http://newsday.today.com All of the top news stories, today Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ...Thank you, Mr. President. Some of us were beginning to think you had forgotten about the issue completely.... Somewhat appropriately, Obama's harshest warning about the U.S. budget deficit came during his recent nine-day trip to Asia. In an interview with Fox News, Obama said his administration was facing a "delicate balance of ... http://newsday.today.com/2009/11/19/obama-addresses-deficit-problem-in-the-united-states/ Although 99% of the new Saturday Night Live stuff is terrible, every once in a while they come up with a good skit (a stopped clock is correct twice a day, right), and this is one of my favorites. Enjoy! . . . . . . http://newsday.today.com/2009/11/17/the-return-of-the-rock-obama/ Responding rather angrily to questions about the recent Fort Hood shooting and the United States military in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates made his feelings more than clear to reporters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. "I have been appalled by the amount of leaking that has been going on," said Gates, adding that ... http://newsday.today.com/2009/11/12/defense-secretary-robert-gates-everybody-ought-to-shut-up/ President Barack Obama is reportedly rejecting his national security team's Afghanistan war options. Harry Reid opening door for debate to begin on health care reform. Lou Dobbs announced he is leaving CNN! Abruptly! -yawns- John Allen Muhammed, the D.C. sniper, was excecuted. ...And Joe Biden's motorcade was involved in a fatal accident. ... http://newsday.today.com/2009/11/11/this-and-that-4/ One of my favorite quotes from George Washington was two little snippets of advice that he had for the young United States of America. His first word of advice was that we should not form political parties (oops!) and the second had to do with the U.S. making alliances with foreign ... http://newsday.today.com/2009/11/10/the-united-states-costly-alliances/ Oh I would not want to be in Harry Reid's shoes right now... Nevermind his prospects in the 2010 election, the Nevada Democrat is now charged with two unenviable tasks. First Reid must successfully combine the Senate's two committee bills into one final version, a task that is proving to be ... http://newsday.today.com/2009/11/09/take-a-walk-in-my-shoes/ While working families, pregnant women and children are struggling to get access to scarce doses of the H1N1 vaccine, workers at the New York Stock Exchange, bankers at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, and employees at the Federal Reserve have all been given doses of the vaccine. The bankers at Goldman Sachs ... http://newsday.today.com/2009/11/05/h1n1-shortages-across-the-country-except-on-wall-street/ There were a number of races and issues that were voted on yesterday. Let's take a look at some of the more intriguing races and results. NY-23 Special Election - Despite the best efforts of conservative star-power like Tim Pawlenty, Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck, voters in this district (A Republican ... http://newsday.today.com/2009/11/04/to-the-victors/ Regardless of what happens at the polls today in NY-23, one thing is clear. The G.O.P. has a big red problem, one that is likely to get even bigger. Still think this is astro-turf Nancy Pelosi? Ask Dede Scozzafava if she thinks it's not a legitimate grassroots campaign. At the beginning of ... http://newsday.today.com/2009/11/03/big-red-problem-for-republican-party/ Florida Democrat Alan Grayson, a congressman with guts? Or a congressman who is nuts? http://newsday.today.com/2009/11/03/hehehe/