http://www.smallgovtimes.com Your small government and Libertarian news source Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:02:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Republican Norm Coleman is suing to challenge Democrat Al Franken's apparent recount victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race. At a news conference Tuesday, Coleman says he won't accept a board's determination that Franken won 225 more votes in the November election. The lawsuit will keep the seat vacant for weeks ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/01/minnesota-recount-mess-continues-in-court/ In choosing Leon E. Panetta to be the next CIA director, President-elect Barack Obama appears to have concluded that a spy chief who understands politics may be better equipped to carry out the incoming administration's national security agenda than one who understands espionage. The surprise selection of Panetta, a former California ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/01/panetta-a-surprise-pick-to-run-the-cia/ A U.S. congressional committee on Monday held the first of what is expected to be numerous hearings on an alleged massive financial fraud by New York asset manager Bernard Madoff. Madoff is alleged to have defrauded billions of dollars from people who invested with his Wall Street asset management firm since ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/01/lawmakers-probe-multi-billion-dollar-ponzi-scheme/ Since its creation as a Jewish state in the late 1940s, Israel has been one of the main sources of tension and unrest in the Middle East.  Now, more than 50 years later, Israel once again finds itself at odds with its Palestinian neighbors, forcing the hand of the United ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/01/americas-role-in-the-chaos-in-gaza/ If you think Paul Shanklin's "Magic Negro" parody is offensive, please take a moment to watch Dave Chappelle's "Blind White Supremacist" <click here>  routine and prepare to go through the roof. This episode of adult humor is about a blind black man named Clayton Bigsby who is brought up white ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/01/should-we-have-a-right-to-laugh/ In his radio address today, President-elect Obama uses some new language when discussing what he wants the stimulus package to achieve in terms of jobs. First off, he has a name for the package -- the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan." The president-elect says he wants to "create three million new ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/01/obama-600000-new-govt-jobs-on-the-way/ Our media have been in awe of Barack Obama's physique, his workouts and basketball skills. But his lies about the proposed federal "stimulus" plan are what really deserve scrutiny. Mike Allen of Politico.com quotes <click here>  Republican consultant Frank Luntz as complimenting Obama for coming up with the deceptive phrase, "American Recovery ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/01/obamas-lies-about-government-bailout-plan/ WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 2009 – The number of U.S. military fatalities in Iraq in 2008 fell two-thirds compared to the previous year, underscoring an improvement in security amid upcoming provincial elections. Last year's casualty figure -- 314 -- marks a sharp reduction from 2007 when 904 troops died. The 2008 tally ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/01/us-deaths-in-iraq-decrease-in-2008/ U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is calling on Congress to move quickly on his economic stimulus plan. But some Republicans want more time to study the details. The incoming president says lawmakers should pass his American Recovery and Reinvestment plan, which he hopes will create three million jobs. Aides say the program ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/01/obama-wants-775-billion-more-in-handouts/ PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Governors of five U.S. states urged the federal government to provide $1 trillion in aid to the country's 50 states to help pay for education, welfare and infrastructure as states struggle with steep budget deficits amid a deepening recession. The governors of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/01/us-governors-seek-1-trillion-federal-assistance/