Who doesn’t love a good fish story? Apparently the Texas state Senate—at least when it comes to fishing tournaments. The Senate unanimously passed a bill that would make it illegal to lie about the size, weight, or provenance of a fish caught during a tournament, the New York Times…
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At one time, the golf world feared Tiger Woods. But these days, taking verbal shots at the struggling legend is a popular sport. And after Woods bowed out of the Players Championship on Thursday morning — he shot a horrid 42 on the front nine, then limped off the course, citing a leg injury —
Continue reading …Ah, the joys of being in a relationship. You now have someone to share all of your deepest darkest secrets with, take long strolls on the beach with, and eat the same string of spaghetti together until your lips meet. (What, you don’t model your dates after Lady and the Tramp?) And before you know
Continue reading …Mary Tyler Moore will undergo brain surgery, her rep tells People . A meningioma, a benign tumor on the brain’s lining tissue, will be removed. Her rep says Moore’s neurologist “has been monitoring this for years” and that the procedure is “fairly routine.” Click for a recent appearance Moore made on…
Continue reading …“I’m tired of looking and feeling fat. Maybe talking about it publicly will keep me on track as I try to be more disciplined. Off to the gym.” — CLAIRE McCASKILL, U.S. Senator from Missouri, taking to Twitter to proclaim her weight-loss woes (via Jezebel)
Continue reading …Osama bin Laden’s youngest wife, who was injured when she rushed the Navy SEALs during the raid on his compound, proved her loyalty to the al-Qaeda leader early on in their marriage. A year after the 1999 union, he told his wives they could leave Afghanistan and return home, but…
Continue reading …Today’s links give you a variety of food for thought and introduce a whole new way to think about things you might find in your kitchen–but not the kitchen sink. Baking Soda Addiction? Just be glad it’s not bacon soda. (GOOD) From Spud to Taste Bud: Watch this video to learn how Fritos are made.
Continue reading …Jim Lehrer is stepping down from his regular anchor gig on PBS NewsHour , effective June 6, the network announced today. He’ll still appear on the show on some Fridays, moderating a regular segment in which David Brooks and Mark Shields debate, and will remain “involved in the editorial direction of…
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Tiger Woods withdrew from The Players Championship because of pain in his left knee and Achilles, but not before taking 42 shots for his worst nine-hole score on the TPC Sawgrass course. Woods says the pain started on the first hole. (May 12)
Continue reading …In a major speech he’ll deliver on health care today, Mitt Romney says he wants to repeal ObamaCare , but that’s not enough for the Wall Street Journal —it wants him to renounce RomneyCare, too. Romney is still calling the reform he enacted in Massachusetts a “success,” but in an editorial,…
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