Chris G. Adamo
A New "Cold War" Looms
MichNews.com-- Russian President Dimitri Medvedev has floated a not-so-subtle warning of Russia and the West descending into a new “Cold War,” the blame for which he places, in traditional Russian fashion, squarely on America. As a follow up, Vladimir Putin has since hinted at the possibility of a direct conflict between Russian and American naval forces in the Black Sea. If these events of the past few weeks are a reliable indication, the world may indeed see a replay of the harrowing years of Soviet aggression.
Aug 28, 2008, 08:49
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A.J. DiCintio
What's in a Face?
MichNews.com-- Juliet asked, “What’s in a name?” But what if she had asked, “What’s in a face?”
Aug 28, 2008, 08:47
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Jim Kouri
The 9/11 Act: Reinvention of Air Cargo Security
MichNews.com-- Approximately 12 million pounds of cargo is transported daily on passenger aircraft. To accommodate this considerable stream of commerce, the Transportation Security Administration currently has in place a multilayered, risk-based system for securing cargo traveling on passenger aircraft.
Aug 28, 2008, 08:44
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Guest Commentary
Hillary Launches Her 2012 Campaign
MichNews.com-- Doug Patton -- I am probably the biggest political junky you will ever meet. I haven’t missed a presidential nominating convention, Republican and Democrat, since 1956. I was eight years old that year, and I remember listening to Dwight Eisenhower’s acceptance speech through the wall after my parents made me go to bed.
Aug 28, 2008, 08:43
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Guest Commentary
No Nation Left Behind: An Interview with Charles Murray
MichNews.com-- Bernard Chapin -- My father always said that anyone who lived through John F. Kennedy’s assassination remembers what they were doing at the precise moment the president was shot. This may well be true, but we also lucidly recall the circumstances of far lesser events such as the controversy surrounding the publication of The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray. The furor its conclusions caused is forever ingrained in my memory.
Aug 28, 2008, 08:40
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Guest Commentary
OBAMA MENTORS
MichNews.com-- Michael Ashbury -- When Barack Obama started his Chicago political career as a community organizer he fell under the spell of the left leaning organization founded by Saul Alinsky. Alinsky was a well-known communist sympathizer. He was very successful but he followed Marxist principals in his approach to organize Chicago’s minority communities. Communities that were famous for electing leaders by registering the departed citizens of Chicago’s past.
Aug 28, 2008, 08:38
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Newswire
ALL PRESIDENT JUDIE BROWN COMMENTS ON HHS CONSCIENCE PROPOSAL
MichNews.com-- Washington, D.C. – American Life League President Judie Brown formally commented on the Department of Health and Human Services proposed regulation protecting the conscience rights of health care workers. The HHS proposed regulation is in the midst of a 30-day comment period.
Aug 28, 2008, 08:26
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Michael J. Gaynor
Have the Katrina Lessons Been Learned?
MichNews.com-- Hopefully, the City of New Orleans, the State of Louisiana and the United States Government are all much better prepared for a hurricane now than they were then.
Aug 28, 2008, 08:24
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Newswire
Terrorists with Suicide Vests Killed, Cell Leader Detained
MichNews.com-- WASHINGTON - Coalition forces killed three terrorists - two of whom were wearing suicide vests - and detained six suspects, including an alleged al-Qaida in Iraq leader, during operations in Iraq's Diyala province today, military officials reported.
Aug 28, 2008, 08:23
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Guest Commentary
Is the Presidency above Obama's Pay Grade?
MichNews.com-- Selwyn Duke -- It’s interesting to hear the euphemisms bandied about in campaigns. After Barack Obama’s and John McCain’s appearance a week ago at Saddleback Church, for instance, the former’s ardent supporters were as effusive in their praise as ever. His stammering and copious “uhs” weren’t signs of a befuddled and muddled mind, but of “thoughtfulness” and “nuanced” thinking.
Aug 28, 2008, 08:20
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Mike M. Bates
Convention observations
MichNews.com-- The first day of the Democratic convention produced fewer attacks than anticipated on the Bush-McCain administration, as it¡¯s now called. Maybe Daddy Yankee¡¯s endorsement of John McCain threw Democrats off their stride. Undoubtedly they¡¯ll make up for lost time over the next three days. Some thoughts after Day 1 of the convention:
Aug 26, 2008, 20:56
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Jim Kouri
Al-Qaeda Monitoring Unit Chief Outlines Vulnerabilities of Al-Qaeda and Taliban
MichNews.com-- Richard Barrett, the highest ranking UN official responsible for monitoring the activities of Al- Qaeda, said the group continues to degrade seven years after September 11, 2001, hampered by fragmented leadership, widely tarnished credibility, a struggle for relevance, and a chronic inability to live up to its propaganda.
Aug 26, 2008, 15:22
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Guest Commentary
When Leaders Fall
MichNews.com-- Rev. Mark H. Creech -- Well-known Raleigh News & Observer columnists, Rob Christiansen not long ago noted that once North Carolina had a good name for honest government. "Not so in the 21st century," says Christiansen; "Two dozen people involved in public life have either run afoul of the law in recent years or at least been suspected of doing so." Christiansen calls this time in North Carolina history, "The Tarnished Tar Heel Decade." [1]
Aug 26, 2008, 15:21
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Newswire
Russia Defies Calls for Withdrawal; U.S. Continues Georgia Relief
MichNews.com-- WASHINGTON - Russia continues to defy international calls for the country to pull its forces out of Georgia, and humanitarian operations continue, a Pentagon official said here today.
Aug 26, 2008, 15:18
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Newswire
NANCY PELOSI, DON'T SPEAK FOR CATHOLIC CHURCH, LIFE BEGINS AT CREATION
MichNews.com-- Washington, DC – American Life League President Judie Brown denounced Nancy Pelosi's statements on MSNBC's "Meet the Press" Aug. 24, as false representations of Catholic teachings.
Aug 26, 2008, 15:17
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Jim Kouri
National Poll: The Media Love Affair With Barack Obama
MichNews.com-- A new Sacred Heart University national poll found 64.9% of Americans say the purported national media "love affair" with US Senator Barack Obama is very (30.5%) or somewhat real (34.4%). Another 26.5% suggested the love affair was somewhat unreal (8.5%) or not at all real (18.0%). Others, 8.6%, were unsure.
Aug 26, 2008, 15:12
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Newswire
Coalition Forces Capture Two Key al-Qaida Leaders in Baghdad
MichNews.com-- BAGHDAD - Coalition forces captured two suspected senior al-Qaida in Iraq leaders here during recent operations, military officials reported.
Aug 26, 2008, 15:09
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Newswire
Oxford County (ME) Casino Suffers Another Setback
MichNews.com-- Just four months after she was hired with much fanfare, Pat LaMarche quit last week as spokesperson for the proposed Oxford County casino effort. LaMarche, the failed Green Party gubernatorial and U.S. Vice Presidential candidate, sharply criticized the leadership of the casino effort in her resignation press release.
Aug 26, 2008, 15:08
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Newswire
Coalition Forces Detain Nine Suspects in Iraq
MichNews.com-- WASHINGTON - Coalition forces in Iraq detained nine suspected terrorists, including five wanted men, during operations around the country targeting al-Qaida leaders yesterday and today, military officials reported.
Aug 26, 2008, 15:06
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Jim Kouri
Brazilian Man Charged in Cyber-Terrorism Case
MichNews.com-- A Brazilian man was charged by a federal grand jury in New Orleans for his role in a conspiracy to sell a network of computers infected with malicious software, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and Jim Letten, US Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, announced on Friday.
Aug 26, 2008, 15:05
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