Want a job with the new administration - Don't pay taxes this year, it has to be a prerequisite nobody screws up this many times without trying!
Tax snafus add up for Obama team - USATODAY.comWASHINGTON — The confirmation of another Cabinet member stalled Thursday because of unpaid taxes after USA TODAY disclosed that the husband of Labor secretary nominee Hilda Solis paid about $6,400 this week to settle numerous tax liens against his business dating to 1993.
But why withdraw...the Treasury secretary didn't pay taxes either
Newsvine - Daschle withdraws nominationFaced with problems over back taxes and potential conflicts of interest, Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination on Tuesday to be President Barack Obama's Health and Human Services secretary.
Two in as many weeks...Let's all have an oversight and just apologize when the IRS comes calling. Which begs another question - Where has the IRS been in these two cases? Honest oversight or looking the other way on purpose...hmm!
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Q4 GDP down 3.8 percent, biggest drop since 1982WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy shrank at its fastest pace in nearly 27 years in the fourth quarter, government data showed, sinking deeper into recession as consumers and business cut spending.
So what is it? In all the "scare tactics", it appears the media and our President can't get the facts straight - Or maybe the facts are in the way... But what is is, worst economy since the depression, worst economy since 1982, or since "all" of 2008 had more growth than 2001 (2001 total growth = .08% and 2008 total growth = 1.3%) - Is it only the worst economy in since 2001? Don't worry the media want let the flats cloud their agenda!!!
Well, I guess it wasn't a failure...but wait, we will hear somehow it is.
Polls Close in Iraq Elections, No Major ViolencePolls closed at 6 p.m. (10 a.m. EST) on Saturday — an hour later than planned — after millions of voters cast ballots for influential regional councils around most of Iraq.
Well there are elections, again. In Iraq in case you missed it... Another failure, right?
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...and it begins!
PELOSI SAYS BIRTH CONTROL WILL HELP ECONOMY
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi boldly defended a move to add birth control funding to the new economic "stimulus" package, claiming "contraception will reduce costs to the states and to the federal government."
Pelosi, the mother of 5 children and 6 grandchildren, who once said, "Nothing in my life will ever, ever compare to being a mom," seemed to imply babies are somehow a burden on the treasury.
How much further a move would it be to say "abortion (selective) is needed to assist in managing the economy - Yep, I can see nothing but good things, in the recent move to make our "free" economy state ran, NOT!
...well the peanut butter alert has been updated - Little Debbie.
WASHINGTON - Now it's some Little Debbie peanut butter crackers that are being recalled because there's a chance of salmonella contamination.
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North Korea is at it again... Let's see if the new president can/will keep his eye on the ball - This region is the real catalyst that can start world war even if it is suppling middle eastern fundamentalist.
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea said its army remained on alert Sunday, a day after North Korea threatened military action in response to Seoul's hard-line stance against its communist regime
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If I can't have peanut butter products I ain't going to be a happy guy...
WASHINGTON - Federal health authorities on Saturday urged consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods that contain peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination.
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Global warming - Believe it, below is the evidence -
First Day With A Low Colder Than -10 In Chicago In More Than A DecadeThe National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning until noon Friday. The forecast high for Thursday is expected to linger in the negative range at -2, dropping to -15 overnight. Strong northwest winds are producing wind chill factors of -25 to -40.
Record snowfall, plunging temperatures hit the areaA new record was set Wednesday when Chicago had its ninth consecutive day of measurable snowfall, according to the National Weather Service.
The previous record was eight consecutive days set from Dec. 13 to 20, 1973.
How cold is it? Flint's 95-year-old record low falls as 19 below zero hits cityFlint broke a 95-year-old record early Wednesday morning when the temperature plummeted to a frigid 19 below zero. The previous record? Minus 10, set in 1914, according to the National Weather Service.
Well maybe NOT! One question, what was the reason for such high temperatures 95 years ago - Was this the start of the global warming???
...and another story about how to hold our children accountable...
SEATTLE - Washington state law does not bar teachers from having consensual sex with 18-year-old students, an appeals court ruled Tuesday in dismissing a case against a former high school choir teacher.
The teacher, Matthew Hirschfelder, was charged with first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor for allegedly having sex with a Hoquiam High School senior in 2006. He challenged a judge's refusal to dismiss his case, arguing the student wasn't a minor because she was 18.
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press Writer
NOT!!!!!
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Here is a novel idea - The AP reports that parents and teaching children to be responsible for their actions is needed for their online protection.
"should not overly rely upon any single technology or group of technologies as the primary solution," the task force said.
"Parents, teachers, mentors, social services, law enforcement and minors themselves
Scaring thing is it took a year long study and no telling how much money to tell us something we all should already know!
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Well they announced - What do you think??? Not exactly what I was looking for; however, I will not condemn it. I DO hope they keep support their current units for some time since I am still doing more than my coworkers with my poor little palm device then they can do or know how to do with their Iphone or RIM devices.
Not good news for a state that tells us abstinence works...
Mississippi Highest Teen PregnancyDon't misunderstand - I am for abstinence, I just think it is moot without teaching God, family, morals, and ethics along with"abstinence".
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If anyone out there is interested - Me I am ready for a new Palm OS, since I prefer palm to either MS or Apple, at least for mobile devices...there simplicity has always been a welcome change.
Exclusive: New Palm phone to have slide-down keyboard, large touchscreenWe have information from a trusted source that the latest Palm smartphone running the Nova operating system will be launched Thursday.
Some
Hobbyist Software titles I would recommend are Reset Doctor, great for finding what app could be causing crashes and to stop random crashes.
Butler is a great addition to any Palm Device - Multiple alarms, an attention grabber, enhanced speed, etc.
Power Hero is an essential addition to extend time between charges - Take care of what is on and when it is on.
Phone Technician allows you multi-task with your Palm OS smart phone... Try all of these, but if you keep them please ensure you pay the developer...so he can continue to maintain these products and introduce better one.
If you are a palm loyalist as I am, having used a palm device since they were operated by "regular" batteries, you will want to look at this launcher by
Hobbyist Software... It takes the
normal function of a launcher to the next level to meet the needs of a
smartphone. Hope you will give it a try, the developer allows you to download a full functioning copy to try before buying - He also has a challenge for you!!!!
Try it you might like and if you don't you might save some money - I tried and liked it!
'If you haven't already heard - Palm launched an "app store" that is Palm OS & Win Mobile.
