Supreme Court justices seem skeptical of McDonnell's conviction
Supreme Court justices on Wednesday seemed highly skeptical of former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell’s 2014 corruption conviction for actions he took on behalf of a businessman who provided his family with more than $175,000 in benefits. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. suggested that the law used to convict McDonnell might be unconstitutionally vague. Justice Stephen G. Breyer said he worried about prosecutors having too much power in deciding when politicians cross the line from polit..>> view originalTuesday's severe weather 'bust' is a communication wake-up call
(Storm Prediction Center/National Weather Service) Tuesday’s severe weather forecast was grim. So much so that schools in Oklahoma closed for the safety of students and faculty. A moderate risk of severe storms was in place, and a “potentially dangerous situation” tornado watch was issued late in the afternoon. One local station in Oklahoma City said that on a scale from zero to 10, Tuesday’s tornado risk was a “10.” EF-4 tornadoes were possible, they said. That threat proved to be unfounded..>> view originalCruz announces Carly Fiorina as his running mate
INDIANAPOLIS — Ted Cruz, in an apparent act of desperation, announced Wednesday that Carly Fiorina will be his vice presidential running mate if he is the Republican nominee for president. Announcing a running mate is an unusual step that comes as he trails GOP front-runner Donald Trump by a wide margin and faces an increasingly narrow path to the Republican nomination. Cruz hopes to gain steam in what amounts to a must-win for him in Tuesday’s Indiana primary. A day before the announcement,..>> view originalHere's what was missing from Donald Trump's foreign policy speech
Trump speaks Wednesday. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Donald Trump gave an address on foreign policy on Wednesday in Washington. The 45 minute speech was heavy on what the country has done wrong under President Obama and decidedly light on the specifics of how Trump will fix things. I annotated it using Genius. Sign up and join me! To see an annotation, click or tap the highlighted part of the transcript. TRUMP: Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you, and thank you to the Center for Natio..>> view originalTrump won at least 39 unbound Pa. delegates, according to ...
At least 39 of the more than four dozen unpledged Republican delegates elected by Pennsylvania voters Tuesday are poised to support the presidential nomination of party front-runner Donald Trump, according to a Washington Post analysis of the results. The unofficial total would expand Trump’s substantial delegate lead over Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich — but a final tally from Pennsylvania won’t be officially known until delegates cast ballots at the Republican National Convent..>> view originalDennis Hastert's stunningly hypocritical 1998 speech about ...
In this photo dated Oct. 25, 1975, taken from a newspaper page, Hastert watches as University High School coach George Girardi, bottom left, demonstrates a move on Yorkville assistant Tony Houle. (Pantagraph via AP) There's an enormous amount of tragedy surrounding revelations that former House speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) sexually abused a number of young men whom he coached during his time as a high school teacher and wrestling instructor. But there's also an enormous amount of hypoc..>> view originalPlay the 'woman card' and reap these 'rewards'!
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump slammed Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, saying,"the only card she has is the woman's card." (Reuters) “Frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don’t think she’d get 5 percent of the vote. The only thing she’s got going is the woman’s card,” Trump said Tuesday night, after winning 5 primaries. Ah yes, the woman’s card. I have been carrying one of these for years, proudly. It is great. It entitles you to a sizable discount on your ear..>> view originalSpaceX says it will fly a spacecraft to Mars as soon as 2018
An artist rendering of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft approaching Mars. (Image courtesy of SpaceX.) Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to land an unmanned spacecraft on Mars as soon as 2018 with the help of NASA, an extraordinary collaboration between the public and private sectors in an effort to eventually get humans to the Red Planet. SpaceX made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday, laying out an ambitious timeline for an incredibly difficult mission that only governments have dared try. Landing a sp..>> view originalParis terror suspect is 'a little jerk,' his lawyer says
Members of French special police forces stand next to an armored vehicle in front of the courthouse in Paris. (Christian Hartmann/Reuters) Salah Abdeslam, the 26-year-old French national of Moroccan origin suspected of involvement in November's terrorist attacks in Paris, was transferred to French custody by Belgian authorities Wednesday. According to French officials, he'll be placed in solitary confinement in a maximum-security facility as investigative judges determine his eventual charg..>> view originalPenguins vs. Capitals is more than just Crosby vs. Ovechkin
ARLINGTON, Va. — Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin will be the headline of most stories about the Pittsburgh Penguins-Washington Capitals playoff series. The transcendent superstars of the NHL meeting in the playoffs for the first time in seven years and the second time in their careers will do that. “Of course everyone look at it (as) Crosby-Ovi,” Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov said. “It’s Pittsburgh against Washington, right?” Shine the spotlight and train the cameras on Crosby and Ovechkin,..>> view original
Thursday, April 28, 2016
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