Sen. Daniel Akaka Of Hawaii Won't Seek Re-Election

The 86-year-old said he'll finish his term and step down after 22 years in the Senate. Democrats hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, including two independents who side with them. But they must defend 21 of the 33 seats on the ballot next year, and face a struggle to retain control.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/02/134213361/sen-daniel-akaka-of-hawaii-wont-seek-re-election?ft=1&f=1014

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Will Mideast Strife Spark a 1970s-Style Crisis?

Steve Forbes, Politico
You need to watch only a few minutes of cable news analysis to realize just how ludicrous our national energy policies have become. As escalating tensions and chaos unfold in Egypt, Libya and other Middle Eastern nations, one energy analyst suggested that if Libyan oil supplies were to fail, the United States would rely on Saudi Arabia for its oil needs. If that statement alone doesn't put U.S. leaders on red alert, the looming national energy crisis may soon become reality.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/03/02/will_mideast_strife_spark_a_1970s-style_crisis_251333.html

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Weekly Standard: Who Will Unite The Right In 2012

With the 2012 presidential elections looming, Jeffrey H. Anderson of The Weekly Standard argues that a viable Republican candidate must be able to unite both the Republican establishment and the Tea Party. Anderson makes the case for candidates who have that potential.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/02/134191898/weekly-standard-who-will-unite-the-right-in-2012?ft=1&f=1057

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The Decline of U.S. Naval Power

Mark Helprin, Wall Street Journal
Last week, pirates attacked and executed four Americans in the Indian Ocean. We and the Europeans have endured literally thousands of attacks by the Somali pirates without taking the initiative against their vulnerable boats and bases even once. Such paralysis is but a symptom of a sickness that started some time ago.The 1968 film, "2001: A Space Odyssey," suggested that in another 30 years commercial flights to the moon, extraterrestrial mining, and interplanetary voyages would be routine. Soon the United States would send multiple missions to the lunar surface, across which...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/03/02/the_decline_of_us_naval_power_251337.html

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Military Sensors Catch The Scent Of Roadside Bombs

In Afghanistan, the U.S. military is using a new tactic against IEDs: sensor pods attached to aircraft that pick up traces of the bombs' chemicals. "It's not unlike a woman passing through and being able to detect the scent of her perfume," says Lt. Gen. Michael Oates.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/02/134144517/military-sensors-catch-the-scent-of-roadside-bombs?ft=1&f=1004

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Khadafi? Gadaffy? Qadaffi? Why We Spell It The Way We Do

You've probably noticed dozens of different spellings of the name of the Libyan leader. In the latest installment of the How To Do Everything podcast, Wait Wait's Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag investigate where they all came from.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/waitwait/2011/03/01/134163629/where-the-gadhafi-spelling-comes-from?ft=1&f=1057

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The Gadhafi Prize For Human Rights: In Its Final Year?

Moammar Gadhafi's government has been accused of killing protesters who held demonstrations against him. So it may come as a surprise that since the 1980s, Libya has awarded an annual prize it calls the "Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights."

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/03/01/134173323/the-gaddafi-prize-for-human-rights-in-its-final-year?ft=1&f=1004

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Top 10 Retweeted LGF Pages in February (Littlegreenfootballs.com)

Since it's the first of the month, I thought it might be interesting to run a quick script to determine which user-submitted LGF Pages have been most popular on Twitter, during the previous month of February. And without further ado, here are the top 10 results in reverse order: #10 - 41 retweets, posted by Mickey_being_mickey The Crackpot World Of 'Alternative Right' #9 - 41 retweets, posted by Michael Orion Powell Alex Jones accuses Beck of stealing his material, and being used by the New World Order #8 - 41 retweets, posted by Killgore Trout Pamela Geller: CPAC has been infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood #7 - 42 retweets, posted by Killgore Trout White Supremacist Group at CPAC #6 - 43 retweets, posted by philosophus invidius Rush Limbaugh is Happy About My Impending Unemployment #5 - 59 retweets, posted by Mickey_being_mickey Glenn Beck dropped from the radio dial in Madison, WI #4 - 65 retweets, posted by Randall Gross Geert Wilders: Walk Like a Nazi, Quack like a Nazi... #3 - 94 retweets, posted by Gus Jim Hoft Blames Lara Logan For Her Sexual Assault #2 - 153 retweets, posted by Gus Another Day, Another Conservative Poll With Bad News For Scott ...
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