List/Grid Tag Archives: New York Times
US and Allies Seek Refuge for Gadhafi
President Obama and U.S. allies have begun to look for a refuge where Col. Moammar Gadhafi can go if he is forced out of Libya. The Obama administration has conducted…
Former U.S. Congressman in Talks with Gadhafi
A former U.S. congressman arrived in Libya on Wednesday to encourage Moammar Gadhafi to step down as leader of the North African nation. Curt Weldon, a Pennsylvania Republican, was invited…
Bank of America Does Not Like Possible Mortgage Settlement
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is unhappy with a government proposal that would, among other things, require the giant bank to assume responsibility for billions of dollars in mortgage…
Former New York Candidate Paladino Still Mad
Former gubernatorial candidate from New York, Carl “I’m mad as hell” Paladino is still mad. According to the Buffalo News, Paladino has stiffed his campaign workers out of thousands of…
Newt Gingrich Suggests Possible Obama Impeachment over DOMA
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich suggested last week that President Obama overstepped his constitutional bounds when he announced he would no longer defend Defense of Marriage Act in…
Billionaire Conservative Koch Brothers Behind Wisconsin Union Busting?
Koch Industries, owned by the billionaire brothers behind the Tea Party, also seems to have a hand in Governor Scott Walker’s union busting efforts in Wisconsin. The brothers, Charles and…
Uprisings in the Middle East and Northern Africa: Yemen, Libya, and Bahrain
Yemen saw the 8th straight day of protests on Friday in what was billed as a “Day of Rage.” Protesters marched toward the presidential palace in the capital city of…
Lara Logan – Blame the Victim Still Alive and Well in U.S.
CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan was released from the hospital on Wednesday in “remarkably good spirits,” despite the trauma she suffered last week in Cairo. The New York…
Shirley Sherrod Suing Andrew Breitbart
The conservative blogger, Andrew Breitbart was named in a lawsuit filed by Shirley Sherrod for his release of a heavily edited video which eventually led to her dismissal as an…
Wisconsin Governor Faces Large Protests
Thousands of residents of Wisconsin turned out on Tuesday to protest Governor Scott Walker’s extreme austerity measures. Wisconsin, like many states across the nation, is facing a budget deficit. In…
Glenn Beck Adds Google and The Muse to his Paranoia
Fox News host Glenn Beck now believes that the search engine giant, Google is a “front for the federal government.” I wish I could explain it better than Mr. Beck,…
Lawsuit Alleges Banks Pocketed Payments for Bad Mortgages
Further proof of why the big banks should be charged with criminal activity surfaced last week when a lawsuit was unsealed. According to the New York Times, several banks may…
Glenn Beck Tells Critics to “Go to Hell”
Fox News host Glenn Beck has started to lash out at critics, telling them on his Thursday show to “go to hell.” Beck has come under fire recently for his…
