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Palestinian TV, the Hero Kuntar beside all of “Palestine” (a Palestinian flag superimposed over all of Israel)Palestinian TV, the Hero Kuntar beside all of “Palestine” (a Palestinian flag superimposed over all of Israel)Enter the West’s favourite moderate, the Arab’s last great hope for peace and properity: “Mahmoud Abbas”. He has been touted as a man [...]

By Trita Parsi and Roi Ben-Yehuda The looming Iran-Israel confrontation has a seemingly deterministic quality to it. Listening to the politicians, one gets a sense that powers beyond our control are pulling us toward a 21st-century disaster. Yet a great deal of the force propelling us into confrontation is fueled by ignorance and dehumanization. Israel is [...]

Animal study finds withdrawal effects may continue for days or weeks Scientific evidence has long suggested that moderate drinking offers some protection against heart disease, certain types of stroke and some forms of cancer. But new research shows that stopping drinking - including at moderate levels - may lead to health problems including depression and a reduced capacity of the brain to produc

There has been much discussion of late regarding Obama's long-awaited "move to the center," (essentially his break from his party's so-called "base") as well as to a lesser extent McCain's tilt right on various other issues. Most notably of course has been Andrew Sullivan's praise of Obama's position shifts.The implication is that this is smart politics by Obama because in so doing, he is seeking

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Wednesday, but there was no threat of a tsunami and no immediate reports of damage, geologists said. The quake hit at 8.52 am (0152 GMT), 42 kilometres (26 miles) northwest of the city of Gunung Sitoli in North Sumatra province, the Indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency said [...]

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Tom Brokaw will moderate "Meet the Press" through the November election, NBC News announced today. Brokaw volunteered to take the seat vacated by the late Tim Russert in a train ride from Washington to New York while speaking with NBC News President Steve Capus. Click here for more.

Acne is ugly. It’s a simply the truth. Acne can ruin relationships and cause self-consciousness. There are many products and programs for people with severe acne, but what if your acne isn’t that bad and you can’t seem to get rid of it? It can be just as troubling. Just because it isn’t as bad doesn’t mean it’s okay. If you have moderate acne and can’t get rid of it, you aren’t tre

Singapore property prices have peaked - govtSINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Singapore's booming property market has peaked and will continue to moderate over the next two years, the country's trade ministry said on Friday.Singapore's central bank said that while the financial services industry could face some slowdown there was no evidence of a large job cuts."There could be some slowdown, but not m

Three distinct groups of people are responsible for the amazing power and endurance of the "Sen. Collins is a moderate" narrative. And while any discussion of them runs the risk of overgeneralizing, the narrative is potent enough that it's a risk worth taking.First, there's the GOP noise machine. This includes Collins' senate and campaign staffs; her Republican allies in DC and Augusta; and Republ

Indonesia sinking deeper and deeper into radical Islam. Why doesn’t CAIR stand up for them? Miami Herald JAKARTA, Indonesia — Members of a moderate Muslim sect were ordered by the government Monday to return to mainstream Islam or face possible imprisonment for insulting the country’s predominant religion. The vast majority of Indonesia’s Muslims are moderate, but in [...]

A beauty contest for women with headscarfs seems like an oxymoron… the whole reason they wear the hijab is because they are trying to be modest. Why are women, who supposedly are trying modest, even participating in a contest like this? Doesn’t it go against the very reason they wear it in the first place? to [...]

 One of my concerns about John McCain is illustrated here and was spoken by Robert Novak. That concern is the issue of judges. The next president will likely have at least one appointment to the supreme court. This year appears to be a very dim one for Republicans. I know I am not writing anything profound [...]

This is just one of the reasons why Moderate Muslims won’t speak out… They know they are the minority. Radio Australia Hundreds of members of a radical Islamic group armed with batons have clashed with moderate Muslims rallying for religious tolerance in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. About 100 members of the National Alliance for Religious and Faith Freedom gathered [...]

Hundreds of members of a radical Islamic group armed with batons have clashed with moderate Muslims rallying for religious tolerance in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.About 100 members of the National Alliance for Religious and Faith Freedom gathered in central Jakarta to rally against a possible government ban on the minority Ahmadiyah sect, deemed deviant by religious authorities.About 500 membe

By Andrew L. Jaffee, netwmd.com I worked with a Shiite Muslim for seven years, probably one of the best customers I’ve ever had. I avidly follow true moderate Muslim commentators like Fareed Zakaria, [1] Kamal Nawash, [2] Fouad Ajami, [3] and Mansoor Ijaz. [4] I hold democratically-elected Muslim leaders like President Megawati Sukarnoputri of Indonesia with [...]

May 24, 2008 Property prices expected to moderate THE Singapore property market has peaked and prices can be expected to moderate in the next two years, the Government said yesterday. Prices had surged in the past two years because of a supply-demand imbalance, said Mr Ravi Menon, the Second Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. 'The market has been tight across various segmen

The Quick Answer Enable comment moderation by selecting 'Yes' on the Settings | Comments tab.Enter an email address if you want to approve or reject comments via email (optional).The ability to moderate comments as they are added to your blog canbe very handy if you want to catch any comment spam before it reachesyour page or if you'd like control over the kind of messages people canleave on you

We recently received the following email from Neil:The Iron Man film trailer – which seems to give away WAY too much plot and is too long – says at the end in usual disclaimer-fashion: "Contains moderate violence and moderate language.”All I have is visions of the so-called Iron Man talking in moderate English language like a Conservative politician: “Sorry to blow you up old chap”, “G

J Fam Pract. 2008 May;57(5):327-9. Which drugs are safest for moderate to severe depression in adolescents? Guirguis-Blake J, Wright A, Rich J, Crawford J. University of Washington, Department of Family Medicine, Tacoma Family Medicine Residency Program, Tacoma, WA, USA. Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) appear to be the safest, given current data. Major safety concerns-prompting a U

Auty,Cass and Griffin in happier timesPainter and decorator and part-time BNP councillor Colin Auty shocked his party last week when announcing he would challenge Nick Griffin for the leadership. It's caused a rift in the local and national BNP, but does it signify high ambition from the candidate or frustration at a fading political movement? DANNY LOCKWOOD spoke to him.On the Friday lunchtime, t

How do you know if you suffer moderate acne? If you already try the over the counter products, and they are not working to clear your acne, there’s a chance that you suffer moderate acne. Moderate acne are characterized by a lot of papules and pustules that covering approximately 1/4 to 3/4 of face. What are Papules and pustules? Papules are an inflammatory acne lesion (comedo) that charac

High blood pressure or hypertension is a condition that can affect about one in three people, this percentage rises among certain groups i.e. people who are overweight, heavy drinkers or people over forty. With more and more people becoming overweight and the stresses of a modern lifestyle it is no wonder that hypertension is becoming [...]

High blood pressure or hypertension is a condition that can affect about one in three people, this percentage rises among certain groups i.e. people who are overweight, heavy drinkers or people over forty. With more and more people becoming overweight and the stresses of a modern lifestyle it is no wonder that hypertension is becoming [...]

Our buddy at Mosquewatch has a nice, simple list of questions for anyone who claims to oppose terrorism and radical Islam.  These questions should especially be asked to any Muslim in America claiming to be moderate. Since the moderate voice here in America is either pushing the Islamic agenda in America or otherwise completely silent, it’s [...]

11:50 04/10 (CEP News) – The key releases in the U.S. Thursday morning included jobless claims, which moderated from a previous spike, and the U.S. trade deficit, which unexpectedly grew in February. Overseas, the Bank of England cut its benchmark rate by 25 bps to 5.00% while the European Central Bank held its rate at 4.00%, both as expected.While U.S. initial jobless claims pulled back in the week ending April 5 to 357k from its 2.5-year high reached the week before of an upwardly revised 410k, economists say the overall trend is still creeping up into recession territory. Forecasts were looking for a total of 383k claims. The four-week moving average of initial claims increased to 378,250 from 375,750."As far as we can tell, companies are increasingly taking the view that the slowdown

Singapore Office rents moderate in first quarter of this year   Figures expected to stay strong due to high demand, tight supply, says CBRE By Jessica Cheam  THE verdict is in: prime office rents - which shot up last year - have slowed down in the first three months of this year. Like residential property, office rentals did appreciate in [...]

April 8, 2008 Office rents moderate in first quarter of this year Figures expected to stay strong due to high demand, tight supply, says CBRE By Jessica Cheam THE verdict is in: prime office rents - which shot up last year - have slowed down in the first three months of this year. Like residential property, office rentals did appreciate in the first quarter but at a slower pace than in the four quarters last year, said property consultancy CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). But unlike homes, offices will still be able to achieve high rents due to strong demand and a lack of supply, said CBRE in a report released yesterday. Prime office rents were up 6.7 per cent at an average of $16 per sq ft (psf) per month in the first quarter, while Grade A office space - the best grade of space - climbed 8.7 per

To avoid charges of Racism, Bigotry and Islamophobia, many commentators when criticising Islam try to ameliorate the sting of their remarks by closing their arguments with the meaningless phrase, "Of course not all Muslims are terrorists," as if one can easily look into the heart and soul of our Muslim guests and immigrants and easily distinguish one from the other....

Moderate Democratic member seeks friendly, highly organized individual to handle front-desk duties. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, answering phones, opening and distributing mail and faxes, supervising interns, greeting visitors and coordinating tour and flag requests for constituents. Candidate must be willing to work a flexible schedule including long hours and some [...]

Asian markets declined in the early session of trade on Friday (Mar. 28, 2008) on concern that profit growth will weaken at banks, countering an advance by energy producers.Westpac Banking Corp. declined in Sydney by the most in three weeks. Shinhan Financial Group lost the most in South Korea after a brokerage announced that the Shinhan will report profits less than the estimates. Cnooc, China`s largest offshore oil producer, climbed after crude-oil prices gained and the company reported higher earnings.Japanese benchmark index Nikkei declined 7.08 points, or 0.06%, to trade at 12,597.50.Hong Kong`s index Hang Seng lost 98.61 points, or 0.44%, to trade at 22,762.83.China`s Shanghai Composite lost 18.34 points, or 0.54%, to trade at 3,393.15.Taiwan`s Taiex index declined 11.08 points, or

Behav Modif. 2008 Mar;32(2):196-214.A pilot study of sensation-focused intensive treatment for panic disorder with moderate to severe agoraphobia: preliminary outcome and benchmarking data. Bitran S, Morissette SB, Spiegel DA, Barlow DH. MA, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University, Botson, MA 02215, USA. sbitran@bu.edu This report presents results of a treatment for panic disorder with moderate to severe agoraphobia (PDA-MS) called sensation-focused intensive treatment (SFIT). SFIT is an 8-day intensive treatment that combines features of cognitive- behavioral treatment for panic disorder, such as interoceptive exposure and cognitive restructuring with ungraded situational exposure. SFIT focuses on feare

In yet another sickening display of the religion of peace doing what it does best. Targeting CIVILIANS… The Australian ISLAMIC cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has returned to his hardline rhetoric with a call for followers to “beat up” Western tourists and for young Muslims to die as martyrs. Bashir likened non-Muslims to crawling animals. “Worms, snakes, maggots [...]

I had not planned on writing anything in regards to this imbecile but I figured a little blurb would be ok. (Jerusalem Post) Arab daily: Mercaz Harav attack was justified When you read this, keep in mind all of the hate filled sermons preached in Mosques. Think of the Madrassas that teach the murderous ideology of islam. If this man believes what he has written he has just created thousands of

Consumer inflation, after pushing relentlessly higher, posted its mildest reading in six months in February thanks to energy and food costs moderating. The relief, however, was expected to be short-lived, given that energy prices have resumed their upward climb.

Money, they say is the root of all evils. But it’s not the money itself but the obsession to acquire it by all means has motivated a person to do evil things such as: murder, robbery, swindling, plunder, graft and corruption, lying, stealing of people’s money, betrayal of public trust, cheating just to [...]

My blog is acting like it’s sick. Sometimes my comment pages load, and sometimes they don’t. I apologize if you’ve tried recently to leave a comment saying how stupid I am, and my software wouldn’t let you vent properly. Likewise if it was a compliment. I also sent a 4GB “jumbo drive” back with my Dad [...]

"What percentage of a culture’s population can hold views that are completely at odds with the culture’s foundational reference points before said culture is irretrievably lost? 15%? 21%? 32%?" ... "Before it’s too late, Western nations should be asking themselves: with moderates like these, who needs extremists?" When observing the cultural existential struggle of the age, it’s hard not to be reminded of the story of the emperor who had no clothes: the citizens were all afraid to be the first to speak up and say something wasn’t right, so they all agreed that the emperor’s clothes were the finest they’d ever seen when he was, in fact, quite obviously, naked. It’s clear our society is in a bit of trouble, but people can’t even talk about it without the same sort of fear f

Now is the BEST TIME for First Time Home Buyers to purchase a home in Florida within the last decade due to a combination of several factors:  Decrease in Home Prices High Inventory Levels means lots of choices for buyers High number of foreclosures Higher Property Tax Exemptions Low Interest rates Here is some information for buyers with low or moderate [...]

Have you ever felt tired and stressed out from work and by the time you get home you see your three children running towards you asking you to play basketball with them? You refused and promised them that you will after you take you rest. Instead of disappointing your children, why not say, "yes" after all? You will be surprised by the amount of energy you will have after that 30-minute activity. Did you know that by exercising at a moderate pace for only 30 minutes, you would feel a lot better, mentally? It has been proven that this improves the appetite and sharpens your style in problem solving. Not only that. You will also feel that it is easier to sleep at night if you do moderate exercises even for only 30 minutes every day. What are the benefits of regular exercise? It promotes self

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When Kentucky School News and Commentary began there was a problem to resolve. How does one manage the natural conflict between free speech (a very good thing) and the abusive name-calling (a bad thing that detracts from the public debate) that can dominate the comments section of a blog. Should KSN&C allow anonymous comments and take whatever we get? And if we do, would that drive the tone of the blog into the mud and undermine legitimate authority? Or is it better to require all commenters to identify themselves, perhaps stiffling legitimate comments from insiders who may have something to lose when commenting on matters of public policy, or politics?I chose to moderate the blog. Recently, I've noticed several other blogs ("liberal" and "conservative") following suit. Over at PolWatchers, John Stamper wrote, "We've had to spend way too much time the past few days deleting comments that don't comply with our comment policy. It's getting old. Therefore, those who comment must

Moderate exercise may stall vascular dementia(Reuters)Reuters - Older adults who regularly walkfor exercise may help lower their risk of vascular dementia,the second-most common form of this disorder after Alzheimer'sdisease, a study published Wednesday suggests. Doctors get reprieve on Medicare cut(AP)AP - Lawmakers have crafted a six-month reprieve for physicians facing a 10 percent rate cut when treating Medicare patients, congressional aides and advocacy groups said Tuesday. Most Medicare Recipients Ignore Colorectal Cancer Screening(HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) — The majority of Americans inMedicare aren't getting screened for colorectal cancer, a major killer,even though the screening is free, a new study finds. Bookmark to:

(HealthDay News) -- A brisk 30-minute walk most days of the week is enough to undo metabolic syndrome, a health condition that can lead to heart disease, diabetes and stroke, a new study... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Beyond The Written Word: Videoblogging And Podcasting, one of the sessions at the Bloggers Connect Workshop, will be moderated by Jeff Turner, President of RealEstateShows.com. The session will be held on Wednesday, January 9, 9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square. The panel for this discsussion will include: P. Morgan Brown, Chief Operating Officer, New Day Trust Mortgage Douglas Heddings, Senior Vice President, Prudential Douglas Elliman Dave Nelson, Founder & CEO, TalkShoe Mike Price, President, ML Broadcast Announcements, blogging, inman, video, videoblogging

On my "Trolling the Left" section, I try to answer some of the arguments from left columnists and bloggers. I don't always intentionally choose the most extreme arguments either. In fact, most of the articles are recommended to me by my left friends at Magnasquids. What's the deal? Am I missing the true founts of left or moderate-left wisdom? I must be because the liberals I know are some of the nicest people I've met. A lot of them are pretty smart too. I'd sincerely like the liberals amongst you to give me a name or a blog that will benefit constructive argument and, ultimately, help facilitate some kind of American consensus.

October HECM activity rebounded somewhat from the sharp falloff seen in September, but remained well below the 12-month average. According to HECM MIC reports recently issued by HUD, 8,417 HECMs were endorsed in October, a 9% increase from September’s total of 7,695. But the October total fell about 6 percent under the 12-month [...]

If you suffer from moderate to severe inflammatory acne, you will have to approach a doctor for its treatment. you will then be provided either with prescription topical, oral medicines or a combination of both types of medication. There are numerous types of prescription topical medicines that can be used for treating acne which includes antibiotics and vitamin A derivatives, retinoids. Antibiotics are given to help slow or stop the growth of bacteria, and thus reduce inflammation. Retinoids are given to help unplug any existing comedones you may have so that other topical medicines like antibiotics can enter the follicles and work better. There are also some retinoids that help in decreasing the formation of comedones as they are made from an altered form of vitamin A. Other prescription medicine like prescription strength Benzoyl peroxide, products containing sodium sulfacetamide and Azelic acid are all effective in destroying P.acnes and in reducing the production of oil. In additi

The future of Christianity in America depends far more on those Christians who would describe themselves as "moderate," "progressive," or "liberal" than on the fundamentalists who have recently championed the merging of religion and government. So far, many moderates have been content to ignore the fundamentalists. However, this must change if they want a form of Christianity they will recognize to endure.As Austin Cline suggests, an important task for moderate Christians involves shifting their energy from attacks on the secular community to the fundamentalists who give their religion such a bad name.Christians and religious believers should spend more time dealing with believers they think are giving them a bad name than with generalizations from atheists. Which is ultimately causing more harm: generalizations made by a few atheist bloggers, or the incessant privileging of religion, religious beliefs, and religious believers?It is understandable that moderate Christians resent being

Moderate exercise like walking may be as good as or better than intense workouts when it comes to certain heart health measures, new research suggests. In a study of 240 overweight, middle-aged adults, researchers found that moderate exercise, but not vigorous activity, improved participants' levels of blood fats called triglycerides.Meanwhile, improvements in "good" HDL cholesterol seemed to depend on how much study participants exercised, and not how intensely. What's more, researchers found, both benefits were sustained when exercisers took a vacation from working out. All of this is good news for sedentary people who would find it hard to leap from the couch to a daily run, according to the study authors. ”Bad” cholesterol climbs with inactivityOn the other hand, there's bad news for sedentary people who would prefer to stay that way. In this study, participants who remained inactive saw their "bad" LDL cholesterol levels climb over just six months. The negative effects don

Ever since the atrocities of September 11th, 2001, there has been a lot of hopeful talk in the Western press about the vast majority of Muslims who are religious "moderates." Being moderates, they necessarily repudiate the theology of Osama bin Laden and disavow terrorism.Nor would they ever dream of killing another human being over a cartoon. Where are these moderate Muslims? How many of them exist? And how can we best empower them? These are all questions of crucial importance to the future of civilization, and they are questions for which I do not have any answers.But there is another question worth asking in the meantime: How do we recognize religious moderates in the first place?The author Sam Harris said "Anyone who thinks that non-Muslims should be obliged to conform to the religious taboos of Islam is not a Muslim moderate".Others say they are moderate if they they denounce terrorism and commit to peaceful means of resolving conflicts.What do you think?Indonesia News Blog: http

I’m getting very tired of listening to ‘moderate’ Christians taking shots at atheists like Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris for the tone in which they write. It has become a popular pastime to criticize because they take a hard line with religious belief and for the vociferous way they have gone on the offensive. For years the atheist has had to sit back and listen to the non coherent ramblings and downright balderdash that religious zealots have used, not to defend their irrational beliefs, but to spread hate and animosity in the name of their God. It seems no one has been spared from this hostility. Whether you’re gay or one that values the scientific method, you know that the religious right will be standing guard, silver crosses around their necks, Bibles in hand and hypocrisy on their lips shouting “fire, brimstone and death” to those who fail to conform to their 1st century philosophy. If one wants to find a target to denunciate, then religious

If most British Muslims decry Islamic terrorism, why, oh why, don't they speak up while everybody is listening? Unfortunately, debating about Islam is still a taboo and moderate Muslims are badly represented.Recently, whether we like to hear it or not, some bombing attempts were perpetrated by some British Muslims. Secondly, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al-Qaida's deputy leader, threatened to attack the UK "in retaliation for the knighthood given to the novelist Salman Rushdie", according to The Guardian.Still, while these barbarian acts were done in the name of Allah, it appears for most of us that most Muslims didn't want to publicly condemn them. Does this mean that most British Muslims support jihadists?According to the Daily Telegraph, while the percentage of "British Muslims accepting suicide attacks on the West" is at 13%, the percentage of those "admiring organisations like al-Qaeda" is at 16%. Besides, 37% of "young British Muslims would accept to live under sharia law rather than Br

If most British Muslims decry Islamic terrorism, why, oh why, don't they speak up while everybody is listening? Unfortunately, debating about Islam is still a taboo and moderate Muslims are badly represented.Recently, whether we like to hear it or not, some bombing attempts were perpetrated by some British Muslims. Secondly, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al-Qaida's deputy leader, threatened to attack the UK "in retaliation for the knighthood given to the novelist Salman Rushdie", according to The Guardian.Still, while these barbarian acts were done in the name of Allah, it appears for most of us that most Muslims didn't want to publicly condemn them. Does this mean that most British Muslims support jihadists?According to the Daily Telegraph, while the percentage of "British Muslims accepting suicide attacks on the West" is at 13%, the percentage of those "admiring organisations like al-Qaeda" is at 16%. Besides, 37% of "young British Muslims would accept to live under sharia law rather than Br

Moderate Northeast Democratic Senator seeks highly qualified individual to fill the position of DC Scheduler. Individual must excel at balancing many competing demands in a fast-paced environment while maintaining an excellent attention to detail and positive attitude. Job responsibilities include managing all incoming invitations to DC office and working with Legislative, Press, and State Staff to determine priorities for the Senator’s time. Independent, self-starter, and resourceful are all words to describe the successful candidate. Congressional scheduling experience preferred. Resumes to senatedcscheduler@gmail.com

There was controversy a short while ago over PBS' attempted oppression of a new Frank Gaffney documentary, Islam vs Islamists: Voices from the Muslim Center, which focuses on moderate Muslims and their views on extremists. It was suppressed because even the views of moderate Muslims are not allowed in the eyes of the extremists like CAIR, to name but one.Now, the Wash. Times says that they've agreed to make it available to 354 TV stations across the nation, but there's just one little thing here that's fairly telling (via Hot Air):“We plan to distribute the film to any public broadcasting station that wants it. We’ll package it and also produce some sort of discussion to accompany the film, and give it some context,” OPB President Steve Bass told The Washington Times yesterday.Gaffney's company has responded, and sums up what this is really saying:The travesty that has characterized the public broadcasting system’s handling of a taxpayer-underwritten documentary, “Islam

With all of the discussion of Giuliani, social issues, and politics, I've decided to come up with what I think is a workable methodology to values issues that would be acceptable to most people. The essential dilemma for conservatives, as articulated well by commentators like Dennis Prager and poorly by 90% of other conservatives, is that while many in the center-right wish to conserve traditional standards of behavior, they also recognize that attempts to do so require one to exclude, to some degree, those who don't choose to conform to those guidelines. Not only is this consequence unacceptable to many conservatives, but neutral or hostile observers would perceive discrimination (true, by definition), a lack of compassion (not necessarily), or just plain meanness in the standard bearer's stance. The approach I propose allows the moderate liberal or conservative to participate in the fighting retreat that is the culture war without breaking bonds of friendship or themselves ris

Moderate Democratic member seeks friendly, highly organized individual to handle front-desk duties. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, answering phones, opening and distributing mail and faxes, supervising interns, greeting visitors and coordinating tour and flag requests for constituents. Candidate must be willing to work a flexible schedule including long hours and some late nights. Capitol Hill experience and California ties preferred. Salary commensurate with experience. Email cover letter and resume to: Staff.assistant.resumes@mail.house.gov

DEROY MURDOCKNew York Post04 May 2007WHERE on Earth are the moderate Muslims? Thanks to PBS, they’re not on public television. PBS has blocked “Islam vs. Islamists: Voices from the Muslim Center.” This documentary — funded with a $675,000 Corporation for Public Broadcasting grant — contrasts the ubiquitous bearded, burqa-covered Muslim radicals with men and women who wear Western attire, shave

Moderate Revolt is a young arts collective with an eye towards other media making their convention debut at the Alternative Press Expo. We had a chance to talk to two of the members about Moderate Revolt and their artwork. Christy: I’m Christy Negubala and I’m one of the artists for the Moderate Revlot. Stacy: I’m Stacy Swan and not present is Cary Grafmiller, Joe Peeler, and Tess Blackwell and Grant Boomer. Christy: Basically, we call ourselves the Moderate Revolt because it’s based on something John Stewart said during his stand up routine. He was talking about how our country is run by extremists and how they are the ones that make the rules. His hypothesis is that the people that are moderate, the normal people with good heads on their shoulders, all have shit to do. And so we are revolting, not neccesarily in the adjective sense, but we are the responsible moderate people that decided that we’re gonna try and take it upon ourselves to try and run

A moderate 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Java island on Thursday, seismologists said, but there were no reports of casualties or damage. The quake was felt by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the central city of Yogyakarta, local media reported. The undersea quake hit at 9:52 am (0252 GMT), 80 kilometres (50 miles) southeast of Bantul district in central Java at a depth of 21.9 kilometres, the Indonesian meteorological agency said.

Most parts of the country showed moderate economic growth in the early spring despite sluggish manufacturing largely due to the housing slump. The fresh snapshot of the national economy, released...

Most atheists believe that religious extremism is a problem. Many religious moderates in America agree with us, especially if we are discussing Islamic extremism. However, most American atheists are more focused on Christian extremism because we encounter it more frequently, see countless examples of it throughout our society, and marvel at the reach of its influence to the highest levels of our government. Unfortunately, fewer Christian moderates have been willing to stand against their extremist brethren within Christianity. What role are moderate Christians to play, if any, in our opposition to Christian extremism?The culpability of religious moderates in facilitating religious extremism was a central them in both Dawkins' The God Delusion and Harris' The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason. In fact, this theme seems to have been an important part of what made both books unusually controversial. The point to emphasize here is that moderates are not accused of

By DANIEL PIPESJerusalem Post18 Apr 2007"What moderate Muslims?” is the near-inevitable retort to my stating that radical Islam is the problem and moderate Islam the solution. Where are the anti-Islamists’ demonstrations against terror, their combating of Islamists, their reassessments of Islamic law? I am asked. Moderate Muslims do exist, reply. Admittedly, they do not constitute a movement

Tens of thousands of mederate Muslims rallied in the streets of Karachi against the establishment of a Tlaiban-like Madrassa. The Moderate Musl;ims need to speak out against those who use Islam as a way of destroying life and liberty. Hopefully...

The Washington Times Daily13 Apr 2007There’s only one thing to do with the spiked PBS documentary, “Islam vs. Islamist: Voices from the Muslim Center.” Air it. If the Public Broadcasting Service won’t reconsider, this window on the struggle for the soul of Islam in the West — controversial and hard-hitting — will be picked up by some other network. It’s inevitable. We watched “Islam vs.

I don't even have to comment on this story. Every word speaks volumes loud and clear. ~RJH Jihad Watch article linkPBS Documentary on moderate Muslims dropped for fear of offending non-moderate ones"They could not bring themselves to declare people like Jasser 'moderate' because that would mean criticizing the fundamentalists whom the Jassers of the world oppose.""Producer: PBS dropped 'Islam vs. Islamists' on political grounds," by Dennis Wagner in The Arizona Republic, with thanks to all who sent this in:The producer of a tax-financed documentary on Islamic extremism claims his film has been dropped for political reasons from a television series that airs next week on more than 300 PBS stations nationwide. Key portions of the documentary focus on Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser of Phoenix and his American Islamic Forum for Democracy, a non-profit organization of Muslim Americans who advocate patriotism, constitutional democracy and a separation of church and state.Martyn

Many people are claiming that the reason that Democrats dominated this election was because they ran more conservative candidates. Gary Bauer claimed this in his post-election spin:In order to win, they ran moderate candidates, many of whom embraced conservative values, such as the right to life and the sanctity of traditional marriage.But is this really true? There is no doubt that some of the candidates that the Dems ran were more conservative than the party platform. But was this a trend among the winners? Or an exception? Both Ezra and Kos dealt with this issue better than I can, so I give you them: From Ezra:So is Shuler rightwing? Seems like a tough case to me. Sherrod Brown? Liberal as they come. Defeating South Dakota's abortion ban initiative? Passing Missouri's stem cell initiative? All those progressives who toppled liberal Republicans in the Northeast? Somebody think they won in the blue bastions with roaring conservatism? Meanwhile, the most conservative of the seri

She comes from Syria but lives in LA.She spoke out loud but quietly on Al Jazeera.The kind of words I've been expecting for 5 years (and calling from this excuse of a blog for 3 years) : the key war is waged by radical muslims against moderate muslims, Middle Age vs XXIst Century. Time for moderate muslims to wake up and make themselves heard.She's been threatened but it may be too late : media must make this kind of positions mainstream. Radicals cannot keep overflowing airtime with their hatred while they just represent a minority. Since she dared a parallel between Jews and Muslims, she's been invited in Israel. Good point, but beware of traps, be careful not to weaken your stature within the Muslim community.

Today Mr. Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury goes on trial for his life in Bangladesh. His crime - writing articles favorable toward Jews and Christians.Help Save Mr. Choudhuryclick her for previous post on Mr. Choudhury

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a moderate Muslim was menaced by other non-moderate ones (H/T: Michelle Malkin). Hot Air has a podcast about him, and also a PDF report by the Freedom House on Saudi mosque funding.

I have learnt my way through investing in stock market that I neither have a heart nor "Mad Money" to throw it to some individual stock. So I started doing research on ETFs (Exchange - Traded Funds).Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are at the center of one of the biggest transformations in the indexing world, a no-frills fund category that was launched by Vanguard in 1976. As ETFs have spread to every corner of the stock market, both here and abroad, financial advisors small and large have been turning to these products for their flexibility, tax efficiency, low cost and, in some cases, market-beating returns. A decade ago 19 ETFs held a measly $6.7 billion. Now there are 387, according to State Street, that hold $422 billion. That's still a small sliver of the $10 trillion sitting in mutual funds, but the impact has been swift and dramatic. (Source: www.SmartMoney.com/etf)With the ETF universe growing at warp speed, I thought that it is about time that I start creating an All ETF Portfol

PartnerCentric President Linda Woods will moderate a panel discussion this week called "Social Networking and Affiliate Marketing" at eComXpo, the virtual tradeshow for e-commerce marketers. Panelists will explore early successes in the monetization of social networking sites by affiliate marketers. They will also offer insights for e-commerce marketers who are trying to align their businesses to gain customers and revenue from social networking sites and technologies. Woods will be moderating the panel, which will include: - Stephanie Agresta , President of Stephanie Agresta Consulting - Jamie Birch , Director of Affiliate Relations for Converseon - Jonathan Miller , CEO of ForgeBusiness USA "Most marketers and merchants are hearing the buzz about social networking, but they don't really know how to achieve any kind of measurable result," said Woods. "Fortunately, there are encouraging examples of success in the monetization of social networking. Our panel discussion will explore

{mosgoogle right}A moderate earthquake jolted the Izu Islands south of Tokyo Saturday afternoon, the Meteorological Agency said.There was no report of casualties or damage to property, police said. No tsunami warning was issued following the quake.The temblor that struck at 12:17 p.m. on Saturday registered 3 on the 7-point Japanese intensity scale on Shikine Island and 2 near the Kozu Municipal G