Watch: Mark Steyn On Free Speech
Mark Steyn delivers a specially recorded video message for the Institute of Public Affairs' Free Speech event, with guest of honour Andrew Bolt. Melbourne, 20 June 2011.
Obama Takes Over Debt Limit Talks
The Associated Press reports : Struggling to break a perilous deadlock, President Barack Obama took direct control Friday of national debt-limit negotiations with both Republicans and Democrats. With the White House warning the nation's economic stability is at stake, it's one of the most …
Clinton: No Decision On N. Korea Food Aid
The Associated Press reports : Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday the U.S. remains willing to engage with North Korea but only if the communist state improves relations with South Korea. Clinton was speaking after talks in Washington with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim …
Military Court Upholds Gitmo Terror Conviction
The Associated Press reports : A military court has upheld the conviction of the first Guantanamo Bay prisoner to be tried for war crimes at the U.S. base in Cuba. The U.S. Court of Military Commission Review refused to overturn the August 2008 conviction of Salim Hamdan. The court rejected …
Hacked AZ State Police Memos Released
The New York Times reports : A cache of internal documents released online on Thursday by hackers who gained access to the computer system of the Arizona Department of Public Safety revealed the array of potential outlaws on the state police’s radar screen, from international terrorists to …
Egyptians Hurt In Clashes Over Mubarak Trial
Reuters reports : Dozens of people were injured in clashes between two groups of protesters, for and against putting former president Hosni Mubarak on trial, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported Saturday. Mubarak, 83, was forced from office in February in a popular uprising driven by …
Libyan Rebels Arm Tripoli Guerrillas
The New York Times reports : Having consolidated control over almost all of Libya’s western mountains, rebel leaders here say they are now pursuing a two-pronged strategy to bring down the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi: starving it of resources while covertly arming a growing …
Yemeni Security Forces Attack Protesters
The New York Times reports : Security forces fired at a funeral procession in the city of Aden on Friday and gunmen responded by attacking a military tank, the government and local journalists said. A total of five people were killed in the clashes. Thousands of people gathered for the …
NY Senate Approves Same-Sex Marriage
The New York Times reports : Lawmakers voted late Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, making New York the largest state where gay and lesbian couples will be able to wed, and giving the national gay-rights movement new momentum from the state where it was born. The same-sex marriage …
Growth Forecasts Down Sharply
The New York Times reports : A drumbeat of disappointing data about consumer behavior, factory sales and weak hiring in recent weeks has prompted economists to ratchet down their 2011 economic forecasts to as little as half what they expected at the beginning of the year. Two months …
Olson: Is Supreme Court Too Individualist?
Walter Olson writes : Monday’s high court decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes has predictably drawn a strong reaction from legal academia, much of it critical of the Court. Of particular interest are the comments of Richard Primus (Michigan) at the New York Times ‘s “Room for Debate” and …
Coons: "Save As You Go" The Way To Go
Delaware Senator Chris Coons writes at Politico : Under our current budget process, the path of least political resistance is to keep revenues low while offering a high level of services. Balanced budgets are fundamentally against the short-term interests of politicians from both parties. …
Obama Starts New Jobs Push
Reuters reports : President Barack Obama on Friday launched an initiative to develop new U.S. manufacturing jobs by teaming up government with companies and universities to invest more than $500 million in advanced technologies. Obama, who must ease high unemployment to be confident of …U.S. Raises Pressure on Gaza Flotilla Activists
The Associated Press reports : The Obama administration on Friday stepped up pressure on American activists planning to challenge Israel's sea blockade of the Gaza Strip, formally warning they face action from Israeli authorities and may be violating U.S. law. The warning was the latest in …
Christie: Washington Should Learn from NJ
The Associated Press reports : New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie starting taking victory laps Friday, touting a landmark employee benefits deal that requires public workers to contribute significantly more for pension and health benefits, bringing them in line with private sector workers. In …
Hezbollah: CIA Recruited Our Members As Spies
The Associated Press reports : CIA officers at the U.S. embassy in Lebanon have recruited low-level members of Hezbollah to spy for Israel, the leader of the Iranian-backed militant group charged Friday. It was the first time Hezbollah has acknowledged that spies had penetrated the …
EU Plans New Greek Bailout
The New York Times reports : Europe’s leaders prepared the way for a second, large, bailout of Greece on Friday, pledging not to abandon the debt-laden nation to a default providing it votes a tough package of austerity measures through its Parliament next week. “We have agreed that …
Nuke Regulators Slam Boss At House Hearing
The New York Times reports: In an unusual public dissent, staff members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission told a House subcommittee on Friday that they were frustrated by a boss’s decision to halt their evaluation of a site in Nevada as a future repository for the nation’s nuclear waste. …
House Votes Against Defunding Libya Mission
MSNBC reports : Hours after rejecting a resolution to authorize the U.S. military operation in Libya, the House on Friday voted down a measure that would have cut off funds for the mission. The measure, which would have had no chance of passage in the Democratic-controlled Senate, would …
Concealed Guns To Be Legal In WI
The Daily Caller reports : Wisconsin is about to become the 49th state in the nation to legalize concealed carry, leaving Illinois as the only state left without such a provision. The Wisconsin House and Senate both passed the bill, which will allow citizens to carry concealed …