In an attempt to cover for President Obama’s security failures in Benghazi on September 11, the Associated Press deemed the whole debacle merely a “PR disaster” and speculated it could all just be forgotten if Susan Rice were successfully nominated
(AP) Hugo Chavez heading to Cuba for more treatmentBy FABIOLA SANCHEZAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced plans to travel to Cuba as early as Tuesday for more medical treatment after spending much of the past 18 months fighting cancer.
The Associated Press is pushing a “study” by purported “nonpartisan” organizations claiming that Obamacare is a “good deal for states.” The AP notes that this “report” by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation and the Urban Institute says that Obamacare is good for
(AP) Associated Press – TORONTO Justin Bieber faced a hostile homecoming during his halftime performance at Canada’s football Grey Cup, facing boos and jeers. The Toronto crowd booed Sunday when the 18-year-old pop star’s face popped up on the JumboTron
By AYA BATRAWYAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s highest body of judges slammed on Saturday a recent decision by the president to grant himself near-absolute power, calling the move an “unprecedented assault” on the judiciary. The statement from the Supreme Judicial Council came as
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and AYA BATRAWYAssociated PressCAIROSupporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi clashed Friday in the worst violence since he took office, while he defended a decision to give himself near-absolute power to root out what he called “weevils
(AP) House to consider limited GOP immigration billBy JIM ABRAMSAssociated PressWASHINGTONHouse Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would both expand visas for foreign
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By DANICA COTO and DAVID SKRETTAAssociated PressSAN JUAN, Puerto RicoHector “Macho” Camacho was a brash fighter with a mean jab and an aggressive style, launching himself furiously against some of the biggest names in boxing. And his bad-boy persona was
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated PressCAIROGaza’s ruling Hamas will not stop arming itself, the No. 2 in the Palestinian group told The Associated Press on Saturday, signaling tough challenges ahead for indirect negotiations between Israel and the Islamist militants on a new
By DALIA NAMMARIAssociated PressRAMALLAH, West BankThe remains of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed Tuesday as part of a renewed investigation into his death, a Palestinian investigator said Saturday. Arafat died in November 2004 in a French military
(AP) Gaza crowds surge at Israel border fence, 1 deadBy KARIN LAUB and SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressGAZA CITY, Gaza StripIsraeli troops fired Friday to push back Gaza crowds surging toward Israel’s border fence with the Hamas-ruled territory, killing one Palestinian
Democrats and Republicans are racking up supermajorities in blue and red states, leading to a country in which the opposition party is rendered useless. According to the Associated Press, “half of state legislatures now have veto-proof majorities, up from 13 only
(AP) Egypt’s Morsi grants himself far-reaching powersBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s Islamist president unilaterally decreed greater authorities for himself Thursday and effectively neutralized a judicial system that had emerged as a key opponent by declaring that the courts are barred from
(AP) Trouble not over for Jesse Jackson Jr.By HENRY C. JACKSON and SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressCHICAGOJesse Jackson Jr.’s resignation from Congress might end his once-promising political career but it doesn’t mark the end of troubles for the civil rights icon’s son.
(AP) Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza cease-fireBy MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated PressCAIROIsrael and the Hamas militant group reached a cease-fire agreement Wednesday to end the fiercest round of fighting in nearly four years, promising to halt attacks on each other and
(AP) Israel says bomb blast hits bus in Tel AvivBy ARIEL DAVIDAssociated PressTEL AVIV, IsraelA bomb ripped through an Israeli bus near the nation’s military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, wounding at least 10 people, Israeli officials said. The
(AP) Poland thwarts terror attack on top leadersBy VANESSA GERAAssociated PressWARSAW, PolandA Polish university researcher driven by nationalistic and anti-Semitic hatred was arrested for planning to detonate a four-ton bomb in front of the Parliament building in Warsaw with the
A spirited exchange between Associated Press reporter Matthew Lee and spokesperson Victoria Nuland marked the U.S. State Department’s daily briefing Monday on the continued violence between Israel and Hamas. Lee slammed Nuland for their silence on Israel in what the
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Downtown Yangon came to a near halt Monday during President Barack Obama’s historic visit to this once pariah nation. Crowds flooded the streets, workers left their jobs and a nurse even snuck out of the hospital
(AP) Church of England nears vote on female bishopsBy ROBERT BARRAssociated PressLONDONAfter decades of debate, the Church of England votes Tuesday on whether it will finally admit women to the ranks of bishops _ under a compromise proposal that has
Ikea, which has become world famous not only for its furniture but for its sanctimonious leftism, has announced “regret” for using East German slave labor to make its product during the cold war. According to the Associated Press, Ikea allowed
By CHRISTY LEMIREAP Movie CriticLOS ANGELESKristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner have walked their last “Twilight” red carpet with the arrival this weekend of the series finale “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn _ Part 2.” Now, they must step
(AP) TEL AVIV, IsraelThe Israeli military says its “Iron Dome” rocket-defense system has shot down an incoming projectile bound for Tel Aviv. Footage from Associated Press Television News shows a plume of smoke emanating from an Iron Dome battery deployed in
BOLIVAR, Mo. (AP) – A southwest Missouri man is accused of plotting to open fire inside a movie theater during a screening of the new “Twilight” film.Twenty-three-year-old Blaec Lammers of Bolivar was charged Friday with three felony counts, including making
(AP) Cops: Man plotted attack during ‘Twilight’ movieBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo.A southwest Missouri man accused of plotting to shoot up a movie theater during the new “Twilight” film was charged Friday after his mother contacted police, telling them
