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Subpoenas issued in US Attorney firings probe

sanantoniorogue — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:07:01 -0500

The federal prosecutor appointed by Attorney General Michael Mukasey to examine the "haphazard, arbitrary and unprofessional" conduct of his predecessor Alberto Gonzales and others related to the firings of nine US Attorneys has "been meeting with defense lawyers, dispatching subpoenas and seeking information about the events, according to legal sources familiar with the case," according to a report in Wednesday's Washington Post.

Book: Murdoch 'Despises' O'Reilly

SanAntonioRogue — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:19:05 -0500

A new book about media mogul Rupert Murdoch claims that he "absolutely despises" commentator Bill O'Reilly, the top-rated commentator on Murdoch's Fox News.

State Judge Throws Out Florida Gay Adoption Ban

SanAntonioRogue — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:06:09 -0500

Florida's strict law banning adoption of children by gay people was found unconstitutional Tuesday by a state judge, allowing a gay foster parent to adopt children he's cared for since 2004. "There is no rational basis to prohibit gay parents from adopting," ruled Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman.

Now for your nauseating trivia fact of the day...

SanAntonioRogue — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:56:49 -0500

Ashlee Simpson names her baby Bronx Mowgli Wentz

The name Brooklyn has been done before, so Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz turned to another New York City borough in naming their newborn son: The Bronx.

She hails from Texas, he grew up near Chicago, and the pop-rock power couple haven't said whether the Yankees' territory (and arguably the toughest real estate in New York City) inspired their unusual choice: Bronx Mowgli Wentz.

Report: Napolitano to Head Homeland Security

sanantoniorogue — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:47:15 -0500

President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources. The Democratic governor, a supporter and campaigner for Obama's presidential campaign, had been reported to be on a short list of people to fill cabinet posts in the new administration.

Churches file legal challenge to Prop 8

SanAntonioRogue — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:04:06 -0500

Three settings of the United Church of Christ have filed a legal petition before the Supreme Court of California to challenge the validity of the voter-approved Proposition 8 which ended same-gender marriage in the state.

The General Synod of the United Church of Christ, as well as the UCC's Southern California Nevada Conference and Northern California Nevada Conference, joined other religious bodies in filing litigation on Nov. 17 that argues that Proposition 8 amounted to a constitutional "revision" because it took away a fundamental civil right. In California, a constitutional revision, unlike an amendment, requires legislative authorization in addition to voter approval.

Obama Picks Eric Holder for Attorney General

sanantoniorogue — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:14:08 -0500

Barack Obama has chosen Eric Holder, a former justice department official under Bill Clinton, to be his attorney general, Newsweek's Michael Isikoff reports. Holder was on the team that signed off on the pardon. If confirmed, he'll be the first African-American attorney general.

Uh Oh - Move over John Edwards?

sanantoniorogue — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:13:34 -0500

National Enquirer says Cindy McCain is a two-timer

First lady wannabe Cindy McCain had an affair with a long-haired man who resembles "a washed-up '80s rock musician," says the National Enquirer, and the supermarket tabloid claims to have the pictures to prove it.

The Onset of Obama Derangement Syndrome

SanAntonioRogue — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:14:57 -0500

For the past seven-plus years, the Left has suffered from Bush Derangement Syndrome. Well, actually, the rest of us have suffered from their embrace of BDS, which one might think would inoculate us from any related maladies. As Jake Tapper notes, though, the onset of Obama Derangement Syndrome might prove that wrong:

The Sarah Palin Smokescreen

sanantoniorogue — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:10:17 -0400

"Here's the deal: Palin is the latest G.O.P. distraction," Bob Herbert wrote in a New York Times op-ed on Tuesday. "She's meant to shift attention away from the real issue of this campaign--the awful state of the nation after eight years of Republican rule. The Republicans are brilliant at distractions."