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Shoot the Messenger, Like Suing Harvard

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Shoot the Messenger: Under pressure to show where the money went, Donald Trump spent 39 minutes berating reporters in a press conference yesterday before he read a list of 41 veterans’ charities that had received money from his January fundraiser. …

Fight Over Fallujah, Golden State Miracle

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Permawar: The ground war against the Islamic State in Iraq is gathering momentum. Iraqi forces are pressing to take back the city of Fallujah, which has been held by the Islamic State for the past two years. Several militias have …

Deadly Floods in Texas, Pants on Fire

Monday, May 30, 2016

Heavy Weather: At least six people in Texas have died in floods created by heavy rains in the past several days. An 11-year-old boy is also missing in Kansas after falling into a flooded river. As much as 16 inches …

Frustrated, Helpless, and Angry, Dilbert Predicts

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Public Opinion: The majority of Americans are feeling frustrated, helpless, and angry about the presidential election, according to a poll by the Associated Press and the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. Seventy percent say they are …

Chaos Outside and In, Heimlich Maneuvers

Saturday, May 28, 2016

It’s Political: Anti-Trump protesters confronted a phalanx of police in riot gear yesterday afternoon after Donald Trump spoke at the San Diego Convention Center. Some of the police officers were swinging their clubs. At least 35 people were arrested and …

Obama at Hiroshima, Trump Hits Number

Friday, May 27, 2016

Ground Zero: President Obama today stood in front of the iconic domed building at the center of the atomic blast that leveled Hiroshima, Japan in an appearance that was conciliatory, but not apologetic for the US dropping the bomb. The …

Hillary Never Asked, Trump Worries World

Thursday, May 26, 2016

You’ve Got Mail: A State Department investigation found that Hillary Clinton broke the rules when she used a private e-mail server while she was Secretary of State and Donald Trump couldn’t be happier. “She’s as crooked as they come,” Trump …

New Taliban Leader, Cosby to Trial

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

New Leadership: The Taliban has admitted that the US drone strike killed their leader and they’ve already named a replacement. Next up in the crosshairs for a drone strike is Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada, a lieutenant to the late Mullah Akhtar …

Baltimore Cop Innocent, Message to Pakistan

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Black Lives: One of the Baltimore police officers indicted in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died of injuries suffered in police custody, has been acquitted of all charges. Off. Edward M. Nero chose to be tried …

Guns for Vietnam, Not a Normal Candidate

Monday, May 23, 2016

Vietnam War Ends: President Obama announced overnight in Vietnam that the US is ending its ban on selling American weapons to that country. It’s a move against China, which has been bullying other countries in the region. “This change will …