGTON — Born and reared in Virginia, the son of immigrant parents from a small Palestinian town near Jerusalem, he joined the Army right out of high school, against his parents’ wishes. The Army, in turn, put him through college and then medical school, where he trained to be a psychiatrist. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:36:05 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_15 61bf0b6ae2fc24de49deeef641f4da4f Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:13:29 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_16 7467e1fe061379d55285ac67de80cb99 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:45:31 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_17 a9b462a7682725243e8ccf89b23a7166 The one-time candidate for Vice President of the United States will speak at the Wisconsin State Fair Park Friday. Former governor of Alaska Sarah Palin comes to Milwaukee, but with restrictions. No video or still cameras, no audio recording devices, no cell phones, no laptops, and no interviews. Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate says ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:23:04 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_18 1d5adc870d1bd209d9ce065fef17d45e Yesterday, Pastor Himes provided powerful, and courageous, witness to the union violence he and his wife saw in St. Louis on August 6th.  They provided strong testament to the union attack on Kenneth Gladney. But, his comments only dealt with the events of that day. Evidence is emerging that the events of that day went far beyond St. Louis and ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:10:07 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_19 a67cbd71d17675272ed33bcba0405597 This piece in the Times emphasizes something that comes up a lot regarding the McChrystal report, and many other approaches to Afghanistan: Whether or not a given strategy is a good idea, the ability to actually implement it in a reasonable time is simply nonexistent. This goes for the "civilian" surge, which is severely delayed; troop ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:54:47 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/1#item_20 8104c1d4d833d101a197e3eb6a7052a7 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:45:31 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_1 2b4aeaecc6b7551bcdc8291bb3846001 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:50:37 -0600 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_2 6531bfe03e9479479f90c2ddf0b9b621 A Muslim veteran affairs organization says it has not received reports of harassment from Islamic soldiers, contrary to claims by a relative of the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing on a U.S. military base. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:45:31 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_3 871447cb2e8e65ff6750e8e1f82768ee What interpretation of Islam influ enced Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan? As often before, the trail leads to the official sect of Saudi Arabia -- known as Wahhabism to most of us of who denounce it. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:54:47 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_4 f1a565e0a88a9f3b3c72abe89c432c7e House Democratic leaders will allow an up-or-down vote on an amendment blocking any money in its healthcare overhaul from funding abortions, risking the votes of members who support abortion rights. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:54:47 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_5 c32b1bd24bc5be7b90534c9713d7790c I say, Muffy, that deuced gunnery is flattening the bubbly!  Old Ironsides’ la-di-da waterfront condo neighbors want to muffle the guns … a.m. and p.m. salutes to the flag, unsettling. Boston Herald:  (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:50:37 -0600 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_6 ca4f017f720a8d34871908fb794c1b07 President Obama took another pass at commenting on the Fort Hood massacre in the Rose Garden this morning: This morning I met with FBI Director Mueller and the relevant agencies to discuss their ongoing investigation into what caused one individual to turn his gun on fellow servicemen and women. We don't know all of the answers yet, and I would ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:54:47 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_7 0853e2ed7fbaa636fdbc04342a5238e0 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_8 c46440eddc3aae3b7ad5dadf99f25cb2 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:54:47 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_9 e7b3913b441cce34ebfa2312ac390778 I wanted to comment about the House Republican Conference chart that you have on your blog. It is a piece of chartmanship, using a chart to mislead without actually making things up. You’ll notice that the bottom of the chart is roughly 7% with the top being the current 10.2%. While the numbers themselves are accurate, this setup uses a cherry ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:10:07 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_10 6f02a951a94ba3fac81b4df3dfefe162 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T09:21:44-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_11 cef72260d7094a08167e287cce34e119 The upstate New York Congressional race just got more interesting. This is the place where a Republican from a usually safe Republican district went to the Cabinet and a very liberal person got the Republican nomination. So liberal was she that she garnered an opponent running on the Conservative ticket. Newt Gingrich for party tactical reasons ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:50:37 -0600 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_12 e522a1673abe50dc04ba37092e82f933 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T07:55:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_13 161a3b303bebec741b88128d2d77d8d3 Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has served a search warrant at the ACORN office at 2609 Canal Street, according to Tammi Arender Herring, a spokeswoman with the office. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T07:55:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_14 a624e4d59666eaeeb38752d0a99f0655 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:51:01 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_15 d79e33520e49f14bde885a8a3ab999f8 AP - As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_16 8ef0ec09b995ac4af4dc9b07154b6454 The White House is strongly denying a story claiming that White House officials privately threatened to retaliate against a Democratic strategist for appearing on Fox News — a claim generating a big stir on the right as the latest example of the White House’s victimization of the network. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:58:08 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_17 81246a40ad1841375093895d945a6800 When it's a choice between strengthening the Patriot Act, or showing up for the Tea Party Patriots, what's a GOP lawmaker to do? We'll give you one guess... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:12:37 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_18 e5f69b17ab5b5ace6b8d1ea49dd448fd WASHINGTON (AP) -- The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 -- and is likely to go higher. The 10.2 percent jobless rate for October shows how weak the economy remains even though it is growing. The rising jobless rate could threaten the recovery if it saps consumers' confidence and makes them more cautious about ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T05:44:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_19 0640c21a91f4448bf737e3071bd8fd5b Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:01:03 PST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/21#item_20 7e02c410961b485f84a20bc55d333ba1 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T03:50:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_1 167bbe7bb2fe5f226accb3a7e445d990 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:01:03 PST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_2 7efdba409ad778c1ceb67643e412a007 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:45:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_3 3978dad3a359a1c6dd279a0de06cc23f With unemployment over 10 percent for the first time in 26 years, The Daily Beast crunches the numbers to determine the careers with the best—and worst—prospects. The results: the 10 high-growth and 10 worst-growth jobs out there. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T03:50:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_4 e48cd912f7ebd3447691916075a240ae As concern spreads about H1N1 flu, a new survey of California voters found that while most consider the vaccine safe, a majority had no plans to get vaccinated. The poll also found that blacks and Latinos are far more likely than other groups to say they believed the vaccine could be unsafe. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_5 cb8b5b105c1681bc68cb61a70eced0a9 The House of Representatives is expected to vote on health-care reform Saturday. But the days before a big vote are rarely calm ones, and this week has been no exception. Democrats don't expect a single Republican to cross over to vote for health-care reform. That is to say, the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill, which got eight Republican votes ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T03:50:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_6 a458df58e4c436fd509b213deff01a62 BROOKSVILLE — U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite has a primary opponent for next year's election who appears poised to come at the four-term Republican incumbent from a side she is not used to defending — the right. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:22:38 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_7 77d28e042846714e1270c864e3a10f0e Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:06:38 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_8 b92c80e7f4733dff2dcb9ec3044df26c Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:06:03 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_9 76b0084fac070a218938254d0980e72e Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T03:50:00.000-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_10 aa18ac03b7ac6c22e6dd3f6538976be7 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:06:03 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_11 10029a499dabd8274c6e64c30743b414 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:38 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_12 11728f33f650f8064bb435802eb977bb Pretty funny stuff from Jon Stewart: more about "Stewart Does Beck", posted with vodpod (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:06:03 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_13 bafffaa74af488e3ebc0b76318d19d2f Islamists in southern Somalia have stoned a man to death for adultery but spared his pregnant girlfriend until she gives birth. Abas Hussein Abdirahman, 33, was killed in front of a crowd of some 300 people in the port town of Merka. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T13:17:22-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_14 8816a2bcaae470618a4aa0c7373f2a81 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:41 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_15 3fceec760fe21111fb45bbcd6c945800 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T16:34:58Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_16 6c2a7c75c2a8161ba8bc57f8024d0b65 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_17 0b2f5120d00e8bb7f73b21a786aefa62 Blue Dogs like to say that they are fiscal conservatives. In fact, "fiscally conservative" is the first way that Blue Dogs describe themselves on their website . That description is right next to a deficit clock, because I guess reducing the deficit is their number one priority. Fortunately for the Blue Dogs, there is a health care bill in the ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T13:17:22-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_18 fe26f0330003c4d0d3355ec950ffddf4 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T13:17:22-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_19 fb12f917509309859380f9cfc460e74f U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, shown with Mayor Richard Daley last month, is the federal overseer of school stimulus spending. (Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune / October 7, 2009) (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:12:37 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/41#item_20 1d286bfb22e11e402b4029b8ff6dc63d MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- The number of drug-related killings in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, so far this year has reached 1,647, surpassing the death toll for all of 2008, a city spokesman told CNN. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T20:49:19Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_1 52be8c284eb100f2f3d1e2f94430bf78 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_2 e56620c711ef2c0e32d7ac36dccd4fd2 Please upgrade your flash player. The video for this item requires a newer version of Flash Player. If you are unable to install flash you can download a QuickTime version of the video. EMBED (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_3 f8bbacddb993f709d1f657bbc4cf03a5 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:47:41 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_4 23e3911f8406be3fdcf10d655b3cf038 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T15:45:17-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_5 ab2f83b1c105ca62d1d328686e0fe526 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T15:45:17-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_6 56f7b7a283f5dafcaa6540484e1546c0 Tree huggers be warned: Soon you may be picking up part of the energy bill for the neighbors who leave all the lights on. In a recent application to the state, Pacific Gas and Electric asked to raise service rates by 5 percent for their best energy-conserving customers, typically smaller households. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:47:41 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_7 fa2b5bee48262f2a6f2169cc5a4ad3ac Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:52:43 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_8 92a287fbc43156c5022abe1a9a70de64 Democrats got their woman in Iowa, expanding the Senate playing field a bit: Des Moines lawyer Roxanne Conlin plans to file paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission next week to run for U.S. Senate next year, adviser Mark Daley said today. Conlin, a Democrat, has said last month she is more likely than not to seek the seat held by five- ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:47:41 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_9 ef7f989d3fa3c67eebf77f6f701209fe "If I wanted to be part of socialized medicine, I would have moved to Europe. I'll be damned if I'm going to let a socialistic Washington shove a new mandate down the (Illinois) taxpayers' throats, especially if it's health care." - Republican Kirk Dillard, the Illinois state senator who famously cut a campaign ad on [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:54:35 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_10 7d26db86e2edae715b86c049cebbc1cd I will never forget my son Beau's deployment ceremony on Oct. 3, 2008, in Dover, Del. As I stood in the audience watching him, a general's wife quietly slipped a prayer into my hand. The prayer has stuck with me every day since: (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:47:41 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_11 ebb964225e0f1d7bdb81cf08e1f15208 The expanded use of formal rules on Capitol Hill is unprecedented and is bringing government to its knees. The slaughter last April of 32 people at Virginia Tech University by a mentally disturbed student using a variety of guns he had purchased brought about an unusual, quick consensus in the political arena: guns should not be in the hands of ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T20:49:19Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_12 8584d9b7930d7ac6057df3e45177559c Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:54:35 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_13 4a1ee829301ab74c604475ceb952aa90 We were honored to help judge Long Beach's Howl'oween dog-costume contest Saturday, but while we were having a blast with L.A.'s most pampered pets, our colleague Lu Parker of KTLA News was busy helping homeless pets find new adoptive families. We had a great time -- but three guesses on which of us had a more fulfilling Halloween! ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T12:30:33-05:00 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_14 ca787da600cdb2bce463c6ccf3bf2680 Forbes, Ten Ways To Audit Proof Your Tax Return, by Robert W. Wood (Wood & Porter, San Francisco): While what-triggers-an-audit theories abound, there are some basic things you can do to reduce your chances of being picked for an audit or at least to make any interactions with the IRS less traumatic. ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:23:03 -0600 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_15 509aeceddf01afb2ec8c64d34dc92268 Unemployment has reached a 26-year high of 10.2 percent. Today the House Republican Conference sent out this graphic, which is essentially the same as the chart that we've been following for some months now ; click to enlarge: It's gone past the point where we could officially declare the "stimulus" bill a failure. At this juncture, I don't see ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:23:03 -0600 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_16 ed6bd357eb6e5561a584bc02d9cb7a66 Takeaways: One, people need to stop worrying about inflation. Two, the federal government should deploy more aid to state and local governments. Three, instead of easing up on the easing of monetary policy the Fed needs to ease even more, probably by taking some advice from Scott Sumner about ways this is possible. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:58:41Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_17 942b82f3b52a94385406357a353560b8 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:23:03 -0600 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_18 8084e144783248425a11c58fcd3369f5 Data extracted on: November 6, 2009 (1:35:05 PM) (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:58:41Z http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_19 ce3011b7b85523a3202d9f8f6dc90e6c Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:19:01 -0400 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/61#item_20 ae345bae0ab9ff04f109260972807352 I think we just caught the DNC lying to the gay community about the election in Maine. And an email from DNC Treasurer Andy Tobias, which we quote below, proves it. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:55:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/81#item_1 19eda7a25c202f2a23fa67e70af4d000 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:28:02 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/81#item_2 eb2fac7786188069d80ce021f0cdb114 1. The new ad being run in Florida by the Club for Growth should send shivers down Gov. Charlie Crist's (R) spine. The commercial features Crist saying "we know that it's important that we pass a stimulus package" and embracing President Obama at a rally earlier this year. (Highlighting "The Hug" seems to be an attempt by the Club to parallel the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:30:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/81#item_3 26a64358df4f61cbc49d5d9a284a03ad As House Democrats prepare to vote on their version of a healthcare reform bill this weekend, a man who used to be the face of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida decided he's had enough with the way the health insurance industry is impeding reform. Actor and comedian Andy Cobb used to promote Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida. But now he's broken ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:56 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/81#item_4 09b341d8b605e125b3794e3be1e30330 Negotiations among more than 190 countries meeting in Barcelona to address climate change continued today, but only on certain matters, as delegates from 50 African nations collectively shut down the talks about how to extend the Kyoto Protocol when the first phase of the agreement expires in 2012. Africa refuses to continue the negotiations ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:47:47 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/81#item_5 43e753736f1f37a20d5ea6fe34bd5a77 As part of a late-summer onslaught against Chris Christie meant to narrow a steep gap in the polls, Gov. Jon Corzine's campaign hammered the Republican for a health care plan they said would lift a state regulation on insurance companies mandating that all policies cover mammogram screenings. When the polls soon tightened, Democrats thought they [. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:51:27 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/81#item_6 2e27282b2e3a6638f79db488804d2c9e The Senate just tabled the amendment proposed by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would have prohibited use of Justice Department funds to prosecute the 9/11 terror suspects in U.S. federal courts. Effectively, that means it’s dead. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:51:27 EST Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:28:02 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/81#item_8 d21a9765958e84665482974527a678dd Tracey Maclin, a law professor at Boston University, said it “makes perfect sense’’ for Coakley to weigh in on this case. “I’m against the death penalty, but it would be bordering on incompetence for an attorney general not to sign this case,’’ he said. “If the Supreme Court makes it harder, that&# ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:40:17 -0400 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/81#item_9 514610d56d0e1198bd0efe12da1d3040 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:56 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/81#item_10 cbcd8efc76e8c8e347d002e5f7f319f1 Next week the Supreme Court will hear arguments, in Sullivan v. Florida, about whether sentencing a 13-year-old boy to prison without the possibility of parole violates the cruel-and–unusual-punishment clause of the Constitution. Joe Harris Sullivan is one of two teenagers that young currently doing life without parole for a nonhomicide offense ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:56 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/81#item_11 75d2930720e2729c6d745ad7d310aac1 It's Friday, which means it's time for the Wizbang Weekend Caption Contest™. Enter your best caption for the following picture: Winners will be announced Monday morning.... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:56 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/81#item_12 362c844c7c6cf3f96715175d4553ff68 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. © 2009 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. All market data delayed 20 minutes. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:56 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1257616802/81#item_13 88b32947c1e474eef8ee41283715acd9 Twelve soldiers were murdered in cold blood at Fort Hood. Thirty others were wounded. Our Commander in Chief calls a press conference and begins it with a long thanks to the Interior Department and Indians who just concluded a conference and then gives a good natured "shout out" to an attendee , all with a studied nonchalance, before he ... (Read on Source) ]]>