Late Saturday evening and early Sunday morning, the communications director for embattled Virginia Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell denied a report on a prominent Virginia politics blog that McDonnell was finalizing plans to resign from office. McDonnell has come under fire
(AP) By HAMZA HENDAWI – Security forces boosted positions near a protest camp by supporters of ousted leader Mohammed Morsi as authorities Saturday plotted their next moves after violence claimed at least 36 lives across the country and deepened the
After millions of Egyptians took to the streets to protest the Muslim Brotherhood’s Islamic rule, the Egyptian military, under the command of General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, removed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi from office Wednesday. In his place, the army’s transition plan calls
Chicago Police Officer Richard A. Rizzo has been arrested four times in the past seven years, but that’s not enough to get him fired from the department. Rizzo has been arrested for domestic battery, child endangerment and aggravated assault with
Thousands of Egyptians jammed Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Sunday to demonstrate against the Islamist government of Mohamed Morsi to mark the one-year anniversary of his rule. Their protest was an attempt to catalyze opposition to Morsi to spread across the
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said on Saturday that if Republicans abandon conservatives, conservatives may have to consider leaving the Republican Party. Palin was responding on Fox News to a question from a viewer, Josh Painter, who asked if she
Amid alleged misconduct and quashed investigations at the State Department, President Barack Obama nominated Steve A. Linick to be Inspector General for the agency. This is the first time since Obama took office in 2009 that he appointed an IG to that position.
There’s a lot of weird creative decisions in the new submarine thriller Phantom that could end up splitting audiences. First, everyone speaks with their normal American accents despite playing Soviets out of Mother Russia. Another decision that seems a bit
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Taliban commits stunning suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan Peace talks with Taliban will continue despite Kabul attack Irish bankers sing ‘Deutschland über alles’ as they screw the Germans Deutschland über alles Taliban commits stunning
(AP) ACC stakes a claim to NYC with Pinstripe BowlBy RALPH D. RUSSOAP College Football WriterNEW YORKThe Atlantic Coast Conference is staking a claim to New York City by adding the Pinstripe Bowl to its postseason lineup. The conference and
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. announces direct talks with Afghan Taliban to end war Taliban prepares for return of ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ U.S. dropped some pre-conditions for talks with Taliban Afghan insurgents kill U.S. soldiers at Bagram
A report released onTuesday by the National Council on Teacher Quality finds that U.S. teachertraining is “an industry of mediocrity” that produces teachers without aclue. “The results were dismal,” said Kate Walsh, president of the bipartisanresearch group. Walsh told Reutersthat
“What is at issue–what is always at issue–is a matter of good judgment, leadership, and institutional backbone. A willingness to act with conviction in the face of predictable political opposition and substantive debate is, as always, a requisite part of
Saudi Arabia is expanding the Grand Mosque in Mecca, according to wire reports, which contains the Kaaba, so that 2.2 million people can visit there simultaneously. The area of the Mosque will be increased by 400,000 square metres (4.3 million square feet).
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Board, a low-profile panel about which we rarely hear, will meet next week to discuss the NSA’s PRISM program. I wrote about the PCLOB a few months ago, when the Senate was going to confirm
Under Tunisia’s “moderate” Islamist government, you can attack and vandalize the American embassy and still walk free. But if a woman bares her breasts in a form of protest, a four-month prison sentence is considered too lax. A Tunisian judge sentenced
In his latest attempt to emasculate the Constitution, President Obama made the unprecedented move last week of nominating three reliable, Washington-centric liberals to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, commonly known as the D.C. Circuit.
On Tuesday, supporters of the Senate legalization-first immigration bill are holding a press conference call to reveal the “history” behind several prominent organizations opposing the deal. The call promises to “explore the anti-Immigrant network and its nativist roots.” The “conservative
Former CIA officer Bob Baer said on CNN Sunday evening officials are speculating that Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing could be “potential Chinese espionage.” Snowden came forward yesterday and identified himself as the leaker of the NSA’s massive surveillance operation. Snowden revealed
I am listening to Geert Wilders, the controversial Dutch politician, deliver the keynote address to a conference of the American Freedom Alliance in Los Angeles. The conference’s theme is “Europe’s Last Stand?: Debt, Demography and the Abandonment of National Sovereignty.”
A Bloomberg National Poll shows Hillary Clinton’s popularity dwindling as the Benghazi scandal unfolds. In December, her favorability rating was 70%; it is now 58%. 22% of Americans view her very unfavorably, as opposed to 11% last December. 40% of
In response to Sarah Murnaghan Will Almost Certainly Get Her Lung Transplant, And That’s A Problem: Ace of Spades is correct to be worried about the way in which Sarah Murnaghan was moved onto the adult list for lung transplants–ahead
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) declared Tuesday that a federal probe into 2012’s Benghazi terrorist attack is complete, regardless of what contrary views the GOP might hold. Cummings claims that retired Ambassador Thomas Pickering could provide public testimony to show the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Greece’s bailout under scrutiny again as neo-Nazi popularity grows Rise of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party splits Greece’s governing coalition Russia grabs Georgian territory for South Ossetia Greece’s bailout under scrutiny again as neo-Nazi popularity
