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Archive for November, 2009

In Flanders Fields

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, November 11th, 2009. Filed under History

IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To [...]

Thoughts On Veterans Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, November 11th, 2009. Filed under History

As we mark Veterans Day here in the United States, it is worth remembering that, for the rest of the Western world, today marks the end of what may very well be the most pointless war in human history
The war in which millions of educated and working class men sacrificed their lives to fight over [...]

Reminder: This November 11th, Donate $ 11 For A Veteran

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, November 11th, 2009. Filed under History

It’s easy:
The objective of the Eleven Eleven Campaign is simple: to get 11 million Americans to donate $11 to support America’s Veterans.
To reach that objective, we’ve made it easy to give back to our Veterans. Americans can text the word “VETS” to 85944 to donate $10 to America’s Veterans – your $10 donation will be [...]

Republicans Take Slight Lead In Generic Congressional Ballot

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, November 11th, 2009. Filed under 2010 Elections, Barack Obama, Congress, Elections, Politics

Call it a post-election 2009 bounce if you want, but it appears that GOP fortunes may have turned around a little bit:
PRINCETON, NJ — Republicans have moved ahead of Democrats by 48% to 44% among registered voters in the latest update on Gallup’s generic congressional ballot for the 2010 House elections, after trailing by six [...]

Are The People Killed And Wounded At Fort Hood Heroes ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, November 11th, 2009. Filed under Education, In The News

James Joyner makes a pretty convincing case for the argument that they are not:
[T]he fact of the matter is that these people and their loved ones are tragic victims of senseless violence, no more heroic than others who are randomly killed.
This isn’t a criticism of Obama per se. General George Casey did the same [...]

FDIC Chief: Banks Aren’t Lending Enough

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, November 11th, 2009. Filed under Credit Crisis, Dumbasses, Economics, Politics

As the national struggles to recover from a recession caused by an assets bubble and loose credit, the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation argues in favor of looser credit:
NEW YORK – The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday she’s “very worried” that the nation’s biggest banks aren’t lending enough and [...]

Army Never Told Of Major Hasan’s Contacts With Radical Islamic Cleric

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, November 11th, 2009. Filed under Homeland Security, In The News, War On Terror

The questions about who know what about Major Nidal Hasan and when they knew continue to mount:
The Pentagon said it was never notified by U.S. intelligence agencies that they had intercepted emails between the alleged Fort Hood shooter and an extremist imam until after last week’s bloody assaults, raising new questions about whether the government [...]

Federal Judge Says South Carolina Cannot Issue Christian License Plate

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, November 11th, 2009. Filed under Freedom of Religion, In The News, Individual Liberty

A Federal Judge has ruled in favor of parties seeking to prevent South Carolina from issuing the license plate set forth above:
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that South Carolina can’t issue license plates showing the image of a cross in front of a stained glass window along with the phrase “I Believe.”
U.S. [...]

Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira Take Home Gold Gloves

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, November 11th, 2009. Filed under Baseball, New York Yankees, Sports

Two awards for members of the Yankee infield:
CHICAGO — Derek Jeter, whose defense has been criticized in recent years through statistical analyses, won a Gold Glove award for his defense, joining Yankees teammate Mark Teixeira on the list of American League recipients released Tuesday. No other team had multiple winners.
At 35, Jeter became the [...]

Reports: Nidal Hasan’s Contacts With Terror Suspects Wider Than First Thought

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, November 11th, 2009. Filed under In The News

Another day and yet more questions about Major Nadil Mailk Hasan:
A senior government official tells ABC News that investigators have found that alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan had “more unexplained connections to people being tracked by the FBI” than just radical cleric Anwar al Awlaki. The official declined to name the individuals but [...]

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