Archive for ‘April, 2009’

Supreme Court Justice David Souter set to retire

Supreme Court Justice David Souter set to retire

NPR is reporting that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is going to retire at the end of the current court term. His departure will give President Obama the chance to name a member to the high court. Souter is only 69 and is younger then over half of the Justices in the court. Souter is [...]

Did Miss California get tougher questions than Obama?

Did Miss California get tougher questions than Obama?

Obama was asked some really easy questions in his presser.  Watch O’Reilly and Miller talk about it.

Obama’s viewership slides press conference down 29%

Obama’s viewership slides press conference down 29%

Audience interest in Barack Obama’s news conferences seems to be falling, with Wednesday’s press event drawing the president’s smallest primetime audience since his inauguration.
The telecast to mark Obama’s 100th day in office was viewed by 28.8 million people, according to Nielsen. That’s a 29% drop from the president’s last press conference, on March 24, and [...]

The CIA’s $1,000 a Day Specialists on Waterboarding, Interrogations

The CIA’s $1,000 a Day Specialists on Waterboarding, Interrogations

As the secrets about the CIA’s interrogation techniques continue to come out, there’s new information about the frequency and severity of their use, contradicting a 2007 ABC News report, and a new focus on two private contractors who were apparently directing the brutal sessions that President Obama calls torture.
According to current and former government officials, [...]

Swine Flu: Why are our borders still open?

Swine Flu: Why are our borders still open?

I am really curious as to why the Obama administration is keeping our borders open during this Swine Flu Phase 5 Pandemic Alert.  Their rational is the virus has already spread across the border, so it won’t make any difference at this point.  I highly disagree.  Why wouldn’t we want to stop hundreds or thousands [...]

Blacks match whites in voting rates in 2008

Blacks match whites in voting rates in 2008

Nearly one-fourth of voters in last November’s election were minorities, the most diverse election ever, fueled by high turnout from black women and a growing Hispanic population, an independent research group found.
The study by the Pew Research Center released Thursday, also showed that for the first time blacks had the highest voter turnout rate of [...]

White House issues advisory after Obama Mexico trip

White House issues advisory after Obama Mexico trip

The White House has issued a health advisory outlining “protective measures” for anyone who traveled on President Barack Obama’s trip to Mexico after a member of the U.S. delegation came down with flu-like symptoms – and tests on his family showed they’re probably infected with the swine flu.
The individual – an advance security staffer for [...]

Democrats: GOP should be more like their party

Democrats: GOP should be more like their party

Congressional Democratic leaders said Wednesday that Sen. Arlen Specter’s party switch is a sign that Republicans should become more like, well, Democrats.
“I say to Republicans in America, take back your party,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters. “The party of protecting the environment, the party of individual rights, the party of fairness.”
Specter stunned the [...]

CURL: Obama looks back in anger

CURL: Obama looks back in anger

President Obama said his prime-time press conference on Day 100 of his presidency was intended as a “look forward to … all of the hundreds of days to follow,” but it turned into more of a look back in anger, complete with finger-pointing.
Throughout his hourlong session in the White House East Room on Wednesday, the [...]

Obama finds there are no magic buttons in the White House

Obama finds there are no magic buttons in the White House

Obama was asked at his presser last night what surprised, troubled, enchanted and humbled him during his first 100 days as President.  His answers to surprised and troubled were to be expected.  He spun the answer to what has enchanted him into an admiration for the military.  His answer to what has humbled him the [...]


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