In the history of mankind, many republics have risen, have flourished for a less or greater time, and then have fallen because their citizens lost the power of governing themselves and thereby of governing their state. TR
10:30 am || Receives the President Daily Briefing Noon || Meets with senior advisers 2:20 pm || Welcomes the college football national champion University of Alabama Crimson Tide to the White House 4:20 pm || Attends a fundraiser; W Hotel, Washington All times Eastern Live stream of Carney briefing at 1:15 pm
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Many of you may already be aware that Jim Treacher at The Daily Caller pried this little gem out of President Obama’s book, Dreams from my Father, about Obama’s consumption of dog meat while living as a child in Indonesia. Well, the story has spread like wildfire across the Internets. While not much of an issue, it does have a real effect: It completely negates
I don’t think so. At least, any confidence he might have is contingent on what we find out. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney played the artful dodger on the question Tuesday, and apparently none of the White House press corps picked up on it. We’re back to, “It depends on what the meaning of the words ‘is’ is.” Here’s why. Carney was asked Tuesday, “Does the
They went up. President Obama’s announcement Tuesday that he wants to go after people who may be affecting oil prices by gaming the markets for personal gain was completely ignored Tuesday by the markets themselves, which promptly bid the price of oil up another dollar. In fact, the price shot up upon opening at 9 am, just after Obama’s initiative was announced by the White
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“What we’re finding in our initial investigation is, not only did these agents sleep with prostitutes, but several of them exceeded their per diem.” – Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan A note from our attorneys: This is not a real quote