Top News Stories - March 2009:
U.S. Naval Institute: New China Kill Weapon Causes Major Military Panic
Worry over Chinese aggression has turned to panic as the U.S. Military believes there is credible evidence that China has a new "kill weapon" capable of destroying U.S. aircraft carriers. The range of China's new missile would put U.S. forces in danger in likely areas of future conflict. The Chinese weapon appears to have the capability of destroying a U.S. supercarrier with one hit. --- more on China weapons threat
Barney Frank Approves Measure to Control Pay of All Employees
The Barney Frank led House Financial Services Committee has approved a measure that would impose government controls on the pay of all employees of companies that have received a capital investment from the U.S. government. The shocking under the radar move would be retroactive and give the government power to set the wages of thousands of employees. It is unclear how the government could possibly accurately evaluate employee performance. All Democrats in the Financial Services Committee voted for the measure. --- more on Barney Frank's bill
Scientists Have Identified a New Master Gene in Cancer
The research, published in the journal Nature Genetics, could help to identify people at risk for cancer and lead to new drugs. -- cancer gene findings
19,000 Credit Card Details Were Available Via Google
19,000 credit card holders in the UK had their credit card details posted on the web and available via Google. Full card details of thousands of Visa, MasterCard and American Express customers had been available for some time before Google finally removed them. --- credit card/Google story
Kansas Board of Healing Arts Files Complaint Against Late-Term Abortion Doctor
Late-term abortion giver George Tiller is under more investigation involving possible illegal procedures. Charges by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts were actually filed in December, but just released on Friday. The board could impose a number of penalties, including revoking, suspending or limiting Tiller's medical license and could also fine him. - abortion doctor news
New World Trade Tower Drops Freedom from It's Name for One World Trade Center
The replacement for the Twin Towers has inexplicably been renamed One World Trade Center, instead of the expected Freedom Tower. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is building the tower tried to quell public anger by saying it was to somehow ensure that the building is presented in the best possible way. --- World Trade Tower story
Human Rights Group: Madonna Malawi Adoption Illegal
While the Grandmother of the child Madonna is trying to adopt claims she is stealing her, the head of the 60-member Human Rights Consultative Committee says the adoption is illegal. news story
China Angered Over U.S. Report of Growing Chinese Military
China has threatened that a U.S. Pentagon report revealing China's growing military capabilities would hurt ties. China's military buildup in recent years has many questioning their motives. --- the story
NRA: Hillary Clinton Naive in Calling for Gun Ban
National Rifle Association spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said that its naive to think Americans giving up their freedoms is somehow going to affect the operations of the Mexican drug cartels. --- NRA article
U.N. Panel Pushes for New Global Currency to Replace the Dollar
A U.N. panel of economists are pushing for a new global currency. --- read story
IRS Tries to Take Away Swiss Banking Tradition of Privacy
The IRS is giving Americans six months to produce evidence against their Swiss banking advisers or bankers. --- read story
United States Deploys Anti-Missile Warships off Japan
The U.S. has deployed two warships with anti-missile capabilities off of Japan as North Korea gets ready to launch a missile with the capability of hitting Alaska. This missile test would violate a 2006 U.N. resolution. Hillary Clinton said "This provocative action, in violation of the United Nations mandate, will not go unnoticed and there will be consequences." North Korea is also holding two Korean-American journalists after they may have strayed past China's border while on assignment. --- Korean Missile Crisis
Top President Obama Advisers Open to Global Currency
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and White House economic adviser Austan Goolsbee have indicated an openness to China's suggestion of a new world currency. -- Goolsbee remarks -- Geithner remarks
EU President Calls Barack Obama's Spending Plans 'The Road to Hell'
European Union President Mirek Topolanek labeled U.S President Barack Obama's plans to spend trillions of dollars to lift the economy out of a recession as "the road to hell.' The Czech Prime Minister said "Americans will need liquidity to finance all their measures and they will balance this with the sale of their bonds but this will undermine the liquidity of the global financial market." --- see story
China Calls for Replacing the US dollar with a New Global System
China's central bank has proposed replacing the US dollar as the international reserve currency with a new global system run by the International Monetary Fund. --- China's proposal
Hugo Chavez: Barack Obama a Poor Ignoramus
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is angry at President Barack Obama for saying he exported terrorism and obstructed progress in Latin America. --- more Hugo Chavez comments
Defiant Iran: Words From Washington Ring Hollow
Despite an attempt at dialog by President Obama, a defiant Iran said it was the United States who needed to change. --- read story
Congressional Auditors Project Much Deeper Deficits for Obama Budget
Congressional auditors have projected President Barack Obama's budget would result in $9.3 trillion in deficits over the next decade. That deficit would be more than four times that of George W. Bush's Presidency. The deficit is $2.3 trillion worse than the Obama administration predicted last month. --- Congressional auditor's findings
Barack Obama Apologizes for Special Olympics Joke
Barack Obama was in damage control mode after his joke on the Jay Leno show, where he compared his bowling score to that of people in the Special Olympics. The President's remark has drawn widespread criticism from people such as Governor Sarah Palin and Maria Shriver. Kolan McConiughey, the top bowler from the Special Olympics, has proclaimed that he can beat the President. McConiughey has bowled 5 perfect games since 2005. --- Barack Obama's apology
Angry Brits Demand Google Take Down Street View Images
Almost immediately after Google launched it's street view maps in the UK, the search engine giant has been hammered with demands to remove images of people and their homes. The Google service is a potential jackpot for terrorists and other criminals who can map out places and even track people's schedules. --- Google's UK controversy
Descendant of Reptile Species that Walked the Earth with Dinosaurs 225 Million Years Ago Found
A baby Tuatara hatchling with lineage dating back to the dinosaur age was found on mainland New Zealand for the first time in about 200 years. --- story
Russia Confirms Contract to Sell Powerful Air-Defense Missiles to Iran
Russian news agencies are reporting that a top defense official confirmed a contract to sell powerful air-defense missiles to Iran had been signed. --- read story
U.N. Human Rights Investigator Accuses North Korea of Committing Widespread Torture
U.N. Human Rights Investigator Vitit Muntarbhorn said life in North Korea is "dire and desperate." --- read U.N. story
American Legion Strongly Opposes Barack Obama's Plan to Charge Veterans for Treatment
American Legion Commander David K. Rehbein said, "I say again that The American Legion does not and will not support any plan that seeks to bill a veteran for treatment of a service connected disability at the very agency that was created to treat the unique need of America's veterans!" --- American Legion Objections
Benjamin Netanyahu Set to Form New Governing Coalition in Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party reaches a tentative agreement with Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beitenu Party to form a new governing coalition in Israel. --- view story
Dick Cheney Believes Barack Obama Has Made Americans Less Safe
Former Vice President Dick Cheney believes the policies of President Obama's administration have made Americans less safe. Cheney told John King on his "State of the Union" show that the Bush administration's policies on detention and interrogation of terrorists were absolutely essential in preventing another terror attack. --- Dick Cheney/John King interview full transcript
UW-Milwaukee Study Shows Earth is Undergoing Natural Climate Shift
Fascinating results as scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee applied synchronized chaos to climate data taken over the past 100 years. --- climate change study
Barack Obama Sends U.S. warships to South China Sea after Standoff
President Barack Obama has sent heavily armed U.S. warships to the South China Sea after a standoff between the U.S. and China. Five Chinese boats harassed and nearly collided with an unarmed American vessel on Sunday.--- read story
Russia Might Use Bases in Cuba and Venezuela for it's Strategic Bombers
Russian General Anatoly Zhikharev says Russia might use bases off the shores of the United States for it's strategic bombers. It is not clear what Barack Obama's response will be for actions that were unthinkable under John F. Kennedy. --- more on Russia's intentions
Japan Threatens to Shoot Down North Korean Launcher
Japan may possibly shoot down the missile/satellite launch scheduled by North Korea next month. Hillary Clinton urged North Korea last month not to carry through with the launch, which would be in violation of a 2006 UN security council resolution. --- read story
Bernard Madoff Faces up to 150 years in Prison for 177 Billion Dollar Pyramid Scheme
Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 counts and could spend the rest of his life in prison for bilking his clients out of billions of dollars in the largest scam in history. Following the trail of money will continue as well as determining if family members were in on the ponzi scheme. more on Madoff's fate
Diver Battles 12 Foot Tiger Shark for Two Hours
An amazing two hour battle of a diver vs a 12 foot tiger shark in the Gulf of Mexico. --- story and photos
Record-high 41% Say Global Warming is Exaggerated
A record 41% say media reporting on global warming is exaggerated, according to a Gallup poll. --- see poll results
Kazakh President and Nobel-Prize Winner Back Single World Currency
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has been joined by Nobel-prize winner Professor Robert Mundell in his plan for a single world currency. --- see story
North Korea Threatens to Strike the United States
North Korea is worried that its violating existing U.N. Security Council resolutions could result in a strike against what they are calling a satellite launch. North Korea has threatened a strike operation against countries such as the United States, Japan or South Korea if they attempt to intercept the launch. It is suspected that North Korea is test-firing a long-range ballistic missile. --- read story
Famous Pastor Predicts Earth-Shattering Calamity About to Happen
Well known pastor and bestselling author David Wilkerson sees a terrible calamity in the not too distant future. "An earth-shattering calamity is about to happen. It is going to be so frightening, we are all going to tremble - even the godliest among us." Wilkerson predicts New York City and major cities all across America will experience riots and blazing fires - such as we saw in Watts, Los Angeles years ago. --- more on Wilkerson's vision
Russia Building Anti-Satellite Weapons
Russian General Valentin Popovkin said work was being done to develop anti-satellite weapons. Just weeks ago a Russian satellite collided with a U.S. satellite. --- read report
Israel Giving Serious Consideration to Iran Military Strike
A report by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) reveals that Israel is very seriously considering the option of military action to stop Iran from completing its attempts at building nuclear weapons. The timeframe is also getting shorter because of Iran's technical advances in both building nuclear weapon development and defending against attempts to stop it. --- more report findings
China Increasing Military Spending by 15%
At a time when Barack Obama is looking to cut the United States defense spending, China is once again increasing it's military spending. --- read story
Russian General Says Satellite Collision Was Intentional
Despite the frequent flexing of muscles by the Russians, a top Russian General is blaming the United States for intentionally taking out their satellite. read Russia's accusations
Google Pays 4 Executives Over a Million Dollars Each in Bonuses
The bad economy did not stop Google from shelling out bonuses of over $1.2 million to 4 executives. --- Google Story
German Authorities Warn of Catastrophic State of Internet Security
The state of web security is fragile according to German authorities. BSI division chief Hartmut Isselhorst said "The situation is serious -- it is even more catastrophic than we feared." --- see security warnings
Dow to lowest point since 1997
The Dow fell below 7,000 for the first time since 1997, leaving Barrack Obama searching for answers. --- read story
Mike Mullen: Iran Has Enough Material to Make Nuclear Weapon
Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen says he believes Iran has enough material for a nuclear weapon. --- read story
Israel Threatens a Painful Response to Palestinian Rocket Fire
More than 110 rockets and mortar shells have hit Israel in the six weeks since it stopped its retaliation against Palestinian terrorists. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threatened a painful response if the attacks do not stop. --- read story