posted by CalGal at 05:41am
posted by CalGal at 03:42am
White House Chief of Staff William Daley is stepping down from his post and will be replaced by Budget Director Jack Lew, NPR's Scott Horsley has confirmed.
Win McNamee/Getty ImagesWhite House Chief of Staff William Daley.The news, first reported by the Los Angeles Times and quickly followed by other news outlets, puts "a veteran staffer of the White House, Capitol Hill and State Department in a critical position at a difficult time for the president" — a reelection year — as the Times says.
Daley became chief of staff one year ago, succeeding Rahm Emanuel (who went on to become mayor of Chicago). Last November, some of Daley's duties were shifted to deputy Pete Rouse.
Continue reading White House Chief of Staff Steps Down After Just a Year
posted by TAFKA at 03:24am
TOKYO — Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader who threatened the world with his nuclear weapons ambitions and suppressed his own people with imprisonment and isolation, left in the wake of his death Saturday an antiquated country with a power vacuum.
Kim’s death raises immediate questions about the future — and the stability — of perhaps the world’s most isolated state, which for six decades has been held together by the Kim family personality cult. Kim was deified by state media, described as the “Dear Leader.” A weeping television anchor Monday told North Korea of Kim’s death.
Continue reading Kim Jong Il, North Korean leader, dead at age 69
posted by Elf at 07:56amJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Maurice Jones-Drew set a franchise scoring record, interim coach Mel Tucker got his first victory and Jacksonville did something it hadn't done in more than 13 years.
It was a near-perfect day in an otherwise miserable season for the Jaguars.
Jones-Drew scored four times, setting the franchise record for career touchdowns, and the Jaguars scored 41 unanswered points to beat the turnover-prone Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41-14 Sunday.
posted by TAFKA at 10:29pm
Griffin beat out Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, Wisconsin running back Montee Ball, LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu and Alabama running back Trent Richardson for the 77th edition of the award annually given to college football's top player.
posted by CurbSide at 02:13am
Would that all women had this man for a shoe salesman:
posted by CalGal at 07:51pm
Campers waiting for the doors to open. But then they got pepper sprayed. Or shot.
posted by CalGal at 12:10am
(Goodbye, Nancy P.)
posted by Nicholas Kronos at 05:52pm
"Former Speaker of the House–and current Minority Leader–Nancy Pelosi apparently bought $1 million to $5 million of Visa stock in one of the most sought-after and profitable initial public offerings (IPO) in American history, thwarted serious credit card reform for two years, and then watched her investment skyrocket 203%."
via ace.mu.nu
posted by theDiva at 06:35pm
and....Cardinals win!
...Game 7 on tonight!
posted by CalGal at 01:12am
Police are searching door to door for the gunman.
posted by CalGal at 09:47pm