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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Huge Garage Sale TODAY


There is going to be a huge garage sale on Nanticoke Road, just past Hunters Mill if you are heading towards Nanticoke, about a half mile or so before you get to Rockawalkin Road if you are headed to Salisbury.

Time:  6:30 am til Noon
Place:  26640 Nanticoke Road

Items for sale include good quality baby furnishings, to include rocking bassinet, changing table, travel crib, full sized crib, swing, name brand baby clothes sizes 0-3 months to 4T.  Lots of Fisher Price baby and toddler toys.  China closet, book case, golf clubs, what-not shelves, lamps, vacuum cleaner, lamps, quality office furniture, and much much more.

The Tantrum: Wisconsin Democrats Could Stay Away For Weeks

Democrats on the run in Wisconsin avoided state troopers Friday and threatened to stay in hiding for weeks, potentially paralyzing a state government they no longer control.

The party's stand against balancing the state's budget by cutting the pay, benefits and collective bargaining rights of public workers is the boldest action yet by Democrats to push back against last fall's GOP wave.


But the dramatic strategy that's clogged the Capitol with thousands of protesters clashes with one essential truth: Republicans told everyone unions would be a target, and the GOP has more than enough votes to pass its plans once the Legislature can convene.


The 14 Senate Democrats left the state Thursday, delaying action in that chamber on a sweeping anti-union bill. Sen. Jon Erpenbach, who was among those who fled, said Friday that the group was prepared to be away for weeks, although he would like the standoff to end as soon as possible.

"That really, truly is up to the governor," he told The Associated Press in an interview Friday at a downtown Chicago hotel. "It's his responsibility to bring the state together. The state is not unified. It is totally torn part."

Erpenbach  accused new Republican Gov. Scott Walker of trying to rush the legislation, calling the governor's style "dictatorial" at times.

All 14 lawmakers planned to meet somewhere near Chicago to discuss their options, said Erpenbach, who said he had not spoken to any Republican lawmakers since leaving.

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House Republicans Win Spending Cuts After Marathon Funding Debate

In a rare Saturday morning session, the House voted to cut more than $60 billion in spending for the federal government for the remainder of the year.

At 4:40 a.m., lawmakers voted 235-189 to send the so-called continuing resolution to the Senate. Not one Democrat voted for the bill that would cut at least $61 billion, from 2010 levels, in spending for federal programs and agencies.

Three Republicans, Reps. John Campbell (R-Calif.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Walter Jones (R-N.C.), opposed the bill that would pay for government operations on March 4, when the current funding is set to expire.

For the past four days, lawmakers in the people’s house debated the stringent spending cuts, submitted by GOP House leaders who pledged to cut at least $100 billion in federal spending from the president’s 2011 budget request.

Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) insisted on an “open process,” in which lawmakers were allowed to offer unlimited amendments to the base bill.

After whittling down more than 500 amendments submitted to the measure, the House voted on nearly 70 amendments and rejected just over 50.

On Friday, the House held a series of lightning-round votes on the scores of amendments – approving items that would defund the president’s healthcare law, portions of the Environmental Protection Agency, Planned Parenthood and other federal programs.

Following passage of the CR, Boehner issued a statement calling on Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) to schedule an immediate vote on the bill that the Speaker said contains “the largest spending cuts in American history.”

“For the good of our economy and our democracy, I call on Senate Majority Leader Reid to allow it to come to an immediate vote.

"Cutting federal spending is critical to reducing economic uncertainty, encouraging private-sector investment, and creating a better environment for job creation in our country,” Boehner said in a statement.

Congressional Republicans face an uphill climb to reach a compromise on a CR with a Democratic-controlled Senate and a presidential veto threat of the bill that the House approved on Saurday.

With little more than two weeks before the current continuing resolution expires, Congress will likely have to pass a stopgap spending bill to fund government operations while the House and Senate negotiate a deal on spending levels for the remaining seven months in the 2011 fiscal year.

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Hillary Clinton: Israeli Settlements 'Illegitimate'

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Israeli settlements "illegitimate" shortly before the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning continued Israeli settlement expansion as illegal.

In an exclusive interview with "This Week" anchor Christiane Amanpour taped on Friday afternoon, Clinton said, "I think it is absolutely clear to say, number one, that it's been American policy for many years that settlements were illegitimate and it is the continuing goal and highest priority of the Obama administration to keep working toward a two-state solution with both Israelis and Palestinians."

The U.N. resolution failed as a result of the United States' veto.

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Under High Congressional Pressure, U.S. Vetoes UN Israel Resolution

The U.S. vetoed a controversial Palestinian Authority resolution at the United Nations Security Council as pressure on the administration mounted in the House.

A letter urging Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to stand up against the resolution condemning Israel quickly racked up signatures in the House on Friday.

Reps. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) and Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) circulated the letter, which had been signed by at least 110 members, making the rounds beginning Thursday afternoon and again later on Friday.

The members responded to reports that a presidential statement condemning Israeli settlements could be issued in response to a resolution that would declare any post-1967 Israeli settlements, including East Jerusalem, illegal.

"It should not be the practice of the U.S. to be conducting backdoor deals, of any sort, that weaken the strategic interests of any ally — let alone one of our closest allies," the letter states. "We strongly urge you to make it clear that the U.S. will oppose any U.N. efforts to pressure Israel on the 'settlements' issue."

State Department spokesman Mark Toner was grilled by reporters at Thursday's press briefing about whether a presidential statement would be offered, but remained mum on the status of that possibility.

"What I can tell you is that private diplomatic discussions are ongoing in New York, and I’m not going to get into the details of those discussions," Toner said.

The lawmakers cautioned that such "unprecedented steps" at the U.N. would "mark a disconcerting change in U.S. foreign policy" and send "harmful signals" to allies.

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Pelosi Says She's 'Proud' Of Wisconsin Democrats Who Fled State

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she supports the Democratic state senators in Wisconsin who left the state to stop a vote on curbing collective bargaining rights for unionized public employees.

After earlier voicing solidarity with the workers protesting against Gov. Scott Walker (R) in Wisconsin, Pelosi told The Hill she also stands behind the state legislators who fled and are now reportedly being sought by police.

“I saw some of them speak on TV, and they were very proud of the action that they took. I’m very proud of what they are doing,” she said.

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Police: Idaho Superintendent Tom Luna Threatened, Vehicle Vandalized

Freshman U.S. Rep. Allen West delivered a stinging indictment of his colleagues in a letter to constituents in which he rails about House members’ “ignorance, belligerence, and dishonest rhetoric.” Without naming names, but clearly implying that he was including President Barack Obama, the Florida Republican also decried Washington’s interference with Wisconsin’s budget turmoil. The text of the letter to residents of Florida's 22nd District:

“Over this past week I have watched and listened to members of the House of Representatives from across the aisle.

“I am appalled at their ignorance, belligerence, and dishonest rhetoric filled with empty emotional platitudes. Have they no shame in realizing that their inept, incompetent failures are the reason why we are debating this continuing resolution. They failed to pass a budget during the 111th Congress.

“Have they no honor in realizing that their fiscal irresponsibility over the past four years has resulted in our standing on the precipice of a fiscal canyon from which we may not recover.

“Also troubling are the events in the state of Wisconsin which mirror those that happened in Greece several months ago. We are witnessing the abject hostility of a unionized entitlement class that is being lauded by the liberal left, seemingly to include our President.

“It is such a critical time for our Republic, yet there seems no visionary leadership — it is as if America stopped producing adults.

I have never seen a greater assembly of petulance and sophomoric behavior as what I have witnessed this week on the floor of the House of Representatives.

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Hateful Signs Targeting Wisconsin GOP Governor And Lawmakers

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Mike Tate is condemning  signs carried by pro-labor protesters that compare Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Hosni Mubarak and showed the governor with a cross-hairs rifle sight over his face.

In an interview with CNSNews.com, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Press Secretary Graeme Zielinski said that Tate and the party “absolutely” condemn the inflammatory signs but says that they are not representative of the majority of the protesters who have taken to the streets in opposition to the Governor’s plan.

“This is absolutely not representative of what the protest is that’s out there,” said Zielinski. “Frankly it’s offensive to a lot of the protesters, average working men and women who are out here with their families peaceably demonstrating and exercising their first amendment rights.”

Shortly after the protests commenced, the state Republican Party released a video entitled “Rhetoric vs. Reality” in which rally attendees can be seen carrying signs that contain inflammatory messages -- including calls for the governor’s death.
The video also shows one Democratic lawmaker, state Sen. Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee), comparing the governor’s proposals to actions taken by Hitler in the early 1930’s.
A caption beneath the video on the State GOP Web site reads: “Which side is engaging in uncivilized rhetoric?”

Mark Jefferson, the executive director of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, told CNSNews.com Friday that the caption is a reference to Democratic calls for increased political civility and a toning down of the political rhetoric after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in January.

He said the Wisconsin GOP released “Rhetoric vs. Reality” partially to combat misconceptions that evolved in the days following the Giffords shooting.

“There were a lot of conservatives around the nation who were upset about all of the talk coming out of Arizona about how it’s the Right that engages in hurtful rhetoric and like other conservatives around the country,” Jefferson said.

Jefferson also said that the signs that they have seen both inside the Capitol building and in the streets have led many to fear for the safety of the governor and Republican supporters of the legislation.

Tim Graham, director of media analysis for the Media Research Center the parent organization of CNSNews.com, praised the State Democratic Party for condemning the signs and agreed that those wielding them make up only a fraction of the protesters.

However, Graham also pointed to what he said was a double standard when it came to the media’s coverage of inflammatory behavior depending on which side of the political spectrum was involved.

“The big difference is that throughout the last couple of years with the Tea-Party movement the media and the Democrats made an enormous big deal out of the tenor of signs,” said Graham. “Whether they were Obama with a Hitler mustache or Obama in a Witch doctor outfit or violent imagery.”

“The real double standard here is that while the media was constantly harping on tea-party, they’re not harping on signs this time around.  We’ve seen some of these signs going by in the stories but there’s no commentary on them.  So you might see a sign saying “Hosni Walker” flash on your screen, but there’s nobody saying “extreme,” Graham told CNSNews.com.

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House Votes To Defund Planned Parenthood

The House has approved Rep. Mike Pence’s amendment to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood, checking off a hot-button social issue even as it set up a bigger showdown over defunding the health care law.

The vote was 240-185 with 11 Democrats voting for the amendment, and seven Republicans voting against. One member voted present. A group of Republicans on the floor applauded when the vote hit 218.

That amendment managed to suck up three hours of often emotional debate time Thursday night, which is a big part of the reason the health care law defunding votes got pushed into today.

Pence, of Indiana, touched off a vicious back-and-forth Thursday night in which Republicans insisted the organization is too aggressive about performing abortions and several Democrats charged that the GOP was waging a “war on women.”

Pence said the amendment captures a rough public consensus that they accept legal abortions, but don't want to pay for them.

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Salisbury Police Department Press releases

On February 17, 2011 at approximately 10:58 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to a residence on the six hundred (600) block of Pearl Street for the report of an assault. Upon arrival the officers found that the below listed suspect had assaulted a family member during an argument. The victim had pain in her stomach area and was transported to the Peninsula Regional Medical Center for treatment.

ARRESTED: Sherita Ann Walker, 25 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES: Second degree assault

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 201100006006

On February 17, 2011 at approximately 2:51 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the Sears Department Store at the Centre at Salisbury for the report of a shoplifter. Upon arrival the officers met with store security who advised that the below listed suspect had been observed taking perfume from the store without making any attempts at making payment. The property was recovered and was returned to the store.

ARRESTED: Rochelle Hudgins Kimble, 47 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES:
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 201100006040

PUBLIC NOTICE


A MEETING OF THE CITY OF SALISBURY ELECTION BOARD HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 24, 2011 AT 4:30 P.M.

THE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN CONFERENCE ROOM 306 OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING (125 N. DIVISION STREET).

How Do You Sell Out A Civic Center?

You call Fernando Guerrero, that's how!

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Congratulations Fernando!