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Pentagon investigation clears McChrystal of all wrongdoing
A four star general who was forced to resign following unflattering remarks he and his staff allegedly said about President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden has been cleared of all wrongdoing by the Defense Department inspector general. In the report (.pdf), the Pentagon claimed that they were unable…
Biden staff apologizes for keeping reporter in closet
Vice President Joe Biden’s communication team had to make an unusual apology last week for forcing a reporter to stay in closet. During a fundraiser at the Florida home of Alan Ginsburg, Biden’s staff escorted Orlando Sentinel reporter Scott Powers to a closet and asked him to stay there. “Turns…
House to vote on stop-gap bill avoiding gov’t shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives is likely to pass yet another in a series of stopgap spending bills on Tuesday to keep the government running, as both Republicans and Democrats try to move on to address longer-term fiscal problems. “We hope this will be the last time we…
Christine O’Donnell forms PAC to ‘investigate and counter attack leftwing groups’
I was White House’s “number one opponent” in 2010, Republican says WASHINGTON – Failed Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell told supporters she will use donations to her new political action committee to probe George Soros-funded liberal groups and “counter the liberal-controlled GOP establishment.” “ChristinePAC can investigate and counter attack leftwing groups,…
Palin to be prosecuted for inciting violence if she visits Australia, attorney says
Sarah Palin better watch out. Under Australian law, inciting violence is a serious crime: an offense which could even trigger the prosecution of members of the US political class and mainstream media who called for the assassination of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to his attorney. Comments by Robert Stary,…
Group protests US plan to give billions in military aid to Pakistan
US-India advocacy group USINPAC slammed the Obama administration’s new aid package to Pakistan, denouncing it as counterproductive to US efforts at fighting terrorism and advancing government accountability in the developing nation. “The U.S. has been trying to get the Government of Pakistan’s support in the war on terror for the…
Did tea party movement cost GOP the Senate?
Tea party-backed candidates helped and hindered Republicans, injecting enthusiasm into campaigns but losing Senate seats held by Democrats in Delaware, Colorado and Nevada that the GOP once had big hopes of capturing. Republican leaders and strategists are muttering that the same tea party activists who elevated Speaker-to-be John Boehner and…
Biden says he’ll ‘strangle’ Republicans
Biden tells Minn. crowd that he will ‘strangle’ Republicans who complain about budget Vice President Joe Biden has told Democrats at a Minnesota fundraiser that he’ll “strangle” members of the GOP who complain about the federal budget. According to a pool report from Tuesday’s event in Dayton, Biden was telling…
Obama calls schools vital for US competitiveness
At White House community college summit, Obama calls schools crucial to nation’s future President Barack Obama said Tuesday he wants to see community colleges produce an additional 5 million graduates by 2020, arguing the schools are crucial to America’s future competitiveness. Obama made his comments in the East Room as…
O’Donnell: God wants me to win so I can keep filibuster alive
POLITICAL INSIDER: O’Donnell says filibuster her first priority if elected senator Republican Senate hopeful Christine O’Donnell says her first priority if elected would be to help the GOP block Democrats’ priorities in a lame-duck session. O’Donnell, the tea party-backed nominee in Delaware, said in an interview that she would work…
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