JARRATT, Va. – John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind behind the sniper attacks that left 10 dead, was executed as relatives of the victims watched, reliving the killing spree that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area for three weeks in October 2002. The 48-year-old Muhammad looked calm and stoic, but was twitching …
Read More »Rep. Fattah on Health Care Costs
This is a rush transcript from “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” November 16, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: All right, fair and balanced now, back to that new report which states health care costs will rise under the …
Read More »U.K. Boy Hit By Toddler Gets Government Payout
LONDON – A young boy who was attacked by his 3-year-old playmate with a carjack can claim compensation from a British government body that helps crime victims, lawyers said Friday. Jay Jones needed stitches to his face and spent two days in the hospital in 2007 after another toddler struck …
Read More »Ridge Explains Terror Alert Comments
This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” August 31, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, HOST: Former Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge recently raised eyebrows when he accused the Bush administration of politicizing the terror alert system after 9/11. IN …
Read More »Fla. Woman Says Burglar Took Uncle's Cremated Remains
BRADENTON, Fla. – A Florida woman says a plastic bag that contained her uncle’s cremated remains was stolen during a burglary. Denise Littler of Bradenton kept the ashes in a wooden box. She found the box after her home was burglarized Friday, but the ashes were gone. Manatee County sheriff’s …
Read More »So This Is Change?
The 2008 election was supposed to be about change: Yet another politician promising to change the tone in Washington. We were told unifying times were ahead; this was the great healer. But every single time this administration is met with opposition, what’s the response? Is it honest debate? An open …
Read More »We Love You Too, Van Jones
I told you last week about Van Jones getting the NAACP Image Award. Here’s how he closed his speech: (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) VAN JONES, FORMER WHITE HOUSE GREEN JOBS ‘CZAR’: To my fellow countryman, Mr. Glenn Beck. I see you and I love you, brother. I love you and you …
Read More »Congressional Democrats Put President Obama in Awkward Position
It has become an interesting question in Washington these days whether President Obama is leading his party in Congress or his party is leading him. A case in point is a provision in that $410 billion spending bill now making its way to his desk — a provision intended to …
Read More »Al Franken Insults Joe Lieberman
Thursday on the Senate floor, Mr. Lieberman was speaking about the health care bill and politely asked for an extension to wrap up his remarks. The senator didn’t even wait for verbal approval since it’s almost always given. Almost always, but not Thursday. That’s because Franken, who was in a …
Read More »Hamas: Teaching About Holocaust Is 'War Crime'
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Questioning History A Hamas spiritual leader says teaching Palestinian children about the Holocaust amounts to a war crime. Cleric Younis al-Astal rejects a reported U.N. proposal to include in Gaza’s school curriculum information about the Nazi killing of 6 million Jews during …
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