From WTAE Pittsburgh:
Conservative radio talk host Rush Limbaugh was taken to a Honolulu hospital on Wednesday afternoon with chest pains, officials said.
Paramedics responded to the call at 2:41 p.m. at the Kahala Hotel and Resort, Honolulu television station KITV reported.
Paramedics treated him and took him to Queen’s Medical Center where he is in serious condition. [...]
December 30th, 2009
Categories: Health Care . Author: G . Comments: 1 Comment
Anastasia Kelly, AIG’s vice chair, is quitting because of the $500,000 pay cap. She talked with Rep. Dennsi Kucinich at a May 2009 hearing as then AIG CEO Edward Liddy watched. I would have loved to hear what Kucinich had to say to her.
From NPR:
When it became clear that the Obama Administration [...]
December 30th, 2009
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This news comes from USA Today (never great for in-depth reporting):
Three California professors say they are developing a cellphone tool that uses GPS technology to help illegal immigrants safely cross the border.
The Transborder Immigrant Tool would help migrants find water in the deserts near the border and otherwise avoid getting lost in their treacherous trek [...]
December 30th, 2009
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Karl Rove, an outspoken defender of traditional marriage and opponent of same-sex marriage, has been granted a divorce of his wife of 24 years.
From the Sun-Times:
According to Politico.com, the man famously referred to as "Bush’s Brain" for his stewardship of President George W. Bush’s successful White House bids, has divorced [...]
December 29th, 2009
Categories: GLBT, Legal, Rant . Author: G . Comments: 1 Comment
From the Chicago Sun-Times:
Police and fire crews remain at the scene of a police-involved shooting Tuesday night in the South Side Fuller Park neighborhood.
Independent Police Review Authority spokesman Curtis Tarver confirmed a police-involved shooting happened at 54th and Indiana Avenue about 7:40 p.m. He said a suspect was shot by [...]
December 29th, 2009
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Thanks to the Associated Press, you can now see that guy’s underwear.
From ABC News:
A singed pair of underwear with a packet of powder sewn into the crotch, seen in government photos obtained exclusively by ABC News, is all that remains of al Qaeda’s attempt to down an American passenger plane over [...]
December 29th, 2009
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Is birther Orly Taitz calling for a call to arms against President Obama?
Taitz has long ago pulled the fabricated Barack Obama birth certificate she once posted on her website. Her anger knows no bounds, however.
From her blog:
What is the real intention of this Kenyan, Indonesian communist usurper? Is it to provide security for [...]
December 29th, 2009
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Here’s the last play from the NFL Game Center:
1-10-MIN 39 (9:21) J.Cutler pass deep right to D.Aromashodu for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
I don’t know where this team has been for most of the season, but they were incredible tonight. Jay Cutler played the game of his career, and even looked a bit choked up when it [...]
December 29th, 2009
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U.S. Senate candidate Andy Martin (left) taped a commercial saying front-runner U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (right) is gay.
I’m sorry, this is just too funny.
Andy Martin, challenging Mark Kirk in the Republican U.S. Senate primary in Illinois, wants you to know about a rumor he’s heard about Mark Kirk from some other guy who claims to [...]
December 28th, 2009
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Reports leading up to the holiday season indicated sales of electronics were up this year. While not meeting 2010 targets due to the G.O.P./Bush Recession, manufacturers still expected to do well.
Thieves are also looking for your gadgets, so be careful.
From the Chicago Tribune:
Lindsey Anderson had a strange feeling when a man boarded and sat down [...]
December 26th, 2009
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