A group of hackers calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army is claiming responsibility for a Sunday morning attack on the Al-Jazeera news agency. Via Al-Jazeera’s mobile text message news service, the hackers successfully disseminated falsified reports that there had been
General Motors Co sold a record number of Chevrolet Volt sedans in August — but that probably isn’t a good thing for the automaker’s bottom line. Nearly two years after the introduction of the path-breaking plug-in hybrid, GM is still
This morning on CBS’ Face the Nation, President Obama made clear that the centerpiece of his entire presidential campaign will be his Ahab-like quest to raise Americans’ taxes. Last year, Republicans signaled they were willing to raise some taxes in
Mitt Romney’s campaign went on the air in Wisconsin on Sunday, expanding its advertising offensive against President Barack Obama and making a play for a state that would give Romney some much-needed breathing room on the electoral map. The commercial
Beneath the surface of Friday’s jobs report lies the reality of just how disastrous the Obama economy truly is. Consider the following 11 economic facts: 1. When you include the underutilized labor figure with the eight million Americans who have
In 2011, President Barack Obama set a goal of putting one million electric cars on American roads by 2015. Currently, there are just 30,000 electric cars on U.S. roads. The abysmal numbers are even more surprising considering thegovernment’s efforts to
REUTERS: Nearly 17 years after O.J. Simpson walked away from his murder trial a free man, a prosecutor alleges that the defense tampered with evidence. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
When August’s jobs numbers were announced Friday morning, Joe Scarborough immediately pronounced them “good news for the President.” Announcing the drop in unemployment from 8.3 percent to 8.1 percent, Joe added, “Ladies and gentlemen, what you call that is a
Rhode Island boasts the second-highest cigarette tax in the nation, but following a recent increase in the rate, it seems that the high levy may be creating more problems than it solves. Already a target for smugglers illicitly selling untaxed
Higher cigarette taxes are to blame for a boom in illegal tobacco sales and the “proliferation of contraband” in Mexico, an industrial group says. The Mexican organization Concamin says that 17 percent of cigarettes sold in Mexico are illegal, and the sale
Joe Biden may just be one of my favorite political characters in history, not for his accomplishments, but because of the headache his presence on the Democratic ticket must cause the party. Presenting the best moments from our Vice-President: Joe Biden and
The son of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Rory Reid, is the primary representative for ENN Energy Group, a Chinese energy company seeking to build a $5 billion solar panel plant on a 9,000-acre Clark County desert plot in
Sad news from TMZ: Michael Clarke Duncan, star of such movies as “The Green Mile” and “The Whole Nine Yards,” passed away this morning. He was 54. According to our sources, his passing came very suddenly. We’re told his fiancee,
A federal court in Washington, D.C. rejected Texas’ voter ID law on Thursday that would require voters to present photo IDs in order to vote in elections. A three-judge federal panel ruled that the voter ID law, which did not
Earlier this year, Egypt allowed an Iranian ship carrying weapons for Syria to pass through the Suez canal against U.S. objections. No specifics were then available. Now, however, Mohab Mamish, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, says Egypt also refused
TRES MARIAS, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexican federal police shot and wounded two CIA operatives last week, security sources said, in an apparently deliberate attack that could hurt U.S.-Mexico cooperation in their war against drug cartels. The two experienced officers were
Special Operations-OPSEC has asked the Pentagon to scrutinize an upcoming book by SEAL Team Six member “Mark Owen” to ascertain whether it reveals classified information. If the Pentagon determine that it does, they will request that the DOJ move to pull the
The RNC just released excerpts of Congressman Paul Ryan’s convention speech, scheduled for tonight. “I accept the calling of my generation to give our children the America that was given to us, with opportunity for the young and security for
As the corrupt media guards Obama’s palace with narratives that sound something like, RichMormonFreakIsSoftOnRape AndWantsToEatThePoor BecauseTaxCheatFelonKilledMyWife, out here in the real world people are suffering under Barack Obama’s failed policies. But the Media-Collective doesn’t want to talk about that. Might
GENEVA (Reuters) – George Clooney is the star attraction on Monday in what is being billed as the Democratic Party’s biggest fundraising event abroad aimed at helping President Barack Obama win re-election. The American actor and activist, who travelled by
Embattled Missouri Republican Senate nominee Todd Akin announced in a press conference late Friday afternoon that he will remain in the Senate race despite calls from some Republican leaders and conservative commentators that he step down. Akin recently caused a
As the institutional left and their media went into feeding frenzy mode over the “legitimate rape” comment by Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin, they banked on two things. First, they assume that conservatives will have standards and many will call
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed former Beatle John Lennon 32 years ago, was denied parole for a seventh time, New York State’s Department of Corrections said on Thursday. Chapman, 57, is serving a prison
The Congressional Budget Office has concluded that the massive U.S. government spending cuts and tax hikes that will arrive next January will have more catastrophic economic effects than they had earlier predicted. The impact of around $500 billion in expiring
Israel has a friend in the American government, and her name is Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL). She is the Chairwoman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee who is “urging the EU to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.” She made these
