The son of the vice-President has suffered a mild stroke according to the White House. Doctor’s are expecting Biden’s oldest son to fully recover. Please keep them in your thoughts.
NBC and the AP are both reporting the House Appropriations Committee Chairman, David Obey (D-WI) will retire this year.
This is all we know so far: The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday it was responding to another oil drilling rig accident near Morgan City, Louisiana. The “mobile inland drilling unit” overturned in the Charenton navigational channel south of U.S. Highway 90 at Morgan City. UPDATE. Here’s some more: Officials say an oil drilling rig […]
BAM: The Austin appeals court erred in deciding that the state’s money-laundering statute – used to prosecute associates of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay – did not apply to transfers made via checks, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled today. The court’s 9-0 decision also upheld the state’s election laws prohibiting corporations […]
From WLWT-Cincinnati: Police arrested a Carthage man accused of beating a homeless man and issued warrants for three other suspects in the attack. Investigators said Michael Hesson and three other men, who police said were active-duty military personnel, went to a homeless camp near West Mitchell Avenue and ordered a homeless man and his girlfriend […]
As thousands descend on the capital to push for more gun rights, we get this sad story out of Knoxville: An official says several people have been shot outside a Knoxville hospital and the suspected shooter has died of a self-inflicted gunshot. There were conflicting reports about the number of those shot Monday. Police spokesman […]
Welcome to justice Friday: The former president of Blackwater Worldwide has been indicted on weapons charges. An indictment issued Friday charges Gary Jackson along with four others, including former general counsel Andrew Howell and former executive vice president Bill Mathews. The charges against Jackson include a conspiracy to violate firearms laws, false statements and possession […]
A wingnut whackjob gets his day in court: An Arkansas man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for plotting to kill dozens of blacks, including then-Sen. Barack Obama, federal authorities said. Paul Schlesselman pleaded guilty in January and was sentenced in an Arkansas federal court Thursday. Federal officials said Schlesselman had threatened to […]
Just received this breaking news alert from the Washington Post: President Obama signed an order Thursday night requiring hospitals to allow gays and lesbians to have non-family visitors and to grant their partners medical power of attorney. The president ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to prohibit discrimination in hospital visitation. The memo […]
Ted Deutch has been declared the winner in the FL-19 special election for Rep. Robert Wexler’s seat. Deutch is currently up by a whopping 19 points.