New York Times: BEIRUT – The Shiite armed movement Hezbollah cobbled together enough support Monday to appoint Lebanon’s next prime minister, effectively ending nearly six years of rule by Western-backed leaders and prompting the United States to warn it could cut off aid to this key Arab nation. The apparent strength of Hezbollah marked an [...]
Washington Post: Updated, 5:03 p.m. Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is vowing to fight an Illinois appeals court ruling that he is ineligible to run for Chicago mayor because he does not meet the residency requirement of the office. Sources close to Emanuel confirmed that he will appeal the ruling with the [...]
Chicago Tribune: Rahm Emanuel should not appear on the Feb. 22 mayoral ballot, according to a ruling issued by a state appellate court today. At a news conference, Emanuel said he would appeal the decision to the Illinois Supreme Court and ask the state’s highest court for an injunction so that his name will appear [...]
Los Angeles Times: WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday that President Obama’s State of the Union address will take a different course than the annual speech typically follows, eschewing a “laundry list” of proposals for Congress to consider but offering a broad outline of how to tackle the nation’s economic challenges. Press Secretary Robert [...]
Washington Times: Republican leaders said Sunday they are optimistic about President Obama’s apparent new focus on creating jobs and his “pivot” toward a more centrist approach to governing, but warned that he still must turn his words into actions. “The president needs to pivot,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican. “He obviously saw [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jack LaLanne was prodding Americans to get off their couches and into the gym decades before it was cool. And he was still pumping iron and pushing fruits and vegetables decades past most Americans’ retirement age. The fitness fanatic ate well and exercised — and made it his mission to make [...]
Yahoo News: As the 2011 March for Life kicks off, abortion opponents are optimistic. March for Life began as a grass-roots movement in 1974, where 20,000 supporters marched in Washington D.C. In recent years, that number has increased tenfold. With the most recent election results, there are now 29 anti-abortion governors, and in 15 states, [...]
Politico: Republicans have begun cutting Democrat Nancy Pelosi’s “Green the Capitol” program and they’re starting with the garbage. House Administration Chairman Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) is moving to suspend the House composting program after a review showed the program was actually increasing the House’s overall energy consumption, the House Administration Committee announced Monday. The House composting [...]
MOSCOW (AP) – Terrorists struck again in the heart of Russia, with a suicide bomber blowing himself up Monday in Moscow’s busiest airport and turning its international arrivals terminal into a smoky, blood-spattered hall of dismembered bodies, screaming survivors and abandoned suitcases. At least 35 people were killed, including two British travelers. No one claimed [...]
The Hill: White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday President Obama’s approval ratings are climbing because the public likes what he accomplished during last year’s lame-duck session — and how he accomplished it. With polls showing Obama rebounding from November’s midterm shellacking to approval ratings in the low 50s, Gibbs credited bipartisan cooperation that [...]
Arizona Republic: Accused Tucson shooter Jared Loughner today faced a federal judge in U.S. District Court, again displaying his enigmatic behavior as a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf. Loughner at times scrunched his face, at other times laughed openly as if hearing a private joke while his defense attorney, Judy Clarke, and [...]
