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March 23, 2012

Hillary Clinton to announce continued U.S. aid to Egypt

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will announce this afternoon that the United States will go ahead with continued military aid to Egypt, despite a five-week standoff between the two allies over the detention of American employees of pro-democracy groups, including the son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, congressional sources said.

The United States supplies Egypt with $1.3 billion in military aid, plus another $250 million in economic assistance. Congress included language in the foreign aid funding bill approved last year requiring Clinton to certify that Egypt is making the transition to democracy in order for the funding to continue flowing.

But the stalemate over the American non-governmental organization workers, who included Sam LaHood, threatened to derail that funding. The younger LaHood and other NGO workers were prevented from leaving the country after Egyptian officials raided their offices on Dec. 29. More than 40 NGO workers, mainly from the United States and Europe, currently face criminal charges of using illegally obtained funds to stir up unrest inside Egypt. The U.S. government paid more than $4 million in bail as part of a broader agreement to

The high-profile dispute led to some calls on Capitol Hill to eliminate the Egyptian aid package, and human rights groups are bound to complain about Clinton's action. A military dominated "supreme council" is running Egypt ahead of upcoming presidential elections.

Clinton, however, is expected to waive the requirements on national security grounds. It is unclear at this time whether Egypt will receive the entire $1.3 billion military package or only a portion of it.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/03/hillary-clinton-us-will-continue-egypt-aid-118354.html

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4 million in bail......hmmm.....

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Once Imperiled, U.S. Aid to Egypt Is Restored......

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/24/world/middleeast/once-imperiled-united-states-aid-to-egypt-is-restored.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

March 23, 2012

Study de les jour: 1 in 4 Adults With HIV Were Sexually Abused as Kids

New research from Duke University shows that psychological trauma predicts increased vulnerability for HIV/AIDS and faster health decline.

PROBLEM: Does child abuse increase the likelihood of HIV infection and subsequent disease mismanagement?

METHODOLOGY: Duke University researchers led by Brian Pence monitored more than 600 HIV-positive patients, aged 20 to 71, in the "Coping with HIV/AIDS in the Southeast" study. They investigated possible links to traumatic experiences, HIV-related behaviors, and health outcomes.

RESULTS: A quarter of the respondents were sexually abused as children. Moreover, half of the patients had faced three or more traumatic experiences in their lifetime, including enduring physical abuse and witnessing domestic violence as a child, living through a parent's suicide attempt or completion, or losing a child.

These painful experiences predicted worse health-related behaviors, such as instances of unprotected sex, missed antiretroviral medications, recent emergency room visits, and hospitalizations. Those who lived through such ordeals were also more likely to die or see their health decline during the two-year study period.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/03/study-of-the-day-1-in-4-adults-with-hiv-were-sexually-abused-as-kids/254666/

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More at link..........

March 23, 2012

Cartoon of Yesterday....

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March 23, 2012

Gasoline: It Certainly is NOT about Supply & Demand

On Morning Edition this week we looked at "What's Making Americans Less Thirsty for Gasoline?"

Now let's examine another important question: "If our demand for gasoline is falling, why are prices in the U.S. rising?"

Well, there are lots of reasons why the price you pay at the pump might rise; from additional taxes levied by the government to threats of supply disruption in the Middle East. The latter, of course, is a big reason gasoline prices are higher now even though demand throughout the world is quite soft and falling in the U.S.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/03/23/149220383/why-gas-prices-are-rising-even-as-demand-is-down?ps=cprs

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Can we all say it at once, SPECULATION.....

Senator Bernie Sanders .....

http://www.examiner.com/liberal-in-national/sanders-and-other-senators-introduce-bill-to-curb-oil-speculation

20 Experts Who Say Drilling Won’t Lower Gas Prices

http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/03/22/450136/20-experts-who-say-drilling-wont-lower-gas-prices/?

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March 23, 2012

EnoughProject.org

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We cannot stand by and watch this happen any longer......

March 23, 2012

Starve the Poor to Pay the Rich.....

Millions of people would lose part or all of their SNAP (food stamp) benefits under House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s new budget, a new CBPP analysis shows.

The Ryan plan would cut SNAP — the nation’s most important anti-hunger program — by $133.5 billion or more than 17 percent over the next ten years. (Click here for the state-by-state impact.) Since more than 90 percent of SNAP expenditures are for food assistance, a cut of that size would require scaling back SNAP eligibility and/or reducing benefits.

To illustrate the size of the cut:

If the cuts came solely from new eligibility restrictions, more than 8 million people would need to be cut from the program, if the cuts began taking effect in 2013.
If the cuts came solely from across-the-board benefit cuts, SNAP benefits would have to be cut by about $22 to $27 per person per month in 2016 dollars.

http://www.offthechartsblog.org/ryan-budget-takes-big-bite-out-of-food-stamps/

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Is this guy from Wisconsin.......?

March 22, 2012

Here's The Real Cause Of Whitney Houston's Death

Reuters has reported that the cause of Whitney Houston's death was accidental drowning. A press release from the the Los Angeles Coroner's office states that the effects of both heart disease and cocaine contributed to her death.

The report, however, raises more questions than answers.

According to the toxicology report, cocaine, marijuana, Xanax, Flexeril and Benadryl were found in her system. However, only cocaine was ruled to contribute to her passing.

So how could Houston have drowned while cocaine was in her system?

http://www.businessinsider.com/whitney-houston-accidentally-drowned-to-death-2012-3?

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I was thinking there had to be more to the story........

March 22, 2012

Mr. Robertson says Non-Christians are Viruses....

One day your up, the next day you are really down, way down..............

March 22, 2012

U.S. Intelligence Report Warns of Global Water Tensions

The American intelligence community warned in a report released Thursday that problems with water could destabilize countries in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia over the next decade.

Increasing demand and competition caused by the world’s rising population and scarcities created by climate change and poor management threaten to disrupt economies and increase regional tensions, the report concludes.

Prepared at the request of the State Department, the report is based on a classified National Intelligence Estimate completed last October that reflected an increasing focus on environmental and other factors that threaten security. An estimate reflects the consensus judgment of all intelligence agencies.

While the report concluded that wars over water are unlikely in the coming decade, it said that countries could use water for political and economic leverage over neighbors and that major facilities like dams and desalination plants could become targets of terrorist attacks. Coupled with poverty and other social factors, problems with water could even contribute to the political failure of weaker nations.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/world/us-intelligence-report-warns-of-global-water-tensions.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

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Think I will just kiss my sweet arse goodbye..............

March 22, 2012

Bales to be charged with murder in Afghan killings

Source: AP

A U.S. official says Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder in the massacre of Afghan villagers.

The official says charges against Bales also include six counts of attempted murder and six counts of aggravated assault and other violations of military law. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the charges had not been announced.

The 38-year-old soldier allegedly gunned down nine Afghan children and eight adults as they slept in their homes in two southern villages.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AFGHANISTAN_SUSPECT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-03-22-18-31-25

I do not have words to express my feelings right now.............

Soldier faces 17 murder counts in Afghanistan massacre.... http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bales-charges-20120324,0,2359394.story?track=rss

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