Washington Post: BERLIN – The most talked about man in Germany is a 65-year-old economist whose hot new book and sudden groundswell of popular support have the media dubbing him a folk hero. But that is not the only thing they are calling Thilo Sarrazin these days. Some are also calling him dangerous. Sarrazin, a [...]
Hotline On Call: By Jeremy P. Jacobs In a sign that Democrats are not on-board with what was supposed to be a major cornerstone of their platform this fall, an increasing number of Democratic incumbents and candidates are criticizing Pres. Obama’s economic plan. Within 24 hours of Obama’s major address in Ohio on Thursday, a [...]
Politico: A Florida minister has announced he will not go forward with a controversial plan to burn copies of the Quran on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, saying he will instead travel to New York City on Saturday to meet with the leader of a controversial Islamic community center planned near ground zero. [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump offered Thursday to buy out a major investor in the real estate partnership that controls the site near ground zero where a Muslim group wants to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque. The offer, though, fell flat nearly instantly. “This is just a cheap attempt to get publicity [...]
Ocala.com: Westboro Baptist Church, the small Topeka, Kan., church that pickets funerals of American soldiers to spread its message that God is punishing the country for being tolerant of homosexuals, has vowed to hold a Quran burning if Gainesville’s Dove World Outreach Center calls its off. “WBC burned the Koran once – and if you [...]
Bloomberg: Donald Trump has sent an offer to purchase the site of the proposed mosque near New York City’s Ground Zero for the price paid plus 25 percent, according to a statement received by e-mail. Trump said as part of the offer that if a mosque were to be built it would be located at [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — The group of Muslims planning to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque near ground zero appears plagued by divisions that raise questions about the future of the project, with one major investor saying he is prepared to sell some or all of the site if the price is right. Hisham [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla.(AP) – The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy says he is canceling plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11. Pastor Terry Jones said Thursday that he decided to cancel his protest because the leader of a planned Islamic Center near ground zero has agreed to move [...]
CBS New York: NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – It’s being billed as rally and a march against racism and anti-Muslim bigotry.
The Hill: Momentum built Thursday for extending all of the Bush-era tax cuts after President Obama avoided a veto threat and a key Senate Democrat voiced support for the extension.
This year, September 11 is going to include something different — politics, and lots of it. On the eve of the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Washington and New York, all evidence suggests that the once-sacrosanct nature of a day when candidates used to clear their schedules except for the most solemn and [...]
