Iran State TV station FARS announced Saturday morning that four American dual-nationality prisoners were released from Iranian custody in a “prisoner swap” with the United States.
The fringe crazies at Westboro Church are going to protest Steve Jobs’ funeral for…well, for reasons I can’t possibly explain. As best I can tell, they believe this titan of capitalism should have done more to support their particular religious
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CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) – Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, has died. He was 56. Apple announced his
From The New York Times: greenjobs_gw_03 A $500 million green jobs program at the Department of Labor has so far provided only 15 percent of current participants with jobs, leading the agency’s inspector general to recommend that the bulk of
Just months after receiving the first “Green Jobs” stimulus money from the Obama Administration, the Department of Energy was poised to funnel another $469 million to Solyndra, the failed solar energy start-up at the center of a growing scandal within
Sarah Palin told Mark Levin on his radio show today that she will not be seeking the Republican Presidential Nomination in 2012. Palin released the following update to supporters: October 5, 2011 Wasilla, Alaska After much prayer and serious consideration,
Last night, President Obama visited St.Louis for a $25,000 plate fundraiser courtesy of Russ Carnahan and his family. Across the street from the fundraiser, on Lindell Drive near Forest Park, members of the St. Louis Tea Party stopped by to
The Obama administration has responded in court regarding Judicial Watch’s pursuit of the CIA’s bin Laden death photos. Given the administration’s open hostility to government transparency, it probably does not come as a surprise that the CIA is fighting tooth-and-nail
The White House has denied pressuring Ford to pull its ad that criticizes competitors that took and have yet to repay taxpayer dollars from the Troubled Asset Relief Program. However, the Obama administration can’t deny a new gift it showers
At the National Press Club in Washington DC in September 2011, Ridgely Muhammad, Minister of Agriculture for the Nation of Islam, was a featured speaker on a panel discussing the Pigford black farmer settlement. He shared the panel with New
[youtube l3Y9CARUwio nolink] An example of the high level of debate occurring in New York during the “Occupy Wall Street” demonstrations. And the man claims to be a union member. As always, name that h8ful h8er if you can.
[youtube rgyUSCzyas4] NFL Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton wrote an editorial about the need for school reform in America. It appeared in the Wall Street Journal under the title If NFL Played By Teachers’ Rules. Tarkenton talked to EAGtv about
From Accuracy in Media’s Benjamin Johnson: Bad economic policies have consequences. Senator Dick Durbin thought the big, greedy banks were making too much money and regulated their profits. Our President, eager to jump on the ‘Government Knows Best’ bandwagon offered
Folks, I just checked my email inbox and found an ATF slide presentation on the Fast and Furious operation that journalist Paul Thacker somehow got his hands on. The most important thing about it – It appears to have been
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets100511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Michael Bowen to discuss how the split between Thomas Dewey and Robert Taft led to the
The Wall Street Journal informs, NJ Gov Chris Christie’s overly grand exit (despite never having actually been “in” anything save some YouTube clips), has shifted focus to Mitt Romney. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to sit out the presidential
From The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) on Tuesday further distanced his Democratic Conference from President Obama by nixing a major component of the White House’s jobs plan. Reid said he would revise parts of the proposal that
What lovely people. Barack Obama’s supporters harassed and swore at the St. Louis Tea Party members Tuesday night in Forest Park. His supporters chanted, “F**k what y’all talkin about… F**k what y’all talkin about… F**k all y’all!… F**k all y’all!”
The Nation reported yesterday that President Obama has dispatched the Department of Justice to investigate states that have enacted voter ID laws: Career lawyers in the civil rights division of the Justice Department, who were frequently sidelined and overruled during
From Reuters: Employers announced 115,730 planned job cuts last month, more than double August’s total of 51,114, according to the report from consultants Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The figure was the highest since April 2009 when 132,590 layoffs were
In the months between George W. Bush’s first Inauguration in January of 2001 and the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Republicans in both Houses of Congress were busily patting themselves on the back for retaining control of Capitol Hill and gaining
Attorney General Eric Holder is in trouble. The documents that strongly suggest he lied to Congress have been released to the public, and they came on the heels of the secret Fast and Furious recordings that had already blown holes
Virtually no state is immune to the red ink found in school budgets, which is a result of routine overspending. For too long, schools have not kept spending in check. They’ve given raises they couldn’t afford, they maintained bloated benefit
Herman Cain is surging in the polls. We’re not certain he has the staying power, but we’re happy he currently has the chance to prove us wrong.
