http://www.clipsandcomment.com News, Politics, and Society: Ohio and the World Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:39:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_1864" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Dana Perino: Not a pirate, but sometimes wears eye patch to briefings."][/caption] It's Day 3 of one man's plea for the country that he loves to go out and fight pirates.  They're out there just waiting to be run through or made to walk a plank and ... http://www.clipsandcomment.com/2008/11/20/proposed-strategy-for-fighting-pirates-usmc/ Click here for full report from State of Ohio Inspector General, Re: Joe the Plumber Record Search. http://www.clipsandcomment.com/2008/11/20/full-report-ohio-inspector-general-fault-with-joe-the-plumber-records-search-by-state-agency/ Progressives and others who backed Barack Obama for president are pulling their hair out a bit as the Obama presidency begins to take shape as ... the Clinton presidency. Here's what we know and what we think we know: White House CoS - Rahm Emanuel - Clinton Alumni Secretary of State - Hillary ... http://www.clipsandcomment.com/2008/11/19/obama-transition-meet-the-new-team-same-as-the-old-team/ Back on October 6, I predicted - well sort of predicted by writing a headline on some market news aggregation - Dow 8,000.  Based on the economic and financial industry news of that day just 2 1/2 months ago (seems longer) the Dow dropping to 8,000 and staying in that vicinity ... http://www.clipsandcomment.com/2008/11/19/dow-7000/ INS Tavar of the Indian Navy seen rescuing a cargo ship from ... Pirates!Here's a headline any red-blooded American (U.S.) shouldn't want to see: India Leads Fight Against Somali Pirates. As suggested yesterday in this space, pirates are bad and they're back.  Ninety-one hijackings off the Somali coast in just this ... http://www.clipsandcomment.com/2008/11/19/indian-navy-destroys-pirate-ship-is-this-how-far-us-has-slipped/ Ahoy! There be pirates about the seven seas and they are the real deal. A couple of months ago I remember a story about pirates taking control of a Ukranian ship laden with arms.  It seemed silly that there are pirates capable of doing such things in the 21st century - and getting away ... http://www.clipsandcomment.com/2008/11/18/wtf-21st-century-pirates-opportunity-for-bush-or-obama/ (Source: U.S. Treasury Department) Click this link for PDF of Sec. Paulson's Testimony http://www.clipsandcomment.com/2008/11/18/text-henry-paulson-testimony-before-house-financial-services-committee-november-18-2008/ Click this link for PDF of Chairman Bernanke's testimony. http://www.clipsandcomment.com/2008/11/18/text-ben-bernanke-testimony-to-house-financial-services-committee-november-18-2008/ (Source: U.S. House Financial Services Committee) Summary of Draft Auto Rescue Bill Adds Title IV to the Emergency Economic Stability Act (EESA): Emergency Direct Loan Program – Directs Treasury to make no greater than $25 billion total in loans to eligible automobile manufacturers no earlier than December 1, 2008. These funds will be ... http://www.clipsandcomment.com/2008/11/18/text-summary-of-auto-industry-rescue-bill-%e2%80%93-us-house-financial-services-committee/ Other Than Lehman, Who's Not Too Big to Fail? Automakers beg for aid as their bailout bill stalls - Associated Press Big Three try to jumpstart U.S. bailout - Agence France Presse GM's Wagoner: Bailout needed to save U.S. economy from 'catastrophic collapse' - Reuters Support unravels for Detroit's share of $700 BN - ... http://www.clipsandcomment.com/2008/11/18/big-three-automakers-uaw-go-begging-on-capitol-hill/