Monday, February 22, 2010

Iran Picks New Nuclear Enrichment Sites

Um, Mr. President?  You might want to look into this.  Just sayin’. 

Iran has identified potential sites for 10 new nuclear enrichment plants and construction of two of them could begin this year, a nuclear energy official said on Monday.

Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization, said the sites had been chosen in remote mountainous areas to help protect from them from an attack.

“We have earmarked close to 20 sites and have passed the report on those to the president. However, these sites are only potential,” Salehi was quoted as saying by the Iranian news agency ISNA.

“We should begin the construction of two enrichment sites next year,” he said. “In the two new sites, we plan to use new centrifuges.”

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Posted by Owen at 2249 hrs
Foreign Affairs + Politics + Politics - General

Arrogance and Hubris on Display

This man has absolutely no humility

Starting over on health care, President Barack Obama knows his chances aren’t looking much more promising. A year after he called for a far-reaching overhaul, Obama unveiled his most detailed plan yet on Monday. Realistically, he’s just hoping to win a big enough slice to silence the talk of a failing presidency.

The 10-year, $1 trillion plan, like the current Democratic version in the Senate, would bring health insurance to more than 31 million Americans who now lack it. Government insurance wouldn’t be included, a problem for Democratic progressives. Republicans are skeptical about where the money would come from - and about Obama’s claim that the plan wouldn’t raise the federal deficit.

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Posted by Owen at 2107 hrs
Politics + Politics - General

I Am the World

The makers of “We Are the World 2.0” forgot to call Huey Lewis. He recorded his own version.

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Posted by Wendy at 1950 hrs
Culture

Happy Birthday, Mr. President

Happy birthday to our first president, George Washington.

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Posted by Owen at 0748 hrs
Culture + Politics + Politics - General