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PICKET: Sen. Bernie Sanders: (Audio) Somebody must primary Obama
In a radio interview with Thom Hartman recently, Senator Bernie Sanders, Vermont Independent who caucuses with the Democrats, told a caller (Ryan) he believed President Barack Obama has moved too far to the right and a more progressive candidate should primary the president in 2012.
Swofford: ACC must win more nonconference games
A point on football amid a lot of talk about the state of college athletics
What's up with that?
Hundreds of wool-wearing Civil War enthusiasts spent the weekend re-enacting the battle of Bull Run in triple-digit heat.
Exclusive: The Oslo Terrorist in His Own Words: Bomber Predicted “Europe soon will burn once again”
Suspected Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik, in custody following a shooting and bombing rampage on July 22 that left 92 people dead, believes that the number of Muslims in Western Europe is “reaching critical mass” and that “there is a core of Cultural Communist elites in Western Europe who really want to destroy Western civilization, European traditions, national solidarity and Christianity.” But he believes an impending economic meltdown will generate armed grassroots resistance in Europe. He spelled out his beliefs in what he saw as the threats to the European identity posed by radical Muslims and multiculturalists in a series of messages obtained exclusively by The Washington Times.
College Football Countdown: Nos. 61-65
Hitting the midpoint nearly six weeks before the season begins
PICKET: Obama saw Gang of Six plan and likely wanted more from Boehner
Why did debt ceiling talks on Friday fall apart to begin with? A few hints lie within President Obama's own speech on Friday night, the timing of when the details of the Gang of Six plan was revealed, and Speaker Boehner's morning meeting with the GOP Conference.
Democrats respond to McDonnell on judicial vacancies
Democrats on Friday responded to Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's strongly-worded letter Thursday to state party leadership urging the General Assembly to finish up its special session on redistricting and fill judicial vacancies.
Metro temporarily lifts no-drinking rule
Metro is making an exception to its "no drinking" policy to allow customers to bring bottles of water on the system because of the hot weather.
Watchdog wants Hill probe of Murdochs, hacking scandal
A government watchdog group has asked Congress to investigate whether News Corp top executives James and Rupert Murdock meet Federal Communications Commission standards to retain their 27 Fox broadcast licenses.
Great Moments in Sports History (When It's 100 Degrees)
All of these athletes deserved a Golden Thermometer for their efforts.
Obama sees Lincoln parallel in budget compromises
President Obama, defending himself against charges from liberals that he lacks conviction in budget negotiations with Republicans, compared himself to the Great Emancipator, President Lincoln.
PICKET: (Audio) Moran says Jefferson would be 'embarrassed' to be associated with cut, cap, and balance
Two Virginia congressmen interpret differently what Thomas Jefferson would have thought about the cut, cap, and balance plan.
PICKET: Scott Walker-Wis. accounts for half of net new jobs in U.S. in June
For all the protests public union employees in Wisconsin organized this past year in an attempt to halt labor reforms within the state's budget proposed by Governor Scott Walker, a Republican, it looks as if Wisconsin is on it's way to growing more jobs than many naysayers ever predicted.
Former Pakistani Prez Thinks Perry is In
Count former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf among those who think Texas Gov. Rick Perry is gearing up for a presidential run.
Reid: GOP budget bill among worst in history
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday said the chamber will vote on Republican budget bill Friday, a day earlier than anticipated, before trashing the measure as among the "worst legislation in the history of this country."
O'Malley to say Friday whether he'll sponsor a same-sex marriage bill
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley will announce Friday afternoon whether he will sponsor a same-sex marriage bill in next year's General Assembly.
TRR: Ronald Reagan, Pro-Tax Liberal Zombie
Liberals are claiming that Ronald Reagan would have supported President Obama's trillion dollar tax approach to the debt ceiling crisis. There they go again...
TRR: Your Taxes at Work: The UN Global Warming Force
The U.N. may soon be deploying troops to fight the effects of global warming, and yes you will probably be paying for it.
Club: Paul's Achilles' heel is libertarian Ideology
The Club for Growth, the influential fiscal conservative group, warned Thursday Rep. Ron Paul's unwavering libertarian views stops the Texas Republican from seeing that sometimes the perfect is the enemy of the good.
