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Bristol Buys a New House in Arizona
Bristol Buys a New House in Arizona The Arizona Republic reports : Bristol Palin, 20-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, has bought a home in Maricopa, an outlying Valley suburb in Pinal County. Aside from the celebrity buyer, the political family and Dancing With the Stars …
The Prowl: Meet the Parents, Beltway Edition
Because most people in D.C. have family elsewhere, dating in the District usually means a a special holiday ordeal: going to meet the parents. Most people do not consider D.C. "home." Instead, they live there and then travel to wherever it is they are actually from for holidays. It takes a …The Fat Diaries: Eating Away Our Holiday Stress
The holidays are a stressful time. Is it any wonder then that we can't say no to the holiday party bacon-cranberry-pecan cheese balls? So who’s ready for a week of no school, a debt-riddled trip to a crowded shopping mall and a gauntlet of holiday-themed parties? Anybody?... Anybody?... …
When Men Go Shopping
Men may detest shopping, but there's no escape during the holiday season. Writing in the Washington Examiner , Meghan Cox Gurdon points out that while men may detest shopping, there's no escape during the holiday season... Here we are, hurtling toward the climax of the "holiday shopping …Tea Party Threat to Brown Grows
Tea Party Threat to Brown Grows Boston.com reports : Senator Scott Brown’s decision to buck his party leadership in recent days on the “don’t ask, don’t tell’’ military policy and on a nuclear arms treaty has set off a new wave of anger among some of the activists who helped elect …
Stock Market Hits New Record High
Stock Market Hits New Record High The Wall Street Journal reports : NEW YORK—The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up to a fresh two-year closing high Thursday while other measures slipped following a mixed bag of economic data that left investors with little reason to make major …
Anarchists Blamed in Rome Bombings
Anarchists Blamed in Rome Bombings BBC reports : Italian officials believe anarchists may have carried out parcel bomb attacks on two embassies in Rome as acts of revenge. Two members of staff were hurt, one seriously, in the blasts at the Swiss and Chilean missions on …
Medvedev Praises START Ratification
Medvedev Praises START Ratification Reuters reports : (Reuters) - Russia n President Dmitry Medvedev praised President Barack Obama on Friday for winning U.S. support for an arms treaty at the center of a "reset" in ties and lamented the slow pace of his own drive to modernize …
Bartlett: There is a Hidden Deficit
Bartlett: There is a Hidden Deficit Bruce Bartlett writes : When federal finances are discussed, it is almost always in terms of the difference between expenditures and revenues. Usually, the former exceed the latter and we have a deficit. The cumulative total of deficits …
House GOP Signals Interest in E-Verify
House GOP Signals Interest in E-Verify Politico reports : If conservatives expected Republican Rep. Lamar Smith to champion the most controversial anti- immigration measures when he takes control of the House Judiciary Committee next month, they’re in for a surprise. After …
Holiday Shopping Reportedly Breaking Records
Holiday Shopping Reportedly Breaking Records The AP reports : NEW YORK — It's Black Friday, The Sequel. Stores are rolling out deals and expect to be swimming in shoppers on Christmas Eve as stragglers take advantage of a day off work. For retailers, the last-minute rush caps the …
White House Warns of Terror Attack
White House Warns of Terror Attack ABC News reports : Just days before Christmas, the White House asked Americans to be vigilant this holiday season, warning of a possible -- though unspecified -- terror threat from Al Qaeda . The caution echoed a weeks' worth of warnings from law …
Three Decades Later: Justice for Murdered Activist
35 years after she was murdered -- shortly before Christmas 1975 -- Indian activist Anna Mae Aquash may finally have found justice. Anna Mae Aquash Almost exactly 35 years after she was murdered shortly before Christmas, 1975, justice has finally been done for Anna Mae Aquash – or has …
FF Looks Back at 2010
Frum Forum 's editors look back over the year's blogging to find the articles which had the most resonance for you, our readers. 2010: a difficult year for the country, a year of growth for the Frum Forum site. This was the year of Tea Party protest, of the passage of the Democratic health …Afghan Civilian Casualties Rise
Afghan Civilian Casualties Rise The Washington Post reports: The number of civilians killed or wounded in the Afghan war increased by 20 percent during the first 10 months of this year, compared with the same period last year, according to a U.N. report issued this week . The …
UN Looks Into Manning's Treatment
UN Investigates WikiLeaks Suspect's Treatment The Washington Post reports: The United Nations' top anti-torture envoy is looking into a complaint that the Army private suspected of giving classified documents to WikiLeaks has been mistreated in custody, a spokesperson said …
Reid Pushing Filibuster Reform Plan
Reid Pushing Filibuster Reform The Washington Post reports: Still more good news for filibuster reform: Harry Reid is in active discussions with his caucus about moving forward with reform in the new year, and is currently devising a plan to do just that, a senior Senate …
Pilot Punished for Video of TSA Security Flaws
Pilot Punished for Video of TSA Security Flaws AOL Travel News reports: An anonymous 50-year-old airline pilot is in hot water with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) after posting on YouTube a behind-the-scenes tour of what he says are security flaws at San …