Tag Archives: Washington Post
Hillary Grilled, Splodey Odey
Sunday, July 3, 2016
You’ve Got Mail: The FBI yesterday interviewed Hillary Clinton for their investigation of her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State. The 3 ½ hour interview took place at FBI headquarters in Washington and Clinton …
Trump Predicts Recession, Amtrak Crash
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Yuge: Donald Trump told The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward and a fellow reporter that the US is headed toward a “very massive recession,” and that if he is elected President he could eliminate the country’s $19 trillion debt in eight …
Belgians Detain 21, Trump Sees Things
Monday, November 23, 2015
World at War: Trying to head off a predicted terror attack, Belgian police arrested 21 people in 27 raids in the past day, but didn’t grab the man they wanted most, Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to be the planner …
Trudeau Takes Canada, Amazon Sues Reviewers
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Oh, Canada: Canada’s Liberal Party led by Justin Trudeau, son of the late former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, swept into power after elections yesterday, ending the nine-year rule of the Conservative Party’s Stephen Harper. Trudeau campaigned partly on a promise …
Chief Defends CIA, Spending Compromise
Friday, December 12, 2014
The Torture Debate: CIA Director John Brennan gave a rare press conference admitting his agency did “abhorrent” things interrogating terror suspects but that the so-called “enhanced” methods produced information that stopped attacks and saved lives. While saying CIA interrogators “went …
NATO Irritated, Just Ask Directions
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Ukraine Deal: NATO leaders are scheduled to meet today in Wales to discuss a variety of issues, including the Ukraine crisis and possibly to establish a quick-reaction force to defend members in Eastern Europe. They are becoming increasingly irritated by …
US Accuses Russia, End of the Drumline
Friday, July 25, 2014
Ukraine: The US says Russia has been firing artillery across the Ukraine border to support pro-Russian rebels and that Russia is moving to ship heavier weapons to the rebels. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said, “We have new evidence that …
Ceasefire Again, Drones, and Fusilli
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Ukraine: Russia is demanding an apology from Ukraine claiming artillery fire hit a Russian border post and destroyed a building. It happened just as Ukraine declared a one-day ceasefire. A Kremlin statement said about the ceasefire, “this is not an …
Baby it’s Cold, Cuomo Loosens Up
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Deep Freeze: It’s 5 degrees in Green Bay, Wisc., where the Packers meet the 49ers on Lambeau Field this afternoon. Bone crunching. The lowest temperatures in almost 20 years are spreading into the Northern and Central US today, bringing wind …
Migrant Boat Disaster, Obama “Exasperated”
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Italy Disaster: A 66-foot boat loaded with African migrants caught fire and sank in the Mediterranean east of Tunisia yesterday. At least 94 people are dead and 250 missing. The boat was loaded with 500 Eritreans when it left Libya …