Washington Post: The folks at the Transportation Security Agency have been taking a beating this week on the Hill for some 25,000 security breaches at the nation’s airports since 2001. They’ve been hammered in the past for being overly aggressive in patting down even elderly people. Now, thanks to TMZ, the online celebrity gossip site, [...]
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican soldiers have found the largest marijuana plantation ever detected in Mexico, a huge field covering almost 300 acres (120 hectares), the Defense Department said Thursday. The plantation is four times larger than the previous record discovery by authorities at a ranch in northern Chihuahua state in 1984. The pot plants [...]
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain opposes a planned Tennessee mosque that has been the subject of protests and legal challenges. Cain didn’t bring up the controversial facility in a campaign rally on Thursday, but told reporters afterward that he’s concerned about the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. “It is an infringement and [...]
Live Science: Playful bantering or gentle flirting with someone outside of your marriage is harmless if proper boundaries remain intact, according to psychologist Michael Brickey, author of “Defying Aging,” and many other relationship experts. Those boundaries differ with each relationship, of course. What would be considered a violation in one marriage might be perfectly acceptable [...]
Omaha.com: The Omaha Public Schools used more than $130,000 in federal stimulus dollars to buy each teacher, administrator and staff member a manual on how to become more culturally sensitive. The book by Virginia education consultants could raise some eyebrows with its viewpoints. The authors assert that American government and institutions create advantages that “channel [...]
FoxNews: Several lawmakers are questioning the Obama administration about whether the controversial “Fast and Furious” gunrunning probe may have had a cousin in Florida that resulted in guns being trafficked to Central America. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., penned a letter Tuesday to Attorney General Eric Holder and ATF Acting Director Kenneth Melson inquiring about a [...]
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Los Angeles Times: Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Thursday that makes California the first state in the nation to require the inclusion of the contributions of gay, lesbian and transgender Americans in elementary school history lessons and textbooks. The legislation addresses omissions in history books, according to Gil Duran, a spokesman for the governor. [Updated [...]
Fox News: Newly released emails show the Obama administration communication team privately discussed whether to exclude Fox News from interviews in late 2009, despite claims at the time that the White House did not intend to snub the cable news channel. The emails, obtained and released by watchdog Judicial Watch, pertain to a kerfluffle over [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of a big bank says a U.S. default could be catastrophic for the economy. The head of the Federal Reserve warns of chaos. And a credit rating agency threatens to take away the country’s coveted triple-A status. The response on Wall Street: So what? In Washington, the fight over [...]
To avoid confusion: yes – This legislation is in ADDITION to that which had been proposed on Monday, July 11, 2011…and yes, it also uses fraudulent, fabricated ‘findings’ from Operation Fast & Furious to support its claims and bogus necessity. Katie Pavlich – Townhall: Democrat Representatives Maloney, Cummings and McCarthy, all members of the Minority [...]
