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PICKET: Did Netanyahu take a subtle swipe at Obama admin?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed on "Fox News Sunday” the recent terrorist attack via suicide bomber in Bulgaria. The attack at a Bulgaria bus station killed five Israeli tourists. Netanyahu reiterated to Fox News host Chris Wallace that Iran along with Hezbollah its, “terrorist proxy,” were responsible for the attack and other acts similar to it.
Nearly one in 10 employers to drop health coverage
About one in 10 employers plan to drop health coverage when key provisions of the new health care law kick in less than two years from now, according to a survey to be released Tuesday by the consulting company Deloitte.
Romney surrogate attacks Obama's foreign policy record
A surrogate for the Romney campaign blasted President Obama on Tuesday, accusing the president of not standing up to support Israel or condemn Russia for its support of the current Syrian regime.
Terps leaning heavily on Dorsey, Boykins
Maryland enters 2012 with two established wide receivers
Linebacker Lukas Foreman not returning to Terps
Redshirt freshman was already suspended for 2012 season
PICKET: People sharing name of Colo. shooting suspect receive backlash
The Denver Channel writes that James Holmes, the 24-year old accused of shooting 71 people, 12 of them fatally, at a mid night showing of The Dark Knight Rises premiere in Aurora, Colorado has also caused some online agita for a number of individuals who share his name.
Obama praises Sally Ride
President Obama paid tribute to the late Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut, as "a national hero and a powerful role model."
Poll: Iowa Democrats want Hillary in 2016
It remains to be seen whether voters will re-elect President Obama this fall but Iowa Democrats already have Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in mind as his successor in 2016, according to a poll released Monday.
'Homeland' is Obama's favorite show
President Obama's favorite actor is Paul Newman and his current favorite TV show is "Homeland," a Showtime network program about a Marine returning from time as a POW who a CIA agent suspects might have been turned by al Qaeda.
Maryland picked last in Atlantic Division
Florida State pegged as league favorite; Virginia Tech earns preseason Coastal nod
PICKET: Poll shows majority of voters blame Obama over Bush for weak economy
A new poll from The Hill shows that more people are blaming President Obama for the bad economy more than they are former President George W. Bush.
Administration proposes new benefit for same-sex couples
The Obama administration has proposed including same-sex couples in one of the health care law's new benefits that allows young adult children to stay on their parents' health plans.
Bloomberg: Consider banning semiautomatic weapons
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg repeated his calls Monday for a national discussion of gun laws in the wake of last week's mass shooting in Colorado.
Dean: Go over the fiscal cliff
Former Vermont Gov. and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean offered a characteristically blunt take on the "fiscal cliff" of looming spending cuts coupled with the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts on Jan. 1: Let it happen.
Air Brown?
Joe Vellano notes Maryland quarterback C.J. Brown's affinity for passing despite his rep as a rusher
Teammates see Terps' Kenny Tate on the mend
Linebacker's second senior season begins Sept. 1
Hickenlooper dodges gun control questions
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said his chief of staff took a group of young people to see "The Dark Knight Rises" movie on Saturday night to make a statement against the shooter who killed a dozen people watching the same movie two days earlier.
Netanyahu: Iran behind Bulgaria bus bombing
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government is certain that the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah is behind the bus bombing in Bulgaria last week that left five Israelis dead.
