Republicans in the House of Representatives have offered to start funding the federal government again if President Obama orders an immediate ban on all abortions.
In a lengthy press conference this morning, House Speaker John Boehner hailed the idea as a compromise solution to the ongoing crisis and blasted Democrats for refusing to consider the proposal.... Read More →
A new poll out today shows that Republicans support all the basic elements of Obamacare by wide majorities if it is simply labeled "Reagancare."
Pollsters at TDC Opinion Research created a hypothetical "conservative alternative" to Obamacare and asked a sample of 2,000 registered Republicans if they approved of the proposal.... Read More →
Rapper Kanye West is under fire today for claiming that he has contributed more to the cause of civil rights than icons Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.
In an interview with WJLB radio in Detroit this morning, the controversial rapper said that his work in music and fashion design have single-handedly inspired millions to overcome discrimination and poverty.... Read More →
Ed Miliband offered to sell the British territory of Gibraltar to Spain today.
In an interview this morning on Spanish news channel TVE Internacional, the leader of the Labour Party said that the U.K.'s control over the rock is a relic of imperialism and should be abandoned as soon as possible.... Read More →
A collection of deadly weapons belonging to deceased Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been found in Syria, according to a new report from the United Nations.
U.N. weapons inspectors visiting Syria last month reportedly discovered the cache inside a warehouse outside Syria's capital, Damascus. Documents found at the warehouse included an invoice for $2 million worth of weapons paid by Hussein's government in February 2003.... Read More →
A woman of American descent has won Italy's premier beauty pageant, prompting a nasty backlash from social media.
Andrea Nelson, a 21-year-old, 5-foot-9-inch blonde from Florence in the Tuscany region, beat out 19 other contestants from throughout Italy for the title of "Miss Grande Italia" or "Miss Great Italy," which is Italy's version of the Miss America pageant. Judges said they admired Nelson's poise, intelligence, charisma and her volunteer work with underprivileged children.... Read More →
Former President George W. Bush has used the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks to apologize for not doing more to prevent the tragedy.
In an exclusive interview with Oprah at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, the normally confident Bush dropped his Texas-sized swagger and expressed contrition for not recognizing the threat sooner.... Read More →
Despite an ongoing civil war and the looming threat of U.S. military action, Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad celebrated his 48th birthday today with an elaborate star-studded party in the capital Damascus, with several Hollywood luminaries taking part.
Assad and his wife, Asma Al-Assad, and hundreds of guests were treated to a two-hour birthday bash with musical and theatrical performances. Pop singers Jennifer Lopez and Nelly Furtado led the crowd in English as they sang "Happy birthday" to Assad, who was born Sept. 11, 1965.... Read More →
The daughter of actor and noted anti-Semite Mel Gibson married a devout Jewish man over the weekend.
In a ceremony Saturday at the Temple Emmanuel of Beverly Hills, 36-year-old Mary-Catherine Regina Gibson married 42-year-old Ezekiel Sharon, a prominent record producer.... Read More →
Anti-war activist Noam Chomsky claimed today that Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad did not gas his own people with chemical weapons last month.
In an interview with Democracy Now the left-wing intellectual argued that, rather, the attack could only have been carried out by "privileged white people" from America or Europe.... Read More →
Conservative commentator Ann Coulter generated fierce criticism today for suggesting that the gas attack in Syria last month was good for the United States.
In an interview with Fox and Friends this morning, she argued that since the victims were Arabs such attacks would reduce the number of future terrorists and that therefore president Obama shouldn't intervene to stop them.... Read More →
North Carolina passed a controversial new law today requiring all women, regardless of age, to obtain their father's permission before using birth control.
In a close 26 to 23 vote Republicans in the state senate succeeded in moving the legislation to the desk of Governor Pat McCroy, who is expected to sign it into law Friday.... Read More →
