Posted July 24, 2008 6:00 AM
Good morning.
Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, July 24.
NASA is announcing the first results from a fleet of five satellites that have discovered what powers sudden brightening and rapid movements of the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on crimes associated with polygamy.
The Senate Finance Committee is holding a hearing on its investigation into a single building in the Cayman Islands that is listed as the address of thousands of companies, with a look into implications for U.S. tax compliance.
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Comments
I read Elissa Walls Stolen Innocence. I could not believe what I read.
I hope they finally do something to stop this. I feel really sorry for those kids. The girls are so isolated they have no way to get help.
Posted by: Teresa | July 24, 2008 7:06 AM
Dem presidential contender John Edwards, who's been touted for Obama's running mate by the Swamp (see June 26th article), has been caught with his pants literally down, cheating on his sick wife in a hotel tryst with his mistress. This after months of reports of Edwards cheating, and Edwards's repeated denials of same.
This story is all over the blogosphere, and in many magazines. But the mainstream media hasn't yet reported it, even though with Larry Craig (a Republican) and his bathroom antics the MSM couldn't let the story go.
As Mickey Kaus at Slate.com observed, "Has the gap between what the MSM lets you know and what happened--and what you can easily find out happened--ever been greater? ..."
See http://www.slate.com/id/2195914/?from=rss#getitsecond for more.
Posted by: Bruce | July 24, 2008 9:35 AM
RNC Bruce,
Larry Craig pled guilty to solicitation in a public place. A distinction with a difference.
Posted by: Doug "Hussein" Zook | July 24, 2008 11:09 AM
Bruce-while I'll believe anything these days, surely the 'martian base' the Inquirer can't be believed on this. They don't qualify as legit. I need more proof before I spread that one ha ha.
Posted by: Teresa | July 24, 2008 10:05 PM