The Wall Street Journal.Cory Booker Candidate Sleepovers Mean Tight Quarters, Wet Towels and ‘Surreal’ Family-Room ChatsThe Wall Street Journal. - Eliza CollinsBooker, handful of other presidential hopefuls pass up hotels in favor of guest bedrooms and pull-out couches. BRENTWOOD, N. H.—Sen. Cory Booker sat on the family-room floor with New Hampshire State Sen.
The Washington Postadded this to PoliticsDonald Trump Why Trump’s reelection bid isn’t as solid as he’d like you to believeThe Washington Post - By Philip BumpOne of the central lessons from 2016 for political observers was a humbling one: You never know what's going to happen. Sure, some people said that Donald Trump was going to win, but overwhelmingly that
Playboy Magazine California Historical Society | ROBERT SCHEER: ABOVE THE FOLD -- Film and Discussioncaliforniahistoricalsociety.org - my.californiahistoricalsociety.org Robert Scheer is an award winning journalist and editor in chief of Truthdig.com, an on line news site he started following 30 years as a national …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoRecession Does the Economy Guarantee Trump’s Re-Election?politicalwire.com - Taegan Goddard Axios suggests President Trump is well-positioned to win re-election based on the strength of the economy based on this statistic: “Every incumbent …
The New York Timesadded this to U.S.Obituaries L. Bruce Laingen, Senior Hostage During Iran Crisis, Dies at 96The New York Times - By NEIL GENZLINGERL. Bruce Laingen, the highest-ranking American official held in Iran during the 444-day-long hostage ordeal that began there in November 1979, died on Monday in Bethesda, Md. He was 96. His son Chip told
CNBCNews When former president Jimmy Carter left office, his peanut business was $1 million in debtCNBC - Kathleen Elkins Carter is not the only U.S. president to finish his term in the red: Thanks to legal fees, Bill Clinton "left the White House $16 million in debt," …
Conservative View Gallup: Trump Approval at Record 42.7% in Quarternewsmax.com - Todd Beamon President Donald Trump had a 42.7% average approval rating for the 10th quarter, the highest for his term and besting those of Ronald Reagan and …
NNational ReviewMark Sanford Trump Should Welcome a Challenge from Mark SanfordNational Review - Jonathan S. Tobin Trouncing outlier GOP candidates would help, not hurt, his reelection chances. On Tuesday, former South Carolina governor and congressman Mark Sanford …
South China Morning Post added this to SCMP NewsNews (Hong Kong) Twins born in different cities and space museum coup: headlines from 40 years agoscmp.com - Luisa Tam A journey back through time to look at significant news and events reported by the South China Morning Post from this week in history
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMark Sanford Mark Sanford Releases a Videopoliticalwire.com Just a day after hinting he might challenge President Trump in the Republican primaries, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) is out with a …
The Daily TelegraphFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIran Top US diplomat held in Iran dies at 96dailytelegraph.com.au L. Bruce Laingen, the top American diplomat at the US Embassy in Tehran when it was overrun by Iranian protesters in 1979 and one of 52 Americans …
San Antonio, TX Bruce Laingen, top-ranking U.S. diplomat held in Iran hostage crisis, dies at 96mysanantonio.com - Harrison Smith, The Washington Post On the morning the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was stormed by Iranian students, its top diplomat was visiting the Iranian Foreign Ministry, discussing …
Daily Mailadded this to Top StoriesTed KennedyBeware the ides of July: Anniversaries of the fatal crashes involving Ted Kennedy and nephew John F Kennedy Jr on Martha'sdailymail.co.uk - Chris Spargo The Kennedy family is remembering two tragic anniversaries this week involving two of he political dynasty's most prominent men. Tuesday marked the …
Billboardadded this to BillboardMusic Marc Cohn & Blind Boys of Alabama Team Up for Soulful 'Work to Do': Exclusivebillboard.com - Gary Graff Marc Cohn's association with The Blind Boys of Alabama goes back a few years, as he previously penned songs for the group's 2017 album Almost Home. …
U.S. Politics The 'malaise' plus 40, an inelegant elegywashingtonexaminer.com - www.washingtonexaminer.com Not once mentioning "malaise," the now-infamous word synonymous with illness, President Jimmy Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” speech given July 15, …
Carter Administration American Experiencepbs.org - www.pbs.org On July 17, 1980, Ronald Reagan accepted the Republican Presidential nomination. Thank you very much. We're using up prime time. Thank you very much. …
Washington D.C. DC politician Sterling Tucker dieswusa9.com - Author: WUSA Staff "It is with the deepest sadness and the most profound respect that we announce the passing of Sterling Tucker, born Dec. 21, 1923," DC Council …
Bloombergadded this to BloombergMick Mulvaney What Happens When No One Is Running the White HouseBloomberg - Jonathan Bernstein It’s time for an update on how Donald Trump’s terrible management skills are undermining his presidency. Here’s the Mick Mulvaney edition – which …
NBC SPORTSadded this to College Football TalkCollege Football Kentucky confirms addition of Troy transfer QB Sawyer Smithnbcsports.com - John Taylor In late April, Sawyer Smith took his first step in moving on from Troy by announcing on social media that he had placed his name into the NCAA …
Bloombergadded this to BloombergRonald Reagan Most Racist Presidential Comment of My Lifetime?Bloomberg - Stephen L. Carter President Donald Trump’s vicious verbal assaults on four women of color who are members of Congress have sparked an avalanche of well-earned …
The Washington PostDemocrats What Jimmy Carter’s most famous moment can teach the Democrats running in 2020The Washington Post - By Zachary J. LechnerForty years ago today, President Jimmy Carter delivered his landmark “crisis of confidence” speech. It was a crucial moment in his presidency: a bold, if ultimately ill-fated, attempt to revive the American
U.S. Politics Forty years ago, Jimmy Carter’s malignant ‘malaise’ speechwashingtonexaminer.com - Quin Hillyer Forty years ago today, Jimmy Carter gave one of the worst speeches in American presidential history. Reading it again, I am surprised to see that the …
The Washington PostWest Texas Oil-patch evangelicals: How Christianity and crude fueled the rise of the American rightThe Washington Post - By Darren DochukAs President Trump’s populist appointees continue to deregulate the mineral-rich lands of the American West, approve pipelines and diminish oversight of fracking, the region’s independent oil and gas are
Medicare The Angle: How President Jimmy Carter Diversified America’s Court Benchesslate.com - Slate Copy Desk His reshaping of who gets to interpret the Constitution is one of the greatest, longest-lasting, and most unheralded achievements in presidential …
Twitter Study Finds @realDonaldTrump Trails @BarackObama's Twitter Reach By About 25%mediapost.com - Joe Mandese The current President’s @realDonaldTrump account on Twitter is followed by 19% of Twitter users, about 25% fewer users than follow his immediate …
Varietyadded this to MusicPlay buttonBob Dylan Bob Dylan and Neil Young Duet — Finally! — at Tour Finale (Watch)Variety - Chris Willman Bob Dylan and Neil Young harked back to the days of the Carter administration — the Carter Family administration, that is — on Sunday for their …
Birrichinaadded this to American GovernmentJames Eastland Trump Is Undoing Jimmy Carter’s Greatest Accomplishmentslate.com - Mark Joseph Stern Carter’s reshaping of who gets to interpret the Constitution is one of the greatest and most unheralded achievements in presidential history.
The Daily Beastadded this to PoliticsPolitics Jimmy Carter Took Me to Sunday School — LiterallyThe Daily Beast - Eleanor Clift The homemade peanut butter ice cream is great. The gnats are awful; they divebomb your eyes. Plains, Georgia hasn’t changed much since Jimmy Carter …
Ronald Reagan RedState's Water Cooler - July 14, 2019 - Open Thread - "MAGA Prime"redstate.com - colonelflagg There are some days in the lives of conservatives that deserve special recognition. Today happens to be one of those days. In 1980, America was …
The Guardianadded this to MusicMusic (UK) Amadou and Mariam; the Blind Boys of Alabama review – soulful energyThe Guardian - Robin DenselowThis was a rousing and intriguing pairing that could turn into something more interesting than cleverly packaged nostalgia. Here, after all, were veteran musicians from Africa and the US with remarkably
