According to NBC News, Obama will remove Gen. Stanley McChrystal from duty in a press conference due to start soon. His removal comes after controversial comments made in an interview to Rolling Stone. (via The Page)
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BP’s In-House Magazine: Oil Spill Has a Silver Lining!
Add it to the ever-lengthening list of BP PR gaffes.
Is Being a TV Anchor as Hard as Being President?
Oh, Fox and Friends. Entertainment that never ends.
Top 10 Most Expensive State Cigarette Taxes
To help with its massive budget deficit, New York is adding a significant raise to its cigarette tax. Which states already make smokers dig deep into their pockets?
G-20 Violence at Toronto Already?
The G-8 and G-20 summits are being held back-to-back next week in Canada, and the protests that traditionally greet both events have gotten started early.
Jon Stewart On Gen. Stanley McChrystal
Jon Stewart thinks Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s overly candid interview with Rolling Stone is “not a big deal.” That doesn’t stop him from breaking out the clown nose.
Quotes: General McChrystal on His Rolling Stone Profile
“It was a mistake reflecting poor judgment and should never have happened,”
— GEN. STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL, apologizing for a controversial interview with Rolling Stone in which he criticized top officials in the Obama administration.
Peter Orszag: First Obama Cabinet Official to Leave?
The New York Times is reporting that administration officials expect the White House budget director to leave in July.
Sarah Palin and TLC: A Match Made in Demographic Heaven?
If you were worried that the complicated symbiotic relationship between Sarah Palin and the media (she needs us for attention, we need her for ratings, and we each provide the other with an easy target) would come to an end soon, …
After Joe Barton’s Gaffe, Dems Turn to Facebook Fundraising
A host of both Republicans and Democrats disliked the Texas Congressman’s apology to BP CEO Tony Hayward. Now, Democratic fundraisers have turned to Facebook, ready to cash in on the outrage.
Quotes: Vice President Joe Biden on Rep. Joe Barton’s BP Comments
“…incredibly insensitive, incredibly out of touch.”
— JOE BIDEN, U.S. vice president, on Texas Rep. Joe Barton’s apology to BP CEO Tony Hayward for the $20 billion escrow fund the oil company imposed by the Obama …
Quotes: Alvin Greene On His Senate Qualifications
“I am the best candidate for the United States Senate in South Carolina. And I am also the best person to be TIME magazine’s Man of the Year.”
— ALVIN GREENE, South Carolina’s unlikely Senate candidate, in an interview about …