President Obama outlined his FY2010 budget on Thursday, claiming to try and reduce the overall budget deficit by the end of his first term. His actions, not surprisingly, prompted the DC political pundits to chime in and undermine the President’s rosy economic growth projections. But this perpetual game of strategy and attack isn’t the reason [...]
From MSNBC: NEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana woman is accused of trading two young children in her care for a pet cockatoo and $175 cash from a couple who had been trying for years to have their own child, authorities said Thursday. The transaction for the 5-year-old boy and the 4-year-old girl was negotiated by [...]
Back when Montana had two congressmen (now Montana only has one At-Large member) Jeannette Rankin, a woman, was on of them. Apparently, On November 7, 1916 she was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana, becoming the first female member of Congress. The Nineteenth Amendment, (which gave women the right to [...]
Just when you thought that you’ve seen everything: From the Associated Press: George Mason University senior Ryan Allen dresses in drag and doesn’t mind being called a queen — homecoming queen, to be exact. Allen, who is gay and performs in drag at nightclubs in the region, said he entered the homecoming contest as a [...]