Archive for February, 2008

Hillary’s plagiarism problem

After weeks of plagiarism accusations against Barack Obama and last night’s “Xerox” comment, this video really points to the kettle calling the pot black.

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Hillary concedes during the Texas debate?

  
President and Vice President?
Saying that she was honored to be sitting with Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton sounded very much like she was conceding the party’s nomination to Obama and, perhaps, trying to position herself as the party’s Vice Presidential choice.
“You know, no matter what happens in this contest, … I am honored to [...]

McCain spins a new tail

In a quick response to the New York Times article alleging misconduct with a female Washington lobbyist, Republican Senator and presidential candidate John McCain held a news conference alongside his wife and denied everything.
The Times reported in its online edition Wednesday that aides to McCain’s 2000 presidential campaign were so worried about the relationship that [...]

Serbians Attack U.S. Embassy in Belgrade

Protesters attacked the United States Embassy and set part of it ablaze Thursday as tens of thousands of angry Serbs took to the streets of Belgrade to protest Kosovo’s declaration of independence.
The United States recognized Kosovo on Monday, one day after Kosovo declared its independence.
For all the hostility in a country seeming to turn inward [...]

Obama Crushes Clinton in WI and HI, now 10-0

Democratic Senator Barack Obama handily defeated his Democratic opponent, Senator Hillary Clinton in the Wisconsin Democratic primary.
What was predicted to be a close race turned out to be a landslide of support for Obama as he beat Clinton in Wisconsin 58%-41%, a 17 point margin of victory.  The margin in HI, Obama’s other “home” state [...]

Toshiba throws in the towel on HD-DVD

Toshiba said Tuesday it will no longer manufacture HD-DVDs, effectively ending the long-running battle with the rival Blu-ray for a dominant high-definition format.

Toshiba said it made the decision to cease developing, manufacturing, and marketing HD DVDs after “recent major changes in the market.” It promised to continue offering support and service for all existing Toshiba [...]

Wisconsin key for Democrats - Hillary copies Obama

U.S. presidential primary contests continue later today, with both Democrats and Republicans holding primaries in Wisconsin and Democrats holding a caucus in Hawaii.
Democratic Senator Barack Obama hopes to continue his winning streak over Senator Hillary Clinton.  Polls show the two candidates in a close race in Wisconsin. Obama holds an advantage in Hawaii, where he [...]

Edward Kennedy stumps for universal health care

Senator Edward Kennedy makes a point on universal health care while campaigning for Senator Barack Obama at Youngstown State University on February 16, 2008.
Kennedy makes the point that only one senator has refused the government provided health care.
 
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US to shoot down spy satellite this week

The U.S. Navy will likely attempt to shoot down a faulty spy satellite Thursday, the day after the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to land. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said there’s nothing the military can do to make the outcome worse.
“If we miss, nothing changes. If we shoot and barely touch it, the satellite is [...]

Bill Clinton explodes at pro-life heckler

Former President Bill Clinton went on a tirade today against a pro-life heckler while campaigning for his wife at Franciscan University of Steubenville.
The protester was heckling Clinton on his abortion policies as president.
Clinton concluded the outburst with “Let’s get back to this education thing….”

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