Jerusalem Post: The US sent Israel a secret letter, in which it committed to nuclear cooperation between the two states, Army Radio reported on Wednesday. In the letter, the US reportedly promises to sell Israel materials used to produce electricity, as well as technology and other supplies, despite the fact that Israel did not sign [...]
USA Today: When you think recycling, newspapers, plastic bottles and aluminum cans probably come to mind. But one researcher wants to add cigarette butts to the list. Jun Zhao, a Ph.D. student in the School of Energy and Power Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, and a team of scientists found that cigarette butts [...]
Washington Times: Holy wars are breaking out all over New York. Three separate plans to build Muslim worship centers in New York City have proved more difficult and contentious than expected, igniting protests by local residents and anti-jihad activists and prompting charges of “Islamophobia” and bigotry. The three projects raise different sets of issues, are [...]
The Hill: Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and John Cornyn (Texas) have sided with the state of Arizona in its battle with the Department of Justice over a controversial state immigration law. Graham’s declaration of opposition to the Justice Department law suit comes as a surprise because Graham called the Arizona law unconstitutional in April. [...]
From Jake Tapper’s Political Punch: UPDATE: Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., called the recess appointment “an insult to the American people. Dr. Berwick is a self-professed supporter of rationing health care and he won’t even have to explain his views to the American people in a Congressional hearing. Once again, President Obama has made a mockery [...]
The Hill: Echoing Republicans, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) on Wednesday blasted the Obama administration for sidestepping Congress to install Donald Berwick atop the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). “Senate confirmation of presidential appointees is an essential process prescribed by the Constitution that serves as a check on executive power and [...]
During Tear-Filled Plea About Respect and Responsibility, Lohan Conveys Explicit Message to judge ABC News: It seems no one noticed at the time, but while tabloid starlet Lindsay Lohan was making an impassioned speech to a California judge about respect for the court and taking responsibility for her actions, she was also apparently sending a [...]
Living there on the taxpayers’ dime…an employee of the Oakwood Housing Authority confirmed to me on condition of anonymity that the residents of the complex were “basically all black”. Telegraph: ALTON – First responders from the Alton Fire Department and five officers from the Alton Police Department were attacked by a crowd of several hundred [...]
