An update on the condition of Lt Colonel Tim Karcher from ABC’s Martha Raddatz –

Today, for the first time since he was transported from Iraq to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, Lt. Colonel Tim Karcher woke up. Colonel Franklin Childress, who has been by his bedside since Tuesday, tells me that despite losing...

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July 3, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Quotes Of The Day

"I can't pay bills with IOUs. I can't pay salaries with IOUs." - Thomas Bent, medical director, Laguna Beach Community Clinic, telling the Los Angeles Times he expects to receive more than $10,000 in IOUs as payment for services. "U.S....

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North Korea's Beer Of Choice

North Korea has aired an advertisement on state television for its locally brewed cool one ….Taedonggang beer. Very unusual as North Korean TV is usually filled with patriotic programming and North Korean movies, not commercials. As a seven time visitor...

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July 3, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

CLEM'S CHRONICLES: JOBS/MICHAEL JACKSON/AFGHANISTAN

Howdy folks-Clem Lane here. Hope you all have a fun, safe holiday weekend. Here's what's going on....... JOBS-We’ve had a wide variety of stories that have supplanted our nation’s economic recession/recovery from the front pages and first blocks recently. Today...

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July 2, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Obama Now Owns Bush's Broken Economy

America lost 467,000 jobs in the month of June. The sharp job loss that began during George Bush's presidency continues on Obama's watch. The new administration pushed through a stimulus plan aimed at jump starting hiring. But after fighting for...

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Obama Likes Mike Over Kobe

ABC's Kristi Berner from New York: Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant may have won his fourth NBA title last month, along with his first playoff MVP trophy… but today he got dissed by the First Basketball Fan. The Associated...

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Wash Post: Saddam's Last Words To FBI

What did the imprisoned leader of Iraq say while being interviewed by the FBI? The Washington Post reports this morning (read here) that Saddam Hussein said he let the world think he had weapons of mass destruction because he wanted...

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'Unemployment rate much worse than the administration contemplated...'

Some quotes of the day...a good read before you head out of the office for the 4th... "There are now 14.7 million people unemployed. Since the start of the recession, the unemployment rate has risen 4.6 percentage points. If you...

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CLEM'S CHRONICLES: MICHAEL JACKSON/OBESITY/SANFORD

Howdy-Clem Lane here with tonight's editorial doings......... MICHAEL JACKSON- --THE WILL-Michael Jackson’s will was filed today in a Los Angeles court. The 2002 document, gives his entire estate to a family trust and names his 79-year-old mother Katherine and his...

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July 1, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (5)

A Quick Programming Note From Us

We promoted a piece by Neal Karlinsky for tonight about a teen on an unbelievable sailing mission. But the news today of the passing of a Hollywood legend made us change plans. We'll bring you the piece about the sailor...

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