Archive for July, 2011
The GOP’s Hardliner: How Eric Cantor Killed The Obama-Boehner Debt Deal (1)
Time: At his press conference on Monday, President Obama made clear that his frustration with House Republicans’ intransigence in negotiations to raise the federal borrowing limit did not extend to their leader. “I think Speaker Boehner has been very sincere about trying to do something big,” Obama said, one of several compliments in an extended [...]
Dangerous Power Vacuum Created In Afghanistan As Karzai’s Brother Assassinated (0)
Yahoo News: Many Afghans and American militarymen believed it was only a matter of time before he would be killed. Their predictions came true on Tuesday morning when Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half brother of the Afghan president and by far the most powerful man in southern Afghanistan, was gunned down by one of his [...]
Obama Increasingly Using Executive Orders To Bypass Congress (3)
The Hill: President Obama increasingly is using his executive authority to move his policies forward when confronted with congressional opposition. The administration chose not to defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act banning gay marriage, and Obama bypassed military tribunals and the Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba to send an accused terrorist from Somalia to [...]
Jury Foreman Breaks His Silence Over Jury’s ‘Suspicions’ Of Casey Anthony’s Father (1)
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‘Anonymous’ Posts 90,000 Military Email Addresses (1)
PC World: The Anonymous hacking group said Monday it had broken into military contractor Booz Allen Hamilton’s network and posted 90,000 military e-mail addresses and passwords online. Booz Allen isn’t commenting. “As part of @BoozAllen security policy, we generally do not comment on specific threats or actions taken against our systems,” the company said via [...]
So It Begins – ATF To Require Report Of Gun Buyers In Border States—[UPDATED] (6)
A prophecy fulfilled…and right on que UPDATE: These new laws go into affect as of today, July 12, 2011 via EXECUTIVE ORDER Associated Press: In an effort to stem the illicit flow of weapons into Mexico, the Justice Department announced Monday that all gun shops in four Southwest border states will be required to alert [...]
War #6: Drones Active In Somalia; Locals Reporting Sightings Of Foreign Aircraft (2)
The Washington Post: A U.S. drone aircraft fired on two leaders of a militant Somali organization tied to al-Qaeda, apparently wounding them, a senior U.S. military official familiar with the operation said Wednesday. The strike last week against senior members of al-Shabab comes amid growing concern within the U.S. government that some leaders of the [...]
Soldier Who Lost Hand To Receive Medal of Honor Tomorrow (2)
Seattle PI: An Army Ranger stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord will become the second living person to receive the Medal of Honor for action stemming from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry, 31, lost his right hand in 2008 after throwing an armed grenade away from fellow soldiers during [...]
Report: CIA Organised Fake Vaccination Drive To Get Osama Bin Laden’s Family DNA (1)
Guardian: The CIA organised a fake vaccination programme in the town where it believed Osama bin Laden was hiding in an elaborate attempt to obtain DNA from the fugitive al-Qaida leader’s family, a Guardian investigation has found. As part of extensive preparations for the raid that killed Bin Laden in May, CIA agents recruited a [...]
Admission of Perjury? Juror Admits Death Penalty Swayed Final Decision, Still Uncertain Of Guilt (2)
One might argue that this was an admission of perjury… (Comment at minute marker 3:10)
Chicagoans Overwhelmingly Vote to Ban Palin, Beck & Coulter Books at Book Fair- With Video (6)
RebelPundit: In June we attended the Printer’s Row Literature Festival in Chicago. City blocks were closed off for tents and booths full of all types of literature. We presented a board with a selection of well known book covers and asked visitors of the event if they could choose to ban any of the books [...]
Update: She said YES! Marine in Afghanistan Asks Actress Mila Kunis to the 3/2 Marine Corps Ball- With Video (18)
ABC: One lucky Marine in Afghanistan is shouting “Hoorah” right about now. That’s because Mila Kunis, the sexy “Black Swan” actress, has accepted Marine Sgt. Scott Moore’s invitation to be his date to the Marine Corps Ball in November. The actress said yes over the weekend, while doing press for her upcoming film, “Friends with [...]
Boehner Digs In On Taxes (3)
Politico: Speaker John Boehner said President Barack Obama must accept entitlement cuts and no tax increases in order to obtain a debt-ceiling increase from Congress, once again taking a hardline as GOP and Democratic congressional leaders head to the White House for talks on averting a U.S. debt default. Boehner’s comments came after Obama repeatedly [...]
Obama Puts Medicare Age In Play (0)
President Obama has offered to raise the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67 as part of a larger deficit-reduction package, a move sure to anger congressional Democrats who want to exclude entitlement programs from the ongoing talks. Bipartisan talks that began Monday afternoon have ended. It’s unclear what exactly was discussed, but two sources [...]
Even Dollar Stores Struggling In ‘Obama Depression’ (0)
LOS ANGELES CBS More stores across the U.S. that offer deeply-discounted products are seeing their sales decline after years of growth amid America’s “Great Recession” — and one analyst said on Monday it’s another sign of even deeper downturn. While the demand at stores like the 99-Cent Store or Dollar Tree is still relatively high, [...]
New Australian Law To Make Muslims Lift Veils (1)
Associated Press: CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Muslim women would have to remove veils and show their faces to police on request or risk a prison sentence under proposed new laws in Australia’s most populous state that have drawn criticism as culturally insensitive. A vigorous debate that the proposal has triggered reflects the cultural clashes being [...]
Stun Gun Found Onboard JetBlue Flight; FBI Investigating (0)
Reuters Law enforcement officials were investigating how a stun gun that resembled a cell phone wound up aboard a JetBlue Airways plane at Newark airport. A cleaning crew found the black stun gun in a black case in a seat-back pocket on Flight 1179 on Friday night after the jet carrying 100 passengers and crew [...]
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