| Lady Gaga's style scandal Posted: 21 Aug 2009 12:39 PM PDT  An Irish rocker claims that pop star Lady Gaga stole her style, calling her "a poor imitation."
|
| Obama: Bomber's homecoming 'highly objectionable' (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 10:41 AM PDT  AP - President Barack Obama on Friday called the elaborate Libyan homecoming for the freed Lockerbie bomber "highly objectionable."
|
| Cash for Clunkers Ending Posted: 21 Aug 2009 06:25 AM PDT  CNN: The $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program will shut down on Monday, the government said Thursday. CNN: The $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program will shut down on Monday, the government said Thursday. Dealers must submit any pending Clunker deals, including any necessary paperwork, by 8 p.m. ET Monday. "It's been a thrill to be part of the best economic news story in America," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "Now we are working toward an orderly wind down of this very popular program." Officials decided to wind down the program, which Congress passed to spur flagging auto sale
|
| Renee Zellweger Looks Painfully Thin Posted: 21 Aug 2009 06:51 AM PDT  Renee Zellweger looked painfully thin when she appeared on Letterman. The actress, who piled on the pounds to win over millions of fans as the unlucky in love Bridget Jones, looked like skin and bones as she appeared on the Late Show With David Letterman. The 40-year-old later picked up a bat to bash a Mexican piñata filled with guacamole as she talked about having opened a new Tex Mex restaurant in East Hampton. She told Letterman how she had spent the summer sipping margaritas and eating tacos at the eatery. "People say it would be fun someday to open a restaurant – so I did. I like a good t
|
| California unemployment rate climbs to 11.9 pct. Posted: 21 Aug 2009 10:54 AM PDT ![]() California's unemployment rate climbed to 11.9 percent in July, the highest number in modern record-keeping.
|
| In Ramadan, the best dates in Egypt are 'Obama' (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 10:11 AM PDT  AP - For the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Egyptian fruit sellers have named their best dates of the year after President Barack Obama in a sweet tribute to the American leader for his outreach to the Muslim world.
|
| Taking a look at Hawaii's influence on our national pastime Posted: 21 Aug 2009 11:12 AM PDT ![]() Maholo, MLBers! Today marks the 50th anniversary of Hawaii's induction into statehood and Ballhype has put...
|
| Autographed nude photo of Jackie Onassis found in Warhol collection (IrishCentral) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 09:26 AM PDT ![]() An autographed photo of a nude Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis has been found by archivists sifting through the thousands of collectibles gathered by late pop icon Andy Warhol.
|
| Bernanke says US economy on cusp of recovery (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 08:10 AM PDT ![]() Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke declared Friday that the U.S. economy is on the verge of a long-awaited recovery after enduring a brutal recession and the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
|
| Woman sues zoo over splashing dolphins Posted: 21 Aug 2009 09:44 AM PDT ![]() CHICAGO (Reuters) – A woman is suing a Chicago-area zoo for a 2008 fall near a dolphin exhibit, accusing zookeepers of encouraging the mammals to splash water and then failing to protect spectators from wet surfaces, local media reported on Thursday.
|
| Ex-UBS banker gets more than 3 years in prison (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 10:51 AM PDT ![]() A former banker described by prosecutors as the man most responsible for sparking a broad U.S. investigation into rich Americans' use of secret Swiss bank accounts to evade taxes was sentenced Friday to more than three years in federal prison.
|
| Lutherans to allow sexually active gays as clergy (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 08:47 AM PDT  AP - Leaders of the nation's largest Lutheran church voted Friday to allow sexually active gays and lesbians in committed relationships to serve as clergy.
|
| Ted Kennedy's Change Of Heart Posted: 21 Aug 2009 07:49 AM PDT  There's a definite poignancy to Sen. Ted Kennedy's letter to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and state legislative leaders urging a change in state law to allow Patrick to appoint an immediate successor should the cancer-stricken Kennedy either give up his seat or die in office. The current law, passed in 2004, leaves the seat open pending a special election, which cannot take place any later than 145 days after the seat has become vacant. The letter is written with a tone of awareness of mortality -- and the realization that in the current political environment, every vote will be critical
|
| Pitcher's boneheaded play Posted: 21 Aug 2009 09:58 AM PDT  It may take years for Toronto rookie Brett Cecil to live down his blunder against Boston.
|
| Oil prices spike to highest level this year (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 08:10 AM PDT ![]() Oil prices hit their highest level this year on Friday as traders looked past a mixed batch of U.S. economic data to focus on a strong rise in China's bellwether stock index.
|
0 comments:
Post a Comment