Television station identifies Alberto Cutié's female companion by GERARDO REYES, TRENTON DANIEL AND JOSE PAGLIERY A Spanish-language television station in Miami on Thursday reported the identity of the woman at the center of the romantic scandal involving the Rev. Alberto Cutié, saying she lives in Miami Beach.The woman, Ruhama Canellis, lives in the 300 block of 20th Street, América TV (Canal 41) and a neighbor said. El Nuevo Herald reports that she has a 15-year-old son.
DC Anchor to outing blogger: I would like to 'give you a punch across the face.' by Todd Heywood Michael Rogers of BlogActive.com and editor of PageOneQ.com was on Let's Talk Live on News Channel 8, an ABC affiliate in the greater D.C. area when anchor Doug Mckelway told him he would like to "give you a punch across the face." Rogers is now calling on Mckelway to issue an on air, as well as a written, apology.
Pelosi was briefed on waterboarding in 2002, despite saying she wasn’t: report by Raw Story House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was briefed on the Bush Administration’s torture techniques in 2002 — even though she’s publicly said she was never told about the use of waterboarding, according to a new report.ABC News’ Rick Klein revealed Thursday evening that a report from the Director of National Intelligence fingered Pelosi as having been briefed in 2002, even though she denied last month ever having knowledge of the Bush administration’s so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques.”
New York Fed chairman Friedman abruptly resigns by Stephen C. Webster Stephen Friedman, chairman of the board at the Federal Reserve bank of New York, abruptly resigned Thursday, days after The Wall Street Journal pointed out his approval of a request by Goldman Sachs was in violation of policy because of his considerable holdings in Goldman shares.
GOP governor eyeing Senate run to be outed in film tomorrow by John Byrne The Republican governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, who is strongly considering a run for Senate, will be outed in a independent film being released tomorrow.The film, “Outrage,” tracks the outings of prominent gay political figures, such as Crist and former Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman. It’s being produced by Magnolia Pictures and will appear in Landmark Theaters across the country.
Joe the Plumber defends calling gays 'queer' by Raw Story Samuel Wurzelbacher, the Ohio man hailed as "Joe the Plumber" by Republican John McCain's presidential campaign last year, said he believes gays are "queer" and said he won't allow them near his children.Nevertheless, Wurzelbacher said the decision about whether to allow same-sex couples to marry should be left to states.
Air traffic control vulnerable to cyber attacks by Lolita C. Baldor The nation's air traffic control systems are vulnerable to cyber attacks, and support systems have been breached in recent months allowing hackers access to personnel records and network servers, according to a government audit.The Transportation Department's inspector general concluded that although most of the attacks disrupted only support systems, they could spread to the operational systems that control communications, surveillance and flight information used to separate aircraft.
Bristol Palin’s New Gig by Gail Collins “Just because you’re wearing high-heeled sexy shoes doesn’t mean you should have a baby,” said Neil Cole. I believe we can all rally around this sentiment.Cole is the head of Iconix, a company that makes the Candie’s line of teen fashions. A couple of years ago, under fire from critics who accused him of dressing high schoolers like tarts, he established the Candie’s Foundation, which fights teen pregnancy. And there he was on Wednesday introducing the foundation’s new teen ambassador, Bristol Palin.
Justice Dept. Finds Many Flaws in FBI Terror Watch List by Eric Lichtblau WASHINGTON - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has improperly kept nearly 24,000 people on a terrorist watch list based on outdated or sometimes irrelevant information, while it missed others with legitimate terror ties who should have been on the list, according to a Justice Department report released Wednesday.
Poll: Majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana by John Byrne Fifty two percent of Americans support legalizing, taxing and regulating marijuana, according to a new Zogby poll released late Wednesday.3,937 voters were asked: “Scarce law enforcement and prison resources, a desire to neutralize drug cartels and the need for new sources of revenue have resurrected the topic of legalizing marijuana. Proponents say it makes sense to tax and regulate the drug while opponents say that legalization would lead marijuana users to use other illegal drugs. Would you favor or oppose the government’s effort to legalize marijuana?”
