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President Obama recorded a special message for you about the budget he's submitted to Congress and what you can do to help it pass.

Watch the video now and take action to make sure your representatives know you support this new direction:

The budget President Obama has proposed isn't the same old document Washington has come to expect year after year.

Right now, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to finally confront the systemic problems that have held America back for far too long in energy, health care, and education.

But it's up to you to get involved and make it happen. Join a canvass this weekend and talk with everyone you know about the President's plan to secure long-term prosperity for our families.

After watching the President's video, you can also look up your elected representatives and let them know you support this new foundation for economic growth:
http://my.barackobama.com/budgetaction

Recall Release
CLASS II RECALL

FSIS-RC-009-2009
HEALTH RISK: LOW

Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Emily Metz
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2009 - Khong Guan Corporation, a Union City, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 2,858 pounds of chicken drink products that were ineligible for import to the U.S., the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
FSIS is recalling these products because the chicken drink products do not meet poultry products inspection or poultry exemption requirements. Specifically, it could not be determined that the poultry ingredients used in the chicken drink products were prepared under inspection as required by federal regulations or under a foreign inspection system determined to be equivalent by FSIS. The poultry ingredient is determined to be ineligible when the source of the ingredients cannot be determined.
The problem was discovered after FSIS identified a shipment of products containing poultry which were imported from an unapproved source. The chicken drink products were distributed to retail establishments nationwide. FSIS has received no reports of illness as a result of consuming this product.
The products subject to recall include: [View Labels]

• Packages containing six 2.3-fluid ounce-bottles of "BRAND'S Essence of Chicken Drink"
• Packages containing six 2.3-fluid ounce-bottles of "BRAND'S Essence of Chicken Drink, with Cordyceps Extract"
• Packages containing six 2.3-fluid ounce-bottles of "BRAND'S Essence of Chicken Drink, with 4 Herbs"
• Packages containing six 2.3-fluid ounce-bottles of "BRAND'S Essence of Chicken Drink, with Lingzhi"
• Packages containing six 2.3-fluid ounce-bottles of "BRAND'S Essence of Chicken Drink, with Ginseng"

Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact company Marketing Manager, Deborah Heng, at (510) 487-7800 ext. 105.
FSIS works with other federal agencies to ensure the safety of imported meat, poultry and processed egg products. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issues import permits based on animal health considerations, specific to a country or region. Customs and Border Protection provides oversight of all products entering the United States.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.

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California Firm Recalls Poultry Products Imported From an Unapproved Source

A fisherman in Baghdad speaks to Dahr Jamail and Jason Coppola in the shadow of the massive new U.S. "embassy" on the Tigris River about life during occupation.

Click here to view this short video piece.

See more Dahr Jamail at Dahr Jamail’s Mideast Dispatches

http://dahrjamailiraq.com/archives/multimedia

By Patricia L Johnson

     The Iraq Status of Forces Agreement [SOFA] calls for “the withdrawal of combat forces from the cities, villages and localities” no later than June 2009, with the balance of troops to be out of Iraq by December 31, 2011.  The agreement made between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq went into effect on January 1, 2009.

     Since that date there have been 199 Iraqi citizens killed – 61 in January, 64 in February and with 2/3 of the month of March to go there have already been 74 deaths in March.

     What I fail to understand is the lack of interest in the number of civilians that have died in Iraq, at our hands. As you can see by the article written in 2004, it was estimated that 100,000 Iraqi civilians were killed by coalition forces since the beginning of the war [March 19,2003].  Six years have passed since the war began and civilians are still being slain in the streets of Iraq.

    There are people in this country that become enraged at the thought of a young mother who doesn’t want a child having an abortion, yet fail to  bat an eyelash at the murders that are taking place in Iraq.  Why is the right to life in Iraq so much different than the right to life in the United States?

     The Iraqi people have done nothing to us.  They were not behind 911, nor have they taken any action to harm the residents of our country, yet many of them die for no reason other than the United States made a mistake and thought they had weapons of mass destruction.

     How many more Iraqi citizens are going to die because of our unacceptable error?

     At the end of March, Britain will begin withdrawing the balance of 4,000 combat troops stationed in Basra.  The withdrawal will be completed by the end of July 2009, with a few hundred personnel remaining to train Iraqi police.

     Has the sectarian killing increased because we will not be able to meet the June 2009 date, or has the sectarian killing increased because we are leaving?

     How many more bodies will it take to determine the answer to that question?

Rush Limbaugh, Bobby Jindal, and Alan Keyes have been offered all-expense tour by Democrats as soon as a name for trio can be decided

The Three Amigos was considered but rejected as none of the trio fits the Hispanic description. 

Best bet, so far, is The Three Stooges.

By Richard E Walrath

Submitted by John S.

Submitted by John S.

CEO -- Chief Embezzlement Officer.

CFO -- Corporate Fraud Officer.

BULL MARKET -- A random market movement causing an Investor to mistake himself for a financial genius.

BEAR MARKET -- A 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry, and the husband gets no sex.

VALUE INVESTING -- The art of buying low and selling lower.

P/E RATIO -- The percentage of investors wetting their pants as the market keeps crashing.

BROKER -- What my broker has made me.

STANDARD & POOR -- Your life in a nutshell.

STOCK ANALYST -- Idiot who just down-graded your stock.

STOCK SPLIT -- When your ex-wife and her lawyer split your assets equally between themselves.

FINANCIAL PLANNER -- A guy whose phone has been disconnected.

MARKET CORRECTION --  Usually the day after you buy stocks.

CASH FLOW-- The movement your money makes as it disappears down the toilet.

YAHOO -- What you yell after selling it to some poor sucker for $240 per share.

WINDOWS -- What you jump out of when you're the sucker who bought Yahoo @ $240 per share.

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR -- Past year investor who's now locked up in a nuthouse.

PROFIT -- an archaic word no longer in use.