Obama calls for 2-year freeze on federal pay

Federal workers may not be getting any raises or bonuses any time in the next two years; this would affect about 2 million people. This is the first of many ways to help with the budgets shortfalls. This freeze would affect all civilian federal employees, but not military personnel. The budget cut is expected to save 5 billion dollars in two years. This proposal still has to be approved by Congress.
I think that we do need to make changes in the way our country spends its money. Our country is 14 trillion dollars in debt. The article said, “It would not affect members of Congress or their staffs, defense contractors, postal workers or federal court judges and workers.” Well if this proposal does not affect any of those people who does it affect? Why can’t we just stop spending so much money and not freeze pay?

Palin hits back at Obama, media after slip-up

Sarah Palin says that the media is singling out her word slip-ups. Palin urged people to "stand with our North Korean allies," by mistake. Sarah Palin quickly corrected herself afterwards. Sarah Palin also pointed out that President Obama has had many slip-ups. Many people don’t know about these verbal slip-ups because the media has not made a big deal over them. An example would be on May 9, 2008, Barak Obama said, "I've now been in 57 states, I think one left to go." He meant to say 47 states though.
I think that it is not right that Sarah Palin gets treated harsher and every mistake she makes is pointed out and so quickly judged. If you are going to be so hard on her then why not be hard on Obama too? Everyone makes mistakes, no one is perfect. So you can expect slip-ups and mistakes.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101126/pl_afp/uspoliticsmediapalin

Plane with student pilot violates DC air space

Two fighter jets had to cut off a plan that went into the restricted zone over Washington, D.C. area. The plane was being flown by a student pilot and no one else was in the plane. The plane landed without any problems and was met by law enforcement. The plane went into the outer ring of the restricted area but not the inner ring.
This incident deals with our government because the reason there is a restricted zone over Washington is in order to keep our President safe. If a plane is flying over D.C. the people who protect the security of our government officials will know something will be alerted to potential danger. I think it is a good idea to have a restricted flying zone over Washington D.C. So many government officials work in D.C. and this is a way to try to protect them. The events of 9/11 have shown us how important it is to secure our airways.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101122/ap_on_go_ot/us_small_plane_dc_airspace

Somali-born teen plotted car-bombing in Ore.

Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a 19 year old teenager in Portland plotted to blow up a van with bombs in it at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The bombs were fake, supplied by the FBI. The teen dialed a number on his cell phone to explode the bombs but really just called the FBI and police, who came rushing to him. The FBI was given a tip about it and so was able to get in on it. He had been think and planning this since he was 15 years old. Mohamed Osman Mohamud could get life in prison for attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.
I am so glad the FBI was in on this and was able to stop it from happening. This guy could have killed so many people like he wanted to. Terrorism is a big problem in our country and needs to be stopped.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_portland_car_bomb_plot