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How to Dress a Hockey Mom

Brad Jackson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:53:38 +0000

“Lisa A. Kline, 47, a Manhattan mother of three, is the wardrobe consultant who made an Alaska hockey mom-turned-governor named Sarah Palin into chic vice-presidential material.” Lisa tells the real story behind what was known on the campaign trail as “Wardrobegate.”

Uh Oh, No More O?

Brad Jackson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:48 +0000

The Big O, Oprah that is, has decided to end her 25 year run as queen of daytime talk. In September of 2011, the ratings powerhouse that is “The Oprah Winfrey Show” will fade into the sunset of TV history. Where will Tom Cruise be able to insanely jump on a couch if not Oprah?

Harry’s Saturday Showdown at the Senate Corral

Brad Jackson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:44:21 +0000

This Saturday evening, the Senate faces it’s first tough vote on Harry Reid’s version of Obamacare. With no room for dissent, the Democrats hope to garner the needed 60 votes to push the bill to the floor. Can the GOP and Moderate Dems stop them?

Obama’s Cruel Re-Opening of 9/11 Wounds

Brad Jackson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:02 +0000

Families of the 9/11 victims and the people of New York are about to relive the terror of 2001 all over again. The mother of a victim said this week after talking to AG Holder, “We’d like to close a chapter on this book at some point, but they keep opening this wound and rubbing our faces in it.”

KSM Trial is a Gratuitous Propaganda Platform

Brad Jackson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:49 +0000

Ten years after 9/11, old wounds will be re-opened with the trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed in New York, but KSM has been given a platform, “from which to proclaim the glory of jihad and the criminality of infidel America.”

Rahm Target of Hispanic Angst

Brad Jackson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:11 +0000

Hispanic lawmakers are blaming Rahm Emanuel for efforts to prohibit illegal aliens from being part of the President’s health care reform plan. This might spell trouble for the White House on the Hill and at the ballot box.

China’s Zhou Says Their Approach is ‘Passive’ as Dollar Drop Pulls Yuan

Ben Domenech — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:07 +0000

“China is ‘passive’ on the value of the U.S. dollar, central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said, signaling that policy makers aren’t yet prepared to loosen controls on the yuan.” Zhou: “We just watch the game. Regardless who wins or loses, the issue of whether the winner or loser benefits the spectator doesn’t arise.”

Both Sides of Congress Turning on President

Ben Domenech — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:08:50 +0000

“Episodes in both houses of Congress exposed the raw nerves of lawmakers flooded with stories of unemployment and economic hardship back home [and] underscored the stiff headwinds that the administration faces as it pushes to enact sweeping changes to the financial regulatory system while also trying to create jobs for ordinary Americans.”

Attacks on Federal Reserve and Treasury Roil Markets

Ben Domenech — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:17 +0000

Today will be an interesting one: “Political frustration over the rescue of Wall Street and high unemployment erupted in the House Thursday, with one committee threatening to impose tighter scrutiny on the Federal Reserve and another trading verbal insults with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.”

Showdown Set for Health Care Bill as Reid Slogs On

Ben Domenech — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:56:17 +0000

“The Senate bill needs sixty votes to proceed to a floor debate, and Mr. Reid is expected to call a vote later this week, perhaps Saturday if not sooner. If the tally gets to sixty, that would open perhaps the most critical period of legislative action on American health care since Congress created Medicare.”