Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Wall Street Occupier Rants on Top of George Washington

Just when you thought things were returning to normal, the occupiers are back. 50 demonstrators walked along Broadway to Union Square.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Oil Producers Planning Protest of the President

President Obama is planning a visit to Payne County, Oklahoma. Although it is a rural area, it does have one thing, pipelines.

Many feel that Obama's visit is just a political one. According to Mike Cantrell of the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance, Obama has been "anti-fossil fuel" for the past three years.


Monday, March 19, 2012

TSA Subjects 3-Year-Old Boy with Broken Leg to Pat Down

As his father stands by unable to comfort his 3-year-old son, a TSA agent pats the boy down in Chicago O'Hare Airport. The family was heading to Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

The boy's father is unable to touch his son or hold his hand as he reaches out for his father. The boy is visibly trembling as the agent pats him down.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

VP Joe Biden Welcomed and Booed by Some in Pittsburgh

While visiting Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for St. Patrick's Day, VP Joe Biden was welcomed warmly, but that warmth soon turned cold.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

US Gas Prices Went Up 6% in February

Gas prices continue their upward climb. Some analysts believe that they will climb even higher. High gas prices, according to the government, contributed to a 0.4% overall increase in consumer prices in February.

Rising gas prices combined with a poor economic recovery may point to a double-dip recession and cause unemployment to increase. Should this occur, President Obama may have more issues than he can deal with during the presidential election.

Friday, March 16, 2012

CBO: Obama Budget Adds $3.5 Trillion to Debt

In a recent report issued by the Congressional Budget Office, President Obama's budget will add an additional $3.5 trillion in debt over the next 10 years. The government trust funds which includes Social Security funds, according to the CBO's estimates, will run out of money by 2020.

In 2012, President Obama's budget would leave a $1.3 trillion deficit. By 2022, the US government will be spending $5.6 trillion in revenue and only taking in $4.9 trillion in revenue.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Texas Teacher is Accused of Having Sex with 2 Teenage Boys

Holly Lopez, a 32-year-old special education teacher at Lexington Middle School in Lee County, Texas, is accused of having sex with an eighth-grade student and his friend on February 11. The boys are 13 and 14 years old.

In the affidavit, Lopez exchanged about 841 text messages with one of the boys between January 18th and February 11th and another 292 messages between February 11th and February 20th.

The student told police that Lopez regularly helped him with his math. Over the school year, their relationship became inappropriate.

According to the student, Lopez, on the night of the incident, came over to his friend's house with condoms and had sex with both of them.

Lopez's bail is set at $50,000 for each charge. Lopez has resigned her position at the school.