President George W. Bush cautioned against criticizing gay couples, saying in an interview on “This Week” that you shouldn’t criticize others “until you’ve examined your own heart.” He also weighed in on immigration, the NSA scandal – which he defended – and President Obama’ handling of the whole ordeal.
Comparing two U.S. Presidents - Reagan vs
George Zimmerman, right, with his attorneys, Mark O’Mara, left, and Don West, center, watch as an evidence video is projected on a screen during the 16th day of his trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, July 1, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.(AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)
At first I was cautious. Then, I evolved into skeptical. But now that the prosecution has rested their case in the George Zimmerman trial, I am flat-out disgusted at what clearly has been exposed as the worst racial prosecution since Jim Crow. If we recap Friday’s testimony, the prior testimony from witnesses called by the State Attorney’s office, then we will come to only one two-fold conclusion:
The Labor Department released the June jobs report, which reports that nonfarm payrolls jumped by 195,000 in June, coming in well above expectations of 165,000. The May job increase was also revised higher by 20,000 to 195,000. The unemployment rate held steady at 7.6%, compared to economists’ expectations that it would fall to 7.5%. The labor force participation rate rose in June to 63.5% from 63.4% in May. U.S. stock-index futures extended gains on the back of the report.
DEVELOPING: Pope Francis has cleared former Pope John Paul II for sainthood, approving a miracle attributed to his intercession.
I joined Tom Purcell for the 4th of July Special Edition of Liberty Never Sleeps radio show to talk about my new book Our Virtuous Republic: The Forgotten Clause in the American Social Contract. Tom was spot on with his discussion of the Declaration of Independence, the sacrifices our Founding Fathers made for their beliefs, and the meaning of the Fourth of July, or Independence Day.
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BREAKING NEWS UPDATE:
Egypt’s top military commander says the army is now in full control of the country and President Mohammed Morsi has been replaced by the chief justice of the constitutional court as the interim head of state.
It may come as a shock to mainstream media consumers outside the Lone Star State, but Wendy Davis is not the only woman in Texas and her opinion is not shared by a majority of Texans.
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Egypt’s military vowed to defend the country’s people against any “terrorist, radical or fool” as it is just hours ahead of its deadline for President Mohammed Morsi to resolve the nation’s political crisis – or face intervention by the Egyptian military army. A post on the official Facebook page of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which is headed by Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, read:
We swear to God that we will sacrifice even our blood for Egypt and its people, to defend them against any terrorist, radical or fool.
