Palin, Beck Team Up To Commemorate 9/11

Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck announced that they will be commemorating the ninth anniversary of September 11 in Anchorage, Alaska this Saturday.

The event is scheduled to start at 8:00p.m. at Anchorage’s Dena’ina Center. Tickets can be purchased from anywhere between $65-$115 with seating preference. Supporters have the option to sit in a “dry section” or a “wet section” where alcohol will be served to those over 21…

Iran To Release One Of Three Imprisoned Hikers

The Washington Post is reporting that one of the three American hikers that have been jailed in Iran for more than a year is set to be released at the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.

According to her lawyer, Sarah Shourd, the lone woman among the three, is expected to be released Saturday. Shourd, along with her fiancé Shane Bauer, 27, and Joshua Fattal, 27, were arrested by Iranian border forces in July, 2009, on the suspicion of being spies.

Full article here…

Biden Thanks Bush On Comedy Central's "Colbert Report"

In his Oval Office address on the end of combat operations in Iraq, President Barack Obama applauded former President George W. Bush for his commitment to America and its troops. 

Vice President Joe Biden recently made an appearance on Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” where he expanded Obama’s praise of Bush.

“I’ve never known a time when you didn’t care about what happened… You deserve a lot of credit, Mr. President,” Biden said looking into the camera. “Mr. President, thank you. You’ve honored these guys. You’ve honored these women. You’ve honored these troops.”

Watch it here…

Boxer Aide Resigns After Marijuana Charges

A top economic adviser for California Senator Barbara Boxer (D) officially resigned after he was caught trying to be bring marijuana into his Senate office building.

Politico is reporting that Marcus Stanley was stopped at an entrance to the Hart Senate building Tuesday after officers discovered a green leafy substance later positively tested for marijuana.

“Marcus Stanley is no longer with this office,’’ said Zachary Coile, a spokesman for Boxer. “He submitted his resignation and Senator Boxer accepted it because his actions yesterday were wrong and unacceptable.”

Gulf Sea Turtle Conservation Efforts Enter New Phase

The Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Command issued a release Thursday morning, detailing a new phase in sea turtle conservation efforts that were launched in response to environmental damage caused by the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Recent scientific reports show that responders are finding fewer oiled turtles, and are ready to begin releasing rehabilitated turtles back into the wild, while continuing rigorous ecological monitoring.

“We haven’t discovered any turtles that require veterinary care and rehabilitation since early August, so we are implementing the next phase of our turtle response activities while continuing the efforts of the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network,” said NOAA Fisheries National Sea Turtle Coordinator Barbara Schroeder.

The next phase of the sea turtle conservation effort, the Natural Resource Damage Assessment phase, will commence in two to three weeks and will consist of conducting surveys on turtle found in convergence areas where ocean currents meet up with Sargassum (dense marine algae) habitats, according to the report.

Since August 30, 1,086 sea turtles have been collected from an area stretching from Apalachicola, Fla. to the Texas/Louisiana border. Rehabilitation centers have also released more than 14,000 hatchling turtles gathered from endangered nesting areas to Florida’s east coast.