Break Time

It was high time for a break from CNN and the media spin that has been generated all over the planet so… I gotta say, flipping the channel to OPB was a real, Oh Yeah, kind of moment…transported to a time of artistic expression and the freedom to do so. it was the entire performance [...]

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Egypt’s New Government Announced On State TV

Egypt’s New Government Announced On State TV The Huffington Post/AP MAGGIE MICHAEL and HAMZA HENDAWI  First Posted: 01/31/11 07:57 AM Updated: 01/31/11 09:30 AM CAIRO — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak swore in a new Cabinet on Monday, replacing one dissolved as a concession to unprecedented anti-government protests. (SCROLL DOWN FOR LATEST UPDATES) In the most significant [...]

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US Defense Dept. urges restraint as Egyptian military officials return from Pentagon

Herald Tribune U.S. tests its influence with Egypt’s military By ELISABETH BUMILLER The New York Times Herald Tribune Published: Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 10:34 p.m. WASHINGTON – The officer corps of Egypt’s powerful military has been educated at defense colleges in the United States for [...]

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Davos 2011: Two Worlds

Davos: Two Worlds, Ready or Not Huffington Post Simon Johnson MIT Professor and co-author of 13 Bankers Posted: January 29, 2011 09:50 AM On the fringes of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos this week, there was plenty of substantive discussion — including about the dangers posed by our “too big to fail”/”too big [...]

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A senior review of Sarah Palin’s book Going Rogue

Well, My signifigant other bought me a copy of Going Rogue,so I guess I’d better do a critique. She found it in the Goodwill bins for a buck. I checked on Abebooks, and there were some on there for a buck, but it was three bucks to ship. I noticed that Goodwill was listing quite [...]

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Egypt’s President Mubarak Refuses To Step Down

Egypt Protests: LIVE Updates As Opposition Fills The Streets AP/The Huffington Post First Posted: 01/28/11 08:13 AM Updated: 01/28/11 04:50 PM CAIRO (AP) – The Egyptian capital Cairo was the scene of violent chaos Friday, when tens of thousands of anti-government protesters stoned and confronted police, who fired back with rubber bullets, tear gas and water [...]

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Gun Rights Battle Heads To Bars, Churches, Doctors’ Offices And Day Care

Gun Rights Battle Heads To Bars, Churches, Doctors’ Offices And Day Care TPM Muckraker Ryan J. Reilly and Melissa Jeltsen | January 28, 2011, 9:40AM After ignoring the issue of gun control for his entire presidency to date, aides to President Barack Obama said Wednesday he’d take up the issue within the next few weeks. [...]

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Women Bloggers to Watch for 2011- We Made The List!

Happy Wednesday Justice Bloggers! I am thrilled to tell you that this Blog has been listed in the “101 Women Bloggers to Watch for 2011″.   I am not sure how we made the list of 100 Women Bloggers but I am forever grateful.  They listed us as Politics and Rock N’ Roll.  So, I guess [...]

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State Of The Union 2011 Speech- FULL TEXT

State Of The Union 2011: Speech, Reaction & Commentary (LIVE UPDATES) AP/The Huffington Post Posted: 01/25/11 10:32 AM Standing before a nation clamoring for jobs, President Barack Obama will call for targeted spending to boost the economy but also for budget cutting in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, his first in a new [...]

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SOTU Preview: Obama To Focus Speech On Jobs, Innovation, Cooperation

SOTU Preview: Obama To Focus Speech On Jobs, Innovation, Cooperation Via: Huffington Post JULIE PACE   01/22/11 11:55 PM   WASHINGTON — Under pressure to energize the economy, President Barack Obama said Saturday he will use his State of the Union address to outline an agenda to create jobs now and boost American competitiveness over [...]

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