Alleged Discovery Channel attacker James Jay Lee Scroll for updates… There’s been a breaking hostage situation at the Discovery Channel office in Silver Spring, MD all morning. The alleged gunman reportedly has explosives strapped to his body and there have been reports of at least one hostage. The office has been evacuated, including many children [...]
**Written by Doug Powers Is it just me, or is ABC’s Jake Tapper being a little sarcastic? In Tapper’s “breaking news” story, he writes about yet another tightly guarded secret. On Monday, the manager of an ice cream shop went into “I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you” mode when asked [...]
The House has just voted 228-195 to proceed on the Wreckonciliation votes. This could go on until midnight. Stay tuned for updates and check my Twitter feed for all breaking developments.
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In the 3pm Eastern hour, debate continues on the floor. GOP raising earmarks issue. The Hill and GOP Rep Mike Pence reporting that [...]
Well, well, well. Breaking news all over that the Dems have now abandoned Demon Pass.
WaPo alert:
House Democratic leaders say they will take a separate vote on the Senate health care bill, rejecting an earlier, much-criticized strategy that would have permitted them to “deem” the measure passed without an explicit vote.
The Hill tweets: “Our Roxana Tiron [...]
Today, Sen Menendez said that the Democrats would be targeting nine Republican Senate Seats in 2010;
Sen. Robert Menendez, the Democratic Senate campaign chief, is targeting nine Republican-held Senate seats in 2010, warning the GOP that Democrats are positioning themselves for a third straight election where they pick up seats.
“I think ...
Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., who is battling a brain tumor, was taken away from the congressional luncheon in convulsions.
Kennedy was at a table with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., Vice President Mondale and Mrs. Mondale, and others. While at the table, Kennedy began having seizures that lasted for several minutes. ...
Barack Obama, who campaigned on promising the American people the most ethical, open and transparent Administration ever, if elected, is going to be looking for a new Secretary of Commerce, now that his first choice, Bill Richardson has withdrew his name for the position due to an ongoing investigation:
New Mexico ...
Illinois Governor taken into federal custody, according to report - DJ
Possibly a pay-to-play scandal for picking Obama's Senate successor?
Background here.
Breaking around 11:00 at The Orlando Sentinal;
U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez will not seek re-election in 2010
Good Riddance!! He would have been soundly defeated at the hands of Republican rank and file voters.
His closing comment, with my own "reading between the lines" in parenthesis;
“I look forward to serving out these next ...
Stan Gendlin at Conservatives with Attitude! is live blogging the floor debate over the "Bailout Bill" and I thought it would be helpful to cross post it here as well for those, like me, not near a TV and want to know who is saying what.
Bill goes down in flames ...
If this story is true as written, not only should he be disqualified from running for President, he should face some kind of condemnation for interfering with US Foreign Policy DURING A WAR:
WHILE campaigning in public for a speedy withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Sen. Barack Obama has tried ...
{Update 2: HOSPITAL OFFICIAL SAYS OHIO REP. TUBBS JONES IS CLINGING TO LIFE, CORRECTING EARLIER REPORT OF HER DEATH} Source: Fox News
{Update: Ohio Rep. Tubbs Jones Dies After Suffering Brain Aneurysm} Source: Fox News
Our thoughts & prayers go out to her and her family during this incredibly difficult time:
After suffering ...
Under increased scrutiny and widening investigations, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has announced that he will step down from his office in 2 months:
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will announce on Wednesday that he will leave office in two months, Israel's Channel Two television reported.
The report said ...
Breaking: CNBC reports Ted Stevens indicted. No link yet.
Good riddance.
UPDATE: Justice Dept. news conference at 1:20
For those who can't wait, McClatchy
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Tony Snow, the former White House press secretary and conservative pundit who bedeviled the press corps and charmed millions as a FOX News television and radio host, died after a long bout with cancer. He was 53.
A syndicated columnist, editor, TV anchor, radio show host and musician, Snow worked ...
Obama meeting Clinton tonight in Washington D.C., possibly at Clinton's residence.
Clinton will be groveling at Obama's feet for the VP position, and backpedaling from all those things she said about him in the campaign.
The Bill Clinton / Ron Burkle / Girls Gone Wild Entourage was said to not be at ...
We could be down to only ONE GOP candidate for US Senator in New Jersey, now that Joe Pennacchio’s “manifesto” has been released to the press and public. Written in 1991, the 94 page “Pennacchio’s Plan”, titled “The Nationalist Agenda”, Pennacchio advocated for and proposed such items as:
...
It's ground-breaking, really (Hat-tip Hot Air Headlines.): People who are sociable, active, stable, hardworking and conscientious tend to be happier, the researchers reported in the journal Psychological Science. I just started reading a, so far, great book on happiness called...
SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) -- A new video of 33 men trapped in a mine under Chile's Atacama Desert shows them sending greetings to their families, talking about how they are doing better since receiving food and breaking into tears as they talk about loved ones....
SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) -- A new video of 33 men trapped in a mine under Chile's Atacama Desert shows them sending greetings to their families, talking about how they are doing better since receiving food and breaking into tears as they talk about loved ones....
SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) -- A new video of 33 men trapped in a mine under Chile's Atacama Desert shows them sending greetings to their families, talking about how they are doing better since receiving food and breaking into tears as they talk about loved ones....
SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) -- A new video of 33 men trapped in a mine under Chile's Atacama Desert shows them sending greetings to their families, talking about how they are doing better since receiving food and breaking into tears as they talk about loved ones....
SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) -- A new video released Sunday of 33 men trapped in a mine under Chile's Atacama Desert shows them sending greetings to their families, talking about how they are doing better since receiving food and breaking into tears as they talk about loved ones....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bryan Cranston's portrayal of a meth dealer in "Breaking Bad" and Kyra Sedgwick's role as a brassy deputy police chief in "The Closer" earned the pair top drama series acting Emmy Awards on Sunday....
Marco Rubio is seeking to show that he is more than just an insurgent protest candidate – and is breaking with some Tea Party orthodoxy in the process.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Carlos Pena hit a tiebreaking single during a four-run eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat Cliff Lee and the Texas Rangers 6-4 on Monday night in a potential playoff preview....
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Carlos Pena hit a tiebreaking single during a four-run eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat Cliff Lee and the Texas Rangers 6-4 on Monday night in a potential playoff preview....
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Carlos Pena hit a tiebreaking single during a four-run eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat Cliff Lee and the Texas Rangers 6-4 on Monday night in a potential playoff preview....
Only about 26 percent of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon leak is still in the water or onshore, and most of it is diluted and breaking down rapidly, officials say.
With the bare minimum of votes required to avoid a filibuster on the procedural vote, the bill advanced to a final vote in the Senate, where it is expected to pass on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday cleared the way to extend long-term unemployment benefits, breaking a partisan stalemate that has caused 2.5 million jobless Americans to lose the weekly checks that help them stay afloat.
VIENNA (Reuters) - A gel containing a prescription drug can sharply reduce HIV infections in women, a study described as groundbreaking by the World Health Organization showed on Monday.
GENEVA (AP) -- The world's largest atom smasher conducted its first experiments at conditions nearing those after the Big Bang, breaking its own record for high-energy collisions with proton beams crashing into each other Tuesday at three times more force than ever before....
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second blizzard in a week buried the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday, breaking snowfall records in the nation's capital and other cities, leaving thousands without power and creating a multimillion-dollar mess.
