The Navy fired the captain of the USS Enterprise Tuesday, more than 3 years after he made lewd videos to boost his crew’s morale. That timing put the military under pressure to explain why it acted only after the videos became public. (Jan. 4)
Continue reading …Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon and Rich Rodriguez met Tuesday afternoon and will get together again Wednesday morning to discuss the embattled football coach’s future, The Associated Press has learned. (Jan. 4)
Continue reading …Here at NewsBusters, we've documented Ed Schultz's heroic if unsuccessful struggles with the English language.
Continue reading …CNN's Eliot Spitzer on Monday's Parker-Spitzer bizarrely labeled former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney “very conservative” on Monday's Parker-Spitzer as he cited the prominent Republican's support for legislation similar to ObamaCare: “I think it was interesting…that Governor Romney, a very conservative Republican , embraced the notion of the individual mandate as a governor” (audio available here ). Spitzer and co-host Kathleen Parker brought on Congressman-Elect David Schweikert just before the bottom of the 8 pm Eastern hour to discuss congressional Republicans' aim to pass a repeal of ObamaCare during the upcoming session. During most of the interview, the former Democratic governor of New York pressed the Arizona Republican about the individual mandate. Midway through the segment, the CNN host asked, “But wasn't the idea behind the individual mandate basically saying to people who do not buy insurance, since you're going to get the care, we're going to charge you something so that when you get it…you've paid for it. Isn't- is that a notion you think is fair at its root?” [ Video embedded below the page break ] read more
Continue reading …The Associated Press got an inside look at the work needed to set up the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. AP’s Robert Ray reports from Las Vegas. (Jan. 4)
Continue reading …US auto sales sputtered back to life in 2010 and car companies expect them to keep climbing this year as the economy recovers and buyers grow more confident.(Jan. 4)
Continue reading …48 people have been injured by bulls during a weeklong bullfighting festival in Colombia. Warning: Graphic video. (Jan. 4)
Continue reading …The potential of a big jackpot in the Mega Millions lottery game has people from New York to Atlanta scrambling for cash, buying lottery tickets imprinted with numbers they swear will bring riches. (Jan. 4)
Continue reading …Republican candidates were asked to pick their favorite books. Some did. One woman misunderstood the question “what’s your favorite book,” and thought she was being asked, “what’s your favorite bar.” Interesting answer, plus she gets her books confused. Read More… More on George Bush Book Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Huffington Post Discovery Date : 04/01/2011 21:51 Number of articles : 10
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