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September 24, 2009 01:30 PM EDT

Treasury - what took them so long?

Check out the news my FNC colleague got -- Treasury Department to investigate ACORN (but here is a question for you: why does our government - yes the Treasury - hand out money to organizations and not periodically check to see if we/taxpayers are getting swindled? Why did it take two kids to provoke this? Does our government just write checks on our bank account for their "friends?" [meaning ... read more


September 23, 2009 04:11 PM EDT

State Secrets Privilege

From: Majchrowitz, Mike Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 2:38 PM To: Subject: Sen Feingold: WH State Secrets Policy "Disappointing" Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On the Obama Administration's New Policy on the State Secrets Privilege Washington, D.C. - Today, the Obama administration released details about its new policy on invoking the state secrets privilege. Senator ... read more


September 21, 2009 08:20 PM EDT

Essex House: Murder and Iran

See below.....UNAI has called upon the NY Hotel the Essex House not to permit the President of Iran to stay there while he is in NYC for the UN General Assembly.  (As an aside, this is the least of the Essex House's problems today. Over the weekend at  the Central Park hotel there was a gruesome murder of a woman who was leasing an apartment at the hotel.  The person who was arrested is a 10 ... read more


September 21, 2009 04:24 PM EDT

Latest on ACORN

Below is an email from my FNC colleague about LATEST on ACORN: ------ From: Pergram, Chad Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 4:05 PM Subject: Urgent: DoJ IG to investigate ACORN money · The Justice Department’s Inspector General has agreed to probe ACORN’s efforts to receive and use DoJ funds. This was spurred by a letter from the top GOPer on the House Judiciary ... read more


September 19, 2009 08:19 PM EDT

Gov Sarah Palin $$$ news

Did you see this charity event? Money for wounded vets! Dinner with Governor Sarah Palin and her husband snagged $63,500 (and to think the ON THE RECORD at 10pm got a free moose chili dinner with her after the election when we went to Alaska to interview her!)  Here is the headline and clink on the link to read the story: Palin dinner offered on eBay brings in $63,500 for charity 7 ... read more


September 18, 2009 07:01 PM EDT

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What is up with Anchorage? City overpaid employee overtime, audit finds By KYLE HOPKINS The city has overpaid employees as much as $2.2 million over the past 10 years because of a payroll programming flaw, Anchorage officials said today. A payroll audit caught the problem, said municipal employee relations director Nancy Usera, who today sent a memo describing the error to city ... read more


September 15, 2009 10:42 AM EDT

Bus beating

What is wrong with some people? And what about the parents? What would YOUR PARENTS do if you were part of a beating on a bus ? (read below) And is there any way you, at that age, would have done this? click here for the article - beating of student while others cheer ... read more


September 13, 2009 11:33 PM EDT

Natalee Holloway

Having just returned from the Honduras and a beautiful island, it is hard not to think about Natalee Holloway. I read today that the US operates surveillance flights out of Aruba which means our government has a good relationship with Aruba. I continue to wonder if the US did all it could about Natalee Holloway. Did we drag our feet in putting pressure on Aruba to investigate thoroughly? From ... read more


September 13, 2009 09:28 PM EDT

What do you think?

Trying to minimize the media attention?  Or just a coincidence? President Obama imposed a 35 per cent tariff on tires from China. The White House made the announcement after 9pm on Friday night.   I have been out of the USA for three days so I don't know all the facts ...but do you know why the announcement was late Friday at night? Seems odd....either he is a bit of a night owl or the White ... read more


September 12, 2009 02:12 PM EDT

missing Yale student?

Have you been following the missing Yale student story? She was to get married this weekend....she is on video entering a Yale building but she is not seen on video leaving. Any ideas? ... read more


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