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By Richard E Walrath William Gates, who is in charge of messing up my MSN messages, says that he is not now, never has been, and never expects to be Secretary of Defense. Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, has not … Continue reading →

President Obama recorded a special message for you about the budget he’s submitted to Congress and what you can do to help it pass. Watch the video now and take action to make sure your representatives know you support this … Continue reading →

  Recall ReleaseCLASS II RECALL FSIS-RC-009-2009HEALTH RISK: LOW Congressional and Public Affairs(202) 720-9113Emily Metz WASHINGTON, March 12, 2009 – Khong Guan Corporation, a Union City, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 2,858 pounds of chicken drink products that were ineligible for … Continue reading →

A fisherman in Baghdad speaks to Dahr Jamail and Jason Coppola in the shadow of the massive new U.S. "embassy" on the Tigris River about life during occupation. Click here to view this short video piece. See more Dahr Jamail … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson      The Iraq Status of Forces Agreement [SOFA] calls for “the withdrawal of combat forces from the cities, villages and localities” no later than June 2009, with the balance of troops to be out of Iraq … Continue reading →

Rush Limbaugh, Bobby Jindal, and Alan Keyes have been offered all-expense tour by Democrats as soon as a name for trio can be decided The Three Amigos was considered but rejected as none of the trio fits the Hispanic description.  … Continue reading →

Submitted by John S.  

Submitted by John S. CEO — Chief Embezzlement Officer. CFO — Corporate Fraud Officer. BULL MARKET — A random market movement causing an Investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. BEAR MARKET — A 6 to 18 month period … Continue reading →

  By Richard E Walrath The best time to do something is during a crisis like the one we have now.  It’s far more dangerous than 911 and Iraq rolled into one.  I’m speaking of the financial crisis we’re currently … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson 258 voted yeah [22 Republicans and 236 Democrats] but the number did not meet the 2/3 requirement necessary to pass the bill to delay the transition from analog to digital broadcasting scheduled for February 17, 2009.  … Continue reading →

Don’t eat too many ribs!!!!!!

By Patricia L Johnson The CPI (Consumer Price Index) released January 16, 2009, for the month of December 2008, indicates a decrease in the food index of 0.1 percent.  This is the first decrease in the food index since April … Continue reading →

December 16, 2008

To Corissa and Todd on their December 13, 2008 engagement  

By Patricia L Johnson Those of us that didn’t go to planet Mars for the week are aware Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff, John Harris, were arrested yesterday morning on federal corruption charges. Governor Blagojevich is … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson Captain Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper was several hours into a seven-hour space walk when a grease gun exploded in her tool bag. Now I may be wrong, but I think if a grease gun exploded in a man’s … Continue reading →

By Richard E Walrath Thoughts for the Day… Between the pillars of national health care and a tax-cut for the middle class,  President-elect Obama needs to sandwich in food stamps for the hungry, expanded and extended unemployment compensation, public works … Continue reading →

The other day I was listening to a religious station on the radio.  I’m not sure what religion it was because I normally don’t listen to the radio and the speaker made the comment that voters in this country put … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson The unemployment insurance weekly claims report for the week ending November 8, 2008 has an advance seasonally adjusted figure of 516,000, indicating an increase of 32,000 from the previous week. The four-week moving average hit 491,000, … Continue reading →

   Click for larger version of chart By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath Dr. Bernanke, Federal Reserve Board of Governors Chairman, testified before the U.S. House Budget Committee this morning [October 20, 2008] and was asked to answer … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson Each month the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago releases a National Activity Index for the preceding six month period and a second report indicating the three-month moving average. These reports are called CFNAI and CFNAI-MA3. The … Continue reading →

By Richard E Walrath Whoever is president next year is going to need money if he is going to do anything at all.  John McCain says his plan is moretax-cuts to get the economy moving again. Not likely.  We’ve had … Continue reading →

By Richard E Walrath The Democrats have screwed up yet another election.  Along with the presidency, they could have won a bunch of seats in the House and picked up some in the Senate, too.  Obama is running well behind … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson The question Pastor Rick Warren asked Barack Obama at the forum on August 16, 2008 was . " …Who are the three wisest people you know in your life, and who are you going to rely on heavily … Continue reading →

  By Patricia L Johnson Every morning it was the same routine, I would walk over to the bakery and Elaine and I would immediately begin filling up the bakery truck with pans filled with bakery goods.  Elaine was my … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson So little time – so much to learn. This afternoon I came online with hopes of being able to put together a very short piece that might be of interest, but immediately became sidetracked by reading the … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath Why did Hillary Clinton win Indiana by such a small margin?  Senator Clinton had to come from behind in order to win by any margin in Indiana.  Senator Obama had a substantial … Continue reading →

  John McCain 2008 http://www.JohnMcCain.com By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath Whether you’re a Republican, Democrat or Independent it‘s difficult to criticize John S. McCain’s military record. While on a bombing mission during the Vietnam War, McCain’s plane … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson I turned on the news today to find out that Ashley Alexandra Dupre’ has now had over a million downloads on her MySpace page by people downloading her music, she’s been offered a nice cool million … Continue reading →

  By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006" was released by the U.S. Census Bureau in August of 2007. [1] The publication states "The female-to-male earnings ratio of … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson The DJIA closed at 12,266.39 today for a loss of 315.79 points.  Instead of asking why the Dow dropped, the question that should be asked is why did the market increase this week at all with … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath "Stand Up for a New Kind of Politics" is a page on Barack Obama’s site where you can take ‘take action’.  At first it appeared to be similar to other Web sites … Continue reading →

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=119581&p=irol-newsArticle_print&ID=1106328&highlight= Chattem Issues URGENT Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Icy Hot(R) Heat Therapy(TM) Products CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 8, 2008–Chattem, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTT) announced today that it is initiating a voluntary Nationwide recall of its Icy Hot Heat Therapy products, including consumer … Continue reading →

By:  Author and Photographer Unknown Lessons on Life There was an Indian Chief who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest.., in turn.., to … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson This morning the Federal Open Market Committee announced a decrease in the federal funds rate 75 basis points to 3-1/2 percent and a decrease in the discount rate 75 basis point to 4.0 percent.

By Patricia L Johnson Beep, beep, beep… Beep, beep, beep… Beep, beep, beep… Over and over again the electronic ballot box rejected Mike’s ballot.  After the 5th rejection the election judge provided him with a new ballot to complete and upon completion … Continue reading →

Food and energy costs spur increase; industrial production stalls WASHINGTON – Higher costs for energy and food last year pushed inflation up by the largest amount in 17 years, even though prices generally remained tame outside of those two areas. … Continue reading →

By Richard E Walrath The big ‘ R’  is fast closing in on us, so now we hear about plans for doing something about heading it off.  Hillary Clinton is proposing a $70 Billion stimulus plan for those with lower … Continue reading →

By Richard E Walrath It looks like another Perfect Storm to me. I’m talking about the NH Primary results which left egg all over the pollsters and the political pundits and the media.  Ever since the book and the movie, … Continue reading →

The Articles and Answers blog will be closed from the period of December 15, 2007 through January 7, 2008. Happy Holidays to all and may peace be with you.

By Richard E Walrath The media’s job is to misinform and misrepresent.  The biggest story in a long while is the snow job we’ve been given about Iran and their nuclear capabilities.  Today, Bush has a press conference to provide … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson Please click on the following link: http://www.articlesandanswers.com/Veterans%20Day2008.htm   Technorati tags: Holidays, Veterans Day

By Unknown The New Element (Gv) Recent hurricanes and gasoline issues are proof of the existence of a new chemical element. Research has led to the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has … Continue reading →

By Richard E Walrath The war started in Afghanistan, so Bush and Cheney went to Iraq.  Afghanistan is the place where all the troops should have gone in the first place. That war could have been over long ago. What … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson Intelligence reports indicated senior al-Qaeda leaders were meeting in the Lake Thar Thar region of Iraq on Thursday so we sent in the big guns… When it was over and done with we killed "an estimated … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson       Seems all of us have asked that question at one time or another – with 300 million people in this country, how can my vote possibly make any difference in any election? One vote, YOURS, … Continue reading →

Leahy issues subpoena for Rove Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Thursday issued a subpoena for top White House adviser Karl Rove to compel him to testify about the firing of several U.S. attorneys. To read more, please visit:http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/leahy-issues-subpoena-for-rove-2007-07-26.html

By Patricia L Johnson How many of you out there have 16 or 17 year old boys?  Do they spend the day playing various sports with their friends and the nights playing video games? It seems like only yesterday when Zane was … Continue reading →

http://www.congress.org House Votes to Begin Withdrawal of Troops From IraqOn July 12, the House of Representatives voted 223-201 to pass H.R. 2956, the Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act. The act "Directs the Secretary of Defense to commence the reduction of … Continue reading →

By Patricia L Johnson The amount of information that can be gathered from our site is astronomical, but you have to know where to look so I’m going to try to go over various sections of the site a little … Continue reading →

By Richard E Walrath Keeping your gas tank full–topping it off–as is the custom–is like hoarding sugar in case it’s rationed.  Each individual who does this contributes to higher prices because he is keeping demand at its peak.  What would … Continue reading →

  Link to White House gives Iraq a mixed review – Politics – MSNBC.com

25-year-old man had been convicted in torture, slaying of teenager Link to S.D. has 1st execution in 60 years – Crime & Punishment – MSNBC.com

Kennedy-Smith bill sees moral obligation to Iraqis who’ve worked for U.S. Link to As Iraq debate rages, senators ponder refugees – Politics – MSNBC.com

Congress, White House at odds over aide having to provide testimony Link to Showdown looms over fired prosecutors – Politics – MSNBC.com

A new National Intelligence Estimate raises concerns that the terrorist group is growing stronger. Link to Terror Watch: The Return of Al Qaeda – Newsweek Terror Watch – MSNBC.com

  Link to Ohio: Stolen device contains 859,800 IDs – Security – MSNBC.com

Hayden painted bleaker picture than Bush to Iraq Study Group Link to CIA said Iraq instability seemed ‘irreversible’ – Washington Post – MSNBC.com

Employees arrive to find doors open, cash gone; guards are suspected Link to Iraq heist nets thieves nearly $300M – Conflict in Iraq – MSNBC.com

Military: Information would pose threat to troops if terrorists found them Source: Sensitive military files readily available online – Security – MSNBC.com

Move further throws into doubt efforts to complete U.S. benchmark Link to Kurds speak out against Iraqi oil law – Conflict in Iraq – MSNBC.com

  Link to White House 2008 rankings: The Democrats – National Journal – MSNBC.com

  Link to Wal-Mart lowers age in shoplifting policy – U.S. Business – MSNBC.com

  Link to The Gaggle – A daily notebook by Newsweek’s political team.

  Link to Lady Bird Johnson passes away – Politics – MSNBC.com

  Link to Republicans block new effort to limit U.S. deployments in Iraq – International Herald Tribune

  Link to Insurgents Fire Shells Into Baghdad’s Green Zone, Killing 3 – New York Times

Oregon resident fulfills childhood dream with 105 helium balloons Link to Man floats 193 miles using balloons – Vehicular Peculiarity – MSNBC.com

  Link to Jury Deadlocked in London Bomb Case – New York Times

Size of the increase caught economists, analysts by surprise Link to Consumer borrowing posts big increase – Stocks & Economy – MSNBC.com

  Link to NZ Dollar Surges to 22-Year High – MSNBC Wire Services – MSNBC.com

  Link to U.S. dollar at 30-year low against Canadian – International Business – MSNBC.com

Drops 1,000 customers who company says call customer service too much Link to Sprint hangs up on ‘excessive’ complainers – U.S. Business – MSNBC.com

  Link to For Profit’s Sake, China’s People Get Poisoned – Newsweek Health – MSNBC.com

  Link to Anti-addiction pill may curb bad habits – Addictions – MSNBC.com

  Link to China’s Deadly Goods Wreak Havoc – Newsweek: International Editions – MSNBC.com

  Link to Afghan girls traded to settle debts – Focus on Afghanistan – MSNBC.com

  Link to Barrier Reef and its bounty under attack – Nightly News with Brian Williams – MSNBC.com

  Link to National Hurricane Center chief reassigned – Weather – MSNBC.com

Inside Bush’s decision to give Scooter Libby a pass. Link to Why Bush Gave Scooter Libby a Pass – Newsweek Politics – MSNBC.com

Chuck Hagel, David Brooks, Anne Kornblut, Todd Purdum, and Eugene Robinson Link to MTP transcript for July 8, 2007 – Meet the Press, online at MSNBC – MSNBC.com

Prominent politicians tell civilians to arm themselves after surge of attacks Link to Violent weekend in Iraq claims 220 lives – Conflict in Iraq – MSNBC.com

By Sheila Samples "We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men"~~George Orwell Recently, Nova M Radio’s Mike Malloy suggested the lethargy that appears to have descended on … Continue reading →

Attack comes after U.S. military reports 8 American soldiers slain in 2 days Link to Iraq truck bombing kills 100 – Conflict in Iraq – MSNBC.com

Questions raised about company that operates prisons in 15 states Link to Suicide reveals squalid prison conditions – Crime & Punishment – MSNBC.com

Some accused of planning to bomb Sears Tower bewildered by police action Link to FBI: Motives of alleged Miami plotters differed – U.S. Security – MSNBC.com

  Link to Bush marks 61st birthday – Politics – MSNBC.com

Uncle charged after child left for 5 hours in Iowa Link to 2-year-old dies after being in car – Crime & Punishment – MSNBC.com

Clinics face more government oversight, restrictions on sex ed Link to New Mo. law regulates abortion providers – U.S. Life – MSNBC.com

Mother, 83, was in trailer with no electricity Link to Son charged with elderly abuse – Crime & Punishment – MSNBC.com

Oil prices surge $1 a barrel to another 10-month high Link to Retail gas prices on the rise – Oil & Energy – MSNBC.com

Prosecutors charge Iraqi doctor with ‘conspiracy to cause explosions’ Link to FBI: U.K. terror suspects tried to work in U.S. – International Terrorism – MSNBC.com

3-judge panel splits along party lines over Bush’s surveillance program Link to Court throws out spying lawsuit – Politics – MSNBC.com