Christopher Dodd wasn’t the picture of bipartisan compromise as a U.S. Senator. The Connecticut Democrat fiercely battled on behalf of left-of-center causes. He has different priorities now as head of the Motion Picture Association of America. This week, Dodd reached
Bill Nye thinks Creationism is hardly kid stuff. Nye, affectionately known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, is featured in a new Internet video attacking those who wish to teach Creationism in the classroom. “Evolution is the fundamental idea in
This week’s Republican National Convention is about to get a big boost of star power. Clint Eastwood, the legendary actor/director behind the “Dirty Harry” series, “Unforgiven” and “Mystic River,” is en route to Tampa to support the GOP event, according
The Los Angeles Times’s David Horsey accuses the GOP of tokenism in an article titled “Republican National Convention puts a brown face on a white party.” Horsey first alleges Tuesday night’s speakers are unrepresentative of the party as a whole:
(AP) FACT CHECK: “Anti-colonial” Obama not plausibleBy BETH FOUHYAssociated PressWASHINGTON To document that claim, D’Souza travels to Kenya to interview members of Obama’s extended family as well as to Hawaii and Indonesia, where Obama grew up. He also cites several
Governor Brian Sandoval (R-NV) is slated to give key remarks tonight at the Republican National Convention. As one of the top Latino powerhouses in the Republican Party, Sandoval will be appealing both to a hurting American people more generally –
(AP) TAMPA, Fla.Republicans have nominated former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for president, culminating a long primary fight and setting the stage for a close contest against President Barack Obama. In a roll call of states Tuesday, New Jersey put Romney over
By MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated PressTAMPA, Fla.Police in Tampa stopped a dozen anti-war protesters from entering an event attended by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice after the group said it intended to arrest her for war crimes. The protesters from Code
Not everyone in Tinsel Town is hoping President Barack Obama gets a second term. Jon Voight leads the right-of-center celebrity brigade in Tampa this week at the Republican’s 2012 convention. Voight, the Oscar-winning actor from “Midnight Cowboy,” “Deliverance” and “Mission:
Israel’s Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, invited Egypt’s newly-elected president, Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, to visit the country as the guest of Israeli President Shimon Peres. The invitation was announced Tuesday in a speech in Tel Aviv, and was
Conservative talk radio icon Dennis Prager had a jar of peanut butter confiscated by the U.S. Secret Service on his way into the Republican National Convention this morning, according to eyewitnesses on the scene. Prager apparently attracted the attention of
By ANGELA K. BROWN.Associated PressFORT WORTH, TexasRenowned classical pianist Van Cliburn has been diagnosed with advanced bone cancer and is resting comfortably at his Texas home, his publicist said Monday. The 78-year-old Cliburn is under excellent care and his spirits
Actor Jon Voight has had just about enough of American media outlets kowtowing to the current administration. The Oscar-winner castigated President Barack Obama for his heavy-handed approach to the press, a tactic that reminds him of another leader’s media manipulations.
GENEVA (Reuters) – George Clooney is the star attraction on Monday in what is being billed as the Democratic Party’s biggest fundraising event abroad aimed at helping President Barack Obama win re-election. The American actor and activist, who travelled by
Note from Senior Management: Andrew Breitbart is, and always will be irreplaceable. But he left behind a legacy that continues to inspire, and a road map for anybody willing to seek out the truth. In honor of Andrew, we are
(AP) Despite Isaac’s soaking, Keys residents laid backBy MATT SEDENSKYAssociated PressKEY WEST, Fla. Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that the sprawling storm will strengthen
(AP) Iran opens nonaligned summit with nuclear appealsTEHRAN, Iran Iran opened a world gathering of self-described nonaligned nations Sunday with a slap at the U.N. Security Council and an appeal to rid the world of nuclear weapons, even as Tehran
Police arrested a Tallahassee man protesting at the Republican National Convention for carrying a machete into the Event Zone. According to authorities, Jason T. Wilson had a “full size” machete (pictured above) strapped to his leg at a Sunday protest.
This week’s Republican National Convention may be extended into Friday in order to make up for time lost Monday due to Tropical Storm Isaac, National Journal reports. Chris Frates and Alex Roarty note: Republicans are leaving open the possibility of extending
By LYNN ELBERAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESDiana Krall knows how to pay tribute to Neil Armstrong. The jazz singer-pianist tenderly played the standard “Fly Me to the Moon” during a Saturday concert at the Hollywood Bowl. She once was lucky enough
By TAMARA LUSHAssociated PressTAMPA, Fla.The few hundred protesters gathered under rainy skies in a park about a half-mile from the GOP convention on Sunday said an impending hurricane that is supposed to dump heavy rains on Tampa won’t deter them
In a cramped and tiny office in the South Korean capital, an 80-year-old man displays letters postmarked “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” in pale red ink. The imprints with North Korea’s official name testify to Kim Kyung-Jae’s success in reconnecting
By KARIN LAUBAssociated PressRAFAH, Gaza StripBusiness is down because of an Egyptian security clampdown, but smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border keep operating under the supervision of Gaza’s Hamas rulers. The militant Hamas had hoped the Islamists who took charge
Jordan on Sunday barred pro-Palestinian US and European activists from trying to cross into the West Bank for delivering school supplies to students. Atallah said the “activists left the buses and started to demonstrate near the checkpoint. One of them
