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- Just Show Me: How to use AirPrint on your iPad
- Man throws 4,800 bottled notes into the ocean, gets 3,100 replies
- The U.S. at the U.N.: The foreign-policy version of the S&P downgrade
- Chris Christie vetoes 'Jersey Shore' tax break
- Does Obama watch the debates? That depends on whom he is talking to.
- David Gergen spends weekend with George Clooney at Italian lake villa, gets 'hammered'
- Boeing's 787 Dreamliner dream finally comes true today
- Nikki Haley is giving Newt Gingrich a free place to stay next week
- Video: Tourists run as Washington Monument shakes during quake
- VIDEO: Man asks Obama to raise his taxes at town hall
- Obama pushes back against the Congressional Black Caucus
- Teachers' union president calls merit pay naive and short-sighted
- Perry remains the GOP frontrunner, but gap with Romney narrows
- Republican candidates vie for Fox News chief Roger Ailes' advice, ear
- 5 things we want to see from the iPhone 5
- Bachmann calls for Ames Straw Poll support one month too late
- Perry accuses Romney of trying to 'edit his past' on health care
- Was the Associated Press transcription of Obama's CBC speech 'racist'?
- Dennis Miller endorses Herman Cain, plans to headline a fundraiser
- BMW M5 plays engine sounds through speakers to make sure you know it's a V8
- Epic Toronto thunderstorm caught on video
- Texas convict burns house down to go back to jail
- Negativity toward Washington hits record levels
- Lady Gaga makes White House press pool report as Obama tries to maintain poker face
- Cupcake Controversy on College Campus and Swimmer Feels the Sting During 103-Mile Swim
- Why did Obama give bunker-buster bombs to Israel?
- Saturday Night Live parodies Republican debates
- Romer: Arguments against Obama jobs plan 'don't stand up to scrutiny'
- Romney wins Michigan straw poll; Republicans want Rubio for VP
- 'American Teacher' film argues teachers aren't paid enough, but ignores merit pay debate
- Christie flirting with running for president
- Cain nearly quit campaign before Florida straw poll, calls Obama a 'liar'
- One American killed in attack on CIA Kabul station by Afghan employee
- When Lady Gaga meets President Obama
- Romney slow and steady and holding on
- Romney wins Michigan straw poll; second straight loss for Perry
- Herman Cain wins Florida straw poll, beats Perry by more than 20 points
- Perry's debate performance gives some Florida straw poll attendees second thoughts
- Rick Scott's straw poll pep talk
- Tecca TV: TechLife on Obama's homebrew, 3D printing for kids, human suspended animation, and more!
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The U.S. at the U.N.: The foreign-policy version of the S&P downgrade
Mon,26 Sep 2011 03:17 PM PDT
The Envoy - When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, holding aloft his nation's United Nations application bid, finished his rousing speech to the U.N. General Assembly last Friday, only two diplomatic delegations in the world body were left sitting looking glum and dejected amid the thunderous applause and standing ovation: those of the United States and Israel. For [...] Full Story | Top |
Chris Christie vetoes 'Jersey Shore' tax break
Mon,26 Sep 2011 02:14 PM PDT
The Ticket - Chris Christie is a virulent opponent of taxes. But not when it comes to the "Jersey Shore." The New Jersey governor on Monday vetoed a tax break that would have benefited the popular MTV reality franchise. "I have no interest in policing the content of such projects," the governor announced in a letter. "However, as [...] Full Story | Top |
Does Obama watch the debates? That depends on whom he is talking to.
Mon,26 Sep 2011 02:13 PM PDT
The Cutline - During a White House meeting with reporters before delivering his big jobs speech to Congress on Sept. 8, President Obama reportedly told Fox News host Bret Baier that the network did a "great job" in its broadcast of the Republican presidential debate in Iowa. Via Newsweek's profile of Fox News chief Roger Ailes, published Monday: [...] Full Story | Top |
Nikki Haley is giving Newt Gingrich a free place to stay next week
Mon,26 Sep 2011 01:39 PM PDT
The Ticket - Is Nikki Haley having a change of heart about Newt Gingrich? In March, the South Carolina governor dissed the former House Speaker's 2012 bid, suggesting his moment had passed. "There was a place and time for him," Haley said at the time. "I think there is a respect for him that he's been there and [...] Full Story | Top |
Video: Tourists run as Washington Monument shakes during quake
Mon,26 Sep 2011 01:25 PM PDT
The Lookout - The National Park Service released new videos showing the inside of the Washington National Monument during the 5.8 East Coast quake that struck last month. In the video, you can see a park ranger glance up in horror as debris begin falling from the ceiling of the monument onto the 500-foot high observation deck. The ranger [...] Full Story | Top |
VIDEO: Man asks Obama to raise his taxes at town hall
Mon,26 Sep 2011 01:13 PM PDT
The Ticket - Following in the footsteps of billionaire investor Warren Buffet, former Google employee Doug Edwards asked President Obama to raise his taxes at a town hall meeting in California Monday. "Would you please raise my taxes?" Edwards asked, a request that drew applause from the audience. "I would like very much to have the country to [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama pushes back against the Congressional Black Caucus
Mon,26 Sep 2011 01:07 PM PDT
The Ticket - President Obama on Saturday pushed back against criticism from the Congressional Black Caucus, telling black lawmakers and those gathered for the Caucus' annual foundation dinner that members need to quit complaining and get back to work. "I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I am going to [...] Full Story | Top |
Teachers' union president calls merit pay naive and short-sighted
Mon,26 Sep 2011 12:59 PM PDT
The Lookout - The Lookout sat down with the president of the nation's largest teacher's union, Dennis Van Roekel, Monday to ask him about a hot topic in education reform right now--teacher compensation. Van Roekel is attending NBC's "Education Nation" summit in New York, which has focused on the need to boost teachers' salaries. The network hosted the premiere [...] Full Story | Top |
Perry remains the GOP frontrunner, but gap with Romney narrows
Mon,26 Sep 2011 12:25 PM PDT
The Ticket - Amid bad debate reviews and a defeat at last weekend's Florida straw poll, Rick Perry is facing the most trying days of his 2012 candidacy so far. But he does have one thing going for him: He's still the frontrunner for the Republican nomination. A new CNN/ORC International poll released Monday finds Perry with a [...] Full Story | Top |
Republican candidates vie for Fox News chief Roger Ailes' advice, ear
Mon,26 Sep 2011 12:17 PM PDT
The Cutline - Republican presidential candidates--current, former and would-be--have been flocking to Fox News' offices to seek the advice of the network's chief executive. According to Newsweek, which published a lengthy profile of Roger Ailes as part of an upcoming cover story on the Republican debates, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty have each sought out the [...] Full Story | Top |
Bachmann calls for Ames Straw Poll support one month too late
Mon,26 Sep 2011 11:06 AM PDT
The Ticket - How important is Iowa to Michele Bachmann's campaign? The Minnesota congresswoman is so focused on rolling up vote totals in Iowa that she's vying for support she no longer needs. Seema Mehta of the Los Angeles Times noticed Monday that Bachmann was passing around brochures asking recipients to pledge support for Bachmann in the Ames [...] Full Story | Top |
Perry accuses Romney of trying to 'edit his past' on health care
Mon,26 Sep 2011 10:45 AM PDT
The Ticket - Rick Perry's dismal debate performance overshadowed one of the Texas governor's most potentially effective lines of attack during last week's 2012 Republican forum: His accusation that Mitt Romney flip-flopped on health care. And the Perry campaign has released a new video this Monday putting that claim front and center. The spot highlights a passage from [...] Full Story | Top |
Was the Associated Press transcription of Obama's CBC speech 'racist'?
Mon,26 Sep 2011 10:34 AM PDT
The Cutline - By most accounts, President Obama gave a fiery speech at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual awards dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, telling blacks to "quit crying and complaining" and support him in the fight for jobs, according to the Associated Press. But was the AP transcription of Obama's remarks racist? That's the subject [...] Full Story | Top |
Dennis Miller endorses Herman Cain, plans to headline a fundraiser
Mon,26 Sep 2011 10:21 AM PDT
The Ticket - On the heels of presidential candidate Herman Cain's win in the Florida straw poll last weekend, the radio host Dennis Miller announced Monday that he's endorsing Cain for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Miller, who mentioned his support for the Cain campaign on his national radio show, will headline a fundraiser for Cain in Los [...] Full Story | Top |
Epic Toronto thunderstorm caught on video
Mon,26 Sep 2011 10:03 AM PDT
Technology News Blog - Nature can certainly put on quite a show, can't she? Lightning has terrified and awed us presumably since the dawn of humanity, and we've even gone so far as to harness its power to make music. But sometimes it's impressive just to … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
Texas convict burns house down to go back to jail
Mon,26 Sep 2011 09:57 AM PDT
The Lookout - Only three months after his release from a 26-year prison sentence, Randall Lee Church burned an empty house down so that he could return to jail, The San Antonio Express News reports. Church, who was locked up in 1983 for murder, says he didn't know how to use a computer or a cell phone, and [...] Full Story | Top |
Negativity toward Washington hits record levels
Mon,26 Sep 2011 08:30 AM PDT
The Ticket - Democrats and Republicans are having a tough time finding common ground in this increasingly polarized political environment, but here's one thing both parties agree on: Few are happy with how the country is being run. A new Gallup Poll finds that 81 percent of Americans are "dissatisfied" with how the country is being governed—the highest [...] Full Story | Top |
Lady Gaga makes White House press pool report as Obama tries to maintain poker face
Mon,26 Sep 2011 08:25 AM PDT
The Cutline - Here's something you don't see every day: Lady Gaga in the White House press pool report. The pop singer was a guest at a 2012 fundraiser the Obama campaign in Atherton, Calif., Sunday night, where Gaga--in a sleeveless floor-length back dress and "sky-high" heels--"towered over everyone, a good [two] feet taller than POTUS," according to [...] Full Story | Top |
Why did Obama give bunker-buster bombs to Israel?
Mon,26 Sep 2011 07:59 AM PDT
The Envoy - In late 2009, the Obama administration transferred 55 so-called bunker-buster bombs to Israel. The 5,000-pound bombs conceivably put Israel in the position to attack Iran's buried nuclear facilities--or to target Hezbollah's buried bunkers in Lebanon. The revelation, first reported by Newsweek's Eli Lake Friday, received independent confirmation via a sensitive U.S. diplomatic cable released by [...] Full Story | Top |
Romer: Arguments against Obama jobs plan 'don't stand up to scrutiny'
Mon,26 Sep 2011 06:44 AM PDT
The Lookout - A former top White House economics adviser is hitting back against criticism of her one-time boss's jobs plan. In a New York Times op-ed article, Christina Romer, who chaired the White House Council of Economic Advisers from 2009 to 2010, takes on four distinct arguments against the plan, which is currently being considered by Congress. [...] Full Story | Top |
Romney wins Michigan straw poll; Republicans want Rubio for VP
Mon,26 Sep 2011 06:11 AM PDT
The Ticket - Florida Republicans may prefer Herman Cain for president, according to this weekend's straw poll. However, Michigan voters still overwhelmingly favor the candidate who was born and raised in their home state: former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Romney easily clinched the top spot Saturday in the National Journal Hotline/National Association of Home Builders Straw Poll of Republican [...] Full Story | Top |
'American Teacher' film argues teachers aren't paid enough, but ignores merit pay debate
Mon,26 Sep 2011 06:04 AM PDT
The Lookout - The new documentary "American Teacher" argues that the country's 3.2 million teachers are under-compensated and under-valued. The film profiles four enthusiastic public school teachers who are struggling to survive on their salaries. One teacher reluctantly leaves his job for a better salary as a real estate agent. (A former student of his tells the camera [...] Full Story | Top |
Christie flirting with running for president
Mon,26 Sep 2011 05:56 AM PDT
The Ticket - On Thursday I wrote about the series of political choices now facing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who continues to be at the center of rumors about a possible 2012 presidential run. Christie is at a crossroads of sorts in sizing up his political prospects: He could run for reelection in New Jersey, run for [...] Full Story | Top |
Cain nearly quit campaign before Florida straw poll, calls Obama a 'liar'
Mon,26 Sep 2011 04:57 AM PDT
The Ticket - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Not everyone needs to go to Disney World to have fun in central Florida. After one of Herman Cain's strongest showings yet at a Republican presidential debate Thursday, and two days with conservative activists in the state, he won the "Presidency 5" straw poll in Orlando over the weekend, beating front-runner Texas [...] Full Story | Top |
One American killed in attack on CIA Kabul station by Afghan employee
Mon,26 Sep 2011 03:42 AM PDT
The Envoy - An Afghan employee launched a gunfire attack on the CIA station housed in the U.S. embassy complex in the Afghan capital Kabul Sunday, killing one American citizen and wounding another. The "lone attacker," an Afghan employed by the U.S. government, was also killed, an embassy spokesman said. "There was a shooting incident at an annex [...] Full Story | Top |
When Lady Gaga meets President Obama
Sun,25 Sep 2011 09:10 PM PDT
The Ticket - Pop singer Lady Gaga attended a fundraiser with President Obama in Atherton, Calif., Sunday night. And despite the distinguished company, she didn't tone her attention-seeking image down one bit. According to the White House pool report filed by Carol Lee of The Wall Street Journal, Gaga's hairdo and heels made her at least eight feet [...] Full Story | Top |
Romney slow and steady and holding on
Sun,25 Sep 2011 06:51 AM PDT
Exclusives - By Reid Wilson National Journal MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. -- In a presidential nominating contest dominated by shooting stars who burn bright but briefly, it may be the most consistent, if less thrilling, Mitt Romney who proves most resilient. Former pizza … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
Herman Cain wins Florida straw poll, beats Perry by more than 20 points
Sat,24 Sep 2011 02:49 PM PDT
The Ticket - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain won the "Presidency 5" straw poll Saturday, fetching 37 percent of the vote and upsetting Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who trailed Cain by more than 20 points. "Folks, this is what you call momentum," Cain said in a video taken while he rode back to Atlanta on [...] Full Story | Top |
Perry's debate performance gives some Florida straw poll attendees second thoughts
Sat,24 Sep 2011 01:16 PM PDT
The Ticket - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry may have gone into Thursday's Republican presidential debate as the national front-runner, but his poor debate showing could hurt his chances in tonight's Republican Party of Florida straw poll. Several delegates who will vote in the "Presidency 5" straw poll said they arrived planning to cast a vote [...] Full Story | Top |
Rick Scott's straw poll pep talk
Sat,24 Sep 2011 11:09 AM PDT
The Ticket - ORLANDO, Fla. -- To hear Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott talk about Saturday's presidential straw poll, you'd think the fate of the entire nation depends on a few Republicans in the Sunshine State. "Your choice today will set in motion a chain of events that could ultimately determine whether the American Dream lives or dies," [...] Full Story | Top |
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