Archive for March 30th, 2009

W broke international laws; Obama should prosecute

www.opednews.com March 30, 2009 at 15:36:45 by winston We all are accessories after the fact! 

Jonathan Turley, professor of Constitutional Law at George Washington University Law School has been calling for Obama to prosecute W for war crimes it seems like forever as people in big bro 43’s group are stonewalling with Thomas R. Pickering [...]

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Why Are We Not Giving The Man A Chance?

www.opednews.com March 30, 2009 by David Basora People are angry with President Obama for sending more troops to Afghanistan.  They’re angry with him for his stimulus package, the proposed budget and the bank bailout.  They say he’s spreading himself too thin.  They say they’re tired of seeing his face all over the media. These are [...]

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Seems like a legitimate question to me…

March 30, 2009 at 13:36:06 
Why Not Bank CEOs? by David Sirota Page 1 of 1 page(s) www.opednews.com Published on OurFuture.org (http://www.ourfuture.org) Created 03/30/2009 – 12:07am The Associated Press [1] reports that “General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will step down immediately at the request of the White House, U.S. administration officials said [...]

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This will provoke some discussion!

by Jon Faulkner www.opednews.com The Republicans Win When the Reagan Administration began the deregulation craze, and the Holy Free Market became infallible, the collapse of the U.S. financial industry was predictable. Bush was the ton of bricks that broke the camel’s back. The transfer of wealth upwards was conservatism at its most typical, and destructive. [...]

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The 25-Cent Flood Protection Device

Slate.com Why are we still using sandbags to keep rivers from overflowing? By Jacob Leibenluft Posted Monday, March 30, 2009, at 11:48 AM ET Workers constructed makeshift levees from millions of sandbags in Fargo, N.D., through the weekend to prevent possible flooding as the Red River crested to record heights. In this “Explainer” column from [...]

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Giant Internet worm set to change tactics April 1

Seattlepi.com By JORDAN ROBERTSON
AP TECHNOLOGY WRITER SAN FRANCISCO — The fast-moving Conficker computer worm, a scourge of the Internet that has infected at least 3 million PCs, is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday – April Fools’ Day. That’s when many of the poisoned machines will get more aggressive about [...]

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GM & Chrysler

White House.gov Blog Feed 3/30/09 12:53 PM The White House This morning the President announced that his Auto Task Force has completed its evaluation of the viability of General Motors and Chrysler in light of their requests for federal assistance. In addition to releasing the viability assessments, he also released a new policy with the American [...]

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Obama’s first budget

The truth about Obama’s first budget By Bill Adair, Robert Farley
Published on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at 7:34 p.m. Related rulings: His proposed budget would “cut our deficit in half by the end of my first term.” Barack Obama, Tuesday, March 24th, 2009. Ruling: Mostly True | Details  “As a percentage of gross domestic [...]

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The right budget for this crisis

By ROGER C. ALTMAN | 3/30/09 4:32 AM EDT Peter Orszag, Barack Obama’s budget director, has his work cut out for him. Photo: AP Only 70 days old, the Obama administration has acted boldly and swiftly on the severe economic and financial crisis that it inherited. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, passed just after [...]

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Public Opinion Snapshot: Strong Support for Clean Energy Economy

Center for American Progress By Ruy Teixeira | March 30, 2009 One of the Obama administration’s key objectives is making the transition to a clean energy economy, a priority that is amply reflected in the budget currently being debated in Congress. As with the administration’s other priorities, this one enjoys very strong public support. In [...]

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A New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan

White House.gov Blog Feed 3/27/09 10:32 AM The White House download .mp4 | also available here | read the transcript “Good morning,” began the President today. “Today, I am announcing a comprehensive, new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.  And this marks the conclusion of a careful policy review, led by Bruce [Reidel], that I ordered as [...]

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White House Forum on Health Reform Report

Monday, March 30th, 2009 at 10:04 am White House Forum on Health Reform Report We welcome Director of the White House Office of Health Reform Nancy-Ann DeParle for a guest blog post announcing the new White House Forum on Health Reform report.  You can read regular updates and submit comments on health reform at www.HealthReform.gov. It’s one thing for [...]

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