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A runway at Reagan National Airport is open again after a brief shutdown when an American Airlines flight from St. Louis blew a tire on landing.
Controversy over President Barack Obama’s address to children recalls a similar uproar over President George H.W. Bush’s appeal in 1991 for kids to send him ideas and reminds Americans that Bush and President Ronald Reagan made multiple such speeches.
This time, Ronald Reagan really was larger than life.
Nancy Reagan watched with delight as a bronze statue of former President Ronald Reagan was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol.
Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan is being honored with a statue in central London.
A statue of former President Ronald Reagan will be unveiled June 3 as California swaps one notable speaker for another as part of a collection in the U.S. Capitol.
- Pundits are declaring Barack Obama’s speech to Congress was “Reaganesque” in style and tone.
Federal prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against former Reagan budget director David Stockman.
Barack Obama, it is said, will inherit the worst times since the Great Depression. Not to minimize the crisis we are in, but we need a little perspective here.
Nancy Reagan was released from a hospital Friday after being treated for a fractured pelvis, her spokeswoman said. Joanne Drake told The Associated Press that doctors came in to see the former first lady and told her everything was going well. Then they asked her: "How would you like to go home today?" Drake said.
Ron Reagan, the liberal son of the late President Ronald Reagan, is going back on the radio.
Former first lady Nancy Reagan endorsed John McCain for president Tuesday as the Arizona senator continued to collect backing from leading Republicans who might help him unite the party and win over critical conservative voters.
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan has been released from a California hospital two days after falling at her Bel-Air home. Spokeswoman Joanne Drake says the 86-year-old was released Tuesday from St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica and was "very happy to be back in her home."
Former first lady Nancy Reagan spent a second night at a hospital as a precaution after falling down in her Bel-Air home.
Former first lady Nancy Reagan was undergoing tests Monday at a hospital after spending a precautionary night there for a fall she took in her Bel-Air home, her spokeswoman said.
Former first lady Nancy Reagan was hospitalized Sunday after falling in her home in Bel-Air but is doing well, her spokeswoman said.
John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Barack Obama's praise of the Republican Party and Ronald Reagan — an anathema for many Democrats, particularly union members considered crucial to winning Nevada's Democratic caucuses Saturday.
While the Republican presidential candidates compete to be most like Ronald Reagan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg — another potential contender — is working with the former president's wife.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum can't locate or account for tens of thousands of valuable mementos of Reagan's White House years, according to a published report.
Republicans Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson topped a field of six presidential candidates at an Iowa party fundraiser Saturday evening, with Huckabee saying other candidates criticism of him shows his bid for the nomination is gaining steam.
Fidel Castro claims Cuba's government saved the life of President Reagan by giving American officials information about an assassination plot in 1984.
Former President George H. W. Bush received the 2007 Ronald Reagan Freedom Award at a Tuesday night gala, joking the 40th president was a "tough act to follow."
Customers will get more than a burger and fries at the Northport McDonald's where President Reagan chomped down on a Big Mac during a 1984 stop.
In his first major public appearance since being sworn in, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts acknowledged being a little nervous during his first day on the job.
Reagan Didn't End the Cold War -- Leftist Intellectuals DidReagan was inspirational, but to claim he defeated Communism is a disservice to the millions of Eastern Europeans who struggled against great odds for their freedom.
Sarah Palin urges Israel settlement expansion, wants to reverse US policy of last 40 yearsHer latest bombshell: to effectively call for an end to 40 years of official government policy on Israel in an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters....
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." "Government is the problem." "A people free to choose will always choose peace."
RNC Web Site Pays Tribute To Ronaldus MagnusThe new Republican National Committee Web site has been derided for its "GOP Heroes" section -- which teaches us that almost all of the great Republicans lived in the 1800's, and about half of them were black -- but there's another illustrious name on the list: Ronaldus Magnus.
The Truth About the Republican Messiah, Ronaldus MagnusCan you imagine how the right-wing noise machine would react if President Obama: Increased federal spending as a percentage of the economy to levels previously seen only during World War II.Tripled the national debt.Dramatically increased Social Security payroll taxes on employee …
Can't the GOP just get along?Even as the Republicans try to shift focus to what they see as the Democrats' loss of political capital, the ruptures in the GOP just won't disappear. Now, Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C., has brought the spotlight back to the party's warring factions.
The AP goes rogue fact checking Sarah PalinAn AP article was released today which purports to fact check Sarah Palin's claims in her new book. It took a village of AP writers to denounce Palin under the guise of fact checking. Weighing in at 1,594 words, it's a booklet against a book.
Truthdig - Cartoons - Say You Want a RevolutionCan you recognize the face of the man with the Afro in this cartoon?
World Freedom Day 2009 - 20th Anniversary of Reagan's achievementI wish I'd posted this the day before yesterday - on World Freedom Day... Americans for Tax Reform is an organization that has been especially successful, in promoting the Reagan Legacy. Please check out this link, from ATR. Celebrate VICTORY over communism!!
In Honor of Veterans: President Reagan's Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D-DayWe're here to mark that day in history when the Allied armies joined in battle to reclaim this continent to liberty. For four long years, much of Europe had been under a terrible shadow. Free nations had fallen, Jews cried out in the camps, millions cried out for liberation.
Four Little Words by Anthony DolanReagan deliberately confronted criminal regimes with what they fear most: the publicly spoken truth about their moral weakness.
The Year the Wall Fell Still Causes Debate Who really felled the Berlin Wall? And what does it mean today? Depends who you ask...
You could buy a lot of health care for $400,000 - we'll get back to that.
Fox News promotetd the Tea Parties and Town Hallers movements in August and the 9-12 Project that grew out of these groups with founder Glen Beck of Fox News..
Iranians Protest, President Obama Appeases - WSJ.com; What would Reagan have said? Tens of thousands of protestors yesterday braved police batons and tear gas canisters in the streets of Iranian cities to denounce their theocratic rulers and call for a change of regime.
Was Ronald Reagan an Even Worse President Than George W. Bush?There's been talk that George W. Bush was so inept that he should trademark the phrase "Worst President Ever," though some historians would bestow that title on pre-Civil War President James Buchanan. Still, a case could be made for putting Ronald Reagan in the competition...
It was a good election night for Republicans/conservatives, and an bad one for Obama and the Democrats. Here is the definitive analysis:
Tax Cuts and RecoveriesVery interesting observations regarding the use of tax cuts to spur recovery. The evidence suggests GWB stopped reading his history after the tax cut chapter.Ronald Reagan signed a large tax cut in the summer of 1981, while the economy was in recession.
Hot Air: An anniversary to forget, and to remember: Carter's Iranian Hostage Cave-inThirty years ago today, American prestige and credibility hit its nadir when we allowed Iran to sack our embassy in Tehran and hold dozens of Americans hostage for 444 days.
Gorbachev: Bush once told me that 'blockheads and dummies' were supporting the 'extreme' Reagan. [F]ormer Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev credited President Reagan for helping end the Cold War, but he argued that instituting democratic reforms in his country was the true catalyst. "Without perestroika, the cold war simply would not have ended," he said.
Attention G W Bush Apologists: Reagan Greeted Fallen Americans at an Air Force BaseIt appears my post yesterday got the teabaggers all riled up.
Socialized Medicine: Reagan Lashes Out From The Past This is both amazing and sad.
Neo-con Gaffney Tells Ron Reagan: 'Your Father Would Be Ashamed Of You'Right-wing pundit and neo-conservative think tank head Frank Gaffney had some very strong words against the more dovish Ron Reagan, the liberal son of the late President Ronald Reagan, during a heated argument over Afghanistan on Hardball.
Inside the Beltway - Washington TimesFact checkers run amok. Plus Republicans get in touch with their feelings.
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