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CIA: If caught, bin Laden would be sent to Gitmo
WASHINGTON (AP) — If the U.S. captures top al-Qaida leaders Osama Bin Laden or Ayman al-Zawahiri, they would likely be sent to the Guantanamo Bay military prison, CIA Director Leon Panetta told senators Wednesday. This suggests that, given the choice, President Barack Obama would not try the men in the U.S. court system, opting instead [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Tea Party movement to have own magazine
A new magazine by and for the Tea Party movement debuts this week. Katrina Pierson of the Dallas Tea Party, who will be national grass roots director for Tea Party Review, says in a news release that the magazine is aimed at “reflecting the values” of the small-government, anti-tax movement. “This magazine is a response [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )GOP proposes to cut spending to pre-Obama levels
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled a proposal today to cut federal spending by almost 20%, in a bid to keep the GOP’s campaign promise of chopping $100 billion from the budget. “Washington’s spending spree is over,” Ryan, R-Wis., said in a statement. “The spending limits will restore sanity to a broken budget process.” [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Some in Congress raise money off Super Bowl XLV
The Super Bowl XLV matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers is a fundraising opportunity for some members of Congress. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., is hosting his annual Super Bowl luncheon Saturday at The Palm restaurant in Dallas. For $5,000 and $4,800 respectively, political action committees and individuals who want to sponsor the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ex-editor explains how tabloid exposed John Edwards
A former editor of the National Enquirer explains the tabloid’s role in getting former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards to admit he was having an affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter. David Perel, writing in The Huffington Post, said it took “the perfect meshing of technology and psychology to rip the Edwards-affixed label of ‘tabloid [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )As Egyptian Unrest Builds, Obama Left With Two Bad Options
As 30-year Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak clings to power and protesters continue to storm the streets of Cairo for a fifth straight day, the Obama administration is increasingly looking at a choice between two bad options. On one side is Mubarak, who has presided over a corrupt government and meager economy without holding free elections [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Boehner, Lieberman Calling for Restart of D.C. School Voucher Program
House Speaker John Boehner, amid frenzied national debates over the economy and federal spending, will detour this week to champion an off-topic issue in his own backyard which could become an early cause of his speakership. The speaker, along with Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., on Wednesday plans to introduce legislation to revive a controversial program [...]
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