CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) – First lady Michelle Obama told thousands of troops and their families Sunday that she is launching a national challenge to Americans to find ways to support them. Since her husband took office, Obama has been visiting bases across the country as part of her mission to improve the quality of [...]
Personally, I’m waiting for him to weigh in on Guam… Fox News: A South Carolina lawmaker on Sunday suggested that new Democratic Senate nominee Alvin Greene may be intellectually incapable of participating in the general election race. State Rep. Todd Rutherford told Fox News that he went to Greene’s house to discuss with him how [...]
Politico: Sounding reflective as he heads into a bruising electoral season, President Barack Obama told POLITICO columnist Roger Simon that the Gulf disaster “echoes 9/11†because it will change the nation’s psyche for years to come. Obama — facing mounting criticism of his handling of the BP gusher, even from longtime allies — vowed to [...]
Daily Tech: It goes without saying that this product is not safe for children With recent advances in lasers, many have fantasized about creating “real life lightsabers”. Many military commanders have fantasized about creating portable blasters along the lines of those portrayed in fictional workers like Star Trek and Star Wars. The Spyder III Pro [...]
WAPO: President Obama urged reluctant lawmakers Saturday to quickly approve nearly $50 billion in emergency aid to state and local governments, saying the money is needed to avoid “massive layoffs of teachers, police and firefighters” and to support the still-fragile economic recovery. In a letter to congressional leaders, Obama defended last year’s huge economic stimulus [...]
Telegraph: Saori Teshima had long dreamt of the moment. Standing nervously next to her smartly-suited partner in front of friends and loved ones, a sparkling ring appeared before her. But contrary to conventional wedding rules, the man at Saori’s side did not slip the ring lovingly onto her left hand before sealing their union with [...]
But I promise if I knew I was supporting illegals, I would have called and reported the restaurant myself.
New York Times: WASHINGTON — President Obama for the first time will address the nation about the ongoing oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday night and outline his plans to legally force BP executives to create an escrow account reserving billions of dollars to compensate businesses and individuals if the company does [...]
STOCKHOLM (AP) – It will be a royal moment of glory set against the bleak backdrop of Europe’s financial crisis. The June 19 wedding in Stockholm Cathedral between Crown Princess Victoria and her personal trainer Daniel Westling has triggered debate about why an otherwise egalitarian country like Sweden retains such an archaic—and expensive—institution. Like in [...]
Greene Fox News: Vic Rawl, who was the presumptive Democratic nominee in South Carolina’s U.S. Senate race until his upset loss this week to unemployed military veteran Alvin Greene, is now calling for an investigation into the results. Rawl, a four-term former lawmaker who was heavily favored to win Tuesday, has accepted the help of [...]
