Uncle Sam wants you to say “I do.” A controversial Bush administration nomineeadvocates using federal funds toensure thatwedding bells ring more often in poor neighborhoods — sparking a national debate on just how politics and marriage should mix. Dr. Wade F. Horn is the president of the National Fatherhood Initiative,the …
Read More »Is the FDA's PPA Scare BS?
“Ready, fire … aim!” must be the Food and Drug Administration’s motto. The FDA again is using premature science to force from the market popular consumer health care products. The targets this time are cold medicines and appetite suppressants — including such brand names as Acutrim, Alka-Seltzer, Comtrex, Contac, Dexatrim, …
Read More »Culture War Over Boulder High School Panel That Encouraged Students to Have Sex; Break the Law
A culture war battle in Boulder, Colorado, that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” The drug and sex scandal at Boulder High School is now out in the open and that’s a good thing. On April 10th, school officials allowed four far left adults to encourage students …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani Could Permit Waterboarding, With Clear Definition
DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Rudy Giuliani administration would engage in very aggressive interrogation techniques against terrorists, potentially including waterboarding, the Republican presidential candidate said Wednesday night. At a town hall meeting in the early caucuses state of Iowa, Giuliani told a questioner that waterboarding — an interrogation technique in which …
Read More »Rutgers Women's Basketball Team OK With Imus' Return to Radio
Imus OK to Return to Radio: Players | Sting’s Message to Throttle | Joel Siegel’s Farewell Imus OK to Return to Radio: Players Don Imus can do whatever he likes, including return to the radio airwaves. That’s the feeling of the Rutgers women’s basketball players, whom Imus branded with a …
Read More »Bush, Other Dignitaries and Religious Leaders Gather for Virginia Tech Convocation
Virginia Tech survivors of Monday’s deadly campus massacre gathered Tuesday for a moving convocation ceremony at which President Bush and the first lady were in attendance, along with several Virginia lawmakers. “Laura and I have come to Blacksburg today with hearts full of sorrow,” Bush said in his remarks. “We’ve …
Read More »Hillary Clinton Under Fire for Her Blogging
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Guest Blog Senator Hillary Clinton is taking some criticism for making her first guest blogging appearance — on the women-run site called firedoglake.com. Mrs. Clinton wrote a blog on the site this week about pay equity. But firedoglake.com is the online home …
Read More »Captain America Killed Off in Latest Comic
NEW YORK – One of America’s most patriotic superheroes has died. Marvel Entertainment killed off its oldest character, Captain America, in a comic book that hits stands Wednesday. In “Captain America No. 25,” the former World War II soldier is gunned down on the steps of a courthouse by a …
Read More »Yoga Doesn't Help Beat Stress
So Natavia Lowery, allegedly confessed on Friday to murdering a millionaire realtor named Linda Stein. She beat her to death with Stein’s yoga stick. Now, I don’t know what a yoga stick is and the killer must be punished. But should it surprise you that a tool used for peace …
Read More »Julia Roberts: Comeback Kid of 2007?
Julia Roberts | ‘Law & Order’ | Gotham’s Redux, ‘Devil’ Deals, WGA Gets to Eat Julia Roberts Comeback Kid of 2007? In Mike Nichols’ adaptation of “Charlie Wilson’s War,” Julia Roberts is the comeback kid of 2007. She may not get an Oscar nomination, but she nevertheless is fetching, funny …
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