Pat Dollard

Big Journalism: Washington, DC – The two presidents – Karzai and Obama – were on stage together in the East Room of the White House for forty minutes on May 12. They each talked about how they had differed in the past and how committed they are to going forward together. Both leaders expressed great [...]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled for a second day after concerns grew that the deep spending cuts under Europe’s bailout plan will slow a global recovery. The euro dropped to a 19-month low Friday. European stock markets fell more than 3 percent, pulling U.S. stocks lower. Investors seeking safety are piling into Treasurys and [...]

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Gov Christie calls S-L columnist thin-skinned for inquiring about his ‘confrontational tone’

Infowars: Machete‘ has fallen into controversy, and it’s still months away from its September release. 20th Century Fox, which won a ‘bidding war’ to distribute the film, pulled Rodriguez’ fiery “Illegal” trailer from the web shortly after its special “Cinco de Mayo” message created a storm of controversy and fueled attacks, including one from its [...]

NY Post: WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s decision to authorize the killing by the Central Intelligence Agency of a terrorism suspect who is an American citizen has set off a debate over the legal and political limits of drone missile strikes, a mainstay of the campaign against terrorism. The notion that the government can, in [...]

…along the rest of daytime MSNBC, all of which are solidly housed in the ratings ter… Mediate: Hey media writers and TV critics – remember when you had all those ideas about how to help CNN’s lagging prime time ratings? Well, put on those executive hats again because it’s time to help MSNBC. The network’s [...]

The Telegraph: President Nicolas Sarkozy slammed his fist on the table and threatened to pull France out of the euro at a meeting of European leaders deciding Greece’s aid package last Friday, according to Spain’s El Pais newspaper. President Nicolas Sarkozy slammed his fist on the table and threatened to pull France out of the [...]

The Hill: House Democrats had to scrap their only substantive bill of the week Thursday after Republicans won a procedural vote that substantively altered the legislation with an anti-porn clause. Democrats had labeled their COMPETES Act — a bill to increase investments in science, research and training programs — as their latest jobs bill. It [...]

Arizona Republic: Several Arizona business groups urged Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig to keep the 2011 All-Star game in Phoenix. “We understand the MLB is facing pressure to reconsider Phoenix as the site of next year’s All-Star Game, however, a relocation decision will equate to lost jobs for innocent citizens, including our Hispanic community,” [...]