DeGeneres Joining ‘Idol’ Judges Panel
She may not sing much, but Ellen is doing her little dance on over to the judges’ table on Fox’s “American Idol.” Stand-up comic, talk-show host and rabid “Idol” fan Ellen DeGeneres will be the fourth judge on the new season starting in January, Fox announced Wednesday and DeGeneres revealed to her audience on her [...]
Wilson Explains Outburst During Obama Speech
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson on Thursday discussed his outburst during President Barack Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress. Wilson’s interjection – he shouted “You lie” after Obama stated that illegal immigrants would not be covered under a federal health insurance program, caused a nationwide storm of controversy. The lawmaker [...]
Eight Years Later, Bin Laden is Still on the Loose
Less than two months after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, CIA agents tracked al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden to the Tora Bora region of Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border. Bin Laden narrowly eluded a search by Afghani and American soldiers, and since then, intelligence analysts say, he’s [...]
Thrasher Campaign Says ‘No Way’ to Spying Charges
As we reported earlier today, the Dan Quiggle campaign for State Senate is charging that allies of former House Speaker John Thrasher have been stalking Quiggle and his family with video cameras. A clip sent today to the Orlando Sentinel seems to prove their point. Sentinel reporter Aaron Deslatte says that the video is being [...]
Quiggle Says Thrasher Allies are Spying on Him
The already heated State Senate special election took an even uglier turn today with allegations that individuals working on behalf of the Thrasher campaign have been caught videotaping rival candidate Dan Quiggle’s home. Luanne Quiggle, wife of Dan Quiggle, held a press conference at 3pm today to discuss the matter which was first reported in [...]
Pro-Life Group Pushes for Constitutional Amendment
Pro-Life advocates on Friday will start a new push in Florida by introducing a proposed constitutional amendment that says life starts when biological development begins. At a public event planned for the state Capitol, a group calling itself “Personhood Florida” will submit the proposed amendment to the Division of Elections, the first step in its [...]
Jackman, Craig Put Star Shine in ‘Rain’
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – On a late-August afternoon, Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman are sitting in a sparsely furnished, sun-filled room at Steiner Studios, a 15-acre site just outside Manhattan where high-profile films such as American Gangster, Revolutionary Road and Sex and the City have been produced. Craig, 41, and Jackman, 40, indisputably two of Hollywood’s [...]
Outburst During Speech Was ‘Regrettable’
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s address on health care policy has already produced a moment that veteran members of Congress called unprecedented, and one that illustrates the opposition the president faces. Midway through the speech, as the president was defending his plan to a chamber packed with members of Congress, Rep. Joe Wilson, a South Carolina [...]
All Safe After Mexican Hijacking
MEXICO CITY – A lone man claiming to be a preacher briefly hijacked a Mexican passenger jet Wednesday, causing a short-lived but intense security scare two days before the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The hijacking of Aeromexico Flight 576, bound from the resort city of Cancún to Mexico City, was carried out by an [...]
Distortions or Truths?
We should have “an honest debate” on health care, said Barack Obama in his Aug. 22 radio address, “not one dominated by willful misrepresentations and outright distortions.” Among the “phony claims” made against the House bill, says the president, are that it provides funding for abortions, guarantees coverage for illegal aliens, contains “death panels” and [...]
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