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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - "Take Your Country Back"

Telling It Like It Is:

Elena Kagan Nominated For Supreme Court
Presently Solicitor General

Pakistani Taliban behind Times Square bomb attempt
Att. Gen. Eric Holder said Sunday that there is now conclusive evidence the Pakistani Taliban is to blame for last weekend's attempted car bombing in Times Square. “We’ve now developed evidence that shows that the Pakistani Taliban was behind the attack,” Holder said on ABC's “This Week.” “We know that they helped facilitate it. We know that they probably helped finance it. And that he was working at their direction.”

Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.9%
Unemployment rose to 9.9% again last month as the Obama administration’s $862 billion stimulus continues to be an albatross around the economy’s neck. April added 290,000 jobs, including 66,000 Census jobs. Most sectors saw growth, but the returning job seekers overwhelmed the opportunities:

Wisconsin Facility Abandons Late-term Abortion Plan
(MADISON, Wisconsin)—Pro-Life Wisconsin (PLW) have received official confirmation from the Wisconsin Attorney General's office that the Madison Surgery Center (MSC) has abandoned its plans to perform late-term abortions.

Debt Crisis From Greek Riots to Dow Dive
Dow down nearly 1,000 points at one point, as world reacts to crisis in Greece where protesters object to severe budget cuts aimed at securing European bailout.

Arizona-Style Rebellions Over Immigration Spreads
Legislators in nearly a dozen states are considering tough new laws against illegal immigration that mimic the Arizona measure that has triggered a firestorm of controversy nationwide.

Poll: 60% Favor New Arizona Immigration Law
Editorial pages may rage against the Arizona immigration law, but a solid majority of Americans support it, an IBD/TIPP poll found.

Feds didn't call all airlines to warn of N. Y. bomb suspect.

Democrat turnout 'fell off a cliff' in May 4 elections. By contrast, GOP turnout was up almost across the board.

Senate Democrats' financial-regulation bill could help feds' public surveillance, Republicans warn.
The consumer protection bureau, to be part of the Federal Reserve, and the financial research office, proposed within the Treasury Department, could gather information on financial transactions right down to consumers' loans, according to critics, who said this is the first time the government would cast such a wide net.

Gallup Poll: 9 Out of 10 Americans Say Secure the Border This Year.
A USA Today/Gallup poll conducted May 1-2 shows that 9 out of 10 Americans say it is moderately to extremely important to them for the federal government to take steps this year to secure the border against illegal immigration. Similarly, 61 percent of Americans say they are very concerned that illegal immigrants are putting an unfair burden on U.S. schools, hospitals, and government services.

Security Slip Let NYC Bomb Suspect on Plane.
Faisal Shahzad had boarded a jetliner bound for the United Arab Emirates Monday night before federal authorities pulled him back.

‘Cooperating’: Alleged Times Square Bomber Talks as Charges Loom.

Arrest Made in Times Square Bomb Plot.
Authorities have taken Shahzad Faisal, a Connecticut man, into custody in connection with the failed Times Square bombing attempt.

Investigators hunt New York car bomb culprits. NEW YORK, May 3, 2010 Reuters – Investigators were combing through evidence on Monday in the hunt for suspects in a failed car bombing in New York's busy Times Square and officials expressed optimism that the culprits
will be found.