huffingtonpost.com – OMAHA, Neb. — A world-record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot has lottery players lining up for tickets early Friday and many wondering if there’s any way to guarantee becoming an overnight multimillionaire.
The answer: Not unless you already are one and own a magic wand.
The jackpot is so large, someone could theoretically buy up [...]
Friday March 30th, 2012 | No comments »
huffingtonpost.com – MIAMI — From the T-shirt and hoodie sales to trademarking slogans like “Justice for Trayvon” to the pass-the-hat rallies that bring in thousands, the case of an unarmed black teenager killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer is quickly turning into an Internet-fueled brand.
Websites are hawking key chains bearing Trayvon Martin’s likeness. His parents [...]
Thursday March 29th, 2012 | 2 Comments »
www.washingtonpost.com - If yesterday was a surprise to the liberal defenders of Obamacare, today must have been a shocker. Judging from today’s oral argument, five Supreme Court justices seem fully prepared to strike down the entire statute if the individual mandate fails. In this regard, the justices seem to have largely accepted the argument that [...]
Wednesday March 28th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The real tragedy
nydailynews.com – West New York, N.J.: I’m glad that so many people from all walks of life are protesting, honoring and rallying about the tragedy of Trayvon Martin’s killing in Sanford, Fla., and the attitude of presumed guilt on the part of alleged killer George Zimmerman that resulted in this utterly needless loss [...]
Tuesday March 27th, 2012 | No comments »
Holds off 2010 U.S. Open champ Graeme McDowell
ORLANDO – It was easy again Sunday, the way it used to be for Tiger Woods.
And wasn’t it symbolic that everything came together for his comeback victory not only at Bay Hill Club, where he won for the seventh time, but about four miles away from his old [...]
Monday March 26th, 2012 | No comments »
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Are you kidding me, Geraldo?
Guns don’t kill people, according to Geraldo Rivera. Hoodies kill people.
“I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was,” Rivera said on Fox.
“What’s the instant association? It’s crime scene surveillance tapes. Every time you see someone stick up a 7-11, the kid is wearing [...]
Friday March 23rd, 2012 | No comments »
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — President Obama stopped in Cushing, Okla., on Thursday to announce a fast-track approval process for a portion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline — although it’s not the part for which he’s taken political heat for blocking.
The portion likely to start construction soon runs from Cushing, a key repository of U.S. [...]
Thursday March 22nd, 2012 | No comments »
Peyton Manning announced he had reached an agreement on contract terms with the Denver Broncos on Tuesday, signing a five-year deal. As Mark Maske reported:
The Peyton Manning sweepstakes came to an end Monday when the free agent quarterback informed the NFL teams pursuing him that he intended to sign with the Denver Broncos.
The resolution of [...]
Wednesday March 21st, 2012 | No comments »
Unarmed black teenager was shot by neighbourhood watch volunteer
www.guardian.co.uk – The US justice department has begun an investigation into the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Florida by a neighbourhood watch captain.
The announcement came after a day of protests calling for the arrest of the Florida volunteer, George Zimmerman.
Zimmerman, 28, claims he shot [...]
Tuesday March 20th, 2012 | 3 Comments »
www.washingtonpost.com, SEATTLE — A Seattle defense attorney prepared to meet Monday with Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is facing formal charges in an attack on two slumbering Afghan villages that left 16 people dead, including nine children.
John Henry Browne flew to Kansas Sunday ahead of his first face-to-face meeting with the 10-year Army veteran, [...]
Monday March 19th, 2012 | No comments »
