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Saturday, September 17, 2011

The Daily Drift

The Daily Drift

Today's horoscope says:

Just for today, you should put aside all the cutting-edge technology that has invaded your life.

Sure, it has saved you some time, helped you stay in contact with friends and improved your punctuality, but it has also isolated you.

Is your life in danger of becoming virtual?

Get back to basics today -- have a face-to-face conversation, and do your shopping at the mall instead of online.

Immerse yourself in the energy created by other people.

Some of our readers today have been in:

Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Versailles, Ile-De-France, France
Krasnodar, Krasnodar, Russia
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Annecy, Rhone-Alpes, France
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Bitburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Delhi, Delhi, India
London, England, United Kingdom
New Delhi, Delhi, India

as well as Slovakia, Malta, Bulgaria, Israel, Finland, Austria, Norway, Georgia, Mexico, Peru, Kuwait, Serbia, Bangladesh, Latvia, Greece, Scotland, Hong Kong, Denmark, Wales, Iran, Singapore, Poland, Taiwan, Sweden, Afghanistan, Belgium, Tibet, Croatia, Pakistan, Romania, Paraguay, Sudan, Vietnam, Argentina, Cambodia, Egypt, France, Estonia, Puerto Rico, Maldives, Qatar, Brazil, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia, China, Iraq, Ecuador, Nigeria, Colombia, Chile, Honduras, Paupa New Guinea, Moldova, Venezuela, Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Czech Republic, Vietnam, Norway, Finland

and in cities across the United States such as Dunellen, Caledonia, Anaheim, Dallas and more.

Today is:

Today is Saturday, September 17, the 260th day of 2011.

There are 105 days left in the year.

Today's unusual holiday or celebration is:

International Eat An Apple Day.

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President Obama's Weekly Address

Remarks of President Barack Obama
Weekly Address
The White House
September 17, 2011

I’ve spent some time lately traveling the country and talking with folks outside of Washington. And the number one issue for the people I meet is how we can get back to a place where we’re creating good, middle-class jobs that pay well and offer some security.
That’s the idea behind the American Jobs Act. It’s a jobs bill that does two simple things: put more people back to work, and more money back in the pockets of people who are working.
This jobs bill puts construction workers back to work rebuilding our roads and bridges and modernizing our schools.
This jobs bill puts teachers back in the classroom, and keeps cops and firefighters on our streets.
This jobs bill gives tax credits to companies that hire our veterans, because if you sign up to fight for our country, the last thing you should have to do is fight for a job when you come home.
This jobs bill connects the long-term unemployed to temporary work to keep their skills sharp while they look for a job, and it gives hundreds of thousands of young people the hope of a job next summer.
This jobs bill cuts taxes for every small business owner in America. It cuts them even more for small business owners that hire new workers and raise workers’ salaries. And it cuts taxes for every working family in America so that you’ll have more money in your pockets, and businesses know they’ll have customers to buy what they sell.
That’s the American Jobs Act, and you can check it out for yourself on WhiteHouse.gov.
It will create new jobs. It will cut taxes for every worker and small business in the country. And it will not add to the deficit. It will be paid for.
On Monday, I’ll lay out my plan for how we’ll do that – how we’ll pay for this plan and pay down our debt by following some basic principles: making sure we live within our means and asking everyone to pay their fair share.
But right now, we’ve got to get Congress to pass this jobs bill. Everything in the American Jobs Act is the kind of idea that’s been supported by Democrats and Republicans before. And if they’re ideas you agree with, too, every one of you can help make it happen by telling your congressperson to pass this jobs bill right away.

I know some of them would rather wait another year to wage another election than work together right now. But most Americans don’t have the luxury of waiting. It was three years ago this week that a financial crisis on Wall Street made things much more difficult for working folks on Main Street. And too many are still hurting as a result.

So the time for action is now. No more games or gridlock. No more division or delay. It’s time for the people you sent to Washington to put country before party – to stop worrying so much about their jobs and start worrying more about yours.

It’s time to get to work and show the world once again why the United States of America remains the greatest nation on Earth.
Thank you.

Non Sequitur

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Super Saturday

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The truth be told

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Tax cheats come clean

12,000 U.S. tax cheats come clean

An IRS program nets $500 million in back taxes and interest from people who were hiding assets abroad.

Incentives

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Job Hunting?

9 Changes for Your Facebook Profile

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The Specter

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Real impact of jobless benefits

Do jobless benefits raise unemployment?

A new study tackles the question at a crucial time when lawmakers weigh Obama's jobs plan.

Reality check

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Shocking new cost to retire

The shocking new cost of retirement

With less help, young Americans will need to save more than their parents ever did.

Figure may surprise you

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A Quick One

My neighbor came knocking on my door at 2 am last night, 2am can you believe that??

Luckily for him I was still up playing my drums.

Judge blocks Florida law gagging doctors' gun talk

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday blocked a Florida law limiting what doctors can say about guns to their patients, saying it violated free speech protections under the U.S. Constitution.

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The repugican Climate Change Denial is Making More People Believe in Climate Change

Photo: Gage Skidmore via Flickr/CC BY

According to a new poll, a lot more Americans believe in climate change right now than they did a year ago. Surprise! 83% of Americans said they believed that global warming was happening, and 72% even said that humans were to blame. So what's causing the spike in belief? As Mat pointed out in his post today, it's probably a combination of things. Extreme weather events, hotter-than-usual temps, and one slightly more peculiar factor: All that conspiratorial-sounding climate denial spewing out of the repugican presidential candidates' claptraps.

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