Fox News: Good evening. Nearly ten years ago, America suffered the worst attack on our shores since Pearl Harbor. This mass murder was planned by Usama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network in Afghanistan, and signaled a new threat to our security – one in which the targets were no longer soldiers on a [...]
Washington (AP) – The Federal Reserve acknowledged Wednesday that the economy is growing more slowly than it expected. But it said it will complete its $600 billion Treasury bond buying program by June 30 as planned and announced no further efforts to boost the economy. Ending a two-day meeting, the Fed repeated a pledge to [...]
WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) – Democratic leaders called on Wednesday for additional spending to boost the sluggish U.S. economy, setting up a fresh hurdle for bipartisan efforts in Washington to head off a government debt default this summer. Democrats’ demand for new stimulus spending is at odds with the work of negotiators, led by Vice [...]
Excerpted from Real Clear Politics: Less than a month after she appeared poised to shake up the Republican presidential campaign, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has once again receded from the 2012 limelight. When Palin launched her “One Nation” bus tour on Memorial Day amid a swirl of media attention and excitement from her fervent [...]
There has been a hijacking of the Tea Party. Once the “Taxed Enough Already” Movement with a good message that we the people are fed up with the waste and abuse in DC. But an element of the Tea Party now wants to change the Constitution. Wants to interrupt what they call an “imperfect document”. [...]
Daily Beast: Ambassador Karl Eikenberry spoke for all Americans, hawks and doves, in publicly slamming President Karzai last weekend. Soon to depart Kabul, the ambassador couldn’t stand another minute of Karzai’s gratuitous attacks on an America that is bleeding itself in lives and dollars for Afghanistan’s freedom. So, he had a few undiplomatic words for [...]
PARIS (AP) — Former Dior designer John Galliano goes on trial Wednesday, charged with anti-Semitic statements in a Paris cafe — allegations that shocked the fashion world and cost him his job at the renowned French high-fashion house. Galliano is charged with “public insults based on origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity” and could face [...]
Washington Post: The debt-reduction package emerging in talks between the White House and congressional leaders would not “fundamentally change” the alarming rate of growth in the national debt, the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee said Tuesday. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) said the goal of slicing more than $2 trillion from the federal budget by [...]
What’s Up With That: Not content to make a fool of himself confusing weather and climate, Al has now decided to lecture empower women on how to reduce the population for the benefit of the planet. Watch the video below, now we know why he doesn’t allow recordings of his lectures. Darn those Flip Video [...]
Excerpted from Radar Online: Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire is among more than a dozen high-profile Hollywood celebrities being sued in connection with a mega-millions illegal gambling ring that ran high-stakes underground poker games, Star magazine is reporting exclusively. Others who were part of the secret society and are facing hefty lawsuits include billionaire businessman Alex [...]
CASEVILLE, Mich. — A 7-year-old Michigan boy barefoot and in pajamas drove a car for 20 miles, sometimes hitting speeds of 50 mph, before finally slowing down and stopping with the help of authorities. “He was crying and just kept saying he wanted to go to his dad’s,” Caseville Police Chief Jamie Learman said. “That [...]
WSJ: A leading member of Saudi Arabia’s royal family warned that Riyadh could seek to supplant Iran’s oil exports if the country doesn’t constrain its nuclear program, a move that could hobble Tehran’s finances. In closed-door remarks earlier this month, Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal also strongly implied that Riyadh would be forced to follow suit [...]
Politico: Americans are growing increasingly more frustrated with President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy and only 3 in 10 say they are certain they will vote to re-elect him in 2012, a new poll finds. Just 23 percent of those surveyed for a Bloomberg News poll released Wednesday say they are hopeful about the [...]
