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Post n°2 pubblicato il 06 Settembre 2010 da quyraf
Tag: bologna
BOSTON – Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank's retort was an Internet sensation. Questioned at a town hall last year about the "Nazi policy" of health care reform, Frank told the speaker who made the comment that talking to her was "like arguing with a dining room table." Fast forward to this year, the questioner, Rachel Brown, is challenging the 15-term Democrat's re-election bid. Brown said her exchange with Frank inspired her to run against him in the Democratic primary in the state's 4th Congressional District. "I didn't realize at the time that if you had a better idea, you should take their seat," said 24-year-old Brown, a devotee of economist Lyndon LaRouche. Frank, not surprisingly, has an alternate — and sharp-tongued — view. "I regard her as an example of the price you pay for free speech," Frank said. "I don't think she is very rational." Frank, the liberal that conservatives love to hate, will face Brown in the Sept. 14 primary. Frank is considered the favorite in the district, which stretches from the well-heeled Boston suburbs of Newton, Wellesley and Dover to the working-class communities of Fall River and New Bedford. Frank has used his powerful perch as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee to craft an ambitious overhaul of the nation's financial system that was signed earlier this year, which he says will help prevent future financial crises. Brown has zeroed in on Frank's role in the overhaul, saying she wants to see the end of government bailouts. Brown's platform also includes other, more novel ideas, including the human colonization of Mars. "I think we need a program in the economy based not on only surviving for the moment, but a policy increasing physical production and allowing new discoveries to be made, with the new frontier being Mars," Brown said. Some Massachusetts voters, including Democrats, say they are ready to see a fresh face in Frank's seat. "Barney was supportive of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac when he should have been policing the housing industry," said John Patrick, 46, a Democrat from Milton. But Chuck Laurette, 36, of Fitchburg, said he believes Barney is no longer the extreme liberal he once was. "He seems to be taking some more centrist viewpoints, which I like to see," he said. On the Republican side, two businessmen are battling for their party's nomination and the chance to knock off one of the country's most prominent Democrats. Republican Sean Bielat, a 35-year-old Marine and businessman from Brookline, will face off against Earl Sholley, a 62-year-old businessman from Norfolk, as the GOP chooses a challenger to Frank. Bielat, who has worked for the military technology firm iRobot Corp., said he decided to challenge Frank because of the "overspending and overreach of government." He said Frank has angered many people in the district by treating them disrespectfully and spending his time outside the district, including a recent appearance on Jay Leno's show. "I think there a lot of people who might have liked Barney in the past, but they are upset with his representation, upset with his arrogance of power," he said. Sholley, who has lost several previous races for state and federal office, says he believes in limited government and counts tea party members among his supporters. "There is an incredible amount of anger out there against incumbents," Sholley said. "I'm going to be a political hurricane and defeat Barney Frank." Sun N Jeff
Post n°1 pubblicato il 06 Settembre 2010 da quyraf
Tag: tiranni
Today is Thursday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2010. There are 120 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. On this date: In 1666, the Great Fire of London broke out. In 1789, the United States Treasury Department was established. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman's forces occupied Atlanta. In 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the advice, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair. In 1930, the first non-stop airplane flight from Europe to the U.S. was completed in 37 hours as Capt. Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Bellonte of France arrived in Valley Stream, N.Y., aboard their Breguet 19 biplane, which bore the symbol of a large question mark. In 1935, a Labor Day hurricane slammed into the Florida Keys, claiming more than 400 lives. In 1945, Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam an independent republic. (Ho died on this date in 1969.) In 1960, Wilma Rudolph of the United States won the first of her three gold medals at the Rome Summer Olympics as she finished the 100-meter dash in 11 seconds. In 1969, in what some regard as the birth of the Internet, two connected computers at the University of California, Los Angeles, passed test data through a 15-foot cable. The first automatic teller machine (ATM) using magnetic-striped cards, called a "Docuteller," opened at a Chemical Bank branch in Rockville Centre, N.Y. In 1998, a Swissair MD-11 jetliner crashed off Nova Scotia, killing all 229 people aboard. Ten years ago: Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans welcomed home 63 former spies and guerrillas released by South Korea. Five years ago: A National Guard convoy packed with food, water and medicine rolled into New Orleans four days after Hurricane Katrina. Scorched by criticism about sluggish federal help, President George W. Bush toured the Gulf Coast and met with state and local officials, including New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. During a live TV benefit concert, rapper Kanye West went off-script to sharply criticize Bush, saying he "doesn't care about black people." The Labor Department reported the August unemployment rate was 4.9 percent, a four-year low. Machinists at Boeing Co. went on a nearly month-long strike. Actor Bob Denver, 70, died in Winston-Salem, N.C. One year ago: Pfizer agreed to pay a record $2.3 billion settlement for illegal drug promotion. A Taliban suicide bomber attacked officials leaving a mosque in Afghanistan, killing the country's deputy intelligence chief and 23 others. Gunmen killed 17 people at a drug rehabilitation center in Ciudad Juarez (SEE'-yoo-dahd wahr-EHZ'), Mexico. A magnitude-7.0 earthquake rocked Indonesia, killing dozens of people. Today's Birthdays: Dancer-actress Marge Champion is 91. Jazz musician Horace Silver is 82. Former Sen. Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo.) is 79. Former United States Olympic Committee Chairman Peter Ueberroth is 73. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sam Gooden (The Impressions) is 71. Singer Jimmy Clanton is 70. Rhythm-and-blues singer Rosalind Ashford (Martha & the Vandellas) is 67. Singer Joe Simon is 67. Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw is 62. Basketball Hall of Famer Nate Archibald is 62. Actor Mark Harmon is 59. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is 59. Tennis Hall of Famer Jimmy Connors is 58. Actress Linda Purl is 55. Rock musician Jerry Augustyniak (10,000 Maniacs) is 52. Country musician Paul Deakin (The Mavericks) is 51. Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson is 50. Actor Keanu Reeves is 46. Former heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis is 45. Actress Salma Hayek is 44. Actress Kristen Cloke is 42. Actress Cynthia Watros is 42. Rhythm-and-blues singer K-Ci is 41. Actor-comedian Katt Williams is 37. Actor Michael Lombardi is 36. Rock musician Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit) is 33. Rock musician Spencer Smit(Panic at the Disco) is 23. Thought for Today: "If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (GU'-tuh), German poet, dramatist and author (1749-1832). (Above Advance for Use Thursday, Sept. 2) Copyright 2010, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Ecclesiastical Scaffolding music downloads
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