Wall Street JournalUS Ebola Response to be Probed by CongressWall Street JournalRepublicans have lambasted the Obama administration for its handling of the disease. Democrats have said Republicans have failed to provide additional funding for health agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while also …Obama Cancels More …
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If The Confederate Flag Is OK With Yankee Businessmen, It’s OK With Nikki Haley
Sweet Siddhartha of Myrtle Beach, did someone crack open the skull of Gov. Nikki Haley (R-Of Course) of South Carolina, scoop out her brain, and replace it with a lump of guacamole? Sure, she governs a state populated by rancid goobers who have an unholy attachment to the Confederate…
Watch: White House Defends Ebola Coordinator
Obama spokesman says counterterror advisor Lisa Monaco is best suited to lead Ebola response.
Obama Promises Vigilance on Ebola – Council on Foreign Relations
Obama Promises Vigilance on EbolaCouncil on Foreign RelationsPresident Barack Obama cleared his schedule Wednesday night and Thursday to oversee the government's response (NYT) to the Ebola cases in the United States. House Speaker John Boehner called on the president to impose a ban on travel to the United …and …
US steps up response as Ebola worries grow
WASHINGTON (AP) — The revelation that a second Dallas nurse who is ill with Ebola was cleared to fly the day before her diagnosis raised new alarms as leaders of the nation's public health system prepared to defend their efforts to contain the deadly virus before a congressional hearing …
San Diego Considers Giving The Homeless One-Way Bus Tickets Out Of Town
CREDIT: AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez The Port of San Diego is weighing a new proposal for how to handle its homeless residents: send them somewhere else. Commissioners for the Port of San Diego, a self-supporting public benefit corporation that governs the port area of San Diego, considered a…
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Protocol? Communiciation.
Dallas Morning News: Health care workers treating Thomas Eric Duncan in a hospital isolation unit didn’t wear protective hazardous-material suits for two days until tests confirmed the Liberian man had Ebola — a delay that potentially exposed perhaps dozens of hospital workers to the virus, according to medical records…
In South, Clinton Tries to Pull Democrats Back Into the Fold – New York Times
New York TimesIn South, Clinton Tries to Pull Democrats Back Into the FoldNew York TimesHillary Rodham Clinton campaigned on Wednesday in Louisville, Ky., with Alison Lundergan Grimes, right, the Democratic candidate who is trying to unseat Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader. Credit Tyler … White Democrats voted …Dems …
In Florida Election, The Rick Just Hit The Fan
In what any Very Serious Journalist would consider a disqualifying move that requires the Republican Party to abandon the race completely, Florida Gov. Rick Scott refused to debate his Democratic opponent, the former Republican and former governor of Florida Charlie Crist (because of course; it’s Florida!), on Wednesday…
White House shifts into crisis mode on Ebola response
By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rising public anxiety about the Ebola virus has forced the White House to shift into crisis mode and cancel two days of planned political events as President Barack Obama strives to show he has control over stopping the spread of the deadly disease. Just three …
Why the U.S. Should Worry About the Global Education Problem – Foreign Policy
Foreign PolicyWhy the U.S. Should Worry About the Global Education ProblemForeign PolicyI just finished Gabriel Zinny's Educación 3.0, which covers the changing landscape of education both in the United States and in Latin America. The radical changes needed have major implications on U.S. foreign policy and development policy …
Pistorius ‘can’t get away with this’, Steenkamp’s cousin tells court
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius needs to go to jail for the killing of his 29-year-old girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day last year, a cousin of the slain model told a South African court on Thursday. "I feel we need to send …
The Absolute Weirdest Thing Ever To Happen At A Political Debate
CREDIT: Screenshot of CBS debate The Florida gubernatorial debate got off to a rocky start Wednesday night when Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) refused to come out because his Democratic opponent, former Gov. Charlie Crist, asked for and received a fan under his podium. The debate moderators at CBS Miami…
Tom Cotton says people with pre-existing conditions were ‘happy’ before Obamacare
Here’s a new one: “Many people were happy” before Obamacare, when their pre-existing health problems kept them from getting private insurance. That’s what Republican Tom Cotton said, anyway, in Tuesday’s debate with Sen. Mark Pryor in the Arkansas Senate race. Cotton said that the previous coverage for these folks…
Nina Turner ad contrasts her fight for voting rights with Husted’s war on voting
Nina Turner, the Democratic candidate for Ohio secretary of state, has a new ad contrasting her priorities with those of incumbent Republican Jon Husted: The ballot box. Some dismiss it. Nina Turner has spent her life defending it. When you’re a first-generation college graduate, and stand shoulder-to-shoulder…
Watch: Michelle Obama dances with a turnip – USA TODAY
USA TODAYWatch: Michelle Obama dances with a turnipUSA TODAYThe first lady was responding to Iman Crosson — a Barack Obama impersonator with the Twitter handle of @Alphacat — who posed this question: "How many calories do you burn every time you 'turn up?' " Michelle Obama is …
Obama visits NJ today for Democratic fundraiser – The Star-Ledger
The Star-LedgerObama visits NJ today for Democratic fundraiserThe Star-LedgerTRENTON — President Obama is scheduled to visit New Jersey today for the first time since May 2013, when he toured the Hurricane Sandy-devastated Jersey Shore with Republican Gov. Chris Christie.Stile: Obama no longer drawing a Jersey crowdNorthJersey.comPelosi …
Obama, Bill Clinton to campaign for Michigan Dems – The Detroit News
The Detroit NewsObama, Bill Clinton to campaign for Michigan DemsThe Detroit NewsMichigan's election has drawn many high-profile politicians including Vice President Joe Biden, first lady Michelle Obama, 2012 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, as well as former Florida … "Democrat candidates …Obama to visit …