AACHEN, Germany (AP) – Confessed Nazi hitman Heinrich Boere went on trial Wednesday in the western city of Aachen, charged with the 1944 murders of three Dutch civilians in reprisal for partisan attacks. The 88-year-old was brought into the courtroom in a wheelchair and had a doctor by his side as the proceedings began, but [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — The city’s Board of Supervisors gave final approval Tuesday to a measure that would keep law enforcement from turning over minors to immigration authorities unless they have been found guilty of a felony. The move pits the panel against Mayor Gavin Newsom and law enforcement by reversing his policy of turning over [...]
KABUL — Taliban militants wearing suicide vests and police uniforms stormed a guest house used by U.N. staff in the heart of the Afghan capital early Wednesday, killing 12 people — including six U.N. staff. It was the biggest in a series of attacks intended to undermine next month’s presidential runoff election. One of the [...]
AP WASHINGTON — The two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles are grounded indefinitely unless the National Transportation Safety Board grants them a reprieve. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it had revoked the licenses of the pilots of Northwest flight 188 — Timothy Cheney of Gig Harbor, Wash., [...]
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Somali pirates exchanged fire with a French fishing vessel on Wednesday and after speeding away were later stopped and detained by Spanish and German naval units, said the European Union anti-piracy force. Cmdr. John Harbour, a spokesman for the force, said pirates in two skiffs fired on the French vessel about [...]
Excerpted from Right Handed Pitcher: After Grayson’s latest outburst became public, former Keller aide Johann Kipling told the Saint Petersburg Times that the 2008 Keller campaign had unearthed curious inconsistencies in Grayson’s professional career. Kipling’s statements were chronicled in an interview set to be released on November 5. Kipling stated that while Grayson touted that [...]
Whoops, I meant “Consumer Option”. *snort* AJC: WASHINGTON — Democratic moderates who control the balance of power on health care legislation balked Tuesday at a government-run insurance option for millions of Americans, underscoring the enormity of the challenge confronting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid one day after he unveiled the plan as a consensus product. [...]
Keep the comments strictly about the design, not desires to see work put in elsewhere, etc. There are plenty of people working ACTIVE behind the scenes trying to ensure that nothing is missed. A HUGE thank you is due to those who are putting effort and time into our cause. It is more important than [...]
By TODD PITMAN KABUL (AP) – Eight American troops were killed in two separate insurgent attacks Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, making October the deadliest month of the war for U.S. forces since the 2001 invasion to oust the Taliban. In one of the insurgent assaults, seven Americans were killed while patrolling in armored vehicles, U.S. [...]
By MIKE ROBINSON CHICAGO (AP) – Two Chicago men are charged with plotting terrorist attacks against overseas targets, including at a Danish newspaper that sparked outrage throughout the Muslim by publishing cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed, prosecutors announced Tuesday. David Coleman Headley, 49, and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 48, were charged in separate complaints filed Tuesday [...]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad will die by lethal injection when he is executed next month. Virginia Department of Corrections spokesman Larry Traylor says Muhammad declined to choose between lethal injection and electrocution, so under state law the method defaults to lethal injection. Muhammad is scheduled to be executed on Nov. [...]
By NASSER KARIMI TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran will seek “important changes” in a U.N.-drafted plan to ship enriched uranium out of the country for processing, state TV reported on Tuesday, raising alarm bells among Western leaders who are pushing the deal in hopes of easing concerns over Iran’s nuclear program. The TV report said [...]
It’s time that Alan Grayson received an ass kicking. It is one thing to talk and expect retaliation, but it is completely another thing to consistently attack with language that is designed to intimidate when you are supposed to be representing constituents from your home state. Trust me, Grayson speaks only for himself. The buzz [...]
By ERICA WERNER WASHINGTON (AP) – Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says House leaders are pleased that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is including government-sponsored insurance in the Senate’s health care bill. Hoyer told reporters Tuesday that Reid’s move doesn’t really change the calculus in the House, where Democratic leaders already planned to write a public [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – The lead author of a Senate climate bill says action to combat global warming will raise energy prices, but also create jobs and that inaction could cause even worse economic and security problems. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said “America’s leadership is on the line here” as he urged members of the Senate [...]
By ANDY SOLTIS New York Post New Yorkers are fleeing the state and city in alarming numbers — and costing a fortune in lost tax dollars, a new study shows. More than 1.5 million state residents left for other parts of the United States from 2000 to 2008, according to the report from the Empire [...]
By Noel Sheppard NewsBusters People always ask why a liberal bias is so prevalent in the media when more Americans admit being conservative than left-leaning. One of the answers is that journalism schools at our nation’s colleges and universities are hot-beds of liberalism. As a perfect example, the following song was created by graduate students [...]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Despite Republican pressure to act quickly, President Barack Obama says he won’t rush his decision about whether to send more troops to Afghanistan where 14 Americans died in the deadliest day for U.S. forces in more than four years. “While I will never hesitate to use force to protect the American [...]
Wall Street Journal: Earlier this month, New York Times “visual op-ed columnist” Charles M. Blow blasted Barack Obama for his refusal to stand “up for his convictions.” The thrust of the article—an unoriginal idea if there ever was one—was that the president needs to heed those who “worked tirelessly” to get him elected and institute [...]
Public option just sounds too socialist. Consumerism though… Now that sounds more akin to the spirit of capitalism! Don’t be fooled by this wolf in wolves clothing. The Botox Bitch can call it whatever the hell she wants. In the end, it will only be known as a large nail in this administration’s coffin. SUNRISE, [...]