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Free Trade, E-Cigs, Reporter With a Brain

Friday, April 17, 2015

Nation: Laying the groundwork for what could turn into a big fight, leaders of Congressional tax writing policy agreed yesterday to give President Obama “fast track” authority to strike a trade deal with 11 other Pacific countries. The bill gives …

Message to Congress, GM Excused

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Special Delivery: The plans of a Florida mailman who landed his one-man gyrocopter on the West Lawn of the Capitol yesterday were not a secret. A Florida newspaper followed his plan and he had even been questioned by the Secret …

Former Patriot Guilty, Cuba Off the List

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Touchdown in Boston: A jury in Fall River, Mass. has found former New England Patriot tight end Aaron Hernandez guilty of 1st degree murder in the killing of his friend Odin Lloyd in 2013. Lloyd was last seen with Hernandez …

Putin Approves Missiles, The Rubio Future

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Missile Alert: Vladimir Putin has made the nuclear equation more difficult by approving the shipment of advanced anti-aircraft missiles to Iran. Putin appears to have reneged on an agreement with President Obama not to sell the missiles to Iran. If …

Hillary Hits the Road, Master is 21

Monday, April 13, 2015

The Road: Hillary Clinton is taking a road trip across the country to her first presidential campaign stop in Iowa. She’s posting pictures of herself meeting average Americans along the way. Yesterday at the end of a slickly produced video …

Hillary to Declare, Barack and Raul

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Spin City: After an undeclared campaign that lasted years, former First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected today to announce today with an Internet video that she’s running for president. Clinton’s campaign is expected to focus …

Obama and Castro Shake, Deputies Suspended

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Global Warming: President Obama met and shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro in Panama last night in a brief but significant encounter as the US moves toward normal relations with Cuba. The meeting took place just before a dinner …

Hillary to Declare, Biggest Utility Fine

Friday, April 10, 2015

The Hillary Step: National Public Radio reports it has learned that Hillary Clinton plans to formally declare herself a candidate for president on Sunday afternoon. The announcement could come by video or social media, NPR says. It was only a …

Bomber Faces Life or Death, SC Cop Fired

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Guilty x 30: Boston Marathon bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev was convicted yesterday of all 30 charges against him in the 2013 terrorist bombing. The reading of verdicts took 25 minutes. It was not a surprise. Tsarnaev had admitted his part in …

Cop Charged With Murder, London Caper

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Cop Charged: A white South Carolina police officer has been charged with murder after the release of a video showing him shooting an unarmed black man in the back as he ran away. Patrolman Michael Slager fired his pistol eight …