Wednesday, May 18, 2011

$8 Million: That’s How Much the Wis. Budget Protests Will Cost Taxpayers | The Blaze

$8 Million: That’s How Much the Wis. Budget Protests Will Cost Taxpayers | The Blaze: "This is what the price tag associated with “democracy” looks like.

Wisconsin-based think tank The MacIver Institute has just released a video detailing some startling fiscal information: the Wisconsin budget and union protests earlier this spring cost the state over $8 million."

Health Group Plans to Demand Ronald McDonald’s Retirement at Annual Mtg. | The Blaze

Health Group Plans to Demand Ronald McDonald’s Retirement at Annual Mtg. | The Blaze: "His floppy shoes, painted-on smile and flaming-red hair may be a harder sell to today’s kids who are trading in their dolls and trucks for manicures and mobile game apps at ever younger ages. He also seems out of step with McDonald’s Corp.’s new efforts to appeal to adults. The 48-year-old spokesclown has fallen flat in new ads this year, according to Ace Metrix, a group that tracks TV advertising."

Michelle O’s Worst Nightmare? Man Eats 25,000th Big Mac | The Blaze

Michelle O’s Worst Nightmare? Man Eats 25,000th Big Mac | The Blaze: "FOND DU LAC, Wis. (The Blaze/AP) — Don Gorske may be Michelle Obama’s worst nightmare. Not only does he love McDonald’s Big Macs, but he’s healthy and skinny. And that’s all after eating his 25,000th Big Mac on Tuesday, 39 years to the day after eating his first … nine."

Michigan man still on food stamps despite winning $2M | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Michigan man still on food stamps despite winning $2M | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: "A man who won $2 million on a Michigan lottery show has told a TV station that he still uses food stamps."

Federal News Radio 1500 AM: USPS warns of default on retiree benefits

Federal News Radio 1500 AM: USPS warns of default on retiree benefits: "The U.S. Postal Service will begin to default on its financial obligations just over four months from now unless Congress takes action to relieve it of its obligation to pre-fund retiree health care accounts, its leader told lawmakers Tuesday."

White Teachers Sue Philadelphia School; Claim Black Principal Suggested They Were Unfit To Teach Black Students « CBS Philly

White Teachers Sue Philadelphia School; Claim Black Principal Suggested They Were Unfit To Teach Black Students « CBS Philly: "PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Four white Philadelphia teachers filed federal race-bias lawsuits that accuse a black principal of creating a hostile work environment and suggesting they were unfit to teach black children."

PM: 450 troops to withdraw from Afghanistan | The Sun |News|Campaigns|Our Boys

PM: 450 troops to withdraw from Afghanistan | The Sun |News|Campaigns|Our Boys: "The PM revealed the first 450 troops will be brought home this year.

But the move is bitterly opposed by military chiefs, who claim it risks throwing away the gains made by British forces."

White House shuts out Herald scribe - BostonHerald.com

White House shuts out Herald scribe - BostonHerald.com: "The White House Press Office has refused to give the Boston Herald full access to President Obama’s Boston fund-raiser today, in e-mails objecting to the newspaper’s front page placement of a Mitt Romney op-ed, saying pool reporters are chosen based on whether they cover the news “fairly.”"

Mexico finds 513 migrants from LatAm, Asia in two trucks

Mexico finds 513 migrants from LatAm, Asia in two trucks: "Police on Tuesday detained 513 undocumented migrants from Latin America and Asia who were crammed into two trucks bound for the United States, prosecutors in southeast Mexico said."

U.S.-Canada Border a Bigger Terror Threat Than U.S.-Mexico, CBP Chief Says | CNSnews.com

U.S.-Canada Border a Bigger Terror Threat Than U.S.-Mexico, CBP Chief Says | CNSnews.com: "The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has apprehended more suspected terrorists on the nation’s northern border than along its southern counterpart, CBP Commissioner Alan Bersin said Tuesday."