The Obama administration will seek a non-binding international accord – rather than a treaty – at a United Nations climate summit in Paris next year on reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
It's the poorer people in tropical zones who will get really hit by climate change - as well as some ecosystems, which nobody wants to see disappear. - Bill Gates
The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam
Navy Nurse Refuses To Force Feed Gitmo Inmate
A Navy nurse who was the first, and apparently only, member of the medical staff at Guantanamo to refuse to take part in the feeding of hunger striking prisoners has had his assignment cut short at the U.S. base in Cuba, officials said Tuesday.
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure."
- Clarence Darrow
Wow. Computer Chips For Vets.
When President Obama on Tuesday highlighted 19 executive actions he says he is taking to improve the mental health of U.S. troops and veterans, one of them centered on a particularly novel effort: The development of new computer chips designed to modulate the nervous system to help with everything from arthritis to post-traumatic stress.
Republican Shenanigans
On a scale of 1 to Begging Mitt Romney to Run, how afraid are GOP donors that they're going to get stuck with Ted Cruz or Rand Paul?- LOLGOP
When All Else Fails, Sue Obama!
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal filed suit on Wednesday against the Obama administration, arguing that it has coerced states into adopting Common Core education standards.
Bill O'Reilly: "I don't believe in White Privilege. It's not real like, say, the War On Christmas."- Top Conservative Cat
Tonight on 'Hannity' - How the S&P just broke 2000 for the first time! Plus, more on Obama's socialist agenda!- John Fugelsang
Rock The Voter News
If your heroes are Ronald Reagan and Vladimir Putin, you just like bad actors who ride horses.- LOLGOP
I support legalization of all drugs but only because I want to see the advertising.- John Fugelsang
The Dark Side of Hollyweird
Actor and anti-vaccine advocate Rob Schneider contacted California Gov. Jerry Brown’s office (D) claiming to possess documents showing that the Centers for Disease Control has hidden data showing Black children are at a particularly high risk of developing autism from vaccines.
Canada is one of the very few countries in the world that has NO criminal law restricting abortion at all. - LOLGOP
Hey USA: Companies Leave Costa Rica, Too!
August 27th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Yanber S.A, a Costa Rican producer of plastic bags and packaging, has announced it will relocate to Nicaragua, laying off all 180 of its staff in Costa Rica.
Business/Tech News
PRESIDENT ROMNEY: Though this is the best year for job growth since 1999, it will be improve when we finish banning naughty marriage.- LOLGOP
Oh, Goody, Another Government Shutdown Looming.
Conservatives in the U.S. Congress who object to President Barack Obama's immigration policies are threatening to tie a must-pass budget bill to the issue, making for a possible showdown in September and raising the specter of a government shutdown.
You never hear about white-on-white crime or -- as I like to call it -- "swing dancing."- LOLGOP
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Odd News
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- Islamic State commits war crimes, Syrian government using poison gas - UN
- Gaza truce holding but Israel's Netanyahu under fire at home
- Qaeda Affiliate Seizes Crossing Point With Golan Heights
- Russia Says It Will Respond To NATO Troop Rotations In East
- Report: Iran Redesigning Reactor as Part of Deal
- US Coast Guard fires at Iranian boat in Gulf
Navy Nurse Refuses To Force Feed Gitmo Inmate
A Navy nurse who was the first, and apparently only, member of the medical staff at Guantanamo to refuse to take part in the feeding of hunger striking prisoners has had his assignment cut short at the U.S. base in Cuba, officials said Tuesday.
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure."
- Clarence Darrow
Wow. Computer Chips For Vets.
When President Obama on Tuesday highlighted 19 executive actions he says he is taking to improve the mental health of U.S. troops and veterans, one of them centered on a particularly novel effort: The development of new computer chips designed to modulate the nervous system to help with everything from arthritis to post-traumatic stress.
Republican Shenanigans
- Caught on Tape: What Mitch McConnell Complained About to a Roomful of Billionaires
- FBI files link Christian TV’s Paul Crouch to Italian mob, Palestinian gun trafficking
- Maryland judge orders courtroom deputy to shock disruptive ‘sovereign citizen’ defendant
- GOP staffers seek to cash in as odds grow of Senate takeover
- McCain offers Chuck Todd advice on hosting ‘Meet the Press’
- Obama pressed to expand deportation program for millions
On a scale of 1 to Begging Mitt Romney to Run, how afraid are GOP donors that they're going to get stuck with Ted Cruz or Rand Paul?- LOLGOP
When All Else Fails, Sue Obama!
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal filed suit on Wednesday against the Obama administration, arguing that it has coerced states into adopting Common Core education standards.
Bill O'Reilly: "I don't believe in White Privilege. It's not real like, say, the War On Christmas."- Top Conservative Cat
Tonight on 'Hannity' - How the S&P just broke 2000 for the first time! Plus, more on Obama's socialist agenda!- John Fugelsang
Rock The Voter News
- WH: Checked-out Obama is a media myth
- Shocking Picture of What Life Will Look Like When You Can't Afford to Retire
If your heroes are Ronald Reagan and Vladimir Putin, you just like bad actors who ride horses.- LOLGOP
I support legalization of all drugs but only because I want to see the advertising.- John Fugelsang
The Dark Side of Hollyweird
Actor and anti-vaccine advocate Rob Schneider contacted California Gov. Jerry Brown’s office (D) claiming to possess documents showing that the Centers for Disease Control has hidden data showing Black children are at a particularly high risk of developing autism from vaccines.
Canada is one of the very few countries in the world that has NO criminal law restricting abortion at all. - LOLGOP
Hey USA: Companies Leave Costa Rica, Too!
August 27th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Yanber S.A, a Costa Rican producer of plastic bags and packaging, has announced it will relocate to Nicaragua, laying off all 180 of its staff in Costa Rica.
Business/Tech News
- Crude oil drops on weak US gasoline demand, Cushing build
- What Happened to All the Gun Buyers?
- NYC police union blasts mayor, urges Democrats to snub convention bid
- Citing Ebola, Air France suspends flights
PRESIDENT ROMNEY: Though this is the best year for job growth since 1999, it will be improve when we finish banning naughty marriage.- LOLGOP
Oh, Goody, Another Government Shutdown Looming.
Conservatives in the U.S. Congress who object to President Barack Obama's immigration policies are threatening to tie a must-pass budget bill to the issue, making for a possible showdown in September and raising the specter of a government shutdown.
You never hear about white-on-white crime or -- as I like to call it -- "swing dancing."- LOLGOP
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Odd News
- Swedish city plays 'Schindler's List' to Nazis
- David Chase finally reveals Tony's fate on 'The Sopranos'
- Suspicious object turns out to be Star Wars toy
- Neighbor Hellbent On Shutting Down Kid's 'Illegal' Lemonade Stand
- Dead, Stuffed And Hideous: The Best Of The Worst Taxidermy
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Tayrona National Park, Santa Marta, Colombia.
Peace.
