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*Convicted former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife Sandi Jackson are going to jail, however, Jesse Jr. would like to serve his time before she serves hers. In a federal court filing, his lawyers also said Jackson Jr. has no income other than Social Security payments and a federal pension. “If he serves [...]
*President Obama has spoken out regarding recently leaked information about two top-secret government surveillance programs during a 45-minute interview on PBS’ “Charlie Rose.” The interview was filmed Sunday and aired Monday night, addressing the National Security Agency controversy, Syria, Iran, China and hacking threats. Obama called the controversial, big brother-like surveillance programs “transparent,” maintaining that [...]
*Many Black conservatives make the racist claim that Black people shun the Republican Party because the Democratic Party gives them a free ride, and let them sit back on welfare all of their lives. That position is not only idiotic but, ironically, reflective of the actual reason that Black people keep the Republican Party at [...]
*Audio from President Obama’s speech delivered in the wake of Hurricane Sandy had been used in an episode of CBS‘s “Under The Dome” but has since been cut, reports Deadline.com “The audio of the President in the final scene will change,” said CBS in an official statement. “The scene cleared broadcast standards, but both Amblin [...]
*Outgoing FBI director Robert Mueller was asked sharp questions by a House Judiciary Committee panel about the FBI’s massive collection, intercept, and listening in on millions of phone conversations. There were two obvious concerns behind the questioning and one concern that should be a concern to all given the FBI’s past. The two obvious ones [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Janice Hahn (CA- 44) along with Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod (CA-35) introduced the Get Relief from Academic Debt (GRAD) Act of 2013, which would extend the grace period of Federal Stafford Loans from six months to an entire year. “With unemployment rates still so high, many of America’s college graduates [...]
*The White House’s official photographer, Pete Souza, shared a photo of President Barack Obama and First Dog Bo enjoying a moment in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Upon seeing Bo, the president bent down to the Portuguese water dog’s level, and smiled as he scratched his neck. The pic followed one posted earlier in the [...]
*Good news for hospitalized Nelson Mandela. The anti-apartheid icon is responding to treatment, according to the South African president. On Wednesday, Jacob Zuma told parliament that he was happy with the progress being made by the 94-year-old former president after a “difficult few days.” “We urge South Africans and the international community to continue to [...]
*Last week prosecutors recommended that former Chicago Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. serve a four-year prison term, reports show. The greedy politician pled guilty this year on criminal charges that he secretly spent $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. The government prescribed an 18-month sentence for Jackson’s wife, Sandra, who pleaded guilty to filing false [...]
*In an era full of absolutely nutcase politicians in America, you’ve really got to stand out to be known as a “the crazy one.” Yet, for four completely off-the-wall terms, Minnesota’s Michelle Bachmann helped warp herself into exactly that – wrenching the title of “America’s most insane politician” away from many, many different contenders. No [...]
*To fill the vacant seat of Senator Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ, who died earlier this week, Newark Mayor Cory Booker announced his candidacy on Saturday “I’m here today to officially announce my candidacy to be New Jersey’s next United States senator,” Mayor Booker said in a news conference in Trenton, N.J. “Democracy is not a spectator [...]
*There’s decent news on the job front. 175,000 jobs in May, steady hiring but below the more robust pace that took place during the autumn and winter, according to the Labor Department. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent in April. The increase occurred because more people began looking for work. [...]
*WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congresswoman Janice Hahn (CA-44) released the following statement regarding the newly-elected Mayor of Compton (CA.), Aja Brown: “Congratulations to Aja Brown, Compton’s new Mayor-elect.Yesterday’s election was an historic moment for the City of Compton. Aja Brown will become Compton’s second woman mayor, the first woman mayor in over three decades. Brown inspired voters [...]
*Michelle Obama refused to yield to a gay-rights protester who heckled her at a Democratic fundraiser in Washington on Tuesday. [Scroll down to listen] Obama was 12 minutes into a planned 20-minute speech at a couple’s home when a woman standing at the front of the small crowd interrupted, demanding that President Barack Obama sign [...]
*Susan Rice, currently the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, will replace Tom Donilon as President Obama’s national security adviser – a position not subject to Senate confirmation. Rice has been at the center of a firestorm over early accounts of the attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which later proved to be [...]
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