Mr. Fayyad is floating the proposal, first reported by Ha’aretz, just as Israel is announcing a crackdown on Islamic charities that it says are used to finance the Hamas government in Gaza. Israel has long opposed any reconciliation with Hamas, which does not recognize the Jewish state’s right to exist.
The prime minister reportedly has already [...]
Archive for July 8th, 2008
A New Plan For Palestinians
Posted in News, tagged Occupied Territories, Palestine, Peace on 8 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Obama In A Change In Venue
Posted in Media, News, tagged Democrats, Obama on 8 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
He and his campaign are pushing the rock star atmosphere around the candidate.
Borrowing from the political repertory of John F. Kennedy, Senator Barack Obama will accept his party’s nomination outside of the main Democratic convention hall this August, in the Denver Broncos’ football stadium that seats more than 75,000 people.
Mr. Obama, who will be the [...]
Today In Labor History
Posted in History, Labor, tagged Historical Events, Strikes, Unions, Workers on 8 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
O8 July
First anthracite coal strike in U.S. – 1842
Labor organizer Ella Reeve “Mother” Bloor born on Staten Island, NY. Among her activities: investigating child labor in glass factories and mines, and working undercover in meat packing plants to verify for federal investigators the nightmarish working conditions that author Upton Sinclair had revealed in “The Jungle” [...]
A Balanced Budget?
Posted in News, tagged Balnaced Budget, McCain, Pandering on 8 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This story was everywhere yesterday.
Sen. John McCain pledged yesterday that he would balance the federal budget by 2013, the end of what would be his first term in office, returning to a promise he had strayed from as he sought to emphasize his concern about the plight of the U.S. economy.
At the same time, McCain’s [...]
Anal-Ocity–2008
Posted in Media, News, Politics, tagged Absurd News, Anal-ocity, Awards, FOX News on 8 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In my first blog I started a contest called the Anal-Ocity Awards, it was designed to let all knoiw the most anal and moronic statement made by anyone in the course of the year. I am moving the award to Info Ink and will transfer the ones from my other blog. But to [...]
GM’s Woes Continue
Posted in News, tagged Auto Industry, Economic Woes, GM, Workers on 8 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
General Motors Corp. may turn to salaried job cuts, as well as more extreme measures such as shelving a brand or borrowing from the UAW, to stanch North American losses in this year’s sinking auto industry, according to reports. The company isn’t commenting.
After falling to a half-century low last week, GM shares jumped Monday morning [...]
Toyota To Use Solar Panels
Posted in Energy, News, Science, tagged Alt Energy, Auto Industry, Flex Fuel, Toyota on 8 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When Toyota’s popular hybrid gets a makeover in 2010, the car will now harness the power of the sun to operate its own air conditioning.
The first Priuses shipped in 1997 in Japan, and worldwide in 2000. Toyota last redesigned the car in 2003 to make it quicker and more efficient, and automotive analysts have widely [...]
