‘Politics’ Articles
Indicted former New Orleans Mayor Nagin expected to plead not guilty
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, the brash spokesman for the city inundated by Hurricane Katrina, is expected to plead not guilty in federal court on Wednesday to charges that he accepted kickbacks in exchange for city contracts.
Quote of the Day || February 20, 2013
“And if thou refuse to make a deal on the sequester, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs. “And the Mississippi shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house... -
Presidential Debate Co-Chair Admits Picking Candy Crowley Was ‘Mistake’
Before an audience of Nevada Republicans last night, Frank Fahrenkopf, co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates, admitted the obvious: picking CNN correspondent Candy Crowley to moderate one of the 2012 candidate forums was a “mistake.” “We made one mistake this time:... -
ABC Hypes Return of Robin Roberts By Touting Her Biggest Fans: The Obamas
ABC's Good Morning America
Universal Studios Orlando Cuts Back Health Care Thanks to ObamaCare; Will Sister Enterprises NBC, MSNBC Report?
The Orlando Sentinel reported Tuesday evening that the Universal Orlando theme park will be ending health care benefits for part-time workers at the close of 2013, citing provisions of ObamaCare that go into effect on January 1 of next year (h/t Hot Air). "Universal is one of the largest... -
Michelle to Embark on National Tour Celebrating “Let’s Move”
First Lady Michelle Obama will barnstorm the country to “celebrate” the third anniversary of her Let’s Move initiative, staging events and taping TV appearances around the country to promote her controversial initiative. Michelle has almost completely ignored... -
Times Square Billboards: ‘It’s Time the Liberal Media Stop Censoring the News!’
The Media Research Center, parent organization of NewsBusters, rented five large billboards in Times Square over the weekend as part of our new“Stop Censoring the News” campaign to educate the public about how certain media outlets apparently are spinning their coverage or simply... -
CNN Relays Gov’t Hysteria Over ‘Massive’ Sequester Cuts
After hyping the "draconian" sequester cuts set to take place March 1, CNN kept up its frenzy on Tuesday afternoon by spreading government hysteria over the $85 billion spending reduction. Headlines sounded alarms like "Medicine, Food at Risk," "Travel Nightmare In the... -
