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Those on both sides of partisan divide behind possible deal
WASHINGTON - Frustrated with the lack of progress to end a weeks-old government shutdown, Republican Senator Susan Collins zipped out a three-point plan two Saturdays ago that she thought both parties could live with, marched to the Senate floor and dared her colleagues to come up with something better.
A few days later, two other Republican female senators signed on - Ms Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Ms Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire. Together, the three women started a bipartisan group whose negotiating framework formed the centrepiece of a tentative Senate deal nearing completion this week to reopen the federal government and avert a default.
"Before I went to the Senate floor, no one was presenting any way out," Ms Collins said. "I think what our group did was pave the way, and I'm really happy about it." In a Senate still dominated by men, women on both sides of the partisan divide proved to be the driving forces that shaped a negotiated settlement.
The three women put aside threats from the right to advance the interests of their shutdown-weary states and assert their own political independence.
"I probably will have retribution in my state," Ms Murkowski said. "That's fine. That doesn't bother me at all. If there is backlash, hey, that's what goes on in DC, but in the meanwhile there is a government that is shut down. There are people who are really hurting."
Two powerful women on the Democratic side - Senators Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Patty Murray of Washington - took a hard line and pressed their Republican counterparts to temper their demands, but also offered crucial points of compromise.
Together, the five senators starkly showed off the increasing power of women - even those who are not on the relevant committees - as their numbers grow in the upper chamber.
Of the 13 senators on the bipartisan committee who worked on the deal framework, about half were women, even though women make up only 20 per cent of the Senate.
Senate John McCain of Arizona joked at several points in their meetings: "The women are taking over."
More than two weeks into a government shutdown, Washington is now two days from a possible default on federal obligations.
The women showed pragmatism as negotiators in the midst of fierce partisanship and a level of frustration with the leaders of both parties that reflect their constituents and the nation.
"Where we find ourselves right now is unacceptable for America," Ms Ayotte said.
"It's unacceptable as leaders who have been elected by the people of this country. We owe it to our constituents to resolve this now."
One high ranking security official who requested anonymity told our reporter that due to a technical defect, serious damages have recently been occurred in the building No. 4 of Dimona nuclear complex, in which the recycling of radioactive materials is performed. This accident caused the radioactive materials to leak within 30 km around the nuclear plant. He later continued that because of the accident, the symptoms of radioactive materials have been seen up to now on the body of 38 employees of the nuclear complex. Scary sHit: http://b4in.info/jEHj
hey, so i put up a link to Room 641A. yes its still up but 80% of it has been deleted. was it some kind of joke? well thats what i thought it being wiki but how does one change youtube? Technician Mark Klein discussing Room 641A, Countdown episode from November 7, 2007 (link removed from YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP2tKBtUpVg
So this dude decides he'd rather fuck a prostitute than his own new wife on his honeymoon. I dare you guys to find a dumber crime committed and reported.
Masturbation is governed by the goat-God of nature, who invented it, and is an expression of him . . . Because it belongs to a God, the activity is mimetic to the God, conjuring him and summoning him in the concrete body
Kill All Roma: As an over 10 years immigrant and a French native I really don' t understand all the fuss about the Romas s evictions.
I have a lot to argue with the French politic on many issues, but for once I tend to agree with Sarkozy, and I don' t think I'm being racist, intolerant or whatever,... I moved to three different countries in 11 years and I completely understand the need of one seeking for a better quality of living, but what is the point of moving abroad to live in the exact same conditions (as it seems they don' t even enjoy our country!)?? I would never judge someone by the color of his skin nor his religion, etc...BUT, I do agree that the Romas have been only but trouble, no will of integration whatsoever, they do steal, they do beg, they force women to prostitution, turn their children into thieves instead of sending them to school,etc,etc....I' ve never seen one of them getting a proper job, not even try to, how could they anyway, they don' t make any effort to integrate... Of course it' s a shame to see people living in such conditions, but it seems they don' t want to change their way of living. Besides, France can' t really afford right now to help more than she already does, even if she wanted to, so it' s not about blaming an ethnic group for the economical crisis, it' s just about solving an issue that concerns more and more people...France has now no choice but to cut lot of its spendings, to start with illegal immigrant showing nothing but aggressiveness sounds better to me than cut out our schools budgets, etc.... Indeed, it' s really nice to go and say 'what a disgrace' when you are an european commissioner or such living in a lovely house, in a cosy neighbourhood, but then, what to think when you are part of the working class, and that your kids cannot play in the street anymore because they are scared, or when your small house you have been paying for during twenty years has lost all of its value because there is now a camp across the road, etc,...These are facts, and everyone knows it, and actually every european country do the same than France, only more discretely. Furthermore, it seems most of Europe' s public opinion is not in favor of the Romas, perhaps the EU parliament should once more listen closer to its people, instead of governing from 5 stars hotels and such in far away Brussel. By the way, I live now in NL, where there is way, way,way more stigmatization, inequalities and such than in France, but this doesn' t seem to concern anyone, even though Wilders (The guy that burned the Koran, that and much more) is now part of the government and is strongly willing to make things only worse!! To end with this, I find very shocking the parallel being made between the Romas evictions in France and the WW2 deportations, I think this is very wrong, and THIS makes the situation only worse, not very clever when you do politics on such a high level. Moreover France is quite generous on many levels with its inhabitants, and that's the reason why usually Brussel point out the french heads of state as bad pupils, so basically, what they say is "Give less money to your people(not only french natives) but more to the romanians Gypsies". By the way when did anyone was asked for the Romania entry in EU??? Yes this completely reflects the EU problems and deep disorder, not only France' s....
Last Updated: March 21. 2011 5:32PM 2 Detroit men charged with killing owner of Dearborn beauty supply shop Santiago Esparza and Steve Pardo / The Detroit News
Dearborn — Two Detroit men accused of murdering a 60-year-old beauty supply shop owner were arraigned this morning on charges that could keep them in prison for the rest of their lives.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Tanaka Jayvon Wells, 19, and Ronnie Lamont Mathews, 18, with the March 15 slaying of Jay Shin. He was shot to death during the robbery of the Sunrise Beauty Supply shop in the 4900 block of Schaefer in Dearborn.
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The men face three counts each of armed robbery and one count each of felony murder. Wells also is charged in an arrest warrant with one count of felony firearm.
Judge Mark Somers, of the 19th District Court went through the charges. The men each answered "yes" or "yes, sir" when they were asked if they understood the counts...
Here comes the wonderful diverse rainbow future, Ameri-kwa!
