Politico: A rift as big as Wall Street is dividing the two most powerful politicians in New York — Sen. Chuck Schumer and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg visited the Capitol last week seeking to defend the financial industry. But in the process, he wound up sitting in on a GOP gripe session about New York [...]
I just called the HHS phone system, which Verizon says is in need of improvements in the area of call routing. Bull. My call was routed effectively and swiftly to every possible topic and concern I could have had, lickety split. When I wanted human assistance, the girl was on in seconds. Unless Verizon is [...]
PARIS (AP) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered legislation that would ban women from wearing Islamic veils that fully cover the face and body in public places, the government said Wednesday. It is Sarkozy’s first political action toward an outright ban, though he has repeatedly said such outfits oppress women and are not welcome [...]
NEW YORK (AP) – – The head of activist group ACORN came to a federal court Tuesday to observe a legal fight over its funding and said the group was on “life support” after waves of bad publicity and an attempt by Congress to cut off its money. Bertha Lewis, the chief executive officer for [...]
BAGHDAD (AP) – A U.S. sailor testified Wednesday he saw a Navy SEAL punch an Iraqi prisoner suspected of masterminding the killings in 2004 of four U.S. private security contractors, as the court-martial of another member of the elite unit allegedly involved in the incident opened at a military base outside Baghdad. Petty Officer 1st [...]
“One can only presume that Sen. Reid will be return these donations immediately.” Today, Reid’s spokesman said he plans to keep the money. MSNBC: After criticizing Republican leaders yesterday for having a secret, closed-door meeting with Wall Street executives, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today faced his own questions about a fundraiser he attended this [...]
Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh, murdered by acolytes of child-molesting scum Mohammed, founder of murder-cult Islam Fox News: A radical Islamic website is warning the creators of “South Park” that they could face violent retribution for depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit during an episode broadcast on Comedy Central last week. RevolutionMuslim.com posted [...]
Washington Post: Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) issued the first congressional subpoenas of the Obama administration Monday after accusing the White House of stonewalling their requests for information about the Fort Hood shootings. In a letter with the subpoenas, the chairman and ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs [...]
Ben Smithe In Politico: Police chased reporters away from the White House and closed Lafayette Park today in response to a gay rights protest in which several service members in full uniform handcuffed themselves to the White House gate to protest “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” People who have covered the White House for years tell [...]
Wall Street Journal: The Israeli security establishment is divided over whether it needs Washington’s blessing if Israel decides to attack Iran, Israeli officials say, as the U.S. campaign for sanctions drags on and Tehran steadily develops greater nuclear capability. Some senior Israeli officials say in interviews with the Wall Street Journal that they see signs [...]
