Governor Rick Perry sent a letter to the Obama administration saying texas will not implement some key provisions of the health care overhaul, including the medicaid expansion and the state exchanges.(h.t Fox News)
A legal showdown is underway as a federal court takes up the tense dispute between federal Department of Justice and Texas over the state's law requiring photo ID to cast a ballot.This case that could impact a string of states with strict voter ID laws.(h/t Fox News)
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, while hanging with his family on the Jersey Shore boardwalk, got into a heated verbal altercation... and it was all caught on tape. (h/t TMZ.COM)
Speaking in Paris Secretary Clinton called for new global sanctions against Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime. "I ask you to reach out to Russia and China, and to not only urge, but demand that they get off the sidelines and begin to support the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people," Russia and China are not part of these talks in Paris, which include representatives from nearly 100…
Nearly three million Libyans have registered to vote in the country's first multi-party election in 60 years, set for June 7. “Stuff hasn't become suddenly a lot better. That's just truth right now,"said student Amin Siyala who is home for the summer from school in Britain. "But obviously we know it will get better because there still needs to be time for the elections to happen and for a new…
Libyans will elect a 200-member General National Congress to write a constitution and serve as an interim government.“It’s like the taste of freedom," voter Naji Abdelwanis exclaimed. It’s like a feeling I cannot describe.”Libyans living in the United States started casting their ballots Tuesday and will continue through Saturday night. Few Libyans remember days when they could vote and, it…
Former President George W. Bush worked along side volunteers in Zambia to rennvoate a health clinic which specializes in the early detection and treatment of cervical cancer.So far Bush has raised $85 million for the cause during his post-presidency. "Hope you don't see much of it because I don't want to be in the news, I beleive that quiet service is the best kind of service." (h/t VOA News)
Comedian Chris Rock had twitter buzzing after a fourth-of-july tweet. Rock posted this controversial message on Wednesday to his account,: "happy( white people's ) independence day. The slaves weren't free, but i'm sure they enjoyed fireworks."
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President Obama is "a liberal who supports the killing of unborn babies and same-sex marriage" says Brad Pitt's mom in a letter to the Missouri newspaper Springfield New-Leader, urging Christians to vote for Republicna presidential candidate Mitt Romney despite potential ideological differences concerning his theology.“Any Christian who does not vote or writes in a name is casting a vote for…
There could be a big political rift in actor Brad Pitt's family. The actor's mother, Jane Pitt, wrote a letter to a Missouri local paper slamming President Obama for supporting abortion rights and same sex marriage.