Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter reports: Current TV’s $500 million sale to Al Jazeera has prompted a lawsuit that claims co-founder Al Gore originally was opposed to the deal but had a “change of heart” on selling his cable network to oil-rich Qataris. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court by… Continue Reading »
Michael W. Chapman at CNS News reports: American Conservative Union Chairman Al Cardenas said he supported a bipartisan Senate effort at immigration reform, stressing that the proposal must include a way for an estimated 11 million illegal aliens to “come out of the shadows” and be given “a legal status where they can be secure… Continue Reading »
Alan Fram at the Associated Press reports: President Barack Obama’s prospects for winning near-universal background checks for gun purchases seemed shaky as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepared for Congress’ first votes on curbing firearms since December’s horrific shootings at a Connecticut elementary school. The Democratic-led panel had four bills on its agenda Thursday as lawmakers… Continue Reading »
Reid J. Epstein at Politico reports: President Barack Obama’s gun control agenda is looking more doomed by the day, but gun control advocates still haven’t said a word to complain. That’s no accident. The White House knew its post-Newtown effort would require bringing key gun control groups into the fold. So the White House offered… Continue Reading »
Bill O’Reilly at 41 Percent NYC reports: Discernible progress is being made in New York City on the ratio of abortions to live births just released 2011 City data shows, but that progress could easily be reversed if Governor Cuomo forces through an abortion expansion measure in Albany that could drive abortion rates higher, the… Continue Reading »
