Print William Bigelow Read Full Bio Four Rockets Fired from Gaza into Israel as Obama Visits Four rockets were fired at Southern Israel from Gaza on Thursday, causing heavy damage to a home in Sderot, the Israeli border town near the Hamas-controlled Gaza area. 21 Mar 2013 Politico Delights in Supposed Obama Victory in Israel Politico, ever eager to paint Barack Obama in a positive light, has an article about the supposed thaw in relations between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Politico delights in Netanyahu’s weakness and Obama’s strength as Obama is visiting Israel. 21 Mar 2013 FBI Director Blames Background Check Shortages on Sequester FBI Director Robert Mueller protested Tuesday that the steep rise in requests for background checks for gun purchases since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School could be a problem because of the cuts imposed by sequestration. 20 Mar 2013 White House Confident on Ultimate Assault Weapons Ban The White House is still acting confident about passing an assault weapons ban despite Senate Democrats cutting the idea out of their proposed gun control legislation. White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said, “We’re going to work on this. We’re going to find the votes. And it deserves a vote and let’s see if we can get it done.” 20 Mar 2013 Feinstein: 'I'm Not Going to Lay Down and Play Dead' Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) boasted Tuesday that despite the shelving of her federal assault weapons ban bill by Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), she will not go quietly into the night. Feinstein said, “This is very important to me and I’m not going to lay (sic) down and play dead. I think the American people have said in every single public poll that they support this kind of legislation.” 20 Mar 2013 Official: Iran Moving Military Equipment into Syria Through Iraq The government of Iraq is now cooperating with Iran as the Iranian government is transporting military equipment to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime through Iraqi airspace. 19 Mar 2013 Violence in Egypt as Tensions Between Government, Police Rise On Sunday, Egyptians took the law into their own hands and killed two men they said stole a motorized rickshaw by hanging them by their feet. According to one photographer at the scene, among the 3,000 people who witnessed the lynching were women and children crying, “kill them.” 19 Mar 2013 Obama's Approval Tanks In 2013 Something has happened to President Obama's approval rating since 2013 started: it’s plummeted. The newest example comes from a CNN/ORC International poll showing Obama’s approval rating down 8 points and his disapproval rating up 7 points. 50 percent of those polled disapproved of Obama’s efforts while only 47% approved. 19 Mar 2013 California, Rhode Island Lead States in Unemployment Among the 50 states, California in the West and Rhode Island in the East tied in January for the highest jobless rate in the nation, 9.8%, while North Dakota was the lowest at 3.3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 18 Mar 2013 'SNL' Alum Norm Macdonald Bullied into Silence for Being Religious Norm Macdonald, the Canadian comedian best known for his stint on "Saturday Night Live," unleashed the beast last night after he tweeted that he was religious and believed most people read Scripture. 18 Mar 2013 Previous 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Next
Four Rockets Fired from Gaza into Israel as Obama Visits Four rockets were fired at Southern Israel from Gaza on Thursday, causing heavy damage to a home in Sderot, the Israeli border town near the Hamas-controlled Gaza area. 21 Mar 2013
Politico Delights in Supposed Obama Victory in Israel Politico, ever eager to paint Barack Obama in a positive light, has an article about the supposed thaw in relations between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Politico delights in Netanyahu’s weakness and Obama’s strength as Obama is visiting Israel. 21 Mar 2013
FBI Director Blames Background Check Shortages on Sequester FBI Director Robert Mueller protested Tuesday that the steep rise in requests for background checks for gun purchases since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School could be a problem because of the cuts imposed by sequestration. 20 Mar 2013
White House Confident on Ultimate Assault Weapons Ban The White House is still acting confident about passing an assault weapons ban despite Senate Democrats cutting the idea out of their proposed gun control legislation. White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said, “We’re going to work on this. We’re going to find the votes. And it deserves a vote and let’s see if we can get it done.” 20 Mar 2013
Feinstein: 'I'm Not Going to Lay Down and Play Dead' Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) boasted Tuesday that despite the shelving of her federal assault weapons ban bill by Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), she will not go quietly into the night. Feinstein said, “This is very important to me and I’m not going to lay (sic) down and play dead. I think the American people have said in every single public poll that they support this kind of legislation.” 20 Mar 2013
Official: Iran Moving Military Equipment into Syria Through Iraq The government of Iraq is now cooperating with Iran as the Iranian government is transporting military equipment to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime through Iraqi airspace. 19 Mar 2013
Violence in Egypt as Tensions Between Government, Police Rise On Sunday, Egyptians took the law into their own hands and killed two men they said stole a motorized rickshaw by hanging them by their feet. According to one photographer at the scene, among the 3,000 people who witnessed the lynching were women and children crying, “kill them.” 19 Mar 2013
Obama's Approval Tanks In 2013 Something has happened to President Obama's approval rating since 2013 started: it’s plummeted. The newest example comes from a CNN/ORC International poll showing Obama’s approval rating down 8 points and his disapproval rating up 7 points. 50 percent of those polled disapproved of Obama’s efforts while only 47% approved. 19 Mar 2013
California, Rhode Island Lead States in Unemployment Among the 50 states, California in the West and Rhode Island in the East tied in January for the highest jobless rate in the nation, 9.8%, while North Dakota was the lowest at 3.3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 18 Mar 2013
'SNL' Alum Norm Macdonald Bullied into Silence for Being Religious Norm Macdonald, the Canadian comedian best known for his stint on "Saturday Night Live," unleashed the beast last night after he tweeted that he was religious and believed most people read Scripture. 18 Mar 2013
Sources challenge White House claim of all-hands-on-deck pursuit of Benghazi suspects21 May 2013, 2:32 PM PDT
Top IRS official to invoke 5th Amendment, decline to testify at House hearing21 May 2013, 2:09 PM PDT
Correspondents' association concerned government 'too aggressive' in tracking journalists21 May 2013, 1:53 PM PDT
Sources challenge White House claim of all-hands-on-deck pursuit of Benghazi suspects21 May 2013, 2:32 PM PDT
Top IRS official to invoke 5th Amendment, decline to testify at House hearing21 May 2013, 2:09 PM PDT
Correspondents' association concerned government 'too aggressive' in tracking journalists21 May 2013, 1:53 PM PDT
Michael Jordan says his NBA franchise is changing its name from Bobcats to Charlotte Hornets21 May 2013, 3:11 PM PDT
WNBA general managers pick Mercury to win championship, Sparks' Parker as top choice for MVP21 May 2013, 2:49 PM PDT