California residents Cindy Vinson and Tom Waschura are proud to say they voted for President Obama in 2008 and 2012. They’ve also been proud advocates for his prized health care law. But after opening their health insurance bills last month, they’re both “floored.” “I was laughing at Boehner—until the mail came today,” Waschura told San […]
Public Address/ZUMA Press/Newscom On this day 30 years ago, the Reagan Administration launched the successful liberation of the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada. The military action was prompted by the coup and assassination of Grenada’s prime minister by Soviet- and Cuban-supported factions in his administration. A former British colony, Grenada had only recently gained independence […]
Newscom “What would you do if the whole country went dark and you didn’t know if or when the power would be coming back?” National Geographic will explore this question on Sunday, October 27 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time in “American Blackout.” An “American Blackout” may occur due to a power grid failure created […]
KEVIN DIETSCH/UPI/Newscom Each passing day brings to light new problems with HealthCare.gov – and with it some surprising comments from President Obama’s friends. Liberals are turning out to be some of Obamacare’s harshest critics – from pundits on television to lawmakers in the halls of Congress. Here are some of the highlights: Senator Mark Pryor […]
by Daniel Pipes The Washington Times October 21, 2013 The stabbing murder on Oct. 10 of an ethnic Russian, Yegor Shcherbakov, 25, apparently by a Muslim from Azerbaijan, led to anti-migrant disturbances in Moscow, vandalism and assaults, the arrest of 1,200, and brought a major tension in Russian life to the fore. Not only do […]
October 21, 2013 15:45 by Pesach Benson Ever wonder what Hezbollah’s educational system is like? Educators will be shaken by what reporter Thanassis Cambanis found. He writes in the Financial Times (click via Google News): Mahdi schools are expected to turn out competitive, well-trained students who are also loyal to Hizbollah’s resistance ideology and can […]
The dead suspect in last April’s Boston marathon bombings has been named in court papers as a participant in a triple murder, the BBC reports. Tamerlan Tsarnaev is alleged to have taken part in the killings in Waltham, Massachusetts, in September 2011, according to the report. Three men, one of whom had been a friend […]
October 23, 2013 13:51 by Pesach Benson Today’s Top Stories 1. The Toronto Transit Commission put a red light on an anti-Israel ad campaign on buses and subways. A spokesman told the JTA the commission considered the ads misleading: “Our legal opinion,” Ross said, “is that there has never been a finding by any international […]
Swimming’s governing body on Wednesday formally warned officials in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates for disrespecting Israeli swimmers at World Cup events. FINA executive director Cornel Marculescu told The Associated Press that the two organizing committees apologized for the incidents in the past week. Israel’s team protested when the country’s name and flag appeared […]
(CNSNews.com) – European pro-lifers celebrated a rare victory this week when the European Parliament voted not to advance a controversial draft report that would promote abortion as a human right and “regulate and monitor” conscientious objection. In a 351-319 vote Tuesday, the parliament in Strasbourg, France, sent the measure back to its committee on women’s […]
