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Stewart Takes On Koran-Torching Preacher
(Newser) - Jon Stewart—along with Sarah Palin and just about everybody else —has joined the outcry against a Florida pastor's plan to mark the anniversary of 9/11 by burning Korans. Stewart mocked Terry Jones, his plan, his mustache, and his statement that "even moderate Muslims" would agree with him,... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 9, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Barbara Boxer Aide Busted for Pot
(Newser) - Oops. An economics adviser to Barbara Boxer got caught trying to sneak some pot into a DC Senate office building and promptly resigned. His arrest—he tried to "remove and conceal" the marijuana while going through security—comes just ahead of California's proposition to legalize the stuff. Boxer, incidentally,... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 9, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Sarah Palin: 'Pastor Jones, Please Stand Down'
(Newser) - He's ignored the general, Hillary, and all forms of international condemnation. Now can Florida's loopy Koran-hating pastor withstand Sarah Palin? She's entered the fray with a Facebook post headlined "Koran Burning Is Insensitive, Unnecessary; Pastor Jones, Please Stand Down." Palin writes that she hopes "Terry Jones and... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 9, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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GOP Tweets Democratic Staffers' Home Addresses
(Newser) - A nasty congressional race in Virginia has gotten a little nastier, via Twitter. A National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman tweeted the home addresses of several Democratic campaign staffers, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. He posted the addresses of staffers working for Rep. Tom Perriello's campaign after the Perriello camp called his... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 9, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Obama for Chicago Mayor!
(Newser) - Reihan Salam's career advice for Barack Obama: Give up the presidency and run for mayor of Chicago. No, wait, he's serious! Richard Daley's decision to retire has thrown the city into a tizzy, and who better to take over than a person who knows Chicago's neighborhoods, feels "passionately" about... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 9, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Obama: We're Sunk Without a Strong Middle Class
(AP) - President Obama today delivered his big speech on the economy, though the big themes were laid out in advance. He reiterated that it's time to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the middle class—but that the nation can't afford the Republican approach of extending tax cuts for the wealthy as... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 9, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Growing Conservative Market Sprouts RightNetwork
(User Submitted) - Kelsey Grammer has teased conservatives for months with the idea of an upcoming all-right television network. Today, the RightNetwork launched, with Grammer as the public face. (One prominent investor is Ed Snider, chairman of Comcast-Spectacor and owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and Flyers.) The network, currently available on the... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 9, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Clinton: Our Foreign Policy Is Working
(AP) - The Obama administration's approach to foreign policy is beginning to pay important dividends, Hillary Clinton asserted today, in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations. "We are advancing America's interests," she said. "Today we can say with confidence that this model of American leadership works, and... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 9, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Koran Burning Uproar Spreads, but Pastor Defiant
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has joined the chorus decrying a Florida pastor’s plan to burn Korans on Sept. 11. “Our commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation,” Clinton said last night at a State Department Iftar meal celebrating Ramadan, according to the Daily ... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 9, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Meghan McCain: I Cried When Dad Picked Palin
(Newser) - Meghan McCain cried when she found out Sarah Palin was going to be her dad's running mate—and they weren't tears of joy, she told Jay Leno last night. "My initial reaction was, 'Who the hell is Sarah Palin?" McCain told the Tonight Show host. "Like the rest... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 9, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Obama to Democrats: Let the Bush Tax Cuts Expire
(Newser) - President Obama intends to take a clear stand against extending the Bush tax cuts for the top 2% of earners in a speech today, sending a message to Congressional Democrats who are leaning toward a compromise with Republicans. Obama won’t actually threaten to veto a bill that extends the... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 9, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Stewart Smacks Obama's $50B Plan
(Newser) - It is September, which means just one thing to Jon Stewart ... it's time for midterms, and really elaborate football metaphors. First up last night , analyzing Obama's "version of a rousing morale booster between recessions half-time speech." But would he play the part of the inspirational coach, or be... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 9, 2010 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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