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Attorney Alan Dershowitz joins "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the latest DOJ charges against former President Trump, the judge on the case, the ongoing legal problems facing Hunter Biden, and more.

Alan Alda announced Tuesday that he has Parkinson's disease. Alda -- the Emmy award-winning actor who starred in the long-running series "M.A.S.H." as beloved combat doctor Hawkeye Pierce -- said in an interview on "CBS This Morning" that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2015.

City Controller Alan Hevesi took sides yesterday in a City Council primary slugfest, endorsing Pauline Chu in her contest with veteran Flushing incumbent Julia Harrison. Hevesi, of Forest Hills, cited controversial remarks made by Harrison last April, when she was quoted as saying Asian immigrants in Flushing "were more like colonizers" than other groups that had settled in her district. Chu, an Asian-American who lost a primary to Harrison in 1991, is president of Community School Board 25.

APOPKA, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson spoke at an Apopka event Sunday intended to support and educate residents about President Barack Obama’s recent executive action on immigration. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security will last only through the end of the week. A long-term solution has not yet been reached because of the ongoing debate over immigration. Channel 9’s Janai Norman spoke to a local family caught in the middle of the debate. The Manceras are immigrants from Mexico and for more than 18 years, they’ve been stuck in the immigration process. “There (are) families that may be...

I have watched Alan Colmes decline since he defended O.J. Simpson in 1996. How is that possible you ask? Alan wheeled his way from illogical radio leftist toadie to a gig opposite of Hannity on Fox News. A soulless hapless fool gratuitously begging for approval from his leftist administration superiors feeding him his talking points. Then he was pulled, by who I'm not sure - the left I guess for being so ineffective. ...back to radio So effective on Hannity, no new shows picked him up on any MSM outlet. ...interesting. ouch. Today on Fox News however, Alan was a...

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) is calling on the Obama administration to impose a travel ban on three West African nations in response to a growing Ebola virus outbreak. The House Foreign Affairs Committee member wants the State Department to bar citizens of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone from entering the United States, including any foreign travelers who have visited those countries in the previous 90 days. He also requested that the ban be expanded to any nation that reports an originating case of the virus, and that restrictions only be lifted 90 days after the last reported case.

A judge has granted a temporary protective injunction against U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson after his wife filed paperwork accusing the Orlando congressman of shoving and injuring her during an incident this past weekend.... Her complaint alleges that "from time to time" in the past, her husband "has battered [her] and the parties' minor children," though she has not previously sought an injunction against him.

Freshman GOP Rep. Alan West hammered away at fellow Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) on Tuesday in a biting personal attack in which he characterized the Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairwoman as "the most vile, unprofessional, and despicable member of the US House of Representatives,” according to various reports. West was responding to remarks Wasserman Schulz directed toward him on the House floor Tuesday after he'd defended the Republican's "Cut, Cap and Balance" legislation. Democrats have argued that the bill, which would cap federal spending at 18 percent of GDP, would lead to steep cuts in Medicare and Social...

Former Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan, has lashed out at America's younger workforce, saying they don't match up to the 'baby boom' generation. Mr Greenspan said the U.S. is in the process of seeing the baby boomers, which he called 'the most productive, highly skilled, educated part of our labour force' retire. 'They are being replaced by groups of young workers who have regrettably scored rather poorly in international educational match-ups over the last two decades,' he added in the interview with Globalist. He went on to say how the average income of U.S. households

We have to thank Media Matters for putting us on the scent. They have been publishing articles attacking Fox News for interviewing this candidate or that too many times for their liking. Last week they were concerned over the fact John Kasich has appeared on Fox nine times since announcing his candidacy (on June 1 2009). Similarly, MM complained that in the space of one year, Rand Paul made ’21 appearances’ on Fox. The number is a bit misleading, since when you subtract spots on Fox Business Network or online, it turns out to be 10 appearances on FNC. Still,...

Note: Photos included. SNIPPET: "Shin Bet arrests eight men from northern city of Nazareth, local council of Yafa an-Naseriyye over weapons offences, discussing possibility of murdering soldiers, Pope Benedict XVI" SNIPPET: "The eight indicted men were identified as Bader Salah, 33, of Yafa an-Naseriyye; Suhil Salah, 26, of Yafa an-Naseriyye; Misara Yaad, 28, of Yafa an-Naseriyye; Abdel Rahman Abu Salim, 19, of Nazareth; Ibrahim Muhammad Abu Aaqab, 27, of Nazareth; Bilal Ubeid, 29, of Yafa an-Naseriyye; and Sabri Narni, 29 of Yafa an-Naseriyye. The ninth defendant, who was a minor when he committed the alleged acts. was not named due...

A teacher at Genesee Elementary School in Auburn has been arrested for stealing lunch money. Police say 37-year-old Alan Robinson of Ithaca, a third-grade teacher at Genesee, used children's subsidized school lunch cards to buy himself lunch, and then never repaid the students. Robinson would have kids bring their own lunch to school, and then use their personal ID numbers to buy himself lunch. According to a state database, Robinson's salary is $50,000 a year. The investigation began after a parent saw suspicious charges on her bill. Robinson has been charged with three counts of petit larceny and three counts...

This is probably the greatest speech of this century (thus far made). If you are a member of the Demagogue Party, you will hate it. Otherwise, you will receive a feeling of inspiration reminiscent of the time you watched the movie Braveheart, when Sir William Wallace screamed the word “FREEDOM”. No matter how remotely hidden, no matter how long your inspiration may have been dormant, if you don't find it during this speech, it was probably never there...

"Alan Keyes' Tea Party Address - A Man and a Voice for Our Times" My good friends in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania attended their “Tea Party” yesterday (April 11, 2009) and filmed the rousing speech of Dr. Alan Keyes. I wish I could have been there but thanks to Ted Voron of VoronOsphere Productions, I feel as though I was. The last time I posted a Dr. Keyes “speech” - I wrote a long passionate introduction. There is nothing that I would dare to add to this speech other than to tell you that there will be four installments due to the...

Loyal to Liberty THOUGHTLET What signals the difference between a "socialist" and a "communist"? It's the gradual repression of political and civil liberty culminating in the open prosecution and suppression of dissident views. But this suppression cannot come about until a monopoly has been established over access to the seats of government executive and decision making power. The key manifestation of this monopoly is of course some form of party dictatorship. Aside from all the evidence in his known background, associates, policy preferences and political actions one of the main reasons I make bold to call Obama a communist is...

February 23, 2009 America hijacked by Kamikaze Pilots by MrArbitrage Judging from the outrageous cabinet appointments Obama has made, judging from the the underhanded tactics he used to to ram this so-called "stimulus" bill through the House and Senate, which will lead to the debasement of our currency and judging from his constant use of words like “crises” and “disaster” in every speech he makes – it is inconceivable that Obama, Pelosi & Reed could have any other intention than to bring down our economy and with it our capitalist system. I believe that these disciples of Marx know...

Can The USA Avoid Attacking Iran? and Can We Attack Successfully? By © Alan Peters PROLOGUE A touch of humor best describes the West's dilemma:

Contents IntroductionWhat is the PSM/ISM?ISM Rewriting History ACT NOW! - OPPOSE GOOGLE'S PLAN Automatically send emails opposing Google's planSign a petition Introduction According to Lee Kaplan, writing for FrontPageMagazine.com: The Internet giant Google will give news agency status to the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), according to an anonymous source at Google. If true, the ISM—an affiliate of the anarchist/communist wing of the PLO—would be on par with professional news services such as CNN, Fox, and Associated Press. … The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and the Palestinian Solidarity Movement (PSM) are related and interconnected organizations that have one goal: the...

The future of North Carolina Conservatives By Alan M. Teitleman It is a sad state of affairs for Conservatives in North Carolina. What used to be a conservative state is now rampant with liberals posing as Republicans. Although I have only lived in North Carolina for five years, I have seen a lot of changes in North Carolina politics during that time. I saw the chairman of a county Democratic party switch party affiliation and become elected to the Stallings town council as a Republican. I saw the Democratic party actively recruit Democrats to switch parties and run in Republican...

Check out Fox News talk show host Alan Colmes in Lumino Magazine. The liberal claims that Fox is fair despite cries from the left that the station is slanted right.