Sunday, May 1, 2011
Deadly Tornadoes Remain Hard To Predict
Short-term forecasting of twisters like the ones that swept the South this week has grown increasingly accurate. But long-term forecasting remains highly unreliable. Meteorologists are working on ways to improve that.
When Things Go Wrong on the River ? And How to Get Out of a Hole
Scott Henderson posted a really poignant account a while ago on Professor Paddle about how he nearly didn’t make it out of a hole on the Middle Middle run on the Snoqualmie – a mostly Class III run with a pretty easy IV section that most of us Seattle area paddlers are used to bombing�after [...]
Gas prices and debt to dominate Congress in May (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress returns to work on Monday to begin
negotiations in earnest on the government's jumbo-sized debt, even as
Republicans and Democrats trade blame for soaring gasoline prices.
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negotiations in earnest on the government's jumbo-sized debt, even as
Republicans and Democrats trade blame for soaring gasoline prices.
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Bachmann uses Holocaust to illustrate tax point (San Jose Mercury News)
In a speech to New Hampshire Republicans, Bachmann recounted learning about a
horrific time in history as a child -- the Holocaust -- and wondering if her
mother did anything to stop it. She said she was shocked to hear that many
Americans weren't aware that millions of Jews had died until after World War
II ended.
Bachmann said the next generation will ask similar questions about what their
elders did to prevent them from facing a huge tax burden.
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horrific time in history as a child -- the Holocaust -- and wondering if her
mother did anything to stop it. She said she was shocked to hear that many
Americans weren't aware that millions of Jews had died until after World War
II ended.
Bachmann said the next generation will ask similar questions about what their
elders did to prevent them from facing a huge tax burden.
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The Republican Field Will Be Formidable
Jonathan Tobin, CommentaryDonald Trump’s traveling circus is overshadowing the rest of the Republican presidential field, and some GOP operatives are worried. Fergus Cullen, a former chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party summed up this sentiment when he told the New York Times, “The race needs more responsible adults who can actually do the job.”If you are one of those who actually believe that Trump is the current GOP frontrunner, you may agree with Cullen.
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