http://blog.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2011, Megite 30 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:14:29 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_1 4daa2aa6866e7c7c39c75342e19f1e19 The national debt increased $4.9 trillion during the eight-year presidency of George W. Bush. The debt now is rising at a pace to surpass that amount during Mr. Obama's four-year term. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:14:29 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_2 8229d8293320abebe965522d0ca1076a Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:58:34 GMT http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_3 4cfba4e211b664b8e5c2bce27a656242 A New York judge is expected to dismiss a sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn amid concerns about his accuser's credibility. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:49:15 GMT http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_4 c5245333f07a75ced7289a8c6f2b66bb Three years ago DC pundits predicted with glee the demise of Sarah Palin's political career. This past weekend their tune changed, citing false information that she has made a decision and set a date regarding a future campaign. Any professional pundit claiming to have "inside information" regarding Governor Palin's personal ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:58:34 GMT http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_5 84df6a462c4fd78efedb394bd4ba12ae The terrible economic news from both Europe and the United States has led to much soul-searching on both sides of the Atlantic. How did we get here, and how can we get out of this jam? In my past columns for Hoover’s Defining Ideas, I have insisted that both economies will be able to extricate themselves from their deep slumps only by promptly ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:31:02 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_6 58ceb52ee4b9dba5169cead0afb72f5c Though it’s likely just a matter of time, Libya’s strongman hangs on: The son and heir apparent of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, Seif al-Islam, resurfaced free and defiant early Tuesday a day after rebels claimed to have captured him. In a bizarre reappearance, Seif al-Islam boasted that his father’s loyalists still control ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:50:28 GMT http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_7 31d97bfe7b8a30332d467a9666d5edc2 The character of the anti-Qaddafi movement is facing its first real test: Can they build a new government of unity, or will their own internal rivalries mean divisions in the new Libya? (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:42:58 -0400 http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_8 2bae7fd6583b3e23c23385408ff67907 TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian suppliers to Apple Inc have begun manufacturing a lower-priced version of its hot-selling iPhone 4 with a smaller 8 gigabyte flash drive, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:31:47 GMT http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_9 575aefe9ac6ea0be36a133209d959ac5 For the president, a victory of strategy is a bit of vindication that seems unlikely to get much political payoff. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:31:47 GMT http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_10 7ed4c45d57844141472a1bddb05fa1fa The idea that a law can be unconstitutional at the federal level, but not unconstitutional at the state level is patently ridiculous. All 50 states are subject to the same U.S. Constitution, correct? Yes. Thus, how is it possible for the union of all 50 states combined (the federal government) to have less powers or rights than a single ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:31:02 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_11 d23b72ee9c3d7e3f002d89d5dd612e56 WASHINGTON — Retired teacher Nancy Packard doesn't seem the type to get hauled off to jail, yet the Lincoln grandmother was being handcuffed and patted down by police officers Monday outside the White House. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:49:15 GMT http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_12 acc28b13139353fb15b2464f1133af5b The Food and Drug Administration is taking on an expanded mission when regulators have little hope for more funding and may even see their budgets cut. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:30:55 EDT http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_13 804bc96ef0e1f9487dcf71613d6487c3 While Obama has claimed credit for individual military successes, he has never fully embraced that role. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:20:05 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_14 1a3ae8e939876d50ce3937bdf76f533c Following years of pandering to client demands, and assigning trillions of dollars in fixed income securities with whatever rating money bought (among other things, a factor to the credit bubble and its subsequent implosion) S&P finally tried to do the right thing and tell the truth. However in this case it picked if not the worst, then ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:57:37 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_15 ec545aa59fdb71da1625e66f3a7bc97f 1 of 4. Saif Al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, shakes hands with supporters in Tripoli August 23, 2011 in this still image taken from video. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:30:55 EDT http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_16 8fed6ba4e200cb0ba9c8fb68dcc3739e Editor's note: David Frum writes a weekly column for CNN.com. A special assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2002, he is the author of six books, including "Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again," and is the editor of FrumForum. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:57:37 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_17 5a8e0ccab1e235e7e4e22c9d82bbfa3d Former Assemblyman Pat Delany abruptly resigned last month from his post representing the 8th district after his wife sent a racially tinged email to senate challenger Carl Lewis, the former Olympic Gold medalist. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:57:37 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_18 7e3150ff941ceb827ad641378daf6b37 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:57:37 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_19 5bb82f5896318b9f4c174a7b95090115 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:57:37 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/1#item_20 267bbc01bc29734d531f7d98e9d6f3ab (WXYZ) - If the race for one of Michigan’s U.S. Senate seats were held today, incumbent Debbie Stabenow would win but not without looking over her shoulder at the competition. A new EPIC MRA poll has Lansing Democrat Stabenow stretching her lead over former West Michigan Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra by 9 points, 47-percent to 38-percent. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:57:37 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/21#item_1 806d5277b788fdc538ce36086855f2d0 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:57:37 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/politics/1314110544/21#item_2 7967f25a48bac574229cded15525e039 The FCC gave the coup de grace to the fairness doctrine Monday as the commission axed more than 80 media industry rules. Earlier this summer FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski agreed to erase the post WWII-era rule, but the action Monday puts the last nail into the coffin for the regulation that sought to ensure discussion over the airwaves of ... (Read on Source) ]]>