www.people.com – Mel Gibson is now legally single after his divorce was finalized Friday in a Los Angeles courtroom, but bachelorhood came at a heavy price.
Robyn, his ex-wife of nearly 30 years and the mother of their seven children, is walking away with half his fortune, once estimated to be as high as $850 [...]
Thursday December 22nd, 2011 | No comments »
www.politico.com – First, John Boehner wanted the Senate to pass a payroll tax cut bill. Then, he wanted to make a show of killing it. Now, he won’t hold a House vote on it at all.
In the last and biggest political test of a wild year — Boehner’s final exam for 2012 — the House [...]
Tuesday December 20th, 2011 | No comments »
www.foxnews.com – President Obama is consulting with allies following the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, whose reported weekend heart attack has catapulted son Kim Jong Un to power and could further destabilize the world’s most isolated nation.
“This brings extraordinary change and uncertainty to a country that has seen little change in decades. [...]
Monday December 19th, 2011 | No comments »
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BAGHDAD – After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion, U.S. officials Thursday formally shut down the war in Iraq — a conflict that U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said was worth the price in blood and money, as it set Iraq on a path to democracy.
Panetta stepped off [...]
Thursday December 15th, 2011 | No comments »
www.Yahoo.com – WASHINGTON (AP) — States should ban all driver use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices, except in emergencies, the National Transportation Board said Tuesday.
The recommendation, unanimously agreed to by the five-member board, applies to both hands-free and hand-held phones and significantly exceeds any existing state laws restricting texting and cellphone use [...]
Wednesday December 14th, 2011 | No comments »
www.foxnews.com – TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s defense minister on Tuesday shrugged off a U.S. request for the return of an American spy drone captured by Iranian armed forces and instead demanded an apology from Washington.
Tehran last week identified the drone as the RQ-170 Sentinel and said it was captured over the country’s east. The nearly [...]
Tuesday December 13th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
www.washingtonpost.com – DENVER — Even the Denver Broncos seemed a bit dazed by this latest comeback led by Tim Tebow.
Champ Bailey summed up Sunday’s 13-10 overtime victory over the Chicago Bears this way: “Wow!”
Matt Prater’s 51-yard field goal 6½ minutes into OT won it after his 59-yarder with 3 seconds left in regulation tied the [...]
Monday December 12th, 2011 | No comments »
Chicago (CNN) — A federal judge sentenced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to 14 years in prison for corruption Wednesday.
Blagojevich, who turns 55 Saturday, must start serving his prison term within 90 days, the judge ordered. He must also pay a $20,000 fine.
“This is the time to be strong,” Blagojevich told reporters as he left [...]
Thursday December 8th, 2011 | No comments »
www.latimes.com – The Sentinel drone has cutting-edge stealth and surveillance technology that other nations could exploit. One of the aircraft crashed in Iran, and a U.S. official says it was on a CIA mission.
Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington—
The radar-evading drone that crash-landed over the weekend in Iran was on a mission for the CIA, [...]
Wednesday December 7th, 2011 | No comments »
(CNN) — The sentencing hearing for Rod Blagojevich is set to begin Tuesday, six months after the former Illinois governor was convicted of 17 public corruption charges.
The charges are related to Blagojevich’s attempt to sell the U.S. Senate seat held by Barack Obama before Obama resigned to become president.
The hearing is expected to last two [...]
Tuesday December 6th, 2011 | No comments »
