This Week Posts
GOP Lieutenant Governor Candidate in Va. Compares Planned Parenthood to KKK
This weekend, Virginia Republicans found their candidate for lieutenant governor in E.W. Jackson, a Chesapeake, Va. pastor who has compared Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan and also suggested that black Americans are being enslaved by the Democratic Party. “It is time to end… Read More »
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Obama Pivots to Jobs Tour at End of Scandal Filled Week
After a week filled with political scandals, President Obama turned to promoting his jobs tour in his weekly address Saturday. “That’s why I like getting out of the Washington echo chamber whenever I can – because too often, our politics aren’t focused on the same… Read More »
Russia Unmasks CIA Station Chief in Moscow
MOSCOW – In a breach of protocol, Russia has publicized the name of a man it says is the CIA station chief in Moscow. In comments to Russian media today, a spokesman for Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB (the successor to the KGB), confirmed… Read More »
Global News Quiz for May 18-19
Have you been following this week’s international headlines? Test your knowledge with this week’s Global News Quiz. (Answers at the bottom.) 1. David Beckham announced his retirement from soccer this week. He’s married to Victoria – but what was her name in the Spice Girls?… Read More »
Treasury Secretary Told of IRS Probe in March, Learned Details Last Week
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was first informed in March that there was an investigation into the IRS’ screening of nonprofit groups, but did not learn the details of that probe until last week, he said today. “In mid March, I had had a conversation, just… Read More »
President Obama Talks Jobs, Not ‘Distracted by Chasing Every Fleeting Issue’
Trying to change the subject after a week of political scandals, President Obama today said the nation’s “focus cannot drift” from rebuilding the economy and that lawmakers should focus their attention on putting Americans back to work. “I know it can seem frustrating sometimes when… Read More »
IRS Defends Agency ‘Obamacare’ Official
Despite her congressional testimony, the Internal Revenue Service today denied that the former commissioner of tax exempt and government entities – now running the agency’s health care office – was in charge of the unit’s day-to-day operations after Dec. 2010. Sarah Hall Ingram retained the title of… Read More »
Syrian ‘Cannibal’ Says He Will Stand Trial if Assad Does
The recent video of a Syrian rebel commander carving open the corpse of a fighter loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, removing several organs and biting into what appeared to be a lung shocked and revolted even the closest observers of Syria’s increasingly brutal civil war…. Read More »
George Stephanopoulos Hosts Facebook Q&A
George Stephanopoulos, anchor of ABC’s “Good Morning America” and “This Week,” hosted his first Facebook Q&A today, answering questions from fans on a plethora of topics. You can read a selection of his responses below or you can read the entire conversation here. Favorite Movie? Greg Waite:… Read More »
Immigration Overhaul: House Has Agreement in Principle
The House bipartisan “Gang of Eight” has reached an agreement in principle on immigration overhaul, including major points such as a pathway to citizenship, border security, health care and guest workers, a member of the group told ABC News tonight. The lower chamber now expects… Read More »
