Rick Perry, manly man - Atlantic

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Garance Franke-Ruta Aug 15 2011, 7:47 PM ET twice in his speech in Waterloo, Iowa, who moved to Texas Governor laughs with gender prejudices, which could play well elsewhere

DES MOINES, Iowa--Paul Begala reported that Texas Governor Rick Perry was wearing such tight jeans and "adapted so often" young Democrats in the Texas called him state legislature Begala and a group of other helpers "Crotch."

This is an interesting data point, such as two turns of phrase from the now Republican Governor of Texas yesterday evening to a GOP dinner in Waterloo, Iowa, suggest that the kind and way, the Perry speaks about women and puts his masculinity on the stump, wear is in the coming months to observe.

First, Perry called the old "Girls have Cooties" stereotype at the beginning of his speech of Waterloo:

I was eight years old, and my mom decided that I needed, to have some musical influences in my life. So, I took piano lessons. MOM drove 16 km us out in the country to the city, and I was sitting blond headed by a little girl.

I'm pretty sure that I was not really happy about that at the moment have a girl sitting, when I was eight years old.

Eight years later, I had my first day in my life with her.

And 16 years, that I married her. Now, the whole ' nother story about how long it took that long.

But it is just kind of say that ya sometimes, that kind of me awhile it takes something to get like this presidential campaign. But let me tell something, if I, I am in all!

Then, after he talk stops and was going to entertain questions, Perry moved his jacket and from the stage to his wife at front-row table, that it is back to his daughter passed, that a sleeveless dress was passed.

"Excuse me, my daughter cold, so I gave her my jacket." And if this shirt got's, it is not a few wrinkles in it my wife fault "Perry joked." The audience laughed.

Perry's cocky persona and apparent relish for the reproduction of gender stereotypes for laughs competition could sit with women in a general election restless. Of course, there is no evidence that any call to democratic women in Texas or Democrats it quite general - he has half of winning but is avoiding vandalized enough to force the other side turn out to be against you.

In any case, to keep something, an eye on.

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In the campaign mode, Obama talks jobs in Midwest - Reuters

(below), 1 out of 16 photographers take pictures of President Barack Obama as he speaks at a town hall style event at Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah (Iowa) 15 August 2011.

Credit: Reuters/Jason ReedBy Alister Bull

DECORAH, Iowa | Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:40 pm EDT

DECORAH, Iowa (Reuters) - President Barack Obama blasted Republicans for playing politics with the economy on Monday, when he took on the road a bus tour of the U.S. Midwest in job growth to focus and to distance itself from anger toward Washington, which 2012 re-election delle his hopes could.

The President-three day trip on a black bus with darkened Windows and red and blue flashing lights, began communities in Minnesota, wound through Backroads, hills and farms to Iowa and ends in Illinois.

Obama won all three States in the presidential election in 2008, although Iowa before recently host to Republicans compete has played to him for the White House next year, which was to criticize its record have, as it crosses the State to fight.

The White House says that Obama is on listening tour to hear from the Americans about the economy and talk about jobs and job boost to. Jobs are with U.S. unemployment at just over 9 percent involved the central question for the voters in the President and Congress are elections next year.

Obama said he would put a plan for economic growth at the Congress of summer break returns and legislators to be questioned.

"I will put forward are entirely if they have a specific plan to increase the economy to create jobs and control our deficit in September again." "And my attitude is finished--."

The tour exposes the Democratic President to the voters who interpret polls indicate angry are about political gridlock in Washington, because it starts serious campaigns for the November 2012 election.

Obama touted his job growth of agenda, including pacts and promotion of the infrastructure projects to create construction jobs expand a tax cut wage and salary statement, conclusion of free trade agreements.

But a divided Congress, where Republicans control the House of representatives and against any significant spending measures for the promotion of growth are bound Obama hands.

Obama quotes a column by Warren Buffett, in which the billionaire investor said the rich "by the Congress to argue for tax increases on the rich as well spending cuts which the deficit gap close amicably was had".

CREATION OF JOBS AT TOP

He cited a debate last week, the Republicans vying for the party presidential nomination, in which all eight said, that she would not consider allowing that even a $1-boost in Staatseinnahmen--through taxes or fees-for every $10 in cuts.

"This is not just common sense," said Obama, Minnesota earlier.

Republicans suggested the trip as a taxpayer-funded "tour and Obama debt end" bus on high unemployment, record government debt and the weakening economy hammered.

Some Obama of fellow Democrats disappointment have expressed, that the President has not promoted plans aggressive jobs boost growth.

Obama was a divisive debate on the public debt and deficits that triggered and undermine the public believe a downgrade in the U.S. credit rating distracted in Washington for much of the summer.

"Only by this debacle with the debt ceiling-a completely self-inflicted wound, we went", Obama said. Because of the policies "some in Congress would rather see, their opponents lose than win America, we ended up creating more insecurity and more damage to an economy that was already weak."

A Gallup tracking completed Saturday's poll Obama with 39 percent Zustimmung--the lowest his presidential-but the last polls showed significantly lower approval ratings for Congress.

Obama keeps a rural economic forum in Peosta, Iowa, on Tuesday and town hall meeting in Atkinson and alpha, Illinois, on Wednesday before returning to Washington.

The distinctive campaign will help style of travel, to test the Democratic President, its organisation and the popular sports like field that accepts Republican presidential candidate of clear form support.

Texas Governor Rick Perry entered the race for the Republican nomination on Saturday and joined immediately early leader Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann in the top tier of candidates in the field.

(Additional reporting by Patricia Zengerle in Washington;) Writing by Tabassum Zakaria and Alister Bull; (Edit Eastham Allen and Todd by Vicki)

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Australian police arrest man in us about fake "Collars bomb" - the guardian

Police in front of the House of Madeleine powder on 4 August. An Australian businessman was arrested in connection with the hoax collar bomb threat to the teenager. Photo: Rick Rycroft/AP

An Australian businessman was arrested in the United States in terms of an attack on a Sydney teenager, chained to the neck had a fake bomb.

The 50-year old was on Monday in the with the help of Australian police and the FBI in Louisville, Kentucky, arrested. Police ask to Australia deliver him a US Court, and want to charge him with aggravated breaking and entering and kidnapping. Officials have not released his name.

The arrest comes powder almost two weeks after 18-year-old Madeleine in her home in the affluent suburb of Mosman Sydney attacked, as part of an alleged extortion attempt, which said Australia's Prime Minister was "a Hollywood script."

Powder was home alone when a masked man broke a device that looked like a bomb on her neck and left chained in the House in the middle of the day, says the police a note with demands before flight.

Bomb technicians, negotiators and detectives rushed to the scene. Nearby houses were evacuated, roads were closed and medical and fire crews waited nearby. Powder are chained spent 10 hours to the device before the bomb squad could free her. She was not hurt, and it was later determined that contained no explosives.

Police say, had attached a note on the device, but was still not released information about what she has said. The attacker no additional demands after escape, new South Wales Police Assistant Commissioner Dave Hudson said.

Police have said they are to handle the case as an attempt blackmail.

"There are some links between the suspect and the family, but not direct links" reporters Hudson.

The man has family in both the US and Australia, and does business in both countries, Hudson said. He refused to say whether the suspect had direct business relationships with William powder, Madeleine's father.

Hudson said that the police identify not the man as a suspect until he had fled a few days after the attack Australia for Kentucky. Officials are still working to determine a motive, he said.

"It's a pretty detailed chain of circumstantial evidence, which has led us... We believe the arrest, it is pretty convincing," said Hudson.

Search police not for any other offenders in connection with the attack, said Hudson.

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Google in a mobile phone company to turn? No, it says - New York Times

Matthew Staver/Bloomberg NewsLarry page, a co-founder of Google, links, and Eric Schmidt, the former Chief Executive in Sun Valley, Idaho, in 2009.

In 2004, Eric E. Schmidt, Google's then proclaimed Chief Executive, "we don't go in the phone companies, but we make sure that Google is on those phones."

Less than a year later, Google but has the opposite.

Described in his book "In Plex" Google Android, Steven Levy, soon acquired the mobile operating system and began the construction of a telephone company that has since then developed it into a juggernaut.

Acquired after Google Android 2005, still plans for the telephone business for several years there downplay. It was not until summer 2008, that Steven p. jobs at Apple really took notice and went to the Google headquarters, to review the prototype phones.

Google's useful diversion: 2006, Mr. Schmidt was a Director of Apple and Google was as an important partner to Apple. But when Mr.. jobs finally saw Google phone, he was "angry" and "concluded he was a victim of fraud," according to Mr Levy's. (Mr. Schmidt said that he never Mr.. jobs wrong.)

This story is might be helpful in assessing, Google's $12.5 billion for Motorola deal mobility, makes Android phone handsets and TV set-top boxes take into account.

Google is positioning, not as a means of actively to buy its way into the mobile phone market, but to buy - some 17,000 of them as an opportunity, Motorola's portfolio of patents the deal.

During the company's conference call with analysts and the media Google executives calling with full of Motorola's patents discuss enormous value that (it mentioned this 24 times); still, she spoke about their mobile phone business almost in hindsight.

Google focus on patents replacing the handset business almost makes much sense: Google Android operating system is "open" for a long time from a large ecosystem including Samsung and HTC cell phone manufacturers.

These companies invested in the Android-based activities and contributed to billions of dollars, that Android more popular than Apple's mobile operating system. This mobile phone manufacturers have now to compete against Google.

"Google can not admit in public, what they have to intend to do is proprietary finally Android to make," said Tavis McCourt, analyst at Morgan Keegan equity research. Despite Google's protestations, Mr. McCourt believes that in two to three years - after Motorola increased its distribution channels in Europe, where it is weak compared to Samsung and others - will Google seek, start, close the Android platform or begin the construction of special features on their own phones that are not his "partners"

And even if Google Android was able to maintain as an "open" platform, a special phone with bells and whistles could still its current manufacturing partners trench battles. For consumers but a proprietary phone finally would vertically integrated Google Android system, create an end-to-end system, allows to better compete, which long has been announced, because Apple has it, against the iPhone, all aspects of the phone from software to hardware to control.

In fact, can impact this textbook research in motion, who, maker of the BlackBerry, QNX Software systems, a software unit of Harmon international a little more than a year ago, Google main message p.r. in adopting the Motorola mobility. At the time who said transaction buy RIM, that it was the car and infotainment business to enter, was a strength of QNX QNX. RIM plays down talk that as RIM next-generation operating system QNX can be used. Of course, the messaging was a bit disingenuous: QNX builds now RIM operating system.

"she could say it not because RIM developers developing for BlackBerry would have halted current operating system,", said Mr. McCourt.

Google News can also be necessary to win approval by regulatory authorities, who might try to block the acquisition, when any number of mobile phone manufacturers, which came out against the deal. On Monday who came all the Android mobile phone manufacturers to support the business on the basis that it would protect Android against potential patent litigation.

None of this is to point out that Google's stated desire to have that Motorola mobility, is partly untrue for its patents. Google has been clearly involved in an effort to buy mobile phone patents for the last year: a bidding war lost last month about 6,000 patents from bankrupt telecommunications maker Nortel Networks buy it. (Apple and Microsoft led a group who outbid them.)

Motorola's patent trove should fend off suits from competing manufacturers Google because Google now 17,00 patents from Motorola in its domain would help.

But there is no denying that Google's new Chief Executive, Larry page, long already has a longing for the mobile phone business and this acquisition can the height of his ambitions. Mr page, eventually became the Executive, who personally pursued the acquisition of Android and was his biggest supporters. And he pressed Google in recent years at a time in the Federal Republic of auctions for wireless spectrum to compete when others were zögernder - and in some cases, it was prepared to pay range too much.

"He was the man behind Android," Mr levy said in an interview. "Larry is a large ambitious guy;" "It becomes large cube roles."

If there any question about Google's motivation to own a handset maker rather than just a portfolio of patents, concerns the following: InterDigital, a licensing, has some 8,000 wireless patents and patent applications processed, was a 10,000 companies has been to the auction. Many industry insiders were sure that Google was Ernst on acquisition of a portfolio of patents, would be InterDigital his goal. Market value of the company is only about $3 billion and does not come with the baggage of Motorola mobile phone business.

Mr. McCourt said "If this deal only to patents was, Google IDCC would have bought", referring to the InterDigital stock ticker.

Guess what happened on Monday shares of the InterDigital? They fell 14 percent, now that Google is unlikely a buyer.

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Romney takes business smarts with eye on Perry - Reuters

Mitt Romney US Republican presidential candidate speaks during the Republican presidential debate in Ames, Iowa 11 August 2011.

Credit: Reuters/Charlie Neibergall/pool

PLYMOUTH (New Hampshire) | Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:49 pm EDT

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidents pioneer Mitt Romney touted his record as a businessman on Monday, when he tried, the dynamics of the Texas Governor Rick Perry, stem cells, which the presidential election campaign Saturday closed.

Romney accused also billionaire investor Warren Buffett, Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., "not in the simple" calls for higher taxes on the wealthy in a guest article by New York Times.

Romney, the co-founder of the leveraged buyout firm Bain Capital and a net worth of over $250 million, has said about 100 people in an Inn in the most important primary state of New Hampshire Massachusetts Governor, had to say his business helped to create thousands of jobs.

Even though he specifically mentioned not Perry, Romney appeared anxious contrast his background, including more than two decades in the private sector, with which the Texas Governor, since 1984 in public policy.

"I have to talk about the credibility of the economy in a way which otherwise nobody will at this stage," he said. "I will not need a primer on the functioning of the economy."

In a campaign from earlier in the day, Romney said that "worked in the real economy" was necessary, in the White House.

Perry came to New Hampshire on Saturday immediately after the announcement of his White House bid in South Carolina and vowed to run a 50-state campaign. Again, he will visit the State on Wednesday.

In Buffett, who stated in the New York Times piece, that he Romney that the famous investor could not take into account attract a lower income tax rate than many of his employees paid, said corporate taxes, paid the Berkshire.

"The problem with rich people is that many of them are smart," said Romney. "High taxes put on entrepreneurs and investors to dissuade them from Americans work."

(Reporting by Jason McLure.) (Editing by Ros Krasny and Peter Bohan)

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New California legislative districts approved - Patch.com

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On Monday, the new legislative district maps for California approved the citizens redistricting Commission. The cards for the time being last month approved, no changes were made. A complaint and/or ballot could be used referendum, to put the cards in question.

The Commission approved the State Senate, Assembly and Board of equalization cards by a vote of No 13-1. The lone opponent was Anaheim chiropractor Michael Ward, a Republican. Other Republican Jodie Filkins Webber, a lawyer from Riverside County, joined ward as the only other person against the show for the U.S. House of representatives districts.

The Commission was created after voters passed proposition 11, the first act voters in 2008. There are five Democrats, five Republicans and four members who refuse, to specify a party preference. The members are from different ethnic backgrounds and life in various parts of California. She held a series of public hearings throughout the State and thousands of written submissions received. Previously, districts of legislators created, and what they came up with was a manipulated mess, designed to ensure that the incumbent could be re-elected.

"The Commission is following the Constitution and the interests of all Californians in creating districts which we believe are justified and useful, balanced believe", Commission said Chair Vincent p. bar Abbadia, a Republican businessman from Santa Cruz County, at a press conference after the vote on Monday.

Ward sang a different tune. He said the cards "fundamentally were broken as a result of a tainted political process" and that the Commission "broke the law" ignore the federal voting rights act and decisions "based on political motives."

"This Commission was the citizen of smoke - filled room where average Commissioners in table offers and partisan gerrymandering, the very issues that the Commission should be to prevent" Ward said.

By a member of the press asked what he meant with "Dinner Table Deals", said his statement ward "stand alone."

Ward said the new Congress in a democratic party-dominated zone that while out on the land side in parts to the recognition of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, and Beverly Hills, encounter was extends, along the coast between this Malibu and Rancho Palos Verdes "Ribbon district of shame". He cited several other districts that creative has been designed for political purposes.

Ward said that he referendum, the cards challenge would participate in any action or ballot. A California Republican Party spokesman said that a Los Angeles Times on Monday that the party would probably not file suit and that it probably would make a decision later this week about whether to pursue a referendum ballot.

Following Ward's comments bar Abbadia said, "the feeling that I get is that Commissioner Ward different sessions part, when I did, or at least they looked different."

Click here for more information about the approved cards to our previous story on the final draft.

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Syrian troops renewing attacks on port - Irish times

The Irish Times - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 MICHAEL JANSEN

Yesterday their crackdown put Syrian troops on port city of Latakia and mass arrests in the town of Houla, North of Homs, third city of the country carried out.

Opposition activists reported that snipers being flee the Latakia Ramel people quarter, said a protest hub and two men were killed.

Human rights organisations report that have at least 31 civilians since Saturday, been killed when the military launched its latest offensive in this area.

Sana, the official news agency denying did respond, reports of shelling and said that troops were pursuing armed groups trying to destabilise the country.

Two soldiers and four armed were killed and 41 troops been wounded, said.

Chris Gunness, spokesman for the UN relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the Agency, which cares for Palestinian refugees, to the Irish Times said: "Half of the 10,000 refugees have left in the Commons [Ramel]." God knows where they are going, what they do, or who will look after these defenceless people. "We have violated three confirmed deaths and 12."

He said UNRWA work already had, until the offensive in Latakia started three days ago, but had reduced services for Palestinian camp near Hama and Homs "extreme" as a result of military operations in the area.

Latakia port is a key economic facility that the Government of President Bashar al-Assad is not ready, waive protesters seeking to oust his regime.

After protests in Aleppo, Syria commercial capital Mr Assad replaced the Governor of the northern province of Aleppo, Sana reported.

That daily Spanish, El Pais, showed that in the past month that Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero had sent one secret mission to Damascus to offer Mr Assad asylum and propose, a peaceful transition to power. The initiative was rejected.

Separately, the Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar al-ja has ' afari, a letter to the UN condemnation of Israel plan to me, and you create a wall along the border between Syria and Israel occupied Golan Heights.

Israel argues that it is trying, pre-vent Syrians and Palestinians of Golan, who annexed Israel 1981, while Damascus complains that builds the Israel an illegal fence on land owned Syrian Druze inhabitants of the Golan city Majdal Shams is denied access to relatives in Syria and pre-empt negotiations on the fate of the Golan Heights, to infiltrate.

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Iraq attacks concerns new on U.S. pullout - Los Angeles Times

Victims of a car bombing in Kut, Iraq, are treated in a hospital. Bombings and other attacks occurred across the nation. (Hadi Mizban, associated press / August 16, 2011)Coverage from Cairo and Baghdad - a series of explosions and shots crack in Iraq on Monday, at least 70 people killed and more than 300 in a spasm bloodshed, that fresh concerns raised, the the nation security forces wounded could by insurgents when American soldiers this year retreat overwhelmed.

The extensive attacks, including suicide bombers also car explosions and militant Kalashnikov rifles fire hit from North to South during the morning in what apparently to a co-ordinated plan. Soldiers, police and market shoppers were targeted in Najaf, Kut, Baghdad, Baqubah, and other areas.

The violence in months for one of the most evil days in the Iraq made and broke in the middle of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The country rocked with explosions as families gathered their dead and Iraqis stand shaking their heads in addition to craters and charred cars in attacks reminiscent of the fighting between Shiite and Sunni four years ago.

It seemed that Iraq was in a time warp nation still fight with terrorists, at the same time much of the Arab world on the move sectarian gangs and militias, to replace extremism by revolutions for democracy. The violence seemed to to disrupt, as US troops prepare, eight years after the fall of Saddam Hussein to leave the Government of Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.

There were more than 35 attacks nationwide, breaking the relative calm of recent months. The deadliest was in the southern city of Kut, where through a marketplace spun an explosion. Minutes later as a spectator collected, a car bomb exploded, killing at least 33 people and injured 77, according to a security official.

Ali Haidari, a security expert, said the attacks came shortly after Abu Mohammed Adnani was named the new leader of Al-Qaeda in the Iraq. Haidari said the terrorist organization had announcement was for weeks on its website that it exploit the perceived weakness was preparing a major operation, Iraqi forces.

He said "These attacks have been expected". "But nevertheless, I still think that Iraq should leave American troops, so that trust between Iraq, America and the international community is not lost."

The violence was relentless homemade Shiites and Sunnis alike. Diyala province left a series of bombings car and shooting 14 people dead in a region known for Al-Qaeda fighters. In Najaf, a suicide bomber detonated and five minutes later exploded close to kill a police building, two policemen and four civilians a parked car. Five security managers and a terror Chief were killed in suicide bombings in Tikrit.

Gunfire and explosions by Baghdad, the capital against. A car bomb exploded close to a motorcade carrying an official of the Ministry of higher education, killing a passerby and wounding seven policemen and civilians. Al-Arabiya television reported that a curfew had imposed several regions.

"There are countries and outside agendas, who want to spread their crises in the Iraq," said Salman Jumaili, head of political blocks Iraqiya, Parliament. "We must respect this."

The debt said "on the American troops", Ali Sabih, owner of the food shop in Baghdad. "Iraqi forces are weak, and they have more years before they are ready to protect the country."

The attacks came as the Iraqi Government, that it negotiate with Washington some nearly 50,000 US troops in the country said resignation of maintenance after the planned U.S. this year.

"The violence was for propaganda, not strategy," said Jumaa Khalaf, a political analyst. "Terrorism is not more to control the country." … What's happening today is pointless. It has no message to the Iraqi people or their political power. "Terrorism has by Iraqi was disavowed conscience and memory."

Jeffrey.Fleishman@LATimes.com

Fleishman reported Salman in Baghdad from Cairo and special correspondent.

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Rick Perry immigration problem - Washington Times

PHOENIX, August 15, 2011-Texas Governor Rick Perry announced on Saturday that he is running in 2012 for President.

Governor Perry is without a doubt on his strong economic record in Texas. Finally, 38% of jobs in the United States are created in Texas 'Recovery' since

However, what can be run to Rick Perry, very questionable is present liberal immigration record on his.

Perry seems a strong conservative candidates will, but if deeply in his record digging, gives you a different story.

Perry has a problem of immigration.

In 2001, Perry signed into law of the first Texas "Dream ACT." Allows the children of illegal immigrants in state tuition at a Texas University pay for it, as long she graduated from a Texas high school.

Rick Perry defended the Texas 'Dream law', said: "what is America to punish these young Texans for their parents actions than was."

Perry then road to Mexico piped side pockets and boasted, the Mexicans, that Texas passed this law, said: "the message is simple, Educación es el futuro, y Si se puede." Education is the future, and Yes, we can.

You want a President who offers lessons in-country for illegal immigrants and then goes to Mexico and brags about it? Absolutely not.

Next Perry beat Arizona for passing Senate Bill 1070, the law allows law enforcement officers question suspects about their citizenship. The law makes it also a State crime in the United States illegal be.

"I fully recognize and support the right and the duty to protect of its citizens of the State, but I have reservations with portions of the law in Arizona and believe that it is not the right direction for Texas," Perry said, "turn, for example, some aspects of the law law enforcement officers in immigration officials by request to residence status as lawful contact with a suspicious alien to be votes they take away from their existing legislation enforcement tasks", that the protection of citizens are critical. "

SB1070 State officials can work to do, that the Federal Government should do. It is fully constitutional and actually protects the rights of illegal immigrants more than the Government is doing. For Rick Perry, there to criticize in particular, if he is the Governor of a State border, is ridiculous.

Perry is an outspoken critic of E-Verify program, which prevents illegal immigrants from getting jobs as civil servants. Perry said, "it would be no Hill of beans make difference."

An other bad Perry immigration stance is its support for completely open borders.

As Tom Tancredo politically wrote in an op-ed:

Perry, said in a speech in Mexico in the year 2007, he supported completely open borders, demand according to the "free flow of people between the two countries work and want to want to be an asset to our country and Mexico."

In the same speech, he came against building a fence along the U.S. Mexico border. Perry amnesty for illegal immigrants was also in favour of the ceiling in 2006, however without citizenship, support "a guest worker program that takes workers from the black market and its economic contribution legitimacy."

You should disgust call for the "free flow" of illegal immigrants.

If you want to become a United States citizen, please do it legally and properly. "You are not" "in America."

Finally figures were United States, a group, the class States, Governors, etc. attitudes, their Governor Perry a "D" for his immigration immigration control. This is relatively in the Middle now the presidential candidates; Michele Bachmann had a "B" class, but it will resonate with strong conservative.

Not the eyes of all of this can conservatives closed.

I encourage you, the Republican candidate training prior to your decision of which in the Republican primary for voices. We can nominate no one other fake Republican.

Governor Rick Perry certainly has an excellent economic record, but illegal immigration is America's third war really. And I will not Rick Perry as Commander in Chief, while we fight.

E-Mail Henry D'Andrea at tips@politicons.net follow him on Twitter @ TheHenry

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Gaddafi isolated progress as a rebel, aide flies to Cairo - Washington Post

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CAIRO — A top Libyan security official apparently defected Monday, deepening the isolation for Moammar Gaddafi as a rebel advance threatened to place a stranglehold on the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

Gaddafi, who has kept his grip on power amid a six-month-long rebel uprising and nightly NATO bombing raids, finds himself at perhaps the most precarious point of his nearly 42-year-old reign.

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Rebel leaders said they had wrested control over the weekend of the strategic coastal city of Zawiyah, which lies between Tripoli and the Tunisian border. Even as Gaddafi loyalists fought back in Zawiyah on Monday, the rebels claimed to have captured two nearby towns, putting within their reach the coastal road that has become the capital’s most important lifeline.

“If that road is cut off, then Tripoli is slowly going to be strangled to death,” said George Joffe, a Libya expert at Cambridge University. “This may be the beginning of a prolonged fight. .?.?. It’s not yet the killer blow.”

Gaddafi, the Arab world’s longest-ruling autocrat, has vowed to fight until the death. He and his loyalists have showed remarkable resiliency and ruthlessness in combating a rebel force that controls the eastern half of the country as well as the mountainous region to Tripoli’s southwest.

But his inner core of aides has shown signs of breaking apart, and on Monday morning one more crack emerged when his deputy security chief, Nasser al-Mabrouk Abdullah, arrived in Cairo with his family, according to officials in Egypt’s Interior Ministry. Abdullah’s apparent defection is the latest in a series that have eroded Gaddafi’s strength.

The reports from Libya buoyed hopes in the Obama administration, which has recognized the rebel government and has repeatedly called for Gaddafi to leave the country. State Department officials were particularly cheered by Abdullah’s apparent defection, though there had been no official contact with the Libyan security official or independent confirmation of his intentions.

“Senior members of [Gaddafi’s] government seem not to want to stand with him in Libya but are voting with their feet,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters in Washington.

Nuland also hailed rebel military successes in towns west of Tripoli and said pressure was mounting on Gaddafi loyalists, although the autocrat showed no signs of stepping down.

In an audio recording broadcast on state television Monday, Gaddafi denounced NATO, calling the alliance “colonizers” who support rebels, whom he disparaged as “rats.” Gaddafi called on his forces to “prepare for battle.” NATO has been carrying out airstrikes against his forces since March, obliterating hundreds of targets across the country.

Dialogue in Tunisia

The opposition victories of recent days came as leaders of the rebel Transitional National Council met for talks with Gaddafi’s representatives in Tunisia. It was the latest in a series of such meetings, though U.S. officials sought to play down expectations that a negotiated settlement might be imminent.

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Buffett is right: taxes on the rich - increase CNN

By William G. Galespecifically on CNN Warren Buffett calls for higher taxes to pay for expenditure; William Gale says, he is RightHe says past tax hikes have included big budget agreements, tax on income says spending CutsHe households must increase; ItGale can make in the top 1%: increase sales and reduce deficit would not expand Bush tax cutsEditor's Note: William G. Gale is senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and Co-Director of the urban-Brookings tax policy Center.

(CNN) Sunday Times, Warren Buffett explained the need to control the range of the New York to increase. He is absolutely right. Tax increases in the General-as also tax increases on the wealthiest households, insbesondere-- must be part of the solution.

Over at big budget agreements such as the 1983 included social security reforms and the 1990 and 1993 budget offers, ultimately increases and reductions appropriations. It's not hard to see why: cutting deficits from both sides of the budget offers a sense of fairness, shared sacrifice, and political balance.

Also, has the higher taxes to pay for current expenditure more effectively enable to restraining expenditure the Government to finance its expenditure with deficits proved to be. Every time, when we tried to reduce the expenditure of restraining tax, we do not have. Under President George W. Bush fell in the 1980s under President Ronald Reagan, and in the last ten years, but control expenditure rose. The only time in the last 30 years as expenditure fell in the 1990s also expressed years under President Bill Clinton, as control.

Even the massive tax increases during and after the second Weltkrieg--amounting to a permanent increase of 10% to 15% of the Bruttoinlandsprodukts-and much smaller tax increases in 1990 and 1993 no detectable damage on US economic growth have.

If we manage as part of the tax solution to raise, the tax burden of the high-income, high wealth individuals must rise. The recently adopted debt deal includes only spending cuts and has little or no effect on high-income households. It is rather the entire load to close the tax gap in low and middle income households. High income households should not be excluded, by helping to address the nation tax issue.

Households in the top 1% of the distribution can make a contribution. You have done tremendously well in the last 30-plus years. Their income accounted for 10% of total income received in 1979. According to the most recent data (from 2008) its share of the total household income more than doubled to 21%. On the other hand, real incomes for middle class has remained constant employees over the same period, about.

There are of course better and worse ways to control raise. A general aim would be to expand the tax base-reduces the use of specialised credits, deductions, loopholes and etc.--and minimize the extent of the tax prices must rise.

A good place to the start? High income households: limit the rate of the expanded deductions to 28% can occur. This affects only households in the highest income ranges, it would not increase their official marginal tax rate and it would be $293 billion over the next decade relative to the, how much money would be raised under the current law cause according to the Congressional Budget Office. This would be a small step in the right direction.

Adherence to current law Erträge-is, of course-in other words, do not extend tax cuts the Bush administration after the scheduled expiration date of 2012 or numbers for each extension with a reduction in the various tax issues-even more important. Expand the Bush revenue of about $2.5 trillion would reduce tax cuts over the next decade, relative to the current law. Net interest savings count, it costs $3 trillion. To run the cuts could actually help economic growth, because that would lower deficits more than offset the impact of lower marginal tax rates, and it would be progressive. That would be a big step in the right direction.

Finally, the ballooning the nation must have social security, Medicare and Medicaid costs for an aging population. Even if further substantial cuts in these programmes are made, a need for additional revenue will create the combination of a greatly expanded elderly population and higher Federal Republic of net interest payments than in the past (due to the higher ratio of public debt to GDP). Are there are also good options, including a VAT-the equivalent of the national consumption tax and a feature of all industrialised countries except the USA - the tax system and higher energy taxes to a cleaner environment promote to increase turnover.

All of this means that the United States to European tax levels must be moved. But between which depleted tax revenues, which we jetzt-- the lowest share of the economy in six decades improve - and experienced the high taxes in European countries, there are to increase space to sales in economically sound way an adequate government support.

The opinions in this commentary are solely those of William G. Gale expressed.

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Australian police arrest man in us about fake "Collars bomb" - the guardian

Police in front of the House of Madeleine powder on 4 August. An Australian businessman was arrested in connection with the hoax collar bomb threat to the teenager. Photo: Rick Rycroft/AP

An Australian businessman was arrested in the United States in terms of an attack on a Sydney teenager, chained to the neck had a fake bomb.

The 50-year old was on Monday in the with the help of Australian police and the FBI in Louisville, Kentucky, arrested. Police ask to Australia deliver him a US Court, and want to charge him with aggravated breaking and entering and kidnapping. Officials have not released his name.

The arrest comes powder almost two weeks after 18-year-old Madeleine in her home in the affluent suburb of Mosman Sydney attacked, as part of an alleged extortion attempt, which said Australia's Prime Minister was "a Hollywood script."

Powder was home alone when a masked man broke a device that looked like a bomb on her neck and left chained in the House in the middle of the day, says the police a note with demands before flight.

Bomb technicians, negotiators and detectives rushed to the scene. Nearby houses were evacuated, roads were closed and medical and fire crews waited nearby. Powder are chained spent 10 hours to the device before the bomb squad could free her. She was not hurt, and it was later determined that contained no explosives.

Police say, had attached a note on the device, but was still not released information about what she has said. The attacker no additional demands after escape, new South Wales Police Assistant Commissioner Dave Hudson said.

Police have said they are to handle the case as an attempt blackmail.

"There are some links between the suspect and the family, but not direct links" reporters Hudson.

The man has family in both the US and Australia, and does business in both countries, Hudson said. He refused to say whether the suspect had direct business relationships with William powder, Madeleine's father.

Hudson said that the police identify not the man as a suspect until he had fled a few days after the attack Australia for Kentucky. Officials are still working to determine a motive, he said.

"It's a pretty detailed chain of circumstantial evidence, which has led us... We believe the arrest, it is pretty convincing," said Hudson.

Search police not for any other offenders in connection with the attack, said Hudson.

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War on terror: American kidnapping in Pakistan makes new threats to the US aid - Alaska dispatch

Armed men one of American advisers from his home in Lahore kidnapped early Saturday, highlighting the difficulty of us aid efforts in Pakistan.

The abducted man, Warren Weinstein, head of the Pakistan Office for consulting company j.e. Austin Associates, Inc. The company is working here set to US Agency for international development (USAID) projects, including a small business and job creation in the troubled tribal areas. The United States has promised to improve State $7.5 billion in civilian aid over a period of five years within the framework of a tender militancy and relations with the nuclear weapons.

It is unclear what motivated the abduction. But the incident underscores the risks and complications involved in trying to implement us aid for American entrepreneurs work.

"It is very shocking for me," says Sajid Hassan, a businessman who has worked with Dr. Weinstein projects at dairy. "He did much good work for this country".

Help Pakistan's dairy industry

Mr. Weinstein helped dairy chillers to increase productivity of Pakistan's rural, productivity in $63 million in new investment to Pakistan, at least 2,150 new jobs and a 25 percent increase as a result, we import producer after to the company's website.

"He negotiations with colleagues in the Netherlands, the University in defining the dairy facilities helped", says Dr. Muhammad Abdullah, Chair of livestock at the University of veterinary and animal sciences, Lahore. "We had a professional interaction with him."

The Weinstein Company was also in favour of small businesses in the gem and marble trade in the lower districts of the federally administered tribal areas, a base for several militant groups such as the Haqqani network, and Al-Qaeda.

"If you have foreign contractors, NGOs also, come in, they find it much more difficult" to as local groups operate, says Shandana Khan, head of rural support programme network, a Pakistani non-governmental organization. "We are now in [areas] have we to be very careful, and if we have these issues you think can [what us groups go through]."

Does this gift Ribbon foreign development?

Some foreign developers from the regions along the Afghan border safer cities such as Islamabad back draw, she says. "And this is now Lahore-, which is very serious," she adds. When it will send more to local people, suffers from the monitoring of projects.

Weinstein lived in model town, a green, affluent section of Lahore, which is also home of top opposition leader Nawaz Sharif. His two-storey house seemed a higher security building than its neighbors, complete with eight metre high walls and a security camera above.

Police received an emergency call at 3:30 pm local time, after a group of eight heavily armed attackers in Wolf's home says Tajamul Hussain, the Lahore police officer investigating the incident.

The front gate and food approached three of armed, to eat the three guards and a driver, who were offered. (During the Holy of Muslim month of Ramadan, dinner is eaten at night.) The guards rejected, but with only a gun between them, they were overwhelmed.

Meanwhile, five armed in the back of the House broke two floors. The intruders grabbed Weinstein, beat him with a pistol and links for 15 minutes with him, according to Mr Hussain. No one was killed.

Police are drivers, guards and other staff queries, because they suspect that the attacker can have gotten inside help, says a police intelligence, said on condition of anonymity. The officer says j.e. Austin Associates was expected, that Pakistan operations on Aug. 15 wrap up, after work here since 2005. cream of tartar works with the company since 2004, according to his professional networking - site LinkedIn profile.

Other police sources, who asked to remain unnamed said the monitor, Lahore several raids in Lahore led to police overnight and through the morning believe that he remains in the city.

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Analysis: Palin increases political influence, buffer brand - Reuters

1 5. Ex-Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin and her husband Todd visit the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, 12 August 2011.

Credit: Reuters/Jim YoungBy Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON | Sat Aug 13, 2011 5:11 pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sarah Palin may not formally seek the Republican nomination for President, but it makes sure that it remains public within the party.

No matter whether the Iowa State Fair on the eve of the closely monitored Iowa "straw poll" or roaring in Washington at a motorcycle rally in honour of veterans, Palin has orchestrated her performances in the focus of the Republican faithful.

Their political fund-raising has stayed behind, but polls show the former Vice President nominee has maintained a strong core of support, as she was flirting with the presidential campaign - and accounts for millions of books and television enter.

"she desperately wants to stay, that can participate in matters that can have real impact, a national figure" Republican strategist Matt Mackowiak said, adding that Palin part sees her role as someone, the Party of honest keeps rivals.

Although she has thrown not their hat in the ring, Palin is third in the Republican nomination fight, according to opinion polls compiled by real clear politics behind leader Mitt Romney and Texas Governor Rick Perry and just before the representative Michele Bachmann.

If they have entered, Palin the most prominent Republican in the field and a saved months would be the intra-party struggle, media control and expensive campaigns.

"As any other Republican, potentially running, it is her name out there to keep keep their brand but stay usually from the debate to prevent that no errors", Princeton University, said Professor Julian Zelizer.

"At least she keeps the Palin brand that go for other reasons," he said.

The former Republican vice presidential candidate one surprise at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Friday-stop scheduled properly between a debate between declared Republican rivals and Saturday's Ames straw poll, an unofficial campaign test of strength.

"she still look is regardless of whether she can run, goes," Ford said O'Connell, the consultant for the McCain-Palin campaign in the year 2008 was. "Her appearance in Iowa, which is the Centre of the political universe, shows that it is politically relevant."

It was Palin second high-profile trip of the summer in Iowa, the first competition of the Republican race to the nomination against Democratic President Barack Obama 2012 re-election bid will hold. It is also due to start next month with a tea party movement say rest in Iowa.

SEPTEMBER PERIOD?

"I believe there is enough time to jump in the race," Palin at the fair said Friday. "Just the entire process over the past year certainly shows me that, Yes, there is plenty of room for more people."

September would probably be their decision deadline. "I wants to be perceived not as stringing service people along", she said.

Since John McCain she selection 2008 made Vice President to his surprise, has Palin made millions. You will be contributing on Fox News channel, best-selling books written and starred in a reality TV show.

Palin improved their political influence in the 2010 midterm election campaigns for candidates in the Congress and supported by the tea party election conservative grass-roots movement.

Fueling speculation about their plans, the former Governor of Alaska allegedly bought a house in Arizona, where she could base a campaign and has traveled overseas to increase their foreign policy credentials. On Memorial day it roared in Washington on a motorcycle and then joined her "one nation"-bus tour to historical sites on the East Coast.

Palin is in an area much, all political candidate-slipped the money race.

Palin's primary fundraising Committee, SarahPAC, triggered paltry $1.6 million in the first half of 2011, far below the amount to finance a campaign staff and country travel required.

Romney, the leader of the Republican money, raised more than $ 18 million in the second quarter alone.

Palin's complaint also by Bachmann who usurped a tea party movement, that many of the same anti-Washington appeals to voters. Perry is also popular with tea party movement backers.

Palin's Iowa visit was not the first time this summer that spotlight of declared Republican candidates have stolen their travels. In June Palin went to New Hampshire on the day, the Romney of his presidential campaign started.

And she was visited in Iowa for the premiere of their documentary "The undefeated" such as Obama the State on 28 June, the day after Bachmann announced that she would run.

"she enjoys in a way, big-timing the announced candidates." She enjoys in markets, where people do things, and what they see that it is a major political figure, "said Mackowiak."

(Additional reporting by John Whitesides in Des Moines;) (Edit Roberts and Vicki Allen by Kristin)

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Iowa straw poll: A Carnival which kills campaigns - CBS News

By Brian Montopoli topics campaign 2012 Iowa residents register for Republican presidential candidate Republic Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota at the GOP straw poll in Ames, Iowa, Saturday, August 13, 2011 vote. (Credit: AP)

AMES, Iowa - the Iowa straw poll is such a thing as a fraudulent matter, an alleged test of candidate support in which votes are bought and are Iowans with free barbecue and entertainment take venal.

But it's sure fun.

The straw poll for the uninitiated, is a carnival-like meeting where 15,000 or so Iowans cast ballots for the Republican presidential candidates. Bus in their supporters and their $30 entry fee pay the campaigns; Although most of the candidates on the ballot are talking during the festivities, straw type survey, most of the participants with their heads are formed. Did not often much a choice: to get free bus to the event on Tim Pawlenty, such as Iowans, had promised a promise to sign him.

Here are free concerts offered on-campus University, straw poll participants of the Iowa State - Michele Bachmann air-conditioned tent, which was far too small for their followers, featured Randy Travis - along with pounds of food and various gifts. The National Rifle Association handed out hats bright orange "NRA"; Bachmann voluntary went to hot dogs and bottles of water offers dressed in a free T-shirt Bachmann for everyone.

You choose some campaigns largely ignore the festivities. Mitt Romney, who won the straw poll four years ago, purchase tickets or bus in supporters of this time selected. Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich not also try, partly to buy their way to victory - Huntsman, because his moderate views not good with the socially conservative GOP partly play electorate and Gingrich because his campaign have not the resources to a hard kick. (Gingrich give a speech here this morning.)

For other campaign, the straw poll but provided an opportunity for a major boost for its President views, largely because the media the shape stories about the candidates who used in future event. Pawlenty, which was expected, that a strong challengers are Romney but could not fire catch, spent lavishly in an attempt to win the straw poll and turn around the story about his campaign.

Republican presidential candidate, links, former Senator from Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum; former Governor of Minnesota Tim Pawlenty; Republic of Ron Paul, R-Texas; Republic Thaddeus McCotter, R Michigan; Businessman Herman Cain; Republic of Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota make for a group photo with the Republican Party straw poll in Ames, Iowa, Saturday, August 13, 2011. (credit: AP) Pawlenty backers went to the area Saturday in green Pawlenty T-shirts with "12" on the back; the campaign offered this famous Dave barbecue at their spacious tents and got Mike Huckabee come on stage, play with one of the bands, Pawlenty had brought to the, to entertain supporters. (Also Huckabee, no candidate has confirmed was Herman Cain and Rick Santorum, lead their tents)

The scene at the Pawlenty of the spacious tent was relaxed; Bachmann smaller tent was something like a mob scene. Lines stretched across the parking lot, forcing Bachmann supporters wait 40 minutes to register and obtain food; a woman, leaning on a Walker with tennis balls at the bottom who said, she hope that the food would expire at the time not finally got to the front. (It doesn't). A group of homeschooling "Homeschoolers Bachmann" handed out T-shirts; If the candidate was, together with her husband, Marcus, for brief appearances, she was mobbed by adoring supporters that many said they prayed for them.

Ron Paul, had meanwhile Iowa Republican party, paid for the straw poll as a fundraiser, more than any other candidate for the right is a big tent in a prime location to set up; He offered a dunk tank, a huge inflatable Uncle Sam and an inflatable slide emblazoned with the words "sliding dollar." Paul's supporters seemed on average about 30 years younger than the rest of the people present; You presented life and let you life libertarian ideal in contrast to the rigid social conservatism that gathered around the bus "Values voters".

Santorum tried to attract participants with peach Marmalade from his family farm and a message of fearless loyalty to traditional values; the line in his tent was long, although nothing compared to Bachmann. (A Bachmann supporter in the line of Santorum permanent said that it was just there for the food.) Herman Cain had a small presence (and worse food) than some of his rivals, but he was surrounded by almost everyone perhaps those candidate anwesend-, although it was unclear how much would in translate vote. Unknown Republic Thaddeus McCotter was also a tent, though it was something like a ghost town - no surprise since most Americans, even those present here, not know that he is running for President.

The rows in the straw poll itself voices were very long; Speakers in the course of the day prayed participants to get into them in any case - and as soon as possible. Texas Governor Rick Perry here wasn't, but felt his presence: Perry announced his campaign in South Carolina during the straw poll, and his followers, dressed in "Americans for Rick Perry" t-Shirts, could be seen to walk the grounds. One were worn under the other T-shirts with a picture of a fetus, which read "I am a person", another, which showed President Obama as the Joker, Batman, with the word "Socialist" below; and reading "organize for Palin - get your Grrr on." Participants were passed through immigration, gun rights and other issues "Voter guides"; a man who condemn a guide Romney, Gingrich, Pawlenty and Huntsman was passing, said "There is a lot of gun grabbers in it."

Straw poll results will be announced that around 6 am Iowa time and Bachmann and Pawlenty in particular on the edge of their seats to sit. Bachmann takes a victory maintain their momentum and try to set the perception that it is a gang of four fringe candidate rest; Pawlenty, whose fund-raising sputtered as his campaign has dried up, is compared to enormous pressure to drop out if he is not strong finish and the case that make it is possible. Cain, Santorum and Paul, meanwhile hope that a stronger than expected end coverage will mean an uptick in donations and media for their long shot plans for the nomination.

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A Greyhound bus traveling from New York City to St. Louis lost control on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early this morning, flipping onto its side and sending fourteen passengers to local hospitals, including one woman who'd been trapped inside the wreckage while crews tried to rescue her.

It's only August, and this year has already seen more bus-crash-related injuries and deaths than all of 2010 — more than 30 people have been killed and 300 injured thus far, up from 28 deaths and 272 injuries last year. Today's crash was not nearly as bad as the March accident that resulted in fourteen deaths after an illegitimately licensed driver lost control of a bus in the Bronx; the driver who crashed today's Greyhound bus appears to have a clean record.

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Obama converts Congress as a problem, says Americans 'they let know' - Christian Science Monitor

With a view to his own President difficult period, used to say his Saturday radio address to direct criticism of the Congress, Americans President Obama, that they "better deserve" issued as "Partisanship and gridlock" in the Government legislative branch.

The rhetoric may have some political logic, as the President give a chance his pulpit to transform itself as aligned with a frustrated public and as ready to lead, if only Congress would it can use.

But the jagged message leads also shares political risk because critics that Mr Obama his own failure say blame for the deadlock. Another danger is that the President for pinch and compassion as for a positive direction for the land line bundstege is known.

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Last month, media seem comparisons between Obama and Jimmy Carter are multiplied. What do you think of President Carter, the references are to a Presidency that was considered inefficient.

And the comparisons come, as the Obama sagged polls, how America's credit rating of the issuer with made a downgrade by standard & poor's, and how the stock market sharply declined on fears of a possible new recession.

Obama messaging Saturday and in other recent appearances is that the country is strong, but the political system is weak.

Referring to workers he attended at a high-tech-Michigan plant of this week, he said "they are not only shows us a path from the worst recession in generations - they are to prove that this is still a country where we do things, where new ideas root and grow...." "You are prove that even in difficult times, there is no country on Earth, trading places with us would not."

What Washington, he said the answer to economic problems "has been partisanship and gridlock which only undermine public confidence and hinder our efforts to the economy to grow."

"I don't think that it too much for you to expect that the people you send this city start deliver," said Obama. "And if you agree with me - no matter whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, or not much a fan of either - they let know."

The statement against one of the last call to Obama for the Americans its debt ceiling position to support, by to communicate directly with their representatives in Congress.

Such tactics can sometimes make the way a President, go over the heads of the Congress to win support lead. And defender of Obama say that he has shown to compromise greater willingness to to the nation budget problems than the Republicans, who now control the House of representatives.

In the midst of the debate on the increase of the nation debt ceiling the White House is positioned as a ready, claim to continue reforms, if Republicans would agree to some tax revenue hikes in part of a plan for the future Federal Republic deficits put an end to areas. Republicans would stir not to tax revenues.

But Obama has critics who say that he did not, at a time lead as the nation needs to find a bipartisan way to the tax restructuring from the Center. If gridlock Obama complained that many Americans respond, "We know that the problem is." "We thought that we were send to Washington to help fix it."

The President met with corporate CEOs on Friday, but many companies see as unfriendly to the creation of jobs Obama the regulatory and fiscal policies his oft-repeated goal (is more revenue from the rich garner).

Obama says that he is pitching cross-party ideas for the creation of jobs, including free trade agreements with other Nations and reform of the patent system, could help the spur entrepreneurship. "In the coming weeks, I will present more proposals to rent help our businesses and jobs to create," he said in the Saturday address.

But in the coming weeks, Obama and Republicans can also increasingly in the campaign mode for 2012. Obama Battleground States next week, and his radio address be on a bus tour coincided with a flurry of activity among GOP candidates in the Iowa straw poll.

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Assad defies us as crackdown continues - Telegraph.co.uk

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About 50 Teens arrested in Philly curfew crackdown - Fox News

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PHILADELPHIA--about 50 young people were arrested for breach of a newly enforced curfew for minors cracking down on mob of young people responsible for the random attacks on people, as well as damage to property, police in Philadelphia said Saturday.

The arrests began Friday at 9 am, downtown and on South Street, a 10-block strip of bars, restaurants and shops at the edge of the city centre, a meeting place for young people and 20-somethings, said that for a long time police spokeswoman Officer Tanya little.

Mayor Michael Nutter announced last week a curfew from 9 P.m. for those under 18 years of age on Fridays and Saturdays downtown and in the nearby college town, home to the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University.

A first arrest could mean a fine of $100 to $300, and fine up to $500 for consecutive injuries could be parents of their children. In other parts of the city remains the curfew for those under 13 10 am and midnight for those under 18 years of age.

Other measures in the crackdown include increased enforcement, a campaign, to entrepreneurs, their security cameras with the Police Department register hours for 20 youth centres in the city preserved and expanded.

In a mob attack last month a man in the hospital with broken teeth and a jaw wired, landed after him attacked a group of young people downtown. Hour a lot of young people later attacked four other men. An 11-year-old boy was arrested among the four young people in the case.

Nutter took the pulpit of his own West Philadelphia Church last weekend from young people violent mob involved in call, that have left several people injured in recent weeks and said parents need to get lives more in their children.

"You have corrupted themselves, you have damaged someone else, you have damaged your colleagues and, frankly, you have your own race, damaged," said the Mayor, who is black. He called also abwesender involvement of fathers and negligent parents of teens who are attacks, of which many African-Americans.

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Nationally, Pakistan - Xinhua takes US into E.

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 13 Xinhua)-non-identified men kidnapped a US national from the Pakistani city of Lahore early Saturday morning, police and neighbors said.

Senior Superintendent police investigation, Abdul Razaq Cheema, said that a group of almost 10 people forced the US national from his residence on the model town area of the city took.

Local media Warner, 63, identified the missing Americans as Justin the four or five years in the area lived. The police said, he had, offers advice.

Neighbour said that unidentified men in two cars at 4 am local time came, entered the House and took the Americans with them. A neighbour told reporters that the armed strike also the guard at the main gate. He said he had never seen movement of the people in the residence of US citizens and only staff and guards for duty would get.

The policeman said, that all guards and servants in custody taken have and will put in question are.

No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.

Cheema said motives behind the incident investigating police and gathered evidence.

There was no comment from the American Embassy and U.S. Consulate in Lahore.

Senior of police officers came to the scene after receiving information and Cheema said that police on the city thwarting the attempt of taking of the American man of Lahore starting points provided were.

A U.S.-undercover agent, Raymond Davis, had shot and killed two Pakistanis in Lahore in February, which had caused a deep rift in the relationship between the intelligence services of the two countries.Davis action dug up suspected U.S. intelligence network in Pakistan and Pakistan's spy agency ISI asked the CIA through his representative of the country informed.

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Missing girl's neighbor charged with murder in Missouri - Reuters

CHICAGO | Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:11 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - authorities into account a neighbor of the Breeann Rodriguez, a Missouri toddler of who disappeared last week with murder first degree on Saturday.

Dunklin County Prosecutor accused, Shawn Morgan, 43, Senath, Missouri, the three-year-old girl missing, while she rode her bike last Saturday in the vicinity of her house, suffocating.

Morgan is in addition to murder first degree with criminal armed action charged and tampering with physical proof.

Officers are looking still for Rodriguez body, a statement said.

The small town of Senath is located about 90 km north of Memphis, Tennessee.

(Reporting by James B. Kelleher;) (Editing by Ellen Zaknafein roost)

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11th Circuit rules health care individual mandate unconstitutional - time (blog)

A three judge appellate body in the case Panel in Atlanta on Friday a key pillar of the affordable care Act, the Obama decided 2010 health reform law unconstitutional. In a lengthy opinion two judges, Castle one was appointed by President Bill Clinton and George h. Bush 26 States, which argues that the individual health insurance mandate violates the Commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution against the Federal Government to regulate economic activity between States authorized. A third judge, also a Clinton Envoy off on whether to buy the nationwide request, health insurance, set in 2014 enter into force, is allowed.

Friday's opinion is the second - and the first, the individual mandate - to find appellate body in the matter, and a major blow to the Obama administration. A previous decision by the 6th Circuit upheld the law. In 11th Circuit majority opinion, judge Joel Dubina and Frank hull argued that compelling life precedented federal power more than buying an expensive product. "Which makes, that Congress has the Commerce clause for the life of this country remains unbroken." Congress can rules the commercial actors. It may prevent certain commercial activity. Hundreds of new laws and federally-funded programs can adopt to do it, this massive 975-page Act has chosen, "she wrote." "But what Congress under the Commerce clause can mandate individuals in contracts with private insurance companies for the purchase of an expensive product of the time give birth is up to the time that they die."

Dubina and and hull decided administration against the Obama argument that charges form the mandate broke a tax, rather than a penalty, an almost unanimous realization of various legal proceedings, but with the law whether the rest of the law can be "separated opponents and the judges who handle - here in front of them, on an expansion of Medicaid and the key issue of the"Severability"" from the individual mandate and remain square, even if the mandate is killed. They wrote "Given the stand-alone nature of hundreds of the Act provisions and their apparent lack of connection to the single job that plaintiffs have not met the heavy burden had to rebut the presumption of innocence Severability clause,". "We conclude therefore that the District Court in its wholesale division erred in denying invalidation of the law."

In his dissent, judge Stanley Marcus argued that court precedent ignored the most years of the Supreme and a "heavy presumption of constitutionality" traditionally used by the courts in the examination of the laws passed by Congress, used on a same case (Gonzales v. Raich), the conservative 6th Circuit Judge Jeffrey Sutton in his long defense of the mandate in June.

Back in June, when the 11th Circuit first heard arguments in this case, Kate Pickert, wrote that "The judgment, which could be the strongest indicator of Atlanta nor whether the ACA will be ultimately allowed to stand." The composition of the area three judges they argued that a split decision or a break from the transparent might be that Democrat-appointed judges rule for the law and Republican appointed judge rule however, foreshadow. Their prediction proved to be forward-looking. With a score of for and against the individual mandate at the appellate level a notch seems the affordable care Act of its steady March in the direction of the Supreme Court continue.

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