Griffith is switching to the Republican Party. Sources confirm to CNN that Democratic Rep. Parker Griffith will announce Tuesday that he’s switching parties and will run for re-election next year as a Republican.The freshman lawmaker represents Alabama’s 5th Congressional District. Griffith won his seat last year by 3 points over Republican Wayne Parker. But the [...]
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Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama is not facing more threats to his life or security than the previous two presidents, according to the Secret Service. At a hearing Thursday, Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan said “the threats right now in the inappropriate interest that we are seeing is the same level as it has [...]
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(CNN) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she is thrilled about her daughter’s engagement, but isn’t sure how she will find the time to plan the wedding. “I am officially an MOTB: a mother of the bride,” Clinton said Friday in an interview with CNN’s John Roberts. “And I am very excited about it” [...]
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Washington (CNN) – Eight laptop computers were stolen Friday morning from the offices of attorneys representing former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the Chicago Police Department confirmed to CNN. It is unclear if any of the laptops contained information regarding Blagojevich’s federal corruption trial. The U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago had no comment on the case. [...]
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Washington (CNN) – Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defended the public’s right to question the legitimacy of President Obama’s birth certificate, but noted that she is not demanding for it to be released. Appearing on conservative radio host Rusty Humphries program, Palin said that she supports people inquiring about it. “I think the public rightfully is [...]
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Aisha’s Fish and Chicken is named for Stanley Walker’s 16-year-old daughter; it’s a small family business known for its wings, catfish and signature sauce. Walker’s daughter, wife, Demetria, and cousin, Andrew, keep the restaurant running, and in this bad economy, times are tough. Health care coverage is out of the question. “It’s too expensive right [...]
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President Obama greets Washington-area students at an event Monday designed to promote science and math education Washington (CNN) — A conversation last week with South Korea’s president apparently showed President Obama the stark difference between how Asian nations and the United States value education. Obama said Monday that the U.S. needs to restore the nation’s [...]
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The chief sponsor of a resolution that delineates conservative principles espoused by former President Reagan says the resolution would insulate RNC head Michael Steele from conservative criticism. Washington (CNN) – Conservative members of the Republican National Committee are circulating a new resolution that calls on party members to stand up to President Obama’s “socialist” agenda [...]
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Can Lou Dobbs make the leap from the anchor desk to the Oval Office? (CNN) – Can Lou Dobbs make the leap from the anchor desk to the Oval Office? A radio interviewer on WTOP joked Monday about the “crazy” idea that the former CNN host could mount a White House bid in 2012 – [...]
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Washington (CNN) – If President Barack Obama decides to send 34,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, a new national poll indicates Americans would be split over whether to support such a move. Half of the people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey say they’d support such a decision, with 49 percent opposed. But support [...]
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