Obama preachng to the choir today Fox News: Interest groups are sounding the alarm that President Obama’s newly created debt commission could start hacking away at Social Security benefits in the name of closing the budget gap. As the 18-member panel held its first meeting, top executives from seniors groups and other organizations called for [...]
Drudge says Napolitano said today that they’re coming, but the Texas Tribune says she said the skies are too crowded. Perhaps the final summary is: they’re coming as long as the FAA makes room in the sky for them. Drudge: SEND IN THE DRONES: PREDATORS TO FLY ABOVE TEX-MEX BORDER Tue Apr 27 2010 19:39:41 [...]
The Hill: The Obama administration has only partially complied with congressional subpoenas for information on the deadly November shootings at Fort Hood, Texas. The failure by the Defense and Justice departments to turn over all the requested documentation — which they say they do not intend to do — is not likely to ease the [...]
Why is Obama so afraid for you to know who he is? Until he unseals his past, he has no right to talk about anyone, let alone sit in the White House. Politico: Mitch McConnell is in bed with Wall Street “movers and shakers†— and is fronting “cynical and deceptive†arguments on their behalf. [...]
The Hill: Republicans insist they can win the House this fall even if they fall short in two major special elections next month. But a Democratic sweep in the contested races for the seats of ex-Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) and the late Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) would be a painful blow to the GOP. Some [...]
Fox News: Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, never shy of a fight, on Tuesday accused the world’s largest social networking website, Facebook, of needlessly exposing private information of its 400 million users without their permission. Joined by Sens. Al Franken, D-MN, and Mike Bennet, D-CO, Schumer called on the company to change its policies or possibly [...]
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming must allow 1960s radical William Ayers to speak on the school’s campus in Laramie, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying threats of violence don’t trump free speech rights. The university had cited safety concerns in not allowing Ayers to speak at a campus event Wednesday. But U.S. [...]
Dozer Sucked for you? Sucked on this end, too. Server crashes: can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em. It’s been up and down all morning, but it looks like…
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) – McDonald’s apologized to Singapore Friday and brought a pig back to its toy menu, after a decision to leave the animal out of its Chinese zodiac collection upset many in the predominantly ethnic Chinese nation. McDonald’s this month started selling cartoon character miniatures depicting the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac [...]
Fox News: The Penn State climate professor who has silently endured investigations, hostile questioning, legislative probes and attacks by colleagues has finally spoken out. He says he’ll sue the makers of a satirical video that’s a hit on You Tube. Their response: Bring it on. Michael Mann, one of the central figures in the recent [...]
April 27 (Bloomberg) – Mexicans in Arizona should carry documentation and “act carefully†after the state passed a law requiring local police to determine the immigration status of anyone suspected of being in the country illegally, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said. The ministry said the warning is directed toward Mexicans living, studying or planning to travel [...]
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