The US Supreme Court prepares to consider yet another highly politically charged case – this time over Arizona’s controversial immigration law.
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Top US court to weigh migrant law
Hilary Rosen made a comment about Ann Romney last week that got media mauled and misconstrued . The Romney campaign, including Ann and her son Josh, jumped on the comment. But what gave the faux-troversy life was how quickly the Obama reelection high command threw the highly connected Democratic operative with no formal connection to the campaign or the administration under the bus. Read full article > >
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“Today” beat Katie Couric on Monday in her return to morning infotainment TV on “Good Morning America.” Monday’s “Today” averaged 4.9 million viewers. “GMA,” featuring the highly hyped return of former “Today” sweetheart Couric, attracted just under half a million fewer viewers. The two shows’ season-to-date gap is 528,000 viewers. Read full article > >
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‘Today’ beat Katie Couric on ‘Good Morning America’ on Monday
While eyes are on the Iranian people to storm up in an uprising similar to the Arab Spring, Iran is hibernating in a Persian winter. Yes, it’s true, the sleepy nation talks in its sleep (that is the ongoing protests of the highly educated young Iranians on Facebook, Twitter and blogs) but, there isn’t going to be a Persian Spring any time soon.
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Don’t Wake Iran Up; It’s the Persian Winter
DETROIT – Mitt Romney came to one of the nation’s most economically depressed cities Friday and outlined a broad plan to revive the economy and address the federal government’s deficit problems. Romney’s policy address to the Detroit Economic Club was a chance to claim momentum for his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, but the optics of his highly anticipated event may have undercut his message. Read full article > >
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Four Georgia men arrested this week in connection with a scheme to conduct an attack with explosives and a deadly toxin were partly inspired by an online novel, according to court documents. But their plans, experts said, may not have ever escaped the realm of fantasy. From al-Qaeda to neo-Nazis, numerous groups have imagined carrying out a deadly terrorist attack using the highly lethal extract of the castor bean known as ricin. None has succeeded. Read full article > >
From al-Qaeda to neo-Nazis, numerous hate groups have fantasized of pulling off a deadly terrorist attack using the highly lethal extract of the castor bean known as ricin. None has ever succeeded in carrying out such plans. The four Georgians arrested this week in connection with an alleged terrorist plot may have been capable of advancing further than most amateur weaponeers, given their access to professional labs. (One had previously worked at the Centers for Disease Control, another for the Department of Agriculture.) But their chances for truly creating a weapon of mass destruction were tiny at best, biodefense experts say. Read full article > >
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Alleged ricin plot in Georgia was a long shot
LONDON — A dozen British banks and the governments of Italy and Spain were hit with fresh credit downgrades Friday in the latest blow to a European economy struggling to keep its footing amid accumulating signs of a slowdown. Belgium — which had avoided the attention given to other highly indebted countries — was also put on notice that its credit standing may be cut in the future. Read full article > >
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More downgrades hit Europe: Italy, Spain and a dozen British banks
Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, faced a barrage of questions from lawmakers Wednesday about whether his company’s search engine stifles competition as he insisted it has not violated its famous “don’t be evil” motto. Schmidt, who had never testified on Capitol Hill, began his highly anticipated testimony by invoking the memory of Microsoft’s Bill Gates, who walked the same gantlet before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel during the 1990s. Read full article > >
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Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, faced a barrage of questions from lawmakers Wednesday about whether his company’s search engine stifles competition as he insisted it has not violated its famous “don’t be evil” motto. Schmidt, who had never testified on Capitol Hill, began his highly anticipated testimony by invoking the memory of Microsoft’s Bill Gates, who walked the same gantlet before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel during the 1990s. Read full article > >
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Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, faced a barrage of questions from lawmakers Wednesday about whether his company’s search engine stifles competition as he insisted it has not violated its famous “don’t be evil” motto. Schmidt, who had never testified on Capitol Hill, began his highly anticipated testimony by invoking the memory of Microsoft’s Bill Gates, who walked the same gantlet before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel during the 1990s. Read full article > >
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Under intense scrutiny from congressional critics and a probing inspector general, current and former Securities and Exchange Commission officials have been lawyering up, sometimes at their own expense. The practice reflects the highly charged atmosphere at the SEC and one of the costs of government service when investigations can put careers, reputations and more on the line. Read full article > >
The Saudi Arabian government is moving quickly to put down a budding protest of women claiming the right to drive. Manal al-Sharif, one of the organizers, was arrested on Sunday and is being held for up to five days. Her arrest follows two other highly…
This could be a case of schadenfreude. After rumors of a Bill Clinton cameo in the highly anticipated film sequel The Hangover Part II proved false, now comes word that Liam Neeson’s cameo as a Bangkok tattoo artist in the film has been cut, according…
This incisive biography takes a psychological approach to describing the highly complex man who unified Germany and dominated European diplomacy during the late 19th century.
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Jonathan Capehart: Where’s Romney’s outrage over Ted Nugent?
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012‘Today’ beat Katie Couric on ‘Good Morning America’ on Monday
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012Romney addresses business leaders, talks cars at nearly empty Detroit stadium
Friday, February 24th, 2012More downgrades hit Europe: Italy, Spain and a dozen British banks
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