(by Life Extension, August 2011 edition): The FDA has determined that walnuts sold by Diamond Foods cannot be legally marketed because the walnuts “are not generally recognized as safe and effective” for the medical conditions referenced on Diamond Foods’s website. According to the FDA, these walnuts were classified as “drugs” and the “unauthorized health claims” […]
Hide these numbers! (New York Post): Many Americans are suffering under the ailing economy — but not those lucky enough to be on President Obama’s executive staff. Turns out the 454 people on the White House staff were paid a total of $37,121,463 this year. Yes, that’s 15 fewer staffers and $1.7 million less than […]
Gold prices top record $1,600 NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Gold prices broke a new record Monday, topping $1,600 an ounce, driven by concerns over mounting debt in the United States and Europe. Gold futures for August delivery settled at a new high of $1,602.40 per ounce. Earlier in the session, gold touched a fresh intraday […]
House Probing Kagan’s Link to Obamacare Newsmax (by Jim Meyers): The House Judiciary Committee is launching a probe into Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan’s prior involvement with healthcare reform legislation that could determine she must recuse herself from future high court deliberations on Obamacare. When President Barack Obama signed the healthcare bill into law, Kagan […]
Iran moves nuclear enrichment programme to underground bunker The Telegraph (by Damien McElroy ): Iran has begun efforts to shift its nuclear enrichment programme to an underground bunker where experts warn it could stage a last dash for a nuclear weapon. Installation of centrifuge and other manufacturing equipment was at a preparatory stage at Fowrdow, […]
GOP Debt Ceiling Ace in the Hole: Obama’s Birthday Bash By Keith Koffler Oh boy, this is going to look bad. The Republicans may not realize it, but they have an extra point of leverage in the debt ceiling talks: Barack Obama’s birthday. It’s on Aug. 4. The president is […]
Washington gets $200 billion a month, Social Security costs $50 billion a month, and Obama is threatening to starve Grandma? Washington Examiner (by Mark Tapscott): President Obama told CBS News today that he “cannot guarantee that those [Social Security] checks go out on August 3rd if we haven’t resolved this issue. Because there may […]
The New American (by Raven Clabough) – In a report entitled “Your Hometown & the United Nations’ Agenda 21” published in The New American’s online edition for February 10, journalist William F. Jasper warned: The UN’s Agenda 21 is definitely comprehensive and global — breathtakingly so. Agenda 21 proposes a global regime that […]
PRINCETON, NJ (Gallup) — Despite agreement among leaders of both sides of the political aisle in Washington that raising the U.S. debt ceiling is necessary, more Americans want their member of Congress to vote against such a bill than for it, 42% vs. 22%, while one-third are unsure. This 20-percentage-point edge in opposition to raising […]
Sen. Murkowski says it would be disastrous for nation if debt ceiling weren’t raised JUNEAU, Alaska ( BECKY BOHRER Associated Press) — Alaska’s senior senator said Wednesday that the focus of the debt ceiling debate needs to be on the future of the country — not on the political futures of the players. Sen. […]