The House ethics... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Kentinal) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3925 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:05:59 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3924/t/Troops-already-outnumber-Taliban-12-1.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/a...eu_nato_taliban_strength

What of course is interesting are some concerns I have had in the past.
Hard to win hearts and minds of civilians when you kill them or their family members and there can not be enough troops deployed in near future.

The U.S. says it's already adjusting its strategy to shift... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Kentinal) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3924 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:15:15 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3923/t/Guantanamo-detainees-case-reaches-Supreme-Court.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/a...urt_guantanamo_detainees

Quotes of interest to me include.

The Supreme... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Kentinal) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3923 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:11:27 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3921/t/Afghan-commander-frets-over-corruption.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/a..._pe/bc_us_us_afghanistan
So yahoo provides me many links. IAE the quotes that stand out include.

Rampant government corruption may derail the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida in feeds@yuku.com (Kentinal) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3921 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:55:21 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3920/t/Obama-wins-Nobel-Peace-Prize.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/a..._on_re_eu/eu_nobel_peace

The stunning choice made Obama the third sitting U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize and shocked Nobel observers because Obama took office less than two weeks before the Feb. 1 nomination deadline. Obama's name had been mentioned in speculation before the award but many Nobel watchers believed it was too... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Kentinal) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3920 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:45:26 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3918/t/No-thumbprint-no-money-BoA-tells-armless-man.html Reuters

No thumbprint, no money, bank tells armless man

MIAMI (Reuters) - A bank in Florida refused to cash a check for an armless man because he could not provide a thumbprint.

"They looked at my prosthetic hands and the teller said, 'Well, obviously you... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Wiz of Ice) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3918 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:24:37 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3916/t/-Suspicious-Behavior-on-the-Tube-Guy-Receives-Apology.html
Innocent in London

Dear Mr and Mrs Mery,

Re: David Mery & [my wife's name] - v- The Commissioner of Police of the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Wiz of Ice) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3916 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:08:50 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3915/t/Gaddafi-tent-deemed-illegal.html http://www.reuters.com/ar...ws/idUSTRE58L6RK20090922

[quote]A building inspector for Bedford tried to deliver a "stop work" order to workers at the scene but they did not speak English, so he gave the order to a property caretaker, Sachs said. It was unclear whether the work had stopped, Sachs said.[/guote]

So much for zoning and code enforcement of such codes.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Kentinal) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3915 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:09:20 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3914/t/Church-of-Jedi-Founder-Claims-Discrimination.html The Guardian

Jedi religion founder accuses Tesco of discrimination over rules on hoods

Daniel Jones says he was humiliated and victimised for his beliefs following incident at store in Wales

feeds@yuku.com (Wiz of Ice) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3914 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:59:32 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3913/t/Pay-if-you-do-pay-if-you-don-t-health-care.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/a.../us_health_care_overhaul

Not much detail in the article, however there was other discussion about 3,800 anual fine if a qualified person failed to have insurance.



"What it's saying is, is that we're not going to have other people carrying your... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Kentinal) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3913 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:43:12 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3911/t/The-health-care-plan-.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/a..._co/us_health_care_taxes

Not sure how complete analysis is of it, however clearly there are Dem. Senators that opposed the taxing of 8,000 dollar a year insurance plans. It appears Baucus does not want to increase income tax and still unlikely to get a Rep. vote for the deal.

In short as it looks now, reform is dead. The House has indicated they do... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Kentinal) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3911 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:24:26 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3910/t/ACORN-s-Strange-Practices.html
FOX: ACORN Announces Reforms After 'Pimp', 'Prostitute' Videos



DEVELOPING: ACORN said Wednesday it... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Wiz of Ice) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3910 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:14:23 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3906/t/Robert-Gates-.html Afghanistan."

feeds@yuku.com (Kentinal) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3906 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:15:23 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3905/t/Al-Franken-Talks-Down-Anti-HC-Reform-Crowd.html YouTube

From the poster's note:



I got to witness something really special. About a dozen tea party activists had staked out Franken's booth, and confronted him loudly when he arrived. But within minutes, he'd turned an unruly crowd into a productive conversation on health care. The discussion went from insurance reform, to the public option, to... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Wiz of Ice) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3905 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:21:01 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3904/t/Custom-Shaped-Fruit.html
BoingBoing.net - Pears Grown in the Shape of Buddha




]]> feeds@yuku.com (Wiz of Ice) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3904 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:08:37 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3903/t/Animal-House-In-Afghanistan.html
Mother Jones



- By Daniel Schulman | Tue September 1, 2009 10:19 AM PST

Drunken brawls, prostitutes, hazing and humiliation, taking vodka shots out of buttcracks- no, the perpetrators of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Wiz of Ice) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3903 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:47:07 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3898/t/Obituary-Senator-Edward-Ted-Kennedy-dead-at-77.html Just thought I would be the first to post this obituary, sad though it may be. :-(

After all Senator Ted Kennedy was a very notable figure in the Democratic Party and it seems the majority of members on these forums are Liberal Democrats.

So for those interested in reviewing the life of this icon of American politics (3rd longest serving senator), here is the CNN link and more details on Wikipedia:

CNN: feeds@yuku.com (FreeMason) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3898 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:28:04 GMT http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3897/t/Abdel-Baset-al-Megrahi.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/a..._eu/eu_britain_lockerbie is an overview provided by appear, and made available to me my Yahoo.

This is what I found interesting concerning the case.

Some bereaved relatives, particularly in Britain, dispute al-Megrahi's 2001 conviction, and a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Kentinal) http://seankreynoldsboards.yuku.com/topic/3897 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:44:50 GMT