This Week Posts
Joe Biden: Women Don’t Report Rapes to Avoid Being ‘Raped Again by the System’
Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the reason many women do not report rapes or domestic abuse is because they are afraid they will be “raped again by the system.” “Why do you think women who get raped, so many don’t report it? They… Read More »
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Obama Ramps Up Support for Syrian Opposition
President Obama has directed his national security team to identify ways to significantly ramp up U.S. support of the opposition forces battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Among the options under consideration is supplying arms to rebel forces, although no decision on that has been made…. Read More »
Chris Christie Drops $1.2M on First Re-Election TV Ad
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is out with the first television ad of his gubernatorial re-election campaign. Sixty seconds long, the ad will begin running in the major media markets of New York City and Philadelphia today with a large buy of $1.2 million, according… Read More »
Ed Markey, Gabriel Gomez Win Senate Primaries in Massachusetts
Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Republican businessman Gabriel Gomez are the winners in Tuesday’s primary for the special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated when John Kerry became Secretary of State. Markey, a House member since 1976, bested U.S. Rep Stephen… Read More »
Larry Flynt Endorses Mark Sanford
It’s been a day of endorsements for Mark Sanford. On Monday night, he debated Elizabeth Colbert Busch, fending off mentions of his affair before a raucous crowd at the Citadel. Today, the endorsements have been rolling in. The National Republican Congressional Committee has pulled its… Read More »
Boston Bombings Battle: President Obama vs. Sen. Lindsey Graham on National Security
President Obama today said that Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is “wrong” that there was not adequate intelligence shared in the days and months leading up to the Boston Marathon bombings. “Based on what I’ve seen so far, the FBI performed its duties, the Department of… Read More »
Cheers, Boos, Groans: Mark Sanford, Elizabeth Colbert Busch Debate in SC
In a debate that held the ambiance of a schoolyard confrontation, Mark Sanford fended off mentions of his affair and attacked his opponent as a liberal Democrat before a boisterous crowd at the Citadel Monday night in Charleston, S.C. Both Sanford and his Democratic rival,… Read More »
Bill Clinton, Elie Wiesel Join Holocaust Survivors to Commemorate Museum’s 20th Anniversary
For 20 years, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has reminded visitors of atrocity, grief and survival. On Monday, nearly 4,000 supporters joined 843 Holocaust survivors and 130 veterans to celebrate its 20th anniversary and hear speeches from President Bill Clinton and museum founding chairman Elie… Read More »
Obama Mixes Serious Tone with Humor at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Amid the glitz and glamour, humor and levity normally surrounding the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Obama injected a somber tone to the annual soiree as he invoked the memories of those affected by the Boston Marathon bombing and West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion earlier… Read More »
Celebrities Hit Red Carpet at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The red carpet at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, D.C. was filled with journalists, celebrities and politicians for the 99th Annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night. The stars attended as guests of various media outlets and compared this red carpet to the ones they’re… Read More »
