First daughter Jenna Bush married Henry Hager yesterday at the Bush family's Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, Texas, and while paparazzi were reportedly unwelcome, the White House has released photos. See the slideshow on Yahoo!News here.
WNBC, NBC's New York affiliate, is reporting that according to several New York Republicans, Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.) will resign in the next 72 hours.
Fossella admitted yesterday to having an affair that led to a now-three year old daughter, as The Hill reported. Fossella was arrested and charged with a DWI in Alexandria, Va. April 30.
From WNBC:
Several top New York Republicans said that Congressman Vito Fossella's resignation will come within the next 72 hours -- if not late Friday then certainly by Monday.
There was political concern about how best to preserve the seat for the Republicans -- questions about immediate resignation versus finishing out his term and retiring -- but the calculation is there's nothing to be gained from Fossella sticking around. While Staten Island Republicans believe Fossella could at least serve out his term (the rest of the year) national Republicans want him gone. Now.
The economically conservative Club for Growth released its congressional scorecard for 2007 today. Four lawmakers received perfect scores for their 2007 performances: Reps. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), and Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.).
Those four, along with five other senators and 46 other representatives, received the Club's "Defender of Economic Freedom" award. See the Club's scorecard here.
When asked by another audience member how he would respond to the claim that MSNBC officially supports Obama, Matthews responded with typical Hardball wit,
Freedom's Watch has released a new web ad attacking congressional Democrats as a "do nothing" majority when it comes to gas prices. The ad cites House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer's (D-Md.) opposition to a gas tax holiday and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) televised gaffe on the price of gas.
Don't expect former President Bill Clinton to blog anytime soon, according to Carol Felsenthal's new book, "Clinton In Exile."
Slate reports:
Page 198: Clinton hasn't gotten accustomed to the Internet age. He "does not use a computer or send e-mail, and he certainly has never blogged." According to Kinko's founder Paul Orfalea, both he and the former president "have their e-mails printed out for them."
The police believe that the woman convicted of running a Washington D.C. escort service has committed suicide, reports the Associated Press.
Investigators said they found a body they believe to be Deborah Jeane Palfrey's with a suicide near the Tarpon Springs home of Palfrey's mother.
Palfrey's clients included Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), who apologized for his actions last year. She was convicted last month on charges of money laundering, racketeering and using the mail illegally. Scheduled for a July sentencing, Palfrey could have received up to 55 years in prison.
Inspired by the Super Bowl-winning New York Giants visiting the White House Wednesday, President Bush indulged in a little trash talk with Democrats.
"We're going to send Jessica Simpson to the Democrat National Convention," Bush said, reports Us Magazine.
The president was indeed referring to the starlet and girlfriend of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, whose team lost to the Giants in the play-offs.
Along with Iraq war veterans and concerned citizens, Iraq Campaign 2008 says it will unfurl a 50-foot replica "Mission Accomplished" banner at the White House tomorrow, marking the five-year anniversary of President Bush's now-infamous speech.
The unfurling is slated to occur at 10:30 a.m. on Pennsylvania Ave.
On May 1, 2003, President Bush declared an end to major U.S. combat operations in Iraq (see the speech here) aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, anchored off the coast of San Diego. The ship bore a large banner that read "Mission Accomplished." CNN reported that, in October 2003, reporters pressed the White House on the banner, as U.S. casualties in Iraq had risen; the White House responded that the banner had been placed by the Navy.
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), honorary chairman of The Freedom Project, today announced that the group would send out bumper stickers reading "America Can't Afford the Pelosi Premium," blaming the speaker for rising gas prices.
The bumper sticker will go out to anyone who signs the group's online petition calling on Democrats to reveal a promised plan to lower gas prices.
"Tired of paying nearly $4 for a gallon of gas?" Boehner asked today in a statement. "Had enough of politicians who think you should pay even more? Then it
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