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| Obama to attend Rosa Parks statue unveiling at U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 02:28 PM PST President Barack Obama will join Democratic and Republican congressional leaders next week for the ceremony to unveil a statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks at the U.S. Capitolâ€"the first statue of an African-American woman in the halls of Congress. In 1955, Parks, a Montgomery, Ala., seamstress, refused to give up her seat on a [...] Full Story | Top |
| ‘Recovering politician’ Kerry defends foreign aid from cuts Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 01:25 PM PST In his first formal policy speech as the top U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday branded calls to cut foreign aid as politically easy but strategically dumb, and said his department helps create American jobs and advance American values. “As a recovering politician, I can tell you that nothing gets a crowd [...] Full Story | Top |
| Fox News co-host under fire for rape remark Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 12:31 PM PST A Fox News co-host is facing a backlash for questioning the prevalence of rape on college campuses. “When was the last time you heard about a rape on campus?†Bob Beckel, a liberal co-host of Fox News' "The Five," asked his four colleagues on Tuesday's show. “What are you talking about?" co-host Eric Bolling responded. [...] Full Story | Top |
| Rubio bumps water bottles with Netanyahu: The backstory Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 12:26 PM PST Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's drink of water in the middle of his televised response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address earlier this month truly is "the sip heard 'round the world." At a meeting Wednesday in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held up a water bottle and toasted the Florida Republican [...] Full Story | Top |
| Romney to return to political spotlight Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 12:00 PM PST Mitt Romney is officially returning to the political stage. A Romney aide confirmed that the former Republican presidential nominee and Massachusetts governor will speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington next month. It will be Romney’s first major political appearance since he lost the election to President Barack Obama last November. Word [...] Full Story | Top |
| White House unveils new Michelle Obama portrait Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 11:50 AM PST The White House on Wednesday unveiled first lady Michelle Obama's new official portrait for President Barack Obama's second termâ€""midlife crisis" bangs and all. The photo appeared on the White House's official Flickr stream, and the first lady tweeted a link to it. The picture was taken in the Green Room of the presidential mansion by [...] Full Story | Top |
| Man with Down syndrome, a fan of the police, dies in police custody Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 10:31 AM PST The death of a man with Down syndrome while in police custody was ruled a homicide by the chief medical examiner’s office in Baltimore. The 26-year-old, Robert Ethan Saylor, was so enamored with law enforcement that he would call 911 just to ask questions. About a month ago, he'd gone to see "Zero Dark Thirty†[...] Full Story | Top |
| Can A New Electric Toothbrush Really Get Your Teeth Cleaner? Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 10:15 AM PST The Sonicare has been the gold standard of teeth cleaning for years. Now, the Oral B Deep Sweep says it “removes up to 76% more plaque than the Sonicare FlexCare in hard to reach places.†But is one toothbrush really that much better than another? The Test First, please know that I am not a [...] Full Story | Top |
| State, local politicians attempt to preempt federal gun laws Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 09:42 AM PST They say the best defense is a good offense. As the president and some congressional Democrats urge federal action on gun violence, lawmakers in at least five states have introduced legislation to preemptively outlaw any federal bans on high-capacity magazines or certain semi-automatic rifles. Some of the proposed laws even go a step further, making [...] Full Story | Top |
| Couple finds, returns over $11,000 found near Golden Gate Bridge Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 08:24 AM PST A couple visiting San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on Valentine's Day discovered an unattended camera bag in a nearby parking lot. Inside the bag: credit cards, some papers and (wait for it) over $11,000. The couple, Carlos and Barbara Landeros of Vallejo, Calif., had driven down to San Francisco for a romantic dinner, according to [...] Full Story | Top |
| Gingrich accuses Rove of supporting a ‘Tammany Hall’ Republican machine Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 07:47 AM PST In the latest development in the ongoing battle over the future of the Republican Party, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich accused top GOP strategist Karl Rove of building a Tammany Hall-style party machine in which candidates are chosen and financed by "a bunch of billionaires" across the country. Rove has come under fire from tea [...] Full Story | Top |
| Gov. Chris Christie’s approval rating hits record high Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 07:25 AM PST New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s approval rating continues to soar in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday finds Christie with a 74 percent approval rating in the stateâ€"the highest rating Quinnipiac has found in 17 years of polling on New Jersey governors. And in a boon for Christie’s bid for [...] Full Story | Top |
| Who Was Adam Lanza?: A Yahoo! News/Frontline live chat Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 06:39 AM PST How can we understand a senseless act of violence? Frontline and the Hartford Courant looked into two questions in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting: Who was Adam Lanza? And what was the nature of his relationship with his mother, Nancy Lanza? Yahoo! News reporter Liz Goodwin will be joined by Hartford Courant [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama mounts local media blitz on sequester Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 06:11 AM PST President Barack Obama will pound away at Republicans on Wednesday over the automatic “sequester†spending cuts in a series of eight local interviews, the White House announced. Obama will speak to reporters from Boston, Baltimore, San Francisco, Honolulu, Oklahoma City, Wichita, Kan., San Antonio, Texas, and Charleston, S.C. “By speaking to anchors from stations around [...] Full Story | Top |
| McConnell’s office duped by The Onion-style piece on Gitmo Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 06:01 AM PST Is the Obama Administration preparing to give prisoners at Guantanamo Bay GI Bill benefits as part of a plan to “completely crush their souls with bureaucracy?†Wired Magazine reports that Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office asked the Pentagon that very question after a constituent sounded the alarm. The problem? That far-fetched notion came [...] Full Story | Top |
| Pentagon looking into Esquire story of SEAL who killed bin Laden Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 05:58 AM PST The Pentagon says it's looking into whether the former U.S. Navy SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden disclosed any classified or sensitive information when he gave his story to Esquire. "This is something we have been looking at and will continue to look at," Dept. of Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Steve Warren told reporters during [...] Full Story | Top |
| Wednesday in politics: Kerry gives first major speech as top diplomat, and more Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 03:11 AM PST Secretary of State John Kerry gives his first major public speech Wednesday morning since replacing Hillary Clinton. Kerry will speak at the University of Virginia on “how a relatively small investment in our foreign policy and diplomatic efforts results in a big return for America’s economy and security.†Later in the day, Kerry will meet [...] Full Story | Top |
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