Mediaite takes note of a blog for returning US soldiers called the Welcome Home Blog , whose latest entry features a star turn by a huge dog with the spectacular name of Emmitt Thunderpaws who is thrilled to see his human buddy home safely. “Seriously, I don’t think there’s ever going…
Continue reading …The House homeland security panel has set its sights on another extremist over possible ties to the 9/11 attacks: the cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, a dual citizen of the US and Yemen, reports Fox News . “We need to do this in light of al-Awlaki’s growing stature,” committee chair Peter King tells…
Continue reading …A 16-year-old was charged today in the murder of a retiree who tried to put out a fire during the London riots. Richard Mannington Bowes, 68, was trying to douse flames in a bin near his house when a group of rioters surrounded him, according to video footage viewed by…
Continue reading …Rick Perry’s comments about Ben Bernanke and treason continue to dominate the political chatter. A few takes: John Podhoretz, Commentary : “What Perry did was make a thoughtless blunder, an unforced error; we’re now going to spend a couple of days discussing whether he was summoning violence on Ben Bernanke’s head…
Continue reading …Warren Buffett made waves yesterday when he told the federal government to stop “coddling” him and other wealthy Americans and raise taxes on the rich. His plan would roll back the Bush tax cuts on people who earn more than $1 million and on capital gains and dividends income, and…
Continue reading …The federal gas tax—18.4 cents per gallon—is due to expire Sept. 30. For the sake of our infrastructure, our economy, and our environment, we can’t let that happen, write the editors of the New York Times . Its expiration “would bankrupt the already stressed Highway Trust Fund, with…
Continue reading …No sooner does Rick Perry join the GOP field than rumors surface of a potential Paul Ryan candidacy. He is “strongly considering a run,” writes Stephen F. Hayes in the Weekly Standard , who quotes an insider as saying that Ryan is “coming around” and is discussing the possibility with his…
Continue reading …Calls to ditch the penny—which cost 1.79 cents apiece to manufacture last year—are nothing new . But with budget-slashing and debt-reducing on America’s mind, proponents of the move are renewing their call, reports Politico . So is the time finally right? Many think so. The US Mint lost $42….
Continue reading …Need to find a new book to read? Allow us to introduce you to BookLamp , a project Mashable calls “Pandora for books.” BookLamp is a recommendation engine launching today that uses the actual content of a book you like in order to recommend other books you might also like. The…
Continue reading …Kobe Bryant is accused of assaulting a man … at church, of all places. While attending services at San Diego’s St. Therese of Carmel on Sunday, Bryant apparently thought the man was taking pictures of him and wife Vanessa via cellphone, KTLA reports. The man claims Bryant then grabbed the phone,…
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