Pat Dollard

Real estate entrepreneur Sam Zell is publisher of the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune. He also owns the Chicago Cubs.

Independent: As the world grapples with the worst economic downturn in decades and the possibility of a flu pandemic, a growing body of research suggests the complexity of the modern global economy may make us more vulnerable than ever to catastrophe. The financial crisis began as turmoil in one small segment of the US mortgage [...]

New York Post: OBAMA PLANE PHOTO OP STARTLES NEW YORKERS By MURRAY WEISS, KIRSTEN FLEMING and JEREMY OLSHAN A jumbo jet being chased by a F-16 fighter jets buzzed Lower Manhattan this morning, panicking New Yorkers, many of whom were forced to evacuate their office buildings. Have Photos of the Stunt? E-mail them to photo@nypost.com [...]

This video shows virtually all the weapons and ammunition used by the US Army in WWII. 30 cal. carbine, 30 cal. machine gun, 50 cal. machine gun, hand grenades, rifle grenades, anti tank grenades, anti tank rockets, 60mm mortar, 81mm mortar, 37mm armor piercing rounds, etc. Starts with a 45mm pistol and how it works [...]

LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) – The spread of a possible flu pandemic could see an increase in already heightened levels of government intervention in economies and financial markets as a result of the global financial crisis. In the short term, it might serve to give governments an easy justification to impose protectionist measures that could [...]

NBC San Diego: Carrie Prejean said that her state sponsors urged her to apologize afterward [after telling a judge gay people shouldn't marry] but she rejected the advice and says officials from the Miss California USA pageant were worried that her comments would cost their contest financial backing and tried to prepare her for a [...]

AP News Alert: A powerful earthquake rocked tall buildings in Mexico’s capital, sending office workers down stairways into the streets. One of the world’s biggest cities slowed to a snail’s pace on Sunday as millions in the Mexican capital hid indoors to avoid infection from a flu virus that has killed up to 81 people. [...]

A fascinating piece, on a forgotten but very important situation… Debbie Schlussel: Good-Bye Apartheid, Hello Communist Polygamy: Will U.S. Send Hillary to Wacko President Zuma’s Inauguration? By Debbie Schlussel Ah, civilization. When South Africa got rid of Apartheid racism and all White leaders it associated with it, we were told South Africa was now going [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) – A leading Democratic senator said Sunday independent investigators should determine whether Bush administration officials ought to face charges over the harsh interrogation techniques used against suspected terrorists. Other liberal Democratic lawmakers appearing on the Sunday news shows joined Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., in pressuring the Obama administration to pursue investigations into the [...]

News Max: Obama Has Paralyzed the CIA By: Ronald Kessler In September 1995, John Deutch, the director of Central Intelligence, bowed to congressional pressure and fired two CIA officials because they had recruited Guatemalan military assets who had been involved in political assassinations. Inside the agency’s amphitheater, known as the “Bubble,” Deutch then told CIA [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) – A top Democrat in the Senate announced a budget blueprint Tuesday that would scrap Barack Obama’s signature tax cut after 2010 and blends sleight of hand with modest restraint on domestic programs to cut the deficit to sustainable levels. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., promises to reduce the deficit from [...]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – New Zealand reported suspected swine flu cases Monday in a second group of teenage students returning from Mexico, as Asian nations with potent memories of SARS and bird flu outbreaks screened travelers for fever with thermal scanners. Hong Kong assigned a team of scientists to find a quick test for [...]

Politico: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seemed to reject President Obama’s call for talks with Iran without preconditions, saying that instead there should be “a clear-cut framework for talks.” Ahmadinejad, in a interview from Tehran with George Stephanopoulos taped earlier this week,said that “the nuclear issue of ours is a special issue. We think that the [...]

ISLAMABAD (AP) – The Taliban said Monday their peace deal with the Pakistani government was “worthless” after authorities sent helicopters and artillery against hide-outs of Islamist guerrillas seeking to extend their grip along the Afghan border. In another sign of mounting Western concern, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was due in Pakistan for talks on [...]

Politico: Robert Gibbs said the continued use of Bush-era harsh interrogation tactics threatened the lives of American troops who may face retribution from the country’s enemies. Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the White House press secretary cited comments from National Security Adviser and former Marine General Jim Jones that, “It is difficult to keep [...]

Related: “We’re Here, We’re Queer, And We’re Hypocrites” The Sun: Shadow leader of the House of Commons Alan Duncan was appearing on BBC comedy show “Have I Got News For You” when he made the gaffe. Mr Duncan, who had earlier in the show revealed his ambition to become Home Secretary, was discussing American Beauty [...]