The Washington Examiner: A new Gallup poll shows a sharp increase in the number of people who say they want the government to promote “traditional values.” Gallup’s question was simple: “Some people think the government should promote traditional values in our society. Others think the government should not favor any particular set of values. Which [...]
Politico: Congress is on the verge of giving itself a bump in its annual budget — even as local governments, families and businesses across the country are tightening their belts in the worst recession in decades. Under a House-Senate conference measure, approved by the House last week and poised for passage in the Senate on [...]
FOX News: President Obama met with his national security team Wednesday but did not make a decision on America’s reshaped military strategy for the Afghanistan war. The meeting — the first of a series of sessions — took place in the Situation Room as the White House fended off charges that the president has been [...]
The New York Times: KARACHI, Pakistan — Ten months after the devastating attacks in Mumbai by Pakistan-based militants, the group behind the assault remains largely intact and determined to strike India again, according to current and former members of the group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and intelligence officials. Despite pledges from Pakistan to dismantle militant groups operating on [...]
Pajamas Media: It’s a little early in his administration to draw any broad conclusions, but the evidence is clear: As a younger man, Barack Obama was kidnapped and brainwashed by evil Republican operatives, then sent deep undercover to destroy the Democratic Party and perhaps even the entire liberal worldview. How else do you explain: • [...]
The New Yorker: Right after the election last November, I wrote a slightly worried post about the tendency of modern Presidents to treat the press the same way they did when they were (successful) Presidential candidates. It all comes down to message discipline, controlling the news cycle, preventing leaks, strategic communications—or “stratcom,†in the Newspeakish [...]
Hot Air: Forty-eight days before the release and she’s already topped Dan Brown’s latest conspiracy-theory casserole at both top retailers. To put that in perspective, note that the book doesn’t even have a cover yet. So much for the Page Six hit piece about demand for her being slack. No way to tell yet, obviously, [...]
Wall Street Journal: WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee turned back Republican-led efforts to tighten abortion restrictions in health-overhaul legislation, and the Senate’s top Democrat said he wants to bring a sweeping bill to the floor in two weeks. Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday he expects to begin Senate debate the week of Columbus [...]
Times Union: SARATOGA SPRINGS — Seventh-grader Adam Marino is getting a firsthand lesson in civil disobedience. The 12-year-old and his mother, Janette Kaddo Marino, are defying Saratoga Springs school policy by biking to Maple Avenue Middle School on Route 9. The Jackson Street residents pedal more than four miles together each way to the middle [...]
Telegraph: Thursday’s meeting in Geneva between Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator and western governments will be the last chance to come to a settlement over the programme, diplomats said yesterday. If not, western governments would seek tough new sanctions at the United Nations. “The ball is in the Iranians’ court,” said one source. “What they do [...]
“Republicans want you to die quickly when you get sick.”
The Guardian: The UN’s chief weapons inspector, Mohamed ElBaradei, said today he had seen “no credible evidence” that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, rejecting British intelligence allegations that a weapons programme has been going on for at least four years. The claims and counter-claims came on the eve of a potentially decisive meeting in Geneva [...]
“Sporting a trademark bulbous red nose and blowing kisses to friends and family before the tense launch…” The Independent: Guy Laliberté officially became the first clown in space this morning when he blasted off for the International Space Station. The billionaire founder of the alternative circus company Cirque du Soleil successfully blasted off into space [...]
