Post Partum - World-of-Newave.info http://answers.world-of-newave.info/post-partum.htm Latest news and articles about Post Partum en-us Copyright (c)2004-2008.ยง/Newave SARL. All rights reserved. webmaster@world-of-newave.com (Webmaster) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:37:44 GMT Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:37:44 GMT Newave Lisa XML Engine v1.0 - http://www.world-of-newave.info/about.htm 60 http://www.world-of-newave.info/images/wi8831.gif World-of-Newave.info - Knowledge and Informational Database http://www.world-of-newave.info/ 88 31 {EUROPE > HEADLINE LINKS} - McConnell post averts by-election http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/headline-links/mcconnell-post-averts-by-election-2008108168.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/headline-links/mcconnell-post-averts-by-election-2008108168.htm Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:52:12 GMT Jack McConnell is appointed to a diplomatic post, a move which gets Labour out of a potentially challenging by-election. News.Bbc.Co.Uk McConnell post averts by-election {new window}   News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Jack McConnell is appointed to a diplomatic post, a move which gets Labour out of a potentially challenging by-election.
BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | McConnell post averts by-election {...}
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > News and Media > Headline Links {EUROPE > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Thousands more post offices at risk http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/thousands-more-post-offices-at-risk-2008102638.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/thousands-more-post-offices-at-risk-2008102638.htm Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:02:59 GMT Loss of pensions and benefits contracts could cause many remaining branches to go bust Guardian.Co.Uk Thousands more post offices at risk {new window}   Www.Guardian.Co.Uk - Loss of pensions and benefits contracts could cause many remaining branches to go bust
Thousands more post offices at risk | UK news | The Observer {...}
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > News and Media {ISSUES > BIAS AND BALANCE} - Wash. Post's Balz wrote that Palin "did not stumble over names of foreign leaders," but not that she misstated name of top U.S. commander in Afghanistan http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/wash-post-s-balz-wrote-that-palin-did-not-stumble-2008106118.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/wash-post-s-balz-wrote-that-palin-did-not-stumble-2008106118.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:10:36 GMT In his October 3 Washington Post analysis, "Palin Delivers, But Doubts Linger," on Gov. Sarah Palin's performance in the October 2 vice presidential debate, chief political reporter Dan Balz wrote: "Republican strategists not directly connected with the campaign, some of whom had low expectations about how she would do, were thrilled by her performance." Later, Balz asserted: "Palin, who struggled with questions in televised interviews, came to Thursday's debate well briefed. She did not stumble over names of foreign leaders." But while crediting her with "not stumbl[ing]" over foreign leaders' names, Balz did not note that Palin misstated the name of Gen. David McKiernan, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, twice referring to him as "McClellan." During the debate, Sen. Joe Biden stated: "The fact is that our commanding general in Afghanistan said today that a surge -- the surge principles used in Iraq will not -- well, let me say this again now. Our commanding general in Afghanistan said the surge principle in Iraq will not work in Afghanistan -- not Joe Biden, our commanding general in Afghanistan." Palin replied: PALIN: Well, first, McClellan did not say definitively that the surge principles would not work in Afghanistan. Certainly, accounting for different conditions in that different country and conditions are certainly different. We have NATO allies helping us for one, and even the geographic differences are huge, but the counterinsurgency principles also could work in Afghanistan. McClellan didn't say anything opposite of that. Media Matters for America has noted that, before the debate, several members of the media asserted that Palin would win if she simply beats (lowered) expectations despite praise of her debate skills by others in the media and by McCain campaign surrogate Mitt Romney. From Balz' October 3 Washington Post analysis: For Palin detractors who expected a meltdown onstage at Washington University, the night was a disappointment. Republican strategists not directly connected with the campaign, some of whom had low expectations about how she would do, were thrilled by her performance. And if Biden's detractors hoped he would be windy or overbearing, they, too, were disappointed. He showed off his three decades of Washington experience in a way designed to instill confidence in voters about himself and Obama. [...] Palin, who struggled with questions in televised interviews, came to Thursday's debate well briefed. She did not stumble over names of foreign leaders. She had quick comebacks when Biden challenged her or went after McCain. [...] Reactions to the debate among political strategists fell almost predictably along partisan lines. But even some Democrats said Palin handled herself well. "The VP is no longer an issue," said Democrat Tad Devine. "Joe did well, too, especially at the end. I think there will no longer be a sideshow for the VP." Other Democrats said that as well as she may have done, she probably did not sway undecided voters. "For people who were already inclined to vote for John McCain, there was nothing about Sarah Palin's performance to keep them from doing that," Democrat Geoff Garin said. "But McCain's problem is that there aren't enough people who are inclined to vote for him, and nothing about Palin's performance changed that, either." But Republicans had a positive reaction, as if a weight had been lifted off McCain's shoulders. "She delivered big-time," said Tom Rath, a New Hampshire-based GOP strategist. "It was the best 90 minutes this campaign has had in two weeks. ... Whatever expectations there were, she blew them away." The vice presidential debate came with high interest and big expectations and certainly delivered, though not as some had predicted. That leaves it to Obama and McCain to argue it out for the next 32 days. Mediamatters.Org Wash. Post's Balz wrote that Palin "did not stumble over names of foreign leaders," but not that she misstated name of top U.S. commander in Afghanistan {new window}   Mediamatters.Org - In his October 3 Washington Post analysis, "Palin Delivers, But Doubts Linger," on Gov. Sarah Palin's performance in the October 2 vice presidential debate, chief political reporter Dan Balz wrote: "Republican strategists not directly connected with the campaign, some of whom had low expectations about how she would do, were thrilled by her performance." Later, Balz asserted: "Palin, who struggled with questions in televised interviews, came to Thursday's debate well briefed. She did not stumble over names of foreign leaders." But while crediting her with "not stumbl[ing]" over foreign leaders' names, Balz did not note that Palin misstated the name of Gen. David McKiernan, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, twice referring to him as "McClellan." During the debate, Sen. Joe Biden stated: "The fact is that our commanding general in Afghanistan said today that a surge -- the surge principles used in Iraq will not -- well, let me say this again now. Our commanding general in Afghanistan said the surge principle in Iraq will not work in Afghanistan -- not Joe Biden, our commanding general in Afghanistan." Palin replied: PALIN: Well, first, McClellan did not say definitively that the surge principles would not work in Afghanistan. Certainly, accounting for different conditions in that different country and conditions are certainly different. We have NATO allies helping us for one, and even the geographic differences are huge, but the counterinsurgency principles also could work in Afghanistan. McClellan didn't say anything opposite of that. Media Matters for America has noted that, before the debate, several members of the media asserted that Palin would win if she simply beats (lowered) expectations despite praise of her debate skills by others in the media and by McCain campaign surrogate Mitt Romney. From Balz' October 3 Washington Post analysis: For Palin detractors who expected a meltdown onstage at Washington University, the night was a disappointment. Republican strategists not directly connected with the campaign, some of whom had low expectations about how she would do, were thrilled by her performance. And if Biden's detractors hoped he would be windy or overbearing, they, too, were disappointed. He showed off his three decades of Washington experience in a way designed to instill confidence in voters about himself and Obama. [...] Palin, who struggled with questions in televised interviews, came to Thursday's debate well briefed. She did not stumble over names of foreign leaders. She had quick comebacks when Biden challenged her or went after McCain. [...] Reactions to the debate among political strategists fell almost predictably along partisan lines. But even some Democrats said Palin handled herself well. "The VP is no longer an issue," said Democrat Tad Devine. "Joe did well, too, especially at the end. I think there will no longer be a sideshow for the VP." Other Democrats said that as well as she may have done, she probably did not sway undecided voters. "For people who were already inclined to vote for John McCain, there was nothing about Sarah Palin's performance to keep them from doing that," Democrat Geoff Garin said. "But McCain's problem is that there aren't enough people who are inclined to vote for him, and nothing about Palin's performance changed that, either." But Republicans had a positive reaction, as if a weight had been lifted off McCain's shoulders. "She delivered big-time," said Tom Rath, a New Hampshire-based GOP strategist. "It was the best 90 minutes this campaign has had in two weeks. ... Whatever expectations there were, she blew them away." The vice presidential debate came with high interest and big expectations and certainly delivered, though not as some had predicted. That leaves it to Obama and McCain to argue it out for the next 32 days.
Media Matters - Wash. Post 's Balz wrote that Palin "did not stumble over names of foreign leaders," but not that she misstated name of top U.S. commander in Afghanistan {...} In his Washington Post analysis, Dan Balz wrote that, during the vice presidential debate, Gov. Sarah Palin "did not stumble over names of foreign leaders." But Balz did not note that Palin misstated the name of Gen. David McKiernan, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, twice referring to him as "McClellan." {...}
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]]> Society > Issues > Business > Media > Bias and Balance {EUROPE > NEWSPAPERS} - Army bans Christmas parcels after post backlog http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/newspapers/army-bans-christmas-parcels-after-post-backlog-2008105155.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/newspapers/army-bans-christmas-parcels-after-post-backlog-2008105155.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:00:02 GMT The Army has banned the public from sending Christmas parcels to combat troops unless they are addressed to an individual soldier. Telegraph.Co.Uk Army bans Christmas parcels after post backlog {new window}   Www.Telegraph.Co.Uk - The Army has banned the public from sending Christmas parcels to combat troops unless they are addressed to an individual soldier.
Army bans Christmas parcels after post backlog - Telegraph {...}
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > News and Media > Newspapers {NORTH AMERICA > LODGING} - DO NOT POST VACATION RENTALS in SF RESIDENTIAL AREAS. IT"S ILLEGAL!! (San Francisco) http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/travel-and-tourism/lodging/do-not-post-vacation-rentals-in-sf-residential-areas-2008108832.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/travel-and-tourism/lodging/do-not-post-vacation-rentals-in-sf-residential-areas-2008108832.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:03:04 GMT If you see a vacation rental listed on here in a residential area within San Francisco, PLEASE FLAG THESE ADS! If they are renting their homes/units/buildings/property less than 30 days in a residential neighborhood, THEY ARE ILLEGALLY RENTING THESE PROPERTIES! They are clearly by the Planning and Zoning Department of San Francisco not allowed to rent "Hotel Style Less Than 30 day Rental" in a residential neighborhood. IT IS AN ILLEGAL RENTAL! Those of you whom have contacted me with these illegal motels next to you know exactly what this abuse is. Call the Planning and Zoning "Code Enforcement Planner" Lois Scott, the "Code Enforcement Supervisor" for San Francisco and report them. The supervisor will put you in contact for the "Enforcement Planner" for your area of the city. Start documenting days their illegal guests come and go. Photograph the rental cars. If you see their properties on vacation rentals, save the pages and take screen grabs for documentation. If they are on one site, they are more than likely on several. Many of the web sites give the dates the property owners started listing their vacation rentals on the sites. This will tell you how long they have been illegally renting. The city will open a case, if they do not stop, the property owners will be cited and fined. Additionally, please contact your local City Supervisor and the sites whom allow them to advertise these illegal rentals and request that they alert the property owners that these type rentals are illegal! I am personally collecting personal contact information on the ads for these illegal rentals and am going to inform the local news media to help the city crack down on these illegal rentals. Please let me know if you would like your Landlord(s), property owner(s) added to the list. Thank You Sfbay.Craigslist.Org DO NOT POST VACATION RENTALS in SF RESIDENTIAL AREAS. IT"S ILLEGAL!! (San Francisco) {new window}   Sfbay.Craigslist.Org - If you see a vacation rental listed on here in a residential area within San Francisco, PLEASE FLAG THESE ADS! If they are renting their homes/units/buildings/property less than 30 days in a residential neighborhood, THEY ARE ILLEGALLY RENTING THESE PROPERTIES! They are clearly by the Planning and Zoning Department of San Francisco not allowed to rent "Hotel Style Less Than 30 day Rental" in a residential neighborhood. IT IS AN ILLEGAL RENTAL! Those of you whom have contacted me with these illegal motels next to you know exactly what this abuse is. Call the Planning and Zoning "Code Enforcement Planner" Lois Scott, the "Code Enforcement Supervisor" for San Francisco and report them. The supervisor will put you in contact for the "Enforcement Planner" for your area of the city. Start documenting days their illegal guests come and go. Photograph the rental cars. If you see their properties on vacation rentals, save the pages and take screen grabs for documentation. If they are on one site, they are more than likely on several. Many of the web sites give the dates the property owners started listing their vacation rentals on the sites. This will tell you how long they have been illegally renting. The city will open a case, if they do not stop, the property owners will be cited and fined. Additionally, please contact your local City Supervisor and the sites whom allow them to advertise these illegal rentals and request that they alert the property owners that these type rentals are illegal! I am personally collecting personal contact information on the ads for these illegal rentals and am going to inform the local news media to help the city crack down on these illegal rentals. Please let me know if you would like your Landlord(s), property owner(s) added to the list. Thank You
DO NOT POST VACATION RENTALS in SF RESIDENTIAL AREAS. IT"S ILLEGAL!! {...}
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]]> Regional > North America > United States > California > Metro Areas > San Francisco Bay Area > Travel and Tourism > Lodging {ISSUES > BIAS AND BALANCE} - Wash. Post uncritically reported false McCain claim that Obama "would raise taxes" http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/wash-post-uncritically-reported-false-mccain-claim-2008101213.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/wash-post-uncritically-reported-false-mccain-claim-2008101213.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:48:02 GMT In an October 1 Washington Post article, staff writers Anne E. Kornblut and Michael D. Shear reported that "[Sen. John] McCain, still stung by the defeat of a [bailout] compromise he had championed, changed the subject slightly on Tuesday to focus on tax policy, hammering [Sen. Barack] Obama with the oft-repeated charge that the Democratic nominee would raise taxes." But Kornblut and Shear did not mention that McCain's "oft-repeated charge" is false. In fact, the Tax Policy Center concluded that, compared with McCain, "Obama would give larger tax cuts to low- and moderate-income households and pay some of the cost by raising taxes on high-income taxpayers" -- those households earning more than $250,000 per year. Indeed, McCain's chief economic adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, has reportedly said it is inaccurate to say that "Barack Obama raises taxes." During the September 26 presidential debate, McCain himself noted that Obama would provide "tax cuts" but then returned moments later to suggesting that Obama would "raise people's taxes": McCAIN: Now, Senator Obama didn't mention that, along with his tax cuts, he is also proposing some $800 billion in new spending on new programs. Now, that's a fundamental difference between myself and Senator Obama. I want to cut spending. I want to keep taxes low. The worst thing we could do in this economic climate is to raise people's taxes. From Kornblut and Shears' October 1 Washington Post article: McCain, still stung by the defeat of a compromise he had championed, changed the subject slightly on Tuesday to focus on tax policy, hammering Obama with the oft-repeated charge that the Democratic nominee would raise taxes. Mediamatters.Org Wash. Post uncritically reported false McCain claim that Obama "would raise taxes" {new window}   Mediamatters.Org - In an October 1 Washington Post article, staff writers Anne E. Kornblut and Michael D. Shear reported that "[Sen. John] McCain, still stung by the defeat of a [bailout] compromise he had championed, changed the subject slightly on Tuesday to focus on tax policy, hammering [Sen. Barack] Obama with the oft-repeated charge that the Democratic nominee would raise taxes." But Kornblut and Shear did not mention that McCain's "oft-repeated charge" is false. In fact, the Tax Policy Center concluded that, compared with McCain, "Obama would give larger tax cuts to low- and moderate-income households and pay some of the cost by raising taxes on high-income taxpayers" -- those households earning more than $250,000 per year. Indeed, McCain's chief economic adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, has reportedly said it is inaccurate to say that "Barack Obama raises taxes." During the September 26 presidential debate, McCain himself noted that Obama would provide "tax cuts" but then returned moments later to suggesting that Obama would "raise people's taxes": McCAIN: Now, Senator Obama didn't mention that, along with his tax cuts, he is also proposing some $800 billion in new spending on new programs. Now, that's a fundamental difference between myself and Senator Obama. I want to cut spending. I want to keep taxes low. The worst thing we could do in this economic climate is to raise people's taxes. From Kornblut and Shears' October 1 Washington Post article: McCain, still stung by the defeat of a compromise he had championed, changed the subject slightly on Tuesday to focus on tax policy, hammering Obama with the oft-repeated charge that the Democratic nominee would raise taxes.
Media Matters - Wash. Post uncritically reported false McCain claim that Obama "would raise taxes" {...} The Washington Post uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's false claim that Sen. Barack Obama "would raise taxes." In fact, the Tax Policy Center concluded that, compared with McCain, "Obama would give larger tax cuts to low- and moderate-income households and pay some of the cost by raising taxes on high-income taxpayers" -- those households earning more than $250,000 per year. {...}
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]]> Society > Issues > Business > Media > Bias and Balance {INTERNET > BLOGS} - New Bar Gear from KegWorks http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/web-design-and-development/authoring/webmaster-resources/affiliate-programs/blogs/new-bar-gear-from-kegworks-2008102261.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/web-design-and-development/authoring/webmaster-resources/affiliate-programs/blogs/new-bar-gear-from-kegworks-2008102261.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:10:00 GMT New Products from KegWorks this Week Here are this weeks newly released products for October from KegWorks.com: 307 - Lawrence Hitching Post - 307 319-2P - Lawrence Royal Post - 319 303S - Lawrence Safety Post - 303 312U - Lawrence Sphere Post - 312U 321 - Lawrence Utility Post - 321 310U - Lawrence Classic Post - 310U 314U - Lawrence Contemporary Post - 314U 309 - Lawrence Deco Post - 309 301U - Lawrence Economy Post - 301U 9781841729886 - Cool Cocktails Recipe Book ABS-KIT-1 - Deluxe Absinthe Accessories Kit ABS-KIT-2 - Absinthe Starter Kit Not Yet an Affiliate? Sign-up for our affiliate program here For more information about KegWorks.com LinkShare affiliate program, please click here KegWorks.com - No one knows home bar supplies and equipment like we do! Amwso.Com New Bar Gear from KegWorks {new window}   Www.Amwso.Com - New Products from KegWorks this Week Here are this weeks newly released products for October from KegWorks.com: 307 - Lawrence Hitching Post - 307 319-2P - Lawrence Royal Post - 319 303S - Lawrence Safety Post - 303 312U - Lawrence Sphere Post - 312U 321 - Lawrence Utility Post - 321 310U - Lawrence Classic Post - 310U 314U - Lawrence Contemporary Post - 314U 309 - Lawrence Deco Post - 309 301U - Lawrence Economy Post - 301U 9781841729886 - Cool Cocktails Recipe Book ABS-KIT-1 - Deluxe Absinthe Accessories Kit ABS-KIT-2 - Absinthe Starter Kit Not Yet an Affiliate? Sign-up for our affiliate program here For more information about KegWorks.com LinkShare affiliate program, please click here KegWorks.com - No one knows home bar supplies and equipment like we do!
AMWSO News - KegWorks {...} Affiliate Marketing and Management News. Get the latest deals coupons, promotions and details on how to win bonuses from merchants running affiliate programs. {...}
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]]> Computers > Internet > Web Design and Development > Authoring > Webmaster Resources > Affiliate Programs > Blogs {NORTH AMERICA > REAL ESTATE} - Two Small Office Areas @ 1086 Post & Polk (lower nob hill) $500 http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/two-small-office-areas-1086-post-amp-polk-lower-nob-2008106082.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/two-small-office-areas-1086-post-amp-polk-lower-nob-2008106082.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:11:11 GMT 415-305-5311 1086 Post Street $500 per month + $750 deposit Two small office spaces available together for $500 per month - these are behind the commercial storefronts that run along Polk Street & entered from Hemlock Alley. The 1st office has a window to Hemlock and is big enough for a desk and office equipment, the second area also has a window, is a bit larger with a lower ceiling. Available right away. William G Harkins Broker #01230576 Sfbay.Craigslist.Org Two Small Office Areas @ 1086 Post & Polk (lower nob hill) $500 {new window}   Sfbay.Craigslist.Org - 415-305-5311 1086 Post Street $500 per month + $750 deposit Two small office spaces available together for $500 per month - these are behind the commercial storefronts that run along Polk Street & entered from Hemlock Alley. The 1st office has a window to Hemlock and is big enough for a desk and office equipment, the second area also has a window, is a bit larger with a lower ceiling. Available right away. William G Harkins Broker #01230576
Two Small Office Areas @ 1086 Post & Polk {...}
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]]> Regional > North America > United States > California > Metro Areas > San Francisco Bay Area > Business and Economy > Real Estate {NEWS AND MEDIA > MAGAZINES AND E-ZINES} - Toddlers get post-trauma stress http://articles.world-of-newave.info/health/news-and-media/publications/magazines-and-e_zines/toddlers-get-post-trauma-stress-2008109781.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/health/news-and-media/publications/magazines-and-e_zines/toddlers-get-post-trauma-stress-2008109781.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:54:13 GMT Children as young as two experience post-traumatic stress, research shows. News.Bbc.Co.Uk Toddlers get post-trauma stress {new window}   News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Children as young as two experience post-traumatic stress, research shows.
BBC NEWS | Health | Toddlers get post-trauma stress {...}
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]]> Health > News and Media > Publications > Magazines and E-zines {ISSUES > BIAS AND BALANCE} - NY Post baselessly claimed that Obama "broke his promise" to military family "when he mentioned" soldier's name during debate http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/ny-post-baselessly-claimed-that-obama-broke-his-2008102602.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/ny-post-baselessly-claimed-that-obama-broke-his-2008102602.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:03:25 GMT In a September 29 article, the New York Post reported that "Barack Obama apparently broke his promise to the family of a fallen Wisconsin soldier when he mentioned the slain sergeant's name in his Friday debate with Sen. John McCain." The article added that "Brian Jopek, the father of the late Ryan David Jopek, told National Public Radio in March that the family asked Obama to stop wearing his son's bracelet, but the Illinois senator continued to do so." However, the Post provided no evidence that Obama ever "promise[d]" the Jopek family that he would "stop wearing" Ryan Jopek's bracelet. In fact, during the March 20 interview with Wisconsin Public Radio, Brian Jopek made no such claim. Further, according to the Associated Press, "After Tracy Jopek gave Sen. Barack Obama a bracelet in honor of her son who was killed in Iraq," she "e-mailed the Obama campaign through its Web site asking that he not mention it during debates or speeches" but "never got a reply." Moreover, the Post did not mention until the eighth paragraph that Tracy Jopek and her daughter -- Ryan's sister -- were reportedly not upset over Obama's mention of Ryan Jopek's bracelet: "Tracy, who has been divorced from [Brian] Jopek for six years, said Obama's mention of her son in the debate was OK because he was responding to McCain, who first brought up that he was wearing a soldier's 'hero bracelet.' Tracy, who backs Obama, said she was 'ecstatic' that the Illinois senator had used her son's name and did not believe he was doing so for political purposes." During the September 26 debate, McCain asserted that in August 2007 at "a town hall meeting in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, ... a woman stood up and she said, 'Senator McCain, I want you to do me the honor of wearing a bracelet with my son's name on it.' ... And then she said, 'But, Senator McCain, I want you to do everything -- promise me one thing, that you'll do everything in your power to make sure that my son's death was not in vain.' " McCain added: "That means that that mission succeeds, just like those young people who re-enlisted in Baghdad, just like the mother I met at the airport the other day whose son was killed. And they all say to me that we don't want defeat." In response, Obama stated: I've got a bracelet, too, from Sergeant -- from the mother of Sergeant Ryan David Jopek, given to me in Green Bay. She asked me, can you please make sure another mother is not going through what I'm going through. No U.S. soldier ever dies in vain because they're carrying out the missions of their commander in chief. And we honor all the service that they've provided. Our troops have performed brilliantly. The question is for the next president, are we making good judgments about how to keep America safe precisely because sending our military into battle is such an enormous step. The AP reported on September 28 that Tracy Jopek "gave Obama the bracelet at a Green Bay rally in February." But a "few days" later, she "had a change of heart" and "realized it could be interpreted as a protest against the war, a statement that made her uncomfortable because other military families who suffered losses still supported the conflict." The article added: "So she e-mailed the Obama campaign through its Web site asking that he not mention it during debates or speeches. She never got a reply but said she didn't hear of him mentioning it after that -- until Friday, when Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain appeared in their first debate." The AP reported further: "Obama's comment sparked a number of angry comments from bloggers who suggested Obama was exploiting her son's death to score political points. Jopek said those bloggers might have heard comments that her son's father made on Wisconsin Public Radio on March 20." During the interview, Brian Jopek, who is a staff sergeant in the National Guard, reportedly claimed that "his ex-wife asked Obama not to wear the bracelet at any further public appearances. But Obama was still apparently wearing it, he said." However, according to the AP, "Tracy Jopek said she didn't hear the interview but that her ex-husband, who is currently stationed in Cuba, mischaracterized her viewpoint.' ... I think he knew my intention, he understands it was a gesture between me and Sen. Obama,' she said. 'It was just little piece of peace for us. I don't understand how people can take that and turn it into some garbage on the Internet.' " Also, the subhead of the Post article read "GI's Kin Irked Over Bracelet." But other than citing Brian Jopek's March 20 remarks, the article provided no evidence that Jopek family members had been "irked" by Obama's mention of Ryan Jopek. Indeed, the Post reported that Brian "Jopek could not be reached for comment. His stepdaughter, Morgan, said he is with the military in Cuba," and cited Tracey and Jessica Jopek's support of Obama's actions. From the September 29 New York Post article, headlined "Bam's Bangle Bungle: GI's Kin Irked Over Bracelet": Barack Obama apparently broke his promise to the family of a fallen Wisconsin soldier when he mentioned the slain sergeant's name in his Friday debate with John McCain. Brian Jopek, the father of the late Ryan David Jopek, told National Public Radio in March that the family asked Obama to stop wearing his son's bracelet, but the Illinois senator continued to do so. Jopek said his ex-wife, Tracy, was upset that Obama had made her son's death a campaign issue. In the March 20 NPR interview, Jopek, who lives in Madison, said his ex-wife had e-mailed Obama, asking him not to wear the bracelet. "She has turned down any subsequent interviews with the media because she just didn't want it to get turned into something that it wasn't. She had told me in an e-mail that she had asked, actually asked Mr. Obama to not wear the bracelet any more at any of his public appearances," he said. "But, the other night, I was watching the news, and he was on, uh, speaking somewhere, and he was still wearing it on his right wrist. I could see it on his right wrist. So . . . that's a choice that he continues to wear it despite Tracy asking him not to." Jopek could not be reached for comment. His stepdaughter, Morgan, said he is with the military in Cuba. But Tracy, who has been divorced from Jopek for six years, said Obama's mention of her son in the debate was OK because he was responding to McCain, who first brought up that he was wearing a soldier's "hero bracelet." Tracy, who backs Obama, said she was "ecstatic" that the Illinois senator had used her son's name and did not believe he was doing so for political purposes. Her daughter, Jessica, who is Ryan's sister, told The Post: "When Obama used it after McCain mentioned it, that was fine. We're very happy with his response. It was the perfect response." Mediamatters.Org NY Post baselessly claimed that Obama "broke his promise" to military family "when he mentioned" soldier's name during debate {new window}   Mediamatters.Org - In a September 29 article, the New York Post reported that "Barack Obama apparently broke his promise to the family of a fallen Wisconsin soldier when he mentioned the slain sergeant's name in his Friday debate with Sen. John McCain." The article added that "Brian Jopek, the father of the late Ryan David Jopek, told National Public Radio in March that the family asked Obama to stop wearing his son's bracelet, but the Illinois senator continued to do so." However, the Post provided no evidence that Obama ever "promise[d]" the Jopek family that he would "stop wearing" Ryan Jopek's bracelet. In fact, during the March 20 interview with Wisconsin Public Radio, Brian Jopek made no such claim. Further, according to the Associated Press, "After Tracy Jopek gave Sen. Barack Obama a bracelet in honor of her son who was killed in Iraq," she "e-mailed the Obama campaign through its Web site asking that he not mention it during debates or speeches" but "never got a reply." Moreover, the Post did not mention until the eighth paragraph that Tracy Jopek and her daughter -- Ryan's sister -- were reportedly not upset over Obama's mention of Ryan Jopek's bracelet: "Tracy, who has been divorced from [Brian] Jopek for six years, said Obama's mention of her son in the debate was OK because he was responding to McCain, who first brought up that he was wearing a soldier's 'hero bracelet.' Tracy, who backs Obama, said she was 'ecstatic' that the Illinois senator had used her son's name and did not believe he was doing so for political purposes." During the September 26 debate, McCain asserted that in August 2007 at "a town hall meeting in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, ... a woman stood up and she said, 'Senator McCain, I want you to do me the honor of wearing a bracelet with my son's name on it.' ... And then she said, 'But, Senator McCain, I want you to do everything -- promise me one thing, that you'll do everything in your power to make sure that my son's death was not in vain.' " McCain added: "That means that that mission succeeds, just like those young people who re-enlisted in Baghdad, just like the mother I met at the airport the other day whose son was killed. And they all say to me that we don't want defeat." In response, Obama stated: I've got a bracelet, too, from Sergeant -- from the mother of Sergeant Ryan David Jopek, given to me in Green Bay. She asked me, can you please make sure another mother is not going through what I'm going through. No U.S. soldier ever dies in vain because they're carrying out the missions of their commander in chief. And we honor all the service that they've provided. Our troops have performed brilliantly. The question is for the next president, are we making good judgments about how to keep America safe precisely because sending our military into battle is such an enormous step. The AP reported on September 28 that Tracy Jopek "gave Obama the bracelet at a Green Bay rally in February." But a "few days" later, she "had a change of heart" and "realized it could be interpreted as a protest against the war, a statement that made her uncomfortable because other military families who suffered losses still supported the conflict." The article added: "So she e-mailed the Obama campaign through its Web site asking that he not mention it during debates or speeches. She never got a reply but said she didn't hear of him mentioning it after that -- until Friday, when Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain appeared in their first debate." The AP reported further: "Obama's comment sparked a number of angry comments from bloggers who suggested Obama was exploiting her son's death to score political points. Jopek said those bloggers might have heard comments that her son's father made on Wisconsin Public Radio on March 20." During the interview, Brian Jopek, who is a staff sergeant in the National Guard, reportedly claimed that "his ex-wife asked Obama not to wear the bracelet at any further public appearances. But Obama was still apparently wearing it, he said." However, according to the AP, "Tracy Jopek said she didn't hear the interview but that her ex-husband, who is currently stationed in Cuba, mischaracterized her viewpoint.' ... I think he knew my intention, he understands it was a gesture between me and Sen. Obama,' she said. 'It was just little piece of peace for us. I don't understand how people can take that and turn it into some garbage on the Internet.' " Also, the subhead of the Post article read "GI's Kin Irked Over Bracelet." But other than citing Brian Jopek's March 20 remarks, the article provided no evidence that Jopek family members had been "irked" by Obama's mention of Ryan Jopek. Indeed, the Post reported that Brian "Jopek could not be reached for comment. His stepdaughter, Morgan, said he is with the military in Cuba," and cited Tracey and Jessica Jopek's support of Obama's actions. From the September 29 New York Post article, headlined "Bam's Bangle Bungle: GI's Kin Irked Over Bracelet": Barack Obama apparently broke his promise to the family of a fallen Wisconsin soldier when he mentioned the slain sergeant's name in his Friday debate with John McCain. Brian Jopek, the father of the late Ryan David Jopek, told National Public Radio in March that the family asked Obama to stop wearing his son's bracelet, but the Illinois senator continued to do so. Jopek said his ex-wife, Tracy, was upset that Obama had made her son's death a campaign issue. In the March 20 NPR interview, Jopek, who lives in Madison, said his ex-wife had e-mailed Obama, asking him not to wear the bracelet. "She has turned down any subsequent interviews with the media because she just didn't want it to get turned into something that it wasn't. She had told me in an e-mail that she had asked, actually asked Mr. Obama to not wear the bracelet any more at any of his public appearances," he said. "But, the other night, I was watching the news, and he was on, uh, speaking somewhere, and he was still wearing it on his right wrist. I could see it on his right wrist. So . . . that's a choice that he continues to wear it despite Tracy asking him not to." Jopek could not be reached for comment. His stepdaughter, Morgan, said he is with the military in Cuba. But Tracy, who has been divorced from Jopek for six years, said Obama's mention of her son in the debate was OK because he was responding to McCain, who first brought up that he was wearing a soldier's "hero bracelet." Tracy, who backs Obama, said she was "ecstatic" that the Illinois senator had used her son's name and did not believe he was doing so for political purposes. Her daughter, Jessica, who is Ryan's sister, told The Post: "When Obama used it after McCain mentioned it, that was fine. We're very happy with his response. It was the perfect response."
Media Matters - NY Post baselessly claimed that Obama "broke his promise" to military family "when he mentioned" soldier's name during debate {...} The New York Post reported that "Barack Obama apparently broke his promise to the family of a fallen Wisconsin soldier when he mentioned the slain sergeant's name in his Friday debate with Sen. John McCain." The article added that "Brian Jopek, the father of the late Ryan David Jopek, told National Public Radio in March that the family asked Obama to stop wearing his son's bracelet, but the Illinois senator continued to do so." However, the Post provided no evidence that Obama ever "promise[d]" the Jopek family that he would "stop wearing" Ryan Jopek's bracelet. In fact, during the March 20 interview, Brian Jopek made no such claim. {...}
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