Archive for January, 2010
Obama to Propose $3.8 Trillion Budget
Congressional aides are preparing to slog through an expected $3.8 trillion in spending to be proposed by President Obama on Monday when his fiscal year 2011 budget is delivered to Capitol Hill. Sources tell Fox News the proposed budget predicts the national
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Axelrod Not Surprised by Alito Gesture at State of the Union
A top White House adviser says it’s gotten to the point where almost any unusual reaction or outburst to a speech by President Barack Obama in the House chamber isn’t really that unusual. Obama aide David Axelrod was talking about Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s reaction to Obama’State
Racist remark of Chris Matthews still resounds
“I forgot he was black tonight for an hour,” Chris Matthews chortled in ecstasy after President Obama’s State of the Union Address on Wednesday night. In the throes of trying to outdo his own past remark about a “thrill going up my leg,” the once-respected newsman lost what little credibility
What’s Wrong with Celebrating Life?
University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow hasn’t even made it to the NFL yet, but he is going to be a star of the Super Bowl. The Heisman Trophy-winning passer for the Florida Gators is the first college football player to both rush and pass for twenty touchdowns in a season, and he is the first
U.S. Cancels No-Bid Contract for Afghan Work Given to Democratic Donor
The U.S. has canceled a $25 million federal contract for work in Afghanistan awarded to a company owned by a Democratic campaign contributor who did not face competitive bids. The cancellation comes after Fox News first reported on the details of the contract last week, prompting lawmakers to make inquiries
Detained Americans say they had good intentions in Haiti
Ten Americans charged with trafficking in Haiti defended their plan to bus 33 children into the Dominican Republic, saying their intention was to get them to a temporary shelter. “We came into Haiti to help those
TARP: Government Bailout Failed to Reduce Foreclosures, Unemployment, Says Watchdog
The government’s controversial $700 billion bailout program has failed to achieve many of its objectives, a watchdog tells Congress in a new report out Saturday night. Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general for the
Pakistan Taliban Chief Reportedly Killed in U.S. Drone Strike
The head of the Taliban in Pakistan, Hakimullah Mehsud, was killed in a U.S. drone attack, Pakistan state television reported Sunday. The report stated Mehsud had been injured in a drone attack in the Shaktoi area January 14 and died
White House still wants terror suspects tried in New York court
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday that the despite reports of mulling new locations to try 9/11 terrorism suspects, the administration still very much wants Khalid Sheikh Mohammed tried in the Big Apple.”He’s going to meet justice,” Gibbs said on CNN’s “State
First President Bush Pays Visits to Obama at White House
Former President George H.W. Bush and his son Jeb paid a social call on President Obama at the White House Saturday .The former president, 85, walked gingerly into the White House, using a cane, as heavy snow fell. He departed 35 minutes later, telling reporters it was a “good meeting, good meeting.” via
