White House considers payroll tax holiday
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:34:50 AM
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| The White House is considering a push for hundreds of billions of dollars in new stimulative spending, focusing on business tax cuts including a temporary cut in payroll taxes. In part, this is good policy. In part, it's necessary policy. Anne Kornblut and Lori Montgomery quote an unnamed Democratic strategist complaining that the White House has let the issues get away from them in advance of November's election. "'We did the mosque, Katrina, Iraq, and now Middle East peace?' said a Democratic strategist who works closely with multiple candidates and spoke on the condition of anonymity. 'And in between you... |
Muslims seek to add holidays on NY school calendar
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:34:50 AM
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| Muslim parents, students and civic groups are campaigning to add two of their religious holidays to the New York City public school calendar, pinning their hopes on state lawmakers after failing to win over Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the idea. ... "Our kids know other holidays but then they see that their holidays are not recognized. It sends a mixed message," said Isabel Bucaram, a Muslim with two children in city schools. "My daughter says to me, 'They do it for others. Why not us?'" (Yeah, it sends a "mixed message to kids when you can't have Easter or Christmas... |
Michelle Obama arrives in Spain for holiday with daughter
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:34:50 AM
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| (AFP) – 1 hour ago MARBELLA, Spain — US First Lady Michelle Obama and her nine-year-old daughter Sasha arrived Wednesday on Spain's Mediterranean coast for a vacation with friends at a luxury hotel where they have booked 60 rooms. The pair and their entourage arrived at the Hotel Villa Padierna in the hills above the resort town of Marbella, a haunt for the rich and famous, aboard a cavalcade of vehicles. They had flown to Malaga on a US air force plane. President Barack Obama, who celebrates his 49th birthday on Wednesday, has stayed behind in the United States as... |
Rabid dogs roam holiday hotspot, kill at least 78
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:34:50 AM
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| BALI, Indonesia (AP) -- Putu Valentino Rosiadi should have started third grade this month. But instead of buying a new school uniform and notebooks, his father mournfully cradles a black-and-white photo. |
For Every Soldier: A Flag And A Nation’s Gratitude
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:34:50 AM
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| The soldiers came in a convoy And each one had a bag The mission: to make certain Every headstone had a flag The soldiers who lay silent From wars that had come and gone Awaited our remembrance On Memorial Day’s bright dawn. (Continued) |
Another holiday slighted by Google but honored by Bing
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:34:50 AM
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| Last holiday was Easter where Google ignored the holiest holiday of Christians while it instead honored some obscure European author. This Memorial day google ignores Memorial day by not decorating their google logo with Memorial day pictures. Bing on the other hand honored both Easter and Memorial day. Don't believe me check it out. Bing Google |
Two injured in Mpls. shooting near festival
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:34:50 AM
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| Two people were injured in a Sunday afternoon shooting that happened outside a Cinco de Mayo celebration. Two groups of juveniles exchanged gunfire in the area of Lake Street and 5th Avenue, according to Minneapolis Police Sgt. Bill Palmer. Authorities say the incident was gang-related. One teen was shot in the chest and taken to Hennepin County Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. Another teen was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after being shot in the foot and the leg. Police have one person in custody in connection with the incident, which happened near a Cinco de Mayo celebration. They have... |
It’s Time to Suspend Cinco De Mayo Celebrations
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:34:50 AM
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| It's time to suspend Cinco De Mayo celebrations until Mexico cleans up its act and gets control of drug cartels running rampant along the U.S.-Mexico border. |
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