Obama just announced that he wants Gay marriage approved by law. ABC indicates that this will have little effect in the battle ground States since Obama is doing so well in his reelection bid. Always a positive spin. It is my contention that these media monopolies declare that they are for the democratic party nation [...]
AP Headline: ‘Primaries Reflect Conservative Enthusiasm for 2012’
May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock speaks to supporters in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 8, 2012, after he defeated incumbent Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., in the primary. (AP Photo/AJ Mast) WASHINGTON (AP) – In a show of conservative enthusiasm, a tea-party backed Republican vanquished six-term Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar in a GOP primary and North Carolina voters decided [...]
Dish profit down 34 pct, but adds subscribers
May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Satellite TV supplier Dish Network Corp. said Monday that it added subscribers within the initial quarter, however web income dropped thirty four p.c and revenue growth fell in need of Wall Street expectations. Shares fell $ one.25, or four p.c, to $ 30.07 in morning trading. The company’s profit dropped largely [...]
Coe warns against politicizing London Olympics
May 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In this frame grab from a TV advertisement released by Argentine Presidential Office, an Argentine Olympic field hockey player Fernando Zylberberg exercises in front of the Globe Tavern in Stanley, Falkland Islands. Residents of the Falkland Islands are angry over a TV commercial secretly filmed in the islands by Argentina, which calls the archipelago the [...]
Egypt’s military renews pledge to give up power
May 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
An Egyptian medic helps a wounded man during clashes outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Clashes erupted on Wednesday between assailants and mostly Islamist protesters gathered outside the Defense Ministry in the Egyptian capital, leaving several people dead and many wounded, security officials said. (AP Photo/Mostafa El Shemy) CAIRO (AP) [...]
‘Once’ leads Tony Award nominations with 11 nods
May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In this theater image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Steve Kazee, left, and Cristin Milioti are shown in a scene from “Once,” in New York. The production was nominated for a Tony Award for best musical, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Joan Marcus) NEW YORK (AP) — The low-tech musical “Once,” based on the love story [...]
UK’s Cameron: No pact with Murdoch over takeover
April 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron says he discussed News Corp.’s bid to take full control of a British broadcaster with James Murdoch, but denies promising to support the deal in return for favorable coverage from the media giant’s newspapers. A judge-led inquiry into media ethics in Britain has raised questions about the [...]
Napolitano faces questions on Secret Service
April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
FILE – In an April 3, 2012 file photo Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano addresses the annual National Fusion Center Training Event Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in Phoenix. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is expected to face tough questions Wednesday from the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Secret Service prostitution scandal. (AP Photo/Matt [...]
Court won’t hear appeal over NYC rent control
April 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal that seeks to end rent stabilization laws in New York City. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from James and Jeanne Harmon, who have lost earlier court attempts to get rent stabilization laws thrown out. The Harmons inherited a building with [...]