PM Note: ABC / WaPo Poll on Guns, Obama on Deadbeats, Dine-n-Dashers and Debts, Clarence Thomas Breaks 7 Year Unspoken Streak
George H.W. Bush Discharged from Hospital – http://abcn.ws/UZtbQs Justice Clarence Thomas Speaks, but What Does He Say?- Nearly seven years since he last spoke up during oral arguments, Justice Clarence Thomas cracked a joke today. Unfortunately, it’s unclear exactly what he said. http://abcn.ws/VWFlLG (Ariane de… Read More »
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President Obama Can’t Get a Republican Date
It sounds like President Obama is getting lonely. And – surprise – Republicans aren’t keen on helping him out. Asked about the state of congressional relations at his news conference today, the president mused aloud that to some Republicans, “it doesn’t look real good socializing… Read More »
Boehner, GOP Ready for Fight With Obama, Dems Over Debt Limit
House Speaker John Boehner openly challenged President Obama to another battle over the country’s mounting deficit today, answering Obama’s declaration that “America cannot afford another debate” over the debt limit by saying that Americans “do not support raising the debt ceiling without reducing government spending… Read More »
After Newtown Shootings, Most Back Some Gun Controls, Poll Shows
A majority of Americans favor such gun control measures as banning assault weapons and expanding background checks on those who buy guns and ammunition, with support for banning high-capacity ammunition magazines at a new high in ABC News/Washington Post polls. With Vice President Joe Biden set to present recommendations… Read More »
L.A. Mayor Talks Immigration Reform, Gun Laws
ABC’s Mary McGuire reports: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said fights on the debt ceiling and spending cuts should not distract Congress from efforts to fix a “broken immigration system” and introduce new comprehensive immigration legislation in 2013. “They should be able to walk and chew… Read More »
Ann Romney Says No to ‘Dancing With the Stars’
It looks like Ann Romney’s dancing partner will still only be Mitt. Despite an offer from “Dancing With the Stars” to dance for the mirror ball trophy in the upcoming season, she turned the show down. A Romney adviser confirms to ABC News that she… Read More »
Military Suicides in 2012 Tops Military Deaths in Afghanistan
The number of suicides among active duty service members, across all four military branches, reached a record high of 349 in 2012, compared with 301 in 2011. The Associated Press first reported the new numbers, pointing out that the 2012 suicide total was higher than the number… Read More »
Obama to Congress: Don’t Skip Out on the Check
Fielding reporters’ questions for nearly an hour today, President Obama repeatedly warned how failing to raise the nation’s debt limit would negatively impact the economy, saying it would be “disastrous,” “irresponsible,” and “absurd.” “Raising the debt ceiling does not authorize us to spend more. All… Read More »
Justice Clarence Thomas Speaks, but What Does He Say?
Nearly seven years since he last spoke up during oral arguments, Justice Clarence Thomas cracked a joke today. Unfortunately, it’s unclear exactly what he said. Years of Silence for Supreme Court Justice The comment came during a Sixth Amendment case brought by Jonathan Boyer, who… Read More »
George HW Bush Exits Hospital After 52-Day Stay
Former President George H. W. Bush was released from a hospital in Texas today after a 52-day stay that started just after Thanksgiving because of breathing problems. Bush was admitted to The Methodist Hospital in Houston for a lingering case of bronchitis on Nov. 23, 2012, but… Read More »
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