Boehner: Obama 'Slapped Table,' Scolded Me At White House Meeting

"I was in the White House for a meeting a few weeks back," Boehner recalled. "We were talking about the economy and jobs and I was explaining that these Democrat policies, you know -- cap and trade, national energy tax, government takeover of our health care system, card check, higher tax rates -- all of this was paralyzing business owners because they had all of this uncertainty. And you know no small business owners can plan, invest or hire new workers in this kind of environment.

"But the president didn't like it," he added. "He looked at me and he slapped the table and said, 'Boehner, it's not my policies that are paralyzing these employers. It's you Republicans who are scaring them.'

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Britain is on course for its coldest February for up to 24 years, weathermen have warned.

Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle

THEME: "GLOBAL WARMING"
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Theme answers:
* 20A: Beef entree (LONDON BROIL)
* 35A: Ice cream dish (BAKED ALASKA)
* 52A: Holiday serving (ROAST TURKEY)

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Randy Olson of Sizzle fame http://j.mp/sizzler Q&A's Mike Mann on fight for climate reality amid 'Gates: http://j.mp/mannfightsback

EU Referendum: Holland's first climate exile?

"I am much more anxious about the cooling of the earth. The ultimate fate of this planet is a new ice age. If the main wheat belts of the Northern hemisphere fail to produce their much needed harvest, heaven knows how we will feed ourselves. Well, it could be that warming will lead to a disaster. I still want to accept that. But you must weigh this unknown risk against other problems."

Henk Tennekes, former Director of the KNMI (Dutch Meteorological Institute), forced out of his job in the '90s over his views on global warming – interviewed in De Telegraaf.

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