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Chicken Run, Self-Published
Friday, May 3, 2019
Game of Chicken: An empty chair, a ceramic chicken, and threats from the House. Another day in Congress. Attorney Gen. William Barr refused to show for a hearing yesterday before the House Judiciary Committee about the Special Counsel report because he …
Barr the Door, Small Bites
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Spin City:After a day of grilling in the Senate, Attorney Gen. William Barr is skipping a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee today because he objects to a plan to have staff lawyers question him. The assumption is that lawyers …
The Mueller Dissent, Cashing In
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Undersight and Oversight:Special Counsel Robert Mueller wrote a letter to the attorney general objecting to William Barr’s summary of his 448-page report, in particular his conclusion that President Trump did not commit obstruction of justice. Mueller wrote a letter on …
Biggest Outbreak, Border Fees
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Seeing Spots: The nationwide measles outbreak has grown to 700 reported cases in 22 states, the Centers for Disease Control announced. About 500 of the cases are among people who were never vaccinated and roughly half are children five and under. About …
Power Battle, Lies and the Liar
Monday, April 29, 2019
Clash of Titans: With Attorney Gen. William Barr objecting to the proposed questioning format before the House Judiciary Committee, the panel’s chairman Jerrold Nadler is threatening to subpoena the AG if he doesn’t show. “The witness is not going to tell …
Synagogue Shooting, NRA Fight
Sunday, April 28, 2019
Hate:A 19-year-old gunman shouting that Jews were ruining the world killed a 60-year-old woman and wounded four other people yesterday at a synagogue 25 miles north of San Diego. Local officials described it as a hate crime. President Trump offered …
Biden in the Race, “Transparent” President
Thursday, April 25, 2019
No. 22: After waiting in the wings while a crowd of candidates gathered ahead of him, former Vice President Joe Biden has formally declared that he is a candidate for President in 2020. In a three-minute video announcement, Biden didn’t lay …
Brag and Deny, Executive Privilege
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
A Couple of Ads:Heading toward the 2020 election, President Trump and his team are attacking the legitimacy of the Special Counsel investigation and the shade it throws on the President’s administration. They’re claiming to be the victims even though the …
Warning and a Bomb, Joke’s on Ukraine
Monday, April 22, 2019
Terror in Sri Lanka: Another bomb went off today in Columbo as police arrested 24 members of a little-known terror group in the Sunday suicide bombings that killed at least 290 people and wounded hundreds more. Three police officers were killed …
Terror in Sri Lanka, Arrest the Arrester
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Sri Lanka Terror: At least 207 people are dead and 600 wounded this morning in coordinated bombings that targeted Catholics celebrating Easter in churches and tourists at high-end hotels in Sri Lanka. The attacks ended years of calm that have followed …
