As former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe Vélez concluded his first-semester teaching assignment at Georgetown University on Thursday, the controversy surrounding his faculty appointment remained close to the surface, with students and professors continuing to rail against his human rights record as president and his hiring at the Jesuit school. Thursday night, students held a farewell [...]
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Michael Steele has been paying attention. At an early stop on the 48-state, 100-city, seven-week Fire Pelosi bus tour, he was introduced as someone who “has embraced the Tea Party like no other.” And just in case the crowd of 100 or so didn’t get the message, the Republican National Committee [...]
Good morning Capitolists! Did you feel that slight movement under your feet this morning? It might have been the early signs of a power shift in the country (not to mention the Senate). Read about that and what’s happening in Washington in the next 60 seconds: – DeMint is Da Man. Every reporter loves the [...]
Good morning, Capitolists! It’s back-to-work day for Congress today as the House and Senate buckle up for their final work period before members of Congress face one angry electorate. In the next 60 seconds, read about the congressional to-do list HERE and everything else happening in Washington: – All Aboard! Michael Steele and the RNC [...]
BOULDER, Colo. — This week, my community is experiencing the worst fire in the state’s history. So far, almost 140 homes and other buildings have been destroyed; many families — including those of several firefighters — have lost everything. About 3,000 people are staying with friends and family or at hotels as 6,150 acres in [...]
All quiet in the Gulf Friday. An oil platform fire that forced 13 workers to abandon the huge facility in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday was safely extinguished and there was no sign of oil in the water. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough told the New Orleans Times-Picayune a helicopter flyover would double-check the [...]
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