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Obama to take State of the Union questions on YouTube - The Oval: Tracking the Obama presidency
State of the Union week is upon us and the White House will spend a large part of it promoting President Obama's speech through the social media -- including a presidential appearance on You Tube
Obama to take State of the Union questions on YouTube - The Oval: Tracking the Obama presidency
Slap to a Man’s Pride Set Off Tumult in Tunisia - NYTimes.com
Slap to a Man’s Pride Set Off Tumult in Tunisia - NYTimes.com
Obama: Speech to focus on jobs - Politics - White House - msnbc.com
WASHINGTON — Under pressure to energize the economy, President Barack Obama said Saturday he will use his State of the Union address to outline an agenda to create jobs now and boost American competitiveness over the long term.
Obama: Speech to focus on jobs - Politics - White House - msnbc.com
Nearly half of Americans still suspect vaccine-autism link - USATODAY.com
By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Just a slim majority of Americans — 52% — think vaccines don't cause autism, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll found.
Conversely, 18% are convinced that vaccines, like the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, can cause the disorder, and another 30% aren't sure.
Nearly half of Americans still suspect vaccine-autism link - USATODAY.com
Corporate contributions have surged for new Republican leaders in House
By Dan Eggen and T.W. Farnam Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, January 22, 2011; 12:00 AM
The new Republican leaders in the House have received millions of dollars in contributions from banks, health insurers and other major business interests, which are pressing for broad reversals of Democratic policies that affect corporations, according to disclosure records and interviews.
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Corporate contributions have surged for new Republican leaders in House
Hard Hits with LaVar Arrington - My take on the AFC and NFC championship games
By LaVar Arrington
This week boasts historical teams matching up in both divisional championship games.
The first matchup features two divisional rivals who know each other very well. Multiple story lines will play out when the host Chicago Bears face the scorching-hot Green Bay Packers.
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Hard Hits with LaVar Arrington - My take on the AFC and NFC championship games
Climate Threatens Birds From Tropics to Mountaintops - NYTimes.com
KINANGOP, Kenya — Simon Joakim Kiiru remembers a time not long ago when familiar birdsongs filled the air here and life was correlated with bird sightings. His lush, well-tended homestead is in the highlands next to the Aberdare National Park, one of the premier birding destinations in the world.
Climate Threatens Birds From Tropics to Mountaintops - NYTimes.com
Apple's App Store surpasses 10 billion downloads - USATODAY.com
Apple has surpassed a milestone 10 billion downloads at its App Store,the company has announced in a celebratory billboard splashed at its website.
Apple's App Store surpasses 10 billion downloads - USATODAY.com
Who can win the 2012 GOP nomination?
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani said last week on CNBC that he is "absolutely" open to considering another presidential run in 2012. That tells you all you need to know about the fluidity of the GOP's coming nomination contest.
MTV's 'Skins': Parents, monitoring TV is your job - latimes.com
On the third episode of MTV's new series "Skins," a high school student takes erectile dysfunction pills and, with the camera filming him from behind, runs naked down the street. His tumescence serves as a running joke throughout the episode. The new show is a hit among middle schoolers, and the actor in the aforementioned scene is 17 years old.
MTV's 'Skins': Parents, monitoring TV is your job - latimes.com
Yachts, Both New and Used, Are Selling Slowly - NYTimes.com
What is tougher than having one sleek mega-yacht for sale in a glutted market? The answer, for the moment at least, is having two mega-yachts on the market.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Boeing Pushes 787's First Delivery Into Third Quarter - Bloomberg
Boeing Co.’s seventh delay on the 787 Dreamliner means that launch customer All Nippon Airways Co. is set to receive its first plane in the third quarter, more than three years behind schedule.
Boeing Pushes 787's First Delivery Into Third Quarter - Bloomberg
Diana Taurasi terminated in Turkey - espnW
Diana Taurasi, one of the best players in the history of women's basketball, had her contract terminated by Turkish club Fenerbahce on Thursday after her "B" sample tested positive for doping. The Istanbul-based club made its decision after the Turkish Basketball Federation announced the results of the doping test on its website. Taurasi faces a ban of up to two years, putting in jeopardy her chances of playing for the United States at the 2012 London Olympics
Happy trails to Enes Kanter - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
Enes Kanter's journey from Turkey to our college basketball nation has been a strange one.
It appears that after being ruled permanently ineligible once again, he's going to end up going from celebrated recruit to talented practice player to popular student-assistant coach to NBA lottery pick without ever logging a single minute of college basketball.
Happy trails to Enes Kanter - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
Kentucky can win SEC without Kanter - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
Kentucky is the team to beat in the SEC heading into Saturday’s conference opener at Georgia.
And that’s without 6-10 freshman forward Enes Kanter, who was ruled permanently ineligible on Friday, upholding a previous NCAA decision that deemed he received impermissible benefits while playing for a professional team in his native Turkey.
Kentucky can win SEC without Kanter - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
New England Patriots begin offseason loaded with uncertainty - ESPN Boston
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- In a standard season, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick might say goodbye to his players knowing that they'd be returning in a few months for the start of the offseason program
New England Patriots begin offseason loaded with uncertainty - ESPN Boston
Epicenter of Humanity: Martz vs. Capers - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
As division rivals, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears have matched up twice a season since 1925. Such familiarity generates a certain level of confidence that neither team could surprise the other in Sunday's NFC Championship Game. Just Monday, in fact, Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk told reporters there are "no secrets" between the rivals.
Epicenter of Humanity: Martz vs. Capers - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
Scott on Ryan: 'I would die for that man' - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
About 20 minutes after dumbfounding Patriot Nation on Sunday night, New York Jets linebacker Bart Scott told a group of reporters what he thought of coach Rex Ryan.
"I love my coach," Scott said. "Let me tell you something: I would die for that man. I love that man to death.
Scott on Ryan: 'I would die for that man' - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
McDaniels' talks with Rams hit a snag - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen is reporting that former Denver coach Josh McDaniels’ talks with the St. Louis Rams are breaking down.
McDaniels, who was fired in December after 28 games as Denver's coach, was considered the leading candidate as the next offensive coordinator for the Rams. He interviewed with the Rams on Saturday and had interviewed with Minnesota a week earlier.
McDaniels' talks with Rams hit a snag - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
Big Question: Steelers' special teams - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
Your resident AFC North blogger asked Steelers coach Mike Tomlin on Tuesday what the Steelers need to do better on special teams in their rematch against the Jets.
Big Question: Steelers' special teams - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
Are we really talking about autographs?! - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
As we took our place at the Epicenter of Humanity last Sunday, I acknowledged that I love the drama of the NFL regular season, both on and off the field. When the playoffs begin, however, I like to think it should be all about the games.
Are we really talking about autographs?! - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
Rams, Seahawks and Josh McDaniels - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
OK, now we know the Seattle Seahawks have been speaking with Josh McDaniels about becoming their offensive coordinator.
Hiring the former New England assistant and Denver head coach would help explain why the Seahawks fired Jeremy Bates after one season as coordinator. The Seahawks' interest might also explain why talks between McDaniels and the St. Louis Rams hit a snag.
Big Question: Troy Polamalu Factor - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
There are a few ways to measure how the Pittsburgh Steelers fell short against the New York Jets a month ago.
The most obvious measurement was the five-point margin on the scoreboard, 22-17.
Has the Patriots dynasty been toppled? - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
The New England Patriots won 14 games and the AFC East title. Tom Brady will be the NFL's consensus most valuable player. Bill Belichick is in the discussion for coach of the year. They had nine Pro Bowlers and fielded a young defense that improved noticeably as the season advanced. They own three of the top 33 picks in April's draft.
Has the Patriots dynasty been toppled? - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
Jaguars send mixed signals with assistant - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
The Jaguars denied the Rams permission to talk their offensive coordinator, Dirk Koetter, about their open offensive coordinator job, according to Chris Mortensen.
Koetter’s got cause to be pretty unhappy about that.
Wouldn’t you be, if your boss, Jack Del Rio, had this exchange with reporters at his season wrap-up news conference on January 4?
Jaguars send mixed signals with assistant - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
NFL playoffs: How long has Rex Ryan been motivating teams this way? - ESPN
Rex Ryan stood in front of his players in a hotel meeting room the night before the game. They were on the road. They were underdogs. It was personal.
"Nobody's your friend on the field,'' said Ryan, working himself into a familiar four-letter-word rant. "You want friends? You can have friends after the game. Right now, it's you against everybody, and you have prove yourself every time.''
NFL playoffs: How long has Rex Ryan been motivating teams this way? - ESPN
‘Melo doesn’t want to talk to Nets « NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
SAN ANTONIO — Carmelo Anthony didn’t exactly dispute reports that the New Jersey Nets were given permission by the Denver Nuggets to negotiate with him, he just doesn’t believe that’s the case. David Aldridge first reported the latest twist in the ‘Melo Sweepstakes on NBA.com.
‘Melo doesn’t want to talk to Nets « NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
'Melo mania a lot of noise about a one-dimensional star | NBA.com
Is he worth all the fuss? Carmelo Anthony, that is.
Based on a suddenly soaring media profile, fueled by trade talk both real and speculative, and enhanced by the fact that at least one team is pulling out all stops to get him, you'd think Anthony is a cut above. And he is. Sort of.
'Melo mania a lot of noise about a one-dimensional star | NBA.com
Red Carpet at the 2011 Golden Globes - Slide Show - NYTimes.com
The weather was cooperative for the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, a sharp contrast to last year, when rain sent worried assistants scrambling for umbrellas to keep gowns and tuxedos from becoming soaked. At left, the stars arrived on the red carpet outside the Beverly Hilton hotel on Sunday evening.
Red Carpet at the 2011 Golden Globes - Slide Show - NYTimes.com
Newport Beach crash: Driver at center of 10-car pileup was a former Stanford track star - latimes.com
Authorities on Sunday were trying to piece together the details of a fatal 10-car pileup in Newport Beach that began when a car veered into the opposing lanes of Pacific Coast Highway, then plowed into a string of vehicles and flew into the air.
Tunisia Unity Government Feels Force of Protests - NYTimes.com
TUNIS — Passions unleashed by the revolution in Tunisia resonated throughout the region on Monday as an Egyptian and a Mauritanian became the latest of six North Africans to set themselves on fire in an imitation of the self-immolation that set off the uprising here a month ago.
Tunisia Unity Government Feels Force of Protests - NYTimes.com
Steve Lopez on LAUSD and UTLA: Dissident L.A. teachers want more from UTLA - latimes.com
Quietly and carefully, a movement of dissident teachers has been taking shape within United Teachers Los Angeles. It began last fall, with e-mails and telephone calls among a group of disaffected and disappointed teachers. By year's end, some 50 of them had volunteered to become official members of UTLA's policy-making body, the House of Representatives.
Steve Lopez on LAUSD and UTLA: Dissident L.A. teachers want more from UTLA - latimes.com
Best and Worst: 2011 Golden Globes - latimes.com
After ousting Jim Parsons from his interview with Ryan Seacrest, he and Seacrest banter about Baldwin's future political plans. The former Oscar host presented an award with Jennifer Lopez, who Baldwin prodded Seacrest for secrets about. The pair went on to critique Lopez's style on "American Idol," then Seacrest asked Baldwin if he was a diva. "Better than a queen," Seacrest said.
Obama prepares to engage China on human rights as President Hu visits next week
President Obama is planning to refocus attention on China's record of suppressing free speech and political freedom in the coming weeks, despite the risk of further destabilizing an important relationship after a contentious year.
Obama prepares to engage China on human rights as President Hu visits next week
Rudolf Elmer, Ex-Swiss Banker, Gives Data to WikiLeaks - NYTimes.com
LONDON — A former senior Swiss bank executive said on Monday that he had given the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, details of more than 2,000 prominent individuals and companies that he contends engaged in tax evasion and other possible criminal activity.
Rudolf Elmer, Ex-Swiss Banker, Gives Data to WikiLeaks - NYTimes.com
Our view on health law: Calling it a 'job killer' doesn't make it so - USATODAY.com
In 2009, the Democrats who controlled Washington could see that voters' top priority was jobs, jobs, jobs. So they focused on ... health care reform
Our view on health law: Calling it a 'job killer' doesn't make it so - USATODAY.com
Jamie Oliver: Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver speaks to California school nutritionists - latimes.com
Jamie Oliver, the celebrity chef who is beating the drums for a school lunch revolution, received a warm reception this weekend from hundreds of the people who make and serve food to children every day. It's the Los Angeles Unified School District that isn't so welcoming.
Jamie Oliver: Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver speaks to California school nutritionists - latimes.com
Supreme Court justices are not laughing at you. They're laughing with you.
Dear lawyers: Supreme Court justices are not laughing at you. They are laughing you.
Supreme Court justices are not laughing at you. They're laughing with you.
Tucson shooting: Shooting survivor bears the burden of girl's death - latimes.com
Reporting from Tucson — She called out in her sleep.
"Christina, Christina!"
Bill Hileman could feel the torment in his wife's dreams.
"Hold my hand," his wife shouted in her uneasy slumber. "Keep your eyes on me, baby."
Tucson shooting: Shooting survivor bears the burden of girl's death - latimes.com
Cheney: Obama will be a one-term president - The Oval: Tracking the Obama presidency
Former vice president Dick Cheney, back in the public eye after a major heart operation, predicts that President Obama will be a one-term president because of health care and other big government programs.
Cheney: Obama will be a one-term president - The Oval: Tracking the Obama presidency
Banks allow ads in online checking accounts
First they showed up in your e-mail. Then they found their way onto Facebook. Now ads are coming to your checking account.
Keith Olbermann, Glenn Beck and us: A Costco opinion nation - latimes.com
You think too much. And you're not alone. Everybody's thinking too much. We live in an era in which it is important to have opinions. Not necessarily smart or original ones; almost any opinion will do as long as it's forcefully expressed. When it comes to opinions, we're all living in an intellectual Costco, where it's volume, volume, volume.
Keith Olbermann, Glenn Beck and us: A Costco opinion nation - latimes.com
Golden Globes review: Host Ricky Gervais was too nasty - chicagotribune.com
Just a little notion someone might have mentioned to Ricky Gervais before he once again took the stage at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday night as host of the 2011 Golden Globes. Last year, the famously astringent comic was mildly disappointing
Golden Globes review: Host Ricky Gervais was too nasty - chicagotribune.com
The War on Logic - NYTimes.com
My wife and I were thinking of going out for an inexpensive dinner tonight. But John Boehner, the speaker of the House, says that no matter how cheap the meal may seem, it will cost thousands of dollars once you take our monthly mortgage payments into account.
IRAN: Police descend on Tehran theater, suspend classic play 'Hedda Gabler' | Babylon & Beyond | Los Angeles Times
Police descended on a Tehran theater earlier this week and halted performances of the play "Hedda Gabler" by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen after an Iranian news agency blasted the classic drama in a review.
'Speech or debate' clause invoked in investigations of House members
By Jerry Markon and R. Jeffrey Smith</DIV>Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, January 17, 2011; 12:19 AM
A constitutional clash over whether House members are immune from many forms of Justice Department scrutiny has helped derail or slow several recent corruption investigations of lawmakers, according to court documents and sources.
'Speech or debate' clause invoked in investigations of House members
Conspiracies Don’t Kill Birds, People Do - NYTimes.com
At the beginning of this month when about 5,000 red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky in one night in Arkansas, biologists were called on to put a damper on public speculation about pesticides and secret military tests by reminding everyone how many birds there are and how many die.
CNN's Piers Morgan promotes himself as peerless, fearless - USATODAY.com
He's best known to American viewers as a winner of Celebrity Apprentice and the irascible British judge on America's Got Talent. But on Monday night (9 ET/PT) he steps into the shoes — if not the suspenders — of Larry King on Piers Morgan Tonight, CNN's latest attempt to remake its cratering lineup.
CNN's Piers Morgan promotes himself as peerless, fearless - USATODAY.com
Tribune voices: The empathy meter: Why we care about some strangers and not others - chicagotribune.com
Picture a disheveled woman in her 30s or 40s on her knees, begging for money or food.
PDFs are now No. 1 vehicle for web-based attacks - Technology & science - Security - msnbc.com
When cyber bad guys started sending viruses and Trojans through e-mail, the common wisdom was to never trust an unverified Microsoft document, but that Portable Document Formats were always safe.
PDFs are now No. 1 vehicle for web-based attacks - Technology & science - Security - msnbc.com
Palin explains 'blood libel' comment - Politics - msnbc.com
WASHINGTON — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, defending herself against criticism following the Tucson, Ariz., shootings, said Monday that she used the term "blood libel" to describe comments made by those who falsely tried to link conservatives to the assassination attempt against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Law-enforcement officials interview 300 people in probe of Tucson shooting
TUCSON - A team of 250 federal investigators and 130 local detectives trying to understand why Jared Lee Loughner went on his alleged killing spree has conducted more than 300 interviews with family, friends and neighbors since the shooting.
Law-enforcement officials interview 300 people in probe of Tucson shooting
'I wake up screaming': A Gitmo nightmare - World news - South and Central Asia - Pakistan - msnbc.com
LAHORE, Pakistan — Saad Iqbal Madni looks decades older than his 33 years when he shuffles into the room, head down and eyes averted.
"There are a lot of times I start to cry. I still feel like I am in Guantanamo," he says, his voice cracking and hands trembling. "I have memorized the torture. I wake up in the middle of the night screaming."
Dog Might Provide Clues on How Language Is Acquired - NYTimes.com
Chaser, a border collie who lives in Spartanburg, S.C., has the largest vocabulary of any known dog. She knows 1,022 nouns, a record that displays unexpected depths of the canine mind and may help explain how children acquire language.
Dog Might Provide Clues on How Language Is Acquired - NYTimes.com
A study reports reasons why you may not get that full-body skin cancer exam from your doctor - latimes.com
Full-body skin cancer exams are essential for catching the disease, but a study finds that those tests may not always happen for a number of reasons.
Cheney says he may have to have heart transplant
WASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he believes he'll have to make a decision on whether to have a heart transplant given his medical history.
Report: First two years of college show small gains - USATODAY.com
Nearly half of the nation's undergraduates show almost no gains in learning in their first two years of college, in large part because colleges don't make academics a priority, a new report shows
Report: First two years of college show small gains - USATODAY.com
Timothy Cook in Apple Spotlight as Jobs Takes Leave - NYTimes.com
SAN FRANCISCO — For many people, Apple would not be Apple without Steven P. Jobs.
Timothy Cook in Apple Spotlight as Jobs Takes Leave - NYTimes.com
Orthotic Shoe Inserts May Work, but It’s Not Clear Why - NYTimes.com
Benno M. Nigg has become a leading researcher on orthotics — those shoe inserts that many athletes use to try to prevent injuries. And what he has found is not very reassuring.
Orthotic Shoe Inserts May Work, but It’s Not Clear Why - NYTimes.com
Healthcare repeal: Republicans seek alternatives to Obama's health law - latimes.com
Healthcare repeal: Republicans
Reporting from Washington —Preparing to reengage with President Obama, House Republicans have set themselves a more ambitious goal than simply wiping out the sweeping healthcare overhaul signed into law last March.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Steelers Beat Ravens to Advance to A.F.C. Title Game - NYTimes.com
PITTSBURGH — There were 65 yards between the Steelers and the end zone in their A.F.C. divisional playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens, which was tied with less than four minutes remaining when Ben Roethlisberger entered the huddle.
Steelers Beat Ravens to Advance to A.F.C. Title Game - NYTimes.com
Chicago Bears: Chicago Bears-Seattle Seahawks predictions - chicagotribune.com
Brad Biggs: Bears 27, Seahawks 10:
You have to like the loose atmosphere Pete Carroll has created in Seattle, where they have nothing to lose. There's no pressure on the Seahawks and the Bears are inexperienced on the offensive side of the ball in the playoffs. Their defense is seasoned, though, and it will be far too much for Matt Hasselbeck.Chicago Bears: Chicago Bears-Seattle Seahawks predictions - chicagotribune.com
The Fix - "Worst Week in Washington"winner: Sarah Palin
By Chris Cillizza
Sometimes picking the winner of the "Worst Week in Washington" is tough. And, sometimes it's very, very easy.
This week was an example of the latter as former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) dominated the headlines -- and not in a good way -- with her statement, released Wednesday morning, on the shootings in Tucson.
In Peril - The Arab Status Quo - NYTimes.com
BEIRUT — The past few weeks have been bad ones for the old Arab order.
When coffee meets Pynchon | Jacket Copy | Los Angeles Times
This morning, I had my coffee with Thomas Pynchon -- well, sort of. I was drinking my first cup of Trystero Coffee, named for the conspiracy threaded through Pynchon's book "The Crying of Lot 49."
Golden Globes: Best Dress Guess - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com
If you’re betting on who will wear what to the Golden Globes, there are several factors to consider to narrow down the contenders: red-carpet track record, endorsements and/or fragrance campaigns, friendships with designers, choice of stylist, etc. But there’s a sense that the rules are changing this year, and that some actresses will embrace the unexpected. See if your predictions match those of Eric Wilson, fashion reporter
Golden Globes: Best Dress Guess - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com
In Tucson, thousands attend gun show one week after mass shooting
TUCSON - At the "Crossroads of the West" gun show Saturday, University of Arizona junior Kiely Katz opened her plaid Burberry shoulder bag, took out a wallet shaped like a Japanese animated cat and plunked down her credit card for a $549 Glock 31 semiautomatic handgun.
In Tucson, thousands attend gun show one week after mass shooting
Political Times - After the Tucson Shooting, Is the Anger Gone? - NYTimes.com
WASHINGTON — For anyone who hoped that the tragedy in Tucson might jolt the political class into some new period of civility and reflection, suddenly subduing all the radio ranters and acid bloggers, the days that followed brought a cold reality.
Political Times - After the Tucson Shooting, Is the Anger Gone? - NYTimes.com
No One Listened to Gabrielle Giffords - NYTimes.com
OF the many truths in President Obama’s powerful Tucson speech, none was more indisputable than his statement that no one can know what is in a killer’s mind. So why have we spent so much time debating exactly that?
Mark Sanchez and Tom Brady - Peers in Style, Not in Results - NYTimes.com
When Nic Screws, the fashion market editor at Esquire magazine, analyzed Tom Brady and Mark Sanchez, she saw more than two quarterbacks who will meet Sunday in the N.F.L. playoffs. From two men as at ease in suits as in shoulder pads, she saw comfort urban style (Brady) compared with fancy sunglasses and shiny ties (Sanchez), along with good hair (both)
Mark Sanchez and Tom Brady - Peers in Style, Not in Results - NYTimes.com
Young AZ victim's dad: Boston girl received organs
BOSTON -- The father of the youngest victim of the Arizona massacre says some of her organs have been donated to a young girl in the Boston area.
John Green tells The Boston Globe in Sunday's edition that he received a phone call about the transplant, but says he doesn't know any other details about the donation.
On Martin Luther King Day, remembering the first draft of 'I Have a Dream'
It was the late spring of 1963, and my friend Martin was exhausted. The campaign to integrate the public facilities in Birmingham had been successful but also tremendously taxing. In its aftermath, he wanted nothing more than to take Coretta and the children away for a vacation and forget - forget the looming book deadline, the office politics of his ever-growing Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the constant need to raise funds.
On Martin Luther King Day, remembering the first draft of 'I Have a Dream'
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Maine Governor Gets Testy With N.A.A.C.P.
Gov. Paul LePage of Maine directed a graphic insult at the state’s N.A.A.C.P. leaders on Friday after they questioned his decision to pass on attending Martin Luther King Birthday events in Bangor and Portland.
Did Your Horoscope Predict This?
But that didn’t stop a furious response among horoscope fans on Friday, as news shot around cyberspace — and, no doubt, outer space — that the world’s zodiac signs might somehow be out of whack, a development with potentially life-changing impact on professional and personal relationships, pickup lines in singles’ bars and, presumably, the day-to-day schedule of the former first lady Nancy Reagan.
At 100, Boston NAACP Confronts City's Mixed Past
The newly elected president of the Boston branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says the group will mark the chapter's 100th anniversary with forums throughout the year.
Obama's Tucson Text
To the families of those we've lost; to all who called them friends; to the students of this university, the public servants gathered tonight, and the people of Tucson and Arizona: I have come here tonight as an American who, like all Americans, kneels to pray with you today, and will stand by you tomorrow.
A President, a Speech and a Point of Law
In the speech, Mr. Obama said that one of the people killed on Saturday, John M. Roll, the chief federal judge in Arizona, “was on his way back from attending Mass, as he did every day, when he decided to stop by and say ‘Hi’ to his representative” — a characterization that suggested he was a bystander when the shooting began.
Praise for Obama, From the Right and Left
Reaction to President Obama’s speech at the memorial service in Arizona on Wednesday night has been almost uniformly positive, even from some of his sharpest critics.
Obama Speech to Focus on Serving Country
President Obama will focus his speech at a memorial service in Tucson on Wednesday evening on the victims of the attack and on the idea of service to the country, avoiding any overt commentary on the debate over violence and the nation’s political culture.
Instead, Mr. Obama, who was still working with his speechwriters on his remarks on
Joey Cupcakes Is Taken Down, From Rao’s Wall
This is the story of how a picture of one Joey Cupcakes came to be taken down.
It starts in October when the F.B.I. comes to the establishment, which has been on the same street corner in East Harlem for more than a century and where it seems as if even a court order can’t get you a reservation. They brought a search warrant and they left with the picture. They wanted it, an investigator later said, for a murder investigation.
Sarah Palin Biography
Sarah Palin emerged on the political scene in Alaska in 2006, a self-described "hockey mom'' and small-town mayor who ousted the incumbent governor to become the youngest person and first woman to hold the post in a state whose government had been dominated by many of the same faces since its inception. She burst onto the national scene two years later, when Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, drafted her as his running mate on Aug. 29, 2008.
Power Again Changes Hands in Tunisia as Chaos Remains
Power in Tunisia changed hands again Saturday morning in the aftermath of President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali’s flight from the country as soldiers kept the city under a tight lockdown, sporadic nighttime riots simmered down and clouds of smoke from the burning of a major supermarket hung over the bleached-city skyline.
Friday, January 14, 2011
New astrological sign: Professor finds horoscopes may be a little off kilter
The astrological calendar is all wrong. That public comment from a Minnesota astronomy professor set the Internet aflame this week.
New L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy is seemingly a man of contradictions
L.A. Unified Superintendent John Deasy has ties to the Gates Foundation, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Eli Broad, but his career displays an independent streak.
Shooting of escaped Hearst Ranch zebras prompts outcry
Three zebras from Hearst Ranch wander onto nearby property and are killed by two ranchers. Each asks a taxidermist to turn one of the animals into rugs.
U.S. Postal Service announces new rate hikes
Some postage rates will go up in April, but not the price of first-class stamps, Express Mail or Priority Mail.
A Tale of Two Moralities
On Wednesday, President Obama called on Americans to “expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy, and remind ourselves of all the ways our hopes and dreams are bound together.” Those were beautiful words; they spoke to our desire for reconciliation.
Pope John Paul II to be beatified May 1
The pope on Friday signed off on the miracle needed to beatify Pope John Paul II, and set May 1 as the date to honor one of the most beloved popes of all times as a model of saintliness for the church.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Chinese students' high scores in international tests come at a cost
Chinese adolescence is known as a time of scant whimsy: Students rise at dawn, disappear into school until dinnertime and toil into the late night over homework in preparation for university entrance exams that can make or break their future.
New Zodiac sign dates: Don't switch your horoscope yet
(Courtesy of the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress)
So, you've spent your whole life happily smug in your star sign. You're a fish! Swimming in two directions! You're intuitive, imaginative, unworldly! And then today's Web is aflame with the news: You are not a Pisces. You are an Aquarius. Your star sign has been wrong your whole life. All along, you've been a freaking water carrier. This is not cool.
11 ways to live well in 2011
1. Check QR codes
You'll be seeing more of these postage-stamp-shaped "quick response" graphics in and around the grocery store in the coming year as retailers and food manufacturers learn how to put this relatively new technology to work. Using your bar-code-reading smartphone, you take a picture of the QR code to access extra information about the product at hand. Look for food packages to feature QR codes that, when scanned, yield nutrition facts and recipes.
Wikipedia is turning 10, and founder Jimmy Wales has big plans
For a very long while, knowledge was privileged and so were books, and only privileged people had access to either. Then came printing presses and libraries, and in this printed age, knowledge was both more accessible and more alphabetical; one could flip through a leather-bound encyclopedia and learn all of the exports of Sweden.
Christina Taylor Green, 9-year-old Tucson victim, is laid to rest
TUCSON - Overnight, she became a national symbol of a longing for civility - a young girl full of innocent magic, curious about the world around her, brimming with excitement over her recent election to her student council.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
L.A. Unified selects Deasy as superintendent of schools
The Los Angeles Board of Education has officially named John Deasy, 50, as the superintendent of the nation’s second-largest school district.
School board member explains his vote on incoming superintendent
The only school board member who did not vote to hire John Deasy as L.A.'s new schools chief said he did so over procedural concerns, not because he lacks confidence in the incoming superintendent.
Disabled woman sexually assaulted on video 'very traumatized,' lives in 'extreme fear,' detectives say
The disabled woman seen on a videotape being sexually assaulted is "very traumatized" over the incident and lives in "extreme fear" that her alleged assailants will strike again, according to detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.
Sarah Palin's charge of 'blood libel' spurs outcry from Jewish leaders
Sarah Palin's remarks Wednesday in which she accused critics who would tie her political tone to the Arizona shootings of committing a "blood libel" against her have prompted an instant and pronounced backlash from some in America's Jewish community.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Will Obama call for political civility in Tucson speech?
President Obama, who has for years bemoaned incivility in politics, must decide Wednesday whether his speech in Tucson is the right time to repeat that message
Illinois death penalty ban sent to Gov. Pat Quinn
A historic measure to abolish the death penalty in Illinois passed the state Senate today after nearly two hours of impassioned debate.
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