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Spanish Train Disaster, Weiner Again

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Train Disaster: The crash of a high-speed passenger train in Northwestern Spain has killed at least 77 people and injured 100. The train carrying 218 people was near the end of a six-hour trip from Madrid to Ferrol when it …

Weiner World, Kill the Owls, Deep Treasure

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Tweet This: NY Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has his appendage in a wringer again after it was revealed that he continued sending explicit Internet pictures and notes to women after he resigned from Congress in scandal for doing the same. …

The Cost of War, Iraq Jailbreak, Name that Baby

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

National: The Pentagon has revealed that military aid to Syrian rebels could cost billions of dollars and still fail to tip the balance against President Bashar al Assad. A letter to Congress from Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey says …

Royal Labor, China Earthquakes

Monday, July 22, 2013

The Happiest Days: Catherine the Duchess of Windsor checked into the hospital undergoing normal labor, according to an announcement from Kensington Palace. The child will be third in line for the British throne. World: Two powerful earthquakes shook central China …

Protests, The Odds, Thank You Mr. President

Sunday, July 21, 2013

National: Protesters rallied all across the country again yesterday demanding that civil rights charges be brought against George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network organized the demonstrations outside federal buildings in 101 cities. ➢A …

Obama on Trayvon, Spy in Panama, Asiana Death

Saturday, July 20, 2013

National: President Obama jumped into the debate about the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case saying, “There are very few African-American men in this country who haven’t had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store. That …

Detroit Goes Bust, Less Than Minimum

Friday, July 19, 2013

National: Detroit yesterday became the largest city in American history to file for bankruptcy. The country’s fourth largest city has only 700,000 people but a $400 million budget deficit and $18 billion in long-term debt.  Detroit’s emergency manager Kevyn Orr …

Congress the Obstacle, “A Complete Unknown”

Thursday, July 18, 2013

National: Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told a Congressional committee yesterday that the biggest obstacle to economic recovery is Congress itself. Bernanke said Congressional indecision and the sequester budget cuts have left businesses uneasy about the future and reluctant to hire …

Stand No More, Hug No More

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Trayvon: Attorney General Eric Holder told the NAACP convention in Florida that the 30 states which have “Stand Your Ground” laws should reconsider. “Separate and apart from the case that has drawn the nation’s attention,” Holder said, “it’s time to …

Bad Judgement, New “View”

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Trayvon: Protests over the George Zimmerman verdict turned violent Monday night in Los Angeles when a group of youths broke away from a vigil, breaking windows and attacking bystanders. Several were arrested.   An anonymous juror from the Zimmerman trial …