BUENA, N.J. (AP) — A spokesman for a group of nuclear power plants in New Jersey says a U.S. man charged in Yemen with being a member of al-Qaida had previously worked at the plants. PSEG Nuclear spokesman Joe Delmar says Sharif Mobley worked as a laborer for several contractors at its three plants on Artificial Island in Lower Alloways Creek from 2002 to 2008 carrying supplies and doing maintenance work. Delmar says he satisfied federal background checks as recently as 2008. Original Article: Forum: News/Activism

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Congressional Democrats embarked on the final push for a historic health care bill Thursday with no guarantee that they have the votes to pass it. Democratic leaders were gearing up for a pair of committee hearings next week that will start the clock on a final, down-to-the-wire vote, which will require House Democrats to swallow their significant distaste for the Senate bill and to vote on faith that Senate leaders can muster the support to change it.“We will have at least one week to have our own conversations,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday after a briefing by… Original Article: Forum: News/Activism

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US President Barack Obama won't be getting an Order of Australia when he visits here later this month. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received Australia's highest civilian honour at a ceremony in Canberra this week. He was appointed an Honorary Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd indicated Mr Obama was not in line for similar recognition. “Not so far as I'm aware,” he told Fairfax Radio Network toay, adding it was his call. Original Article: Forum: News/Activism

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US President Barack Obama won’t get medal, says Kevin Rudd

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Caption this pic of Obama’s fingers (vanity)

“The President would've said that in that room had they been sitting in that row or not been there at all. The President is – the President just disagrees quite frankly with the decision that they made.” Original Article: Forum: News/Activism

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Gibbs Fires Back at Chief Justice: ‘Didn’t Feel Like a Pep Rally to Me’ (video)

Filed under: Commodities , Oil Gasoline futures closed at $2.2851 a gallon on Wednesday. That’s a gain of 21% since February. The price of gasoline futures is the price at wholesale. Retailers can up the price to whatever the traffic will bear. Right now gasoline at retail is about $3 per gallon. Retail gasoline, which closely follows crude oil prices, is up 5.5% over the past three weeks and 42% higher than a year ago. Continue reading $3 Gas Is Almost Here — What’s Next? $3 Gas Is Almost Here — What’s Next? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read  |  Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments

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One of the favourite tactics of global warmists is to set up “straw man” arguments and knock them down. For example, they’ll say the growing number of people skeptical about claims of imminent, catastrophic, man-made global warming — including many scientists — are insanely claiming all climate science is a hoax. That might be a valid point if that’s what most critics were saying. But it’s not. Rather, they’re arguing that since it’s only human to “follow the money” and the big money, to say nothing of scientific prestige in the climate change field, at least pre-Climategate, was in predicting… Original Article: Forum: News/Activism

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Climate science: Let’s follow the money

(CN) – A sheriff's deputy assaulted and locked up a musician for 13 hours, and threatened to throw him in prison for 3 years, because he didn't like the way the musician treated the flag during a show, the musician claims in Tulsa Federal Court. The complaint does not state precisely what the musician did to the flag, but Rogers County sheriff's Officer John Ketcher allegedly said while arresting him, “He is being arrested for stomping on the American flag. We take that very seriously around here.”Marion Gooding says the Rogers County District Attorney refused to press charges, observing that… Original Article: Forum: News/Activism

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Musician Arrested on Flag-Abuse Allegation (Even though its protected speech)

Goodman asked the City Attorney Brad Jerbic to look into the legal possibility of terminating all city employees, then asking each of them, as a condition of being rehired, to accept getting paid for a shorter work week to save the city enough money to prevent any layoffs. Original Article: Forum: News/Activism

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Mayor looking into drastic proposal that involves hiring, rehiring employees to save jobs

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2010 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates asked Saudi King Abdallah today to use his country’s influence to convince other nations to support United Nations sanctions on Iran, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said here. Gates met with the Saudi monarch and Crown Prince Sultan, who also serves as minister of defense and aviation. Gates also met privately with Abdallah at a ranch outside Riyadh. The meetings were cordial and constructive, and focused on a range of issues besides Iranian nuclear ambitions and missile proliferation, a senior defense official said, speaking on background. The leaders… Original Article: Forum: News/Activism

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Poor economic data in the US coupled with Europe's debt crisis are contributing to an increase of the risk of the US economy going through a double-dip recession, Nouriel Roubini, who predicted the 2007 financial crisis, wrote in a research paper. At best, the US economy is headed for a U-shaped recovery this year, Roubini said. That has been his prediction in recent months. The US faces challenges in the second half, especially as fiscal stimulus measures fade, and “appears far too close to the tipping point of a double-dip recession,” he said. .. Even if the euro zone does… Original Article: Forum: News/Activism

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Poor economic data in the US coupled with Europe's debt crisis are contributing to an increase of the risk of the US economy going through a double-dip recession, Nouriel Roubini, who predicted the 2007 financial crisis, wrote in a research paper. At best, the US economy is headed for a U-shaped recovery this year, Roubini said. That has been his prediction in recent months. The US faces challenges in the second half, especially as fiscal stimulus measures fade, and “appears far too close to the tipping point of a double-dip recession,” he said. .. Even if the euro zone does… Original Article: Forum: News/Activism

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