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The White House confirmed Thursday morning that President Joe Biden improperly stored classified information in his Wilmington, Delaware garage. Contrary to Biden’s statements: -he did not take classified documents “seriously” -he failed to follow protocol -none of this is by the book -he did not act “immediately” -he and his DOJ failed at a cover-uphttps://t.co/i2QR8jGdN9 — Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) January 12, 2023 Biden kept classified documents in his Wilmington garage. Conveniently, there isn’t a visitor log available to the public keeping track of who visits, despite all of the time Biden spends there. — Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) January 12, 2023...

To gaze upon the world of American corporations is to see a sunny place of terrific profits and princely bonuses. American businesses reported that third-quarter profits in 2010 rose at an annual rate of $1.659 trillion, the steepest annual surge since officials began tracking such matters 60 years ago. It was the seventh consecutive quarter in which corporate profits climbed. Staring at such balance sheets, you might almost forget that much of the nation lives under slate-gray fiscal skies, a place of 9.4 percent unemployment and record levels of foreclosures and indebtedness. And therein lies the enduring mystery of this...

Powell has endorsed McCain. Huh? Is that some sort of typo? Nope. It is the Powell endorsement that the mainstream media is ignoring. Colin Powell has endorsed Barack Obama which was widely heralded in the MSM. However, his son, former FCC Commission Chairman Michael Powell has endorsed John McCain. The MSM is conveniently ignoring it but here is the report of this endorsement in The Hill: Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, has put him at odds with his own son, former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell. Michael Powell, who served as a policy adviser...

Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, has put him at odds with his own son, former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell. Michael Powell, who served as a policy adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, is a surrogate for John McCain and represents the GOP nominee on the campaign trail. He endorsed McCain early in the Republican primary in January, and said the Arizona senator was the best candidate to “calm the turbulent economic waters and to steer the new economy in a direction that will bring growth, opportunity and prosperity to all Americans.” Powell contributed...

WASHINGTON - President Bush has chosen Kevin Martin, a member of the Federal Communications Commission, to head the agency that has recently gained notoriety for clamping down on indecency in broadcasting. Martin, who has been an FCC commissioner since 2001, replaces Michael Powell as chairman. Powell, son of former Secretary of State Colin Powell, had announced in January that he was leaving this month after four years in the top post. The White House was to officially announce Martin's appointment later Wednesday, said an FCC official who declined to be named ahead of the announcement. The FCC has taken on...

Michael Powell's decision Friday to step down as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is a blessed event. It paves the way for a successor who can bring consistency and stability to revive telecom policy -- and competition and lower prices to benefit consumers. Powell, 41, took over the FCC four years ago, pledging a free-market approach. Many key decisions, however, promoted the opposite. For example, after saying that he would end the double standard on indecency (which leaves cable and satellite networks largely free of government censorship), he instead slapped huge fines on radio and TV broadcasters and...

Michael Powell, the Federal Communications Commission chairman who rarely met a media merger he didn't like or an off-color broadcast he did, announced last week that he would resign. Mr. Powell's disappointing reign will be remembered for the extremes to which he went to punish what he called indecency, and for his abdication of responsibility for regulating the businesses that came before him. When President Bush appoints a new chairman, he should look for someone who can bring the commission to a more moderate position on both of these issues. As chairman of the F.C.C., one of the government's most...

Powell to step down as chairman of FCC, officials say By STEPHEN LABATON and JOHN O’NEIL WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 - Michael K. Powell will step down today as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, officials there said, ending a four-year term that was marked by the tightening of standards on decency and attempts to loosen restrictions on media ownership. ADVERTISEMENT Mr. Powell was appointed to the commission in 1997 by President Bill Clinton and promoted to chairman by President Bush in 2001. Associates of Mr. Powell’s have reported for months that he planned to leave after the conclusion of Mr....

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 - Shortly before becoming chairman of the Federal Communications Commission nearly four years ago, Michael K. Powell said it was time to eliminate the double standard that allowed the government to subject broadcasters, unlike their competitors in cable and satellite television, to indecency and other speech regulations. At the time, Mr. Powell received a Freedom of Speech Award for advancing what broadcasters and civil liberties groups viewed as a courageously principled position. Now, he is being harshly criticized for significantly expanding the indecency rules. He blames a quest for higher ratings for the "increasing coarseness" of programming...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has recommended the agency ignore indecency complaints filed against ABC television stations that aired the film "Saving Private Ryan" that included at least 20 uses of the "f" word during prime time viewing hours. Many of those complaints were generated by American Family Association members. According to Donald Wildmon, American Family Association Chairman, Powell's reason for taking no action opens the door for broadcasters to air anything. Powell stated that the use of profanity was part of an accurate representation of the events making them acceptable. "Using Powell's reasoning, there would be no limits...

ashington — TIME to take a deep breath. The high pitch at which many are discussing the enforcement of rules against indecency on television and radio is enough to pop an eardrum. It is no surprise that those who make a handsome living by selling saucy fare rant the loudest - it drives up the ratings. The news media further fan the flames, obsessed with "culture war" stories that slot Americans into blue-state and red-state camps.Overheated words, however, obscure what should be an important debate over two American values that are, at times, in tension. As one deeply suspicious of...

Dear Editor: The question is not who was hurt by Monday Night Football's sexploitation spot ("Don't cry in your towel for the NFL"), but rather who should be hurt. The answer is definitely ABC. By your rendition of the events, ABC misled the NFL with respect to the contents of the intro. It may also have misled the Eagles. The network's objective was solely to use the R-rated spot to boost ratings of the "MNF" and "Desperate Housewives." As a result of such conduct, the NFL should clearly punish ABC by awarding its "MNF" contract to NBC, which reportedly is...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell said on November 9, 2004 that he planned to stay at the agency, possibly through 2007 when his term expires, now that President Bush has been re-elected. Powell, the son of Secretary of State Colin Powell, became a commissioner in 1997 and was elevated to chairman in 2001 by Bush. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Futurist Marshall McLuhan once famously wrote that the "medium is the message." The phrase has become a credo for the telecommunications industry during the last 30 or so years. Trouble is, there are so many media today, the message is getting garbled.Technology entrepreneurs are creating a continual array of new technologies, from wireless-fidelity networks to high-speed Internet, for mobile consumers and business people, none of which were envisioned only a decade ago. The problem is, the federal government's rules for telecom technology -- first written in the 1930s and revised about 10 years ago -- have not kept pace with...

I know we're all supposed to be talking about John Edwards now, but could we go back to Vice President Cheney and Patrick Leahy for just a second? I mean, do you know Pat Leahy? I'm just kidding, but only sort of. Three years ago, I did a piece on Senator Leahy, when he became chairman of the Judiciary Committee. It is a consensus — certainly among Republicans — that he is the nastiest man in the Senate. Many Republicans would rather be locked in a freezer with Ted Kennedy or Chris Dodd than have a pleasant handshake in a...

<p>"What's in a name?" There was a time when the right name signaled status and good breeding. In today's high-tech society, a better question might be "what's in a phone number?"</p> <p>Nobody knows the answer to that question better than America's business people -- from the smallest mom-and-pop organization to the largest corporations. Before a meeting can be set up or a sale made, the customer has to make that first call. That is why memorable numbers are sought after and millions are spent on advertising to drum phone numbers into the consumer consciousness.</p>

In an hourlong session Friday, Michael Powell, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, answered questions from News & Observer reporters and editors as well as some submitted by readers. Below are the edited highlights: Q. The FCC last year enacted controversial changes to media ownership rules. Where is that debate headed? A. I think there will be a little bit more noise and action in Congress, but I think they've probably done what they're going to do. I think the court case is the next thing. This thing could go all the way to the Supreme Court. ... The...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shock jock Howard Stern's show was yanked Wednesday from Clear Channel Communications Inc. radio stations after an incident on his show Tuesday, the first casualty of its zero tolerance policy on indecency. "It was vulgar, offensive and insulting, not just to women and African Americans but to anyone with a sense of common decency," Clear Channel Radio Chief Executive John Hogan said in a statement. "We will not air Howard Stern on Clear Channel stations until we are assured that his show will conform to acceptable standards of responsible broadcasting," he said. Clear Channel has about...

<p>WASHINGTON -- Just as people are discovering voice over Internet protocol technology as a cheap alternative to phone-company service, a senator wants to give states the right to pry open consumers' wallets to pay for it.</p> <p>At the Senate Commerce Committee's first hearing on the future of voice over Internet protocol technology yesterday, Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) took the stance that states should have the right to tax Internet telephony. Otherwise, VOIP service providers, such as Vonage and pulver.com, could cost state and local governments more than $10 billion in annual taxes they would have collected on telephone services.</p>