Foul play could be involved in the case of a missing pregnant woman, Ohio police said Monday, as they subpoenaed her cell-phone records and those of her married boyfriend in order to determine what happened to 26-year-old Jessie Marie Davis. “We feel that there possibly is foul play, however we’re …
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President John Edwards, that’s the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” Partisan politics bore me. I think all Americans should think for themselves and elect problem solvers, not ideologues to higher office. But sometimes we have to expose conduct that puts you in danger no matter where we find …
Read More »Who Knew Ironies Could Be So Delicious
This French thing, blaming Americans for starting to get them fat, really bugged me. If you so hate our fast food, then don’t make a fast line to our fast food. No one’s shoving our tacos down your delicate palate, so don’t shove this line down our throat. We are …
Read More »Defeated Republican Lawmakers Make Lemonade Out of 2006 Lemons
WASHINGTON – In Washington, D.C., down does not mean out. Barely six months ago, the political ground shifted underneath many once firmly planted Republican office holders. A Democratic midterm election wave upset and uprooted many Republicans after a series of arduous and sometimes nasty campaigns. But GOP politicians have hardly …
Read More »How Far Will Democrats Go to Appease Left-Wing Bloggers?
If you are a Democrat, it is a nation dominated by left-wing Internet advocates. Earlier this week, Senator Hillary Clinton posted a statement on a left-wing blog called firedoglake.com. The posting itself isn’t controversial — it’s about observance of Equal Pay Day. But as The Washington Post reported, it is …
Read More »'The Sopranos' Returns With Arresting Developments
‘The Sopranos’ | Anna Nicole Smith ‘The Sopranos’ Returns With Arresting Developments Good news: “The Sopranos” is back. Last night I had a chance to see the first episodes of the final season. Bad news: It’s the final season. There are only nine episodes, and the first two, while terrific …
Read More »Pop Tarts: Victoria's Secret Angels Have Ugly Days … Except Adriana Lima
LOS ANGELES – Although we find it somewhat hard to swallow, Victoria’s Secret supermodels feel fat and frightful sometimes, just like the rest of us. “I have a lot of ugly days and bad moments — we don’t just roll out of bed and look like this. We aren’t machines …
Read More »Your Grrrs: Millennials Responses
Readers respond to Mike Straka’s column on Millennials. Damien writes: That column about today’s employees was classic Grrr and even though I am not your boss, I wanted to say good job, Mike … I figure since I have given you a hard time in the past, much like a …
Read More »You, Too, Can Have a Penthouse at the Plaza … For Only $56 Million
NEW YORK – You may wonder what a $56 million view looks like. At the Plaza Residences in New York City — which is under construction and reopening in the fall with both luxury condominium residences and posh hotel condominium suites inside — it is the penthouse terrace view of …
Read More »'Terror-Free' Gas Station Shuns Al Jazeera Coverage
The nation’s first “terror-free” gas station has said ‘no thanks’ to the nation’s first Arab news network. The Terror-Free Oil Initiative, a Coral Springs, Fla.-based fuel group, has shunned the coverage of Al Jazeera English, according to its spokesman Joe Kaufman. “We would like to get our message out to …
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