Egypt faces an historic vote Wednesday, the first free presidential vote since the toppling of former President Hosni Mubarak from power last year. Mubarak's thirty-year rule was brought to an end by a wave of protests focused in Tahrir Square in Cairo last year, but Egypt's next leader is likely to be decided by voters outside the capitol. (h/t BBC World News )
The creators of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Green Lantern will soon make one character come out of the closet. (h/t WHNS (FOX) - Greenville, SC)
Thousands of protesters filled the streets of Chicago Sunday chanting anti-war slogans. Riot clad cops fought back, striking members of the crowd with clubs. dozens were taken into custody and several officers suffered minor injuries. (h/t Headline News)
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai spoke at the NATOsummit in Chicago.
"Afghanistan
reaffirmed its commitment to the transition process and the completion of it in
213 and the withdrawal of our partners in 2013," said Karzai, so that "Afghanistan is no longer
a burden on the shoulders of the international community."
Former producer of the The Daily Show, Mike Rubens, appeared CNN's Howard Kurtz show confesses that he "loathes" conservatives. He admits that the views of Republicans offend him, but "the people behind those views are not so bad, which is sort of shocking and dissapointing." (h/t foxnation)
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The far-left and socialism have made huge gains in the past week. A terrorism plot was foiled, the 51st thwarted attack since 9/11aimed at a US city. Yet President Obama is secretly releasing prisoners in Afghanistan. Former communist-Soviet Union- Russia inaugurated President Vladmir Putin for a third time following an illegitimate election, then…
President George W. Bush delivered major remarks on human freedom Tuesday in Washington to celebrate the brave efforts of political dissidents around the world.The event also highlighted the Washington launch of the Freedom Collection, 'a living repository containing inspirational stories from the most important freedom movements of the 20th and 21st centuries, told by the brave men and women who…
CBS's 60 Minutes detailed how the Clinton administration passed up on numerous opportunities to kill or capture the al Qaeda
leader before 9/11, even though many liberals blamed Bush for 9/11.
(h/t Newsbusters )
Rep. Allen West (R-FL) said that LGBT people do not face employment discrimination in the U.S.
Think Progress’ Scott Keyes on Thursday asked West if he would be willing to support a law that bans hiring or firing of people based on their sexual orientation.
“That don’t happen out here in the United States of America,” West insisted.
“You don’t think people get fired because they’re gay?”…
Rep. Schweikert (R-AZ.) spoke on the House floor regarding his amendment to make it unlawful for funds from the appropriations bill to be used by the federal government to sue states over their voter ID laws. "We are at battle with our own Justice Deaprtment," Rep. Schweikert declared, "the American people are tired" of it. His amendment to the appropriations bill passed 232 to 190 relflecting…