Soros Claims Broken Leg, Wants Delay in Court Tiff with Ex
Due to a broken leg, George Soros has asked for a delay in giving a deposition in his long-running legal battle with his former Brazilian girlfriend.
Entries by Joe Miller
‘Superbugs’ Found Breeding in Sewage Plants
Tests at two wastewater treatment plants in northern China revealed antibiotic-resistant bacteria were not only escaping purification but also breeding and spreading their dangerous cargo. Joint research by scientists from Rice, Nankai and Tianjin universities found “superbugs” carrying New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1), a multidrug-resistant gene first identified in India in 2010, in wastewater disinfected by chlorination.
Price of Beef Hits All-Time High, But Feds Say Consumer Price Index is Unchanged
The average price for a pound of ground beef hit its all-time in the United States in November, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Veterans Take the Hit – Senate Votes for $6 Billion in Military Pension Cuts
A final effort by Senate Republicans to halt cuts to pensions of military retirees failed late Tuesday, after Democrats blocked an amendment to the controversial budget bill.
Snowden Believed to Have ‘Doomsday Cache’ – DOD Official: ‘He Stole Everything — Literally Everything’
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden stole vastly more information than previously speculated, and is holding it at ransom for his own protection.
‘Troubling’: Federal Judge Orders Obama Admin. to Disclose Document it’s Been Trying to Keep Hidden
A federal judge Tuesday ordered the disclosure of a government-wide foreign aid directive President Barack Obama signed in 2010 but wanted to keep hidden from the public, Politico reports. The judge called the scope of the government’s argument for “presidential communications privilege” rather “troubling.”
Merkel Compared NSA to Stasi in Heated Encounter with Obama
German chancellor furious after revelations US intelligence agency listened in on her personal mobile phone.
Poll: Americans’ Belief in God Is Strong–But Declining
A new Harris Poll finds that a strong majority (74 percent) of U.S. adults say they believe in God, but that’s down from the 82 percent who expressed such a belief in earlier years.
Levin: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Is About Cronyism, Not Capitalism (+audio)
Mark Levin said Monday on his syndicated radio program Monday that the United States Chamber of Commerce is “not about capitalism, they’re about cronyism,” continuing with the theme of the divide between “establishment Republicans” and “conservatives.”
‘Tips for Jesus’ Mystery Man Strikes Again — for $5,000 (+video)
The $111.05 New York restaurant receipt includes a $1,000 tip and the words “god bless!” scrawled across it.