Politics
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38 Gay Men Arrested in Nigeria
Around 38 of approximately 168 “wanted” gay men have been arrested recently in Nigeria for the crime of being gay as the country’s discriminatory anti-gay law becomes official, the Associated Press reports. According to activist Dorothy Aken’Ova, the law was being used to persecute gays in the country long before it officially passed. She accused…
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Obama’s Initiative: One Promise, Different Zones
President Barack Obama is a man on a mission. As the second year of his second term commences, he embarks on a progressive agenda, mirroring the campaign of hope and change that originally inspired a new generation of voters in 2008. Key to his platform is an unapologetic focus on income inequality, the long-term unemployed…
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Feds Investigating Gov. Chris Christie for Possible Misuse of Sandy Relief Funds
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s troubles are far from over. While the Republican is still trying to recuperate and regain his good name in the face of “bridge-gate,” he is now faced with a federal probe about his use of Superstorm Sandy relief funds, CNN reports. The exclusive report reveals that federal auditors are looking…
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RNC Chairman Defends Gov. Christie and Slams President Obama
NBC host David Gregory got into a heated debate with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus about Priebus’ forgiving views toward New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the role Christie played, if any, in the traffic-jam scandal reported last week. In a Sunday morning interview on Meet the Press, Priebus argued that Americans would forgive…
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War on Poverty: Deep Divide in Congress on How to Help
Bipartisan differences over dealing with issues of poverty were readily apparent on Wednesday, the 50th anniversary of President Johnson’s declaration of a “war on poverty,” NPR reports. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) called Johnson’s effort a success. “The national poverty rate has gone down from 26 percent in 1967 to 16 percent in 2012,” she said,…
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Haiti: 4 Years After the Earthquake
Haitian President Michel Martelly called for residents to reflect Sunday on the devastating earthquake that swept through the small nation four years ago, killing tens of thousands and leaving scores of people homeless after it decimated buildings and houses, the Associated Press reports. The Haitian flag was flown at half-staff, and clubs were to remain closed.…
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Obama Administration Drops Company Behind HealthCare.gov
It seems as if the Obama administration is intent on doing everything it can to ensure that the HealthCare.gov debacle remains in the past, with no more mess-ups to threaten any progress that has been made. According to an unnamed source, the administration has decided to drop CGI Federal, the company behind the site, the…
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Christie Contrite, Fires Aide Involved in Traffic Jam Scandal
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey has begun to attempt to clean up the mess left behind after it was revealed that key members of his staff had plotted to jam traffic by closing lanes on the George Washington Bridge at Fort Lee, N.J., as revenge against the city’s Democratic mayor, the Associated Press reports.…
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Shaquille O’Neal Still Supports Chris Christie Amid Bridge Scandal
Despite the bridge traffic-jam scandal surrounding New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the many scathing remarks about his character—ranging from implications that he knew about the set-up to accusations of bullying—he still has one huge supporter: Shaquille O’Neal. O’Neal, who surprised a few people when he appeared in an ad endorsing the governor for his…
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Fox News Hosts ‘Heart’ Don Lemon
Even Fox News is confused as to which channel Don Lemon works for. On Thursday, Fox News’ The Five aplauded CNN’s Lemon for the smooth way he dragged the president’s name into New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s bridge scandal, Mediaite reports. One of Christie’s top aides allegedly sent emails asking that traffic jams be created, by…