Chris Christie Had Weight Loss Surgery in February
Written by Jeanette TorresAuthors: Jeanette Torres
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has struggled with his weight for years, but he says turning 50 last September made him want to get healthier for the sake of his wife and children.
ABC News has confirmed that Christie underwent lap-band stomach surgery in February to restrict how much...
SC House Race Defined by People Who Aren't Running
Written by Jeanette TorresAuthors: Jeanette Torres
Davis Turner/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- What do Comedy Central talk show host Stephen Colbert, Jenny Sanford, the spurned ex-wife of former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, and Maria Belen Chapur, the Argentinian woman Sanford left her for, have in common?
None of them are running to represent South Carolina's First...
Senator Scores Hole-in-One During Golf Outing with Obama
Written by Jeanette TorresAuthors: Jeanette Torres
United States Senate(WASHINGTON) -- If President Obama wanted to hit up Sen. Saxby Chambliss for a political favor, Monday was the day to do it.
The president was playing golf with the Georgia Republican and GOP Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee on one of the courses at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland when Chambliss achieved what...
Government Takes Precautions Over Expected ‘OpUSA’ Cyber Attack
Written by Carmen CoxAuthors: Carmen Cox
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are cautioning American government and financial institutions that they could be targets of a wave of cyber attacks Tuesday from Anonymous-linked hacktivists in the Middle East and North Africa.
“The attacks will likely result in limited...
Authors: Carmen Cox
STR/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) -- The top deputy to the U.S. ambassador killed in the Sept. 11, 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, is prepared to deliver testimony this week that could contradict the administration’s explanation of the deadly attack, renewing the controversy over whether all available resources were utilized...
Authors: jc
State Department photo(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State John Kerry was on his way to Moscow on Monday amid new unrest in Syria and at a time when the United States is investigating the biggest terror attack on American soil since 9/11 -- an attack that has ties to Russia.
Kerry will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and...
Authors: jc
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) -- After traveling for much of the weekend, President Obama is spending his Monday afternoon golfing with three senators, including two Republicans.
According to a White House official, the president is playing a round of golf with Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and...
‘Gang of Eight’ Immigration Bill Slapped with $6.3 Trillion Price Tag
Written by jcAuthors: jc
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The conservative think tank, the Heritage Foundation, is out with a new report predicting sky-high costs -- to the tune of $6.3 trillion -- associated with the legalization of about 11 million undocumented immigrants if the “Gang of Eight” bill becomes law.
The report, “The...
Christie Kills Spider in Front of School Kids, PETA Not Pleased
Written by jcAuthors: jc
Governor's Office/Tim Larsen(TRENTON, N.J.) -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is taking heat from the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals after killing a spider in front of fourth-graders.
Christie was hosting the kids in his office when a spider made an appearance. He joked that the fun part about being...
What a Waste: Four Cuts to Save US $27.5 Billion
Written by Jeanette TorresAuthors: Jeanette Torres
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- Government buildings sitting empty and unused, many flights to rural airports that carry practically no passengers, and minimum milk prices that are based on the gallon’s distance from Eau Claire, Wis. These are just a few of the 557 government programs and subsidies that...
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