Politico: In 1993, President Bill Clinton nearly derailed his presidency with an early move to end the military’s ban on gay service members. Aides scrambled to craft the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy as a compromise to get the politically radioactive issue off the new administration’s back. President Barack Obama’s aides were intent, above all [...]
Mediaite: This is the sort of programming that could really get people to tune into CSPAN! During a BookTV discussion of Jonah Goldberg’s latest book Proud to Be Right two of the panelists who had contributed essays to the tome got into an interesting back and forth. Todd Seavey and Helen Rittelmeyer used to date, [...]
L.A.TIMES The former Alaska governor kicks off a nationwide Tea Party Express tour by telling activists in Reno they can’t stop until conservatives control Washington. She takes aim at Nevada Sen. Harry Reid. Reporting from — Seeking to channel the sign-bearing, flag-waving enthusiasm of the “tea party” movement into ballot-box victories, former Alaska Gov. Sarah [...]
The Telegraph: He is an idle, pea-brained glutton with a permanent craving for doughnuts and Duff beer, but Homer Simpson has been declared a true Catholic by the Vatican’s official newspaper. L’Osservatore Romano said ‘The Simpsons are among the few TV programmes for children in which Christian faith, religion, and questions about God are recurrent [...]
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Former NFL star linebacker Junior Seau drove off a cliff and was hospitalized with minor injuries Monday, less than nine hours after he was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. The 12-time Pro Bowler’s white Cadillac SUV was found on the beach about 100 feet below the roadside, said Carlsbad police Lt. [...]
Democrats are accusing Arizona GOP congressional candidate Jesse Kelly of “Nazi ties” because he accepted an endorsement from a controversial anti-immigration group — and Kelly’s campaign is responding with equal fury, saying there is a “special place in hell” for people who make allegations of anti-Semitism. “The media is now attempting to portray Jesse Kelly [...]
President Obama implored supporters on Monday for donations to help Democrats in the 15 Senate seats he said were “up for grabs” on Nov. 2. The president painted a picture of an expansive map of competitive Senate races in a fundraising e-mail for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC). “I’m counting on the DSCC to [...]
NEW YORK — Four men snared last year in an FBI sting were convicted Monday of plotting to blow up New York City synagogues and shoot down military planes with the help of a paid informant who convinced them he was a terror operative. A jury in federal court in Manhattan deliberated eight days before [...]
USA TODAY Airlines are asking the Federal Air Marshals Service to relax its policy of often seating undercover agents in first class because they say it has become a costly disruption that isn’t justified by current security threats. The Air Transport Association, the Washington trade group representing large carriers, and several airline CEOs recently appealed [...]
New York Times: WASHINGTON — Abdullah al-Kidd, born in Kansas and once a star running back at the University of Idaho, spent 16 days in federal detention in three states in 2003, sometimes naked and sometimes shackled hand and foot, but was never charged with a crime. On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to decide [...]
WLOX: HENNING, TN (WMC-TV) – Two people were killed this morning in a shooting at the post office in Henning, Tennessee.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama will appear on an episode of “Mythbusters,” a television show that uses science to determine the truth behind urban legends. The White House says the episode will air Dec. 8 on the Discovery Channel. Discovery says the episode considers this question: Did Greek scientist Archimedes set fire to an [...]
Washington Post: CBS: FACE THE NATION – Graham: Obama taking over ‘most of society’
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – The NATO coalition said Monday that Afghan and international forces have choked insurgent supply routes in some parts of Afghanistan, prompting militants to extort money from citizens to keep their operations sufficiently supplied. “We are seeing instances where insurgents are receiving faulty ammunition and weapons through their supply channels,” said German [...]
Fox News: The White House continued to push Sunday for Congress to let the Bush tax cuts expire for the wealthiest Americans, teeing up a lame-duck standoff over the issue in Washington once lawmakers return from the campaign trail. David Axelrod, the president’s senior adviser, said Sunday that the Obama administration still wants the tax [...]
Workers at all 12 French oil refineries have been on strike since Friday as protests against government pension reform plans spread, unions and management said. The CGT union’s Total branch said that French refineries have not seen industrial action on such a scale since the famous protests of 1968.
