A new report by UCLA's Williams Institute says that "[m]ore than 12,000 same-sex couples from New York are expected to marry in California within the next three years." Because of Gov. David Paterson’s (D) recent decision that state agencies recognize gay marriages performed legally, gay couples in New York "expect to have legal standing on matters such as inheritance and taxes.
Bush confronted Rove's sins in church — Fired and brimestone — If you're going to fire someone, you want to make sure you do it in a place where the now-unemployed can't make a scene. — You know...a place like, say, a church. — That, according to a new book - “Machiavelli's Shadow” …
McCain resurrects call for gas tax holiday — From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby, CNN's Dana Bash — WASHINGTON (CNN) - With gas prices reaching a national average of four dollars a gallon — a record high — John McCain is planning to resurrect his call for a national gas tax holiday …
Iraqi lawmakers say U.S. demanding 58 military bases Iraqi lawmakers say the United States is demanding 58 bases as part of a proposed "status of forces" agreement that will allow U.S. troops to remain in the country indefinitely. Leading members of the two ruling Shiite parties said in a series of interviews the Iraqi government rejected this proposal along with another U.S. demand that would effectively hand over the power to determine if a hostile act from another country is aggression against Iraq. Lawmakers said they fear this power would drag Iraq into a war between the United States and Iran. "The points that were put forth by the Americans were more abominable than the occupation," said Jalal al Din al Saghir, a leading lawmaker from the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq. "We were occupied by order of the Security Council," he said, referring to the 2004 Resolution mandating a U.S. military occupation in Iraq at the head of an international coalition. "But now we are being asked to sign for our own occupation. That is why we have absolutely refused all that we have seen so far."
Northrop Tanker Deal Will Cost U.S. Taxpayers Billions By Tula Connell Remember that $35 billion air fleet tanker contract—the one the U.S. Department of Defense gave to European-based firm EADS, which makes the Airbus, rather than to U.S.-based Boeing? Looks like 44,000 jobs... aren’t the nation’s only losses in the Bush administration’s decision to award the contract to an overseas bidder. A new report compiled by the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) highlights the corrupt bid-awarding process involved and found the EADS fleet will cost taxpayers money and is likely less safe than the Boeing model. In fact, IFPTE... found the Boeing model could save taxpayers $90 billion over the program’s lifetime.
Supreme Court justices sold stock last year Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, whose investments forced them to sit out cases before the Supreme Court, have significantly reduced their stock holdings, their latest financial disclosures show. Roberts sold all his shares in four companies last year: Becton Dickinson & Co., Cisco Systems Inc., Citigroup Inc., and Merck & Co. Inc.--worth $117,000 to $265,000. Alito sold all his stock in Intel Corp., worth $15,000 to $50,000, and reduced his holdings in three other companies, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Exxon Mobil Corp. and McDonald's Corp.
Gates recommends Schwartz as next Air Force chief --Gates asks Bush to Allow Donley to Start as Air Force Secretary Without Senate Confirmation Defense Secretary Robert Gates recommended Monday that Gen. Norton Schwartz, a 35-year veteran with a background in Air Force special operations, be the next Air Force chief. In a sweeping shake up of the Air Force, Gates also formally sent former Air Force official Michael Donley's name to the White House to be the next secretary of the beleaguered service. Gates announced last Thursday that he was removing Air Force Gen. Michael Moseley from the chief's job and Michael Wynne as its top civilian. Gates asked Bush to designate Donley as the acting secretary effective June 21 -- a move that would allow him to begin work without waiting for Senate confirmation.
U.S. presence is Iraq's main problem: Iranian leader Iran's supreme leader told visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday that the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq was the biggest obstacle to its development as a united country. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hit out at the "occupiers" in Iraq at a time when Baghdad is negotiating with the United States on a new agreement aimed at giving a legal basis for U.S. troops to stay in Iraq after December 31, when their U.N. mandate expires.
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Iran will be a big influence over Iran. If the White House and US Law Makers had done some reading about the Middle East culture they would know it's the Supreme Leader who runs Iran not the Iran President. Beating up on the Iran President and not speaking to him means nothing. But even some Americans don't know so they would believe the Media, White House, Pentagon and Law Makers.
Bush and Rove in church now that says alot. Bush didn't fire his best friend Karl it was the people who are running Bush that fired Rove. But that tells you alot about what Bush uses the Church for and it's not praying to God. I remember hearing from a Minister in New York who said Satan is so powerful he could be sitting next to you in church. I guess he was right after all.
The Supreme Court corrupt Justices moved their stocks to other names to protect themselves. With the big profits and stealing of the Oil Companies don't believe Roberts and Alito are so honest that they would let go of that kind of profit and not get a raise in pay to make up the difference. If the lie works use it and most Americans have no idea the Justices are profiting from their decisions on the Court.
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