(AP) Chemical weapons inspectors in Syria miss deadlineBy MIKE CORDER and RYAN LUCASAssociated PressBEIRUTInternational inspectors overseeing the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile have missed an early deadline in a brutally tight schedule after security concerns prevented them from visiting
NBC is working with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres to bring a new sitcom to television led by a lesbian main character. The untitled project, written/exec produced by openly gay comedy scribe Liz Feldman (2 Broke Girls), centers on a lesbian and
The new word from ObamaCare’s IT gurus and their freshly appointed crisis manager, Jeff Zients, is that everything should be up and running by the end of November. That’s still several weeks beyond the point where insurance companies will… …
One huge political question surrounds the catastrophic launch of Obamacare: will the administration double-talk, cancelled insurance contracts for millions, terminated doctor-patient relationships, sticker shock from higher premiums and deductibility, and damage to job hiring and economic growth get the GOP
In response to Majority of Americans Want Healthcare Mandate Delayed: If what the American people wanted was important, ObamaCare would be long gone. The Administration is not going to be swayed by any number of polls declaring that a majority
That’s the word on the street. And by “on the street”, I mean Brad Dayspring, the Communications Director for the NRSC. During a teleconference with conservative bloggers, Thursday afternoon, Dayspring said that it’s the consensus of reporters in Washington that
Dana Bash of CNN reported Wednesday evening that all of the Democratic Senators facing re-election in 2014 would back a “new” proposal to delay the Obamacare enrollment deadline–not really “new,” since Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) already said he would propose
On Wednesday evening, NBC Nightly News’ Brian Williams opened his program by breaking the news that the Obama Administration was planning to move back the deadline for purchasing health insurance under the individual mandate by six weeks. Reporter Tom Costello
On Wednesday, CNN’s Dana Bash tweeted that all Senate Democrats up for re-election in 2014 will reportedly support a delay of Obamacare’s enrollment deadline. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), who is up for re-election in 2014, wrote to Obama on Tuesday
Federal judges ruled on October 21 that the state of California could delay its thinning of the number of prison inmates for another month. The judges explained their decision by citing the time a court-appointed mediator would need to find
We’ve now reached the cover up stage of the Obamacare roll out. In a CNN interview with Sanjay Gupta, Sebelius claims the President didn’t know about the problems prior to the launch. GUPTA: The president did say that he was
Another damning report from the NY Times makes it clear that the health exchange which opened October 1st is weeks (possibly months) away from being fully repaired: Administration officials approached the contractors last week to see if they could perform
The Daily Beast profiled Connecticut, a state that built its own health care exchange and has therefore avoided the nightmare of the federal site. Writer Daniel Gross points out that having a working exchange and being a “highly Democratic, wealthy,
To kick off the Christmas season, Lady Gaga will co-host a 90 minute “Holiday Spectacular” on Thanksgiving night with the Muppets. Lady Gaga & the Muppets’ Holiday Spectacular will air on ABC, where the pop star will sing songs from
Comedian Louis CK, a stand-up known for his FX series as well as his vulgar comments about Sarah Palin, finds himself in a legal fight against several unions. The Louie star’s production company is suing the boards of the Motion
OMG! I guess it had to happen. Comedy Central reported that although seventeen years had transpired without any tardiness, the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, failed to hit their episode deadline. The new episode, “Goth Kids
On Wednesday night, Congress cleared the last hurdle to end the partial government shutdown and lift the nation’s debt ceiling. Just hours after the Senate cleared the agreement, the House voted to accept the deal negotiated by Sens. Reid and
A day after a Saturday Night Live cast member blamed the show’s lack of a black female comic on a thin talent pool the sketch series hired a black actress to headline the program. Kerry Washington, the star of ABC’s
As Senate Leaders announced a final deal to reopen government and temporarily lift the debt ceiling, Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters on Capitol Hill that he would not block Senate consideration of the agreement. Cruz’s move makes it likely that
Anti-incumbent sentiment is at an all-time high as Americans become more disgusted with a Congress that is setting records for low approval ratings. According to a Pew Research survey, “a record-high 74% of registered voters now say that most members of
As the Down Jones Industrial Average broke through 150 points up on the day–after half an hour of trading–National Public Radio’s hourly news broadcast was still stuck on yesterday’s mainstream media narrative, informing listeners that a congressional deal on the
The House convenes Wednesday morning, but no further action on government funding or the debt ceiling is expected. House GOP Leaders had tried to pass a new proposal to end the partial government shutdown and lift the debt ceiling on
Sen. Barbara Boxer vilified the GOP on Monday by comparing them to domestic abusers. She was speaking of the government shutdown and the debt limit deadline fast approaching when she said: I never questioned, never questioned the fact that Republicans,
House GOP Leadership has pulled from the floor its latest proposal to end the partial government shutdown and lift the debt ceiling. Leadership had spent all day Tuesday trying to build support for the proposal, tweaking and altering the specific
Judicial Watch has uncovered documents showing that Bruce Dorpalen, a key former Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) operative, is still advising President Barack Obama’s administration years after the organization was shuttered by scandal. Judicial Watch obtained the
