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Posted by Mandy Nagy on November 26, 2013 23 Comments
New York has provided its state police 32 tall unmarked sports utility vehicles so they can more easily peer in on motorists who might be texting while driving. From the Associated Press/News 12 Hudson Valley: Even for a state trooper, it’s not easy to spot...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2013 38 Comments
I don’t think it’s overstatement to say that Obama successfully has isolated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by bringing the major world powers plus Germany into an Iran nuclear agreement publicly opposed by Netanyahu (and quietly by many Arab countries). The perennial thorn in Obama’s...

Posted by A.F. Branco on November 25, 2013 3 Comments
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Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 25, 2013 35 Comments
Many of you may recall Oprah’s recent comments regarding her sense that Americans disrespect Obama because he is black.  In response, Mark Joseph, writing in his USA Today column, “No, Oprah, America isn’t racist,” argues that she’s “living in another era” and illustrates his point...

Posted by New Neo on November 25, 2013 28 Comments
Both Democrats and Republicans have talked about the nuclear option for years—usually in favor of it when they’re the majority party and against it when in the minority. But it’s all been talk, till now. So why did the Democrats finally do it? In the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2013 3 Comments
The first American killed in the Afghan war, during a prisoner uprising in northern Afghanistan.  On November 25, 2001. We have written of Mike Spann several times before, Remembering Johnny “Mike” Spann: The story of this small band of men has been told, but not told...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on November 24, 2013 3 Comments
Organizers of demonstrations in Egypt will now be required to provide advance notice to police and face other restrictions on demonstrations, according to a new law passed this weekend. From Reuters: Egypt’s president passed a law on Sunday making it illegal to hold demonstrations without...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on November 24, 2013 9 Comments
A first grade boy who suffers from a speech impediment got a big surprise when members of a Williams Intermediate School football team in Bridgewater, Massachusetts banded together to support him after it became known the child was being bullied. Danny Keefe, who is a...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on November 24, 2013 8 Comments
Against the recommendation of elders, Afghanistan’s president Hamid Karzai said on Sunday that he would not immediately sign a security deal with the US, according to the Associated Press.  The news comes after a six-day showdown between Karzai and the US. From the Associated Press...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2013 17 Comments
The nuclear agreement with Iran is being touted by the Obama administration as a significant step in keeping Iran from moving towards nuclear weapons. In reality, the agreement is confirmation of Iran’s uranium enrichment program at a relatively high level, although some of the highest...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 24, 2013 9 Comments
Americans planning to travel around the East Coast this Thanksgiving are in for a real weather treat: A nor’easter is swirling together and it could hit the east coast just in time for Thanksgiving, Quartz reports. The storm looks like it will stretch from New...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2013 46 Comments
The details are just coming out, but it appears that Iran gets to keep its uranium enrichment program, albeit on a somewhat reduced level pending 6 months of monitoring. The U.S. agreed not to unilaterally impose new sanctions during this time period, something previously under...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on November 23, 2013 13 Comments
A detailed report from the Washington Post on Saturday, titled HealthCare.gov contractor had high confidence but low success, revealed more information about some of the troubles behind the scenes during the development of the healthcare.gov website.  It’s a lengthy read, but it’s recommended you read...
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