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Breaking News- Obama job approval unchanged, views of economy improvePresident Barack Obama's job approval rating slipped slightly to 49 percent in June despite controversies over National Security Agency surveillance and the IRS targeting of conservative groups, according to a new poll from the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. Oh, and fewer Americans are using the word "socialist" now than in early 2009 as a one-word [...]
- NYC mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn’s memoir so far sells just 100 copiesChristine Quinn is vying to be New York City’s first female and first openly gay mayor, but even as polls suggest she still remains the candidate to beat, it appears Quinn will not add the title of “best-selling author” to her resume. The New York Times reports that Quinn’s memoir, “With Patience and Fortitude,” sold [...]
- Wikileaks founder Assange: We are helping NSA leaker SnowdenWikileaks founder Julian Assange said on Wednesday that his antisecrecy group has been in touch with National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden’s legal team in a bid to help him secure asylum in Iceland. “I feel a great deal of personal sympathy with Mr Snowden,” Assange told reporters on a conference call. He joined the [...]
- Obama revisits the promises of 2008 in legacy-minded Berlin speechBERLIN -- In 2008, some 200,000 people packed the streets near this city’s Victory Column and listened raptly to candidate Barack Obama promise to lead a different America on the chaotic global stage – one that would embrace action to fight climate change, shutter the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected extremists, seek to eliminate the [...]
- Murkowski becomes third GOP senator to support same-sex marriageAlaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said on Wednesday that she now supports allowing same-sex couples to legally marry, becoming the third U.S. senator in her party to change positions on the issue. "Countless Alaskans and Americans want to give themselves to one another and create a home together. I support marriage equality and support the [...]
- At Brandenburg Gate, Obama Warns 'Our Work Is Not Yet Done'BERLIN — Speaking at Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate, President Obama today challenged Western democracies not to become complacent in the post-Cold War era, saying “our work is not yet done.” “Complacency is not the character of great nations. Today’s threats are not as stark as...
- Rep. Michael Burgess Says 15-Week-Old Male Fetuses Pleasure ThemselvesABC News’ Brooke Kettler reports: At what age do young boys begin sexual self-exploration? As early as 15 weeks in utero, according to Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas. “Watch a sonogram of a 15-week baby, and they have movements that are purposeful,” said Burgess, a former...
- Taliban Agrees to Join Peace TalksThe Taliban said today that they are prepared to sit down for direct peace talks with Afghan and U.S. officials over the future of Afghanistan. The news comes as Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced today that Afghan security forces have taken over the country’s...
- Syria Crisis to Top G-8 Summit AgendaThe civil war in Syria is expected to dominate much of the discussion as President Obama sits down tomorrow with the Group of Eight leaders in Northern Ireland, just days after the White House confirmed the use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s...
- Sarah Palin on U.S. Decision on Syria: 'Let Allah Sort It Out'WASHINGTON — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin criticized the Obama administration’s decision to supply weapons to the rebels in the civil war in Syria today, arguing that the U.S. should “Let Allah sort it out” until there is a stronger leader in the White House....
- Obama job approval unchanged, views of economy improve
