From the Associated Press: Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, a fiery orator versed in the classics and a hard-charging power broker who steered billions of federal dollars to the state of his Depression-era upbringing, died Monday. He was 92.
Today, in 1778 , the Continental Army fought to a draw at the Battle of Monmouth. It was its own kind of victory.
From The Hill: Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) has been admitted to a Washington-area hospital and is in “seriously ill” condition, his office said in a news release Sunday. The statement said that Byrd, 92, “was admitted to the hospital late
Today is Sunday, so it is likely that President Obama is golfing somewhere. We are in the best of hands.
Today, USA begins its next stage of the World Cup with a match against Ghana. For those of you who like to trot out the canard “how can a game end in a tie,” rest assured; at this stage there
From Reuters: In its final estimate on the first quarter on Friday, the Commerce Department said gross domestic product expanded at a 2.7 percent annual rate instead of the 3 percent pace it reported last month. Although the growth pace
From today’s Politico: An all-night House-Senate conference committee delivered President Barack Obama and Democrats a far-reaching and historic achievement Friday – a realignment of the rules that govern Wall Street and a second victory toward Obama’s legislative triple crown. The
Today, in 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Line Item Veto Act, passed in 1996 was unconstitutional. It is tool used, in varying forms, by most of the nation’s Governors.
According to an LA Weekly investigation, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa “has very quietly accepted — and even angled for — free tickets to as many as 80 pricey events, then failed to report all but one of them, as
From the Los Angeles Times: California welfare recipients are able to use state-issued debit cards to withdraw cash on gaming floors in more than half of the casinos in the state, a Los Angeles Times review of records found. The
Today, in 1916, the British launched their disastrous Battle of the Somme. So much wasted for so little, directed by those so underserving of respect.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama ousted Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Wednesday, saying that his scathing published remarks about administration officials undermine civilian control of the military and erode the needed trust on
Today, USA has its final match in the Group Stage of the World Cup. It needs a win over Algeria to advance to the next stage.
You knew this was coming. From the Associated Press: The White House announcement comes as administration officials meet privately with state insurance commissioners, and CEOs of major insurance companies, amid concerns over continued premium hikes. Obama was expected to attend
Today, in 1990, Checkpoint Charlie, the border crossing between the American sector of West Berlin and East Berlin, was dismantled. Twenty years later, almost no one remembers the Cold War. For those keeping score at home, we won. So far.
Broken today at Breitbart.TV: [youtube mWibqh0De50 nolink] From speech at Case Western Reserve, 1997: “I loved what happened in the Bork hearings. I wrote a review of Stephen Carter’s book recently where I said, ‘no, he has it all wrong.
Today, June 21, is the Summer Solstice. It is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Somehow, we think the days will seem even longer in the coming months.
A few days ago, Texas Rep. Joe Barton, ranking member on the House Energy and Commerce Commitee “apologized” to BP for the pressure the Obama Administration put on the company to fund an escrow account to compensate victims of the
From The Pilot: A video of Rep. Bob Etheridge physically confronting a college student in Washington brought back unpleasant memories for one former Moore County resident. Brandon Leslie, who moved away seven years ago and is now an attorney in
Today, in 1815, allied forces under the Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. It was a very near-run thing.
Transcript from Real Clear Politics: Clinton: President Obama has spoken out against the law because he thinks that the federal government should be determining immigration policy. And the Justice Department, under his direction, will be bringing a lawsuit against the
Today, in 1953, workers in East Germany rose up against the communist regime. The Soviet Union dispatched an army division to deal with the uprising. The US yawned.
Judge Andrew Napolitano took the helm of the Glenn Beck Show and made a strong case against the Obama Administration’s handling of the oil disaster in the gulf. The Judge detailed how an incompetent government coupled with the crony capitalism
The July issue of Playboy (available on news stands Friday) has an awesome feature story, “Rogues of K Street: Confessions of a Tea Party Consultant.” The piece is by Anonymous. We bring you our first installment below. The whole article
