Verified: White House Doesn't Want Layoff Notice Until After Election So They Look Better

10/03/12

These federal contractors are required by law to give 60 days notice to their workers that they will be let go. That happens to fall on November 1, just before the 2012 election. So the White House is requesting that they postpone the layoff notices -- breaking federal law -- and promising to pick up the tab for any potential lawsuits, at taxpayer's expense. In essence, Obama will…

Sept 28, 2012

 112th Congress, 2011–2012. HR 6566 IH

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October 05, 2012

Monsanto's efforts to dismiss new evidence linking its genetically modified (GM) corn to tumors has been thoroughly debunked in a public briefing by the food sustainability nonprofit Earth Open Source.

"NK603 must be immediately withdrawn from the market and all GMOs must…

July 8, 2012

The fact that Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) has fought so hard for the Keystone XL pipeline underscores the changing politics of oil: A global commodity has…

Jan 19, 2012

TransCanada Corp. (TRP)’s $7 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline still will move ahead with an alternate route after President Barack Obama’s decision to deny a permit, investors, public officials and analysts…

October 7, 2012

The US Army has given firms three grants to upgrade flare systems used to mask the heat signature of prized fighting machines. The heat-seeking chemical, used for the past 60 years, has been deemed dangerous to health and the environment.

Three private companies – Lynntech, Inc., Nanotrons and Physical Sciences – will…

Oct. 5, 2012

American political talk has always revolved around the concept of “liberty” or “freedom.” This remains the case. However, what often goes unnoticed, at least by the more vocal champions of liberty, is that much of this talk militates decisively against liberty.

Our Founding Fathers, recognizing that…

Oct 5, 2012

An article from Money Morningcaught my eye this week, titled, “Faber warns ‘Everything will collapse.’” In response to Bernanke’s stimulus plan (QE3) as well as the Fed’s predilection to print money, economist Marc Faber appeared on Bloomberg TV with ominous…

Oct 1, 2012

Dozens of people have already been arrested over the weekend for kneeling and praying in front of the White House.

ActsFive29, a group of like-minded, pro-life defenders launched the D.C. prayer rally knowing their members could indeed be arrested, but asserting it’s worth it, because, “The future…

10/06/2012

JERUSALEM -- Israeli jets scrambled to intercept a drone that crossed into Israeli airspace Saturday from the Mediterranean Sea, bringing it down without incident in the south of the country, a military spokeswoman said.

Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich said Israeli systems on the ground alerted the air force to the drone…

October 6, 2012

Cutting off a policeman with his car cost a US Army National Guardsman his life. After getting pulled over by an angry cop Friday morning, the victim was shot to death by the detective while his hands were allegedly still on the steering wheel.

The New York police detective, 39-year old Hassan Hamdy, fired one fatal…

Oct. 5, 2012

Soaring gas prices across California have forced some station owners to shut off their pumps while people change their driving habits or, in some cases, avoid driving all together.

A gallon of regular gas was $5.69 Thursday in Calabasas, while a gallon of super costs $5.89 with cash and $5.99 with credit. Such prices are…

Oct 5, 2012  Because of oil refinery stoppages in California, gas prices have risen so high that independent gas stations are shutting down because they can’t make a profit. 

Exxon’s Torrance refinery lost power Oct. 1 and is only starting to recover now; Phillips 66 is trying to fix two of its California refineries this month; and…

October 5, 2012

The United States Congress has passed a bill which mandates the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to prepare for “mass fatality planning” and funeral homes, cemeteries and mortuaries being “overwhelmed” in the aftermath of a mass terror attack, natural disaster or other crisis. …

October 5, 2012

Ankara’s military forces have struck back after a mortar bomb fired from Syria hit a farm in the Turkish province of Hatay, reports Reuters quoting the state news agency.

No deaths or injuries have so far been reported.

According to Turkish media, a mortar shell fell near the town of Altinozu, some 50 meters…

October 02, 2012

Instead of paying for their lunches with crumpled dollar bills and loose change, students in Carroll County schools are having their palms scanned in a new check-out system — raising concerns from some …

Magnesium is a mineral needed by every cell in the human body and is required for more than 300 biochemical reactions that take place within each and every one of us. Around half of the body's magnesium is found inside the cells of body tissues and organs, and half is combined with calcium and phosphorus in bone. Only a very small amount, approximately 1%, is found in the…

A former TSA worker has pleaded guilty to stealing over $500 in cash from a man who complained about the TSA’s invasive pat down procedure, with the TSA agent admitting the theft was a punishment for the man’s lack of obedience.

60-year-old John W. Irwin pleaded guilty to one count of grand larceny following an incident in November 2011, during which a man asked…

10/04/2012

Americans are blessed to have the right to be involved in our system of government – but that right comes with a responsibility: participation.

For millions of people in other…

10/03/2012 

“God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that his justice cannot…