with color coded repartee from the Washington Post, excerpted “Seven birdies, five bogeys,” Boehner reported to Biden. “You’re kidding me!” the vice president said. “I missed a four-foot, straight-on birdie on the last hole,” Boehner said of another round. Whoa!” the vice presi[...]
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Courts Make Bad Ruling on Who Owns a Gene
Ruling Upholds Gene Patent in Cancer Test By ANDREW POLLACK Published: July 29, 2011 NY Times excerpted The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which specializes in patent cases, said that Myriad Genetics was entitled to patents on two human genes used to predict if women have an increased r[...]
BREAKING NEWS: UPDATE .. ROMNEY WILL BE GRILLED
UPDATE: TODAY the Republican candidates get quizzed by three inquisitors of the extreme right. God must hate Romney. I wonder if he now gets 33 minutes to be grilled? While huge media attention has been given to the way President Obama backed down so the Repricans could have their debat in Califor[...]
I Nominate Huntsman to Replace Biden
Huntsman Takes On The GOP Field and Obama! Says Republican Opponents And President Obama Didn’t Show Leadership On Debt Deal … Makes Specific Criticisms Of Romney, Perry, And Bachmann … ‘This Is A Center Right Country. I Am A Center Right Candidate.’[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Kuncinich the choice of Washington’s alien vioters!
Seattle Salmon: Congressman who saw UFO in Washington is moving back to run for congress Lynnwood-There has been much discussion over why Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich is suddenly visiting the burbs north of Seattle so much. By all accounts, he is not exploring the artful nuances of Alderwood M[...]
Trump-West Ticket Gains Ground in Iowa
(AP) GOP activists in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina appear deeply intrigued by, and open to, a run by Donald Trump, the publicity-loving business tycoon and host of NBC’s “The Apprentice,” even as he perpetuates falsehoods about Obama’s citizenship and questions the [...]
BRING BACK CHILD LABOR!
Huff Post — Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) is backing changes to the state’s child labor laws. The minimum wage in Maine is $7.50 an hour, and there is no training or subminimum wage for students. The new legislation, would permit for employers to pay anyone under the age of 20 as l[...]
Across the Board Cuts to NIH Grants
From Genomeweb News: Facing a budget cut of nearly one percent for its operations, programs, and research awards over the remainder of the fiscal year, the National Institutes of Health will trim back the size of its grants for all of its institutes and centers (ICs), NIH said Monday. The 2011 budge[...]
Could the UW’s New Young be a Candidate for the Supreme Court?
Given President Obama’s unique effort to find balance in our fractious society, Michael Young could be a unique candidate if a new SCOTUS position were to open up. As a Mormon, he would represent a real first .. esp on a Court now comprised remarkably of all Roman Catholics and Jews. As a rati[...]
US Commaning General from Iraq: Democratic Candidate for Senator from Texas?
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez said Monday he is considering running for the U.S. Senate in Texas as a Democrat, giving the party a high-profile recruit they hope can resonate with the state’s rapidly growing Hispanic population. Sanchez said in a statement he will make a decision ̶[...]