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  • "It takes one to know one": Putin responds to Biden's "killer" remark

    03/18/2021 3:52:00 PM PDT · by elpadre · 67 replies
    112.ukraine ^ | March 18, 2921
    President Joe Biden's recent criticism of his Russian counterpart did not remain unanswered. Reuters came up with a story of how the two leaders traded poisonous remarks. As is known, in his recent interview, the U.S. President said he believed Putin was a killer. "Biden also described Putin as having no soul, and said he would pay a price for alleged Russian meddling in the November 2020 U.S. presidential election, something the Kremlin denies", reads the article. When addressing Biden's statement, the Russian leader said the following: "I remember in my childhood, when we argued in the courtyard with each...
  • Scalia, Sotomayor Exchange Barbs in High Court Ruling

    02/28/2011 8:47:47 PM PST · by Nachum · 75 replies
    fox ^ | 2/28/11 | Lee Ross
    Sparing no arrow from his rhetorical quiver, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia fired away in dissent of Monday's 6-2 ruling that puts a Michigan man back on the hook for a drug murder and casts doubt on the reach of a hallmark opinion penned by the court's longest serving member. Scalia called Monday's decision a "mistake," "patently incorrect," "incoherent" and a "gross distortion of the law." Over time, all members of the high court have been subjected to Scalia's caustic writings. This time it was Justice Sonia Sotomayor who was responsible for articulating the court's position--joined by five of her...
  • Hahn, Villaraigosa trade harsh words in mayoral debate

    03/28/2005 8:06:55 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 12 replies · 406+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 3/28/05 | Michael R. Blood - AP
    LOS ANGELES (AP) - The two candidates for mayor relentlessly attacked each other Monday in their first televised, one-on-one debate and wrangled over issues from trust to traffic in caustic and sometimes personal terms. Mayor James Hahn repeatedly questioned whether Angelenos could trust city Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa, depicting him as an indecisive, pandering leader with a record of damaging decisions in his days as Assembly speaker. "This campaign is about trust," Hahn said. Referring to Villaraigosa, he said bluntly, "People don't trust you." The councilman, in turn, said Hahn's City Hall was the most investigated administration in modern times, alluding...