Tag Archives: Obituary
Econ Zone Closes, By Another Name
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
World: North Korea closed South Korean access to a joint industrial zone, further ratcheting tensions between the two countries and the US. The park just North of the demilitarized zone employs 50,000 North Koreans and hundreds of South Korean business …
Obama Goes for Sulphur, Cheatin’ Teachers
Saturday, March 30, 2013
National: The Obama administration proposed reducing the amount of sulfur in gasoline by two-thirds to reduce pollution and health costs. The administration claims it would have the benefit of taking 33 million cars off the road. Environmentalists and car companies …
Knox to be Retried, Cyprus Banks Closed
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
World: Italy’s highest court today overturned the 2011 murder acquittal of American student Amanda Knox and ordered her to be retried. It was a salacious case involving sex and drugs. Knox and her former boyfriend at first were convicted of …
Cyprus Plans Seizure, Putin Pal a Suicide
Sunday, March 24, 2013
World: Cyprus is now planning to seize 20% of all bank deposits above 100,000 Euros at the Bank of Cyprus to pay off a $7.6 billion debt to the European Union due Monday. Accounts at foreign-owned banks would be taxed …
Sex Attacks in Military, Bartender Speaks
Thursday, March 14, 2013
National: Female veterans testified before a Senate panel yesterday about rape, sexual harassment, and the failure of military justice. As many as 19,000 are assaulted every year, but many do not report it because they fear retaliation and ridicule. Often …
Target Obamacare, Attacks on Christians
Sunday, March 10, 2013
National: Rep. Paul Ryan said today on Fox News that the Republican House budget proposal will include a repeal of the Affordable Health Care Act known as Obamacare. “We’re going to propose replacing Obama Care with patient-centered health care, with …
White House Cuts Tours, Rand Paul Talks
Thursday, March 7, 2013
National: The House passed a temporary funding bill to keep the federal government running until September. But the $85 billion in sequester cuts remain. The White House has cancelled tours to save money. Kentucky Tea Party Republican Sen. Rand Paul …
Sequester Signed, Keystone Clean?
Saturday, March 2, 2013
National: President Obama yesterday signed an order to begin the $85 billion in budget cuts known as the sequester. He spoke to the press yesterday shortly after the failure of a last-minute meeting with Republicans to avoid drastic across the …
Sequester Hits Budget, Manning Admits Leaks
Friday, March 1, 2013
National: The federal budget “sequester”, $85 billion in across the board cuts, begins today. Congress went home yesterday. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning surprisingly admitted giving thousands of classified documents to the website Wikileaks and pleaded guilty to 10 criminal counts. …
Benedict Flies, Sequester at Midnight
Thursday, February 28, 2013
World: Pope Benedict XVI got on a big white helicopter today and left the Vatican. He will live at a Papal retreat outside Rome until a permanent residence is ready inside the Vatican grounds. The Catholic Church must now pick …
