USA News, Sep 19, 2011

Obama to pitch $3 trillion more in deficit cuts USA Today The president will formally announce the plan during a 10:30 am speech in the White House Rose Garden. He'll pitch it as his vision for deficit reduction combined with the need to invest in jobs, education, innovation and infrastructure -- not his ... See all stories on this topic »

Can GOP's new front-runner Rick Perry take the heat? USA Today This time, they say, they want to make sure they back someone who can win theWhite House. Given their desire to see Obama ousted, it's not the time to just "go with your heart," Jeremy Johnston says. Mike Benson, 50, a farmer, also supported Huckabee ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

News analysis: Mideast issues more problematic for Obama USA Today Last week, Netanyahu openly thanked Obama and the White House for their efforts in helping rescue Israeli diplomats in Cairo when their embassy was attacked by a mob. "What you've seen, time and again, is the United States and Israel standing together... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Obama's day: A debt plan, a UN visit, a fundraiser USA Today (blog) As the White House schedule puts it, "the President will make remarks on his vision for a balanced approach to reducing our deficit and living within our means." The plan goes to the special congressional supercommittee assigned to reduce the ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today (blog)

The 2011 Emmy Red Carpet USA Today Parsons, who took home the award for best actor in a comedy for CBS' Big Bang Theory, looked sharp in a three-piece black velvet one-button peak lapel tuxedo, a white tuxedo shirt and a black silk bow tie, all by Z Zegna. Nominated for best actress for ... See all stories on this topic »

Website offers 'Rick Perry Mezuzah' Ynetnews Maybe he'll put it on the Texas State House or even the White House if he is lucky,' says website owner A website specializing in mezuzot is offering a gigantic mezuzah named after Texas Governor Rick Perry in honor of the Mezuzah Law he signed in June ... See all stories on this topic »

Weeks after quake, town near nuclear plant remains rattled USA Today North Anna, 90 miles southwest of the White House, is emerging as a test case for the nuclear industry as it faces increased scrutiny. A presidential task force recommended stricter quake-readiness standards after a quake and tsunami caused meltdowns ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

GOP sharpens little-used 'legislative veto' tool USA Today One reason Congress doesn't vote down more regulations is practical: Like any bill, the president could veto it — especially given his White House has already approved the regulation. And the sheer number of regulations makes it difficult for Congress ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Carlyle Group's three co-founders get into the act Washington Post Alan Simpson and former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles, who talked about their service on the Obama deficit commission. There was the usual roundtable among journalists, moderated by PBS's Judy Woodruff, and including Time magazine political ... See all stories on this topic »

A Lesson in Social Entrepreneurship: Fundacion Paraguaya Forbes I also frequently interview global leaders in great depth on critical international issues, such as with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on interfaith dialogue, White House Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President Valerie Jarrett on ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama Realitygate And The Green Energy Dream The Market Oracle The rightly named Solargate scandal, going right up to Obama's White House, involving the Solyndra asset bubble and collapse (http://21stcenturywire.com/2011/09/16/solargate-obama's-big-green-scandal-that-won't-go-away/) underlines yet again that green ... See all stories on this topic »

USA/OIC: Key note address by the Secretary General of the OIC to the AIC ... International Islamic News Agency For the first time, an American President officially received an OIC Secretary General in the White House. During the White House meeting, President Obama expressed to me his appreciation for the successful cooperation and engagement between the US and ... See all stories on this topic » International Islamic News Agency

Software helps US gov't track recovery funds CIOL "There hasn't been a whole lot of recovery fraud, and what there has been -- has been vigorously prosecuted," Devaney told Reuters at his office just two blocks from the White House. Devaney said the agency's focus on transparency and accountability ... See all stories on this topic »

Edmonds travel writer shares stories from his RV HeraldNet Though most of the miles have been racked up in the western United States, he's also rented RVs in Iceland and New Zealand. "I love to travel with the RV because it's just like a little house and office," Woodbury said. "My needs are simple. ... See all stories on this topic »

USA/OIC: OIC Secretary General attends the 2nd Conference on Islam and Muslims ... International Islamic News Agency He also underlined the increased engagement with the United States and referred to his historic meeting with President Obama in the White House in April 2011 whereby President Obama expressed his appreciation for the OIC's involvement towards ... See all stories on this topic »

Medal of Honor recipient recalls deadly ambush CBS News The Marine was Dakota Meyer a Kentucky farm boy who just this past Thursday received the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award, from President Obama at the White House. Meyer was on a mission in the Ganjgal Valley of Afghanistan, ... See all stories on this topic »

Salva Kiir to attend UN General Assembly for the first time Sudan Tribune The White House announced this week that US President Barak Obama will meet Kiir on the sidelines of the General Assembly to mark his support to the South Sudan. President Kiir will fly to New York on Tuesday and is announced he will address the ... See all stories on this topic »

Wikileaks Unmasks Spies? GhanaWeb Henry Kissinger (former USA Secretary of State and former National Security Adviser) is also quoted as saying “ America has no permanent friends and no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. Before I go to the main body of this piece, ... See all stories on this topic »

Work on War of 1812 centre now underway Napanee Guide Those seated in the 'boat' will be able to watch a video made by Dale Morrisey, a Bath filmmaker who runs Wandering Journalist Productions. A website to promote the re-enactment event says on Nov. 12, 1812, a boat called the USS Oneida and six gunboats ... See all stories on this topic »

Rufus Hall, CEO of Orchid Group nebusiness.co.uk He had happy hours, music videos on screens above the bar, and staff dancing on the bar back when that was unheard of. He transformed the city centre with venues like the City Vaults and what is now Bambu.” Hall's rise saw him go from Scottish and ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama: Pass This Bill Right Away! — Durbin: We Will Get Around To It Some ... Weasel Zippers The number of jobs the JOBS GURU IN THE WHITE HOUSE (GE CEO IMMELT) has sent to China – including USA technology! • The amount of money Obama has given to Brazil for oil exploration, and why he will not do the same for the USA! ... See all stories on this topic » Weasel Zippers

Two of three just fine for Ducks American Junior Hockey .com The Owls thrilled the packed house, building up a 3-0 lead with a first period powerplay goal by Dallas Tucker, a second period 'shorty' by Robert Erickson and another powerplay marker by Kyle Johnson early in the final frame. ... See all stories on this topic »

A case for an African standby forces WorldStage And of course any actions contrary to aspirations of the White house will be regarded as "authoritarian" and will result in the "loss of confidence". As is seen in Iraq and Libya they (Americans) already have well-tried tactics of changing "dictators". ... See all stories on this topic » WorldStage

Calendar TriCities.com ABINGDON KIWANIS: Abingdon, Va., White's Mill Road, Greenway Haven Party House, Tuesdays, at noon. No meeting on 5 th Tuesday of month. Visitors welcome. Fred Keller, (276) 628-6276. BRISTOL EVENING LIONS: Bristol Va. Exit 7, Golden Corral, ... See all stories on this topic »

Need Your Ideas Regarding Serious Improvements to Fed Web Sites Huffington Post (blog) It's part of the larger .gov Reform Initiative launched earlier this summer by the White House and the US General Services Administration. The dialogue will launch Monday, Sept. 19 at 2 pm ET and run until Friday, Sept. 30. You'll be able to access it ... See all stories on this topic »

GRAFT Architects win European Prize for Architecture 2011 Architecture and Design After Buenos Aires, a similar event is being planned in Berlin—the home city of GRAFT Architects with a traveling exhibition to open at The European Center's Contemporary Space Athens in Greece and scheduled to travel in Europe and theUnited States. ... See all stories on this topic » Architecture and Design

Turkey does not need American assistance Times.am According to the announcement by White House Obama was going to convince Erdogan to normalize relations with Israel. Obama should also apply to the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu with the same application, who also has arrived to the USA to participate ... See all stories on this topic »

Pro Wrestling: The 10 Best Commercials Featuring Wrestlers Bleacher Report I still can't watch this without thinking that Betty White is somehow involved as well. Wow...this is a long way from headlining Wrestlemanias. I have to admit...I had never seen this one until I started posting the other clips on here. ... See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

Not Satisfied with Assaulting GOP Lawmakers with Beer, Thousands Cheer as ... Big Government NOTE TO THE BFF OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN OUR WHITE HOUSE AND HIS HENCHMEN AND UNION 'GOONS'…IT IS WHAT WE HAD BEFORE YOU TOOK OVER IN 2008! OBAMA IS JUST ONE OF THEIR PUPPETS THERE ARE MORE…LIKE BILDERBERG PERRY ON THE RIGHT… ... See all stories on this topic »

Tsvangirai can't solve Zimbabwe problems — Ncube NewsDay “The people who started the struggle for Zimbabwe's liberation in 1957 were aware that for them to win over white colonialism they needed an educated leader . . . now Zimbabwe has more complex problems than those of 1957. ... See all stories on this topic »

Darden caving to liberal pressure? Please Orlando Sentinel The idea that Darden suddenly changed its business model to cater to the whims of theWhite House is just silly. Make no mistake, this Fortune 500 company that operates two $1 billion-brands (Olive Garden and Red Lobster) and is about to hit the $1 ... See all stories on this topic » Orlando Sentinel

NFL Week 2 picks (or Dinozzo gets beaten up by Vance and Shephard!) Gather.com Cleveland's last win over Indy was 1994 (when Bill Clinton was in the White House) in Indy, 21-14. The Browns are favored by 2 1/2 and the over/under is 37 1/2. They're playing indoors, both teams are 0-1 on the season and this could be somewhat boring ... See all stories on this topic »

Judith Bell: Queen of an enchanted castle The Bay of Plenty Times "This will be a based on a true story offering as I believe the effects we felt are even more prevalent today both in the microcosm of New Zealand and in the macrocosm of the USA and Europe - as shown by record unemployment, civil unrest, currency and ... See all stories on this topic »

Sim2 Presents 15 Products Celebrating 15 Years Twice Highlighting the assortment was Sim2's new Nero single-chip DLP projector platform, including 3D capability that “sets a new reference standard,” according to Alberto Fabiano, Sim2 USA executive VP. The 3D version of the Nero platform uses much of the ... See all stories on this topic »

USA: A Success! The Emerge! Runway Showcase New York Fashion Week Fall 2011 BharatTextile.com (subscription) Front of house staff was provided by The Bizness Girl. Emerge! is a branded production for new designers to showcase their lines. Emerge! is produced each fashion season during New York Fashion Week. USA : A Success ! The Emerge ! ... See all stories on this topic » BharatTextile.com (subscription)

LV MUSIC: 20 Lehigh Valley concerts to which we're looking forward (and a ... Allentown Morning Call (blog) Other interesting shows coming up at Croc Rock are country singer Chris Young, who won USA Network's “Country Star” competition in 2006 and had the big hit “Gettin' YouHome (The Black Dress Song)' in 2009. He'll be there Nov. 5. ... See all stories on this topic » Allentown Morning Call (blog)

Bachmann video on HPV vaccine jabs at 'Perrycare' - USA Today GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann's new video attacking Rick Perry on the HPV vaccine... On Politics: The news, the people, the strategies ... She was White House editor for USATODAY during the 2008 presidential election and ... content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/...-/1

U.S. Secret Service investigates threats on White House Facebook ... At least three threatening messages appeared on the White House Facebook page ... what the next step is," NBC News quoted Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan as saying. ... Dramatic videoas thousands clash with Egypt riot police in ... www.africanmorningnews.com/index.php?...

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