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I BET it's in the billions.

That just because your particular home has not changed in temperature does not mean the world has not changed in temperature or in climate.

Weather is not climate. Variation in weather parameters are several orders of magnitude greater than any change in climate for a given location. If lay people ever grasp this concept they will stop making these kinds of arguments and stop being deceived and confused by those who continue to mistake weather for climate.

The average temperature for a single month over the continental U.S. does not represent that region's climate for that month or say anything about it's climate for that year. It does represent an anomaly or deviation from the monthly climate normal based on an arbitrarily chosen period, usually a contiguous 30 years of monthly data which is averaged to established a baseline climate.

A single monthly anomaly at a given location can vary by several degrees, the annual anomaly usually much less. Spread out over the entire globe the anomaly is measured in a few tenths of 1 degree, even as the weather/temperature varies wildly from place to place and time to time.

Just because they didn't kiss george bushes *** or give him a love fest like the other channels doesn't mean they're biased.

YES OBAMA IS IMPROVING OUR IMAGE ACROSS THE GLOBE, WON THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AND THEY'RE MAD AT HIM FOR THAT? WHAAAAAAAAAT?

I guess that means he shouldn't win the nobel peace prize huh?

Is it his fault?

This morning, Michelle and I awoke to some surprising and humbling news. At 6 a.m., we received word that I'd been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009.

To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize -- men and women who've inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace.

But I also know that throughout history the Nobel Peace Prize has not just been used to honor specific achievement; it's also been used as a means to give momentum to a set of causes.

That is why I've said that I will accept this award as a call to action, a call for all nations and all peoples to confront the common challenges of the 21st century. These challenges won't all be met during my presidency, or even my lifetime. But I know these challenges can be met so long as it's recognized that they will not be met by one person or one nation alone.

This award -- and the call to action that comes with it -- does not belong simply to me or my administration; it belongs to all people around the world who have fought for justice and for peace. And most of all, it belongs to you, the men and women of America, who have dared to hope and have worked so hard to make our world a little better.

So today we humbly recommit to the important work that we've begun together. I'm grateful that you've stood with me thus far, and I'm honored to continue our vital work in the years to come.

Thank you,

President Barack Obama

This morning, Michelle and I awoke to some surprising and humbling news. At 6 a.m., we received word that I'd been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009.

To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize -- men and women who've inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace.

But I also know that throughout history the Nobel Peace Prize has not just been used to honor specific achievement; it's also been used as a means to give momentum to a set of causes.

That is why I've said that I will accept this award as a call to action, a call for all nations and all peoples to confront the common challenges of the 21st century. These challenges won't all be met during my presidency, or even my lifetime. But I know these challenges can be met so long as it's recognized that they will not be met by one person or one nation alone.

This award -- and the call to action that comes with it -- does not belong simply to me or my administration; it belongs to all people around the world who have fought for justice and for peace. And most of all, it belongs to you, the men and women of America, who have dared to hope and have worked so hard to make our world a little better.

So today we humbly recommit to the important work that we've begun together. I'm grateful that you've stood with me thus far, and I'm honored to continue our vital work in the years to come.

Thank you,

President Barack Obama

I'm going to sit back and laugh at the replies I get.

Republicans-please think hard, your answer will be stupider.

I bet they actually think it can only go to people who have acomplished peace.

I'm going to go home and laugh.

Also-WILL REPUBLICANS DO EVERYTHING THEY POSSIBLE CAN TO MAKE SURE OBAMA DOES NOT ACHEIVE PEACE SO THEY CAN OWN HIM IN ELECTIONS-\

AND-DID OBAMA THREATEN TO NUKE NORWAY UNLESS THEY GAVE HIM THE PRIZE?

LOL!!

NEW YORK – President Barack Obama's approval ratings are starting to rise after declining ever since his inauguration, new poll figures show as the country's mood begins to brighten. But concerns about the economy, health care and war persist, and support for the war in Afghanistan is falling.

An Associated Press-GfK poll says 56 percent of those surveyed in the past week approve of Obama's job performance, up from 50 percent in September. It's the first time since he took office in January that his rating has gone up.

People also feel better about his handling of the economy and his proposed health care overhaul.

But not about the war.

Support for the war in Afghanistan has declined, the poll said Tuesday. And approval of Obama's handling of it is holding steady — in contrast to his gains in other areas — as he considers a big troop increase there. Poll respondents narrowly oppose the increase.

Overall, 39 percent said they disapproved of Obama's performance in office, down from 49 percent last month.

While a majority of those surveyed remain pessimistic about the direction of the country, that number has begun to improve, too. The poll found 41 percent now believe the U.S. is headed in the right direction, compared with 37 percent in September.

But a large majority of respondents said they remain very concerned about most of the major issues facing the country. The economy was the biggest concern, with 88 percent saying they consider it extremely or very important, followed by unemployment, health care, terrorism, the budget deficit, taxes and the war in Afghanistan.

The increase in Obama's job approval rating was driven by a more positive view of his handling of nearly all of those issues.

Fifty percent of those surveyed said they approved of the president's handling of the economy, up from 44 percent in September. And 48 percent said they approved of his handling of health care, up six points and about equal to the 47 percent who said they disapproved. Obama has made health care the signature domestic issue of his presidency.

Terence Glass, a 45-year-old Milwaukee resident studying to be a teacher, said he was pleased with Obama's handling of health care and the economy, especially his decision to provide federal help to the ailing auto industry.

"We have to look at what was going on before he got in his office. The country was in pretty bad shape," Glass, a Democrat said, adding that since Obama had become president, "I look at it now and I think it's doing a little better."

The only measure that remained unchanged from September was Obama's handling of the war in Afghanistan. Forty-six percent said they approved of his handling of the conflict, while 41 percent disapproved.

Indeed, the poll found a drop in overall support for the 8-year-old war. Forty percent said they favored it, down four points from July, while 57 percent said they were opposed. Some 46 percent favor sending more U.S. troops there, while 50 percent oppose a troop increase, a major decision Obama is weighing.

Obama boosted troop levels in Afghanistan last spring by about 21,000. He and his national security team are now reviewing a warning by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. forces in that country, that the war will be lost without another big increase.

Glenda Holton, 53, a retired Army sergeant from Dublin, Ga., said she strongly disapproved of Obama's performance in office — and opposed a troop increase.

"I don't feel like they need to have any of them over there," she said about U.S. troops in Afghanistan. "Because it's not doing any good, it's escalating and there hasn't been any improvement."

Holton, who did not vote for Obama in the general election and considers herself an independent, added, "It's not our fight over there."

To be sure, the poll found persistent and deep partisan divisions over Obama. While 88 percent of Democrats said they approved of his performance in office, just 18 percent of Republicans approved. But that GOP figure was up six points since September, when only 12 percent of Republicans said they approved.

Obama's job approval has also gone up among independents. Fifty-three percent said they approved of the president's job performance, a nine point increase since September. Even more strikingly, the percentage of independents who said they disapproved plunged 16 points, from 53 percent last month to 37 percent now.

The poll of 1,003 adults was conducted Oct. 1-5, using both landline and cell phone interviews, with a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

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AP Polling Director Trevor Tompson and AP writers Natasha Metzler and Christine Simmons in Washington contributed to this report.

Only 80 billion dollars has benn spent from the stimulus package.......

Plus THE VAST MAJORITY OF ECONOMISTS say that it was necessary to save the economy.

No one wantsd debt but why blame Obama for the mess bush left him with?

It's not that hard to convince 99% of worldwide scientists everywhere from japan to europe that global warming is real if your president. Some of that stimulus money is obviously going there and that isn't free trade is it?

Why can't obama understand that glenn becks white culture is supoerior to his? whos richer white people or black people? Just accept it stupids,

Since obamas the leader secrety of all those countries we should blame him for that.

And hate Muslims such as myself?

and so he is obsiously responsible for what they do don't deny it.Certainly doesn't sound like free trade is does it? I suppose some of you liberals will try to stike me down like van jones a proven communist with connections to radical preists and secret Commies.

Since Obama will try to take over your healthcare by saving poor people(as if that'll save the economy, if they die quicker like old people thats less resources we have to spend on them. DUH!? it so against free trade.

Plus I think sarah plain is smart. at least she's not some ******** who pelieves in libbir science like monkey man, global warming, or that the bible can't be considered a scientific encyclopedia.

Back to Obama I hate him and you should to as he is obviously making the place a communist place.

Didn't any of yolu hear how he started shooting down millions of people here in texas? I mean I admit SOME of them shot each in confusion because they all had handguns but theres no denying it was oabama!

JOIN THE TEABAGGERS!

Evolution and Global Warming............

That the firggin earth isn't 6000 years old and that killing 1400 people 300 of them children IS a war crime no matter how special a certain individual may be over another person.

Poland okays forcible castration for pedophiles

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland on Friday approved a law making chemical castration mandatory for pedophiles in some cases, sparking criticism from human rights groups.

Under the law, sponsored by Poland's center-right government, pedophiles convicted of raping children under the age of 15 years or a close relative would have to undergo chemical therapy on their release from prison.

"The purpose of this action is to improve the mental health of the convict, to lower his libido and thereby to reduce the risk of another crime being committed by the same person," the government said in a statement.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said late last year he wanted obligatory castration for pedophiles, whom he branded 'degenerates'. Tusk said he did not believe "one can use the term 'human' for such individuals, such creatures."

"Therefore I don't think protection of human rights should refer to these kind of events," Tusk also said.

His remarks drew criticism from human rights groups but he never retracted them.

"Introducing any mandatory treatment raises doubts as such a requirement is never reasonable and life can always produce cases that lawmakers could never have even dreamt of," said Piotr Kladoczny from the Helsinki Foundation of Human Rights.

"If somebody is of sound mind, we punish him. If he is sick, we try to cure him -- that's how it works in Polish law. This bill introduces both approaches. As far as I know, this makes our law the strictest in Europe on this issue," Kladoczny said.

The bill, which also increases prison sentences for rape and incest, must still be approved by the upper chamber of parliament. This is seen as a formality as Tusk's Civic Platform party holds a majority of its 100 seats.

(Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska; Editing by Louise Ireland)

Look, I am in NO WAY an idiot conservative(I have 100% backing to Obama with exception of the right to life) but seriously what on earth can libs have against this?

Your against long sentences so why can't we have them castrated to prevent them from rapiong children? That or THROW THEM OF A FRIGGIN CLIFF.

It's like the guy said-they aren't the same as normal people so we shouldn't treat them as such.

Previously their was an article, small one about her recent talk in Hong Kong giving one of those brilliant speeches she gives. She is such a smart women. Going to China I bet she knew more about US policy than Obama!

Sept. 23 was a hazy day in Hong Kong. It's unlikely that Sarah Palin could have gazed across the city's harbor, past the mountains of the New Territories, and spied mainland China in the distance. Secluded inside the Grand Hyatt hotel, behind a tight cordon of security and a sea of hobnobbing fund managers, she may not even have seen much of Hong Kong itself.

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Palin was in the Big Lychee on her first visit to Asia, delivering her first major speech abroad at a high-profile conference of bankers and regional finance executives. A reported 1,100 delegates crammed into the ballroom to hear her champion "commonsense conservatism" and Reaganomics and offer commentary on Asian geopolitics. But if this luncheon keynote address was the former Alaska governor's first credential-burnishing step toward a 2012 presidential bid, it was made with the pesky media well at arm's length. All press were barred from the event, reportedly at the request of Palin's camp. Details of her remarks have been pieced together from interviews with delegates who were in attendance, tweets from inside the ballroom and a few private recordings of the proceedings that were obtained by news agencies. Neither spokespersons for Palin or CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, the investment firm sponsoring the conference, were willing to disclose Palin's itinerary in Asia.

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Though dubbed "a conversation with Sarah Palin," the event turned out to be more of a monologue. She spoke for almost 90 minutes, all the way to 2 p.m., when the session was supposed to end. As an attendee said while walking out, "she clearly wanted to keep talking so there'd be no questions." The moderator did ask her a few questions, but that part of the program lasted less than 10 minutes.

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She did make a few memorable pronouncements, for example, "I don't like excessive partisanship." Addressing the financial crisis, she declared there was no need for new regulation: "Lack of government wasn't the problem. Government policies were the problem. The markets didn't fail. Government failed." Palin reportedly called for the elimination of capital gains and estate taxes, decried state overspending and, supposedly without mentioning U.S. President Barack Obama by name, criticized his efforts to widen government involvement in health care. She rattled off a few terms of financial art but did not address the issues facing the markets for long, saying, "That's for next time."

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Palin did not shy away from addressing Asia and its politics. She hit the Republican talking points on China, warning against protectionism and expressing concern about China's military buildup. "We hope for China to rise responsibly," a delegate posting to Twitter live from the speech quoted Palin as saying. She also spoke of the U.S.'s historic role in securing prosperity and stability in the region and expressed a conviction that the U.S. could help steer Beijing toward democracy.

Still, according to many delegates, Palin's home state of Alaska dominated the talk. "She rambled on about the place for ages," says an Indian banker with a major U.S. firm. "Palin even talked about Alaska's land bridges with Asia and how animals once went across." Based on a recording it reviewed, the Wall Street Journal says Palin invoked her husband Todd's Eskimo heritage as a sign of shared "bloodlines" between the continents.

Palin's audience was a mostly sympathetic throng of high-flying executives and fund managers from more than 32 countries, responsible for some $10 trillion worth of assets among themselves. While they welcomed her support for strong free-market policies, some of the executives in the crowd were not entirely convinced. "[Palin] displayed a mixture of commonsense prudence and a bit of naiveté when it comes to finance," says a London-based fund manager (most delegates spoke anonymously due to the confidentiality policies of their companies). "Surely, we know now not all things are better left to the market."

After stepping down as governor earlier this year, Palin has allegedly received more than 1,000 speaking invitations. Some speculate that she was well remunerated by CLSA, though the company spokeswoman, Simone Wheeler, refused to comment on the question of a fee. The CLSA Investors' Forum has a rich tradition of bringing in leading global — and often American — figures, such as Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Preceding Palin as top-of-the-bill speakers

Is it? You know, I always thought that you learnt it when you were quite young but I have a new theory-since they act like kids it should be much the same right?

Abortion take the life of an innocent child yet-

PRO LIFE STATES HAVE HIGHER RATES OF ABORTIONS THAT PRO CHOICE STATES.

European healthcare is higher quality and europeans have longer lifespans and get less sick then Americans.

Europeans also have much better education levels, score way higher on tests and much happier, more developed lives.

Why are republicans so against that?