ABC News is reporting soldiers wounded in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting are being denied benefits despite President Obama's promise the victims would be taken care of. Included in the report is video inside Fort Hood immediately after the shooting. Click here to view report.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
MSN.com fact-checks State of the Union Address
MSN.com has done a fact-check on President Barack Obama's 2013 State of the Union address. Using a combination of fact-twisting and memory loss Obama painted a "rosy" picture of the country's current state of affairs.
According to MSN News some of the statements made by the President that aren't quite factually accurate include:
""The president claimed that "both parties have worked together to reduce the deficit by more than $2.5 trillion." But that's only an estimate of deficit reduction through fiscal year 2022, and it would be lower if the White House used a different starting point.
"" "Obama touted the growth of 500,000 manufacturing jobs over the past three years, but there has been a net loss of 600,000 manufacturing jobs since he took office. The recent growth also has stalled since July 2012."
""He claimed that "we have doubled the distance our cars will go on a gallon of gas." Actual mileage is improving, but Obama's "doubled" claim refers to a desired miles-per-gallon average for model year 2025.
"" "Obama said the Affordable Care Act "is helping to slow the growth of health care costs." It may be helping, but the slower growth for health care spending began in 2009, before the law was enacted, and is due at least partly to the down economy.
"" "The president also made an exaggerated claim of bipartisanship. He said that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney agreed with him that the minimum wage should be tied to the cost of living. But Romney backed off that view during the campaign.
" For a more detailed analysis of the State of the Union speech go to MSN.com.
According to MSN News some of the statements made by the President that aren't quite factually accurate include:
""The president claimed that "both parties have worked together to reduce the deficit by more than $2.5 trillion." But that's only an estimate of deficit reduction through fiscal year 2022, and it would be lower if the White House used a different starting point.
"" "Obama touted the growth of 500,000 manufacturing jobs over the past three years, but there has been a net loss of 600,000 manufacturing jobs since he took office. The recent growth also has stalled since July 2012."
""He claimed that "we have doubled the distance our cars will go on a gallon of gas." Actual mileage is improving, but Obama's "doubled" claim refers to a desired miles-per-gallon average for model year 2025.
"" "Obama said the Affordable Care Act "is helping to slow the growth of health care costs." It may be helping, but the slower growth for health care spending began in 2009, before the law was enacted, and is due at least partly to the down economy.
"" "The president also made an exaggerated claim of bipartisanship. He said that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney agreed with him that the minimum wage should be tied to the cost of living. But Romney backed off that view during the campaign.
" For a more detailed analysis of the State of the Union speech go to MSN.com.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Obama EPA ignores court ruling
by My E-News
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued new output goals for the biofuels industry, despite a recent court ruling which threw out the EPA's 2012 mandate. The ruling last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said the 2012 mandate for cellulosic biofuels was based on wishful thinking rather than accurate estimates.
The Obama administration wants to encourage the use of biofuels to help lower greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming, as well as lower U.S. dependence on foreign fuel. Despite, the EPA's projections for millions of gallons of biofuels made from switchgrass, corn husks or wood pulp there's been essentially zero production. According to final EPA estimates, no cellulosic fuel was produced in 2010 or 2011. Only about 25,000 gallons was produced last year.
This isn't the first time the Obama administration has ignored a court ruling. After the April, 2010 explosion and oil spill from the British Petroleum oil rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico, a third oil-drilling moratorium was established by the Obama administration after the first two were thrown out of court; creating a de facto Gulf Coast offshore drilling ban in opposition to two judges’ rulings.
Information provided by FoxNews.com and the Associated Press.
Read more: FoxNews.com
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued new output goals for the biofuels industry, despite a recent court ruling which threw out the EPA's 2012 mandate. The ruling last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said the 2012 mandate for cellulosic biofuels was based on wishful thinking rather than accurate estimates.
The Obama administration wants to encourage the use of biofuels to help lower greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming, as well as lower U.S. dependence on foreign fuel. Despite, the EPA's projections for millions of gallons of biofuels made from switchgrass, corn husks or wood pulp there's been essentially zero production. According to final EPA estimates, no cellulosic fuel was produced in 2010 or 2011. Only about 25,000 gallons was produced last year.
This isn't the first time the Obama administration has ignored a court ruling. After the April, 2010 explosion and oil spill from the British Petroleum oil rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico, a third oil-drilling moratorium was established by the Obama administration after the first two were thrown out of court; creating a de facto Gulf Coast offshore drilling ban in opposition to two judges’ rulings.
Information provided by FoxNews.com and the Associated Press.
Read more: FoxNews.com
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