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Stewart Defends Colbert Testimony
(Newser) - Add Jon Stewart to the list of people who believe that on Friday, Stephen Colbert “ruined Congress.” Last night on the Daily Show , Stewart even agreed with Rep. Steny Hoyer, who said Colbert was probably more embarrassed than the House of Representatives by his fake testimony about farm... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Video Shows Tea Partiers How to Rip Up Koran
(Newser) - Anti-abortionist Randall Terry has unleashed a video primer to fellow Tea Party activists on how to make news by ripping up giant passages from the Koran at press conferences. He even directs wannabe newsmakers to his website , where anyone interested can download passages of the Muslim holy book. "You're... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Rahm May Announce White House Exit This Week
(Newser) - White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is nearing a decision on whether to quit his job to run for mayor of Chicago, and could make an announcement as soon as this week, sources say. "Because of family considerations, no final decision has been made," a source tells... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Biden Tells Dems 'Stop Whining'
(Newser) - Joe Biden, long known for his propensity for sticking his foot in, among other things, his own mouth, had another less-than-diplomatic moment today. Speaking in New Hampshire, the vice president said his party's faithful should get over their beef with the Obama White House's performance, and start pounding the pavement.... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Alan Grayson Dubs Opponent 'Taliban Dan'
(Newser) - Alan Grayson, he of "Die Quickly" fame, is taking an equally, er, unusual approach to dragging his opponent's name through the mud, reports Talking Points Memo. In a new campaign ad, the Florida Democrat compares the stances of patriotically named Daniel Webster to, say, a certain notorious Afghan fundamentalist... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Crist's GOP Donors Still Fighting to Get Their Cash Back
(Newser) - Republicans who donated to see Charlie Crist become the next GOP senator from Florida are keeping up the fight to get their money back now that he's decided he wants to be the state's next independent senator. A lawyer for a pair of donors said today he'll appeal a court's... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Deficit Chickens Coming Home to Roost
(Newser) - The deficit rage we’re seeing ahead of the midterm elections is a “strange and wonderful thing, about the only thing that gives me hope that our country may yet escape ruin,” writes venture capitalist Bill Frezza for Real Clear Markets . Until now, elections have always hinged on... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Rick Lazio Drops Third Party Bid for NY Governor
(Newser) - Rick Lazio has dropped his Conservative Party bid for New York governor, the New York Times reports. Republican officials had been pressuring Lazio, their original pick to top their ticket, to remove his name from the ballot ever since his defeat at the hands of tea partier Carl Paladino in... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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This Is a Man, Not a Superhero
(Newser) - Critics of Barack Obama are taking last week's confrontation by Velma Hart , a struggling middle-class black supporter, as proof that the president has lost even the support of African-American voters. Hart, who told Obama she was "still waiting for change" couldn't "have done a better job for the... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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CIA Hunts Truth About Obama—in New Novel
(Newser) - One CIA agent will stop at nothing until he uncovers the shocking truth about the president himself. That’s the plot of The Obama Identity: A Novel (Or Is It?), a new satirical thriller from Edward Klein (the man behind The Truth About Hillary) and John LeBoutillier (a former GOP... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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We Actually Need More Immigrants
(Newser) - Ezra Klein has a plan that will drastically improve our economy by lowering prices and raising wages. “But few politicians are going to want to touch it,” he writes in Newsweek , because the plan is this: “More immigration.” Americans often make the mistake of thinking that... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Obama: School Year Should Be Longer
(Newser) - Barack Obama just lost some votes in the K-12 demographic. The president advocated expanding the school year by a month this morning, in a major interview with the Today Show . “That month makes a difference,” he told Matt Lauer. “Now, that’s going to cost some money... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Fox Payroll Stocked With GOP 2012 Contenders
(Newser) - If you're a Republican 2012 hopeful, odds are you're getting paid by Fox News. The network has Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Mike Huckabee on its payroll (the only noticeably absent bigwig is Mitt Romney), and that raises two tough questions, Politico muses: How do you cover would-be... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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Feds Want to Make It Easier to Eavesdrop Online
(Newser) - The feds want to overhaul wiretapping regulations to expand their ability to eavesdrop online, reports the New York Times . The Obama administration plans to submit a bill to Congress next year that would require all service providers to be technically capable of wiretapping the communications they enable, from encrypted BlackBerry... More » Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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