Joseph Curl
Columns by Joseph Curl
Hastert paid to ‘conceal his prior misconduct’
J. Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker in U.S. House history, was being blackmailed, and he paid millions to keep his secret. That's what federal indictment says, anyway. Hastert has been charged with illegally moving cash and lying to investigators. This is what's known: There is a person -- "Individual A" -- in the indictment (no one knows if that person is a male or a female). Hastert was paying Individual A $3.5 million to cover up "past misconduct." Published May 29, 2015
Democrats join GOP to fight Obama admin’s new rule on streams, creeks
Democrats are giving a big thumbs down to the Obama administration's new regulation to give the federal government dominion over streams, creeks, brooks, rivulets, burns, tributaries, criks, wetlands -- even ditches and really big puddles. Published May 28, 2015
HILLARY REDISCOVERS HER SOUTHERN ACCENT
Published May 28, 2015
HONEST OBAMA: My presidency a placeholder until I ‘pass that baton’
Published May 28, 2015
Obama: My presidency a placeholder until I ‘pass that baton’
Published May 28, 2015
Biden talks tough about Ukraine, but U.S. must ‘cooperate’ with Putin
While the Commander-in-Chief doesn't know how to follow through after he draws a big red line (i.e. Syria), the vice president on Wednesday appeared open to the idea of arming Ukraine in its battle with Russia. Published May 27, 2015
CURL: Obama admin asserts dominion over creeks, streams, wetlands, ditches — even big puddles
President Obama's administration on Wednesday claimed dominion over all of America's streams, creeks, rills, ditches, brooks, rivulets, burns, tributaries, criks, wetlands -- perhaps even puddles -- in a sweeping move to assert unilateral federal authority. Published May 27, 2015
ALERT: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TAKES QUESTIONS
Carly Fiorina's campaign is having a lot of fun at Hillary Clinton's expense. The Republican presidential candidate's deputy campaign manager, Sarah Isgur Flores, sent out a email to the "traveling press corps" noting that both Fiorina and Clinton will be campaigning in South Carolina on Wednesday. Published May 27, 2015
Kenyan man wants to ‘buy’ Malia Obama — for 70 sheep, 50 cows, 30 goats
Published May 26, 2015
Texas schools to target adults with Shelly O’s food program
Published May 26, 2015
INTEL IMPOTENCE: Obama admin ‘surprised’ by fall of Mosul, had no contingency plans
Published May 26, 2015
Bernie Sanders takes a shot at Hillary Clinton: ‘When you hustle money … it can isolate you’
Bernie Sanders, the Socialist senator running against Hillary Rodham Clinton, says her penchant for raising millions by giving speeches leaves her unable to understand the plight of the middle class. Published May 26, 2015
EMAIL: HILLARY DIDN’T KNOW DEAD AMBASSADOR’S NAME
Published May 22, 2015
Clintons made $700,000 day after Hillary said they were ‘dead broke’
Published May 22, 2015
HILLARY POLL PLUNGE: 17 POINTS!
Published May 22, 2015
TRUMPS BASHES JEB, MARCO, CARLY
Published May 22, 2015
GOP debates: Who’s in — and who could be out
Published May 21, 2015
Chelsea’s new children’s book: Hey kids, let’s talk gender equality and poverty!
Chelsea Clinton will write a children's book called "It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!" aimed at kids 10 to 14. Published May 21, 2015
O’MALLEY PITCH: I’M YOUNG
Published May 20, 2015
CNN declares Iowans ‘shrug off Clinton controversies’ — after interviewing Dem leaders
CNN, once mocked as the Clinton New Network for its consistently pro-Bubba coverage, is at it again. Published May 20, 2015
