Tag Archives: Obama
Hamas Denies, Obama Admits
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Gaza: Israel is pounding Gaza while searching for a missing soldier believed to have been captured by Hamas militants only two hours into a 72-hour ceasefire yesterday. Hamas denies it’s holding the soldier. Another 55 people were killed today, bringing …
Economy Grows, Tougher Sanctions
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Econ 101: The US economy bounced back from a dreary winter to grow at 4 percent in the second quarter, according to the Commerce Department. The numbers make analysts hopeful that the winter shrinkage was an anomaly and the economy …
Evidence of Shootdown, Healthcare Hit
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
MH17: The NY Times published photos of a piece of fuselage that shows perforations from shrapnel, indicating that the jet was hit with the fragmenting warhead of an SA-11 antiaircraft missile. It appears to be the first physical evidence of …
Obama Tough on Putin, Snake in a Lake
Monday, July 21, 2014
MH17: President Obama this morning challenged Russia and its President Vladimir Putin to allow an investigation of the crash site of Malaysian airlines Flight 17, and the proper handling of bodies. In stern terms, Obama repeatedly referred to “Russian backed …
Childcare Crisis, Top Spy Booted
Thursday, July 10, 2014
National Childcare:President Obama met yesterday with Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who later criticized him for not visiting the border to see the immigration crisis first hand. “That’s what presidents do. That’s what leaders do. They show up,” Perry told CBS …
Israel Strikes, Ukraine Advances, Jerry Stands
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Ukraine: Pro-Russian separatists have taken positions within the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk in anticipation of an onslaught by Ukrainian troops. Russia appears to be standing by, taking no action, as Ukraine sealed off the border to stop the flow …
Revenge Killing, “So Sue Me”, Home Cooked
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Flashpoint: The body of an abducted Arab teenager was found in a Jerusalem forest this morning in what may be a killing in revenge for the murder of three Israeli teenagers. The discovery came only about an hour after the …
Obama Acts on Immigration, New Ford
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Executive in Action: Frustrated with Congress, President Obama says he will reform immigration by executive action. The president made his announcement after House Speaker John Boehner announced that Congress will not vote on immigration reform this year. Obama said in …
Immigration Emergency, Electric Hog
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Border: President Obama is asking for $2 billion to deal with the flood of illegal immigrants, many of them unaccompanied children, coming across the border in Texas. Since October, more than 52,000 children have been apprehended after crossing the border …
Arms for Syrian Rebels, Jaws on the Pitch
Friday, June 27, 2014
World: President Obama has stepped into the Syrian civil war, asking Congress for $500 million to train and equip “appropriately vetted” members of the Syrian opposition. The danger of sending equipment to Syria is that weapons can fall into the …