http://newspoliticsecon.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by News, Politics and the Economy en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:49:07 GMT 2010-01-05T04:49:07Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976687&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Joe Klein, in the current Time Magazine, has and interesting column about the left wing blogosphere and the health care debate. "In the end, the sillier left-village practitioners are stoking the . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:39:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976687&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-05T01:39:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976417&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Senate Democrats, House Democrats and the White House. No Republicans involved. That's the report from the AP. This nation is now going to be saddled with WHATEVER Democrats want. . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:05:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976417&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Ivan N. 2010-01-04T23:05:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976031&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace "It is easy to be carried away by the sheer horror of what the daily press reveals and to lose sight of the fact that this is merely the brutal exterior of a deeper crime, of commitment to a social order . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:55:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976031&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Jack E. 2010-01-04T18:55:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975833&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Two rib ticklers and a sober! Enjoy! The State Pledge- All just political authority is derived from the People, and government may only be established and maintained with their consent. A government . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:31:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975833&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-04T16:31:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975604&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace When Dick Cheney criticized President Obama's rhetoric over the attempted Christmas Day bombing, John Brennan, the deputy national security adviser for homeland security and counterterrorism, became the . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:45:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975604&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Jack E. 2010-01-04T13:45:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975603&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace The Star on line Maylasia, Monday January 4, 2010 MYT 5:24:00 PM, By LESTER KONG PETALING JAYA: The Port Klang Authority (PKA) board will implement the whistle-blower policy in PKA and the Port Klang . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:44:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975603&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-04T13:44:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975596&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Al Jazeera, Monday, January 04, 2010, 14:36 Mecca time, 11:36 GMT Yemeni officials say police have killed two suspected members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula during an "anti-terror" raid near . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:38:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975596&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-04T13:38:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975542&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace .The US Secret Service says it is investigating after an effigy of Barack Obama was found hanging in the home town of former President Jimmy Carter. TV footage showed the doll hanging by a noose . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:39:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975542&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Jack E. 2010-01-04T12:39:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975400&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Inflation of the US Dollar has been the primary problem and is the primary cause of the housing prices to rise along with the demand for the houses as their prices were going up and up.  When the . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:41:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975400&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-04T10:41:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974796&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace   Caught in the crosshairs in the current debate on the future of the traditional publishing industry is the often powerless, insecure and hapless author, the supplier of the raw material that . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:12:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974796&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Warren Adler 2010-01-04T01:12:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974598&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace I would love your views if the USA should allow shipments of drugs from certain countries we may approve of ? Also I would like to know why the USA pays more for medication than Canada, a drug that was . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:49:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974598&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2010-01-03T21:49:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974584&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace The great news is that there were no combat deaths in Iraq in December and, according to General Ray Odierno, our top commander there, American combat forces will leave the country, as scheduled, by the . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:34:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974584&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2010-01-03T21:34:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974364&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Washington, D.C., is too far gone to salvage. Freedom in America has only one hope, the resurrection of State independence and sovereignty. The wizards in Washington and on Wall Street have us figured . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:58:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974364&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-03T17:58:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974361&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Obvious statements of fact. Yemen: Climate: The climate of Yemen is considered to be mostly desert. The hot and humid west coast contrasts the temperate regions in the western mountains which are . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:57:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974361&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Texas Rocks 2010-01-03T17:57:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974305&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Most of us got $13.00 a week in our checks that the government took out in the first place. We are getting a healthcare bill we can't afford. Renewed terrorist attacks Pictures of our president . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:04:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974305&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Kent Douglas 2010-01-03T17:04:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974014&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace It’s to be expected in January here in St. Cloud MN. No advisory today the wind is SSE and calm, with the dew point at 28 below. The high today is forecasted at 2 above, yesterday it might have . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:15:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974014&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-03T13:15:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973985&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace It’s called ‘Cloma The Musical’, completed in 2006 Colma is a town up by Frisco it’s about three teenagers that just graduated from High School and deciding to do with the rest . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:45:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973985&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-03T12:45:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973971&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace A much needed book for scientific and non-scientific communities alike. Written by science writer (and former New York Times editor) Cornelia Dean, the book makes the case that scientists need to make . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:31:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973971&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-03T12:31:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973799&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace The Times of India, PTI 3 January 2010, 01:38pm IST THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Copenhagen meet made "limited progress" and no one was satisfied with the outcome, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, while . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:36:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973799&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-03T08:36:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973793&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Al Jazeera, Sunday, January 03, 2010, 09:50 Mecca time, 06:50 GMT  The British government has announced plans to join the United States in funding "anti-terrorist" forces in Yemen. The announcement . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:28:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973793&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-03T08:28:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973719&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace In 1776, our founding fathers declared our freedom in the magnificent Declaration of Independence; our guide to governance. They established a nation of free and independent states. Declaring that the . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:59:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973719&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-03T06:59:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973617&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace In El Reno Oklahoma, police were called to an apartment in town by the 86 year old woman's grandson.  The grandson called police and told them the woman was threatening to kill herself with medication.  . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:16:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973617&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Kent Douglas 2010-01-03T05:16:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973456&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace I just read this article and couldn't agree more with the CIA. Obama has been at war with CIA since day one he stepped in office. Read the article for yourself and see. Spy chiefs turn on President Obama . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:14:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973456&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2010-01-03T02:14:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973284&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace For the fans of Oklahoma State who drive black trucks and have orange cats, maybe next year.  Mississippi fans however, went home happy from Arlington, Texas, with a win over Oklahoma State 21-7.  . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:15:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973284&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Kent Douglas 2010-01-02T23:15:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973272&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Using the words of Jesus and Mohammed, some Irish Atheists have chosen a unique way to show their displeasure with a new Irish law making it illegal to blaspheme.  They choose to blaspheme. Rather . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:01:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973272&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Kent Douglas 2010-01-02T23:01:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973126&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace This is the very fear I've discussed in my last two articles.  Giving up our freedoms, one by one, to a world body. There IS a hidden agenda in the United Nations. Power. Even if every person . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:01:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973126&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Glome . . . 2010-01-02T21:01:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972951&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace I used to be an independent.  Voted for Ford when he ran against Carter (all I could find out about Carter was that he was a peanut farmer, had a big smile, and wasn't Nixon), Voted for Ronald Reagan . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:59:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972951&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace John S. 2010-01-02T17:59:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972884&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace I'm sure Keith Olbermann, Chris Mathews and many many others were quite upset that Rush didn't have the common decency to die so they could start the new year with a smile on their faces. I bet Olbermann . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:06:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972884&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace Charles M. 2010-01-02T17:06:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972727&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace This is good   http://motherjones.com/mojo/2009/12/fiore-cartoon-year-review Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:04:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972727&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-02T15:04:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972670&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace I missed one.  How did you do? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/opinion/02collins.html?ref=opinion     Note: You have to be registered with the NY Times, but it is free. . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:18:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972670&grpId=3659174697253323&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-02T14:18:10Z