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How Midterms Could Affect Foreign Policy
ReplyDeleteWith the Republicans taking control of the house, the future seems uncertain for many of President Obama's foreign policy initiatives. What is odd is that the President's policies seem to be more closely related to Republican stances than to his own party and that if there is not much success, there may be pressure from the Democrats to pull out of Afghanistan. Many of the Tea Party candidates have not spoken out too much on foreign policy, but it is felt like they will start to if they gain a position of power.
http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/how-the-midterms-could-change-foreign-policy2457.html
Spencer Gliko
ReplyDeleteWhy Your Salary May Be Affected By The Price Of Lettuce
Annual salary increases are determined by the consumer price index, which includes the price of everything including lettuce. Certain Government employee's job is to go to the grocery store and record the prices of goods.His shopping list is prepared by his bosses at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and it represents the purchases made by a typical U.S. household. The list is called the "market basket," and the items in it are very specific. The next index comes out on wednesday.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/11/11/131251848/why-your-salary-may-be-affected-by-the-price-of-lettuce
Aung San Suu Kyi was released by the military government of Myanmar on Saturday.Suu Kyi, a pro democracy activist, had been under house arrest for more than 7 years. The news was welcomed by many world leaders who urged Myanmar to release the estimated 2,200 other political prisoners.
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Professor's Weight Loss Secret: Junk Food
ReplyDeleteKansas State nutrition Professor Mark Haub lost 27 pounds in 2 months: while eating 1800 calories a day of junk food, like cheetos, diet mountain dew, and other vending machine items. His cholesterol also went down by 20% as well. He called the 2 month period an experiment, not a diet, but is merely a lesson in moderation.
http://www.npr.org/2010/11/12/131286626/professor-s-weight-loss-secret-junk-food
A Muggle's Dream: Quidditch As A NCAA Sport
ReplyDeleteNext weekend, a park in New York City will host the 4th annual Quidditch World Cup. Inspired by the Harry Potter series, there are now more than 400 intercollegiate Quidditch teams around the world. "Muggle Quidditch" became an intercollegiate sport three years ago, when students at Middlebury College in Vermont got bored with playing Bocce ball. The sport is gaining in popularity and players are working towards having it approved by the NCAA.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131144212
U.S. Guns Blamed for Fueling Violence in Mexico
ReplyDeleteOfficials in Mexico are placing blame on the U.S. as the suppliers for the Majority of the guns used the drug war in Mexico which has killed approximately 30,000 people in the last four years. They say weapons are being bought in gun stores in border states like Texas and Arizona and being transplanted across the border. Also, the Mexican government claims that the U.S. is not playing a large enough role in helping to stop the transport of weapons across the border and says that the lax gun laws in America are also to blame for the influx of weapons.
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=131309142&m=131309099
Al-Quida, Affiliates Show More Coordination: With recent events such as the discovered packaged bomb, Al-Quida is showing greater coordination in their efforts. Efforts to oust terrorism have forced Al-Quida to up their recruitment, and tighten their affiliations with other terrorist groups.
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U.S. Guns Blamed for Fueling Violence in Mexico
ReplyDeleteU.S. demand for narcotics and their inability if not unwillingness to stop the flow of guns to Mexico is fueling violence, say Mexican officials. Mexican authorities don't believe they can win the war on drugs without help from the American government.
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=131309142&m=131309099
The White House indicates that it may be willing to agree to a temporary tax cuts for the upper class when a middle class tax cut is also extended. Short term extension for the Bush era Tax cut for wealthy Americans may be the best they can get out of the Obama administration. The two or three year extension is all Obama will agree to. Obama disagrees to a permanent extension to the highest income Americans. Obama is still calling on Congress to draw the line on middle income Americans taxes come January first. Obama will support a review of the tax cuts.
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Billions For Aid Never Reaches Afghans
ReplyDeleteA project the U.S. instituted to funnel money into Afghanistan to make peoples' lives better has not lived up to its name-- A.I.D. Instead, money has been used to put up Rule of Law staff members in a hotel that charges $400 a night-- for months. Other wasteful expenditures have included kites and comic books for people who can't read and who need more necessary items.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131276832
Obama and his team will meet with party leaders this week to decide what to do with Bush-era tax cuts, due to expire the end of this year. John McCain says that all tax cuts, including those for the wealthiest Americans, should be extended.
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'Bomb Factory' In California Home Leads To State Of Emergency
ReplyDeleteThe largest cache of bombs in the US was found in a San Diego home and is being dealt with accordingly. The culprit, jakubec has a bail set for $5 million and is waiting to be charged with 26 counts for explosives, and 2 counts for bank robbery. The police were unable to search the house because of the danger of the explosives, but they plan to burn the house down
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/12/02/131755637/-bomb-factory-in-california-home-leads-to-state-of-emergency
Scientists Find Bacterium That Survives On Arsenic
ReplyDeleteI don't know if we were still posting but I heard this story and found this interesting.
Scientists Find Bacterium That Survives On
A new bacteria was found that believed to survive on arsenic instead of phosphorous. It is a really interesting development because It proves that live can be sustained on chemicals that have been previously believed to be too deadly to survive on.
http://www.npr.org/2010/12/03/131761687/scientists-find-bacterium-that-survives-on-arsenic