Daily Mail: The Obamas’ summer break in Martha’s Vineyard has already been branded a PR disaster after the couple arrived four hours apart on separate government jets. But according to new reports, this is the least of their extravagances. White House sources today claimed that the First Lady has spent $10million of U.S. taxpayers’ money [...]
Associated Press: NEW YORK (AP) — In New Brunswick, N.J., a building superintendent opened the door to apartment No. 1076 one balmy Tuesday and discovered an alarming scene: terrorist literature strewn about the table and computer and surveillance equipment set up in the next room. The panicked superintendent dialed 911, sending police and the FBI [...]
“People on twitter might be joking, but in all seriousness, we would see a bigger boost in spending and hence economic growth had the earthquake done more damage” A comment from Krugman’s Google + account, which has since been scrubbed and denied
Daily Mail: Nancy Reagan last night lost her balance and fell as she arrived to watch a speech by Republican freshman senator and Tea Party darling Marco Rubio. The frail former First Lady was being escorted to her seat in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, in Simi Valley, California, by Senator Rubio when she lost [...]
Jerusalem Post: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Wednesday that his withdrawal from his Bab al-Aziziya headquarters was a “tactical move” after the compound was leveled by 64 NATO air strikes. Speaking in an address on a local Tripoli radio station, which was reported by Al-Orouba TV, broadcasting in conjunction with Al-Rai TV, Gaddafi also [...]
The Daily Mail: Michelle Obama showed off her enviably toned thighs as she powered past the President in tiny purple cycling shorts on the first family’s bike ride on Martha’s Vineyard today. Wearing a fashionable printed T-shirt and Converse trainers, the First Lady showed that she still has style, even when on vacation. But her [...]
The Hill: Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) on Monday accused President Obama of “shredding” the Constitution by imposing new rules last week that allow a case-by-case review of illegal immigrants set for deportation. “I think he absolutely is,” West replied in an interview with the conservative website NewsMax when asked if he thought Obama was “shredding” [...]
Military Times: So here’s the news: audible farting has been banned for some Marines downrange because it offends the Afghans. I know there are many things in the Afghan culture that don’t seem normal to Americans and it’s hard to spend seven months working in someone else’s back yard. Still, the Marines I saw downrange [...]
ABC Local: The owner of the landmark South Philadelphia cheesesteak stand who once told customers to order in English has died. Family members confirm to Action News that 71-year-old Geno’s Steaks owner Joey Vento has died of a massive heart attack on the way to the hospital. Vento opened the steak shop back in 1966. [...]
