Tim Russert Dies of Heart Attack
Tim Russert has died of a heart attack at the age of 58. Family members say NBC's Tim Russert has died. They tell The New York Times that Russert died of an apparent heart attack. The host of NBC's "Meet the Press" was 58. Longtime NBC anchor Tom Brokaw has now confirmed Russert's death, in a special report on NBC. Brokaw ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on June 13, 2008 15:52
Pope Benedict Our German Shepherd
Henry Farrell recounts getting stuck in pope-security-related traffic, contrasts the differences between this trip and John Paul II's 1979 visit to Ireland, and takes this photo: Henry muses that it "seemed to me to have dark undertones that were presumably not intended by the person who was waving it about." Personally, I find the canine overtones amusing enough.Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 16, 2008 13:22
More TV Politics in Venezuela
Cross-posted from PoliBlog: Via the BBC: Second Venezuela TV is under fireVenezuela's government has accused a TV station of inciting a murder attempt on President Hugo Chavez, hours after taking another network off the air. It said footage shown on Globovision implicitly called for Mr Chavez to be killed. The station denies the claim. It would appear that the government is watching ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 29, 2007 13:42
Khalid Sheik Mohammed Confesses . . . to Everything
Khalid Sheik Mohammed has signed a two page confession taking responsibility for the 9/11 attacks and dozens of other terrorist operations in a hearing at Guantanamo Bay over the weekend. WaPo: Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, confessed at a Guantanamo Bay military hearing that he planned and funded that al-Qaeda operation and said ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on March 15, 2007 08:22
Is the Pope Catholic?
Steve Bainbridge, both on his blog and in a TCS column, answers the title question in the affirmative.Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on September 15, 2006 16:41
Mehmet Ali Agca, Man Who Shot Pope, to Be Freed
Mehmet Ali Agca, the man who tried to assassinate the late Pope John Paul II, has been released from prison and will be drafted into the army, according to the AP. A court has approved the release from prison the man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, saying he completed his sentence for crimes he committed in Turkey, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on January 8, 2006 14:15
They’re GREAT!
Saving endangered species through better pharmaceuticals.Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on October 15, 2005 23:57
Benedict Keeps John Paul II’s Staff
Benedict Keeps Cardinal As Vatican's No. 2 (AP) Pope Benedict XVI confirmed Cardinal Angelo Sodano in the Vatican's No. 2 post Thursday and kept all other top officials, avoiding any immediate shakeup in the late John Paul II's administration. It was a sign that the new pope, a doctrinal hard-liner, wants to show continuity with the popular John Paul. Sodano, the Vatican's ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 21, 2005 08:27
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Becomes Pope Benedict XVI
"God's Rottweiler" arises from the white smoke: Thousands Cheer in St. Peter's Square as New Leader Emerges (NYT | RSS) Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected pope today, taking the name Benedict XVI, then telling a wildly cheering crowd from a balcony on St. Peter's Basilica, "I entrust myself to your prayers." The 265th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, smiling broadly, was introduced ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 19, 2005 14:02
A New Pope Has Been Chosen
A new pope has been chosen on just the second day of the conclave. His name has not yet been announced. If precedent is any indication, we should know within hours. A New Pope Has Been Chosen (WaPo) White smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney and the pealing of bells Tuesday signaled that the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 19, 2005 12:34
