Initially most news organisations, including the BBC, reported that the explosion was caused by fireworks but in the early hours on Saturday morning the BBC said that the incident was being treated by the authorities as an attempted terrorist attack.Dutch News.nl
The explosion occurred as the Airbus 330 with 278 passengers on board landed at Detroit on Friday afternoon local time. Several people were slightly injured.
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Bright has a lot in common with Griffith, who announced his party switch earlier today: Both are freshmen from districts that voted heavily for John McCain in 2008; they each won their races very narrowly; and both have voted against the big-ticket items of the Democratic agenda this year. So I asked what Bright's thoughts were on Griffith, whether he was committed to staying with the Democrats, and what his overall concerns might be about the political situation in Congress.Talking Points Memo
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Griffith’s party switch comes on the eve of a pivotal congressional health care vote and will send a jolt through a Democratic House Caucus that has already been unnerved by the recent retirements of a handful of members who, like Griffith, hail from districts that offer prime pickup opportunities for the GOP in 2010.
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Even in World War I there was a Christmas truce.Wall Street Journal
The rushed, secretive way that a bill this destructive and unpopular is being forced on the country shows that "reform" has devolved into the raw exercise of political power for the single purpose of permanently expanding the American entitlement state. An increasing roll of leaders in health care and business are looking on aghast at a bill that is so large and convoluted that no one can truly understand it, as Finance Chairman Max Baucus admitted on the floor last week. The only goal is to ram it into law while the political window is still open, and clean up the mess later.
The Democrats' yearlong spending orgy, record $1.4 trillion budget deficits and a $12 trillion national debt have been overshadowed by the economy and jobs, health care reform and other issues. But they are part and parcel of a spending binge that has spawned a taxpayer rebellion and driven Mr. Obama's job approval polls down into the 40s.Washington Times
| Election 2010: Michigan Governor | |
|---|---|
| Cox (R) | 39% |
| Cherry (D) | 34% |
| Some other candidate | 9% |
| Not sure | 17% |
| Election 2010: Michigan Governor | |
|---|---|
| Hoekstra (R) | 46% |
| Cherry (D) | 32% |
| Some other candidate | 6% |
| Not sure | 16% |
| Election 2010: Michigan Governor | |
|---|---|
| Bouchard (R) | 42% |
| Cherry (D) | 32% |
| Some other candidate | 6% |
| Not sure | 20% |
| Election 2010: Illinois Governor | |
|---|---|
| Ryan | 46% |
| Quinn | 39% |
| Some other candidate | 9% |
| Not sure | 6% |
| Election 2010: Illinois Governor | |
|---|---|
| Ryan | 40% |
| Hynes | 42% |
| Some other candidate | 7% |
| Not sure | 11% |
| Global Warming is Primarily Caused By... | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Human activity | Planetary Trends | Other Reason |
| Dec 09 | 34% | 50% | 6% |
| Nov 09 | 37% | 47% | 5% |
| Oct 09 | 38% | 46% | 3% |
| Sep 09 | 42% | 47% | 5% |
| Jul 09 | 39% | 47% | 6% |
| Jun 09 | 42% | 40% | 10% |
| May 09 | 39% | 44% | 7% |
| Apr 09 | 34% | 48% | 7% |
| Mar 09 | 41% | 43% | 7% |
| Feb 09 | 38% | 45% | 7% |
| Jan 09 | 44% | 41% | 7% |
| Dec 08 | 43% | 43% | 6% |
| Apr 08 | 47% | 34% | 8% |
| 2010 North Dakota Senate Race | |
|---|---|
| Duane Sand (R) | 37% |
| Byron Dorgan (D) | 52% |
| Some Other Candidate | 3% |
| Not Sure | 8% |
| 2010 North Dakota Senate Race | |
|---|---|
| John Hoeven (R) | 58% |
| Byron Dorgan (D) | 36% |
| Some Other Candidate | 0% |
| Not Sure | 6% |
| Election 2010: Nevada Senate Race | |
|---|---|
| Sue Lowden (R) | 49% |
| Harry Reid (D) | 43% |
| Some other candidate | 6% |
| Not sure | 3% |
| Election 2010: Nevada Senate Race | |
|---|---|
| Danny Tarkanian (R) | 49% |
| Harry Reid (D) | 43% |
| Other | 6% |
| Not sure | 2% |
| Election 2010: Nevada Senate Race | |
|---|---|
| Sharron Angle (R) | 47% |
| Harry Reid (D) | 43% |
| Other | 7% |
| Not sure | 3% |
| Election 2010: Colorado Senate Race | |
|---|---|
| Jane Norton (R) | 46% |
| Michael Bennet (D) | 37% |
| Some other candidate | 8% |
| Not sure | 8% |
| Election 2010: Colorado Senate Race | |
|---|---|
| Jane Norton (R) | 45% |
| Andrew Romanoff (D) | 34% |
| Other | 7% |
| Not sure | 15% |
| Election 2010: Colorado Senate Race | |
|---|---|
| Tom Wiens (R) | 41% |
| Andrew Romanoff (D) | 40% |
| Other | 5% |
| Not sure | 14% |
| Election 2010: Colorado Senate Race | |
|---|---|
| Tom Wiens (R) | 42% |
| Michael Bennet (D) | 41% |
| Some other candidate | 7% |
| Not sure | 10% |
| Election 2010: Colorado Senate Race | |
|---|---|
| Ken Buck (R) | 41% |
| Andrew Romanoff (D) | 39% |
| Other | 6% |
| Not sure | 14% |
| Election 2010: Colorado Senate Race | |
|---|---|
| Ken Buck (R) | 42% |
| Michael Bennet (D) | 38% |
| Some other candidate | 8% |
| Not sure | 12% |
Amazon’s Kindle has been the king of the nascent, much-hyped, category of wireless e-readers since it came out in 2007. Now, numerous companies are determined to challenge the Kindle with dedicated, mass-market gadgets for reading digital books and periodicals. The latest, and potentially most important, of these is a contender called the Nook, produced by the giant bookstore chain Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS), which started shipping it this week.
All Things Digital
National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
December 8-9, 2009
| How confident are you that NATO will do all it can to help the United States win in Afghanistan? | |
|---|---|
Very Confident | 5% |
Somewhat Confident | 28% |
Not Very Confident | 45% |
Not At All Confident | 16% |
Not Sure | 6% |
Ohio Survey of 500 Likely Voters
December 7, 2009
Portman (R) | 38% |
Fisher (D) | 36% |
Other | 8% |
Not Sure | 18% |
Portman (R) | 40% |
Brunner (D) | 33% |
Other | 7% |
Not Sure | 20% |
