To-Do List: Isaac Makes Landfall; Ron Paul “Undecided”
Source: www.newyorker.com - Wednesday, August 29, 2012
To know: Hurricane Isaac made landfall in Louisiana , just west of New Orleans, leaving four hundred thousand people without power … Bob Bird, the former editor of News of the World Scotland , is being questioned by police for attempting to pervert the course of justice during the Tommy Sheridan defamation trial … Congressman Ron Paul says he does not know if he will endorse Mitt Romney, the now-official Republican candidate for President, and he is still an undecided voter … In a new interview, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted that his regime can handle the revolt there if they can only have “more time” … An attendee at the R.N.C. was ejected for throwing nuts at a black CNN camerawoman while yelling, “This is how we feed animals.” To read: Bloomberg Businessweek ’ s Joshua Green writes about Artur Davis, the former Democrat who spoke at the R.N.C. last night: On a bright August morning in the quiet waterfront town of Edenton, N.C., Artur Davis, a black former congressman from Alabama, looked out at a sea of beaming white faces and grinned. “I’m gonna let you all in on a secret,” he said. “I used to be a Democrat!” Lusty boos dissolved into chuckles. “He saw the light!” someone shouted. Davis nodded. “I once was lost, but now I am found!” In one sense, the scene was familiar. Four years ago, Davis made a splash in the presidential race by becoming the first congressman outside Illinois to endorse Barack Obama. He d'Armed Militia' of Soldiers Plotted to Take Over Army Base, Assassinate Obama [Treason]
Source: hosted.ap.org - Monday, August 27, 2012
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