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Utah soldier: E-mail about Obama had errors By Matthew D. LaPlante The Salt Lake Tribune Article Last Updated: 07/26/2008 01:00:00 AM MDT A Utah National Guard officer who wrote a letter to family members describing Barack Obama's visit to troops in Afghanistan in unflattering terms now says some of the information he put out was incorrect - but not before the message went viral, circulating in thousands of e-mails and dozens of blogs. Capt. Jeffrey Porter, of the 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion, wrote in his e-mail that Obama "blew off" soldiers waiting to greet him when he arrived at Bagram...

True Crime continues on and in my home town of Baltimore a repeat sex offender strikes again. Also a look at that weirdo Hsu who contributes millions to Democratic campaign coffers yet he up a disappears on two million dollars bail. This is an interesting one, folks. A man rapes his own daughter then releases a proud video of the event on the Internet.

Police today identified human remains as those of Sam and Lindsey Porter, who disappeared three years ago after their father took them for a weekend visit. Authorities made the announcement at an 11 a.m. news conference which provided details about bones discovered Sunday in a shallow grave in a heavily wooded area along Cement City Road in Sugar Creek. Forensics tests using dental records had been under way to determine whether the remains were those of the Porter children. Sam and Lindsey were 7 and 8 when they disappeared in June 2004 after their father, Dan Porter, picked them up...

Authorities believe they may have found the remains of two Independence children missing since June 2004, the mother of Sam and Lindsey Porter said Sunday. Tina Porter told The Kansas City Star that Independence police officers told her that they found human remains in the woods along Cement City Road in Sugar Creek. “I saw the police cars drive up, and my first thought was that they were coming to tell me they’d found Sam and Lindsey alive,” she said. “I feel so sick. It just doesn’t seem real.” Independence police spokesman Tom Gentry said Sunday night that authorities had...

Excerpt - NEW YORK - Porter Wagoner looks right at home in the marble lobby of Manhattan's Roosevelt Hotel. He wears a dark Western suit and tie and holds a shiny black cane. The glare from the crystal chandelier reflects off his eyeglasses as he tilts his head back, trying to remember the last time he played Madison Square Garden. Sometime in the '70s ... one of those package tours ... Little Jimmie Dickens and Faron Young were there ... some others he can't recall ... Back then, "The Thin Man from West Plains" was still the grand showman of...

This Memorial Day, we must do more than just remember the fallen. We must dedicate ourselves to sharing their sacrifice. Let us find the moral courage to match their physical courage. Let us re-dedicate ourselves to the principles for which our country stands.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Republican incumbent Jon Porter had a 47 percent to 37 percent lead over Democratic challenger Tessa Hafen in the race for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District seat, according to a new statewide poll. Meanwhile, the race for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Jim Gibbons remained too close to call Monday between Republican Secretary of State Dean Heller and Democratic university Regent Jill Derby. Heller drew 45 percent support from the 400 registered voters interviewed, while Derby drew 42 percent. The sampling error margin was plus or minus 5 percentage points, making the Heller-Derby race too...

Stephen Kappes: The Wrong Man at CIA by Kenneth R. TimmermanPosted May 31, 2006Before Gen. Michael Hayden settles in as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Congress needs to ask hard questions of the man he has said he wants to appoint as deputy director of the CIA: former operations chief Stephen R. Kappes. Kappes is a former Marine who elicits strong praise from former operations officers such as Gary Berntsen, who worked under him for two years. Hayden also heaped praise on Kappes. "When I did the Rolodex check around the community about Steve … they’re almost universally positive,"...

Rep. Patrick Kennedy (news, bio, voting record) crashed his car near the Capitol early Thursday, and a police official said he appeared intoxicated. Kennedy said he had taken sleep medication and a prescription anti-nausea drug that can cause drowsiness. Kennedy, D-R.I., addressed the issue after a spate of news reports. His initial statement said: "I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident."'Later, however, he issued a longer statement saying the attending physician for Congress had prescribed Phenergan on Tuesday to treat Kennedy's gastroenteritis.Kennedy said he returned to his Capitol Hill home on Wednesday evening after a final series of votes...

This Day In History | Civil War April 16 1863 Passage of Vicksburg Admiral David Dixon Porter leads 12 ships past the heavy barrage of Confederate artillery at Vicksburg, Mississippi. He lost only one ship, and the operation speeded General Ulysses S. Grant's movement against Vicksburg. Grant had been trying to capture Vicksburg for six months. A first attempt failed when General William T. Sherman's troops were unsuccessful in attacking Vicksburg from the north. Grant now planned to move his army down the opposite bank of the river, cross back to Mississippi, and approach the city from the east. The...

USS PORTER, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Porter (DDG 78) departed the Black Sea country of Georgia April 10, after being at anchor outside the city of Poti for four days. Within hours, Porter was at work strengthening enduring and emerging partnerships not only with the Georgian navy, but also the Turkish navy. "I think it's the first time we have done a trilateral exercise underway with the Georgian, Turkish and U.S. Navies," noted Commander, Task Force 67 Capt. Bob Lally, who assumed tactical control of the guided-missile destroyer before it entered the Black Sea, April 4. "Cooperative training helps...

NAPLES, Italy (NNS) -- For the second time this year, USS Porter (DDG 78) transited through the Turkish Straits in April to engage with Black Sea navies. Planned engagements with Romania, Turkey, Georgia and Bulgaria will directly support the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CNE) strategic priority of strengthening enduring partnerships in the region. “These are our new friends,” Commodore, Task Force (CTF) 67 Capt. Bob Lally said of the countries Porter will be interacting with. “The excitement is because they invited us and want to engage with the U.S. Navy. Building new partnerships and strengthening existing ones, especially in...

At first, Joey Porter pledged not to speak with reporters after Super Bowl XL Media Day. Then, he softened his stance and promised to keep his outspoken mouth in check. Wednesday, he took that plan and threw it to the ground like a defenseless quarterback. The Steelers' loquacious linebacker couldn't contain himself yesterday when he learned Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens predicted Jerome Bettis' return to Detroit would culminate with a Super Bowl loss. "I've been asleep all week, but now, I got woke up," Porter said yesterday. "I've got my first taste of blood, and now I'm thirsty...

ABRAMOFF SCANDAL: Reid criticized by Porter GOP lawmaker sees 'study in hypocrisy' By STEVE TETREAULT STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU Jan. 07, 2006 Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal Harry Reid Jon Porter WASHINGTON -- The controversy surrounding Jack Abramoff grew to new proportions in Nevada on Friday when Republican Rep. Jon Porter demanded the state's Democratic lawmakers give back campaign contributions tied to the discredited lobbyist. Porter inserted himself into the ethics debate, directly criticizing Sen. Harry Reid, the Senate minority leader who Republicans have been trying to tie into the Abramoff scandal. The criticism extended to Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., who...

Traitors of Record: The Record of the New York TimesBy Fedora “. . .the most untrustworthy paper in the United States. . .” --President Dwight Eisenhower, referring to the New York TimesIntroductionLast week Senator John Cornyn criticized the New York Times for endangering national security with a James Risen story on NSA surveillance timed to coincide with a vote on the Patriot Act and, incidentally, with the release of a book by Risen. A review of the record illustrates that endangering national security through irresponsible leaks is nothing new for the New York Times. Some particularly outrageous examples are worth...

NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- More than 600 Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and the frigate USS Carr (FFG 52), homeported in Norfolk, deployed Nov. 28 in support of the global war on terrorism. Porter and Carr will participate in regional exercises with allies as a Surface Strike Group (SSG). The SSG will make diplomatic port calls and respond to any contingency operations, including those associated with the war on terrorism. “The primary focus is going to be enhancing the U.S. diplomatic missions by interacting with foreign countries,” said Cmdr. Douglas Nashold, commanding officer of Porter. Nashold...

Fugitive murderer returns to Mass. after 20 years on the lam By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer March 24, 2005 Dottie Johnson lobbied for years to keep the man convicted of killing her 21-year-old cousin from gaining his freedom. Now, two decades after he escaped from a Massachusetts prison and disappeared, Norman A. Porter Jr. is back in custody. "It's been a very emotional thing," she said, recalling the almost 45 years since her cousin, John "Jackie" Pigott, was shot to death in a robbery at the Saugus retail store where he worked. Johnson was 13 then. "We hope...

BOSTON (AP) - Former priest James Porter, whose widespread molestation of dozens of children foreshadowed the clergy sex abuse scandal that swept the Roman Catholic church, died Friday. Porter, 70, died at New England Medical Center in Boston, where he had been treated since being transferred from a Department of Correction medical facility last month, department spokeswoman Diane Wiffin said. A cause of death was not immediately available. Porter's attorney had said he had incurable cancer.

October 31, 2004, 12:42 p.m. John Kerry's Other Vietnam WarWhy would we trust this man to be our president? By Stephen Morris John Kerry has fought this election campaign as a political moderate. Certainly his main foreign-policy advisers are moderate Democrats. But that campaign posture disguises his 34-year record in public life — which produced no legislative achievement, but featured a well-documented obsession with Vietnam and Cambodia that continues to the present day. Kerry made his four and a half months of service in Vietnam an electoral issue, but it's his 34 years of political activism on Vietnam and...

The Senate has confirmed Porter Goss as CIA Director.

Democrat Warns That Blocking Goss' CIA Nomination Is 'Wrong Fight' in Election YearWASHINGTON Aug. 15, 2004 — The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee warned fellow Democrats in the Senate on Sunday against trying to block the nomination of Rep. Porter Goss as CIA director, saying that would be picking the wrong fight in this election year. Democrats should ask tough questions of Goss, R-Fla., at Senate confirmation hearings next month, but "my view is this is the wrong fight," Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "To get stuck in a fight about Porter Goss...

Roger Porter knows more than most people about presidential power. He teaches a course at Harvard University on the American presidency and has served three Republican occupants of the White House -- Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. But this week, he got an unexpected lesson about the presidency from a former Democratic occupant of the Oval Office, Bill Clinton.

<p>LAS VEGAS — Republican Jon Porter leads his Democratic rival Dario Herrera 46 percent to 34 percent in a new poll, continuing to maintain a double-digit lead in the race for Nevada’s new congressional seat.</p> <p>“Herrera’s chances of winning are very slim,” pollster Brad Coker said Thursday.</p>

<p>LAS VEGAS — Republican Jon Porter leads his Democratic rival Dario Herrera 46 percent to 34 percent in a new poll, continuing to maintain a double-digit lead in the race for Nevada’s new congressional seat.</p> <p>“Herrera’s chances of winning are very slim,” pollster Brad Coker said Thursday.</p>

Democrat Touts Poll Showing Him Behind A poll taken last month for former state Sen. Mike Feeley (D) showed him trailing former state GOP Chairman Bob Beauprez by 6 points in the competitive new 7th district. The survey of 463 likely voters had Beauprez leading Feeley 39 percent to 33 percent, with 22 percent of respondents undecided. Conducted by Boulder, Colo.-based Harstad Strategic Research LLC, the poll was in the field Aug. 26-29 and had a margin of error of 4.6 percent. Given that this is considered a tossup race, it is unusual that Feeley's campaign would release a three-week-old...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Former major league All-Star catcher Darrell Porter, who was the MVP of the 1982 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals, was found dead Monday in a park in suburban Kansas City. He was 50. Sugar Creek police said a motorist reported seeing a man lying next to a car in La Benite Park late Monday afternoon, The Kansas City Star reported in Tuesday's editions. When police arrived, they found Porter's body. The cause of death was not known, but police said there was no evidence of foul play. The Jackson County medical examiner will...

THE BITCH IS BACK, AGAIN MOVE BACK TO ENGLAND OR GO KILL YOURSELF By: Nathan Porter If it’s April it must be time for a rant about Elton John (a/k/a Lady John for you anglophiles). Just when I was beginning to think he had faded from public consciousness for good, he strolls up Capitol Hill to lecture the US on spending more money for AIDS. I don’t know about you, but I just love it when some hypocritical-leftist-millionaire-superstar lectures the rest of us about opening our wallets for his pet cause du jour. It’s both entertaining and revolting. The New...