Since the 2007 shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, which left 33 people dead, gun-rights advocates have made the right to carry concealed weapons on public college and university campuses a major issue, most recently in Colorado. While guns remain banned
Steve Clemons of the Atlantic reports that a White House source has declared that President Obama will push Hagel through: WH Source: No more dealmaking needed on #Hagel. “We have the votes for cloture. Happy for others to joinbut Hagel
PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff is angry and looking to hold someone accountable for the delay in the confirmation of Chuck Hagel as Obama’s next Secretary of Defense. Last week Woodruff demanded to know if anyone was going to “pay
In reviewing dozens of speeches delivered by former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) over the past several years, one common theme emerges: he has very little interest in defense policy, and a great deal of interest in international diplomacy. Indeed, Hagel
(Reuters) – A senior Republican senator said on Sunday that party colleagues will drop tactics to delay a vote on former Senator Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary, saying that President Barack Obama’s nominee likely has sufficient support to be
For three-and-a-half quarters the NBA All-Star game was more like the Oscars. Then with 6:51 to play in a one-point game the starters came back and started playing hard defense to end the highlight reel. In particular, Kobe Bryant and
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange – who remains confined at the Ecuadorian embassy in London – says he believes that “the U.S. Department of Justice would drop its espionage investigation rather than risk a diplomatic row,” if he wins an Australian Senate
The 2013 NFL Draft class is not particularly inspiring, especially at the top. There is a lack of the handful of elite players that seem to be at the top of the draft class each year, and there is certainly
On Saturday, Virginia’s Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli, was signing copies of his new book, The Last Line of Defense, at a local Barnes and Noble in Tysons Corner. However, for the adults and children waiting in line to meet the
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said it was time to end the “arts festival and the “Kumbaya session” that the modern Olympics has become and reinstate wrestling into the Games. “Wrestling uniquely encapsulates the Olympic spirit, even though it harkens back
With Congress out of session next week, due to the Presidents’ Day holiday, it looks inevitable that the sequestration cuts will take effect March 1st. Replacing the $85 billion in cuts scheduled through the rest of the fiscal year isn’t
Wisconsin Dem. state senator Nikiya Harris and Democrat state reps. Mandela Barnes, Evan Goyke, and Fred Kessler are all pushing for a ban on hollow-point ammunition in the state. According to the bill, “whoever intentionally sells, transports, or possesses any
Two women were saved from mortal danger through quick thinking and the use of firearms this past week. A Myrtle Beach woman was accosted in The Bagel Factory’s parking lot Friday morning. A man opened her car door, demanded her
CHELYABINSK, Russia (Reuters) – Thousands of Russian emergency workers went out on Saturday to clear up the damage from a meteor that exploded over the Ural mountains, damaging buildings, shattering windows and showering people with broken glass. Divers searched a
Following the Republican filibuster of Sec. of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel, a shocked Harry Reid (D-NV) said he was going to call Hagel and apologize over the fact that the confirmation had been stopped. Said Reid: They are filibustering him.
Decrying yesterday’s filibuster of the confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense, the White House and the media have decided to target his critics, especially Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Yet they should welcome the extension of
On Feb. 13, Sec. of Defense Leon Panetta announced the creation of a new medal for indirect combat roles–the Distinguished Warfare Medal. This medal is designed for those who operate drones and thereby have a direct impact on combat without
In the aftermath of the Senate’s decision to postpone a vote on Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense, Sen. Ted Cruz said in a statement, “There is no reason to rush his nomination to a vote until he has
In an effort to dodge President Obama’s State of the Union charges that Republicans want a government shutdown, GOP lawmakers are scrambling to maintain leverage in the debate over the impending sequester. House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) announced Thursday
Iconic and legendary Lakers owner Jerry Buss, considered one of the greatest owners in the history of sports, is reportedly dying of cancer at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and has summoned close friends and family to his side.
By REMA RAHMANAssociated PressSOMERVILLE, N.J.A former “Melrose Place” actress who was drunk when her SUV plowed into a car and killed a woman was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison, infuriating the victim’s relatives, who had hoped for the
On Wednesday evening at an online “fireside hangout” at Google+, President Obama discussed his feelings regarding the Republican filibuster of anti-Israel Secretary of Defense nominee and former Senator Chuck Hagel. “What seems to be happening, and this has been growing
The Senate has failed, 40-58, to pass a motion by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to close debate on the nomination of Chuck Hagel to the post of Secretary of Defense. A Republican filibuster held, as Democrats failed to muster
If Democrats and Terry McAuliffe are going to make an issue out of Ken Cuccinelli’s new book, in which he states (surprise!) his unabashedly conservative opinions, then turnabout is fair play. McAuliffe’s own book, What a Party! My Life Among Democrats:
On Feb. 13, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) attacked Republicans threatening a filibuster of Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense and set a vote to end debate for Friday. Calling it “a shame,” Reid said, “This the first time
