04-15-2011

The beautiful and talented Catherine Zeta Jones recently disclosed she is being treated for Bipolar II disorder, a psychiatric condition that is less severe than bipolar I.

It's estimated one out of every 40 Americans has one of the two types of bipolar disorder, which translates into about six million people. Of course the struggle with bipolar affects many more millions of people because the friends, neighbors, co-workers, and especially family members of the bipolar person also suffer.

04-15-2011

Today the House plans to vote on a GOP plan to cut billions of dollars from the federal budget in 2012.

This is Budget Committee Chairman, Rep. Paul Ryan's infamous plan. It boasts cuts of more than $6 billion from President Obama's budget, which was put on the table back in February.

Get ready for a fight, people.

Last night, at a fundraiser in Chicago, President Obama said, "We can get our fiscal house in order, but we can do it in a way that is consistent with our values and who we are as a people.

04-14-2011

by Shawn Brown

Okay, with the NFL draft just around the corner, I have to weigh in on what analysts  are saying the top needs are for teams. Being that I live in Virginia Beach and this is Washington Redskins country, they will be my main topic of discussion.  Here’s the question: WHAT IS THE TOP NEED FOR THE REDSKINS WITH THE NUMBER 10 OVERALL PICK IN THIS YEARS DRAFT? 

04-14-2011

In my upcoming book, The Terrorist Next Door: How the Government is Deceiving You About the Islamist Threat, due out May 2, I outline how the Obama administration has made a strategic decision to embrace and empower the American arms of the Muslim Brotherhood, be it CAIR, ISNA, MPAC or beyond.

04-14-2011

Known for his directing work on Oscar-winning, historical-based films, The Killing Fields and The Mission, British filmmaker Roland Joffé sets his sights on the Spanish Civil War. In this new film called There Be Dragons, Joffé follows the life St. Josemaria Escriva, a Roman Catholic priest from Spain who eventually founded Opus Dei.

04-14-2011

Speaking of taxes, have you completed yours and mailed them to the IRS? Are you feeling stressed by the process, money owed, or last minute post office run? Actually, you get a break this year and have until Monday April 18 at midnight because April 15 is the celebration of Emancipation Day, a Washington D.C. holiday.

04-14-2011

In this season when members of Congress and President Obama are digging in their heels and drawing political lines in the sand, House Minority Leader Steny Hoyer offers a statement that should probably be laminated and posted on the wall of every office on Capitol Hill.

Here's what he had to say after the House voted in favor of the Continuting Resolution, or CR, agreed to by House and Senate budget negotiators to fund the government running through September and avoid a government shutdown.

04-14-2011

Israel's political establishment was in an uproar Thursday as Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein told Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman he's considering indicting Lieberman for fraud, breach of trust, witness tampering, and money laundering. Quite a list.

The Attorney General said the charges stem from companies Lieberman set up in 1997 with Lieberman's business partners.

The political fallout could be profound. If indicted, Lieberman would likely resign, which could threaten Netanyahu's government.

04-14-2011

In an exclusive interview with The Brody File, Donald Trump says the lesson he learned from two failed marriages is that, “You do have to devote the requisite time to your marriage.”

Trump admitted to me that because he works so hard, “It's very difficult for a woman to be married to me.” I conducted this interview with Donald Trump in New York City at Trump Tower.

Video and transcription below.

04-14-2011

In an exclusive interview with The Brody File, Donald Trump says that if he gets into the presidential race, he’s, “willing" to go to Iowa and conduct small town politicking in coffee shops and homes. Though he does say, “I don't think you necessarily have to go into everybody's home.”

I conducted this interview with Donald Trump in New York City at Trump Tower.

Video and transcription below.

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