Posts Tagged ‘bullet’

Lawmaker Recommends Bullet Proof Vests

Arizona state Rep. Bob Thorpe (R) sent an email to colleagues “inviting them to an event at the State Capitol to learn about tactical vests,” KNXV-TV reports. Tweet This Post

Greek finance minister sent bullet in the mail

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece's finance minister was sent a bullet and a death threat from a group protesting home foreclosures, police officials said on Monday, in the latest incident to raise fears of growing political violence. The package was sent by a little-known group called "Cretan Revolution", which warned the minister against any efforts to [...]

Pakistani doctors remove bullet from girl shot by Taliban

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani surgeons removed a bullet on Wednesday from a 14-year-old girl shot by the Taliban for speaking out against the militants and promoting education for girls, doctors said. Malala Yousufzai was in critical condition after gunmen shot her in the head and neck on Tuesday as she left school. Two other [...]

Police Officer Posted Photo of Obama with Bullet Holes

Arizona police officer Pat Shearer tells the Arizona Republic that he wasn’t thinking when he posted on his Facebook President Obama’s image on a T-shirt with bullet holes. Tweet This Post

Pakistan should “bite the bullet” in NATO routes row: U.S. official

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan's civilian government should "bite the bullet" and re-open supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan in order to ease tensions with the United States, a senior U.S. government official said on Tuesday. "If the civilian government in Islamabad would bite the bullet and make the political decision to open the ground [...]

Obama: No magic bullet to lower gas prices

President Barack Obama says there is no easy answer to the problem of rising energy prices, dismissing Republican plans to address the problem as little more than gimmicks. Tweet This Post

Christine O’Donnell’s Book in 10 Bullet Points

David Sessions compiles the 10 juiciest bits from Christine O’Donnell’s new book. Tweet This Post

The Democrats’ silver bullet for 2012: make it in America

The Alliance for American Manufacturing commissioned a poll I wrote about in passing earlier this week, but it’s well worth spending some more time exploring, because within it are the keys for smart policies that could not just help the economy, but turn political fortunes. Tweet This Post