Archive for June, 2010
Oldest US postal worker retires in California at 95
REDLANDS, Calif. - It wasn’t snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night that stopped Chester Arthur Reed from his appointed round. The mail handler just felt it was time to call it quits at age 95.
The fork lift operator retired Wednesday as the nation’s oldest postal worker, ending a career without taking a […]
Husbands can be jailed for insulting wives under new French law
Couples who insult each other over their physical appearance or make false accusations about infidelity face jail, under a new French law making “psychological violence” a criminal offence.
The law – the first of its kind – means that partners who make such insults or threats of physical violence faces up to three years in prison […]
Angry Blagojevich says on tape, ‘I get nothing’ (Obama was “all take and no give”)
CHICAGO – An angry Rod Blagojevich is heard ripping into Barack Obama on FBI tapes played Wednesday at his corruption trial, calling the newly elected president “all take and no give” for ignoring his overtures about an alleged deal that the Illinois governor hoped would secure his financial future.
“I get nothing,” Blagojevich thunders. At another […]
The Price Of Tiger Woods’ Divorce: $750 Million, Wife In Custody Of The Kids
The love-cheat golfer has agreed to keep single women away from daughter Sam, three, and son Charlie, one.
So in case you haven’t already heard, here are some of the the terms of Tiger Woods divorce deal with former wife, 30-year-old Elin Nordegren, which The (U.K.) Sun first reported on earlier today:
No bringing of Tiger’s […]
CNN’s Larry King says he’s ending show
Larry King says he’s stepping down this fall from the prime-time show that has anchored CNN’s lineup for 25 years. (Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org
Whitehouse quiet on Obama-Blago link
W.H. quiet on Obama-Blago link By: Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Allen June 29, 2010 06:50 PM EDT
The White House was mum Tuesday after a union leader testified that Barack Obama personally asked him to approach then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich about appointing confidant Valerie Jarrett to his Illinois Senate seat.
In testimony at Blagojevich’s federal corruption trial, Tom […]
Exclusive: Are Rumors of Illegal Alien Amnesty True?
There is currently a rumor spreading around that the Obama
administration has been having talks with the Department of Homeland
Security on whether it is possible to give amnesty to the estimated
10.8 million illegal immigrants currently thought to be living in the
United States of America. Bill O’Reilly mentioned this rumor on the
“Talking Points” segment of his Friday […]
Wave Goodbye To Easy Credit
The word “credit” traces its origins to the Latin credo, or “I believe.” Profits, paychecks and other rewards animate capitalist economies, but these financial incentives work only because of some basic beliefs — that debts will be paid, that contracts will be honored, that financial data will be accurate, that corporate insiders will act in […]
Clinton Backs Romanoff, Irks Obama (Colorado senate race)
Today in Colorado, Clinton endorsed Andrew Romanoff, the former speaker of the state house. Romanoff is challenging Sen. Michael Bennet, an Obama ally, in a heated Democratic primary. This is the first time that Clinton has actively campaigned against an Obama-backed candidate. Usually, he is a team player: Earlier this year, he backed Sen. Blanche […]
Palin knew Reagan went to Eureka College in IL, She just just made a verbal slip, here’s proof.
Once again the truth comes out…Sarah Palin spoke on April 17, 2010 in PEORIA, IL to a group of about 1,100 Saturday at Five Points Washington’s “Lessons From Leaders” speakers series. Below are pointers on what she said about Ronald Reagan:
“She said the country needs a dose of “Midwestern common sense” and paid homage to […]