Don’t count Arizona Rep. Trent Franks among those calling for increased gun control in the wake of Gabrielle Giffords’ shooting. “I wish there had been one more gun there that day in the hands of a responsible person, that’s all I have to say,” said the Republican, in an annoyed…
Continue reading …Legislators are falling all over themselves to respond to the Gabrielle Giffords shooting, and Jon Stewart isn’t thrilled with their approach. On last night’s Daily Show he blasted the “quick fixes” members were proposing, starting with Peter King’s proposal to ban guns within 1,000 feet of a government official….
Continue reading …A furious pregnant Arab journalist invited to an Israeli foreign press conference is slamming aggressive security guards who made her strip down to her slip, then demanded she take off her bra. The Foreign Press Association is filing a complaint over the incident. “While we appreciate the need for security,…
Continue reading …Sarah Palin had an opportunity to recalibrate her image and appear more like presidential material in the wake of the Tucson shootings—but she blew it, argues Howard Kurtz at the Daily Beast . It was unfair for liberal detractors to link Palin to the shootings and she had a right…
Continue reading …A California man has been arrested for making threatening phone calls to Democratic Rep. Jim McDermott over his stance on extending tax cuts. “Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, or George Washington—if any of them had ever met Jim McDermott, they would all blow his brains out. They’d shoot him in…
Continue reading …The most common way of identifying penguins for research does the birds serious harm, according to a new study. Researchers found that penguins given flipper bands had 40% fewer chicks than penguins with implanted transponders and lived shorter lives, the BBC reports. The team believes the tags created extra drag…
Continue reading …The tragedy in Tucson was the final straw for the embattled Republican Party chief of a Phoenix-area congressional district. Anthony Miller, a former campaign worker for John McCain, says he was the target of relentless attacks from Tea Party supporters and he feared the tension between Republican factions could lead…
Continue reading …The young Chinese man who boarded a flight to Canada disguised as an elderly Caucasian had some help on the inside, authorities in Hong Kong say. An investigation into the case exposed a people-smuggling network believed to have sneaked at least eight others into Canada, authorities say. Eight suspects, including…
Continue reading …Note to bouncers: Proximity to other people’s drinks won’t harm a fetus. An Illinois woman says she was ordered to leave a bar after a bouncer noticed she was heavily pregnant. She had flown to town that day for a friend’s baby shower, but her night out lasted just 15…
Continue reading …Julian Assange says the “insurance files” that he’ll released if something happens to him or WikiLeaks include secret documents that could seriously damage Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp empire. “There are 504 US embassy cables on one broadcasting organization, and there are cables on Murdoch and News Corp,” the…
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