Tag Archives: North Carolina

Sanders Declares, Emergency Protests

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

The Gathering Crowd:Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the political independent who was squeezed out by the Democratic leadership cabal in 2016, announced that he’s running again for president.   Sanders is a democratic socialist who calls for “Medicare for all,” a $15 …

Ambassador Assassinated, Trump Elected

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Sarajevo: The Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was shot and killed last night while delivering a speech at a photographic exhibition in Ankara. Three other people were wounded. The gunman, a 22-year-old Turkish police officer who was wearing a suit …

No Gay, No Play; Hillary and Health

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

No Gay, No Play: The NCAA announced that it is removing all championship athletic events from North Carolina in the 2016-17 season because of the state’s new laws that allow discrimination against people who are gay, lesbian and generally sexually …

Russia in the House, Voter ID Struck Down

Saturday, July 30, 2016

Moscow on the Potomac: Hillary Clinton’s campaign is the latest to have its computers hacked by the Russians, according to federal investigators. The Clinton people say the hackers gained access to an analytics program, but not the heart of the …

Trump Presumps, The “Straight” State

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

The Numbers: After sweeping five northeastern Republican primaries yesterday, Donald Trump said, “I consider myself the presumptive nominee.” The billionaire businessman won Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island by margins between 58 and 64 percent, but he’s still short …

Arrests in Belgium, Hastert Pinned

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Manhunt: Belgian authorities have arrested five men in connection with the terror attacks in Paris and Brussels, one of whom may be the so-called “man in the hat” captured on video with two suicide bombers shortly before the Brussels airport …

Bulger Convicted, Deen Suit Pitched

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Whacked: Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger was found guilty yesterday in federal court of 11 counts of murder and a string of crimes including extortion, money-laundering, drug dealing … even possession of machine guns. The 83-year-old former boss of the …