US Representative Rep. Scott Rigell, a second term Republican from Virginia has penned a letter that will be sent to the president later today.
Rigell is joined by dozens of his Republican and Democratic colleagues in demanding that the president first acquire consent from Congress, citing the War Powers Resolution of 1973, before responding militarily to the Syrian government’s purported use of chemical weapons on Aug. 21.
Two Republican candidates for NYC Mayor appeared before a sparsely crowd of City Islanders on Tuesday night. In fact there were more flies in the room than there were people in the audience. At least two politicians present made fun of the fly infestation inside the community center. Catsimatidis even went as far as telling the group to get air conditioning for his next visit. I guess he will not want to visit The City Island Nautical Museum upstairs either until a decision is made to invest on a needed air conditioning system.
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America's diplomatic moves ahead of a multinational military coalition being organized to carry out a surgical strike against Syria has intensified, as the White House prepares to punish Bashar Assad's regime.
President Barack Obama is having discussions with British and Australian Prime Ministers, as well as the French President. These phone calls to allies are preparations to take appropriate actions as The United States lays the groundwork for potential military strike.
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Thinking Out-loud: Sorry folks, but the spirit of the civil rights movement is dead; and if not dead, it has definitely been contaminated by people with greed in their pockets --- and not the continued vision and dream of Dr. King..... All I hear is the perpetuation of the "victim game" with no articulation of personal responsibility, character building, and critical thinking. Alberto O. Cappas, President, The Educational Pledge.
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A Face in the Crowd - The odds are you are not just a face in the crowd any longer. Even if your picture isn't on the Internet, computer facial recognition technology in public places is making it harder to remain anonymous.
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NYC MAYOR BLOOMBERG AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER SADIK-KHAN ANNOUNCE SPEED CAMERA ENFORCEMENT WILL BEGIN ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, SEPTEMBER 9TH
Speed cameras will be installed near schools, museums, community centers and crash prone areas to deter speeding. which is the largest single contributing factor to traffic fatalities in New York City.
The city has revealed that it will be installing dozens of cameras across the city in an attempt to cut down on idiots who insist on speeding.
Weather forecasters are saying that it's going to be a wet couple of days with lots of himiduty.
Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. More showers and thunderstorms likely tonight, mainly between 9pm and 2am.
Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
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