Headlines

Cory Booker didn't announce first. But that doesn't mean he is behind

Car loan rates rising quickly, despite the Fed holding rates steady

Pelosi: No wall money ever ... Botches words, suffers facial spasms, confuses Dems, GOP ...

Muslim leaders reject call  to denounce 'violent' Koran

Kamala Harris' crusade against 'revenge porn'

January jobs report: Hiring remains solid, despite government shutdown

Feds charge 19 in Chinese 'birth tourism' scheme ...

U.S. mulls sanctions against Turkey for trading with Venezuela

Trump makes it official: U.S. to leave missile treaty with Russia

Trump: 'There is a good chance we'll have to' declare a national emergency to build the wall

Sperm bank freaks after woman uses DNA test, finds donor ...

Saudi Arabia concludes corruption probe, banks over $100 billin

Fun Facts

-        The Iraqi government of former president, Nouri al-Maliki, which was required to form a more “inclusive” administration before President Obama could formulate a strategy to combat ISIS, now has as its new Vice President ,,,  namely Nouri al-Maliki … see: CNN Story.

-        A young Chinese man died of a heart attack while he was about to make his fourth donation in a week to a sperm bank … see: UK Daily Mail Story  ... shades of Nelson Rockefeller.

-        Six years in the limelight might have turned Sarah Palin’s and her family’s heads. Apparently the Palin clan got into a brawl recently near Anchorage, Alaska at a large party. Some of the reporting may be apocryphal, but read the details for yourself: NY Post Story. A stretch Hummer is a little too pretentious for my taste.

-        Cabbies at the San Diego, California airport now need to pass the “smell test” as well as other safety measures before they are allowed to pick up passengers … see: ABC News Story.

-        “This is a big f-ing deal!” Vice President Joe Biden recently tweeted that the worst abuse of man or woman is the abuse of power. No f-ing kidding? … see: Michelle Malkin Story.

-        Perhaps Ayman al-Zawahiri (Osama bin Laden’s former number-two man) is losing his touch? In the first raid orchestrated by him on the Indian sub-continent, three al Qaeda members were killed and seven captured when they attacked the wrong target. See the details here: UK Telegraph Story.