White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has confirmed that President Barack Obama suffered a basketball injury on Friday. President Obama traveled to the Fort McNair location for an early Friday morning game of "five on five" basketball when he suffered an injury. The President was hit with an...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates was unsuccessful in swaying the Associated Press from distributing a graphic photograph showing the final moments of Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard’s life after the marine had been mortally wounded in Afghanistan. The photo shows the 21-year-old being helped by...
Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
A maritime border dispute between North and South Korea led to a bombing on Yeonpyeong Island on Tuesday. The hour long "rain of shells" caused at least two casualties, massive damages to buildings, and terror among South Korean civilians. The incident was condemned by U.S. officials in Washington...
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it” - William Pitt the Elder, British Prime Minister from 1766 to 1778. Our nations’ leaders are supposed to be paragons of virtue and strength, ever striving to better the populace’s lot in life and aid their country’s economic,...
Obama's routine physical and health exam were uneventful with the exception of his doctor's warning: "Quit Smoking." The results from Obama's physical indicated the President is in "excellent health" and "fit for duty." Jeffrey Kuhlman performed the physical and reported to the White House...
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of America. Jefferson was born to an affluent family in 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia and was educated at local schools led by ministers and pastors as a child. At the age of nine,...
Today is President Barack Obama’s forty-eighth birthday. How does he plan to celebrate? White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs released the following statement giving the run-down of Obama’s scheduled birthday activities: In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the...
Politics is a dirty business and politicians don't come any dirtier than Dick Cheney. He's a man who delights in operating on the 'dark side' and is the Darth Vader of American politics. However, is it going too far to accuse him of "crimes against humanity"? That term has quite a narrow and specific...
Egypt's Vice President Omar Suleiman was the subject of a failed assassination attempt on January 29, 2011. The attack left a pair of Suleiman's body guards dead and was deemed an "organized attack" launched upon Suleiman's motorcade shortly after he was appointed vice president by Egyptian leader...
