The conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch is suing the Phoenix Police Department for records on a July 29, 2013 gang-style assault to see if weapons used were sold in the Justice Department’s ill-fated Fast and Furious case. In Fast and Furious, federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) allowed thousands of […]
“Most Transparent Administration Puts Gag Order on HealthCare.gov Testing”
Health policy strategist Robert Laszewski is out with his latest analysis of news that insurers are being required to keep strict confidentiality surrounding what should be the wholly public business of HeathCare.gov. Apparently, the administration doesn’t want word getting out if things don’t go as smoothly as they hope in new testing prior to the […]
Leon Panetta On the Errors of Obama’s Ways
Former C.I.A. Director Leon Panetta seems to hold nothing back in his new book, Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace. USA Today calls it “an explosive assessment by a respected policymaker of the president he served.” From the article: In an interview with Capital Download, USA Today’s video newsmaker series, Panetta says Obama […]
Top 10 Best Movie Streaming Sites to Legally Watch Movies Online Free
Did you simply get another Zune player and are searching for Zune Movie Site Comparisons? Don’t know how or where to get the most recent films downloaded to it? This is a typical issue with Zune proprietors yet fortunately it’s truly not that troublesome once you know where to go to get the best arrangement […]
Polio-like illness claims fifth life in U.S.
At least five children infected with the respiratory illness known enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) have died in the U.S. in the past month. (Above image: a non-polio enterovirus as seen using an immunoelectron microscopic technique. Courtesy: CDC) The lastest confirmed victim was a four-year-old New Jersey boy, Eli Waller. He died at home on September 25. The […]
US Health Officials See Ebola Case in Texas as Success Story?
At a White House briefing today, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell declared, “These processes work.” She was referring to the systems in place since the Ebola outbreak in West Africa last March. It’s hard to imagine a bigger disconnect between the optimistic tone of today’s news conference and the reality that some ordinary Americans […]
How Ebola Spread (Map)
PBS Frontline has put together a graphic map that shows how the current Ebola outbreak began and spread. Click through the graphic slides to see. By the way, Frontline was the recipient of four Emmy awards this week. Check out its investigative journalism. PBS Frontline: How Ebola Spread
Homeland Security Settles Case of Document Seizure From Investigative Reporter
The strange case began August 6, 2013 in Maryland when the Coast Guard executed a search warrant on one of its employees whose wife happened to be an investigative reporter. The stated purpose of the search was to look for weapons and ammunition which the Coast Guard employee was forbidden from owning. But during the […]
