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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Could Join 2012 US Presidential Derby

04. September 2011

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin could be a surprise candidate in the 2012 presidential elections in the United States.(Photo: weblogs.sun-sentinel.com)

If her recent speech would be taken in a indication, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin could make a last minute move to join the presidential derby in the 2012 elections in the United States.

Palin is recently seen in public delivering speeches hitting the Barrack Obama presidency for failing to uplift America and making the life of Americans hard. The former Alaska however had yet to publicly announced her intention to run but her recent statement and actions could point to that direction.

In her recent speech, Palin said the Obama administration failed on its role since it focused too much on its support to corporations rather than the tax paying public. She said with his policy, Obama need to be replaced by someone whose heart belongs to the masses and not the corporations.

“This is why we must remember the challenge is not simply to replace Obama in 2012. The real change is who and what we will replace him with,” Palin said. If Palin runs, political experts said she had a slim chance of winning since she is not that popular among Republican voters unlike other probable Republican candidates like Texas governor Rick Perry.

To uplift the economy of America, Palin proposed expanding oil drilling and loosening regulations on it. She also called for pared down business regulations. And she suggested eliminating the corporate income tax.”It’s not just fear of a double-dip recession, and it’s not the shame of a credit downgrade,” she said. ”This is a systemic crisis due to failed policies and incompetent leadership,” she added.

As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and the first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency. She is also the youngest person and first woman to be elected Governor of Alaska, Palin held the office from December 2006 until her resignation in July 2009.

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Gadhafi Says Retreat Is No Surrender But Part Of War Tactics

25. August 2011

Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is not about to surrender despite losing huge ground in his war against the Libyan rebels. (Photo: politico.com)

Despite losing huge ground on the fight against the rebels, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi remain defiant saying his decision to abandon his headquarters in Tripoli is not a form of surrender of cowardice but rather part of his tactics to win the war.

In a speech aired over a government owned Libyan television station, Gadhafi said he and his forces has no intention to lay down their arms and surrender to the rebels. “Bab al-Azizya was nothing but a heap of rubble after it was the target of 64 NATO missiles and we withdrew from it for tactical reasons,” Gadhafi said.

Gadhafi spokesman Mussa Ibrahim for his part said some 6,500 fresh “volunteers” had arrived in Tripoli to help Gadhafi forces against the rampaging rebel forces. “The volunteers can come to Libya and we will give them weapons, ammunition and training,” Ibrahim said.

Ibrahim revealed Gadhafi’s forces had captured several rebel leaders and warned that if NATO raids continued they will fight them toe to toe and protect the civilians from harm. Gadhafi became leader of Libya since 1969, after seizing power in a military coup.

To stay in power, he dissolved the Libyan Constitution of 1951, and adopted laws according to his political ideology.According to reports, his 41 years, 359 days in power have made him the fourth longest-ruling non-royal leader since 1900, as well as the longest-ruling Arab leader. Since taking over power in Libya, he also proceeded to eliminate any opposition and severely restricted lives of ordinary Libyans.

Gaddafi’s ideology was termed the Third International Theory and it was described in the Green Book. Gaddafi’s family took over much of the economy.

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Barrack Obama Neck To Neck With Possible 2012 Presidential Opponents

23. August 2011

United States president Barrack Obama face a tough task in his reelection bid in 2012 against his Republic opponents. (Photo: photogallery.bloguez.com)

If the United States presidential elections will be held today, the result would definitely be a close race among the presidential contenders.

A recent survey result from Gallup has shown that US President Barrack Obama are virtually tied against his possible opponent in the political race in 2012. According to reports, among registered voters Obama leads Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann by 4 percentage points and Texas Rep. Ron Paul by 2 points.

The president on the same survey is tied with Texas Gov. Rick Perry and trails former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by 2 points. The pollsters said the poll’s margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.Based on the same survey it was discovered that Republicans most strongly favor Perry and Romney in a race against Obama, with 92 and 91 percent saying they would vote for those two candidates.

But only 86 percent of Republicans say they would vote for Bachmann, and only 82 percent say they would vote for Paul. Political experts said if the president wants to retain his post he needs to work hard on his campaign.

Obama is the first African American to hold the office.He previously served as a United States senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review.

He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. He served three terms representing the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004.

As president, Obama signed economic stimulus legislation in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February 2009 and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act in December 2010. Other domestic policy initiatives include the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act.

In foreign policy, he gradually withdrew combat troops from Iraq, increased troop levels in Afghanistan, signed the New START arms control treaty with Russia, ordered enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya, and issued a direct order to a small group of American military forces to kill al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

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US Authorities Go Hard On Illegal Immigrants Facing Criminal Charges

20. August 2011

The glory days of illegal immigrants facing criminal cases in the United States are now over.

The Homeland Security has issued a memorandum focusing on deporting those illegal immigrants who have pending criminal cases or pose threath to the national secutity of America. Homeland Security Secretary Janel Napolitano said only those illegal immigrants without criminal cases in the US will be allowed to stay and proper courtesy before they will be deported.

Illegal Immigrants, captured by a US border patrol.

Based on the new ruling of the Homeland Security Agency, approximately 300,000 deportation cases pending in immigration court will be reviewed case by case. “From a law enforcement and public safety perspective, DHS enforcement resources must continue to be focused on our highest priorities,” Napolitano said.

“Doing otherwise hinders our public safety mission — clogging immigration court dockets and diverting DHS enforcement resources away from individuals who pose a threat to public safety”, Napolitano added. The decision to amend the immigration system came after immigrant communities protested that the administration has been too focused on deporting people whose only offence is being in the country without the proper documents or who have been arrested for traffic violations or other misdemeanors.

There have also been widespread complaints about Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Secure Communities program, which uses fingerprints collected in state and local jails to identify illegal immigrants in a federal immigration database. States have balked at the program, arguing it requires them to enforce federal laws.

There have also been complaints that immigrants arrested for simple misdemeanors can end up in deportation proceedings. Immigrants living in the US hail the new ruling and hope it will lead to less deportation proceedings on illegal immigrant who do not have any pending case in America.

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White House Says Obama More Focus On Improving Economy Than Re-election

16. August 2011

United States president Barrack Obama is more focussed on improving the economy than his 2012 re-election bid. (Photo: thfire.com)

One of the cabinet members of United States president Barrack Obama said the president is more focus on improving the economy than keeping his current post in the forthcoming 2012 elections.

Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said what matters most to Obama at the moment is to create jobs for the American people and cooperate with all sectors to improve the economy of their country. “The president is not focused on keeping his job, most of all. He’s focused on creating jobs for the American people,” Gibbs said.

Gibbs, who is now an adviser on the reelection bid of Obama said Republicans must decide whether they’re going to “swear allegiance to the tea party” or work with Democrats to create jobs. He said Congress should do its share in creating jobs for the country and not prolong the bleak economic condition of the United States.

He also suggested that some Republicans “do not want to see this economy get better” because they know continuing misery will likely improve their election prospects. Obama is the first African American to hold the office.

He previously served as a United States senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review.

He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. He served three terms representing the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. As president, Obama signed economic stimulus legislation in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February 2009 and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act in December 2010.

Other domestic policy initiatives include the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act. In foreign policy, he gradually withdrew combat troops from Iraq, increased troop levels in Afghanistan, signed the New START arms control treaty with Russia, ordered enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya, and issued a direct order to a small group of American military forces to kill al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

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Barrack Obama Says Politics Not Helping Ailing Economy Of US

13. August 2011

United States president Barrack Obama needs to be like Superman to improve the economy of his country and get reelected as president in 2012. (Photo: jhocy.com)

United States president Barrack Obama has called on Congress particularly Republican congressmen to set aside politics and just work hand in hand with the government to uplift the ailing economy of their country.

Obama revealed Washington is doing its best to revive the US economy but sadly the politics being shown by the Republicans has put their effort to waste. “So while there’s nothing wrong with our country, there is something wrong with our politics, and that’s what we’ve got to fix,” Obama said.

The US president once again called on Congress to extend a payroll tax cut, put unemployed construction workers to work building U.S. infrastructure projects, finish outstanding trade pacts and cut “red tape” for entrepreneurs. “We can no longer let partisan brinkmanship get in our way the idea that making it through the next election is more important than making things right,” the president said.

Republican Senator Pat Toomey for his part defended his party from the tirade of the head of the Democratic party saying the president is partly to be blamed for the current bleak status of their economy. “Every day, small business owners, job creators and entrepreneurs are bombarded with new regulations and higher costs, discouraging these employers fromexpanding their businesses and hiring additional workers,” Toomey said.

“The number of regulations has only increased since President Obama came into office,” Toomey added.Like Obama, he said the Republicans also hope the US economy can bounce back from its current state and improve the lives of Americans.According to political and economic experts the reelection of Obama is now on shaky ground and that he can hold on to his position as president he can do something to address the economic woes of his beloved country.Obama is the first African American to hold the office.

He previously served as a United States senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review.

He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. He served three terms representing the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004.

As president, Obama signed economic stimulus legislation in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February 2009 and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act in December 2010. Other domestic policy initiatives include the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act.

In foreign policy, he gradually withdrew combat troops from Iraq, increased troop levels in Afghanistan, signed the New START arms control treaty with Russia, ordered enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya, and issued a direct order to a small group of American military forces to kill al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

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US President Barrack Obama Has Huge Chance Of Losing In 2012

11. August 2011

United States president Barrack Obama needs to work hard if he wants to retain his coveted national position and continue his grin in the next few years by winning the 2012 elections. (Photo: gregcfuzion.wordpress.com)

United States president Barrack Obama need to work harder in his election campaign since a recent poll has shown that he has a big chance of losing his coveted post in the 2012 elections.

A survey conducted by USA Today has shown that 51 percent of Americans today believe Obama does not deserve re-election due to his lacklustre performance in handling the country’s economy. On the same survey it was also learned that only 47 percent of Americans he deserve to be given a second chance in his administration.

There is a however, a form of consolation on the same survey for Obama as he lead the survey 49 to 45 percent if he face a Republican in the next election. Among the contenders for the presidency in 2012, Republican and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leads the potential GOP field in this poll as he has in many national polls with 24 percent support.He’s followed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry who received 17 percent support.

Moreover, in the same survey it was discovered that only 24 percent of Americans believe incumbent congressmen deserve re-election. Political experts said if Obama wants to get the mandate to serve his people for the second time his campaign team need to work harder and strategized well his political campaign next year.

Obama is the first African American to hold the office. He previously served as a United States senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review.

He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. He served three terms representing the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004.

As president, Obama signed economic stimulus legislation in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February 2009 and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act in December 2010. Other domestic policy initiatives include the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act.

In foreign policy, he gradually withdrew combat troops from Iraq, increased troop levels in Afghanistan, signed the New START arms control treaty with Russia, ordered enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya, and issued a direct order to a small group of American military forces to kill al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

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Anonymous Attacks Syrian Ministry Of Defense Website

08. August 2011

The Hacker collective group Anonymous successfully takes down the Syrian Ministry of Defense website. (Photo: news.hitb.org)

The hacker collective group Anonymous often makes its opinions through hacking. The group always attacks the websites of government agencies to make the important news and information to the public and the companies who speak against Wikileaks. However, today on August 8, Anonymous claimed the responsibility on the hack of Syrian Ministry of Defense in a message on the Twitter account.

The website of the Syrian Ministry of Defense went offline early in the morning and is no longer available after the hack. Anonymous replaced the home page of the site with a modified version of the 1932 green-white-black flag and two red stars on the white part. In the middle of the flag they also inserted their logo and a message on the black part which is written in English and Arabic.

The English part of the message reads, “To the Syrian people: The world stands with you against the brutal regime of Bashar Al-Assad. Know that time and history are on your side – tyrants use violence because they have nothing else, and the more violent they are, the more fragile they become. We salute your determination to be non-violent in the face of the regime’s brutality, and admire your willingness to pursue justice, not mere revenge. All tyrants will fall, and thanks to your bravery Bashar Al-Assad is next.
To the Syrian military: You are responsible for protecting the Syrian people, and anyone who orders you to kill women, children, and the elderly deserves to be tried for treason. No outside enemy could do as much damage to Syria as Bashar Al-Assad has done. Defend your country – rise up against the regime! – Anonymous.”

Syrian government launched a series of crackdowns on protester in April. Since then, about 2000 people died, according to the count of some human right groups. The green part of the flag showed the pictures of opposition and military leaders and the alleged victims of the Syrian government’s crackdowns.

With the hack of the Syrian government site, the ‘Hactivist’ group Anonymous just wants to express their opinion about the human rights violation of the national government in the country and to inspire the people of the country to rise up against the regime.

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North Korea Unleashed A Group Of Online Gaming Hackers

08. August 2011

North Korea’s online gaming hacking group. (Photo: mmocrunch.com)

The technical war between North Korea and South Korea has been ongoing for about 60 years. Recently, the modern way to attack the opponents is virtually or online-attack. According to The New York Times North Korean authorities has unleashed a group of young hackers to hack the South Korean gaming websites.

The South Korean authorities blamed that unleashing the hackers, North Korea is trying to convert the points to cash from the South Korea’s vastly popular online gaming sites and North Korea is training the group of 30 young computer programmers and video games experts.

The police of Seoul have arrested four South Korean and a Korean-Chinese alleging them as a part of the group, according to the police. The police also said that the squad created software and hacked the popular South Korean online gaming sites like “Lineage” and “Dungeon and Fighter.”The computers, used for the hack, were unmanned and the software automatically controlled the hack.

“Their accumulated gaming points were exchanged for cash at Web sites where human players are focused on acquiring enhancements for their online personas, or avatars. The gaming software was also sold, the police said; such factories, while illegal, are common in South Korea and China,” according to The New York Times.

Reportedly, the organizers earn about $6 million and split the 55 percent of the money among the hackers two years ago. The organizers also gave a part of the money to several government entities. A senior officer of International Crime Investigation Unit Chung Kil-hwan said, “They (organizers) regularly contacted North Korean agents for close consultations.”

South Korean authorities also accused that North Korea damaged the web sites of South Korean government and agencies, financial institutions and bank’s network by spreading various software. But, North Korea denied any responsibility of the attack.

China announced the first official rules to the use of virtual currency in order to prevent “gold farming” but North Korea and South Korea has shown no respect to any rules of online money.

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