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• North Korea Vows to Make Nuclear Weapons That Can Target the U.S.

  

  Flag of North Korea (Photo credit: Wikipedia)North Korea released a statement in which they singled the United States of America as a “sworn enemy” of the Korea... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Climate Change—is It Real?

  

  President Obama strongly indicated that the administration would address the issue of climate change during his recent inauguration address. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, ENVIRONMENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Doctor Asks Teen If Family Owns Guns…while Treating His Tonsils

  

  In Wednesday’s issue of the Chicago Tribune, John Kass writes about a troubling case of infringing one’s privacy. Sam Insley, 16, of Oak Lawn, Illinois was... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hilary Clinton Testifies Before Congress on the Benghazi Terrorist Attack

  

  Secretary Hilary Clinton testified before Congress on behalf of the Benghazi consulate attack. The testimony came months after the tragic event in which U.S. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rumor Has It That Adele Named Her Son “Angelo”

  

  Rumor has it that Adele has named her son “Angelo.” The singer was spotted shopping for baby clothes wearing a gold necklace with the name “Angelo” spelled on... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 CELEB, CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta Opens Combat Roles to Women

  

  English: Official portrait of Leon Panetta as United States Secretary of Defense (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Leon Panetta is removing the military’s ban on women... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ohio Teacher Might Be Fired for Duct-taping Her Students and Posting It to Her...

  

  The Akron Public Schools Board of Education voted last week to pursue the termination of Melissa Cairns. Cairns took a picture of her students who had duct-tape... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Beyonce Lip-synced “The Star Spangled Banner” at Inauguration Ceremony

  

  Beyonce Knowles sang the national anthem at President Obama’s 2nd inauguration ceremony. Beyonce, is scheduled to sing at this year’s Super bowl halftime show,... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congratulations, Mr. President

  

  This week I would like to offer my congratulations to President Barack Obama. After a truly riveting campaign that featured many note-worthy debates and... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 5-year-old Pennsylvania Girl Suspended for Threatening to Use Toy Bubble Gun

  

  A five-year-old girl was suspended from her Pennsylvania school after a school official overheard her “threaten” to “shoot” a classmate with her toy... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• John Brennan’s Nomination to CIA Director Probably Means More Drone Strikes

  

  John O. Brennan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The nomination of President Barack Obama’s top counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan to head the CIA has sparked... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Mexico Teen Gunman Kills 5 Inside Home

  

  On Saturday night, a teen gunman fatally shot 2 adults and 3 children in an Albuquerque home. Authorities still do not know if he the teen was related to the... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Chicago Alderman Ed Burke Wants to Ban Energy Drinks in Chicago

  

  Monster Energy (Photo credit: Wikipedia)In a Thursday City Council Meeting, Chicago Alderman Ed Burke proposed an ordinance that would ban “highly caffeinated”... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Tom Cruise and the Kardashians Are the Latest Victims of “Celebrity Swatting”

  

  Tom Cruise December 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Tom Cruise and the Kardashian clan are the latest victims of what is known as “celebrity swatting.” The term... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Casey Anthony Might Go to Jail for Lying to Police

  

  Casey Anthony was acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, in 2011. Her daughter had gone “missing” in 2008. Casey had falsely told authorities... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• House Republicans to Raise Debt Limit and President Obama Presents Tougher Gun...

  

  This week I offer my praise of the week to two “unlikely” recipients. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Notre Dame Star Linebacker Manti Te’o a Victim of “catfishing”

  

  By now most of you know that Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te’o was potentially duped into thinking his girlfriend Leenay Kekua (of which he had never met... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, FOOTBALL, SOCIETY, SPORTS

• Lance Armstrong Admits Cheating During Oprah Winfrey Interview

  

  News broke last week that Oprah Winfrey would be interviewing the once championed 7-time Tour de France winner on January 14th. The interview will air on... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama Voted Against Raising Debt Ceiling in 2006 Due to High Deficits

  Reblogged from DYNAMO_politics: President Obama had harsh words for congressional Republicans who have refused to raise the debt ceiling without... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Stacie Halas, a California Teacher Fired for Porn Past, Loses Appeal

  

  I read this Huffington Postarticle about a teacher who was fired because she had been in porn movies. Stacie Halas was fired because she had been in... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY