“Uruguay’s drug tsar says the country plans to sell legal marijuana for $1 a gram to combat drug-trafficking, according to a local newspaper. The plan to create a government-run legal marijuana industry has passed the lower house of Congress, and Uruguay’s president, José Mujica, expects to push it through the Senate soon as part of his effort to explore alternatives …
Chris Christie Ends Fight To Ban Gay Marriage In New Jersey
“As couples across New Jersey began marrying on Monday after the stroke of midnight, Gov. Chris Christie abandoned his long fight against same-sex marriage, concluding that signals from the court and the march of history were against him. His decision not to appeal a judge’s ruling that allowed the weddings removed the last hurdle to legalized same-sex marriage in New …
Ted Cruz Blames Senate Republicans For ‘Lousy’ Shutdown Deal
“The Texas Republican, who many Republicans and Democrats alike blame for triggering the confrontation that led to the shutdown, told “Politics Confidential” that the agreement that allowed the government to reopen late last week is “lousy.” “The deal we got … was a lousy deal,” Cruz said. “The Washington establishment sold the American people down the river. It provided no …
Obamacare Would’ve Killed Republican Senator Inhofe?
“A Republican senator said over the weekend that he believed President Barack Obama’s health care reform law would have left him dead instead of providing the recent emergency quadruple bypass heart surgery that saved his life. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) told WABC radio’s Aaron Klein that he went in to see his doctor for a routine colonoscopy and discovered that …
Woman Fainting During Obama Speech
“The most memorable moment from President Obama’s long speech on the problems with Healthcare.gov happened when a pregnant woman in a red dress nearly fainted in front of the entire country. The White House has identified that woman as Karmel Allison, a computational biologist from San Diego. “This happens when I talk too long,” Obama said as the people standing …
America’s Fat Man Problem In Creepy 3D Underwear Models
“American guys: You’ve got guts. Sorry, that is not a compliment. Through a new project that blends 3-D computer-generated avatars with Center for Disease Control and Prevention body-mass measurements, we now can see the shape of an “average” U.S. adult male, compared to the build of an “average” man in Japan, France and the Netherlands. The avatars, sporting nothing but …
Wild Car Chase & Shooting Gets 64 Officers Suspended
“More than 60 officers will be disciplined over a police chase last year that left two people dead in a hail of 137 bullets, Cleveland police said Tuesday. Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath said 64 officers were found guilty of “administrative charges ranging from excessive speed to insubordination,” in connection with their role in the 2012 police chase. The announcement …