Senators Leahy and Specter converse before the hearing begins, while photographers get their shots of the Director of National Intelligence, Mike McConnell. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair, Sen.

WASHINGTON — The threatening package containing a bloody pig’s foot sent to Rep. Pete King (R-LI) was as much a racist assault as it was religious hate mail, The Post has learned. The rambling note ...

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. “Pig in a poke” is an English idiom first used in the Middle Ages. 1 It is a deceptive trick or a “blind bargain.” Across the pond, many folks ...

The House passed the $56 billion arms bill, 348 to 2.* Few bills have been voted by such a big majority with so little certainty; Congressmen knew they were buying an enormous pig in a poke—a pig ...

It’s the chance of a lifetime! Roll up, in your millions! Come and buy our beautiful Brexit Pig – in a poke! When Brexit wins, June 24 th will be a Golden Dawn*! Our Prime Minister, Whoever that might ...

According to Wikipedia, “a pig in a poke is a thing that is bought without first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or quality.” Starting in the 19th century, this idiom was explained as ...

The latest subject of Du Page political intrigue has arrived, grunting and squealing, from the countryside: a miniature Vietnamese pot-bellied pig. Although the breed originated in Asia, Illinois ...

Do you know where the expression “Don’t buy a pig in a poke” came from? Here’s one explanation I found online. This one is from The Word Savvy Site. The “poke” refers to a burlap bag or sack, which ...