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US Navy Fires Raytheon Griffin® Missile From RAM Launcher Naval-launched Griffin demonstrates sea-based anti-ship capability NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy achieved a first when it fired Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) combat-proven Griffin B missile from a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher. "Griffin enables sailors to defend against small, fast-moving surface craft employed by pirates and other non-traditional threats," said Harry Schulte, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems' Air Warfare Systems product line. "Griffin provides warfighters with a powerful capability that is ready today without the time and expense of development because the weapon is...

B-25 bombers fly in to Ohio to honor the daring American fliers who 70 years ago took part in the Doolittle Raid on Japan The B-25 bomber barely missed clipping the top of the mountain as its engines started to sputter. Its crew knew it was time to jump into the dark somewhere in eastern China. With only faint moonlight to guide him down, Lt. Tom Griffin’s parachute snagged a mountainside treetop. There the Army Air Force navigator hung for several hours until dawn with only the sound of occasional pistol fire breaking the night’s silence. Griffin could only hope...

Republican objections to President Obama's temporary appointments last week to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) haven't been unexpected. The board, by law, must consist of three members of one major party and two of the other. And so long as he remains in the White House, Democrats will enjoy an automatic majority. But at least two appointments may also be unconstitutional, say critics. That's because the president's referrals to the Senate of the two Democratic nominees, Sharon Block and Richard Griffin, were made during a period in which senators were not on official recess. Block, Griffin and the...

“Get ready, America. Pull up a chair and a box of your finest wine, because you’ve never seen a New Year’s Eve show like this,” said Griffin. “Kathy Griffin scares me. I’ve said this often to CNN management directly and through my attorneys,” joked Cooper.

NEW YORK -- Robert Griffin III beat out preseason favorite Andrew Luck for the Heisman Trophy, dazzling voters with his ability to throw, run and lead Big 12 doormat Baylor into the national rankings. The junior quarterback known as RG3 became the first Heisman winner from Baylor on Saturday night by a comfortable cushion over the Stanford star. More From ESPN.com Robert Griffin III broke records. He broke the mold for a quarterback. But most importantly, he changed Baylor, writes David Ubben. Griffin started the season on the fringe of the Heisman conversation, a talented and exciting player on a...

By now, this won't be a surprise to anyone: Baylor's Robert Griffin III is going to win the Heisman Trophy. By our reckoning, he's going to get approximately 2000 points - 71% of a perfect unanimous #1 vote. (This year, 2781 points is perfect.) That total would rank Griffin among the top 15 all-time biggest winners of the Heisman Trophy - roughly on par with Tim Tebow (70.5%) and Doug Flutie (71.1%).

Raytheon Aims to Integrate Griffin® on AT-6 Light Attack Aircraft Small precision weapon is ideally suited for counterinsurgency mission Published Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011 LONDON, Sept. 14, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is seeking to integrate the combat-proven Griffin missile onto the Hawker AT-6 light attack aircraft. Griffin weighs 44 pounds with its launch tube, is 43 inches long and is an air- and ground-launched, precision-guided missile designed for rapid integration onto rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft and ground-launch applications. "Integrating Griffin on the AT-6 aircraft gives the warfighter a cost-effective solution to provide persistent surveillance and low-collateral...

Obama’s 2011 budget called for a spending increase of $40 billion. Tonight, he touted a bipartisan agreement on “the largest annual spending cut in our history” — some $38.5 billion [emphasis added]. All told, he got $78.5 billion less than he originally requested. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) didn’t want to cut anything at first. But bowing to political reality, eventually ponied up about $4.7 billion in cuts. He ended up with $33.8 billion less spending than he wanted. And he called it an “historic” accomplishment. (Not surprisingly, the left is appalled). House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio),...

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lashed out at comedian Kathy Griffin, calling her a "50-year-old adult bully," reports The Huffington Post. Palin is ticked off that "Glee" has cast Griffin, who has been harvesting comedy gold at the expense of the Palin family for the past two years, as a Palin-like character on an upcoming episode of the Fox show. Palin told Fox News host Jeanine Pirro she considers Griffin a "has-been." Palin was mostly concerned that Griffin would make fun of Palin’s children. "Kathy, pick on me, come up to Alaska and pick on me, but leave my kids...

Kathy Griffin has never been one to shy away from controversy, especially controversy that involves Sarah Palin, even going as far as making weight jokes about Palin’s daughter, Bristol. It was also recently announced that Griffin would be playing a “a middle-aged ‘recent Tea Party candidate and home-schooler — a Sarah Palin type” on the hit show “Glee.” One can imagine that all this might be wearing on Palin and in an interview with Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro, Palin let lose saying: “You know Kathy Griffin can do anything to me or say about me, because you know, she’s kind...

...Griffin will be playing a Sarah Palin type, my source tells me that Tammy Jean, the D-Listed liberal’s home-schooling Tea Party candidate character...

From the times news coverage of the Tucson shooting began streaming across television screens till now, there has been a concerted effort to affix blame for the shooting on conservatives like Sarah Palin and bodies of conservatism, like the Tea Party. And while these efforts have been carried out by seeming equal numbers of Democrat officeholders and media talking heads like the always embarrassing Keith Olbermann, three people who have predominated in these efforts are Michael Moore, Jane Fonda, and Kathy Griffin: a trio I’ve personally dubbed “The Shameless Trifecta.”

Kathy Griffin, the alleged comedienne who was booed by soldiers for a so-called "joke" about Bristol Palin, announced to The Hollywood Reporter that 16-year-old Willow Palin would be her next target. Griffin, who managed to get through a New Year's program without lapsing into her usual foul language, said, "In 2011 I want to offend a new Palin". The reason? "She's called people a fa---t on Facebook a couple of times," says Griffin. "You don't throw around the f-word without hearing from me about it." Griffin has already attacked other members of the Palin family and feels the teenaged girl...

Kathy Griffin announced her New Year’s resolution to continue a verbal assault on the Palin family. Only in 2011, the comedian said she intends to target Sarah Palin’s 16-year-old daughter, Willow. "I've already gone for Sarah, Todd and Bristol obviously," Griffin told The Hollywood Reporter. "But I think it's Willow's year to go down. In 2011, I want to offend a new Palin.” Could Griffin be switching to a younger, easier Palin target following her Bristol backfire in December?

Should a 16-year-old -- ANY 16-year-old -- be held up to public ridicule? Maybe -- Willow's already in the public eye, appearing in reality shows and making comments on Facebook. No -- She's still a kid, and Griffin's crossing a line . Sure -- Willow's old enough to fight back. Other (post a comment).

Troops Boo Kathy Griffin for Bristol Palin Fat Jokes 296 Comments By Rob Shuter  Posted Dec 6th 2010 11:30AM The troops at the Marine Corps Air Station in California booed Kathy Griffin at 'VH1 Divas: Salute the Troops' for a lame joke taunting Bristol Palin for seemingly being the "only contestant in the history of ['Dancing With the Stars'] to actually gain weight" during the show. As criticism for Kathy mounts a day after the special aired, sources tell me VH1 nearly cut the ugly moment out of the show. "There was talk at VH1 about editing out the joke...

VA-09: Women Propel Democrat Boucher to 15th Term in Congress: In an election for US House of Representatives in Virginia's 9th Congressional District today, 07/21/10, incumbent Democrat Rick Boucher defeats Republican State House Majority Leader Morgan Griffith 52% to 39%, according to this latest exclusive WDBJ-TV poll conducted by SurveyUSA. Among men, the contest is tied; among women, Boucher leads by 25 points. 1 in 4 Republicans cross over to vote for the Democrat. Independents split. Those with favorable opinions of the Tea Party movement back Griffith 3:1; those with unfavorable opinions of the Tea Party back Boucher 14:1.

Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) lashed out at comedienne Kathy Griffin on Thursday for describing his daughters as "prostitutes." Brown strongly condemned remarks Griffin made on CNN in which she mocks Brown's daughters, Ayla and Arianna. “People can call me any name they want, but families are off limits," Brown said. "I love my daughters Ayla and Arianna very much, and any parent would be proud to have them as children. Kathy Griffin and Bravo ought to be ashamed of themselves.” Griffin is shown in video identifying a photo of Brown, in which she makes a joke about the Brown daughters.

Senator Scott Brown's office sends over a furious statement in response to the comic Kathy Griffin's joke on the cable network BRAVO Tuesday night -- in a segment featuring two CNN reporters -- today that a photograph of him and his daughters featured "Scott Brown – who is a senator from Massachusetts, and has two daughters that are prostitutes."

Video: Kathy Griffin, on the July 13 edition of her Bravo TV show, trashed Senator Scott Brown's daughters as "prostitutes." CNN's John King and Dana Bash also appeared on the program. Bash can be seen laughing at Griffin's joke.