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Romney says he’ll “hang” Obama at GOP group dinner
In a speech at the pro-GOP Americans for Prosperity dinner, former Massachusetts governor and contender for the GOP presidential nomination Mitt Romney said he would “hang” Obama, then immediately realized his gaffe and tried to smooth over his mistake. His spokeswoman said the blunder was not meant to be malicious.…
Bill Gates urges Washington not to cut foreign aid
WASHINGTON – Microsoft co-founder turned billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates urged a Washington bent on slashing spending to step up aid to the world’s poorest countries. “Looking at these issues as a businessman, I believe that investing in the world’s poorest people is the smartest way our government spends money,” Gates…
Fox News wonders if school dinners will ‘destroy American families’
Is there any act of compassion that Fox News doesn’t believe to be a plot against America? It’s hard to say the answer is yes when a discussion on a proposed school dinner program in Washington, DC, is introduced as a “nanny state plan” that may “destroy American families.” “First…
Docs on Pharma payroll have blemished records, limited credentials
The Ohio medical board concluded that pain physician William D. Leak had performed “unnecessary” nerve tests on 20 patients and subjected some to “an excessive number of invasive procedures,” including injections of agents that destroy nerve tissue. Yet the finding, posted on the board’s public website, didn’t prevent Eli Lilly and…
Obama heckled on AIDS, gay rights at fundraiser
Protesters pushing for AIDS funding, overturn of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ heckle Obama in NY President Barack Obama got heckled at a fundraiser Wednesday night by protesters pushing for more funding for AIDS programs and quicker action to allow gays to serve openly in the military. Activists yelled slogans and…
In Rolling Stone feature, McChrystal mocks Biden while aides slam Obama
The US commander in Afghanistan mocks the vice president and denounces a top diplomat in a magazine interview, while his aides speak dismissively of President Barack Obama. Tensions between General Stanley McChrystal and the White House are on full display in an unflattering profile in Rolling Stone of the commander…
Coulter: Obama a better comedian than president
President Barack Obama has been praised for his delivery of jokes at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents Association Dinner but Ann Coulter used the occasion to take a swipe at the president. At the Saturday dinner, Obama poked fun at birthers, Jay Leno, Sarah Palin, Michael Steele, Scott Brown, John…
At press dinner, Obama jokes on birth certificate, Leno, allies and GOP critics
President Barack Obama shared some words of wisdom on Saturday, saying there a few things in life harder to find and more important to keep than love. “Well, love and a birth certificate,” Obama quipped at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, poking fun at those who question his place…
‘Accidental Salahis’ enjoy White House breakfast
A Georgia couple who showed up at the White House a day early for a tour somehow wound up at an invitation-only breakfast with President Barack Obama and the first lady. It wasn’t a state dinner, but it left the White House once again explaining how people who were not…
Q of the day – childhood dinner invite
I mentioned in my Walter Cronkite tribute thread that when I was a youngster he was the only public figure that I asked my mom if we could invite him over for dinner. I think I started asking around the age of 5 or 6. Here’s the Q of the…
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