Thursday, June 20, 2013

Illegal on the Rise

Illegal Immigrant Crossings on the Rise

Two men illegally cross the border fence separating Arizona and Mexico / AP The immigration debate hit a turning point when the New York Times revealed that illegal immigrant crossings are rising, according to the Washington Examiner.


Bill Would Protect Against Electromagnetic Pulse Catastrophe

Solar flare / AP Rep. Trent Franks (R., Ariz.) introduced legislation Tuesday that he said would prevent a catastrophic electromagnetic pulse event from causing large-scale deadly consequences for the U.S. population. 


Men’s Wearhouse Ousts Founder Zimmer

Google ChromeScreenSnapz002 Apparel retailer Men’s Wearhouse ousted Executive Chairman George Zimmer, the face of the company founded 40 years ago, sending its shares down as much as 6 percent.

House Passes 20-Week Abortion Ban

Trent Franks / AP Republican woman led the charge in support of a 20-week abortion ban that passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support on Tuesday evening.



Men’s Wearhouse Ousts Founder Zimmer

Google ChromeScreenSnapz002 Apparel retailer Men’s Wearhouse ousted Executive Chairman George Zimmer, the face of the company founded 40 years ago, sending its shares down as much as 6 percent.

Al Qaeda Terrorist Threat Is Growing

UN troops in Somalia / AP The threat posed by al Qaeda terrorism around the world continues to increase despite President Barack Obama’s recent claim that the central group behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks is on the path to defeat, according to U.S. and foreign counterterrorism officials and private experts.



Kyle Drennen | June 19, 2013, 17:12 ET
Appearing on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports on Wednesday, NBC's chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd came up with a long list of excuses for President Obama's poor speech performance in Berlin: "I want to give you a little context here....there was an attempt to shrink the crowd size....Maybe they would have gotten 25, 30, 40,000 people....President Obama feeds off a crowd very well." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]

Todd then grasped at other reasons for the lackluster event: "...you had that very distracting glass and you could just see that the President himself wasn't feeding off of the crowd. And I think look, part of it, it was hot. Those folks were out there for two and a half hours...it can sap your energy a little bit. And I just wonder if that added a little bit to this."

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