Much of Washington is abuzz over Joe Lieberman’s announcement, today, that he will not seek re-election. To that, I say, buh-bye, Joe, and don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Unlike most of the ignorant pack conservatives … Continue reading
The family of a Queens woman who died after waiting hours for an ambulance during last month’s blizzard announced plans Wednesday to sue the city. Laura Freeman says her 75-year-old mother, Yvonne Freeman, might have survived a heart attack if … Continue reading
Officials in Hawaii have tracked down papers indicating that President Obama was indeed born in their state, according to its new governor. Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who took office in December, told Honolulu’s Star-Advertiser on Tuesday that “our investigation” indicates there … Continue reading
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who in a Tuesday television interview called Chinese President Hu Jintao a “dictator,” won’t attend the formal White House state dinner in Hu’s honor Wednesday. However, a Reid aide insisted the two aren’t connected and … Continue reading
From NY1: By many measures, PS 114 in Canarsie is failing. Barely a third of students passed the state tests last year, teachers and parents gave the environment an “F” three years in a row, and professional reviewers rated the … Continue reading
NYC cabbies are upset because Mayor Bloomberg wants to allow black cars to pick pick up hails int he outer boroughs. Black cars (or gypsy cabs as some people know them) are not, as of right now, allowed to legally … Continue reading
“Libertarians call for unrestricted access to travel to Cuba and complete freedom for Americans to engage in economic activity there. “Unrestricted access to the world markets will help Cubans lift themselves out of their disastrous socialist economy. Libertarians know that … Continue reading
The groundless yet tenacious insistence of partisan rhetoricians that Mr Loughner’s evil deed was somehow brought about by partisan rhetoric is Exhibit A in the case that our opinion- and law-making classes are now in no condition to reason responsibly about … Continue reading
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday he welcomed the filing of an indictment over the killing and that the U.N.-backed tribunal for Lebanon must be allowed to continue its work. “This action represents an important step toward ending the … Continue reading
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A week ago today, we had our illusions shattered. For the most part, politics in this country had been a verbal sparring match rife with nastiness and mean language, but had never devolved into the physical. In fact, the most … Continue reading
President Obama said he believed the new, more relaxed, rules which also make it easier to send remittances to Cuba will support civil society there. The changes will not end the decades-old US trade embargo. The rules will be modified … Continue reading
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La Toya Jackson, Gary Busey, David Cassidy, Meatloaf, Lisa Rinna, Dionne Warwick, Richard Hatch, Marlee Matlin, Nikki Taylor, Jose Canseco, Hope Dworaczk, Mark McGrath, Lil Jon, John Rich, Star Jones, NeNe Leakes via wwtdd.com That’s some batch of weirdoes, huh? … Continue reading
The organization planning to build an Islamic community center near the World Trade Center said Friday that the imam who co-founded the project and served as its public face is shifting out of a key leadership role so he can … Continue reading
No kidding? The U.S. government is unlikely to recover its entire $50 billion investment in General Motors Co., in part because the Obama administration unloaded a big block of shares in the company’s initial public offering at $33 a share … Continue reading
In the wake of the December blizzard, the Sanitation Department rushed to rationalize what happened and how things got so botched. Though obvious to everyone in the city not named Bloomberg and Doherty that there was some kind of work … Continue reading
A year-end surge in gasoline prices ratcheted up consumer inflation expectations to their highest in more than two years, according to the latest data from Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan. The surveys’ preliminary January reading on the overall … Continue reading
Federal agents are embedding with homicide investigators in Prince George’s County starting this week in a rare move as authorities scramble to react to a string of 13 killings that have occurred already in 2011. “It is very unusual for … Continue reading
This is how househunting feels to me.
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Getting… Sleepy…