Hoopler - WASHREPORT

VIDEO - PEACE CHARADE 2010 at the White House

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:54:17 EST

Saudis fumed over sex pill ad

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 22:16:47 EST

Then the slogan "Snafi â it does the job" appears on the screen with a promise of "up to 36 hours of stiffness."

Stephen Hawking on God, Science and the Origins of the Universe

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 21:49:32 EST

Each universe has many possible histories and many possible states. Only a very few would allow creatures like us to exist. Although we are puny and insignificant on the scale of the cosmos, this makes us in a sense the lords of creation.

Petraeus Condemns U.S. Church's Plan to Burn Qurans

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 21:44:13 EST

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said the planned burning of Qurans on Sept. 11 by a small Florida church could put the lives of American troops in danger and damage the war effort.

Despite formal combat end, US joins Baghdad battle

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 08:27:17 EST

Days after the U.S. officially ended combat operations and touted Iraq's ability to defend itself, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday.

Oval Office rug gets history wrong

Sat, 4 Sep 2010 20:27:58 EST

"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." According media reports, this quote keeping Obama company on his wheat-colored carpet is from King.

Obama Unpopular Ahead of Midterms

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:41:56 EST

This shift in perception â from Obama as political savior to Obama as creature of Washington â can be seen elsewhere. When Obama arrived in office in January '09, his Gallup approval rating stood at 68%, a high for a newly elected leader not seen since John Kennedy in 1961. Today Obama's job approval has been hovering in the mid-40s, which means that at least 1 in 4 Americans has changed his or her mind. The plunge has been particularly dramatic among independents, whites and those under age 30.

Israel - On the Wrong Side of History

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 17:07:10 EST

All the preceding 43 presidents were white Protestants, except John Kennedy, who was a white Catholic. 38 of them were the descendants of immigrants from the British isles. Of the other five, three were of Dutch ancestry (Theodor and Franklin D. Roosevelt , as well as Martin van Buren) and two of German descent (Herbert Hoover and Dwight Eisenhower.)

VIDEO: PEACE CHARADE 2010

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:15:29 EST

Call it THE PEACE CHARADE of 2010. Watch this shot Skit performed at the White House on 1 Sept 2010 by Media Benjamin and her organization known as Code Pink.

Shock Prediction: GOP to Take House, Maybe Senate

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:33:58 EST

If the Republican wave on November 2 is as large as some polls are suggesting it may be, then the surprise on election night could be a full GOP takeover.

Read all about it - Tony Blair's Sex Life and Animalistic Needs

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:25:20 EST

The personal details and indiscreet remarks contained in "A Journey" -- including Blair's admission that he used alcohol as a "prop" and details of his sex life -- raised eyebrows among commentators after its publication Wednesday. The Guardian newspaper was not alone in calling the book "extraordinary", and publishers have predicted that it will be a sell-out.

Outrage at Princess Diana 'Romance' Lingerie Ads in China

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:36:57 EST

Under the slogan "Feel the romance of British royalty," the ad features the "Princess" wearing a tiara, necklace and blue bra and knickers as she plays a cello to a child.

"Peace Talks" as Smokescreen for WAR Preparations - Mark Bruzonsky interviewed today from Beijing

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:59:59 EST

Mark Bruzonsky was today interviewed by Radio China International in Beijing about the so-called "Middle East Peace Talks" taking place in Washington today.

9/12/10 - FreedomWorks | Lower Taxes, Less Government, More Freedom

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:38:07 EST

They're planning a big march on Washington in advance of the November mid-term election

Pakistan military abandons US trips after being 'mistaken for terrorists'

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:17:35 EST

A delegation of Pakistani military officers has abandoned a trip to the US after being mistaken for terrorists and ordered off an airliner.

NYTimes Times Plays Big 'Peace Talks' while WP plays down

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:13:59 EST

Wiesenthal Worked for Israeli Mossad

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:13:25 EST

While reading through Mr. Wiesenthal's correspondence, Mr. Segev came across names he did not recognize and discovered they were Mossad agents and handlers.

United States 88, Iran 51

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:02:03 EST

Just another basketball game....

NO GOD! Stephen Hawking on the UNIVERSE

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:52:05 EST

God did not create the universe, the man who is arguably Britain's most famous living scientist says in a forthcoming book.

Chas Freeman the Arabist has his say

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 20:26:57 EST

America's Faltering Search for Peace in the Middle East: Openings for Others?