Archive | March, 2010
The Madness Of It All (A Clean Rant)
I am so close to a full blown rant post filled with countless 4 letter words. You need one, I need one and the antagonists deserve one. This crud is so out of hand. You know it. I know it. “They” know it. Hell, we all know it and sit aimlessly on our hands as [...]
Continue reading...Remarks by the First Lady at Spring Garden Planting event
31 March 2010 – 3:12 pm PDT
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4:05 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Hey, guys. What’s going on? Are you awake? CHILDREN: Yes! MRS. OBAMA: Yes! What have you been doing? Just sitting here? CHILDREN: Yes. MRS. OBAMA: Did they let you have an apple? CHILDREN: No. MRS. OBAMA: Sam, what are you doing? (Laughter.) You can have an apple. How about that? [...]
Continue reading...Luxury: The Ford hybrid advantage?
31 March 2010 – 1:42 pm PDT
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A best buy in its class? The Ford Fusion hybrid is one of my favorite hybrid cars, and what’s not to like, except the price of course. Sure the Fusion hybrid offers better fuel economy than the Toyota Camry hybrid, but at a cost, and it’s not as if the Camry hybrid has been a [...]
Continue reading...Statement by the President on the Passing of Jaime Escalante
31 March 2010 – 1:36 pm PDT
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I was saddened to hear about the passing of Jaime Escalante today. While most of us got to know him through the movie that depicted his work teaching inner-city students calculus, the students whose lives he changed remain the true testament to his life’s work. Throughout his career Jaime opened the doors of success and [...]
Continue reading...Getting down to brass tacks: Defining differences in positions on TSCA reform
31 March 2010 – 1:15 pm PDT
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Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. As the long-awaited introduction of TSCA reform legislation at last appears to be about to happen (how’s that for being definitively vague?), the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families (SCHF) coalition believes it is time to more sharply define some of the policy areas where we currently differ from the [...]
Continue reading...Time To Take Back The Country; Congressional Candidates Deserving Your Support: Ron Paul, John Dennis, BJ Lawson, Rand Paul
31 March 2010 – 12:54 pm PDT
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It’s time to take back our country. You can help. Moreover, you must help or it will not get done. There is a long list of politicians who need to be booted and some excellent choices for their replacements. Here is a partial list of candidates I openly endorse. More names will follow later. BJ [...]
Continue reading...Mining Stocks; New Gold (TSX and NYSE AMEX: NGD) Announces Update Related to Sale of Amapari Mine
31 March 2010 – 12:50 pm PDT
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Mining Stocks; New Gold (TSX and NYSE AMEX: NGD) Announces Update Related to Sale of Amapari Mine *All figures are in US dollars unless otherwise stated VANCOUVER, March 31 ( Investorideas.com mining stocks newswire ) – New Gold Inc. (“New Gold”) (TSX and NYSE AMEX: NGD) today announces that Beadell Resources Ltd. (“Beadell”) has received [...]
Continue reading...Press Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton, 3/31/2010
31 March 2010 – 12:06 pm PDT
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12:38 P.M. EDT MR. BURTON: Hi, guys. So we’re just going to go ahead and just get started. Q Going to leap right in? MR. BURTON: Yes. Q So can we talk about the politics of the offshore drilling announcement? MR. BURTON: Sure. Q Both sides. How can — can you guys afford to kind [...]
Continue reading...President and First Lady Host White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility
31 March 2010 – 12:06 pm PDT
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Small Business Owners, Workers, Business and Labor Leaders, and Experts Join Administration Officials to Discuss Workplace Practices for a Changing American Workforce WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and the White House Council on Women and Girls are hosting the White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility to discuss the importance of [...]
Continue reading...Crude Oil Rises to 11 Week High as U.S. Dollar Slips Against Euro
31 March 2010 – 12:00 pm PDT
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Crude oil surged to an 11 week high in New York as the dollar declined against the euro, bolstering investor demand for commodities. Oil rose as much as 1.7 percent after the greenback fell against the common currency for the third time in four days. Prices slipped from the day’s highs after an Energy Department [...]
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31 March 2010 – 3:12 pm PDT
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