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April 2014

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 04, 2014 12 Comments
Former President George W. Bush will unveil a series of his paintings of world leaders in a public exhibit at his presidential library this weekend, and he seems excited to share a preview of his works. From CNN:
As former President George W. Bush unveils his paintings for the first time publicly, he said he expects some of the world leaders who were his artistic subjects to be surprised at the quality. "I think they're going to be (like), 'Wow, George Bush is a painter,"' Bush told NBC's "Today" show in an interview set to air Friday. "I'm sure when they heard I was painting, (they said), 'Wow, I look forward to seeing a stick figure he painted of me.'" Among those he painted were former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Dalai Lama. More than two dozen never-before-seen portraits by Bush will go on public display Saturday at his presidential library in Dallas, in an exhibit entitled “The Art of Leadership: A President’s Personal Diplomacy.” The exhibit, which will also include photographs and artifacts, will explore Bush’s relationships with world leaders while in office.
The TODAY show aired a preview of some of the paintings today, and Bush had some interesting recollections to share about one of his painting subjects, Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 04, 2014 13 Comments
The Associated Press reports today that one of its photographers was killed and a reporter wounded in Afghanistan while covering news just ahead of nationwide elections there.
A veteran Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan. Anja Niedringhaus, 48, an internationally acclaimed German photographer, was killed instantly, according to an AP Television News freelancer who witnessed the shooting. Kathy Gannon, an AP correspondent who for many years was the news organization's Afghanistan bureau chief and currently is a special correspondent for the region, was shot twice and later underwent surgery. She was described as being in stable condition and talking to medical personnel. "Anja and Kathy together have spent years in Afghanistan covering the conflict and the people there. Anja was a vibrant, dynamic journalist well-loved for her insightful photographs, her warm heart and joy for life. We are heartbroken at her loss," said AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll, speaking in New York. The attack came on the eve of nationwide elections in Afghanistan. The Taliban have vowed to disrupt Saturday's vote for a new president and provincial councils.

Posted by Rusty Weiss on April 04, 2014 5 Comments

Fresh off a Supreme Court ruling in the case of McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, a ruling which struck down overall limits on campaign contributions, the hypocrisy of the Democrat party in New York has been on full display. Sean Eldridge, a congressional candidate in New York's 19th...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 03, 2014 2 Comments

The government of Turkey says it is lifting a recent ban on Twitter after a court ruling declared that the ban violated freedom of expression. From the Associated Press: Turkey's government said Thursday it is lifting its ban on Twitter, a day after the country's highest court...

Posted by New Neo on April 03, 2014 13 Comments

The Supreme Court ruled today to eliminate the caps on total federal campaign contributions from individuals. The vote was the very familiar 5-4 margin: Wednesday’s decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 03, 2014 1 Comment

While President Obama was doing a "victory lap" over the truly questionable healthcare exchange enrollment numbers, the deaf citizens of California were being directed to a sex hotline by the Covered California website: Auburn resident Jeff Brown was one who went on the Covered California site...

Posted by A.F. Branco on April 03, 2014 2 Comments

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Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 02, 2014 6 Comments

To add to the chaos and unrest around the world, there is recently some disturbing news about the always tense relationship between North and South Korea. North and South Korea have exchanged fire into the sea across the disputed western sea border, South Korea says. North Korea...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 02, 2014 4 Comments

There have been some very troubling developments in turmoil-ridden Egypt recently. There were a series of blasts around Cairo University yesterday, which killed several people including a top police official. A third blast struck near police deployed outside Cairo University close to where an earlier twin bombing...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 02, 2014 27 Comments

News on a closely watched campaign finance case today: From the Associated Press: The Supreme Court struck down limits Wednesday in federal law on the overall campaign contributions the biggest individual donors may make to candidates, political parties and political action committees. The justices said in a 5-4...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 02, 2014 7 Comments

Did you catch all the good April Fools' Day posts on Tuesday? Here's just a small sampling of some of what was floating around out there in case you missed them. Domino's UK was "ridiculously excited to announce the launch of the #DominosEdibox, a world first...

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