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| Video shows plane struck by lightning, passengers’ ho-hum reactions Friday, Jan 25, 2013 03:15 PM PST What's scarierâ€"being in an airplane struck by lightning or being in an airplane stuck by lightning and finding yourself surrounded by people who aren't freaking out? [Related: Dangerous airplane stunt caught on tape] We tend to go with the latter, and we cite the above video as proof. The U.K.'s Telegraph reports that a passenger [...] Full Story | Top |
| Changing state presidential electoral rules not a priority, GOP leaders say Friday, Jan 25, 2013 01:24 PM PST CHARLOTTE, N.C.â€"Despite all the discussion of a small movement in the Virginia legislature to change the state's rules to grant presidential electoral votes proportionately based on congressional districts, the effort is not a top concern for members of the Republican National Committee, who met here to re-elect a chairman this week. Virginia GOP Chairman Pat [...] Full Story | Top |
| Japanese company builds the ultimate cathouse Friday, Jan 25, 2013 01:20 PM PST After getting feedback from thousands of pet owners, a Japanese company has designed a house centered around the needs and desires of the average house cat. Japanese construction company Asahi Kasei created a home that includes platforms, hidden tunnels and even a litter box situated next to the toilet. The Japan Daily Press has several [...] Full Story | Top |
| ‘Beautiful women and booze’: Famed Coyote Ugly bar celebrates 20 years Friday, Jan 25, 2013 12:57 PM PST NEW YORKâ€"Liliana “Lil†Lovell was just 25 when she walked away from an up-and-coming career on Wall Street to open her bar Coyote Ugly in New York’s East Village in 1993. The bar marks its 20th anniversary this weekend, and Lovell has more than a few stories to tell. Lovell, who had just graduated with [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama to discuss immigration reform Tuesday Friday, Jan 25, 2013 12:46 PM PST After a meeting with leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Friday, the White House announced in a statement that President Barack Obama will travel to Las Vegas, Nev., on Tuesday to speak about immigration reform. White House press secretary Jay Carney confirmed the trip at his Friday press briefing. "This blueprint that the president's [...] Full Story | Top |
| White House rejects ruling on NLRB recess appointments Friday, Jan 25, 2013 12:22 PM PST The White House on Friday expressed strong disagreement with a court ruling that the president's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board violated the Constitution. "The decision is novel and unprecedented," White House press secretary Jay Carney said at Friday's briefing. "It contradicts 150 years of practice by Democratic and Republican administrations." He added: [...] Full Story | Top |
| Reince Priebus re-elected as Republican National Committee chair Friday, Jan 25, 2013 10:47 AM PST CHARLOTTE, N.C.â€"The Republican National Committee re-elected Reince Priebus to a second term as the organization's chairman on Friday. He will serve for two more years. In his acceptance speech, Priebus focused on widespread criticism after the November presidential election that Republicans were perceived as a party for the privileged few. While he didn't specifically mention [...] Full Story | Top |
| Billionaire GOP donor Foster Friess says contraception has been ‘good’ to him Friday, Jan 25, 2013 10:34 AM PST Republican Party donor Foster Friess, 72â€"Rick Santorum's backer in his bid to be presidentâ€"made headlines in 2012 for joking that, in his day, "Gals put [aspirin] between their knees" as a form of inexpensive contraception. When Yahoo News on Friday asked Friess about the GOP's relationship with women, he once again showed interest in the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Bindi Irwin expresses frustration over Clinton org’s essay editing Friday, Jan 25, 2013 10:11 AM PST Bindi Irwin, daughter of the late Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin, told Sydney's Daily Telegraph that an essay she wrote for Hillary Clinton's e-journal was so heavily edited that her message became twisted in the process. Bindi, 14, said she was asked to write a 1,000-word essay on wildlife conservation and overpopulation. She submitted her work [...] Full Story | Top |
| GOP prepares comeback: ‘We can’t come off as a bunch of angry white men’ Friday, Jan 25, 2013 10:04 AM PST CHARLOTTE, N.C.â€"Republican National Committee members gathered here to re-elect Chairman Reince Priebus for a second term. But by week's end, that vote seemed secondary to the question of the party's long-term survival. After three months of denial, anger, despair and depression over the results of a bruising national election that gave Democrats an edge in [...] Full Story | Top |
| Gingrich won’t run for U.S. Senate in Georgia Friday, Jan 25, 2013 09:59 AM PST Newt Gingrich's spokesman confirmed on Friday that the former presidential candidate and U.S. House member from Georgia will not be a candidate for the U.S. Senate. @newtgingrich will not be a candidate in the '14 GA GOP Senate primary. Newt will support the candidate Georgia Republicans nominate. â€" R.C. Hammond (@rchammond) January 25, 2013 Hammond [...] Full Story | Top |
| Women in combat: Q&A with a female soldier Friday, Jan 25, 2013 08:31 AM PST Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Thursday that the Pentagon is dropping its remaining rules excluding women from ground combat. The decision ends a nearly 20-year ban that kept women from about 230,000 positions. Women are already on the front linesâ€"more than 150 have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistanâ€"but are in roles categorized as [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama taps McDonough as White House chief of staff in shake-up Friday, Jan 25, 2013 06:26 AM PST President Barack Obama on Friday formally announced his choice of Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough as White House chief of staff, part of a sweeping shake-up at the dawn of the president's second term. McDonough has played a "key role in every major national security decision" during my presidency, the president said, speaking in [...] Full Story | Top |
| Radio host tricked by Onion story on drones at Obama’s inauguration Friday, Jan 25, 2013 05:45 AM PST The Onion strikes again. A radio host fell for a fake story from the satirical website that showed a doctored image of a “drone flyover†on President Barack Obama’s inauguration day. The post on the Facebook page of KFAI host Andy Driscoll was surfaced by City Pages, which pointed out that Driscoll, who hosts “TruthToTell†[...] Full Story | Top |
| Weekend in politics: Abortion opponents march in Washington, and more Friday, Jan 25, 2013 03:45 AM PST Abortion opponents plan to march Friday in Washington in a demonstration that coincides with the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that created a constitutional right to abortion. Thousands are expected for the noon rally on the National Mall and in front of the Supreme Court building, and former Republican [...] Full Story | Top |
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