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Time to Give ACORN More Power

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:56:41 PM

Democrats Vote To Give ACORN Regulatory Authority Over Financial Institutions

emocrats Vote To Give ACORN Regulatory Authority Over Financial Institutions

WASHINGTON - During consideration of H.R. 3126, legislation

to establish a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee voted to pass an amendment offered by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) that will make ACORN eligible to play a role in setting regulations for financial institutions.

The Waters amendment adds to the CFPA Oversight Board 5 representatives from the fields of "consumer protection, fair lending and civil rights, representatives of depository institutions that primarily serve underserved communities, or representatives of communities that have been significantly impacted by higher-priced mortgages" to join Federal banking regulators in advising the Director on the consistency of proposed regulations, and strategies and policies that the Director should undertake to enforce its rules.

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2599000/#at



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First U.S. Official Resigns Over War in Afghanistan

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:55:36 PM

U.S. official resigns over Afghan war

Foreign Service officer and former Marine captain says he no longer knows why his nation is fighting

Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

When Matthew Hoh joined the Foreign Service early this year, he was exactly the kind of smart civil-military hybrid the administration was looking for to help expand its development efforts in Afghanistan.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/26/AR2009102603394.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2009102603447
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Christie Has Slim Lead Over Corzie with a Week to Go

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:53:47 PM
Election 2009: New Jersey Governor
New Jersey Governor: Christie 46%, Corzine 43%

With just a week to go in New Jersey’s closely contested race for governor, Republican Chris Christie holds a three-point advantage over incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in New Jersey show Christie with 46% of the vote and Corzine with 43%. While the margin is little changed from a week ago and the week before, the biggest news may be that support for independent candidate Chris Daggett has dropped four points to seven percent (7%). The number of undecided voters is down to four percent (4%).

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2009/new_jersey/election_2009_new_jersey_governor


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'Death Panels' for Banks?

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:52:50 PM

Some lawmakers wary of 'Death Panels' for banks, too


By Kevin G. Hall | McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON — The chairman of a key congressional panel Monday scaled back important parts of the Obama administration's plan to dismantle financial institutions that are deemed "too big to fail."

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/77799.html#at


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AARP's Conflict of Interest

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:50:18 PM

AARP: Reform advocate and insurance salesman

Seniors group makes millions from royalties on health plans



By Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The nation's preeminent seniors group, AARP, has put the weight of its 40 million members behind health-care reform, saying many of the proposals will lower costs and increase the quality of care for older Americans.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/26/AR2009102603392.html?hpid=topnews
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There are Not Enough Votes to Pass the Public Option in the House

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:48:35 PM

Exclusive: Robust Public Option Lacks Votes To Pass House, Internal Whip Count Document Shows

The House Dem leadership has conducted its preliminary whip count and has tallied up less than 200 likely Yes votes in support of a health care reform bill with a robust public option, well short of the 218 needed for passage, according to an internal whip count document I’ve obtained.

The document — compiled by the office of House leader James Clyburn — was distributed privately at a meeting between Clyburn and House progressives today where the fate of the public option was the subject of some contentious debate, with liberals demanding that House leaders push harder to win over votes.

Clyburn spokesperson Kristie Greco would only say: “We currently do not have the votes for a robust public option.”

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Obama's Attacks Help Fox News

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:47:53 PM

Fox News Ratings Soar After Snub From Obama

Gee, do you think Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch love being The White House's least-favorite news channel? Duh, of course they do.

Here's a chart comparing network ratings from the period 9/28/2009-10/11/09, which is when Anita Dunn slammed the network, and the two weeks after that ("post feud"). The numbers on the bottom right of this chart show the sequential gain for all demos (+9%( and the 25-54 year old demo (+14%).

http://www.businessinsider.com/fox-news-ratings-soars-after-snub-from-obama-2009-10

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How Obama Lied about Abortion in ObamaCare

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:45:58 PM

CNSNews.com
Obama Told House Democrat He Wasn’t Talking about House Health Bill When He Told Congress ‘Our Plan’ Doesn’t Fund Abortion
Monday, October 26, 2009
By Terence P. Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) (AP Photo)
(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) told CNSNews.com that President Barack Obama told him in a telephone conversation that when he said in his Sept. 9 speech to a joint session of Congress that “under our plan no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions” he was not talking about the actual bill drafted in the House but about the president’s own health care plan—which has never been written.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/56109
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McDonnel Up Big with Only a Week to Go

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 2:49:49 PM

McDonnell Rolls up Double-Digit Leads Over Deeds in Two Polls


Republican Bob McDonnell is leading Democrat Creigh Deeds by commanding double-digit margins in two polls released today on the Virginia governor's contest.

SurveyUSA, in a poll conducted Oct. 27, has McDonnell ahead by 58 percent to 41 percent. Public Policy Polling, in a survey conducted Oct. 23-26, puts McDonnell ahead 55 percent to 40 percent with 5 percent undecided.

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/10/27/mcdonnell-leading-deeds-by-17/#at
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Lieberman to Support Filibuster

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 2:41:49 PM

Lieberman Announces Opposition to Health Care Bill With Government Plan

The announcement is a blow to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and signals that he does not yet have the votes to advance the health care bill. 


Independent Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman said Tuesday that he would back a Republican filibuster against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's health care reform bill if a government-backed insurance plan remains in the package. 

The announcement is a blow to the Democratic leader and signals that he does not yet have the votes to advance the bill. While Reid needs just 51 votes to pass the package, he needs 60 votes to crush a filibuster.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/27/lieberman-announces-opposition-health-care-government-plan/


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We Must Give Up Meat

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 8:44:48 AM

Climate chief Lord Stern: give up meat to save the planet


Robin Pagnamenta, Energy Editor

People will need to turn vegetarian if the world is to conquer climate change, according to a leading authority on global warming.

In an interview with The Times, Lord Stern of Brentford said: “Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world’s resources. A vegetarian diet is better.”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6891362.ece


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Barney Frank: "We Are Trying On Every Front To Increase The Role Of Government"

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 8:43:48 AM
It occurs about 1:05 into the clip.

Here is the video:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/10/26/frank_we_are_trying_on_every_front_to_increase_the_role_of_government.html



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CNN Continues to Fall

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 8:42:24 AM

CNN Drops to Last Place Among Cable News Networks

By Bill Carter

CNN, which invented the cable news network more than two decades ago, will hit a new competitive low with its prime-time programs in October, finishing fourth – and last – among the cable news networks with the audience that all the networks rely on for their advertising.

The official monthly numbers will be finalized at 4 p.m. Monday and will include results from Friday. CNN executives conceded that will not change the competitive standing for the month. CNN will still be last in prime time.

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/cnn-drops-to-last-place-among-cable-news-networks/
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CNN Anchors Really Should not Appear on Jeopardy

Posted by Defend America on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 8:41:11 AM

Anchors sink on 'Jeopardy'

Last Updated: 5:23 AM, October 27, 2009

Posted: 1:14 AM, October 26, 2009

CNN should consider banning its anchors from appearing on "Celebrity Jeopardy" after the humiliating defeats of Wolf Blitzer and Soledad O'Brien. Wolf was blitzed last month, coming in last with minus-$4,600, behind comic Andy Richter, a past winner who racked up $68,000 for charity. "Desperate Housewives" star Dana Delany came in second. This month, it was O'Brien's turn against NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Michael McKean, of "Spinal Tap," "Laverne & Shirley" and "Saturday Night Live." McKean, a previous winner, ended with $24,800, followed by Abdul Jabbar with $8,800 and O'Brien with $6,200. A CNN insider defended the journalists: "

http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/anchors_sink_on_jeopardy_otdWknnBnpH2jCseGGrJLL
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