Washington Examiner: Congress passed and President Obama signed legislation last year banning federal grants and contracts to ACORN or any of its affiliates. Somebody should tell the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) about the ban. Judicial Watch, the anti-corruption non-profit watchdog, said its investigation found a small grant – just over $78,000 [...]
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Fox News: The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood rampage in Texas will be court-martialed and face the death penalty, Fox News confirms. Fort Hood’s commanding general announced the decision Wednesday for Maj. Nidal Hasan. The 40-year-old is expected to appear in a Fort Hood courtroom for an arraignment and could enter a [...]
MSNBC: Acquitted of daughter’s murder, lucrative network, book, movie deals await. ORLANDO, Fla. — The verdict on the murder charge was “not guilty,” and Casey Anthony likely will soon be a free woman. The question now is, “What’s next?” She could take advantage of interest in the case to make a lot of money, according [...]
Palm Beach Post: Three children narrowly escaped a fire that decimated one bedroom and flooded their suburban West Palm Beach home with smoke as they slept – at least momentarily – unattended. A next-door neighbor was supervising the children, two boys ages 7 and 9 and a girl age 10, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s spokeswoman [...]
Portfolio: NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the standoff over raising the government’s borrowing limit enters its final month, it’s becoming harder for investors to avoid thinking the unthinkable: the world’s most trusted borrower could soon renege on its debt. The U.S. Treasury says it will be forced to default on its obligations if Congress does [...]
Google News: ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Military officials say a military fighter drone has crashed near Roswell. Roswell fire officials say they were told one person was on board the jet. Holloman Air Force Base spokesman Tom Fuller says the QF-4 jet went down Wednesday morning but he was unable to immediately release any other [...]
WSJ.com: CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico—Two Americans were driving back to El Paso, Texas, last December after an afternoon across the border in Ciudad Juárez. A few blocks from the border, they were surrounded by Mexican army trucks and pulled from their Dodge Ram. exico’s military says it found two suitcases full of marijuana in the cab [...]
NY Times: AUSTIN, Tex. — Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican contemplating a presidential run, shares many attributes with the last man who ran for president from here, his predecessor and onetime patron, George W. Bush. He has the same straight-legged Texas swagger; the down-home, clipped speaking style; the desert-baked conservatism. But in recent years, Mr. [...]
