Showing posts with label Political News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Political News. Show all posts
The Four Eras of Gaddafi’s Rule 9
The four eras of Gaddafi’s rule (9): 1 September, would have been the ruler of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi of exactly 42 years, what is the longest ruling head of State of the world. As he departs the scene, deserves his miserable reign a rating.
Gaddafi took power in the age of 27 after Gamal Abdel Nasser, the influential leader of Arab bread of Egypt and saw as the acolyte Nasser but with a larger ambitions: while Nasser dreamed of an Arab nation stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Persian Gulf as an end in itself saw mismoGaddafiHij as the first step towards Arab unity Muslim unity. Although Gaddafi a unit type fails, and his “third international theory” in the 1975 paper detailed green he turned out to be a total bust, he an early and obvious effect of two important developments.
The four eras of Gaddafi’s rule (9): First, it had an important role in the rise in energy prices which began in 1972 and continues to this day. Control of the international oil companies on the production of oil prices and challenging, began the transfer of powers from Western rooms East palaces. In particular was the possibility of success that helped to increase the fourfold Gaddafi oil prices in 1973-74.
Gaddafi took power in the age of 27 after Gamal Abdel Nasser, the influential leader of Arab bread of Egypt and saw as the acolyte Nasser but with a larger ambitions: while Nasser dreamed of an Arab nation stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Persian Gulf as an end in itself saw mismoGaddafiHij as the first step towards Arab unity Muslim unity. Although Gaddafi a unit type fails, and his “third international theory” in the 1975 paper detailed green he turned out to be a total bust, he an early and obvious effect of two important developments.
The four eras of Gaddafi’s rule (9): First, it had an important role in the rise in energy prices which began in 1972 and continues to this day. Control of the international oil companies on the production of oil prices and challenging, began the transfer of powers from Western rooms East palaces. In particular was the possibility of success that helped to increase the fourfold Gaddafi oil prices in 1973-74.
Presidential Election 2011 Results
Presidential Election 2011 Results: PE 2011 Singapore: Singapore Presidential Election Latest Results 2011: Singapore Election Votes Recount : Polling Stations for the Singapore Presidential Election 2011 have closed at 8pm Saturday, and ballot boxes have been sealed and brought to 162 counting centers. Polls opened island wide at 8am at 781 stations located at schools, Community Centres and void decks.
The Elections Department said as at 5pm, 83.44 per cent of 2.27 million eligible voters have cast their votes.Many voters were still making their way to the polling stations, half an hour before polling ended at 8pm. CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
The Elections Department said as at 5pm, 83.44 per cent of 2.27 million eligible voters have cast their votes.Many voters were still making their way to the polling stations, half an hour before polling ended at 8pm. CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
Update: Votes Recount now underway Channel News Asia reports, Singapore waits for Returning Officer Yam Ah Mee to announce the results of the Presidential Election, the online and offlineit seems that a recount is now underway, according to The Straits Times, as counting agents are back at the stations.
Electorate:
2,274,773 [OV: 0,000]
Voter turnout:
0,000,000 [OV: 0,000] (00.0%)
Election deposit: $48,000 (+28%)
Still: Tony TAN Cheng Lian win margin 0,000,000 (00.0%) Not Official
Related Searches: temasek review, pe 2011 results, presidential election 2011, singapore presidential election 2011 results, online citizen , pe 2011 singapore, pe 2011, president election 2011 singapore final results, presidential election 2011 , singapore presidential election results, singapore presidential election, presidential election, singapore election, singapore elections results, singapore presidential election 2011 results final
Electorate:
2,274,773 [OV: 0,000]
Voter turnout:
0,000,000 [OV: 0,000] (00.0%)
Election deposit: $48,000 (+28%)
Still: Tony TAN Cheng Lian win margin 0,000,000 (00.0%) Not Official
Related Searches: temasek review, pe 2011 results, presidential election 2011, singapore presidential election 2011 results, online citizen , pe 2011 singapore, pe 2011, president election 2011 singapore final results, presidential election 2011 , singapore presidential election results, singapore presidential election, presidential election, singapore election, singapore elections results, singapore presidential election 2011 results final
Presidential Election Results 2011
Singapore Presidential Election Results 2011: Singapore Election Votes Ends : PE 2011 Singapore: Polling Stations for the Singapore Presidential Election 2011 have closed at 8pm Saturday, and ballot boxes have been sealed and brought to 162 counting centers.
Polls opened island-wide at 8am at 781 stations located at schools, Community Centres and void decks.
The Elections Department said as at 5pm, 83.44 per cent of 2.27 million eligible voters have cast their votes.Many voters were still making their way to the polling stations, half an hour before polling ended at 8pm.
At Hong Wen Primary School in Towner Road, some said they waited until the eleventh hour as they had to work in the day.Others said they wanted to wait for the wet weather to clear. CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
Electorate:
2,274,773 [OV: 0,000]
Voter turnout:
0,000,000 [OV: 0,000] (00.0%)
Election deposit: $48,000 (+28%)
Current: Tony TAN Cheng Lian win margin 0,000,000 (00.0%) Not Official
Tags: pe 2011 singapore, pe 2011, president election 2011 singapore final results, presidential election 2011 , singapore presidential election results, singapore presidential election, presidential election, singapore election, singapore elections results, singapore presidential election 2011 results final
Polls opened island-wide at 8am at 781 stations located at schools, Community Centres and void decks.
The Elections Department said as at 5pm, 83.44 per cent of 2.27 million eligible voters have cast their votes.Many voters were still making their way to the polling stations, half an hour before polling ended at 8pm.
At Hong Wen Primary School in Towner Road, some said they waited until the eleventh hour as they had to work in the day.Others said they wanted to wait for the wet weather to clear. CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
Electorate:
2,274,773 [OV: 0,000]
Voter turnout:
0,000,000 [OV: 0,000] (00.0%)
Election deposit: $48,000 (+28%)
Current: Tony TAN Cheng Lian win margin 0,000,000 (00.0%) Not Official
Tags: pe 2011 singapore, pe 2011, president election 2011 singapore final results, presidential election 2011 , singapore presidential election results, singapore presidential election, presidential election, singapore election, singapore elections results, singapore presidential election 2011 results final
Tan Jee Say’s Rally live From Toa Payoh Stadium
Tan Jee Say’s Rally live From Toa Payoh Stadium: Tan Jee Say’s rally live from Toa Payoh Stadium The Online: When you go to the polls Saturday, elect its next President. It is hoped that with her support, Tan Jee say.
Don’t get a figure head, but someone who is willing to exercise the power given to him. Some people have come to say that the President is not and cannot. It seemed that the President-elect not much except to listen to the Cabinet.
Don’t get a figure head, but someone who is willing to exercise the power given to him. Some people have come to say that the President is not and cannot. It seemed that the President-elect not much except to listen to the Cabinet.
Tan Jee Say’s rally live from Toa Payoh Stadium The Online: The President is not that weak. It is chosen by you. What he, as President, what you can do if your representative. He can still hear, and if necessary, their concern.
There may be some legal restrictions on what the President can do or not. JEE say understands and will work closely with the Government to make this country better for all of us. But that doesn’t mean it needs a tag.
Most would be absurd for an elected President who denies the right to think and expression just like any other citizen, or does not have that accompanies his conscience is allowed. The Istana is not a limitation of 5 star field. Elect the President so authorizes. We hope that you and our children not mismanagement of money in the reserves and the ACB suffering.
Tags: tan jee say rally, toa payoh stadium rally, tan jee say live rally online, president election 2011 singapore
There may be some legal restrictions on what the President can do or not. JEE say understands and will work closely with the Government to make this country better for all of us. But that doesn’t mean it needs a tag.
Most would be absurd for an elected President who denies the right to think and expression just like any other citizen, or does not have that accompanies his conscience is allowed. The Istana is not a limitation of 5 star field. Elect the President so authorizes. We hope that you and our children not mismanagement of money in the reserves and the ACB suffering.
Tags: tan jee say rally, toa payoh stadium rally, tan jee say live rally online, president election 2011 singapore
Obama Gaddafi Must Leave
Obama Gaddafi Must Leave: President Barack Obama insisted on Thursday that the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi “step down from power and leave,” his most explicit statement of support for the rebels defiant Gaddafi’s rule of four years in a region convulsed by revolts against authoritarian regimes. Gaddafi has promised to stay.
Obama not ditch to establish a “no-fly” zone in Libya, a movement that the head of the Pentagon, said a day earlier is equivalent to an act of war, because it is necessary to Libya bombing of air defense. But Obama said that he was considering a wide range of options, he emphasized the role of United States in aid for refugees and the starting face a humanitarian crisis.
American planes could be as soon as Friday for the first mission help Egyptians in Tunisia return to leave the House, he said that high-level defense officials. Officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the plans has not been officially announced.
Obama not ditch to establish a “no-fly” zone in Libya, a movement that the head of the Pentagon, said a day earlier is equivalent to an act of war, because it is necessary to Libya bombing of air defense. But Obama said that he was considering a wide range of options, he emphasized the role of United States in aid for refugees and the starting face a humanitarian crisis.
American planes could be as soon as Friday for the first mission help Egyptians in Tunisia return to leave the House, he said that high-level defense officials. Officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the plans has not been officially announced.
Gaddafi Leave Libya
Gaddafi ‘Unlikely’ to Leave Libya Despite Report: The Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is “unlikely” that seek safe passage out of their country devastated by the war despite a BBC report that was preparing to leave.
An Olympic history on a pan-Arab newspaper, said that Gaddafi had sought the assistance of the rebels of the National Council of transition for help to leave the country.
The rumor followed an earlier report that one of the partners of Gaddafi made an appeal to the leaders of the opposition for dialogue, a signal that the aging autocrat can be ready to compromise with unprecedented revolt. The report caused back then to the neighborhood of $107 per barrel oil prices.
Azous Jadallah Al Talhi, a first Libyan Minister in the 1980s, which is Libya East, originally appeared in the reading of the television State an address elders in Benghazi. Asked to “give a national opportunity to dialogue to resolve this crisis, to help stop the bloodshed and not to give a chance for foreigners to come to take back our country”.
The offer, be fired rapidly by the rebels, it coincided with a unit of advertising renewed by Gaddafi warned European Nations to the North of the Mediterranean Sea that if fell “immigration, thousands of people from Libya will invade Europe.”
An Olympic history on a pan-Arab newspaper, said that Gaddafi had sought the assistance of the rebels of the National Council of transition for help to leave the country.
The rumor followed an earlier report that one of the partners of Gaddafi made an appeal to the leaders of the opposition for dialogue, a signal that the aging autocrat can be ready to compromise with unprecedented revolt. The report caused back then to the neighborhood of $107 per barrel oil prices.
Azous Jadallah Al Talhi, a first Libyan Minister in the 1980s, which is Libya East, originally appeared in the reading of the television State an address elders in Benghazi. Asked to “give a national opportunity to dialogue to resolve this crisis, to help stop the bloodshed and not to give a chance for foreigners to come to take back our country”.
The offer, be fired rapidly by the rebels, it coincided with a unit of advertising renewed by Gaddafi warned European Nations to the North of the Mediterranean Sea that if fell “immigration, thousands of people from Libya will invade Europe.”
Tags: Benghazi, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is "unlikely, Olympic history on a pan-Arab newspaper
Tan Cheng Bock
Tan Cheng Bock: Presidential Election 2011: Dr Tony Tan, Dr Tan Cheng Bock, Mr Tan Kin Lian and Mr Tan Jee Say: a contest of 2 Dr Tan and 2 Mr Tan and why Tan Kin Lian may be Singapore's next President in 2 scenarios.
Today, Dr Tony Tan, Dr Tan Cheng Bock, Mr Tan Kin Lian and Mr Tan Jee Say were awarded the certificates of eligibility for the Presidential Election. I am not too surprise that the 4 Tans were eligible for the Presidential Election. Andrew Kuan and Mr Ooi were assessed to be ineligible to run for the election.
With 4 contestants for the Presidential Election, how will the results and implications pan out? First, we know for sure that there will now be a contest unless 3 contestants walk out of the contest come Nomination Day next Wednesday. But this scenario is unlikely. Secondly, we know that we will have an additional public holiday.
Tags: tan kin lian, tan jee say, dr tan cheng bock, tony tan, andrew kuan
Tan Kin Lian
Tan Kin Lian: The Presidential Elections Committee received six applications but issues only four Certificates of Eligibility to Mr Tan Kin Lian, Dr Tony Tan, Dr Tan Cheng Bock and Mr Tan Jee Say.
Besides the four, the Committee also received applications from Mr Ooi Boon Ewe and Mr Andrew Kuan. Of the six applicants, Dr Tony Tan and Dr Tan Cheng Bock applied for certification under Article 19(2)(e) of the Singapore Constitution only.
To qualify as a candidate for the Presidential Election, every candidate requires a certification as to integrity, good character and reputation from the Committee under Article 19(2)(e) of the Constitution.
Based on the information available to the Committee, it is satisfied that Dr Tony Tan and Dr Tan Cheng Bock are men of integrity, good character and reputation.
Mr Tan Kin Lian applied for certification under Articles 19(2)(e) and 19(2)(g)(iv). By Channelnewsasia
Tags: tan kin lian, tan cheng bock, tony tan, tan jee say, dr tan cheng bock
Besides the four, the Committee also received applications from Mr Ooi Boon Ewe and Mr Andrew Kuan. Of the six applicants, Dr Tony Tan and Dr Tan Cheng Bock applied for certification under Article 19(2)(e) of the Singapore Constitution only.
To qualify as a candidate for the Presidential Election, every candidate requires a certification as to integrity, good character and reputation from the Committee under Article 19(2)(e) of the Constitution.
Based on the information available to the Committee, it is satisfied that Dr Tony Tan and Dr Tan Cheng Bock are men of integrity, good character and reputation.
Mr Tan Kin Lian applied for certification under Articles 19(2)(e) and 19(2)(g)(iv). By Channelnewsasia
Tags: tan kin lian, tan cheng bock, tony tan, tan jee say, dr tan cheng bock
Herman Cain For President Campaign VIDEO
Herman Cain Makes It Official, Joins 2012 Presidential Race: In a widely anticipated move, talk radio host and former pizza chain CEO Herman Cain formally launched his presidential campaign on Saturday at a rally in Atlanta, Georgia.
"I'm running for president of the United States and I'm not running for second," Cain told supporters, National Journal Reports. The supportive crowd chanted back, "Her-MAN, Her-MAN, Her-MAN."
Cain, who has never held public office, had previously formed an exploratory committee, the first step toward a full-fledged bid.
Cain has a long way to go to boost his name recognition now that he's officially in the race. According to Gallup, only 29% of Republicans even know who he is. But as Cain spokeswoman Ellen Carmichael told TPM this week, the campaign is pleased with the amount of positive feedback they've received so far, and believes Cain's stock will rise as more people get to know him.
By making his campaign official, Cain joins Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) and Newt Gingrich as the only declared candidates in the race. Tim Pawlenty is expected to declare his candidacy on Monday, and several others candidates who have formed exploratory committees and are expected to join the race in the coming months.
Source
"I'm running for president of the United States and I'm not running for second," Cain told supporters, National Journal Reports. The supportive crowd chanted back, "Her-MAN, Her-MAN, Her-MAN."
Cain, who has never held public office, had previously formed an exploratory committee, the first step toward a full-fledged bid.
Cain has a long way to go to boost his name recognition now that he's officially in the race. According to Gallup, only 29% of Republicans even know who he is. But as Cain spokeswoman Ellen Carmichael told TPM this week, the campaign is pleased with the amount of positive feedback they've received so far, and believes Cain's stock will rise as more people get to know him.
By making his campaign official, Cain joins Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) and Newt Gingrich as the only declared candidates in the race. Tim Pawlenty is expected to declare his candidacy on Monday, and several others candidates who have formed exploratory committees and are expected to join the race in the coming months.
Source
Below, the video message Cain released announcing his candidacy:
IMF CHIEF SEX ASSAULT CHARGES
IMF CHIEF STRAUSS-KAHN ARRESTED IN NEW YORK FOR ALLEGEDLY FORCING HOTEL MAID TO GIVE HIM ORAL SEX, IMF CHIEF DENIES NYC SEX-ASSAULT CHARGES SAID LAWYER.
Update: The leader of the International Monetary Fund, a possible candidate for president of France, was yanked from an airplane moments before it was to depart for Paris and arrested in the alleged sexual assault of a hotel maid, police said.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, 62, was arrested on charges of a criminal sex act, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment. He had been taken off the Air France flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday afternoon by police officers.
Strauss-Kahn's lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, told The Associated Press that his client will plead not guilty at his expected Sunday afternoon arraignment.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, 62, was arrested on charges of a criminal sex act, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment. He had been taken off the Air France flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday afternoon by police officers.
Strauss-Kahn's lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, told The Associated Press that his client will plead not guilty at his expected Sunday afternoon arraignment.
"He denies all the charges against him," Brafman said. "And that's all I can really say right now."
France woke to the news Sunday with a measure of surprise.
Strauss-Kahn was expected to be the main challenger against President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose political fortunes have been flagging, in next year's presidential elections. The arrest could shake up the race and throw the long-divided Socialists back into disarray about who they could present as Sarkozy's opponent.
"It's a cross that will be difficult for him to bear," said Dominique Paille, a political rival to Strauss-Kahn on the center right, on BFM television.
"It's totally hallucinating. If it is true, this would be a historic moment, but in the negative sense, for French political life," Paille said. Still, he urged, "I hope that everyone respects the presumption of innocence. I cannot manage to believe this affair."
It wasn't clear why Strauss-Kahn was in New York. The IMF is based in Washington, and he was due in Germany on Sunday. His attorney declined to answer questions beyond saying his client denied the charges.
Strauss-Kahn checked into the luxury Sofitel hotel not far from Manhattan's Times Square Friday afternoon, police said.
The 32-year-old maid told authorities that she entered his suite early Saturday afternoon and he attacked her, New York Police Department spokesman Paul J. Browne. She said she had been told to clean the spacious $3,000-a-night suite, which she thought was empty.
According to an account the woman provided to police, Strauss-Kahn emerged from the bathroom naked, chased her down a hallway and pulled her into a bedroom, where he began to sexually assault her. She said she fought him off, then he dragged her into the bathroom, where he forced her to perform oral sex on him and tried to remove her underwear. The woman was able to break free again and escaped the room and told hotel staff what had happened, authorities said. They called police.
When detectives arrived moments later, Strauss-Kahn had already left the hotel, leaving behind his cellphone, Browne said. "It looked like he got out of there in a hurry," Browne said.
The NYPD discovered he was at the airport and contacted officials at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. Port Authority officers plucked Strauss-Kahn from first class on the Air France flight that was just about to leave the gate.
The maid was taken by police to a hospital and was being treated for minor injuries. John Sheehan, a spokesman for the hotel, said its staff was cooperating in the investigation.
In sexual assault cases, it is procedure for detectives to look for DNA and forensic evidence and signs of trauma.
The accusations come amid French media reports about Strauss-Kahn's lifestyle, including luxury cars and suits, that some have dubbed a smear campaign.
The married father of four is known as DSK in France, but media there also have dubbed him "the great seducer." His reputation as a charmer of women has not hurt his career in France, where politicians' private lives traditionally come under less scrutiny than in the United States.
In 2008, Strauss-Kahn was briefly investigated over whether he had an improper relationship with a subordinate female employee. The IMF board found that the relationship was consensual, but called his actions "regrettable" and said they "reflected a serious error of judgment."
The IMF employee left the fund and took a job with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Strauss-Kahn issued an apology, writing in an email to IMF staff that he showed poor judgment but didn't abuse his position.
Caroline Atkinson, an IMF spokeswoman, issued a statement Sunday that said the agency would have no comment on the New York case. She referred all inquiries to Strauss-Kahn's personal lawyer and said the "IMF remains fully functioning and operational."
Strauss-Kahn's offices in Paris couldn't be reached when the news broke overnight in France. One of his allies, Jean-Marie Le Guen, expressed doubt about the case.
"The facts as they've been reported today have nothing to do with the Dominique Strauss-Kahn that we know," Le Guen said on BFM television. "Dominique Strauss-Kahn has never exhibited violence toward people close to him, to anyone."
Strauss-Kahn was supposed to be meeting in Berlin on Sunday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel about aid to debt-laden Greece, and then join EU finance ministers in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday. The IMF is responsible for one-third of Greece's existing loan package, and his expected presence at these meetings underlined the gravity of the Greek crisis.
Strauss-Kahn took over as head of the IMF in November 2007. The 187-nation lending agency provides help in the form of emergency loans for countries facing severe financial problems.
He won praise for his leadership during the financial crisis of 2008 and the severe global recession that followed.
More recently, he has directed the IMF's participation in bailout efforts to keep a European debt crisis, which began in Greece from destabilizing the global economy.
Before taking the top post at the IMF, Strauss-Kahn had been a member of the French National Assembly and had also served as France's Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry from June 1997 to November 1999.
More recently, Strauss-Kahn was seen as the strongest possible challenger to Sarkozy. He has not declared his candidacy, staying vague in interviews while feeding speculation that he wants France's top job.
He sought the Socialist Party's endorsement in the last elections, in 2007, but came in second in a primary to Segolene Royal. Royal, the first woman to get so close to France's presidency, lost to Sarkozy in the runoff.
After Sarkozy won, the new president championed Strauss-Kahn as a candidate to run the IMF. Sarkozy's backers touted the move as a sign of the conservative president's campaign of openness to leftists — but political strategists saw it as a way for Sarkozy to get a potential challenger far away from the French limelight.
Royal, who continues to harbor presidential ambitions of her own, was cautious about the allegations, saying Sunday that Strauss-Kahn has the right to the presumption of innocence.
Strauss-Kahn is credited with preparing France for the adoption of the euro by taming its deficit and persuading then-Prime Minister Lionel Jospin to sign up to an EU pact of fiscal prudence.
A former economics professor, Strauss-Kahn joined the Socialist party in 1976 and was elected to parliament in 1986 from the Val-d'Oise district, north of Paris. He went on to become mayor of Sarcelles, a working-class immigrant suburb of Paris.
His first government post was industry minister under former President Francois Mitterrand.
Watch News at CNN
Source http://news.yahoo.com
Tags: strauss kahn, fmi, dsk, strauss khan, dominique strauss kahn
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum Wins South Carolina Straw Poll: Republican Rick Santorum got credit for showing up and won a 2012 presidential straw poll of party activists in the crucial early voting state of South Carolina, organizers said on Saturday.
Santorum, a conservative from Pennsylvania, was the only presidential candidate to attend the South Carolina party's annual dinner on Friday night. He won 150 out of 408 votes cast in the presidential preference poll of dinner attendees.
That trounced second-place finisher Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, who received 61 votes. In third place was former pizza executive Herman Cain with 44 votes.
Three others finished with more than 20 votes -- real estate tycoon Donald Trump with 29, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who has repeatedly said he will not run, with 22 and U.S. Representative Michelle Bachmann with 22.
Many South Carolina Republicans were annoyed that the party's highest profile candidates skipped the first 2012 Republican presidential debate they sponsored on Thursday. It was attended by five lesser known candidates.
Those five -- Santorum, Cain, U.S. Representative Ron Paul, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson -- were invited to speak at the dinner, but only Santorum showed up.
Read More Updates at http://www.huffingtonpost.com
Santorum, a conservative from Pennsylvania, was the only presidential candidate to attend the South Carolina party's annual dinner on Friday night. He won 150 out of 408 votes cast in the presidential preference poll of dinner attendees.
That trounced second-place finisher Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, who received 61 votes. In third place was former pizza executive Herman Cain with 44 votes.
Three others finished with more than 20 votes -- real estate tycoon Donald Trump with 29, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who has repeatedly said he will not run, with 22 and U.S. Representative Michelle Bachmann with 22.
Many South Carolina Republicans were annoyed that the party's highest profile candidates skipped the first 2012 Republican presidential debate they sponsored on Thursday. It was attended by five lesser known candidates.
Those five -- Santorum, Cain, U.S. Representative Ron Paul, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson -- were invited to speak at the dinner, but only Santorum showed up.
Read More Updates at http://www.huffingtonpost.com
Herman Cain or Ron Paul First at 2012 GOP Debate?
Herman Cain or Ron Paul First at 2012 GOP Debate ? Herman Cain who barely ranked in public-opinion polls among the Republican presidential challengers before tonight's televised debate in South Carolina, wowed a focus group of likely GOP voters assembled by pollster Frank Luntz.
Even Luntz said the reaction of the group was unprecedented in its unanimity – Cain won.
"In all the years I have been doing this, I have never seen a reaction like this to a debate," said Luntz.
Most of those participating in the focus group had no previous familiarity with Cain. Only one of those bowled over by Cain watched the debate with intention of voting for him.
Cain's take-charge line came halfway through the debate when he was challenged on his lack of political experience. Cain pointed out Washington is filled with political experience and asked, "How's that working out for you?"
Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Donald Trump and Michele Bachmann skipped the debate – along with some others who have not yet announced their intentions, such as Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee.
The debate included former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson in addition to Cain.
Rick Santorum placed second in the debate, according to the focus group.
More Updates at http://www.cbsnews.com
Even Luntz said the reaction of the group was unprecedented in its unanimity – Cain won.
"In all the years I have been doing this, I have never seen a reaction like this to a debate," said Luntz.
Most of those participating in the focus group had no previous familiarity with Cain. Only one of those bowled over by Cain watched the debate with intention of voting for him.
Cain's take-charge line came halfway through the debate when he was challenged on his lack of political experience. Cain pointed out Washington is filled with political experience and asked, "How's that working out for you?"Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Donald Trump and Michele Bachmann skipped the debate – along with some others who have not yet announced their intentions, such as Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee.
The debate included former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson in addition to Cain.
Rick Santorum placed second in the debate, according to the focus group.
More Updates at http://www.cbsnews.com
Valerie Jarrett Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama
Valerie Jarrett Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama said President will not release his academic records, commenting a day after Obama put out his "long form" birth certificate and Donald Trump decided to press his luck by demanding Obama's college transcripts.
"We know this is nonsense," Jarrett said in an interview on The Joe Madison Show on SiriusXM on Thursday morning." He is almost 50 years old. And he is president of the United States and I don't think anybody will debate his intelligence and so now we do need to get serious...let's just get serious...get back to focusing on what's important.
Trump, on a birther roll as he explores a 2012 GOP presidential run, claimed credit for forcing Obama to finally release the "long form," which proved what had been proved before--Obama was born in Hawaii. Trump is now on another tangent, asking why Obama never released college transcripts and wondering how he got into Occidential and Harvard.
Source http://blogs.suntimes.com
"We know this is nonsense," Jarrett said in an interview on The Joe Madison Show on SiriusXM on Thursday morning." He is almost 50 years old. And he is president of the United States and I don't think anybody will debate his intelligence and so now we do need to get serious...let's just get serious...get back to focusing on what's important.
Trump, on a birther roll as he explores a 2012 GOP presidential run, claimed credit for forcing Obama to finally release the "long form," which proved what had been proved before--Obama was born in Hawaii. Trump is now on another tangent, asking why Obama never released college transcripts and wondering how he got into Occidential and Harvard.
Source http://blogs.suntimes.com
Fidel Castro Cuban President Resigned
Fidel Castro Cuban President Resigned: Fidel Castro, the legendary leader maximum of Cuba for half a century, is now only a "soldier of ideas", aged 84, after leaving their last position of power, the head of the ruling Communist Party (CCP) on Tuesday.
Having supported leftist armed movements, it reaches the end of his long political career at the time that the left is ruling in several countries in Latin America.
Shortly before the election of the select CPC political Bureau, 15 members, Fidel confirmed in a newspaper article that had said in March: in July 2006 he resigned "without hesitation" to all his positions, even to the PCC, although in these five years continued to be called first Secretary and second Raul.
"I promised a soldier of the ideas, and this duty can still do so," wrote the former ruler.
Renowned oratory incontinent and man of stands, is engaged in his retirement writing of global problems. In four years of convalescence he only appeared in videos and photos, but in July of 2010 showed a surprising recovery and reappeared in public.
Sole survivor of the protagonists of the cold war and one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century, Castro ruled for 48 years, always facing United States.
The bearded guerrilla, emblematic olive green uniform, came to power on January 1, 1959 after fight 25 months in the Sierra Maestra and topple dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Inspiring of extreme passions, this man of overwhelming personality is considered by his followers a revolutionary humanist, paradigm of Justice; and by his opponents an inflexible, repressive dictator of freedoms.
Having supported leftist armed movements, it reaches the end of his long political career at the time that the left is ruling in several countries in Latin America.He survives 11 Presidents in the White House, hundreds of conspiracies, the invasion of Bay of pigs, war and economic crises, blockages and the fall of the Berlin wall.
Son of a Galician immigrant landowner and a Cuban farmer, was born on August 13, 1926 in Birán (Southeast), third of seven children.
He lit the fuse of the revolution with the unsuccessful assault on the Moncada barracks in July 1953, and after save prison and exile in Mexico, landed on December 2, 1956 in the southeast of Cuba to fight from the Sierra Maestra.
His successor in the CCP occurs in a historically symbolic date: 50 years ago declared socialist revolution at the funeral of the victims of a bombing that preceded the anti-Castro invasion of Bay of pigs, organized by the CIA.
Although he initially denied being Communist, Castro is the architect of the Cuban socialist system, inspired by Marx, Lenin and the national independence hero José Martí.
He had eight children, Fidelito, with Mirta Díaz-Balart; Alina - exiled in Miami-Natalia revolt, Jorge Angel, with Maria Laborde; and Alexander, Alex, Antonio, Alexis and Angel, with Dalia Soto del Valle, with whom he lives for decades.
However, the "Commander in Chief" will continue to exercise strong influence in the destiny of Cuba, key in the scope and pace of change that promotes his brother.
Said it once: "I never jubilaré policy, the revolution or the ideas that I have". "Power is a slavery and I am your slave."
See The Historical Document of Emancipation Proclamation
See The Historical Document of Emancipation Proclamation:The Proclamation of emancipation is a decree issued by President Abraham Lincoln United States, January 1, 1863 during the war of secession in his war powers. It proclaims the freedom of 3.1 million of 4 million of the nation and immediately freed slaves 50000 of them, with the rest released as the armies of the Union of edge.
Related searches: 2011 tax deadline, tax day, tax deadline 2011, tax deadline, irs
President Obama Federal Deficit Budget Deal Speech
President Obama Federal Deficit Budget Deal Speech: In an effort to recast the debate over the nation’s fiscal future, President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday a plan to reduce the deficit by $4 Trillion over 12 years. The plan was put together largely from the outline produced by his own deficit commission co-chairs.
The proposal, which comes as House Republicans get set to vote on a budget of their own and a bipartisan group of six Senators chart their own deficit-reduction framework, includes a mixture of tax hikes, drastic spending cuts, reductions in the Pentagon’s budget and smaller entitlement reforms. It would seek to achieve a final balance of three dollars in spending reductions for every dollar generated in additional tax revenue.
"Now that our economic recovery is gaining strength, Democrats and Republicans must come together and restore the fiscal responsibility that served us so well in the 1990s," the president said in a speech at George Washington University. "We have to live within our means, reduce our deficit, and get back on a path that will allow us to pay down our debt. And we have to do it in a way that protects the recovery, and protects the investments we need to grow, create jobs and win the future."
In a nod to the likelihood that a compromise won’t be reached, President Obama also included a “debt fail-safe” trigger, mandating that Congress pass across-the-board spending reductions if the nation’s debt is not on a declining path as a share of the economy by the second half of the decade.
“The exact design of that we would have to work out, obviously,” said a senior administration official, previewing the President’s speech. “I think what is important is the idea. [...] The goal of a fail-safe is actually to give confidence that no matter what happens, a degree of deficit reduction will be met,” the official said.
White House advisers projected the president’s fiscal framework would reduce deficits as a share of the economy to about 2.5 percent of GDP by 2015.
The politics surrounding the proposal appeared almost immediately complicated. Even before the President announced his plan, Congressional Republican leadership, fresh off a White House meeting of their own, hosted a press conference in which they announced a tax hike to be a non-starter in negotiations and re-affirmed their commitment to the budget proposal introduced by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.).
Source and Read Updates Here : http://www.huffingtonpost.com
The proposal, which comes as House Republicans get set to vote on a budget of their own and a bipartisan group of six Senators chart their own deficit-reduction framework, includes a mixture of tax hikes, drastic spending cuts, reductions in the Pentagon’s budget and smaller entitlement reforms. It would seek to achieve a final balance of three dollars in spending reductions for every dollar generated in additional tax revenue.
"Now that our economic recovery is gaining strength, Democrats and Republicans must come together and restore the fiscal responsibility that served us so well in the 1990s," the president said in a speech at George Washington University. "We have to live within our means, reduce our deficit, and get back on a path that will allow us to pay down our debt. And we have to do it in a way that protects the recovery, and protects the investments we need to grow, create jobs and win the future."
In a nod to the likelihood that a compromise won’t be reached, President Obama also included a “debt fail-safe” trigger, mandating that Congress pass across-the-board spending reductions if the nation’s debt is not on a declining path as a share of the economy by the second half of the decade.
“The exact design of that we would have to work out, obviously,” said a senior administration official, previewing the President’s speech. “I think what is important is the idea. [...] The goal of a fail-safe is actually to give confidence that no matter what happens, a degree of deficit reduction will be met,” the official said.
White House advisers projected the president’s fiscal framework would reduce deficits as a share of the economy to about 2.5 percent of GDP by 2015.
The politics surrounding the proposal appeared almost immediately complicated. Even before the President announced his plan, Congressional Republican leadership, fresh off a White House meeting of their own, hosted a press conference in which they announced a tax hike to be a non-starter in negotiations and re-affirmed their commitment to the budget proposal introduced by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.).
Source and Read Updates Here : http://www.huffingtonpost.com
Fort Sumter The Civil War 150
Fort Sumter The Civil War 150: were happened today 12-13 April 1981, 150 years ago under the administration of President Abraham Lincoln at Port of Charleston .
April 12-13,1861, the bombardment of Fort Sumter by the forces of secession began, forcing us army off the coast of the island at the fort after 34 hours of artillery fire. Even if these are considered as the first blows of the person actually died during the battle of the civil war. Two soldiers of the Union was die explosion following accidental gun by ceremonies however.
The Union soldiers had occupied the fort maintains the port of Charleston, controls and under the command of U.S. Major Robert Anderson, in December 1860. For months, 85 soldiers did not receive supplies, and the First Crises situation has become under the administration of President Abraham Lincoln.
While we will recall the sacrifices of the soldiers who fought in the war, (and its causes), it is very important to remember. Although Fort Sumter was where the first shots have been recorded in this conflagration more than 70 years of "Compromise" policies and decisions which introduced the United States to this clash of 34 hours on a man-made island in the port of Charleston.Related searches: civil war, this day in history, today in history,150 Years Civil War , Fort Sumter , Civil War , Civil War 150 , Civil War Start , Civil War Start 150 , Fort Sumter 150 , Today In History , Today In History Civil War , Today In History Fort Sumter
Federal Budget Funding Approval for Planned Parenthood
Federal Budget Funding Approval for Planned Parenthood: The Republicans party has made a space on federal funding for Planned Parenthood which take control of births and screening, With negotiations on a judgment that could 800,000 federal workers temporarily their work down to a dispute over abortion. State of the US economy or with the fight against the deficit and suggests that the remains of party hung up on abortion as a central issue. The "Political Extortion."
Housing threatens to sale in the U.S. Budget impasse
The imminent closure of Government on a Congressional budget impasse could have a negative effect on the housing market already struggling. Under a judgment no new loans could not be processed.
This is because the Administration federal housing (FHA), a division of the Department of housing and urban development (HUD) insures mortgage loans for single-family and multi-family houses units. If Federal offices shut down, the workers of the FHA will be among those sent home.
FHA became more and more important for the housing market, especially during the recession. Government-backed mortgages make it easier for buyers to buy a house in a market of the credit crunch with reluctant to lend many banks.
The eventual Shut Down of Government is also occurring during a critical period - spring home buying season. Builders are already feeling the strain of a small market with a decrease in housing starts in Feb. Although the survey of the members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows a slight increase in future expectations, there were still many expressed uncertainty, which would likely increase with a decision of Government.
Private Banks may continue during a limited stop if the lending is in progress, but these banks won't want to take the risk without a Government Guarantee.
Related searches:government shutdown, government shutdown 2011, federal budget 2011, federal shutdown, federal shutdown 2011
Related searches:government shutdown, government shutdown 2011, federal budget 2011, federal shutdown, federal shutdown 2011
CSPAN Live Coverage Government Shutdown 2011
CSPAN Live Coverage Government Shutdown 2011: The Democrats in the Senate and the President rejected the measure. Senator Reid said it is a "Non-Starter", and the Obama President issued a statement saying that he would veto the Bill. House Chairman John Boehner told to the journalists this morning that the remaining issue in reaching an agreement on federal spending for the rest of 2011 is over spending levels. He also said should go to the Senate and the President must sign a continuing resolution, passed by the House of yesterday which would keep most of the Federal Government funded for another week and the Ministry of defence for the rest of the year. Senator Barbara Mikulski said that Republicans want to push a "Radical Agenda Against Women" and that the debate on women's health programs are "Run Women and Children in the Bus." Presendent Obama set aside a weekend in Williamsburg, VA, to remain in Washington and to continue the work on the budget negotiations. Stay with the Networks Coverage of the discussion of funding, including information from the Capital and the White House sessions.
Related searches:government shutdown, government shutdown 2011, the hill, the blaze, government shut down
Planned Parenthood Government Shutdown 2011 Threatened by Republicans
Planned Parenthood Government Shutdown 2011 Threatened by Republicans: Cecile Richards said "This is not about to cut federal funding of family planning,". She also added "which was proposed by the House of representatives is to say that women can go is more family planning for their screenings types of cancer"to obtain their birth control, to obtain any type of services through federal programs. This is what is getting lost here. At a meeting of White House of late-night between the President and the main leaders of the Congress, House Chairman John Boehner said that his Conference would approve no funding for the Government if any sum of money was allowed to flow through legislation known as the Title X family planning.
Cecile Richards stated that she is frustrated that the runner of family planning is being deceptively portrayed as a struggle against "Abortion Funding," when so many patients in rural and medically under-served depend on primary clinics in family planning.
Cecile Richards stated that she is frustrated that the runner of family planning is being deceptively portrayed as a struggle against "Abortion Funding," when so many patients in rural and medically under-served depend on primary clinics in family planning.
Officials said that Democrats had made concessions on money and politics, and that he had moved to the position of the Chamber President John a. Boehner of Ohio on the overall level of spending, suitable for 37$ Billion Dollars in cuts with less than the entrance of the Pentagon that Democrats had initially requested.
Want more News Visit Here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com
Related Searches: Government Shutdown , Planned Parenthood , Federal Government Shutdown , Federal Government Shutdown 2011 , Government Shut Down , Government Shutdown 2011 ,
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)