The Pain of Bart Stupak - The Daily Beast
Before the pro-life Dem received death threats for voting yes on health reform, he coped with his sons suicide. Sandra McElwaine talks to insiders about Stupaks agonizing last decade.
Did Tom Clancy Predict Raid? - The Daily Beast
. dive into Swensons life was a political stunt. Before President Obama gave Swenson the Medal of Honor, he was known as much for his stinging criticism of Army leadership as he was for his heroism at the Battle of Gangal.
He Exposed Putin and Paid With His Life
Furthermore, Putin, who is normally so reticent about high-profile killings in Russia that he rarely mentions the victims by name, wasted no time in announcing that he would be personally overseeing the investigation into this crime. His spokesman.
Why I Sued My State Over Free Speech
As many readers likely know, Abu-Jamal was sentenced to death for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner, only to be re-sentenced to life in prison in 2012 after a lengthy legal battle exposed irregularities at his trial. Over.
Was Putins Midnight Visit to Berlusconi about Bunga Bunga?
Berlusconi has been a guest at Putins dacha in the Black Sea, and their close connection was even the subject of a number of diplomatic cables exposed by Wikileaks in which one American diplomat noted, ���Berlusconi admires Putins macho, decisive, and.
Face the Nation Transcripts: February 8, 2015: McCaul, Fauci, Donilon
We turn now to the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Republican Michael McCaul. He joins us from Austin. Mister Chairman, after seeing these reports, after hearing from a spokesman for the Jordanian government this morning, do you.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obamas Big Tuesday Meeting
What is known is that Pe��a Nieto bungled his response to the crisis. He hasnt bothered to visit Iguala, the place where the students were abducted and killed. He did travel to China and Australia while the story was unfolding. And he didnt even meet.
GOPs Class Warfare Sham - The Daily Beast
Is he stupid, a liar, or something even more malevolent, a morally diseased ogre who secretly believes with his delirious mentor Ms. Rosenbaum that the rich deserve every handout government can offer them? First of all, he is. Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast. Anna Nemtsova.. And yet, while talk of Armageddon floated in Ukraines air, Russian President Vladimir Putin still said he rejected even the idea of a war between Russia and Ukraine. ���I think that such��.
GOP Boss Gets Help From ?White Hate? Pal
While House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday afternoon that he maintained his ���full confidence��� in Scalise, many in Washington believe that the newly minted House Republican Whip could be in danger of losing his spot as the third-ranking GOP.
Britain May Spy on Preschoolers Searching for Potential Jihadis
One of the worlds leading child psychologists dismissed the notion that it was even possible for pre-school children to be radicalized by Islamists. Professor Penelope Leach told The Daily Beast it was ludicrous to monitor young children in that way.
Hollywoods Je Suis Charlie Hypocrisy: A Hotbed of Censorship Champions Free.
Will H. Hays, a former Republican U.S. Postmaster General and Presbyterian deacon, was tasked with chairing the trade organization, and paid a whopping $35,360 a year ($498,203.42 in 2015 dollars) for his troubles.. After years of chipping away by.
George Thomas and the Florida Teen Kidnapping Horror.
But he was much more than that, as two Florida teens learned during one hellish week while trapped in his house.. He swore at neighbors, exposed himself in public, let his yard become a jungle, kept a loud Great Dane and hosted a continuous stream of bizarre and frightening visitors. Two years ago, one of these guests ran. while he watched. They say they complied, afraid for their lives... Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast. Elizabeth Picciuto.
Ex-KGB Spy Mulls Reviving Tabloid - The Daily Beast
Former staff members at the paper, however, tell THE DAILY BEAST that though Lebedev at first promised to stand by them, he received a call from Putins press secretary, Alexei Gromov, and promised to close the title immediately. ���There is no.. Last week, John Oliver made light of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa for his habit of calling out social media critics by name, including an 18-year-old whose personal information he made widely available. ���Oh, 18, so��.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise
Duke, who touted himself as a pro-life fiscal conservative, was known as an ex-Klan leader; he eschewed overtly racist language and instead pointed to crime in the city, criticizing affirmative action and minority set-asides.. Farrell and his fellow.
Most Popular Baby Names: Top 20 of 2010 - The Daily Beast
His latest silver screen effort is The Lazarus Effect���a found footage-y horror film helmed by David Gelb (Jiro Dreams of Sushi) about a team of scientists working on a top-secret serum that will bring dead patients back to life.
The Cheating German Baron - The Daily Beast
German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg announces his resignation in Berlin on March 1. (Photo: Andreas. Internet activists brought him down over the past two weeks by exposing his 2006 Ph.D. dissertation (a comparison of U.S. and European constitutions that got him a Doctor of Law degree) as blatantly faked. After a.. ���Autism is a whole-body disorder and its symptoms can go beyond sensory and communication difficulties,��� he said. ���There are��.
Putin?s Polonium-Poison Revenge on ex-Spy Laid Bare in UK Inquiry
LONDON ��� Vladimir Putin was today accused of running Russia like a reckless mob boss, ordering an international act of nuclear terrorism that risked thousands of lives as part of a personal vendetta. The allegations against him and. Ben Emmerson.
NPR Stung Again by OKeefe - The Daily Beast
PUTINS NUMBER ONE GUNMAN IN UKRAINE. A rebel nicknamed Che Guevara said he discovered deep knowledge studying the life of the Argentine Marxist revolutionary. He apologized for smelling ���worse than a dog,�����.
Is Pot Good for Lungs? - The Daily Beast
At least this applies to participants in the Yale University���affiliated study that yielded this stat, which defines current marijuana users as those who have smoked marijuana at least 100 times throughout their lives and at least once in the last week. Among its.. Before President Obama gave Swenson the Medal of Honor, he was known as much for his stinging criticism of Army leadership as he was for his heroism at the Battle of Gangal. ���Theres good reason to suspect��.
The Fictional Lives of the Crawleys and Windsors
What is really being exposed here is the straining machinery of a soap opera trying to sustain itself when the founding narrative is exhausted.. He was at his best in two British TV comedies playing a bumbling political placeman called Ian Fletcher.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003
Hoffenberg, officially, ran Towers Financial, a collection agency that was supposed to buy debts that people owed to hospitals, banks, and phone companies, but instead the funds paid off earlier investors and subsidized his own lavish lifestyle.
The Real Gold Hollywood Craves Is Academy Awards, Not.
In the process, these contrasting lists expose the stubborn stupidity of a line of argument jointly cherished by the entertainment industrys angriest critics and its most faithful apologists: that Hollywood is utterly corrupted (or totally.. Lucido said it began last month when his beloved German shepherd began losing an alarming amount of hair, smelled strange, and wound up at the vet with symptoms ���consistent with poisoning... Russian President Vladimir Putin, that is.
Berlusconis Tranny Defense - The Daily Beast
As if the visual image of Italys 73-year-old Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi bedding a call girl in ���Putins bed��� isnt enough, Italians now have to contend with another politicians porn-star lifestyle. And this latest scandal. He came to my house, he paid me and then liked to tell me about his life. The first five or six times we. His encounters always included sex, often paid in advance by a business associate, and rarely ended with a post-coital snuggle. Escort Patrizia��.
How to Become Putins Number One Enemy ��� The Daily Beast
In 2007, a group of law enforcement officers raided Browders offices in Moscow and stole $230 million of taxes that his funds companies had paid to the Russian government. Browders attorney Sergei Magnitsky investigated. Browder glimpsed the heart of darkness, and it transformed his life: he embarked on an unrelenting quest for justice in Sergeis name, exposing the towering cover-up that leads right up to Putin. A financial caper, a crime thriller, and a political��.
Exclusive: Freed Al Qaeda Agent Was Part of Proposed Swap for Jailed Americans
The Daily Beast has learned that the proposal was floated in July 2014 to the then-U.S. ambassador in Qatar by an individual acting on behalf of that countrys attorney general. According to two individuals with direct.. That may explain why U.S.
Mike Brown Dies, a Generation Comes Alive - The Daily Beast
In the more than 100 days since Mike Brown was shot to death by Darren Wilson, the shameful racial inequities of Ferguson and the surrounding towns around St. Louis have been exposed, revealing a culture that preys on the poor and destroys the spirits of.. Aguilera initially pleaded not guilty but changed his mind after he learned that the details of his other crimes could be admitted at trial.. He then headed back to work on his latest case because all lives matter.
Britain Has Lost Its Marbles: Elgin Loan Will Appease Putin
If so, why did David Cameron, the prime minister, not expose the museums plan (hatched a year ago) and stop the temporary export���an action which would have served to emphasise his policy of isolating Russia? The museum claims that its. Which.
How Europe Won The 70s War On Terror
���The only long term way through this is by intercepting the message, what I call discrediting the message,��� he told The Daily Beast. ���In the meanwhile, military and legal means are sometimes necessary stop gaps. The directness of the message��� and.
US, Russia Reach Trade Terms - The Daily Beast
Mamais predictions for the future peace agreement, to which Putin had devoted about 17 hours of his life, sounded dark. In Mamais interview with The Daily Beast on Friday he affirmed the official message by the DNR��.
Tim Pawlenty - The Daily Beast
The most she could impose was 15 years to life, to be served concurrently with his two other life terms. ���There should be absolutely no reason why this defendant is ever released from incarceration,��� she ended by saying.
Woody Harrelson on Rampart - The Daily Beast
In that 2009 film, Harrelson���often thought of as a comic talent because of his Cheers beginnings���showed again he could be a Serious Actor, as a soldier who brings the news to families that their son or husband has been killed in combat. ���He said he never wanted to play a. play and get away with it,��� he said. ���Theres a lot of theater to being a man, and a certain kind of behavior that more and more in modern life you start feeling is something thats not sustainable.
Putin Wont Attend Auschwitz Memorial
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Poland for the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp, his spokesman said Tuesday. Dmitry Peskov said a trip to Poland is not on the Russian presidents.