http://watchingthewatchers.org/ Compelling News and Commentary en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2533/top-news-stories-week The following stories were the biggest news events of the preceding week, according to the users of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com/">Drudge Retort</a>. <a name="135902"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135902/barack-obama-elementary-opens">Barack Obama Elementary Opens</a><p>Barack Obama Elementary School opens its doors in Upper Marlboro, Md., for the first time Monday. There have been other schools named after President Obama in the country, but this will be a first in his own backyard in the D.C. region.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/mysterytoy" rel="nofollow">mysterytoy</a> at 10:31 AM on August 24, 2010 | 277 COMMENTS</p><a name="135918"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135918/election-night-5-states">Election Night in 5 States</a><p>Five states -- Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma and Vermont -- go to the polls Tuesday. In Alaska and Arizona, incumbent Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and John McCain face vigorous challenges from the right. In Florida, the open Senate and gubernatorial contests have attracted self-funding outsider candidates whose free-spending candidacies are testing the resolve of each party's political establishment.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/American1st" rel="nofollow">American1st</a> at 08:10 PM on August 24, 2010 | 244 COMMENTS</p><a name="135910"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135910/tennessee-too-close-ground-zero">Is Tennessee Too Close to Ground Zero?</a><p>The Murfreesboro mosque is hundreds of miles from New York City and the national furor about whether an Islamic community center should be built near Ground Zero. But the intense feelings driving that debate have surfaced in communities from California to Florida in recent months, raising questions about whether public attitudes toward Muslims have shifted. In Tennessee, three plans for new Islamic centers in the Nashville area -- one of which was ultimately withdrawn -- have provoked controversy and outbursts of ugliness.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/johnny_hotsauce" rel="nofollow">johnny_hotsauce</a> at 04:32 PM on August 24, 2010 | 237 COMMENTS</p><a name="135994"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135994/visiting-30-mosques-30-days">Visiting 30 Mosques in 30 Days</a><p>Aman Ali and Bassam Tariq are spending Ramadan on a 12,000-mile road trip, visiting mosques across America and writing about their experiences on <a href="http://30mosques.com/">30 Mosques in 30 Days</a>. They made a stop last week in Jacksonville at the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida on the city's southside. "Ramadan is a month to bring people together," they write.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/rcade" rel="nofollow">rcade</a> at 08:01 AM on August 26, 2010 | 218 COMMENTS</p><a name="135960"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135960/cbo-stimulus-added-millions-jobs">CBO: Stimulus Added Millions of Jobs</a><p>The massive U.S. stimulus package put millions of people to work and boosted national output by hundreds of billions of dollars in the second quarter, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/Corky" rel="nofollow">Corky</a> at 01:55 PM on August 25, 2010 | 215 COMMENTS</p><a name="135897"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135897/beck-praised-mosque-builder-2006">Beck Praised Mosque Builder in 2006</a><p>Glenn Beck, who has denounced Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf as a radical building a "Allah-tells-me-to-blow-up- America mosque" in Manhattan, praised him as a moderate Muslim when they appeared together on <i>Good Morning America</i> in 2006. "I believe it's a small portion of Islam that is acting in these ways," Beck said during the program, drawing a distinction between terrorists and ordinary Muslims.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/AMERICANUNITY" rel="nofollow">AMERICANUNITY</a> at 04:31 PM on August 23, 2010 | 205 COMMENTS</p><a name="135803"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135803/court-rules-against-utah-memorial-crosses">Court Rules Against Utah Memorial Crosses</a><p>Fourteen 12-foot-high crosses erected along Utah roads to commemorate fallen state Highway Patrol troopers convey a state preference for Christianity and are a violation of the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. "This may lead the reasonable observer to fear that Christians are likely to receive preferential treatment from the UHP," a panel of judges from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/mitch" rel="nofollow">mitch</a> at 01:32 PM on August 20, 2010 | 177 COMMENTS</p><a name="135810"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135810/huffpo-fox-news-ignored-iraq-withdrawal">HuffPo: Fox News Ignored Iraq Withdrawal</a><p>Huffington Post: MSNBC devoted its entire prime-time footprint to the departure of the last American combat brigade from Iraq, with Richard Engel riding with troops and host Rachel Maddow based in Baghdad. Fox News Channel devoted just under 10 minutes to the story, much of it during Shepard Smith's 7 p.m. newscast, while spending 45 minutes discussing the potential construction of an Islamic mosque two blocks from ground zero.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/prozacboi" rel="nofollow">prozacboi</a> at 01:32 PM on August 21, 2010 | 172 COMMENTS</p><a name="135769"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135769/muslim-worker-sues-disney-over-hijab-rule">Muslim Worker Sues Disney Over Hijab Rule</a><p>A Muslim employee is suing Disneyland for telling her she can't serve customers wearing a headscarf. "Disney told [Imane] Boudlal that if she wanted to work as a hostess she had to remove her hijab because it did not comply with the 'Disney Look,'" said Leigh Shelton, a spokesperson for her union.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/ExpsRedemption" rel="nofollow">ExpsRedemption</a> at 07:39 AM on August 20, 2010 | 172 COMMENTS</p><a name="135834"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135834/stewart-charlton-heston-right">Stewart: Charlton Heston Was Right</a><p>Covering the "Ground Zero mosque" controversy Thursday night on <i>The Daily Show</i>, Jon Stewart threw the hammer down on Fox News for anti-Muslim rhetoric and in a bit of mind-blowing irony, used Charlton Heston's NRA speech from May 1, 1999, after the Columbine massacre to make a point about tolerance. "America must stop this predictable pattern of reaction when an isolated terrible event occurs," Heston said.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/AMERICANUNITY" rel="nofollow">AMERICANUNITY</a> at 02:31 PM on August 21, 2010 | 162 COMMENTS</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.drudge.com/">Drudge Retort</a> is a social news site with 15676 members published by <a href="http://www.worldreadable.com/">World Readable</a>. Anyone can <a href="http://www.drudge.com/join-site">join the site</a> and post stories.</p> Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:00:02 -0400 Drudge Retort http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2533/top-news-stories-week#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2533 news politics current events drudge retort, 0.5 daily 2533 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1367951/ranking-google Adam Williamson has a good series of "controversial crap" over on his blog, mainly discussing things related to the recent Red Hat/Canonical kerfuffle (but there are some other interesting bits as well). In his clarification post, this bit caught my attention: The reason I don't complain much about Microsoft or Apple or Google is that I pretty much consider them lost causes. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:19:54 -0400 Jason http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2530/ranking-corporations-open-source-support#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2530 Free Software Linux Open Source Apple Canonical Google Microsoft 0.5 daily 2530 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1367952/google-updates-image-search-angers Recently Google announced an update to its Google Image Search product to improve its UI and make it more useful. However, the UI seems to have been greeted with mixed reviews. In addition to some noting the similarities between the new search and Bing's offering, the response to it has been split with some users hating it and others loving it. Webmasters, however, have also been chiming in and their opinion seems much more negative. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:19:03 -0400 Jonathan Bailey http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2529/google-updates-image-search-angers#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2529 Articles Content-Theft Copyright Copyright-Infringement Copyright-Law Google google image search images lightbox Photography Plagiarism 0.5 daily 2529 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1367954/beyond-affiliates-building-channel As a business owner, I can't tell you how often I get approached with the opportunity to make an extra buck or two on affiliate revenue. If I will just use my clout to hock their wares, they'll pay me money. And, after all, as long as someone pays me money I'm motivated to do it ... right? Wrong. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:16:12 -0400 Nick Carter http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2528/beyond-affiliates-building-channel-sales#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2528 Business Leadership Viral Marketing Affiliate channel Commission Indirect sales 0.5 daily 2528 http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2526/top-news-stories-week The following stories were the biggest news events of the preceding week, according to the users of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com/">Drudge Retort</a>. <a name="135328"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135328/prop-8-overturned">Prop. 8 Overturned</a><p>A federal judge in California on Wednesday overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage, saying the voter-approved rule violated the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians. The decision by Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker is an initial step in what will likely be a lengthy legal fight over California's Proposition 8, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/ness_gadol" rel="nofollow">ness_gadol</a> at 05:52 PM on August 04, 2010 | 846 COMMENTS</p><a name="135292"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135292/moderate-muslims-behind-ground-zero-mosque">Moderate Muslims Behind 'Ground Zero' Mosque</a><p>Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, one of the leaders behind the Park51 project described by critics as the "Ground Zero Mosque," is a moderate Muslim who openly condemns Al Qaeda and argues that American democracy is Islam's ideal society.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/Corky" rel="nofollow">Corky</a> at 09:58 AM on August 04, 2010 | 359 COMMENTS</p><a name="135266"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135266/senate-goes-after-pot-brownies">Senate Goes After Pot Brownies</a><p>Last night the United States Senate voted to double the penalties for brownies and other treats made with marijuana. The "Saving Kids From Dangerous Drug Act," introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, would double penalties for those who make or sell marijuana combined with candy or marketed like candy.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/nullifidian" rel="nofollow">nullifidian</a> at 06:31 PM on August 03, 2010 | 219 COMMENTS</p><a name="135252"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135252/socialist-capitalism-killing-us">Socialist: Capitalism is Killing Us</a><p>Leela Yellesetty, Socialist Worker: I often think that one of the tremendous tricks of capitalism is getting us to accept an absurd state of affairs as normal -- inevitable even. Especially when things look really bad, like today, this is the last-resort argument of defenders of capitalism: Even if the system has problems, this is as good as it gets. I want to convince you that capitalism is not as good as it gets -- and that a better world, a socialist world, is in fact possible, not to mention necessary if we want to survive as a species.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/paneocon" rel="nofollow">paneocon</a> at 07:30 PM on August 03, 2010 | 215 COMMENTS</p><a name="135170"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135170/house-dem-goes-ballistic">House Dem Goes Ballistic</a><p>During House debate on a $7.4 billion bill to provide health care aid to 9/11 first responders, which later was defeated, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) angrily denounced Republicans for using procedural excuses for opposing the bill. "It's Republicans wrapping their arms around Republicans, rather than doing the right thing on behalf of the heroes!" he thundered. "You vote yes if you believe yes! You vote in favor of something if you believe it's the right thing! If you believe it's the wrong thing, you vote no!"</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/rcade" rel="nofollow">rcade</a> at 12:17 PM on July 30, 2010 | 214 COMMENTS</p><a name="135209"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135209/krauthammer-calls-chevy-volt-disaster">Krauthammer Calls Chevy Volt 'a Disaster'</a><p>"The only people who are going to buy it are going to be very rich people who are going to park it outside their townhouse for ostentatious show of how virtuous they are while they drive around in their Cadillac Escalade," claims columnist Charles Krauthammer.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/cookfish" rel="nofollow">cookfish</a> at 07:31 AM on August 02, 2010 | 179 COMMENTS</p><a name="135227"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135227/judge-allows-spouse-rape-muslim">Judge Allows Spouse Rape of Muslim</a><p>The blog Volokh Conspiracy recently uncovered a case where a New Jersey judge let a Moroccan husband in the U.S. rape his wife without punishment because he believed his Muslim religion permitted it. "This is according to our religion. You are my wife, I c[an] do anything to you," the man's new wife testified she was told. After a judge ruled this was not rape, an appellate court overturned the decision July 23.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/MURPHY" rel="nofollow">MURPHY</a> at 09:53 AM on August 02, 2010 | 146 COMMENTS</p><a name="135141"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135141/obama-african-americans-mongrel">Obama: African-Americans are a 'Mongrel People'</a><p>President Obama waded into the national race debate in an unlikely setting and with an unusual choice of words: telling the daytime talk show hosts on <i>The View</i> that African-Americans such as himself are "sort of a mongrel people." He added, "I mean we're all kinds of mixed up. That's actually true of white people as well, but we just know more about it."</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/cookfish" rel="nofollow">cookfish</a> at 09:50 AM on July 30, 2010 | 141 COMMENTS</p><a name="135248"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135248/anne-rice-i-quit-being-christian">Anne Rice: 'I Quit Being a Christian'</a><p>The novelist Anne Rice announced last week on Facebook that she was quitting Christianity, later clarifying that she remains committed to "faith in Christ." She wrote, "Following Christ does not mean following His followers." Rice returned to her Catholic faith in 2005 and wrote a memoir about the experience.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/kanrei" rel="nofollow">kanrei</a> at 10:53 AM on August 02, 2010 | 130 COMMENTS</p><a name="135288"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135288/mcconnell-wants-birth-citizenship-hearings">McConnell Wants 'Birth Citizenship' Hearings</a><p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has become the highest-ranking Republican to support a review of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which grants "birth citizenship" to children of illegal immigrants born in the U.S., his office confirmed Monday. McConnell believes "we should hold hearings," his spokesman said.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/rcade" rel="nofollow">rcade</a> at 03:15 PM on August 03, 2010 | 117 COMMENTS</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.drudge.com/">Drudge Retort</a> is a social news site with 15559 members published by <a href="http://www.worldreadable.com/">World Readable</a>. Anyone can <a href="http://www.drudge.com/join-site">join the site</a> and post stories.</p> Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:00:03 -0400 Drudge Retort http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2526/top-news-stories-week#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2526 news politics current events drudge retort, 0.5 daily 2526 http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2527/recently-my-younger-brother Recently my younger brother got his bachelors degree from an online college. Because he was working a full-time job and married with three children, an online institution gave him the perfect solution to furthering his education within his time-crunched life. I held him a surprise graduation ceremony. His kids, my three kids and our parents lined up at the door. When he walked in with the "Pomp and Circumstance" march playing, I handed him a graduation robe and cap and he walked up to a makeshift podium and gave an emotional speech about how much this accomplishment meant to him.</p> <p>To this date, it is by far the favorite graduation ceremony I've ever attended. Whenever I tell this story, I often hear from people that they too have thought about going the online route to further their education. They tell me they're baffled about how to determine the <a href="http://www.bestcollegesonline.net/top-online-colleges/">top online colleges</a>.</p> <p>Recently I discovered a web site that ranks online colleges and universities by collecting data such as graduation rates, retention rates and student satisfaction scores. The site helps you figure out which are the <a href="http://www.bestcollegesonline.net">best online colleges</a>.</p> <p>My brother was ahead of the curve. More than four million students are currently enrolled in online courses and universities, according to a CBS News report.</p> <p>So for all of you thinking about taking that next important educational step, Best Online Colleges provides an excellent place to start.</p><h3 class="byline" align="center">This article was brought to you with the support of the sponsor.</h3> Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:59:24 -0400 R.M. Yates http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2527/find-best-online-colleges#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2527 0.5 daily 2527 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1367862/if-youre-entrepreneur-you This might be obvious to you, but during some recent conversations I noticed one thing over and over again: Freelancers, and entrepreneurs, don't blame others. If something bad happens to you and your impulse is to blame someone else (client! colleague! bank! landlord!) for the injustice, then maybe you shouldn't work as an independent. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:38:01 -0400 Peter Bihr http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2525/if-youre-entrepreneur-you-dont-blame#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2525 note to self web strategy entrepreneurship freelancing mindset 0.5 daily 2525 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1367887/theres-app Today, I had an epiphany. I've had my new HTC Desire for about two weeks. It's a very nice Android phone, looks awesome, and for the most part it's a delight to use. I have, however, been cursing the difficulty of text input. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:36:19 -0400 topyli http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2524/theres-app#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2524 Uncategorized android geeks google learning mobile nokia system 0.5 daily 2524 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1367921/rim-should-protect-governments-against Several countries in the Middle East have threatened to ban the BlackBerry service because it enables citizens to have secret conversations and peruse the web with privacy. This will be the start of a test of RIM's commitment to maintaining a global secure email service. However, governments should be careful what they wish for. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:32:36 -0400 Kugan http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2523/rim-should-protect-governments-against#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2523 Blackberry Blackbberry UAE RIM 0.5 daily 2523 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1367418/quiet-please I haven't been to many libraries in my life but it seems that the more modern libraries nowadays are embracing a new concept; one where food, drinks and chit chat are allowed in designated areas. It gives the feel of a coffee shop, and I think that's where Li-bra-ry got the ideas for their shop from. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:28:34 -0400 Jup http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2522/quiet-please-im-eating#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2522 Restaurant Review 0.5 daily 2522 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1367520/wwe-ricky-steamboat-life-story In WWE, Ricky Steamboat was never a main event superstar&#226;&#128;&#148;up until WrestleMania 25 most fans only remembered his WrestleMania III match and some only knew that he came out with a pet dragon and breathes fire. Thanks to his outstanding performance at WrestleMania two years ago and his brief feud with current WWE superstar Chris Jericho, interest developed enough in Steamboat for WWE to release a three-disc DVD set that not only includes some of his most memorable WWE, NWA and wCw matches but a documentary on his career. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:18:38 -0400 Johnny North http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2521/wwe-ricky-steamboat-life-story#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2521 Friday Night Smackdown Latest Monday Night Raw Pro Wrestling Reviews Superstars WWE Bret Hart Chris Jericho Hulk Hogan John Cena Triple H 0.5 daily 2521 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1367534/open-letter-ytl-wimax Dear YTL WiMAX, I am writing this to clarify my blog post that was written on 26 July 2010 with the title "YTL WiMAX to offer Android devices, launch might delay till next year". The reason I wrote that article is simply because I was so excited to find out that you are working on Android devices, and to be specific, its WiMAX Android devices. Something that I find very interesting since these are true mobile internet devices without mobile voice services. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:16:25 -0400 Kugan http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2520/open-letter-ytl-wimax#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2520 WiMAX YTLE YTL WiMAX 0.5 daily 2520 http://watchingthewatchers.org/indepth/1367581/scientists-weigh Reviewers in the mainstream media have been really kind to "The Fever," for which I'm tremendously grateful, as their comments are getting the book out into the world. But I've awaited reviews from scientific journals with the most trepidation. Not only because the scientific community is notorious for its harsh judgments--scientists rarely give unreserved approval, especially when called upon to critique--but because I really wanted to get the science of malariology right in the book. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:00:17 -0400 admin http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2519/scientists-weigh-fever#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2519 Blog Reviews The Fever 0.5 daily 2519 http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2518/top-news-stories-week The following stories were the biggest news events of the preceding week, according to the users of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com/">Drudge Retort</a>. <a name="135066"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135066/view-all-churches-hurt-mosque-backlash">View: All Churches Hurt by Mosque Backlash</a><p>"Some may wonder why a Born Again Christian and a future rabbi, both under the age of 25, are working to build support for a Muslim community center," writes Joshua Stanton, co-editor of the <i>Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue</i>. "To us it seems natural: This is not simply a Muslim issue, a Jewish issue, or a Christian issue. This is an American issue, and members of all religious communities are affected by a threat to religious freedom."</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/Doc_Sarvis" rel="nofollow">Doc_Sarvis</a> at 07:31 PM on July 27, 2010 | 203 COMMENTS</p><a name="135080"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135080/poll-pot-proposition-leads-california">Poll: Pot Proposition Leads in California</a><p>California's Proposition 19, which would legalize, tax and regulate marijuana for adults over 21 years old, is currently winning by a wide margin, according to a new PPP poll. The measure is supported by 52% of voters while opposed by only 36%. It has 62% support among Democrats, 55% among independents and 37% among Republicans.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/nullifidian" rel="nofollow">nullifidian</a> at 07:30 PM on July 28, 2010 | 200 COMMENTS</p><a name="134926"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/134926/plan-made-national-academic-standards">Plan Made for National Academic Standards</a><p>A new state-led effort to set national academic standards is gaining momentum. The new Common Core Standards benchmarks set standards for use by all states to create cross-border consistency in what students are be expected to know. So far 26 states have signed on to the national Common Core Standards while several have opted not to use the standards.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/pragmatist" rel="nofollow">pragmatist</a> at 09:31 AM on July 23, 2010 | 188 COMMENTS</p><a name="135052"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135052/student-sues-wont-affirm-gays">Student Sues, Won't Affirm Gays</a><p>A lawsuit against Augusta State University in Georgia claims that school officials gave a graduate student in counseling the choice of giving up her Christian beliefs or being expelled from the graduate program. "If I ever may have a client who wants me to affirm their decision to have an abortion or engage in gay, lesbian or transgender behavior ... I can't alter my biblical beliefs," student Jen Keeton, 24, emailed the faculty.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/mysterytoy" rel="nofollow">mysterytoy</a> at 10:11 AM on July 27, 2010 | 178 COMMENTS</p><a name="135054"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135054/repubs-ponder-jeb-bush-run">Repubs Ponder Jeb Bush Run</a><p>Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has strong conservative credentials, an impeccable political pedigree, appeals to the Hispanic population and could do well in his swing state home of Florida. But it doesn't look like he's going to run for president in 2012. "It's just too soon," said one Washington Republican who requested anonymity.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/leeatwater" rel="nofollow">leeatwater</a> at 07:30 AM on July 27, 2010 | 157 COMMENTS</p><a name="135049"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135049/tancredo-runs-colorado-governor">Tancredo Runs for Colorado Governor</a><p>Former Republican congressman Tom Tancredo has entered the race for Colorado governor as a member of the American Constitution Party, setting off a nasty battle among Republicans. Tancredo previously ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2008 on an anti-immigration platform.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/TrueBlue" rel="nofollow">TrueBlue</a> at 04:31 PM on July 26, 2010 | 145 COMMENTS</p><a name="135097"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135097/sick-infant-taken-faith-healers">Sick Infant Taken from Faith Healers</a><p>A Beavercreek, Ore., couple who left their infant daughter's fate to God rather than seek medical treatment for a mass growing over her left eye will face charges of first-degree criminal mistreatment. Timothy and Rebecca Wyland let their seven-month-old daughter Alayna go untreated for a hemangioma, a fast-growing mass of blood vessels that can be treated surgically.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/ness_gadol" rel="nofollow">ness_gadol</a> at 09:06 AM on July 28, 2010 | 141 COMMENTS</p><a name="135107"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135107/judge-blocks-arizona-immigration-law">Judge Blocks Arizona Immigration Law</a><p>A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's immigration law from taking effect, delivering a last-minute victory to opponents of the crackdown -- the provision that police can question immigration status.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/MURPHY" rel="nofollow">MURPHY</a> at 04:11 PM on July 28, 2010 | 134 COMMENTS</p><a name="135096"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135096/former-dem-pollsters-call-obama-divisive">Former Dem Pollsters Call Obama 'Divisive'</a><p>Patrick Caddell and Douglas Schoen: During the election campaign, Barack Obama sought to appeal to the best instincts of the electorate, to a post-partisan sentiment that he said would reinvigorate our democracy. President Obama's Inaugural was a hopeful day, with an estimated 1.8 million people on the National Mall celebrating the election of America's first African-American president. The level of enthusiasm, the anticipation and the promise of something better could not have been more palpable. And yet, it has not been realized. Not at all.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/jeffj" rel="nofollow">jeffj</a> at 09:26 AM on July 29, 2010 | 130 COMMENTS</p><a name="135014"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/135014/snyder-say-goodbye-middle-class">Snyder: Say Goodbye to the Middle Class</a><p>Michael Snyder: The middle class is being systematically wiped out of existence in America. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer at a staggering rate. Once upon a time, the United States had the largest and most prosperous middle class in the history of the world, but now that is changing at a blinding pace.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/grumpy_too" rel="nofollow">grumpy_too</a> at 09:19 AM on July 25, 2010 | 125 COMMENTS</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.drudge.com/">Drudge Retort</a> is a social news site with 15531 members published by <a href="http://www.worldreadable.com/">World Readable</a>. Anyone can <a href="http://www.drudge.com/join-site">join the site</a> and post stories.</p> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:02 -0400 Drudge Retort http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2518/top-news-stories-week#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2518 news politics current events drudge retort, 0.5 daily 2518 http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2517/top-news-stories-week The following stories were the biggest news events of the preceding week, according to the users of the <a href="http://www.drudge.com/">Drudge Retort</a>. <a name="134847"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/134847/black-usda-official-quits-race-flap">Black USDA Official Quits in Race Flap</a><p>The USDA's rural development director for Georgia resigned Tuesday after video showed her telling an NAACP banquet audience in March that she once denied help to a white farmer because of his race. In a speech about work she did 24 years ago before joining USDA, Sherrod said that because so many black farmers were losing their farms when this white farmer needed help, "I didn't give him the full force of what I could do."</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/boaz" rel="nofollow">boaz</a> at 02:37 PM on July 20, 2010 | 359 COMMENTS</p><a name="134783"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/134783/study-cannabis-exit-drug">Study: Cannabis an 'Exit Drug'</a><p>A common assertion about marijuana is that it's a "gateway drug" that leads young people to use more dangerous drugs over time. New research illustrates that for some it's an exit drug. A recent study of a medical marijuana patients group found that a significant number of them were using the drug as a substitute for alcohol and other drugs.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/nullifidian" rel="nofollow">nullifidian</a> at 10:46 AM on July 18, 2010 | 228 COMMENTS</p><a name="134786"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/134786/obama-repubs-filbuster-our-recovery">Obama: Repubs 'Filbuster Our Recovery'</a><p>President Obama stepped up criticism of Republicans on Saturday for blocking jobless aid. "Too often, the Republican leadership in the United States Senate chooses to filibuster our recovery and obstruct our progress. And that has very real consequences," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/moder8" rel="nofollow">moder8</a> at 10:49 AM on July 18, 2010 | 208 COMMENTS</p><a name="134868"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/134868/unemployment-filibuster-broken">Unemployment Filibuster Broken</a><p>Minutes after the swearing-in of new West Virginia Sen. Carte Goodwin, the Senate today voted to restore and extend jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed. By a vote of 60-39 the Senate broke the Republican filibuster and succeeded in passing the jobless aid measure. "It's time to stop holding workers laid off in this recession hostage to Washington politics," President Obama said.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/American1st" rel="nofollow">American1st</a> at 03:50 PM on July 20, 2010 | 206 COMMENTS</p><a name="134902"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/134902/retort-wednesday-nooner">Retort: The Wednesday Nooner</a><p>A place to discuss the stories that aren't making news, ask questions, complain bitterly about this site and its members, or just screw around. The only rule: Be nice or be funny.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/rcade" rel="nofollow">rcade</a> at 12:00 PM on July 21, 2010 | 163 COMMENTS</p><a name="134807"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/134807/atheists-baptize-hair-dryers">Atheists 'De-Baptize' with Hair Dryers</a><p>American atheists were "de-baptized" in a ritual using a hair dryer at the annual American Atheists Convention in Cincinnati. "Come forward now and receive the spirit of hot air that taketh away the stigma and taketh away the remnants of the stain of baptismal water," said atheist Edwin Kagin, whose hairstyling tool was emblazoned with the words "Reason and Truth."</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/moomanfl" rel="nofollow">moomanfl</a> at 01:53 PM on July 19, 2010 | 145 COMMENTS</p><a name="134806"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/134806/brits-raise-stink-over-squat-toilets">Brits Raise a Stink Over Squat Toilets</a><p>In England, squatting toilets have been installed in a Greater Manchester shopping center after its bosses took a cultural awareness course. Rochdale Exchange Centre has Nile pans for Asian Muslims who prefer them. "In local mosques there are usually six or seven nile pans alongside just one or two Western toilets," said course teacher Ghulham Rasul Shazhad.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/mitch" rel="nofollow">mitch</a> at 11:06 AM on July 19, 2010 | 145 COMMENTS</p><a name="134939"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/134939/destruction-andrew-breitbart">The Destruction of Andrew Breitbart</a><p>Rogers Cadenhead: I've been following the career of Andrew Breitbart for more than a decade. His rise to prominence from Matt Drudge's uncredited collaborator to liberal-hating firebrand has been quite remarkable, given the fact that he's just a self-made web publisher. I did not expect that Breitbart would rise as far as he has, but now that he's obliterated his reputation with an ugly racial smear against a decent woman in government service, I think the seeds of his destruction have been in place for years.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/rcade" rel="nofollow">rcade</a> at 12:54 PM on July 22, 2010 | 137 COMMENTS</p><a name="134820"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/134820/mcclatchy-why-doesnt-obama-get-credit">McClatchy: Why Doesn't Obama Get Credit?</a><p>McClatchy: Step by step, President Barack Obama is building a record of major legislation that's sure to make a mark on history. The most sweeping financial regulation since the Great Depression. A vast expansion of health care, which Democrats had wanted for more than six decades. An $862 billion stimulus package that locked in long-sought Democratic priorities. Yet his job-approval rating remains low. Why doesn't he get any credit?</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/rcade" rel="nofollow">rcade</a> at 09:02 AM on July 19, 2010 | 116 COMMENTS</p><a name="134781"></a><p><a href="http://www.drudge.com/news/134781/noaa-global-temps-warmest-record">NOAA: Global Temps Warmest on Record</a><p>Last month's combined global land and ocean surface temperature made it the warmest June on record and the warmest on record averaged for any April-June and January-June periods, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA). Worldwide average land surface temperature was the warmest on record for June and the April-June period, and the second warmest on record for the year-to-date (January-June) period, behind 2007.</p><p>Posted by <a href="http://www.drudge.com/user/donnerboy" rel="nofollow">donnerboy</a> at 09:31 PM on July 18, 2010 | 116 COMMENTS</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.drudge.com/">Drudge Retort</a> is a social news site with 15506 members published by <a href="http://www.worldreadable.com/">World Readable</a>. Anyone can <a href="http://www.drudge.com/join-site">join the site</a> and post stories.</p> Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:00:02 -0400 Drudge Retort http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/2517/top-news-stories-week#discuss tag:watchingthewatchers.org,05-28-2007:weblog.2517 news politics current events drudge retort, 0.5 daily 2517