Going Rogue, Selling High

ABC's Bradley Blackburn from New York: Sales figures are out for Sarah Palin’s memoir, Going Rogue. In its first week on store shelves, the book sold 700,000 copies, according to publisher HarperCollins. That’s enough to put it high atop the...

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November 26, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (8)

What One Man 200 Miles Above Earth is Thankful For Today

What are you thankful for on this holiday. Our own Gina Sunseri had a chance to interview the crew of STS 129 aboard the International Space Station. She asked astronaut Randy Bresnik about the birth of a daughter this week...

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November 26, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Clem's Chronicles: Toyota Recall/Afghan Speech/State Dinner Crashers

Happy almost Turkey (and 3 NFL GAMES!!!)...Travel woes appear to have been minimal today so here's hoping you're where you want to be already! Tonight's note..... TOYOTA RECALL-Toyota USA announced today a massive recall of some 4 million cars because...

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November 25, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Charlie Gibson...On this Thanksgiving

At the end of our broadcast tonight Charlie Gibson shared some thoughts on this Thanksgiving: So many American soldiers and Marines tomorrow will be thinking of home, so many at home will be thinking of them. It has been a...

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November 25, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Quotes of the Day: 'It is my intention to finish the job'

"It is my intention to finish the job." -- President Obama, on his decision to send more troops to Afghanistan “Let me say that there is serious unrest in our caucus about, can we afford this war?” -- House Speaker...

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November 25, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (7)

Start Your Shopping Engines

So here we go… It is the start of the holiday shopping season. Some big retailers are opening on Thanksgiving Day -- no waiting till the day after anymore. Retailers know this may likely shape up to be the season...

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November 25, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

The Hajj and Women's Dress

ABC's Lama Hasan reports: I am not particularly religious but when you’re arriving in a country that has strict codes for women, stipulating what they should wear you have no choice but to abide by them. I have never worn...

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November 25, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (13)

Clem's Chronicles: Afghanistan/WH State Dinner/Holiday Travel

Howdy folks-here's what we're looking at tonight.... AFGHANISTAN/US POLICY DECISION-Well we don’t exactly know what has been decided but we know when we’ll know. President Obama will address the nation next Tuesday with the details of his decision. Jake Tapper,...

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November 24, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Photos: White House State Dinners Through the Years

Wining and dining is on the menu at the White House tonight, as the President and First Lady hold their first state dinner -- honoring India's Prime Minister. State dinners are always grand affairs steeped deep in tradition, and tonight's...

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November 24, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Are We Becoming A Nation of Know-Nothings?

ABC's Stu Schutzman reports from New York: A headline in today’s Huffington Post reads “Palin Supporters Struggle To Explain Why They Support Palin”. Two interviewers from “New Left Media” recently camped out at a Borders in Ohio as people arrived...

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November 24, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (47)