Top News Stories - January 2010:
Hillary Clinton Warns China over Iran
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is warning China that it risks diplomatic isolation, as well as disruption to its energy supplies if it doesn't help keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Hillary warns China
Henry Paulson: Russia urged China to dump Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Bonds in 2008 to Force US Bailout
Russia was working on a scheme to force the US to bailout the mortgage-finance companies by dumping bonds and urging China to do the same. "The report was deeply troubling -- heavy selling could create a sudden loss of confidence in the GSEs and shake the capital markets," wrote Henry Paulson.
Russia sold all of its Fannie and Freddie debt in 2008
Times Online: Climate Chief Knew for 2 Months Glacier Melting Claims were False
Climate Chief Rajendra Pachauri knew of the false findings regarding melting glacier claims before the Copenhagen conference.
Some of the Himalayan glaciers are actually growing
Wages Rise by Smallest Amount on Record in 2009
Barack Obama received another blow in his first year as President with wages and benefits rising by the smallest amount in 27 years of records.
Another economic blow for President Obama
Audiotape: Osama bin Laden Goes Green - Blames US for Global Warming
Osama bin Laden is apparently a believer of global warming and blames the United States for the climate change. This according to an audiotape that he is being credited with. The green terrorist
Nancy Pelosi Spends $1,000 a Week of Taxpayer Money for In-Flight Services
Two years of food and alcohol for Nancy Pelosi on Air Force Jets have totalled $101,000. These shocking revelations are the result of documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by Judicial Watch. Nancy Pelosi on the Judicial Watch list of Top 10 corrupt politicians
University of East Anglia researchers Breached Freedom of Information Act
"All we are trying to do is make the scientists follow their own professional rules by being open, transparent and honest," said David Holland, whose Freedom of Information-requests were ignored. "We are not trying to show that human beings don't affect the climate, but to show that the science is not settled." Climate-gate email scandal
Barack Obama's Unpresidential Insult on Supreme Court at State of the Union Address
Barack Obama's surprising state of the union remarks aimed at the Supreme Court ruffled the feathers of the usually easy going Samuel Alito. At issue was part of the controversial McCain/Feingold bill. President Obama vs the Supreme Court
North Korea Fires on South Korea - South Returns Fire
It is being reported that North fired artillery shots toward South Korea and that South Korea has fired back. North Korea fires at South
Copenhagen Bill to the American People: Over 1 Million Dollars
Travel and some frivolous expenses helped make a bill of over 1 million dollars to the American people for the Copenhagen global warming conference.
Expensive global warming conference
World Health Organization (WHO) Accused of Exaggerating Swine Flu Pandemic
"WHO advised us falsely. They raised a false alarm," said Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg.
WHO swine flu news story
IPCC Retracts Claim that Himalayan Glaciers Will Melt in the Next 25 Years
The chairman of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has received a fortune in grants based on the now admittedly false premise that the Himalayan glaciers will melt away by the year 2035.
Latest in discredited global warming claims
Selective Thermometer Readings Make for Questionable Global Warming Temperature Data
Two American researchers are claiming that US government scientists have skewed global temperature data by ignoring readings from thousands of weather stations around the world, particularly those in cooler more northerly latitudes.
Only one thermometer used to cover everything north of latitude 65 degrees
Poll: 77% of US Investors See Barack Obama as Anti-Business
Bloomberg poll also shows four-out-of-five investors are only somewhat confident or not confident of Barack Obama's ability to handle a financial emergency. Poll results raise question of Obama's business competence
Air America Goes Under - Files for Bankruptcy
At a time when Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck are thriving, Air America has been unable to compete. "We must announce that Air America Media is ceasing its live programming operations as of this afternoon, and that the Company will file soon under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code to carry out an orderly winding-down of the business."
Air America statement
Rise in Jobless Claims a Drag on Economy
The Labor Department said initial claims for unemployment aid rose by 36,000.
5.9 million people received extended benefits for the week ending January 2
Scott Brown Deals Barack Obama Huge Political Blow
Scott Brown's Massachusetts Senate victory is being viewed as a repudiation of Barack Obama and big government liberal policies.
Historic political victory for Scott Brown and Republicans
China Likely Behind Google Cyber Attack - Giant Breach of Privacy/Security
The theft of secrets in the cyber attack on Google hit Chinese dissidents, human rights activists, defence contractors, as well as finance and technology companies. Investigators said the cyber attacks were almost certainly carried out by the Chinese government.
The defence company Northrop Grumman was hit, along with Dow Chemical, Adobe and Juniper Networks. It appears the cyber espionage attacks were carried out through a vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser.
China cyber attack on Google
Assistant Secretary of Energy in Major Stimulus Money Conflict of Interest
The Assistant Secretary of Energy, Cathy Zoi, is responsible for oversight in disbursing stimulus money. This same Cathy Zoi is married to a top executive at the window company Serious Materials. Zoi and her husband also have ownership of 120,000 stock options in that company.
This same company was virtually unknown before Joe Biden called them the "poster child" for green jobs. They have since been praised many times by the White House. The Serious Materials company is getting tax credits not given to any other window company. Appears to be a terrible stimulus money conflict of interest
More Than Half of Experts Fighting Swine Flu Have Ties to Drug Companies - UK
Eleven of the 20 members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) have ties to drug companies. Many of the swine flu taskforce have declared interests in GlaxoSmithKline, the vaccine maker and possibly the biggest beneficiary of the swine flu pandemic scare. Swine flu conflict of interest
Scientists: Submarines Also Involved in Pearl Harbor Attack
PBS's NOVA television series aired a documentary confirming that five mini or midget submarines from the Japanese Navy attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet have been found. At least one of them inflicted damage during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
News on the evidence of submarines and Pearl Harbor
John McCain: Stunning Double Standard for Harry Reid
Republican Senator John McCain said: "There has been a stunning double standard as far as the treatment of Sen. Lott, who also made unfortunate and inopportune remarks, and the treatment of Harry Reid by the liberal left." Senator Reid has been under fire for his controversial racial remarks that were recently revealed.
Harry Reid race remarks continue to spark debate
Google's Nexus One Owners Find Customer Support Severely Lacking
Owners of the new Google Nexus One are having major difficulties getting customer service according to the New York Times.
Customers can't find a Google phone number for support
NOAA: December 2009 3.2 Degrees Cooler than 20th Century Average
The NOAA Satellite and Information Service/National Climate Data Center have released temperature data showing that the CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES was 3.2 degrees F cooler for December 2009 than the December average for the last century. That makes it the 14th coldest December in 115 years. Global warming frozen in its tracks
Google Apologizes to Chinese Writers for Alleged Copyright Infringement
"Google is willing to apologise to Chinese authors," Erik Hartmann, Asia-Pacific manager of Google Books, said. Google copyright issue
Maryland Woman Beats IRS in Court
A Maryland woman not only beat the IRS in tax court, she did it by representing herself. Woman deducted nearly $15,000 in business school tuition
General Petraeus: United States has Developed Contingency Plans in Dealing with Iran's Nuclear Facilities
"Well, they certainly can be bombed," U.S. General David Petraeus said.
The U.S. has a plan
Council of Europe (PACE) to Investigate Drug Makers over Exaggerated Swine Flue Pandemic
The resolution states that drug companies "influenced scientists and official agencies responsible for public health standards to alarm governments worldwide and make them squander tight health resources for inefficient vaccine strategies, and needlessly expose millions of healthy people to the risk of an unknown amount of side-effects of insufficiently tested vaccines."
"The WHO's false pandemic flu campaign is one of the greatest medicine scandals of the century," said Dr Wolfgang Wodarg, chairman the PACE Health Committee.
47 parliaments all over Europe to be informed
Harry Reid Apologizes for Racist Remarks
Democrat Senator Harry Reid has apologized for referring to Barack Obama as a "light-skinned African American with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one."
Harry Reid Racial Controversy
China Threatens United States over Arms Defense Deal with Taiwan
China has tough words for Barack Obama as the US reaches a missile defense arms deal agreement with Taiwan. US-Taiwan-China dilemma
China Doesn't Want Sanctions for Iran
China continues to balk at sanctions for Iran's nuclear program. China expanding commercial ties with Iran
C-SPAN Head to Congress: Open Health Care Talks to TV Coverage
The head of C-SPAN is urging Congress to open up health care talks to the public as Democrat leaders try to continue to keep things secretive. Nancy Pelosi seemed satisfied with the current process. C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb offers up the TV coverage
Survey: Only 45 Percent of Americans Satisfied with Their Work
This is the lowest level ever recorded by the Conference Board research group in over 22 years of study. "It says something troubling about work in America. It is not about the business cycle or one grumpy generation," said Linda Barrington, managing director at the Conference Board. In 1987 61% were happy with their jobs
Bono Uses China as a Model for Going After File-Sharers
If policing the internet can stifle dissent in China, it can be used to go after file-sharers, according to Bono of the band U2. Strange Bono remarks
Barack Obama Appoints Sex Change Woman to Top Security Post
Amanda Simpson was once a man. Now Amanda is a woman who is the senior technical adviser at the commerce department in the bureau of industry of security. The latter thanks to President Barack Obama. More on Obama's sex change appointee
World Copes with Arctic Weather
Record cold temperatures and snow have people all over the world shivering.
Britain told to expect snow for next 10 days