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		<title>UK Prime Minister Gets A Visit From Whoopi Goldberg</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Cameron, UK Primie Minister, got a surprise visit from Whoopi Goldberg recently. Goldberg is visiting London right now because of her 1992 Sister Act comedy performance that she did. Cameron was happy to see Whoopi there and decided to take her on a grand tour by letting her see political figures, and other things [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-902" title="whoopigoldberg" src="http://www.dailypolitical.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/whoopigoldberg-226x300.jpg" alt="" width="226" height="300" />David Cameron, UK Primie Minister, got a surprise visit from Whoopi Goldberg recently. Goldberg is visiting London right now because of her 1992 Sister Act comedy performance that she did.</p>
<p>Cameron was happy to see Whoopi there and decided to take her on a grand tour by letting her see political figures, and other things during her visit. She said that everything she saw was very spectacular and that she would redo everything over again if she could. Whoopi really enjoyed making her sister act films and feels that gave her a strong boost in her acting career. She has a lot of respect all around the world and can play in a variety of films with unique roles.</p>
<p>Whoopi found the trip to be refreshing and she is enjoying London a lot. She is thrilled that this dream has finally come true with her and that she was able to see so many awesome things. London is also a great place to visit and the people there have been kind and polite with her so that&#8217;s made her trip even more enjoyable. Many people are glad that she is London right now and feel that after all of these years she deserves that break, even while it&#8217;s still work she is enjoying herself a lot.</p>
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		<title>The Same-Sex Marriages Face Another Delay For Around Six Days</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In California, the federal judge banned the same-sex marriages for at least a week. Right now they do not have the authority granted to marry because of this delay. Many of the ones that want the same sex marriage are upset about this delay and feel it should not be this way. The U.S. District [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-898" title="art.ballot.initiatives.gi" src="http://www.dailypolitical.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/art.ballot.initiatives.gi_.jpg" alt="" width="292" height="219" />In California, the federal judge banned the same-sex marriages for at least a week. Right now they do not have the authority granted to marry because of this delay. Many of the ones that want the same sex marriage are upset about this delay and feel it should not be this way.</p>
<p>The U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, did an order that was 11 pages long and in the order requested that the marriages stay banned because of the landmark made on the 136th page ruling. However, there is still a major debate growing and many feel that the decision with the court shows that there should not be any reason as to why lesbians and gay men should have the same rights like everyone else.</p>
<p>It appears that this debate is going to continue going on as people don&#8217;t seem to be finding the right answers and what should be done. It is obvious that the gay and lesbian community is growing. A few say that if a ruling is done against them, that they&#8217;ll find somewhere else and that might hurt the state of California money wise. The state of California is already hurting with money and if this debate causes people to leave, it could have some more impact on their current situation.</p>
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		<title>In 35 of 38 Cases The Toyota Brakes Are Not Used</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In about 35 of 58 crashes that happen with the Toyota people have failed to use the brakes. Recently there was a Toyota review that confirmed this. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that they did not see any kind of evidence related to electronic causes after the accidents had been reviewed by the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-894" title="toyota-cap" src="http://www.dailypolitical.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/toyota-cap-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" />In about 35 of 58 crashes that happen with the Toyota people have failed to use the brakes. Recently there was a Toyota review that confirmed this.</p>
<p>The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that they did not see any kind of evidence related to electronic causes after the accidents had been reviewed by the vehicle recorders. It appears that the number one cause for the Toyota accidents is that people fail to brake the pedals and confuse it with the accelerator. The investigation by the NHTSA officials said that they have not drawn any kind of conclusion yet that there might be other kinds of causes which could be unintended with the acceleration being entrapment with the pedals and the gas pedals sticking.</p>
<p>This report has put the confidence back in a few customers that liked Toyota but unsure of using them because of the brake situation. They have been working very hard to make sure that their cars are all safe for people to drive and they are quick to respond whenever there is a problem with the cars. They want to make sure that the problem is fixed as soon as possible. Many enjoy how devoted Toyota is with their customers on making sure that people are safe on the road.</p>
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		<title>Former Alaska Sen.Ted Stevens Died In A Plane Crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Sen. Ted Stevens died in a single engine plane and bringing a lot of grief to the people in Alaska plus world wide. Monday night light volunteers found the wreckage. The volunteers helped to care for the people that had survived the plane crash. The ex-NASA chief Sean O&#8217;Keefe was also on the plane [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-890" title="Sen.Ted Stevens" src="http://www.dailypolitical.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Sen.Ted-Stevens-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" />Former Sen. Ted Stevens died in a single engine plane and bringing a lot of grief to the people in Alaska plus world wide. Monday night light volunteers found the wreckage. The volunteers helped to care for the people that had survived the plane crash. The ex-NASA chief Sean O&#8217;Keefe was also on the plane but survived it.</p>
<p>The death of Sen. Ted Stevens stunned residents and lawmakers. He was decorated during World War 11 as a pilot that survived the 1978 plane crash which was deadly. He served in the GOB senator making history for being the longest serving senator. The cause of the crash was not known right away. On the day it happened there was some fog, light rain and mist that was reported. The crash is being investigated.</p>
<p>People said that Former Sen. Ted Stevens was a man of his word. When he said he was going to do something, he did it. He was a gem to find and had the respect from many people all over the world because of how devoted he was to the country. He will be missed by family, friends, and lawmakers and by the residents in Alaska. He will be remembered as man that was devoted to his country and served for a very long time.</p>
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		<title>Pentagon Shutting Down Military Command Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pentagon is working hard on trying to free up some cash right now by cutting a lot of military command jobs. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is hoping that with this cut that people will soon start waking up and face the fact, we&#8217;re still under hard economic times. People need to spend their tax [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-885" title="pentagon" src="http://www.dailypolitical.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/pentagon-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" />The pentagon is working hard on trying to free up some cash right now by cutting a lot of military command jobs. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is hoping that with this cut that people will soon start waking up and face the fact, we&#8217;re still under hard economic times. People need to spend their tax dollars wisely right now and not waste them.</p>
<p>Gates used some very strong language in order to get his point across. He fears that people might start using the defense budget in order to solve the problems that are going on right now, instead of saving. In 2009 the US Budget hit a record of around $1.41 trillion and it is suppose to grow this year. At least 9.5 percent of Americans might be faced with unemployment as this continues to grow.</p>
<p>He feels that there should be some kind of plan to make wise investment decisions and modest ones. People should not be spending their money and not saving any of it. They need to think about things before they use any of their money. A lot of people tend to think that they&#8217;ll always be alright, and quickly forget that anything can still happen which is why they need to be ready for it.</p>
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		<title>Lebanon Aid From US Military Delayed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. military aid that is going to the Lebanon army has been suspended by the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. With this aid being suspended there are now growing concerns about the possible weapons supplied by Americans which could cause a threat to Israel. It appears that the $100 million aid was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-881" title="lebanon-aid" src="http://www.dailypolitical.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/lebanon-aid-300x206.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="206" />The U.S. military aid that is going to the Lebanon army has been suspended by the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. With this aid being suspended there are now growing concerns about the possible weapons supplied by Americans which could cause a threat to Israel.</p>
<p>It appears that the $100 million aid was put on hold out of fear because of a militant group known as Hezbollah. Rep.Howard Berman, D-California, said that he was worried that this group would have possibly become influenced by the aid and there would have been more fighting going on. His concern was confirmed the next day when Lebanese soldiers got shot and an Israeli officer was killed. This took place around the countries border.</p>
<p>He said that until they know more about this situation and how much influence the Hezbollah is having that it is not recommended for the United States to keep on sending the weapons directly to Lebanon. Berman is also hoping that the Obama Administration might review the policy in regards to the training and weapons being used in the Lebanese military.</p>
<p>In regards to what happened, Eric Cantor R-VA, said that Lebanon needs to decide what they want because they cannot go on with having both ways. If they pick Hezbollah, they will have to deal with the consequences.</p>
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		<title>Personalities Stay With Us For Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each child develops their own personality, starting as young as 1st grade. Recent studies show that this personality stays with them for life. Being a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Riverside, Christopher Nave, knows much about this subject and said that whatever you are when you&#8217;re young, you stay almost the same person [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-877" title="stay" src="http://www.dailypolitical.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/7665.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="260" />Each child develops their own personality, starting as young as 1st grade. Recent studies show that this personality stays with them for life. Being a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Riverside, Christopher Nave, knows much about this subject and said that whatever you are when you&#8217;re young, you stay almost the same person growing up. He further claims that personality does follow each person wherever we end up going.</p>
<p>If a young person is talkative, they tend to take a great deal of interest in matters that are intellectual, they speak fluently, plus they can control the situations around them and usually have high intelligence when they become adults. Children that might not speak would often go to adults for advice, and give up easier they had obstacles going on in life.</p>
<p>With these latest studies it might help teachers and doctors to know more about their patients when they are observing them in the classroom and in the doctor’s office. Parents will be able to guide their children according to what kind of personality they have, and without having to push things on them that they wouldn&#8217;t enjoy doing, for example, a child growing up might enjoy giving a speech, whereas, a child that is not talkative would rather read a book.</p>
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		<title>Opposition Grows to Ground Zero Mosque</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plans to build a 14 story mosque and Muslim cultural center are being met with increasing opposition from the American public. Despite many newspapers including the Washington Post supporting the construction of the mosque, sentiment around the country is still very much opposed to its construction. Proponents of the plan say that to block the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-873" title="GROUND_ZERO_MOSQUE" src="http://www.dailypolitical.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/GROUND_ZERO_MOSQUE-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" />Plans to build a 14 story mosque and Muslim cultural center are being met with increasing opposition from the American public. Despite many newspapers including the Washington Post supporting the construction of the mosque, sentiment around the country is still very much opposed to its construction.</p>
<p>Proponents of the plan say that to block the building of a mosque would be to stifle religious freedom and unfairly discriminate against Muslims simply on the basis of their faith. They argue that the peaceful majority of Muslims should not be blamed for the actions of a few radicals and hence there is no good reason to block the construction. They also point out that the cultural center would help to promote tolerance and understanding and heal the rift which is present in American society.</p>
<p>Opponents however argue that the opposition is not restricting religious freedoms but is simply respecting the wishes of the family&#8217;s of those who died when the twin towers were attacked. They point out that it is simply culturally insensitive to build a mosque on the site where Muslim fundamentalists killed so many Americans. The analogy has been given that you wouldn&#8217;t build a Catholic church on the site of an IRA bombing not because you blame all Catholics but because you realize that it would act as a reminder of what happened and would simply not be appropriate.</p>
<p>They point out that mosques can and have been built all over America and that they are not trying to stop Muslims from practicing their faith. They simply argue that the site of one of the greatest tragedies ever on American soil should be reserved for a more appropriate memorial.</p>
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		<title>North Korea fires Artillery off West Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tensions have been heightened on the Korean peninsula after North Korea fired dozens of artillery rounds into the sea off its West Coast on Monday. The report came from a South Korean military official. YTN cable news channel, is reporting that the rounds were fired soon after a South Korean naval exercise was completed off [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-870" title="11" src="http://www.dailypolitical.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/112-300x210.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="210" />Tensions have been heightened on the Korean peninsula after North Korea fired dozens of artillery rounds into the sea off its West Coast on Monday. The report came from a South Korean military official. YTN cable news channel, is reporting that the rounds were fired soon after a South Korean naval exercise was completed off the west coast at around 5 PM.</p>
<p>Tensions have been rising on the Korean peninsula ever since the sinking of a South Korean warship was blamed on the North buy the South. The United States supported the South in the accusation and yet North Korea backed by China denies any involvement.</p>
<p>In response to the sinking the United States and South Korea have been conducting military games and drills in the waters surrounding the Korean peninsula. These have been heavily criticized by China who claims that the South is trying to provoke a war and that the military drills pose a threat to international peace and security. China has also said that the drills pose a direct threat to its security.</p>
<p>Last Sunday a South Korean fishing vessel was seized by North Korea and seven people were detained. The South Korean government has urged North Korea to deal quickly with the case and release both the crew and their vessel in accordance with international law.</p>
<p>Some good news is that North Korea have agreed to a colonel level meeting at the Korean border to discuss the terms of more senior negotiations over recent tensions. It is hoped these may calm down situation and reduce the risk of further violence.</p>
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		<title>Letitia A. Long &#8211; First Women To Lead Intelligence Agency</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first time in history a woman will be at the head one of America&#8217;s 17 intelligence agencies. America has had three female secretaries of State including Hillary Clinton who currently holds the role but has never had a female in charge of one of its major intelligence agencies. Letitia A. Long is being [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-867" title="11" src="http://www.dailypolitical.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/111-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" />For the first time in history a woman will be at the head one of America&#8217;s 17 intelligence agencies. America has had three female secretaries of State including Hillary Clinton who currently holds the role but has never had a female in charge of one of its major intelligence agencies.</p>
<p>Letitia A. Long is being promoted on Monday (TODAY) to the director of the National geospatial intelligence agency. A special ceremony will be held at the agency&#8217;s near completed headquarters in Springfield Va.</p>
<p>She has had plenty of experience serving in senior management roles for the last ten of a distinguished 32 year career. These have included deputy director of Naval intelligence, Deputy, Undersecretary of Defence for Intelligence, and her current position as second in command at the Defence Intelligence Agency .</p>
<p>It is somewhat surprising that it has taken so long to for a woman to get the top job of a major intelligence agency. Women make up 38% of America&#8217;s intelligence workforce but they are underrepresented at senior levels. If Hillary Clinton had been  elected president at the last election America would have been in the bizarre position of having a female president while not having a single women in charge of one of its intelligence agencies.</p>
<p>Female insiders say that they hope that her appointment will help change the attitudes of what is a male dominated workforce. Women in the past have complained that they have been disrespected and looked down upon simply because of their gender. It is hoped that her appointment will inspire other young girls to go into intelligence and break the glass ceiling which is only now beginning to shatter.</p>
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