There's been rumbling for weeks that Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff under President Obama, was thinking of ditching the Obama administration to run for mayor of Chicago after Richard Daley announced his retirement. Tonight, two major news organizations, ABC and CNN, both independently announce that Rahm will make a formal announcement within the week that he's … [Read more...] about Rahm on the way out to head for Chicago
Lazio Drops Out
Rick Lazio has dropped out of the race for NY Governor in an effort to help GOP nominee Paladio. However expect AG Cuomo to follow his father into the Governors Mansion. … [Read more...] about Lazio Drops Out
‘Hair-Raising Details’ on U.S. Death of Nicaraguan Consul: La Premerisma, Nicaragua
Ill-timed and unfounded accusations about September 11 made by Iranian President Ahmadinejad aren't the only things attracting attention at the 65th annual opening of the U.N. General Assembly. Last Thursday, the beheaded corpse of Nicaragua's senior consular official in the United States was found dressed but barefoot in a Bronx apartment. The former diplomat was late for his … [Read more...] about ‘Hair-Raising Details’ on U.S. Death of Nicaraguan Consul: La Premerisma, Nicaragua
Enigmatic North Korea’s succession struggle
The appointment of Kim Jong-un, who is only about 27 years old, as a general of the North Korean army is a fascinating development that could favor the United States and all those hoping for internal changes capable of ending the country’s belligerent isolation from the international community. There is speculation that this elevation signals his anointment at a later stage … [Read more...] about Enigmatic North Korea’s succession struggle
USDA Beagle Brigade Sniffs For Food
If you saw a dog with handler at an airport, sniffing baggage, would you think the dog was looking for drugs or food? Until yesterday, I thought drugs. That's when I met the Beagle Brigade. As I was exploring the Honolulu airport, waiting for my transfer to Kauai, two dogs with women in tow dashed past me on the stairs to the garden. Later, I ran into the pair at their "work … [Read more...] about USDA Beagle Brigade Sniffs For Food
More Shocking Christine O’Donnell Revelations!
In even more troubling and shocking news, a video was unearthed today showing Delaware senatorial candidate Christine O’Donnell has dabbled with Christianity. Although she was only in her 20s, she repeatedly prayed, read the Bible, and confessed a sincere belief in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. Some speculate that O’Donnell is still secretly practicing her “faith” as … [Read more...] about More Shocking Christine O’Donnell Revelations!
California’s Goofy, Quirky Props
California, which shows no shame in offering quirky ballot measures to voters, has a beauty on the Nov. 2 ballot: No pay and no retroactive reimbursement to Assembly and Senate members who do not submit a budget to the governor by June 15. At first blush, that draws the reaction from many who would say it serves the bums right. After all, California legislators pay … [Read more...] about California’s Goofy, Quirky Props
(Not) Coping in a Stressful World
It is stressful out there...particularly at the office. Sometimes tempers are frayed -- and sometimes they're lost: … [Read more...] about (Not) Coping in a Stressful World
Independents, Obama and the 2010 Midterm Elections
The midterm elections coming up in November are all about the independents. Have the Dems given up in the face of the media onslaught saying indies are going Repub this time? Independents voted in 2008 for Barack Obama, not the Democratic Party. And if independents vote for Repubs this time, it won't be because they like the Repub party, believe me! See Obama looks to … [Read more...] about Independents, Obama and the 2010 Midterm Elections
Obama On Board To Reduce Internet Privacy
Facebook, Skype and Blackberry are just a few of the internet sources that could face new requirements, and expenses, if they are forced to assist federal authorities in carrying out wiretaps. A proposal to be presented to congress by the Obama administration early next year would require all internet providers doing business in the United States to add wiretap capability to … [Read more...] about Obama On Board To Reduce Internet Privacy
Secret Holds Jeopardize Federal Judiciary
Fewer judicial nominees have been confirmed in the first 20 months of the Obama administration than at any time in more than 40 years. Nearly 10% of federal judgeships are currently vacant. In addition to the 103 open seats, 20 other federal judges have announced plans to retire. There are currently 23 judicial nominees who have cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee but … [Read more...] about Secret Holds Jeopardize Federal Judiciary
Wary of the Technology Aware (Guest Voice)
Wary of the Technology Aware by Tom Purcell My new cell phone calls people on its own. I know this because people I don't know call me back, asking why I phoned. I tell them I didn't phone them -- my phone did. Which makes them sore. Unlike the first cell phone I had -- it was big and heavy and all I could use it for was to phone other people, which I never did … [Read more...] about Wary of the Technology Aware (Guest Voice)
Is Christiane Amanpour Tanking in Ratings as ABC’s This Week Host?
Is Christiane Amanpour, the prominent former CNN staffer who has the admirable dream of bringing more foreign news related discussion to network television, tanking in the ratings as host of ABC's (once) popular Sunday morning show "This Week?" The initial indications certainly seem ominous. Mediaite reports: Christiane Amanpour has been ABC’s This Week host for nine … [Read more...] about Is Christiane Amanpour Tanking in Ratings as ABC’s This Week Host?
Bell CA Arrests
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Segway’s New Owner Drives Himself Off Cliff In a Segway
You've heard the old cliche about a businessman who took over a business and drove it off a cliff? From England comes a sad story about Jim Heselden, the businessman and philanthropist who bought Segway, accidentally drove himself off a cliff in a Segway: The multi-millionaire owner of the Segway company died in a freak accident yesterday when he rode one of the high-tech … [Read more...] about Segway’s New Owner Drives Himself Off Cliff In a Segway
Unhealthy American Tastes
The nation's body and mind are moving in sync as Americans reject Michelle Obama's campaign to eat more vegetables even as they disdain her husband's recipe for a healthier polity. More and more, taste buds and brain cells are responding less and less to subtleties. As the President's approval ratings hit a new low, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study shows … [Read more...] about Unhealthy American Tastes
Public Anger and the Post Financial Crisis: Financial Times Deutschland, Germany
Now that, at least as far as economists are concerned, the Great Recession is over, what should Western governments do to right their economic ships of state? According to columnist Wolfgang Munchau of Germany's Financial Times Deutschland, Europe has even less of a clue about what to do than the United States - and neither has a strategy to address well-founded public anger … [Read more...] about Public Anger and the Post Financial Crisis: Financial Times Deutschland, Germany
The GOP’s Achilles Region
BOSTON -- "Where are our plans for a New Deal or a Great Society?" asked Edward W. Brooke, the legendary Massachusetts Republican. It's not a question anyone in today's Republican Party would dare get caught even considering, but Brooke had the temerity to raise it in "The Challenge of Change," a book published in 1966, the year he became the first African-American … [Read more...] about The GOP’s Achilles Region
The Spirit of Halloween to Come
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The Mosque Near Ground Zero Already Exists
Muslims have been worshiping in the abandoned building that is now the center of debate -- two blocks from the edge of Ground Zero -- for more than a year. The only question left is whether the community center will get built. Most of us don't know that. I learned it from an excellent report aired tonight on 60 Minutes tonight. They also traveled to DC: It occurred to us that … [Read more...] about The Mosque Near Ground Zero Already Exists