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Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader ran for President of the United States on the Green Party ticket in 1996 and 2000 and as an independent in 2004 and 2008. He is the author of several books, including “Unsafe at Any Speed,” an indictment of the auto industry published in 1965. As a consumer advocate he has spoken out on a variety of issues, including health care, food safety, environmental pollution, worker rights, tax reform, civil rights, and corporate influence.
Ralph Nader is author or co-author of more than 20 books, including:
Unsafe at Any Speed (1965); Whistle-Blowing (1972); Action for a Change (1973); The Big Boys (1986); The Lemon Book (1990); Winning the Insurance Game (1990); Canada Firsts (1992); Collision Course (1994); No Contest (1996); Ralph Nader Reader (2000); Cutting Corporate Welfare (2000); Crashing the Party (2002); In Pursuit of Justice (2004); The Good Fight (2004); Civic Arousal (2004); The Seventeen Traditions (2007); Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us! (2009)
Obama Administration Considers
by Marcus Stern ProPublica, July 29, 10:47 p.m.
The Obama administration, anticipating that Congress might not pass comprehensive immigration reform this year, is considering ways it could act without congressional approval to achieve many of the objectives of the initiative, including giving permanent resident status, or green cards, to large numbers of people in the country illegally.
The ideas were outlined in an unusually frank draft memo prepared for Alejandro N. Mayorkas, director of the federal agency that handles immigration benefits, U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS). The memo lists ways the government could grant permanent resident status to tens of thousands of people and delay the deportation of others, potentially indefinitely.
“In the absence of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, CIS can extend benefits and/or protections to many individuals and groups by issuing new guidance and regulations,” said the memo, which was prepared by four senior officials from different branches of USCIS.
The 11-page document was made public Thursday by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who with six other senators wrote to Obama more than a month ago, asking for his assurance that rumors that some sort of reprieve was in the works for millions of illegal immigrants weren’t true.
“The administration has failed to reassure us that the information we were hearing was inaccurate,” Grassley said in a statement to ProPublica Thursday night. “This memo gives credence to our concerns that the administration will go to great lengths to circumvent Congress and unilaterally execute a back door amnesty plan.”
The memo’s release is certain to put the administration on the defensive with opponents of “comprehensive immigration reform” — Washington code for putting many of the estimated 12 million people in the country illegally on a potential path to citizenship. It is also likely to make immigration an even hotter topic in this year’s congressional elections, which have already been roiled by Arizona’s controversial attempt to use state and local police to enforce federal immigration laws.
Christopher Bentley, a USCIS spokesman, said last night that the agency would not comment on details of the memo, which he described as an internal draft that “should not be equated with official action or policy of the Department…We continue to maintain that comprehensive bipartisan legislation, coupled with smart, effective enforcement, is the only solution to our nation’s immigration challenges.”
Bentley said that internal memos help the agency “do the thinking that leads to important changes; some of them are adopted and others are rejected” and that “nobody should mistake deliberation and exchange of ideas for final decisions.”
“To be clear,” he said in an e-mail, the Obama administration “will not grant deferred action or humanitarian parole to the nation’s entire illegal immigrant population.”
One of the memo’s most controversial suggestions is wider use of “deferred action,” the agency’s discretion to indefinitely delay the deportation of otherwise deportable non-citizens. “This would permit individuals for whom relief may become available in the future to live and work in the U.S. without fear of removal,” the memo said.
The memo acknowledges that granting deferred action to an unrestricted number of people “would likely be controversial, not to mention expensive.” Instead, it suggests that this option be used for particular groups, such as the approximately 50,000 young people who would be allowed to stay in the country if Congress passed the Dream Act. That bill would provide a potential path to citizenship for qualifying young people who complete a college degree or two years of military service.
The memo also says that standards for “extreme hardship” cases could be eased so “many more spouses, sons and daughters of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents” could seek relief without fearing deportation.
In what would be a reversal of a position held by the agency’s Office of General Counsel under previous administrations, the memo suggests granting green cards to large numbers of people currently in the country under Temporary Protected Status. That status typically is used to forestall deportation proceedings for large groups of undocumented foreign nationals when it would cause them hardship, such as sending them home in the wake of a major earthquake or hurricane or during a civil war.
Supporters of comprehensive immigration reform are certain to welcome any effort by the Obama administration to unilaterally open pathways to citizenship for many currently in the country illegally. But the draft is also sure to outrage immigration-restriction groups.
“The memo proposes 18 different ways for the Obama administration to essentially eliminate our borders through regulatory fiat and in clear violation of the letter and the spirit of U.S. immigration laws, which Obama swore an oath to faithfully execute,” said Rosemary Jenks, director of government relations for NumbersUSA, an organization that lobbies for tighter immigration laws and practices.
Darryn:
Wow, there seems to be two perspectives here. ON one front, we have a group of people that work for the immigration department leaking memos about allowing several million people become legal citizens, and then another front of illegal immigrants getting arrested as we speak and on their way to deportation.
What is happening right now that can cause such disorganization among the people? Why do we have to be filled with so much hate and disorder?
A memo released from the Senate to President Obama’s administration to tell Obama off about a possible idea like this: http://www.propublica.org/documents/item/congressional-letter-to-president-obama-on-immigration-june-21-2010
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Explosive New Evidence Shows Ruling of AZ Judge Illegal
Judge Bolton may very well have rendered an illegal decision on the Arizona case.
The Constitution indicates that is first and foremost the sole responsibility of the Supreme Court.
Explosive new evidence: Ruling of AZ judge illegal.
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Aiken Standard: Drug charge guilty plea for man tied to S.C. sheriff Anderson Independent: Filing period to begin for candidates for nonpartisan offices Officials vote to move several Pickens County voting precincts to new locations Carolina Politics Online: Discussions of Back Door Amnesty Obama Recruits Andy Griffith Submit this article to The Obama NewsMike Krieger Discusses Politics, Economics, And Gold On Keiser Report
Gift Guide for the Upcoming Bogus POTUS Birthday? Just a Few Suggestions...
One Stop Shopping at Amazon:
Adult’s George Bush Halloween Costume Mask Now Obama has a chance to wear the personality he blames everything on and he’ll be right for a change.
Basket Cage Dog Muzzle Size 6 – Adjustable Straps, X LARGE Just because… wink, wink.
Hasbro Transformers Risk Game Practical learning experience on the job.
Nudell Plastics : Acrylic Frames, L-Shaped, 8″x10″, Clear -:- Sold as 2 Packs of – 1 1 for the forged certificate and 1 for the real Long Form Notarized Vault Copy Birth Certificate, so convenient and transparent too!
Rand McNally Kids Illustrated Wall Map of the US [Map] To look like an expert on naming all 50 states that formed a union called The United States of America.
Rules for Radicals [Paperback] Personal copy is totally worn out.
Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships [Paperback] Heal thyself
Ultimate Deluxe Home Colonic Board There’s a real need here, not a want.
Running Out Of Things To Complain About
Republicans are still blogging about the Obama Oil Spill? Why? That whole “mongrel” thing not workin’ out for ya?
Remember how you first reacted when the spill occurred? Obama’s making a big deal over nothing. He’s rushing in, wasting valuable resources that should be used elsewhere (i.e. the border). He’s inflating this minor problem to score cheap political points.
It didn’t take Roger Ailes very long to change the narrative when the first polling came out, saying most Americans thought it was a big deal. Suddenly, it became why was Obama too slow? Why isn’t he using the full power of his office to stop this horrific tragedy?
And the very same republicans who were screaming: Obama, leave the states alone! We can handle our own problems, thank you very much. Changed their tune to: Why aren’t you helping us more?
Doesn’t matter that this is the first oil gusher a mile deep underwater. Doesn’t matter no one on the planet had a strategy in place for this kind of thing. Doesn’t matter this was BP’s fault, and their responsibility. Doesn’t matter that the President got BP to shell-out twenty billion to victims, while victims of the Exxon-Valdez are still waiting for compensation. Doesn’t even freakin’ matter that the oil has stopped!
So, I have to ask: What does matter to you guys?
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President Obama in Atlanta Monday
It’s his first visit to Atlanta since he was elected President.
The President will attend a fundraising lunch hosted by the Democratic National Committee. Seats are selling for $1,000 and reportedly going as high as $30,000. While here, he will also speak to the national convention of Disabled American Veterans. President Obama is expected to speak on veterans and military issues. On his last visit to the state in February, he discussed economic issues before constituents in Savannah. The President will not be making any campaign appearances. Roy Barnes, the former Governor and Democratic nominee who will face either Karen Handel or Nathan Deal in November, will not meet with President Obama. Barnes is expected to be campaigning in South Georgia while the President is in Atlanta. V-103 will bring you live reports on the President’s visit on Monday.
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News Articles For 7/31
Iraqi Forces Arrest 10 al-Qaida in Iraq Associates
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60251
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2010 – Iraqi security forces arrested 10 suspected associates of the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist organization in several operations today, military officials reported.
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Mosul ISF operation nets 2 suspected AQI criminal associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/mosul-isf-operation-nets-2-suspected-aqi-criminal-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested two suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates during a joint security operation in eastern Mosul.
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Iraqis graduate US FBI basic crime scene training program
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/iraqis-graduate-us-fbi-training-program
BAGHDAD – More than 40 senior and mid-level Iraqi police officers graduated from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s basic crime scene investigation training program here at Joint Security Station Shield July 29.
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Citizens report weapons caches in Charikar
http://www.cjtf101.com/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/3075-citizens-report-weapons-caches-in-charikar.html
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Police, with assistance from Coalition Forces, recovered two weapons caches in the town of Charikar July 26.
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California Rep. Waters may face fall ethics trial
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100731/ap_on_go_co/us_waters_ethics
WASHINGTON – A second House Democrat, Rep. Maxine Waters of California, could face an ethics trial this fall, further complicating the election outlook for the party as it battles to retain its majority.
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‘Indignant’ Muslims reject U.S. request to counter violent extremism
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=185341
A series of e-mails from the Department of Homeland Security, the federal agency that has warned of a threat from “right-wing extremists” like those worried about national sovereignty, reveals the agency has held a series of meetings with Muslims who apparently rejected the government’s request to help counter violent extremism.
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State Dept Sends CAIR Official To Mali. Why?
http://www.pittsreport.com/2010/07/state-dept-sends-cair-official-to-mali-why/
Local media is reporting that the executive director of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) – Michigan has traveled to the African nation of Mali on a program underwritten by the US State Department. According to an interview with Dawud Walid.
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State’s restrictions on 2nd Amendment challenged
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=185653
The state of Maryland is targeted in a new lawsuit by the Second Amendment Foundation for putting conditions on a resident’s Second Amendment rights, requiring them to demonstrate they face a specific “apprehended danger.”
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Justice-website redesign goes globalist, dumps Old Glory
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=185773
The United States Justice Department has launched a redesigned website, described by some as “Darth Vaderish” for replacing a waving flag banner with a black panel. But the biggest concern raised by critics is a quote posted at the top of the page attributed to a 1930s globalist.
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Obama’s Weak Foreign Policy Shows Again
http://bigpeace.com/wthuston/2010/07/31/obamas-weak-foreign-policy-shows-again/
Barack Obama once again shows his fecklessness and weakness in foreign policy with a decision by the State Department to allow the Palestinian Mission in Washington D.C. to fly the flag of its non-existent country.
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Lobbyists Give Millions to Dems As Obama Smears ‘Special Interests’
http://biggovernment.com/wthuston/2010/07/31/lobbyists-give-millions-to-dems-as-obama-smears-special-interests/
Let’s go back to those hopey-changie days of the Obama campaign for president when he railed constantly against all those “special interests” and evil lobbyists that he claimed were ruining the political process. Let us recall that once elected he claimed he’d have the “strictest ethics rules” of any president ever.
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Ginsburg: OK to look to foreign law for good ideas
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gcA1weZu7DW8Wq-AyV4X3nEy0mygD9H9J8LO2
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says judges can look to foreign law for good ideas without diminishing their ability to apply U.S. law faithfully.
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Chilling effect: Violence silences Mexican media
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/7131506.html
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Heavily armed troops patrol the city, combat erupts in the streets and mutilated bodies are dumped in parking lots, ditches and curbs.
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Al-Qaeda Creating an Army in Yemen
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138866
The heads of Al-Qaeda in Yemen claimed Thursday to be creating an army in the country’s south. In an audio recording posted online, terrorist commander Mohammed Sayeed al-Omda said Al-Qaeda will soon have a fighting force of 12,000 soldiers based in the cities of Aden and Abyan.
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China invests $40b. in Iran oil and gas
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?ID=183200
China has invested an estimated $40 billion in Iran’s oil and gas sector Deputy Oil Minister Hossein Noqrehkar Shirazi said in an AFP report Saturday.
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Venezuela Sends Troops to Colombian Border
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/americas/Venezuela-Sends-Troops-to-Colombian-Border-99684574.html
Venezuela’s president says he has deployed troops to the border with Colombia, as tensions rise between the two South American countries. Hugo Chavez said Friday he believed the outgoing government of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe could be planning to attack Venezuela.
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The huge scale of Pakistan’s complicity
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/the-huge-scale-of-pakistans-complicity/article1657931/
When 91,000 classified military documents are leaked about a continuing war, there is bound to be controversy. But as one who spent six years in Afghanistan – first as Canada’s ambassador, then as deputy head of the United Nations mission there – my first reaction was how true to life it all was. Here is the hall-of-mirrors, see-saw world of counterinsurgency – in all its complexity.
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Treaty outlawing cluster bombs enters into force
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9HA3MPO0&show_article=1
TOKYO, Aug. 1 (AP) – (Kyodo)—An international treaty that bans the use and stockpiling of cluster bombs entered into force on Sunday with Japan and 37 other countries having already ratified it.
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Firefighter saves same cat twice
http://www.times-herald.com/local/Firefighter-saves-same-cat-twice-1227765
A firefighter who rescued a cat from a well in west Coweta on June 29 stepped up to rescue the cat a second time on Tuesday. The cat, which was taken into the custody of Coweta County Animal Control following its rescue a month ago, was scheduled to be euthanized Wednesday morning. No one claimed the furry feline, which suffered from fleas, and it was not apparent whether it was wild or domesticated.
Standardizing Mediocrity: What Obama's "quiet revolution" will do to your child's education
New Academic Study Shows Obamanomics Will Undermine Prosperity
RANT: A good family serves as a prop for our Socialist President
http://usa.greekreporter.com/2010/07/31/greek-theo-mastorakos-owner-of-restaurant-lunch-with-obama
Greek Theo Mastorakos, owner of restaurant, lunch with Obama!
Posted on 31 July 2010 by Apostolos Papapostolou
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The President visited Tastee Sub Shop, located at 267 Plainfield Avenue, and met with several local small business owners, including Dave Thornton, co-owner of eatery. Thornton and his business partner, Carl Padavano, met in school and worked in the Edison sub shop since they were teens. They opened a second Tastee Sub Shop together in South Brunswick, and Thornton opened a third location in Lawrenceville with his two sons.
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The President’s small business jobs proposal would provide smaller banks with capital and incentives to lend to small businesses to allow them to expand. It would also support state initiatives to make it easier for small businesses to borrow and create tax incentives to promote small business growth.
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As a long time patron, I’m sorry to see that hard working family used as a prop for our Socialist President. I hope they enjoy paying their higher taxes next year and the estate taxes when the Gooferment steals their hard earned wealth. Argh!
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Obama Suffers from E.D.
Andy Of Mayberry Shills For Obamacare.
Andy Griffith is telling seniors “good things are coming” under
Obamacare. The actor, who played the sheriff of Mayberry on The Andy
Griffith Show in the 1960s, says retiring Baby Boomers can expect free
preventive checkups and lower-cost prescriptions when they become
Medicare recipients. Griffith was paid with Medicare money to shill the
program.
Polls, however, show seniors are overwhelmingly skeptical of Obamacare.
Medicare will be cut to the bone over the next decade in order to
provide Obamacare to the uninsured. 60% of seniors 65 and older oppose
Obamacare, according to Gallup. They know Medicare will institute
rationing and denial of healthcare.
In the tax payer funded ad Griffith says he thinks seniors will like
Obamacare. He does not mention the fact many doctors hate it. According
to a New England Journal of Medicine survey, 46.3% of primary care
physicians believe Obamacare will either force them out of medicine or
make them want to abandon the profession.
An alarming number of physicians say they will no longer accept
Medicare patients because the government doesn’t reimburse them enough
to cover the cost of care. In response, Congress voted to cut Medicare
doctor payments by an additional 21.3 percent. “It is, frankly,
inconceivable that Medicare is beginning to reimburse doctors at a 21%
cut over their already below-cost payment level,” the Alliance for
Speciality Medicine said in June.
News and Comment for Saturday, July 31st, 2010
Good morning Americans…it’s Saturday.
Six U.S. service members were killed in southern Afghanistan in the past two days, the NATO-led command said, making the death toll in July the deadliest month for American forces since the war began! Where’s the coverage of this mainstream media ?
Chelsea Clinton marries her childhood playmate Marc Mezvinsky in front of 500 guests today, one member of the media said she was “almost as pretty as Prince Charles” that seems a little harsh…meanwhile, The Prince of Wales says he believes he has been placed on Earth as future King ‘for a purpose’ – to save the world. Giving a fascinating insight into his view of his inherited wealth and influence, he said: ‘I can only somehow imagine that I find myself being born into this position for a purpose. (Snip) ‘I wanted to express something in the outer world that I feel inside… We seem to have lost that understanding of the whole of nature and the universe as a living entity.’
The marriage plans of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s daughter have been thrown into jeopardy after reports her fiance’s ex-girlfriend is pregnant with his child. Bristol Palin, 19, announced plans to wed Levi Johnston last month after their first engagement in December 2008 was called off. The news has reportedly prompted Ms Palin to call off the wedding but a representative from the Alaska family said “no official decision had been made”.
President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and daughter Sasha made a Friday night visit to the International Spy Museum in downtown Washington. Obama, wearing jeans, a casual shirt and sandals, found people lining the street outside the museum snapping his picture and cheering and waving as he walked in after a short motorcade ride from the White House. The Obamas shared a tender moment on their way back home. The President kissed the first lady on each side of her neck as they stood under a canopy by the White House driveway, then he ripped off his casual shirt and recited the lines from the Old Spice commercial…
President Obama is flying back to Chicago on Wednesday to celebrate his 49th birthday at home. Obama had been previously scheduled to arrive in Chicago on Thursday, for three fund-raisers and to tour the Ford plant on the South Side. A White House official said on Friday the schedule was revised and Obama will depart Washington for Chicago on Wednesday afternoon.
Medicare has recruited actor Andy Griffith so he can talk up the Healthcare package. “With the new health care law, more good things are coming,” says the former TV star of “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Matlock.” ” I think you’re going to like it.”…Andy should have done the commercial for Free (like our healthcare) if he likes it so much.
Paul, the psychic octopus may have retired from predicting football matches, but his advertising career has just begun. The eight-legged oracle recently appeared in an advertisement for a German supermarket chain and has received more than 160 endorsement offers, including a book deal, according to the mollusk’s agent.From the depths of the ocean to the height of stardom, Paul the octopus’ star hasn’t gone dim yet. After shooting to fame this summer by correctly predicting the results of each of Germany’s World Cup matches…his next appearance will be on the ice at Joe Louis Arena.
Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, will face charges of misusing her office and is expected to contest the claims in a House trial, the second powerful House Democrat to opt for such a public airing in recent days, Congressional officials said Friday. A House ethics subcommittee has charged Ms. Waters, 71, a 10-term congresswoman, in a case involving communications that she had with the top executive of a bank that her husband owned stock in while it was applying for a federal bailout in 2008, two House officials said. Charges are expected…When will it end with these congress members ?
Law enforcement authorities in Portland, Ore., have concluded that there is insufficient evidence to proceed with a criminal prosecution of former vice president Al Gore after a massage therapist accused him of sexually assaulting her in a 2006 incident. /snip/He respects and appreciates the thorough and professional work of the Portland authorities and is pleased that this matter has now been resolved,” said Gore spokeswoman Kalee Kreider…Al Gore plans to celebrate with a massage in Aspen.
On Sunday, the White House Correspondents’ Association will vote on who gets the front-row UPI seat long held by Helen Thomas, and two liberal groups have come out urging the WHCA to vote for NPR instead of Fox.
Leading the charge is CREDO Action, a liberal activist mobile phone company that has gone after Fox in the past. The group launched a petition on Wednesday that reads: “FOX News is a right-wing propaganda operation, not a legitimate news organization. Award the seat vacated by Helen Thomas to NPR, which has provided public interest coverage of the presidency and the White House for almost four decades.”
MoveOn.org issued a letter to members supporting the petition, calling Fox “a tool in the right-wing propaganda machine.”
WHCA President David Jackson, of USA Today, declined to comment on the matter, and Fox News did not reply to a request for comment.
But NPR issued a statement Friday trying to distance itself from the petitions: “NPR would like to make it clear that we are not involved in any way in the petitions now circulating that encourage the White House Correspondents Association to select NPR for the lead White House correspondent seat…We have no position on the petitions, and no comment on the other media organizations that are competing for the seat.”…I say give the seat to Karl Rove that could be interesting.
Police are investigating whether the family of Tokyo’s “oldest man” – who appears to have been dead at home for decades – fraudulently received pension money paid to him, news reports said on Friday. City officials went to see Sogen Kato, listed as Tokyo’s oldest man, to congratulate him on his 111th birthday, but discovered he had been dead for 30 years.Officials had long tried to meet Kato, born on July 22 1899, but his family members would not let them in, saying Kato did not want to see anyone or that he was in Gifu Prefecture.
GOOD DAY!
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