Tag Archives: Eric Cantor

Ceasefire Fails, Dow Takes a Dive

Friday, August 1, 2014

Trucefire: A 72-hour ceasefire that started at 8am local time in Gaza collapsed hours after it began. An Israeli infantry officer appears to have been captured by Hamas gunmen who emerged from a tunnel and a suicide bomber killed two …

Advisors to Iraq, We Brake for Elves

Friday, June 20, 2014

Iraq: President Obama is sending 300 military advisors to stiffen the spine of the Iraqi army that’s collapsing before advancing Sunni Islamist rebels. Although the presence of “advisors” is often the first step to entering combat, Obama said American soldiers …

Iraq Conflict Explodes, The Jewish Cardinal

Thursday, June 12, 2014

World: Sunni militants in Iraq have taken over the northern city of Tikrit, the hometown of the late dictator Saddam Hussein, and are on the move toward Baghdad as government troops crumble in their path. Their aim is to establish …

Disappointing Numbers, Bulger Goes Away

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Health Checkup: Only 106,185 people bought an Obamacare health plan in its first month, according to the government. It’s only about 20% of the target figure for the first month. More disappointing for the administration is that only about 27,000 …

Nairobi Terror, EPA Sets Greenhouse Limits

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Nairobi Shootout: A suspected terrorist attack on an upscale Nairobi shopping center today has left up to 20 people dead, according to the Red Cross. Reports say the attackers threw grenades and targeted non-Muslims in the Westgate shopping mall, which …