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Flashback: Obama's under the radar '09 meeting with Muslim Brotherhood members
In a previous post, I noted that Egyptian news service initially reported in 2009 that President Barack Obama met with members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Washington, DC two months earlier.
Obama: Egyptians won't allow repressive government into power
President Barack Obama spoke to Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly on Sunday evening and remained confident that the likely changes in Egypt's leadership would not evolve into a repressive government.
McCain: Obama 'much more centrist'
Sen. John McCain praised a "much more centrist" President Obama on Thursday after a private White House meeting a day earlier. The former GOP presidential nominee, speaking to Bloomberg Television, said: "I think it's pretty clear that the president has really pivoted to a much more centrist position, which I think makes it much more for us easier to work with him."
Paul Ryan shrugs off talk of higher office
Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, a dapper young rising star in the GOP, said Thursday he won't run for president in 2012 and shrugged off a question about a possible vice-presidential bid. "Who knows?” he said during an appearance at the Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee when asked about rumors he would make a perfect veep candidate, according to WisPolitics.com. "That is such a hypothetical situation."
Reagan at 100 - The humor and wit of Ronald Reagan
Celebrating his 100th birthday this week, the Water Cooler has more quotes from the great communicator Ronald Reagan.
Verizon claims record iPhone sales...but is it right for you?
Verizon Wireless claims record sales for its version of the Apple iPhone. But is it right for you? I had some thoughts about this on Fox 5 D.C. Thursday.
Mike Pence urges Congress to deny Planned Parenthood funding
In the wake of the Live Action video stings of Planned Parenthood clinics, Congressman Mike Pence, Indiana Republican, has called on Congress to deny any tax payer funding to Planned Parenthood.
Senator says no to laser pointer restrictions
A Senate measure that calls for banning the potentially deadly practice of aiming laser pointers at airplanes breezed though the Senate Thursday with unusually widespread bipartisan support — with one exception.
In Florida, LeMieux may seek Nelson's Senate seat
George LeMieux part deux? Maybe, says the former Republican senator from Florida, who told a gathering of Republicans in Tallahassee Wednesday that — after stepping down from office last month — he is considering another go in the Senate.
LeMieux may seek Nelson's Florida Senate seat
George LeMieux part deux? Maybe, says the former Republican senator from Florida, who told a gathering of Republicans in Tallahassee Wednesday that — after stepping down from office last month — he is considering another go in the Senate.
Liberals at Koch protest: Hang Justice Thomas
Big Government's Christian Hartsock took video of liberal protesters at a Common Cause rally in Palm Springs who said U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should be lynched.
U.S. doing better in 'war on terror', poll says
The number of Americans who say terrorists are winning the "war on terror" has fallen to its lowest level in a year-and-a-half, a new national survey shows. Results of a Rasmussen Reports national survey released Thursday shows that 19 percent of Americans say the terrorists are winning the war — down 11 percentage points from early January and the lowest level measured since July 2009.
Virginia wants Supreme Court ruling on health care challenge
Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II said this morning that he wants to put the state's constitutional challenge to the president's health care overhaul on the fast track by asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the lawsuit now instead of waiting for the case to be decided by the court of appeals.
Obama says his faith is 'sustaining force'
Saying his Christian faith has been a "sustaining force" over the past two years, President Obama on Thursday prayed for the Egyptian people as bloody clashes continue in Cairo. "We pray that the violence in Egypt will end and that the rights and aspirations of the Egyptian people will be realized, and that a better day will dawn over Egypt and throughout the world," Mr. Obama said at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.
Second video shows Planned Parenthood helping underage sex ring
Live Action, a pro-life organization dedicated to producing video stings of Planned Parenthood operations, released a video this morning, similar to one they posted recently, of a Planned Parenthood clinic apparently aiding an underage sex ring.
Reagan at 100 - On FDR, prayer, God, pragmatism, smoking
Celebrating his 100th birthday this week, the Water Cooler has more quotes from the great communicator Ronald Reagan.
Egyptian protester: We don't want Muslim Brotherhood to 'hijack' our protests
The protests in Egypt have become more intense as acts of violence by pro-Mubarak have reportedly infiltrated the massive gathering of individuals speaking out against the Hosni Mubarak government. I interviewed a young Egyptian protester, by phone on Wednesday, Cynthia Farahat, who described herself as a "conservative in the American sense of the word." She told me that supporters of Mubarak are stirring up violence by assaulting those who are protesting the government.
(Video) Protesters to Amanpour: We hate America
ABC News reporter Christiane Amanpour spoke with pro-Mubarak protesters in Cairo on Wednesday (h/t Politico): Christiane Amanpour had a tense confrontation with pro-Mubarak protesters in Cairo today. One of them tells her, “We hate America” because Americans are not good people, and asks her to leave.
Senator: Pentagon spent billions on contractors that committed fraud
The Defense Department paid $285 billion to hundreds of military contractors that defrauded the Pentagon, according to a senator's analysis of a new Pentagon report. In a Defense report prepared for Sen. Bernard Sanders, the Vermont independent says the Pentagon spent $270 billion from 2007 to 2009 on 91 contractors involved in civil fraud cases that resulted in judgments of more than $1 million.
Mixed marks for Obama's Egypt response, poll says
Voters have given a mixed review to President Obama’s response to the crisis in Egypt, and many think United Nations involvement would make things worse, a new polls says. Results of a Rasmussen Reports national survey released Wednesday shows that 41 percent of likely voters rate the way the Obama administration has responded to the situation in Egypt as good or excellent. Twenty-two percent view the administration’s response so far as poor.
