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Date: August 20th, 2009

Obama’s approval rating continues to sink – now only 45%

20 August, 2009 (23:36) | Politics | By: ricjames

Still better than Congress but Obama’s numbers are sliding down a pretty steep slope: President Barack Obama’s popularity has plummeted to a record low, with just 45 percent of voters now approving of his performance, according to the latest Zogby International poll. Asked whether they approve or disapprove of the president’s job performance, just 45.3 [...]

Obama asks reverends and rabbis to preach his healthcare message in their sermons and masses

20 August, 2009 (22:56) | Politics, Religion | By: ricjames

The gall of the man… If President Obama has his way, you’ll soon be hearing about his health care package when you go to your church or synagogue to pray. Thousands of religious leaders got a call from on high Wednesday when Obama reached out to Jewish and Christian clergy, urging them to push health [...]

System maintenance tonight

20 August, 2009 (21:54) | Blogging | By: ricjames

I’m told by our hosting firm that there will be system maintenance tonight starting at midnight, mountain time. (That’s 02:00 here on the east coast.) They estimate it will take about 30 minutes during which you might have trouble accessing the site.

CDC finds US life expectancy is up to 78 years

20 August, 2009 (07:48) | Human Interest, Medicine | By: ricjames

Good news. U.S. life expectancy has risen to a new high, now standing at nearly 78 years, the government reported Wednesday. The increase is due mainly to falling death rates in almost all the leading causes of death. The average life expectancy for babies born in 2007 is nearly three months greater than for children [...]