An emotional Obama flexes his executive muscle on gun control
President Obama went to the East Room of the White House on Tuesday prepared to announce modest new restrictions on gun sales across the country, but the moment quickly turned into one of the most emotional public episodes of his presidency.The 37-minute speech became part eulogy, part admission of political failure and part constitutional lecture on the Second Amendment.Eventually, the president cried.Flanked by more than a dozen men and women, many of whom he had consoled privately shortly aft..>> view originalTrump says Cruz's Canadian birth could be 'very precarious' for GOP
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BOSTON — Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist and theWashington Capitalsstopped their only losing streak of the season at two games with a 3-2 win over theBoston Bruinson Tuesday night.Andre Burakovsky and Marcus Johansson also scored for theCapitals, who beat theBruinsfor the fourth straight time.Braden Holtbyfaced only 14 shots through the first two periods and finished with 29 saves for Washington.Washington captain Alex Ovechkin had just two shots and remained at 496 career goals.Patric..>> view originalFred Smoot's Redskins prediction was better than FiveThirtyEight's
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Early in training camp, I grabbed Joe Theismann for a quick chat about optimism. Every summer, as you know, Theismann predicts the Redskins will have a winning record. Often, he’s incorrect. But the next season, he again predicts the Redskins will have a winning record.“I really try and be analytical,” he told me then. “I think the foundation with Scot [McCloughan], the coaching staff, Jay [Gruden], the players that have been brought in, that this is a very good football te..>> view originalRyan Zimmerman, Ryan Howard file suit against Al Jazeera
Washington first baseman Ryan Zimmerman has filed suit against Al Jazeera and two of its reporters. (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post)First basemen Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals and Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday sued Al Jazeera America and two of its reporters for libel, according to court filings, claiming the television network’s documentary on doping in sports erroneously and injuriously linked the pair to performance-enhancing drugs.The two suits..>> view originalChristie hits back: Rubio can't 'slime his way to the White House'
MANCHESTER, N.H. —As Chris Christie’s establishment rivals seize on his blue-state governing record, the New Jersey governor punched back here Tuesday with the kind of bluntness that had been his trademark but in this presidential campaign has been the domain of Donald Trump.Signaling a turn among center-right candidates into a tougher phase, Sen. Marco Rubio charged that Christie has been too closely aligned with President Obama on gun control, health care and Common Core education standards, e..>> view originalReporters and gawkers outnumber occupiers at Oregon site
ByCarissa WolfJanuary 5 at 8:32 PMMALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, ORE. —Though an armed occupation was in progress, the snow around much of the headquarters in this remote federal wildlife refuge was untrampled and pristine. Inside, a refrigerator contained a handful of condiments and a single muffin. Two lonely sleeping bags were tucked in an out-of-the-way corner.“I’m surprised there aren’t more Oregonians here,” marveled Steve Turner, a retiree from Sandy, Ore., who had driven nearly 300 mi..>> view originalWhere North Korea's past nuclear tests have been
Detection of an earthquake in the northeastern part of North Korea quickly led to speculation that the country had conducted its fourth test of a nuclear device. A subsequent announcement from the regime that it would make a statement late Tuesday eveningseems to have left little doubt.Even without that announcement, though, the evidence seems pretty clear. The location and magnitude of the temblor closely matched North Korea's three past nuclear tests. The U.S. Geological Survey has detected on..>> view originalEli Manning fights back tears during Tom Coughlin's emotional presser
(Julio Cortez/Associated Press)New York Giants Coach Tom Coughlin had some emotional parting words for Eli Manning on Tuesday during his final news conference with the team. On Monday,Coughlin resigned after 12 years and two Super Bowl wins with the Giants, but a failure to make the playoffs four years in a row led most to believe his time was up.VIDEO[After 12 seasons, it was time for Tom Coughlin and the Giants to move on]Coughlin kept his coaching hat on, however, right up till the end on Tue..>> view originalOne US soldier killed, two wounded in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said a U.S. trooper was killed and two others wounded in Afghanistan's Helmand province after they came under fire while accompanying Afghan special operations forces. (Reuters)An American soldier was killed and two others were wounded Tuesday during a joint U.S.-Afghan Special Operations mission near the town of Marja in Helmand province, Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Tuesday.The U.S. casualties came amid an uptick in fighting in the restive province in rece..>> view original
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