WASHINGTON (AP) — Rural America now accounts for just 16 percent of the nation’s population, the lowest ever. The latest 2010 census numbers hint at an emerging America where, by midcentury, city boundaries become indistinct and rural areas grow ever less relevant. Many communities could shrink to virtual ghost towns as they shutter businesses and [...]
Politico: Democrats are aiming for a debt-limit compromise similar to the House Republican plan, with at least one major difference: The second vote on raising the debt ceiling would not depend on Congress passing a broader deficit-reduction package. The shape of this potential compromise meshes major elements of the proposals offered in recent weeks by [...]
FoxNews: The unemployment situation across America is bad, no doubt. But for African-Americans in some cities, this is not the great recession. It’s the Great Depression. Take Charlotte, N.C., for example. It is a jewel of the “new South.” The largest financial center outside of New York City, it’s the showcase for next year’s Democratic [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the House of Representatives on Thursday delayed a vote a short-term bill to raise the nation’s debt limit by $900 billion, Democratic sources said. An aide to House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Steny Hoyer, the Democrat’s top vote counter in the House, had told his party members that Republicans [...]
Stylette: Tim Gunn has never been one to pull punches, so we shouldn’t be surprised that when he showed up for a taping of George Lopez Tonight, he came armed with lots of barbs about Snooki, the way women dress in general — and a word or two about the Secretary of State’s much-reviled pantsuits. [...]
Fox News: Aspen, Colorado – The top commander of U.S. special operations forces said Wednesday that Usama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda is bloodied and “nearing its end,” but he warned the next generation of militants could keep special operations fighting for a decade to come. Navy SEAL Adm. Eric T. Olson described the killing of [...]
The Hill: House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) told Republican lawmakers Thursday he does not yet have the votes to pass his debt-limit bill. Though members emerged from a closed-door meeting saying they believe the Speaker will secure the 216 he needs by Thursday evening, when the House is set to vote, Boehner will still need [...]
The Hill: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) was taken to the hospital Thursday because of difficulty breathing. Christie was sent to Somerset Medical Center “out of an abundance of caution,” Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak told The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J. Christie, 48, reportedly is doing fine and awaiting more test results. “In line with [...]
Fox News: At least one U.S. military serviceman has been arrested after raising concerns over another possible attack on Fort Hood, Fox News has learned exclusively. Pvt. Nasser Jason Abdo, an AWOL soldier from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was arrested by the Killeen Police Department near Fort Hood and remains in custody there. Authorities, however, will [...]
Fox News: A group of atheists has filed a lawsuit claiming the display of the World Trade Center cross at the 9/11 memorial in lower Manhattan is unconstitutional, calling it a “mingling of church and state.” The American Atheists, which advocates an “absolute separation” of government and religion, filed the lawsuit Monday to stop the [...]
Katie Pavlich – Townhall: Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama still deny authorizing the lethal program, despite President Obama specifically asking Holder to conduct a complete review of current gun enforcement policies during a joint press conference in Mexico City with Mexico President Felipe Calderon in April 2009. “Our focus is to work with [...]
