The new Missouri law banning teachers from interacting with current and former students on social networking sites has been blocked by a court today. The law is supposed to go into effect on Monday. Here is a copy of the injunction: Injunction The judge, Joe Beetem, had some very strong words against the new law […]
From the wake of the Keith Olbermann suspension comes this new bit of news: MSNBC said Friday that it is suspending “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough for two days after he acknowledged giving eight previously unknown $500 contributions to friends and family members running for state and local offices during his tenure at the network, […]
Right now on Drudge’s home page, here is the main headline. Of course if you go to the article he is linking, you see this: Hundreds of family members of Sept. 11 victims recited loved ones’ names through tears on the ninth anniversary of the attacks Saturday, avoiding direct mention of the political furor over […]
This morning, speaking from the diplomatic room of the White House, President Obama vowed “unwavering support” to the people of Haiti. Full transcript below the jump. THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. This morning I want to extend to the people of Haiti the deep condolences and unwavering support of the American people following yesterday’s terrible […]
This story is really weird: Taping three minutes of “Twilight: New Moon” during a visit to a Rosemont movie theater landed Samantha Tumpach in a jail cell for two nights. Now, the 22-year-old Chicago woman faces up to three years in prison after being charged with a rarely invoked felony designed to prevent movie patrons […]
Newsweek is all over troopergate: Court documents show that Judge Suddock was disturbed by the alleged attacks by Palin and her family members on Wooten’s behavior and character. “Disparaging will not be tolerated—it is a form of child abuse,” the judge told a settlement hearing in October 2005, according to typed notes of the proceedings. […]
I posted earlier this week about Cincinnati billionaire Carl Lindner and his deep pockets for the GOP. As you recall, Lindner was the CEO of Chiquita during the time they were supporting terrorist organizations in South America. In that post I directed the readers to Newsmeat to check out Carl’s past donations. I also noted that […]
(This is Karma, my new kitten. She is a three month old bobbed-tail) Finally Congress is working on some decent legislation: WASHINGTON (AP) — A television shot of a little boy losing his dog during Katrina rescue operations was the catalyst for the House to pass legislation Monday that would require pets to be considered […]
George Bush got his first look at the protestors today as he drove by in his motorcade. Latest reports put the total number of protestors staged outside his Crawford ranch at over 700. Cindy Sheehan was standing there holding a sign saying: “Why do you make time for donors and not for me?” and other […]