Are there more consequences for global media baron Rupert Murdoch? Sounds that way. Sales of his other newspapers in Great Britain have notably sagged: While the final souvenir edition of the News of the World sold 3.8 million copies, the paper’s stablemates, The Sun, The Times and the Sunday Times, suffered some of their worst circulation figures this year. According … [Read more...] about More Consequences for Rupert Murdoch? Sales of His Other Papers In Great Britain Greatly Sag
2nd Living Medal Of Honor Winner Decorated
President Obama today presented the second Medal Of Honor awarded to a living recipient for service in the war on terror. During operations in 2008 Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry was leading a team of Rangers on a rare daytime operation in Afghanistan's Paktia Province. They came under heavy fire and Petry was shot in both legs but he continued to lead his team and helped a … [Read more...] about 2nd Living Medal Of Honor Winner Decorated
Farewell Gilligan and Mr. Brady
Part of our collective childhood is gone. Sherwood Schwartz, creator of Gilligan and the Brady's has died. Sing a little of Amazing Grace to the tune of Gilligan's Island theme.... … [Read more...] about Farewell Gilligan and Mr. Brady
Boehner Now Says Debt Ceiling is Obama’s Problem
WASHINGTON - Feeling hoodwinked? Bamboozled? Sen. Bernie Sanders was furious on the Stengthen Social Security conference call on Friday. When asked about conversations with the White House, Sanders said they'd been "less than effective" in reaching out. He also called out Obama for reneging on a campaign promise. Sen. Whitehouse went further, not only using the word … [Read more...] about Boehner Now Says Debt Ceiling is Obama’s Problem
Murdoch’s Hacking Scandal: The Man Behind the Curtain
The late ventriloquist Edgar Bergen once did a routine where he told his dummy Charlie McCarthy that someone noted what he “had done for ventriloquism.” Charlie corrected him: someone had noted what he “had done TO ventriloquism.” And so it is for Australian-born international media titan Rupert Murdoch: he has had an impact on journalism but he has done more to it than for it. … [Read more...] about Murdoch’s Hacking Scandal: The Man Behind the Curtain
Upset Brewing In California ?
Today voters in California's 36th district will go to the polls to elect a successor to former Congresswoman Jane Harman. The district is heavily Democratic (in 2008 President Obama won 64% of the vote) and most observers had expected it to be a dull affair from a partisan standpoint. In fact under California law it was possible for the race to boil down to 2 Democrats. The … [Read more...] about Upset Brewing In California ?
Neptune Completes First Orbit Since Discovery
Your moment of geek For the first time since it was discovered by humans in 1846 the planet Neptune has completed an orbit around the sun. … [Read more...] about Neptune Completes First Orbit Since Discovery
Obama Names First Openly Gay West Point Official
President Obama has named West Point graduate Brenda Sue Fulton to the Board of Visitors of West Point. The board, which operates under a 1972 law is empowered to "inquire into the morale and discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods, and other matters relating to the academy that the board decides to consider.". It is made up … [Read more...] about Obama Names First Openly Gay West Point Official
The 112th Congress and a Lot of Nothing (Guest Voice)
The 112th Congress and a Lot of Nothing by Tina Dupuy In 1950 a largely unaccomplished lawmaker from Wisconsin, Senator Joe McCarthy, alleged that Commie sympathizers were infiltrating the U.S. Government and Hollywood. "Communist subversion!" was the claim; Red Scare, the aim. Televised hearings were held. Lives were ruined. No evidence of his accusations was found. … [Read more...] about The 112th Congress and a Lot of Nothing (Guest Voice)
Quote of the Day: Minnesota Government Shutdown Shows the Sad, Dreadful State of American Partisan Politics
Our political Quote of the Day comes from The New Republic's Walter Shapiro, who notes how the ongoig Minnesota government shutdown underscores the sad, dreadful state of America's mega-partisan politics. Here's the beginning and the end of his piece: It is not the kind of statistic commemorated on a brass plaque at baseball’s Cooperstown or certified by the exacting … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Minnesota Government Shutdown Shows the Sad, Dreadful State of American Partisan Politics
Today, a Grateful Nation Presents Its Highest Military Honor
At a White House ceremony today, Army Ranger Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry will receive the Medal of Honor. He’ll be the fourth soldier to receive that recognition for heroism in the Afghanistan War from President Obama and the second living recipient of the Medal of Honor from the Iraq and Afghan wars, following the award of the Medal to Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta last … [Read more...] about Today, a Grateful Nation Presents Its Highest Military Honor
Are They Serious?
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A Grand Bargain
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Pakistan Hurts U.S. Relations Some More: Threatens to Pull Troops Back from the Afghanistan Border
Pakistan truly seems in danger of creating such a backlash in the United States that even though it remains an important component for Washington in the war in Afghanistan and the war on terror it is on the verge of exploding as a political campaign issue. The latest self-inflicted blow to its worsening image here: an official says Pakistan could simply decide to pull its … [Read more...] about Pakistan Hurts U.S. Relations Some More: Threatens to Pull Troops Back from the Afghanistan Border
Pakistan Further Damages Itself: Holds Doctor Who Tried to Get Bin Laden DNA
Pakistan is now turning itself into a major issue in the United States on two fronts. The administration has held back on a chunk of funding due to some actions many think are not exactly in keeping with the definition of an ally. And it is losing friends quickly in Congress. The latest news that it is holding the doctor who tried collecting bin Laden DNA will make its position … [Read more...] about Pakistan Further Damages Itself: Holds Doctor Who Tried to Get Bin Laden DNA
Why the News Corp Scandal Brings Shame to all in Westminster
By now the reverberations of how a Murdoch owned newspaper, The News of the World, hacked into the phones of murder victims, family members of the July 7 bombings and the royal families should have reached the other-side of the Atlantic. This story is not only disgusting, but for political junkies (especially those who keep up to date with UK politics) it’s proving to be a … [Read more...] about Why the News Corp Scandal Brings Shame to all in Westminster
Just Say ‘Thank You’ to Cut in American Aid (The Frontier Post, Pakistan)
Pakistani frustration and resentment continued to mushroom yesterday, when, due to its displeasure with a lack of Pakistani cooperation, the U.S. announced a cut of $800 million in aid to Islamabad. According to this editorial from Pakistan's Frontier Post, U.S. aid has brought the country nothing but misery and insecurity, and in any case, amounts to much less than Washington … [Read more...] about Just Say ‘Thank You’ to Cut in American Aid (The Frontier Post, Pakistan)
A Candidate for the 15th Century
This via my partner Steve Hynd over at Newshoogers. ----------------------------------------- Wondering what the agenda for Gov. Rick Perry's "The Response" prayer rally is? Look no further, here are the answers: Via Rightwing Watch, the video: consists of the invitation Gov. Perry recorded asking people to attend his rally interspersed with footage of event … [Read more...] about A Candidate for the 15th Century
Panetta and Iraq: To Stay or not to Stay—and more (UPDATED)
As 46,000 U.S. troops still remain in Iraq, as McCain (who once said that it “would be fine with” him if the U.S. military stayed in Iraq for “a hundred years”) wants as many as 13,000 troops to remain in Iraq, and as our troops continue to be killed there, the new U.S. Secretary of Defense made his first trip to Iraq in that capacity. While Obama has promised to withdraw … [Read more...] about Panetta and Iraq: To Stay or not to Stay—and more (UPDATED)
Grand Bargain Basement: Pest Control
Last week’s brief attempt at actual governing by both the White House and the GOP Congressional leadership in trying to “go big” on budget deficit and debt ceiling solutions dramatizes how dysfunctional Washington has become in six months of Tea Party madness. After two years of Democratic control and wall-to-wall Republican naysaying, the American economy was teetering … [Read more...] about Grand Bargain Basement: Pest Control