Posts Tagged ‘Claims’

First-time jobless claims soar to 360,000

Tweet This Post

Republican Claims on Benghazi Prove False

Josh Marshall notes that during a CBS News report on the Benghazi talking points, Major Garrett “did something I don’t feel like I’ve seen in a really long time or maybe ever on a network news cast. He basically said straight out: Republicans told us these were the quotes, that wasn’t true.” Tweet This Post

Steven Spielberg Claims He Dislikes Black Actors To Get Out Of Cannes Jury Duty

CANNES, FRANCE—In a brazen attempt to avoid serving jury duty and missing work days, film director and head festival juror Steven Spielberg told the organizing committee of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival that he strongly dislikes black actors. The Onion Tweet This Post

Email Demanded by Boehner Different Than He Claims

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) demanded the release of an e-mail that he said showed that State Department officials believed from the start that “Islamic terrorists” were linked to the Benghazi attack but have declined to say so publicly, the New York Times reports. Tweet This Post

US officials: Survey reveals claims of sexual assaults in military rose to 26,000 last year

WASHINGTON (AP) — US officials: Survey reveals claims of sexual assaults in military rose to 26,000 last year. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

VA withholds disability claims executives’ bonuses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is withholding bonuses for senior officials who oversee disability claims, citing a failure to meet performance goals for reducing a sizable backlog in claims processing. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

VA stops bonuses for disability claims executives

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Veterans Affairs Department is withholding bonuses for senior officials who oversee disability claims, citing a failure to meet performance goals for reducing a sizable backlog in claims processing. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Rep. Steve Cohen Claims He Punked Press While Excusing Latest Deleted Tweets

Rep. Steve Cohen, who made headlines earlier this year when his errant tweets during the State of the Union ultimately revealed he had a secret daughter, is back in the news for tweets he published and deleted after a White House event on Memphis Soul… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post