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To: Bill who wrote (437133)	7/25/2011 12:54:29 PM
From: DMaA	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

Barry plays Winston Smith and rewrites history: Here are some of the President's comments: Obama was referring to spending-cut measures Roosevelt took in the middle of the New Deal that lasted from 1933 to 1940. “FDR comes in, he tries all these things with the New Deal; but FDR, contrary to myth, was pretty fiscally conservative,” the president said Friday during a town hall meeting on the campus of the University of Maryland. “And so after the initial efforts of the New Deal and it looked like the economy was growing again, FDR then presented a very severe austerity budget,” Obama continued. “And suddenly, in 1937, the economy started going down again. And, ultimately, what really pulled America out of the Great Depression was World War II.” brianekoenig.com He who controls the past controls the future .

To: Bill who wrote (437133)	7/25/2011 1:02:34 PM
From: TideGlider	5 Recommendations Respond to of 793964

Health Care Law 57% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law Monday, July 25, 2011 Email to a Friend ShareThis Most voters continue to favor repeal of the national health care law, and fewer voters than ever believe the law will be good for the country. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters shows that 57% favor repeal of the health care law passed in March of last year, including 46% who Strongly Favor its repeal. That’s the strongest support for repeal since early May. Thirty-six percent (36%) oppose repeal of the law, including 24% who are Strongly Opposed. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Although it has peaked this week, support for repeal is still little changed from last week. A majority of voters have favored repeal of the measure every week but one since it was passed by Congress in March 2010. During that time, support for repeal has ranged from a low of 47% to as high as 63%. Thirty-one percent (31%) now think the health care law will be good for the country, the lowest finding since the law's passage. Fifty-three percent (53%) think it will be bad for the country, while three percent (3%) believe it will have no impact. Prior to this survey, belief that the law will be good for the country has ranged from 32% to 41%. (Want a free daily e-mail update? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter or Facebook. The national telephone survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on July 22-23, 2011 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. Fifty percent (50%) now say it is at least somewhat likely that the health care law will be repealed, including 16% who say it is Very Likely. Earlier this month, that finding hit a high of 53% but has since fallen back to previous levels. Only 31% consider repeal unlikely, with seven percent (7%) who say it is Not At All Likely. Most voters (44%) also continue to believe that repeal of the health care law will be good for the economy. Twenty-four percent (24%) think repeal would be bad for the economy, while 17% feel it will have no impact at all. Since the law's passage, voters have consistently tended to believe repeal would be better for the economy than keeping the law in place. But just 29% say repealing the law would create new jobs. Thirty-six percent (36%) think repeal will not do anything to create more jobs. Nearly as many (34%) are not sure what effect repeal of the law would have on job creation. This is consistent with findings for well over a year. When it comes to which political party they trust more to handle the issue of health care, voters give a narrow 46% to 43% advantage to Republicans. Before President Obama was elected, Democrats had a huge advantage on this issue. During Election 2010, the advantage switched to the GOP. In May, the parties were essentially tied. Earlier polling found that voters think less government red tape and more competition are the best ways to bring down health care costs. They also believe letting states compete to determine the most effective standards and guidelines would do more to reduce health care costs than having the federal government involved.

To: Bill who wrote (437133)	7/25/2011 1:10:53 PM
From: TideGlider	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793964

Norway suspect: Serbia bombing 'tipped the scales' By IAN MacDOUGALL and KARL RITTER, Associated Press Associated PressJuly 24, 2011 06:56 PM Copyright Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sunday, July 24, 2011 Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/07/24/international/i160356D17.DTL#ixzz1T8c6PGrf sfgate.com