The weekend’s death toll in Chicago has now pushed the city’s murder rate to over 100 deaths a full two months earlier than last year and at least 200 percent higher than this time in 2015.
Month: March 2016
Japan Signs Agreement to Arm Philippines amid South China Sea Dispute
The Japanese government signed an agreement with the Philippines that would allow it to sell a variety of military equipment to Manila, potentially starting with advanced aircraft that can be used for surveillance missions.
O’Reilly: Donald Trump-David Duke Controversy a ‘Complete Non-Story’
Monday on Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” host Bill O’Reilly dismissed the controversy involving Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and his alleged reluctance to disavow endorsements from David Duke and the Klu Klux Klan. O’Reilly said he anticipated the media will inevitably be more aggressive with Trump and pointed to its promotion of this story line as a preview. “The preview is this David Duke stuff, a complete non-story,” O’Reilly said. “I’ve spoken with Trump hundreds of times and I’ve never heard him run down anyone because of race. He doesn’t care about that.” Follow Jeff Poor on Twitter @jeff_poor
Navy SEAL Receives Medal of Honor for Shielding Hostage from Afghan Taliban Fire
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fabled Navy SEAL Team Six member Edward Byers was presented with the Medal of Honor at the White House for his role in rescuing an American doctor being held captive by Afghan Taliban terrorists in 2012.
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox: Trump Like Hitler, ‘False Prophet’
Monday on Fox News Channel’s “On the Record,” former Mexican President Vicente Fox doubled down on comparing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. When asked about his comparing to Trump to Hitler, Fox said, “I believe that because his messages, the language he is using, his over protection of the white race and moving everybody else out of the box. Out of the wall. And not wanting to deal with anybody. And the way he deals with Congress, U.S. Congress and the way he refers to congressmen, to senators is incredible. A lot of things show that he is an authoritarian person, but egocentric in that is a false prophet.” Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Politico: Trump’s ‘Businessman with a Populist Message’ Buries Cruz in the South
ATLANTA — He tapped voter anger to emerge from a primary field full of experienced Republican officeholders. A political outsider, he had a name most voters recognized, a business background fused to a populist message and, given that he was funding his own campaign, a self-avowed freedom from lobbyists and special interests.
Ted Cruz: A Contested Convention ‘Is Not Going to Happen’
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Monday that a “contested convention is the great hope of the Republican establishment,” and that it’s “not going to happen.”
Daily Mail Calls Justice Clarence Thomas ‘It’ in Hit Piece
On a day that marked the first time in 10 years that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas uttered a single word from the bench, the British-based tabloid Daily Mail mocked Thomas’s rare inquest in a vile headline: “IT SPEAKS! Justice Clarence Thomas …
Video Emerges Proving Marco Rubio Voted for Gun Ban
A video has emerged to settle the back-and-forth dispute between Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Marco Rubio as to how the Florida senator voted on a gun-control proposal in 1999.