Branson, MO – They have come from every state in the union, more than 50,000 veterans and their families. They are here to celebrate “Veterans Week” in a city that “never forgets our heroes”; where businesses proclaim to “hire veterans first” and entertainers proudly announce the units with which they …
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A quickly growing jihadist group that used Facebook to spread its radical message has been shut down by the popular Web networking site after FOXNews.com alerted the company to the group’s activities. Facebook blocked the group, Fursan Ghazawat Alnusra — Arabic for “Knights in Support of the Invasion” — Thursday …
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Hello, fashionistas. I have a treat for you today. I had the chance to chat with a woman I’ve always looked up to. She’s fierce, fabulous and fearless. Who am I fawning over? Lisa Ling of course. This reporter has a new show on National Geographic and told me all …
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WASHINGTON – At 6’5″ and 290 pounds, with a booming voice to match, Rep. J.D. Hayworth isn’t afraid to throw his weight around when it comes to defending President Bush, the Republican Party or his own record in Congress. And unlike some members of his party, this GOP congressman from …
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Sopranos and Live from Baghdad |Halle Berry|Calvin Klein Sopranos, Live From Baghdad HBO’s Live from Baghdad premiere on Monday night was enlivened by the presence of Sopranos— the whacking kind. James Gandolfini and Vince Curatola led the brigade, taking a round table in the far reaches of the Four Seasons …
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Time for my take now. If everything in the Senate Intelligence report on the CIA is so damning and illegal, then why did the report conclude that no legal action should occur? And why is the department of justice not moving forward with any charges? I said it yesterday and …
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Just a thought — and maybe a crazy one — but what if the United Nations were to go condo? What would we lose? Pricey police protection for one — it’s costing us millions. Wasted parking tickets that are never paid — they’re costing us millions more. Streets in Manhattan …
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And now the most scintillating two minutes in television, the latest from the political grapevine: Press Politics A new poll indicates that while more than half of national journalists claim to be moderate, nearly five times more say they’re liberal than say they’re conservative. The Pew Poll shows 54 percent …
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WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans watched their effortsfor class-action lawsuit reform crash and burn Thursday over a set of unrelated amendments that Democrats refused to drop from the debate. In the Senate, Democrats held up theClass Action Fairness Act (search)on procedural grounds meant to cut off debate. That procedural vote, called …
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The latest from the Political Grapevine: No Bounce So Far Democrats have said they were hoping this week’s convention would give John Kerry and John Edwards at least a 5-point bounce in the polls … it’s still a bit early, but 2 new polls, taken throughout the week, suggest no …
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