One of Obama's closest friends part of federal probe
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| E-mails and other records of Dr. Eric Whitaker -- one of President Obama's best friends -- have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury... The investigation involves "faith-based initiatives" and health-awareness campaigns funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health when Whitaker ran the agency for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich... Obama has said he recommended Whitaker for that job, which Whitaker landed in April 2003. The president's friend resigned in October 2007 to join Obama's wife, Michelle, as an executive at the University of Chicago Medical Center. On Friday, Whitaker defended his work as the state's former top health official,... |
A Golden anniversary (CO history)
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| George Andrew Jackson made one of the most pivotal gold discoveries in Colorado history around today's Idaho Springs on January 7, 1859. He had made his way up from camp at today's Golden townsite, later became a Golden citizen, and suggested the town be named after Thomas L. Golden who was the only person he trusted with the secret of his discovery. Today is the 150th anniversary of one of the great gold strikes in Colorado history, when George A. Jackson, having traveled from his camp at today's Golden townsite, journeyed up to the vicinity of today's Idaho Springs... |
Colorado City Considers Ban On All Religous Symbols On City Property
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| A Rabbi asked the City of Golden if he could put up a menorah near the Christmas tree and the reaction of the city is to consider banning all religous symbols. The City of Golden claims that they do not want to have any religous symbols such as the menorah on city property. City of Golen spokesman Jonathan Ashford said that "the goal here is to set guidelines. The city has had a history of having a display downtown that didn't include any kind of specific religious message or theme. We've tried to keep it neutral, very open, very inclusive."... |
Governor Palin Rally Golden Colorado After Action Report
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| Well...I played hookie this morning and went to the Sarah Palin Rally this morning at the Westernaires Arena in Golden, Colorado. It was originally to be a pancake breakfast meeting, but due to the overwhelming demand the campaign ran out of tickets in the span of eight hours so the pancakes were tossed out. I had called ahead and I had tickets available at the "will call" booth at the arena. I left the house in Thornton at 5 AM and parked at the Colorado Mills Mall parking lot at 5:30. I then walked about a mile to the Arena.... |
Regulator Plans to Bar Big Severance (No golden parachutes for Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac CEOs)
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| Excerpt - The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said Sunday that it won't allow the companies to make "golden parachute" severance payments to the mortgage companies' ousted chief executive officers. In a statement, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said such payments wouldn't be made to Daniel Mudd and Richard Syron, despite provisions in their contracts. Mr. Mudd served as chief executive of Fannie and Mr. Syron was chairman and CEO of Freddie until last weekend, when the regulator seized control of the companies, saying they were in danger of running out of capital. ~ snip ~ |
Sarah Rally In Golden CO Monday - Moved To Larger Venue - Live Feed
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| GOLDEN - Tickets have run out for Governor Sarah Palin's visit just eight hours Friday. Now Palin's campaign is changing the venue to fit everyone. The event will now be moved to the Westernaires Arena at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. This arena change will take place of the planned pancake breakfast in order to accommodate the demand. NEWSCHANNEL 13 will be covering the event live on krdo.com with coverage begining at 9:00 a.m. Monday. The event is still free to the public and doors will open around 7 a.m. Monday September 15th. Jefferson County Fairgrounds 15200 West 6th Avenue Golden,... |
Al-Jazeera welcomed by liberals, protested by conservatives
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| Al Jazeera English broadcast today from the Buffalo Rose, an Old West biker bar in downtown Golden, a small city near Denver. Golden is a charming place. Clear Creek runs through it, and supplies the gigantic Coors Brewery with the water it turns into Colorado’s most famous beer. Golden is also known as the home of the Colorado School of Mines. Their athletic teams’ symbol is a miner’s donkey. [ Great photos at link ] |
Disabled Men, Woman Beaten Over Not Paying 'Fee' For Being White
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| ORLANDO, Fla. -- Four men in Orlando were charged with a hate crime after they pummeled a 62-year-old woman and her two mentally-challenged companions at a public park after they didn't pay a "fee" for being white, police said. Investigators said the victims were walking into a Kaley Park when they were confronted by Christopher Colbert, Erick Golden, Willie Pritts and Antoniette Boone. Police said the victims were told that since they are white, they had to pay a fee to be in the park. When the three didn't pay, the men beat them, officers said. One of the victims... |
Dollar's Golden Era Is Ending, Warns Soros
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| Dollar's golden era is ending, warns Soros By Edmund Conway in Davos Last Updated: 8:10pm GMT 23/01/2008 The billionaire investor famous for "breaking" the Bank of England in the 1990s has warned that Britain is heading for a recession. George Soros said that a recession in both the United States and Britain "will be very difficult to avoid". He was speaking on the fringes of the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, where many of the world's top politicians and businessmen are meeting. The billionaire investor expects the dollar to be usurped as the top currency The warning is... |
Will Smith 'LEGEND' Tops Box With Est. $70M Weekend...
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| SATURDAY AM: Some amazing numbers were posted Friday for this weekend's movie releases. Warner Bros' I Am Legend opens closer to $80 million than the studio's hoped-for $50 million from Friday through Sunday after making a whopping $29.6 million Friday in 3,606 theaters.... *snip* And the bottom fell out of costly domestic flop The Golden Compass from New Line, which forked out $200+ million to make it, in its second weekend in release. I know, I know, the pic is doing OK overseas. But the fantasy pic is so lost domestically it earned only an anemic $2.6 million Friday from... |
"My Books Are About Killing God"-Snopes Confirms Golden Compass Emails
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| We all get "those" emails from time to time-the ones making claims that are meant to be passed on. We've learned to check things on sites like snopes.com to make sure what we pass is true. When it comes to the movie The Golden Compass, whats going around is...true |
Air Strike Kills Mastermind Behind Iraqi Golden Mosque Bombings
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2007 – The senior al Qaeda terrorist believed to be the mastermind behind both bombings of the Golden Mosque in Samarra, Iraq, was killed during a coalition air strike, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesperson told journalists in Baghdad today. “Yesterday, the government of Iraq announced that the coalition force killed a senior al Qaeda terrorist, Haitham Sabah al Badri,” said Navy Rear Adm. Mark Fox, spokesman for Multinational Force Iraq. “He was killed east of Samara on Aug. 2.” Al Badri, whose body was positively identified by family members, is believed to have masterminded both the February... |
Man arrested in US school shooting when he was 11 is likely to leave prison Friday
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas: Somewhere in the United States, Andrew Golden will likely step outside of prison Friday for the first time as a free man since being arrested as an 11-year-old after he and another boy killed four classmates and an English teacher at a school. Golden, the younger of two boys who used deer rifles to kill five people at the Jonesboro Westside Middle School in 1998, turns 21 Friday. |
Golden Dragons Care for Local Residents
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| Golden Dragons Care for Local Residents Infantry soldiers secure area as doctors, medics treat villagers. By Spc. Chris McCann 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division SADR AL-YUSUFIYAH, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2007 -- In a country where poverty is endemic and many people are afraid to leave their homes because of terror threats, basic medical care can fall by the wayside. The village of Sadr Al-Yusufiyah, Iraq, a mostly Sunni area near the Euphrates River, is no different, but the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment “Golden Dragons”, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)... |
'Curse of the Golden Flower' Another CCP Propaganda 'Masterpiece'
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| The movie "Curse of the Golden Flower" swept the Chinese music scene and brought in 170 million yuan, topping the box office in 2006. Most people came to see how the 360 million yuan (approximately US$ 45 million) was spent on the movie; they were curious to see how luxurious it could get. But how many people knew that this movie, heavily invested in by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and produced by Zhang Yimou, who has repeatedly followed the Party's lines, is another "masterpiece" that intends to brainwash people. The CCP's thoughts and directives filled the movie; it even... |
"Golden Rule" Pelosi: 'Permitting Indefinite Detention is Contrary to Our History and Values'
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| Pelosi: 'Permitting Indefinite Detention Under Conditions that Cannot be Challenged in Court is Contrary to Our History and Values'Wed Sep 27, 3:45 PM ET To: National Desk Contact: Brendan Daly or Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616, both for House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in strong opposition to H.R. 6054 -- Military Commissions Act. Three major amendments offered by Democratic Members were rejected by the Rules Committee. Below are Pelosi's remarks: "It's been five years since 9/11, yet not one person who has been directly... |
Golden buffalo to roam again, as a coin - U.S. Mint
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| WASHINGTON - The golden buffalo, the legendary symbol of the American West, will soon roam again — this time as the nation's first pure gold coin. The U.S. Mint will start taking orders in the coming week for the coins. Officials believe they have found a winning combination that will appeal to nostalgia buffs and investors. The coin will be slightly larger and thicker than a Kennedy half dollar, will contain one ounce of gold and will be designated a $50 gold piece. The actual price will depend on the market price of an ounce of gold, plus markups. The... |
Golden Knights Parachute Team Jumps for Joy of Crowd
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 7, 2006 – Hitting the mark as they always do, members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team jumped into the middle of the 2006 McDonald's Air and Sea Show here yesterday. Preparations for a jump into the 2006 McDonald's Air and Sea Show at Fort Lauderdale Beach continue as the Army's Golden Knights parachute team waits to reach the jump zone. Sgt. 1st Class Paul Sach, left, the Black Demonstration Team leader, prepares the streamers that will help determine wind direction. Cpl. Joshua Coleman, center, puts his gloves on while Sgt. Hector Ceja,... |
Miss USA skydives with Golden Knights
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 20, 2006) – Miss USA Chelsea Cooley soared through the sky at an altitude of 13,000 feet during a tandem skydive with the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, March 14. The tandem jump was coordinated in conjunction with her USO visit to Fort Bragg, N.C. Millions of people in more than 90 countries watched as Cooley was crowned Miss USA April 11, 2005. A native of Charlotte, N.C., Cooley has spent the past year as Miss USA, championing the causes of breast and ovarian cancer education and research. Cooley has also become a... |
Restoring the Republic .. California’s golden budget surplus...
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| We all know and understand that budget management and leadership requires flexibility, common sense and cooperation. Representing common principles and conviction, Republicans and Democrats were elected to positions of trust and have sworn to serve their constituents. Somehow, many in Sacramento have forgotten their pledges, or ignored them altogether. I am speaking about our state budget fiasco, irresponsibility and double talk we have sadly grown accustomed to. We all remember the golden “surplus years” in California. California Republican Governors have historically; overcome huge and impossible budget deficits. They proceeded to prepare for the future and to protect a golden surplus... |
Golden, Colo., native keeps communication running
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq (Dec. 3, 2005) -- Holding an AN/PRC-119 field radio to his ear, a Marine communicates with the lead vehicle about the status of the convoy. Whether it’s providing communication for convoys or units inside the wire, field radio operators directly contribute to the success of the Marine Corps mission while in Iraq. Lance Cpl. John A. McLaughlin, with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), routinely ensures Marines within his unit have continuous radio accessibility. “Being a radio operator I also make sure convoys have [communication],” McLaughlin said. “Without Communication the mission would be virtually... |
Unearthing Bulgaria's Golden Age
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| Unearthing Bulgaria’s Golden Age By Nicholas Glass Published: December 2 2005 15:09 December 2 2005 15:09 There was nothing unusual about the village shop in the depths of the countryside, 75 miles east of Sofia. What astonished the young archaeologists wanting cigarettes was the shopkeeper’s jewellery. Her necklace and earrings were exquisite: the beads so small and perfectly worked that her customers assumed they were modern, the gold of a high carat. But how could a shopkeeper afford such trinkets in a country where the average monthly salary is £100? The archaeologists didn’t know it but the shopkeeper’s jewellery was... |
Florida educators jump with Golden Knights
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (Army News Service, Nov. 9, 2005) – An initiative to promote understanding of the U.S. military matched up the Army’s top parachutists with some of Florida’s most influential citizens, during a tandem jump clinic in central Florida last week. Twenty community leaders, educators, and media personalities attended the two-day event northeast of Tampa, where they were given the opportunity to tandem skydive with the U.S. Army’s elite Golden Knights parachute team. Following a morning training class and meeting with the Golden Knights, the civilians were taken up in the Golden Knight’s signature UV-21 Twin Otter, paired up with... |
Golden Land For Finding Roman Treasure
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| Golden land for finding Roman treasure Oct 21 2005 Aled Blake, Western Mail MORE Roman gold is found in Britain than anywhere else - and now a Welsh academic has come up with an intriguing theory explaining why. Thousands of gold and silver artifacts from the Roman period, especially when the conquerors finally left these islands in the 4th and 5th centuries. Dr Peter Guest, of Cardiff University's School of History and Archaeology, is the leading expert on the biggest ever Roman gold treasure discovered in Britain. In 1992, 15,000 gold and silver coins were found at Hoxne in Suffolk... |
Bulgarian Archaeologists Uncover Treasure Of Thousands Of Golden Ornaments
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 10:37:19 PM
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| Bulgarian archeologists uncover treasure of thousands of golden ornaments Canadian Press Wednesday, August 17, 2005 SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Archeologists working a dig in central Bulgaria have unearthed some 15,000 miniature rings and other gold ornaments that date to the end of the third millennium BC - a find they say matches the famous treasure of Troy, scholars announced Wednesday. The 4,100- to 4,200-year-old golden ornaments have been gradually unearthed over the past year from an ancient tomb near the central village of Dabene, 120 kilometres east of the capital, Sofia, according to Prof. Vasil Nikolov, the consultant on the... |
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