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WATCH LIVE: Obama announces middle-class tax cut extension plan
President Barack Obama called on Congress Monday to extend the tax cuts on the middle class implemented under former President George W. Bush. The plan calls for Bush tax cuts for those making less than $250,000 a year to be extended for another year, and comes as Congress returns from…
Pat Buchanan ‘hopes’ there will be no female president in his lifetime
Conservative pundit and former Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan is hopeful that a woman will not become president of the United States for at least the next 30 years. During a panel discussion on PBS over the weekend, host John McLaughlin asked Buchanan when the U.S. would elect the first…
Detroit woman accidentally shot while hugging police officer
A Detroit woman who was celebrating her 25th birthday was accidentally shot at party over the weekend when she hugged an off-duty police officer, causing his firearm to discharge. Authorities said that a bullet pierced Adaisha Miller’s heart and lung after she hugged an officer from behind while she was…
Obama and Romney advisers spar on live TV over offshore investments
Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs tried unsuccessfully on Monday to get Romney campaign adviser Dan Senor to explain why his candidate would not release more tax returns to prove he had broken no laws by hiding money in Swiss bank accounts and a secret Bermuda corporation. “It was reported that…
Rootworms have developed resistance to genetically engineered corn
Last fall, the Environmental Protection Agency warned that Monsanto’s Bt corn, which was genetically engineered a decade ago to ward off rootworms, is now falling prey to worms that have developed resistance to the plants’ built-in insecticide. The EPA also expressed concern that Monstanto’s monitoring was “inadequate and likely to…
Former Politico reporter Joe Williams defends Romney comment
Former Politico White House correspondent Joe Williams on Sunday said it was not biased to claim Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was more comfortable around “white folks.” “It’s something that was very much proven, something that seems obvious to everyone,” he told CNN’s Howard Kurtz. “And a lot of people…
George Will: Historic heat wave is just ‘summer… get over it’
Conservative columnist George Will is denying that the historic heat wave that’s cooking most of the United States has any relation to global warming or climate change. ABC News reported on Sunday that more than 2,000 heat records had been broken across the U.S. just since the beginning of July.…
Haley Barbour: ‘Romney is smart’ not to lay out policies
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) on Sunday said that GOP hopeful Mitt Romney was “smart” not to give voters specifics about how he would govern if elected president of the United States. During an interview on CBS, host Bob Schieffer asked Barbour if it was going to take more…
O’Malley hammers Romney: Swiss bank account never built an American bridge
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) struggled on Sunday to explain presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s investments outside the United States, including Swiss bank accounts and a corporation in Bermuda. During an interview with ABC’s Terry Moran, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) ripped into Romney for betting “against America” with…
Jordanian Parliament member pulls gun on debate opponent
A member of Jordan’s parliament faces attempted murder charges after pulling a gun on his opponent in a televised debate. According to the Los Angeles Times, Mohammed Shawabka drew his weapon at former minister Mansour Murad Friday after Murad called him “a mafia thief” who “bought people’s votes.” The two…
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