Tag Archives: Obama
Market Boils and Bubbles, Obama Lobbies
Sunday, May 10, 2015
—From Franklin, Tenn. Econ 101: The Dow Jones gained 267 points this past week on encouraging news about job growth. The economy added 223,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell to 5.4%, its lowest point since 2009. …
Target Hillary, Obama Frustration, Fast Billion
Saturday, April 18, 2015
The Long Campaign: Republican presidential hopefuls gathered in New Hampshire this weekend opened fire on their prime target; Hillary Clinton. Rand Paul got a standing ovation when he said about Clinton’s performance in the attack on the Benghazi consulate, “I …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Rolling Stone Retracts, Kenya Bombs Shabab
Monday, April 6, 2015
The Virginia Report: After the release of a report last night slamming its journalistic practices, Rolling Stone Magazine completely retracted its story published last November about a purported gang rape in a University of Virginia fraternity house. The story gained …
Lufthansa Knew, Arkansas Follows Indiana
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
The Airline Knew: Lufthansa Airlines revealed that it knew about co-pilot Andreas Lubitz’s previous bout with deep depression six years ago when he took a hiatus from flight school. Lufthansa owned the Germanwings jet that Lubitz is believed to have …
Seven Dead in Brooklyn Fire, Late Congrats
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Nation: Seven children died overnight in a house fire in Brooklyn that is believed to have been caused by a malfunctioning hot plate. The children, ages five to 15, all came from the same family. Investigators believe the fire began …
Netanyahu Resets, Wine and Bullets
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Bibi Rebuilds: After winning the national election Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to build a governing coalition that shrugs off some of its most extreme conservatives, but also some of the center left members of Parliament who pushed …
Five Suspects in Nemtsov Hit, ISIS Culture War
Sunday, March 8, 2015
The Nemtsov Affair: Russian police say a suspect in the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov blew himself up as they were demanding his surrender. At least five suspects are now in custody, one of them reported to be a …
