
In October of this year, Timmothy Geithner in Congrssional Testimony in answer to a question posed to him said: "I have never been a regulator." SOURCE
Yet, in an article written by Ben Bernanke in the Washington Post this weekend writes:
New Afghan Plan may be Like old PlanSource: Military.com
WASHINGTON -- The Afghanistan war plan President Obama will announce next week won't stray far from the strategy he laid out eight months ago, say experts.
Mister Tough GuySource: National Review Online
Benjamin Disraeli's most famous advice to aspiring politicians was: "Never complain and never explain." For the greatest orator of our time, a man who makes Churchill, Lincoln, and Henry V at Agincourt look like first-round rejects on Orating with the Stars, Barack Obama se …
Will Obama endorse an anti-Semitic, anti-American Islamic day of prayer?Source: renewamerica.com
The imam who will lead the recitation of the Koran, Sheikh Ahmed Dewidar, is a Manhattan cleric who once said that "through the domination of Islam and its ideas, the White House will change," and spoke approvingly of another cleric who said that one day "the White House will bec …
Bitter Harvests to Come [ when amateurs play in the big league]Source: National Review Online
If one were to sum up the Obama speech, it is the same old, same old formula: "I am a uniquely post-American fresh start; the era of Bush and our dreadful past is over; and because this is our moment, you, the world, owe me attention and support for my redefining America more to …

"A new book by a former Bush speechwriter reveals that President Bush fundamentally misunderstood his own TARP bailout proposal. "We're buying low and selling high," Bush kept saying. But it wasn't true.
Mints Believed To Be Crack Land Man In JailSource: wftv.com
A man is suing the Kissimmee Police Department for an arrest over mints. When officers pulled Donald May over for an expired tag, they thought the mints he was chewing were crack and arrested him.
Homestead woman's house auctioned by mistakeSource: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
A bizarre series of mix-ups forced a Homestead woman out of her home when it was auctioned by mistake, WPLG Ch. 10 reports.
On Wednesday night, Anna Ramirez was evicted by a man who bought her house — even though her house wasn't for sale.
47 trapped on 'nightmare' flight to the Twin CitiesSource: The Minneapolis Star Tribune
When Link Christin boarded a Continental Airlines flight from Houston to the Twin Cities on Friday night, he expected to be on the ground in about three hours and ready for a comfy bed.
High Court shields database state from blame Source: The Register (UK)
An entrepreneur whose fledgling business was ruined by a false entry in a court database has had his claim for compensation rejected by a High Court judge.
The decision could set a broad and troubling precedent, because Mr Justice Bill Blair QC - brother of the former PM Tony Bl …
Family questions police shooting of dogSource: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Kirkwood family wants to know why a police officer investigating a home alarm felt compelled to shoot and kill one of their 6-year-old black labs, Ciarra, Saturday morning.

One day in November of 2002, I began to experience chest pains. Not only were these pains uncomfortable, they also fit the description of some of the symptoms of a heart attack.
Pelosi more disliked than CheneySource: Gallup
For all the venom that media spreads about Cheney, Pelosi is still disliked more. From her feckless leadership of the Senate under Bush and to her continued ineptitude, it seems many on both sides see her for what she is.
VA doc: Other possible equipment errors reportedSource: The Washington Post
More than 10,400 former patients have been getting follow-up blood tests because of VA mistakes with equipment used in colonoscopies at Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Miami and at the agency's Augusta, Ga., ear, nose and throat clinic.