The Hill: Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) lashed out at comedienne Kathy Griffin on Thursday for describing his daughters as “prostitutes.” Brown strongly condemned remarks Griffin made on CNN in which she mocks Brown’s daughters, Ayla and Arianna. “People can call me any name they want, but families are off limits,” Brown said. “I love my [...]
Fox News: Don’t expect Apple to announce an iPhone 4 recall at Friday’s news conference. A recall would be costly, and it would present a logistical challenge. But even more importantly, it would mean acknowledging a mistake. And Steve Jobs isn’t the sort of leader who admits to mistakes, tech analysts say. Jobs, through his [...]
Fox News: North Korea’s health care system is in shambles, with doctors sometimes performing barbaric amputations without anesthesia and working by candlelight for payment in cigarettes, in hospitals lacking essential medicine, heat and power, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said Thursday. North Korea’s state health care system has been deteriorating for years amid the country’s [...]
The Hill: The ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday would not take the threat of a filibuster off the table for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) repeatedly said before Kagan’s confirmation hearings began that he would leave open the possibility of a filibuster. He repeated that stance Thursday [...]
TV Newser: The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced nominations this morning for the 31st News and Documentary Emmy Awards, and, yes, David Letterman extortionist Joe Halderman was among them. Halderman is nominated as a Producer for the CBS “48 Hours Mystery” story “American Girl, Italian Nightmare,” which is up for the Outstanding [...]
Liberal group Think Progress is featuring a video that supposedly “proves racism” in the ranks of the Tea Party. In fact, the video features signs that were provided by liberal groups to infiltrate the group.
“…an Italian artist’s take on what he calls the “horrors” of the American lifestyle…” WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A huge outdoor art poster that blends Mickey Mouse’s image with that of a swastika and a nude woman’s body is causing a stir in Poland, where memories of the suffering inflicted by Nazi Germany remain strong.
CNSNews: Washington – President Barack Obama never asked the Senate for a hearing on his nominee to run Medicare and Medicaid, Dr. Donald Berwick, as far as White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs knows. Berwick was nominated on Apr. 19, and with no confirmation hearing scheduled, Obama recess-appointed him on July 7 when Congress was [...]
Politico: Liberal talk show host Ed Schultz is attacking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for not taking a harder tack with Republicans, calling the Nevada Democrat “ball-less.†Schultz has been a frequent critic of Democratic tactics in recent months, but launched into a full blown tirade on his radio show Wednesday. “Do you think here [...]
NEW ORLEANS (AP)– A tightly fitted cap was successfully keeping oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in three months, BP said Thursday. The victory — long awaited by weary residents along the coast — is the most significant milestone yet in BP’s effort to control one of the worst [...]
The Hill: The Senate will swear in the successor to the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) at 2:15 pm next Tuesday, even though the identity of the new senator remains unknown. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told colleagues Thursday that Democrats would again have 59 votes in their caucus by next week. West Virginia [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Goldman Sachs & Co. has agreed to pay $550 million to settle civil fraud charges that accused the Wall Street giant of misleading buyers of mortgage-related investments. The deal calls for Goldman to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission fines of $300 million. The rest of the money will go to compensate [...]
Washington Times: President Obama on Wednesday briefly dropped by and addressed a meeting at which industry figures were being updated on U.S. cybersecurity efforts, acknowledging more progress was needed on the issue but blaming George W. Bush administration efforts as inadequate. The meeting was led by White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt, Homeland Security Secretary [...]
Holocaust survivor defended a controversial video showing his family dancing to Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive’ at concentration camps, saying it was a celebration of his survival and ability to share history with his grandchildren. The video has been pulled from YouTube due to copyright rules.
GOP Leader: Washington (Jul 15) During his weekly press briefing with reporters, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) said that Washington Democrats are engaged in a “full-scale civil war†and “running around Washington like Keystone Cops†when Americans want them to focus on putting people back to work. Boehner also discussed President Obama’s shaky relationship [...]
