John 3:16 Thursday’s annual gathering will face pious competition from the Occupy crowd. President Obama and much of official Washington, D.C. will troupe to the Washington Hilton Hotel on Thursday for the 59th National Prayer Breakfast. Past speakers have included every president since Dwight Eisenhower, along with luminaries such as Mother Teresa, former British Prime [...]
In Gold Cup final, it’s red, white and boo again Mexico rallies for a 4-2 win over U.S. behind overwhelming support at Rose Bowl. In what other country would the visitors have home-field advantage? It was imperfectly odd. It was strangely unsettling. It was uniquely American. On a balmy early Saturday summer evening, the U.S [...]
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) – A controversial Imam has been invited to speak at the University of Central Florida. The Muslim Student Association has invited Imam Siraj Wahhaj to speak at their school as part of their Islam Awareness Month but his checkered connections could overshadow the event. Wahhaj’s presence, according to the [...]
U.S. authorities have arrested a 20-year-old Saudi national on charges he tried to use a weapon of mass destruction and potentially targeted former President George W. Bush, the Justice Department said Thursday. FBI agents arrested Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, who was admitted into the United States in 2008 on a student visa, in Texas on Wednesday. [...]
At what cost will China rise? China’s rapid growth is often painted as a threat to American interests. But President Obama said today that the country’s economic progress benefits the United States and opens the door to greater international stability and humanitarian progress. “We welcome China’s rise,” Mr. Obama said at a press conference at [...]
From the NY Times…here’s a link: None of this necessarily distinguished him from his high school buddies. Several of them dabbled in drugs, played computer games like World of Warcraft and Diablo and went through Goth and alternative phases. Jared and a friend, Zane Gutierrez, would also shoot guns for practice in the desert; Jared, [...]
These events took place roughly between 5:30 and 6:30 AM, November 13th in Terminal 2 of the San Diego International Airport. I’m writing this approximately 2 1/2 hours after the events transpired, and they are correct to the best of my recollection. I will admit to being particularly fuzzy on the exact order of events [...]
Who’s Gunning for Lindsey Graham? His vote for Elena Kagan’s nomination is just the latest conservative heresy from South Carolina’s senior senator. Samuel Jacobs on the Tea Party’s preferred challenger: Love Gov. Mark Sanford. Lindsey Graham is toast—or so say conservatives nationwide and at home in South Carolina. On Tuesday, Graham cast a vote in [...]