Friday, August 28, 2009

Ted Kennedy's Quiet Catholic Faith (Time.com)

Ted Kennedy's Quiet Catholic Faith (Time.com)


Ted Kennedy's Quiet Catholic Faith (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 01:29 AM PDT

Time.com - Ted Kennedy's Quiet Catholic Faith


Should Dems ask the GOP to censure Obama haters?

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 07:47 PM PDT

When the GOP condemned MoveOn for its Petraeus ad, the MSM trashed the group. Should Dems return the favor?


After Kennedy's Death: Silence from the Pope

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 12:24 PM PDT

The Vatican has never had the best relations with the Kennedy clan. And church conservatives are not mourning the passing of the U.S. Senator


Tim McGraw won't put up with abuse at concerts

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 12:08 PM PDT

Tim McGraw isn't looking for trouble at his concerts, but there are certain things he just won't ignore.


Boy goes missing in rough NC surf caused by Danny (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 09:13 AM PDT

AP - People along the Carolina coast braced for approaching Tropical Storm Danny, which reinforced the dangers of even a weakening storm after a young boy went missing Friday in rough surf.


Jackson death ruled homicide, focus on doctor

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 12:40 PM PDT

Reuters - Pop star Michael Jackson's death was ruled a homicide from drug overdose on Friday, fueling speculation his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, may soon be charged with manslaughter or another crime.


Toyota closing California plant it ran with GM (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 12:10 AM PDT

Toyota is shutting the California factory it ran with General Motors for 25 years -- the first time the Japanese automaker is closing a major auto assembly plant ever.


Mom In Disney World Kidnap Hoax Gets Jail Time

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 07:26 AM PDT

Sweeten, 38, called 911 and told operators that she had been carjacked by two black men. Her call led to a national search that involved everyone from the FBI to Disney World security and led to a public outcry when it was revealed to be a hoax.


Congressman: Gadhafi won't stay in Englewood, NJ (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 09:19 AM PDT

AP - U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman said late Friday he's been given assurances from a representative of the Libyan government that Moammar Gadhafi won't stay in Englewood, N.J., when he visits the United States next month to address the U.N. General Assembly, a visit that has sparked angry protests.


‘N Korean arms for Iran’ seized by UAE

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 10:58 AM PDT

The United Arab Emirates has seized a ship secretly carrying embargoed North Korean arms to Iran, say diplomats


Silva draws another unorthodox foe

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 10:13 PM PDT

A win over Keith Jardine would be just what Thiago Silva needs to get back on track.


Bill would give president emergency control of Internet

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 12:45 AM PDT

Critics question revised proposal from Sen. Jay Rockefeller to let the White House do what it deems necessary to respond to a "cybersecurity emergency."


Makin' Bacon: Foodies Are Going Hog Wild Over Pig

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 05:11 AM PDT

It started this spring. First there was the friend with the uncharacteristic dirty fingernails. Then that confident co-worker swept off the elevator, tossed her tresses and suddenly there was a faint whiff of wood smoke in the air.


GOP Under Fire For Hinting Dems Would Deny Republicans Health Care

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 12:43 PM PDT

WASHINGTON — The national Republican Party has mailed a fundraising appeal suggesting Democrats might use an overhaul of the health care system to deny medical treatment to Republicans. A questionnaire accompanying the appeal says the government could check voting registration records, "prompting fears that GOP voters might be discriminated against for medical treatment in a Democrat-imposed health care rationing system."


Glenn Beck's Oaklandish Takedown

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 03:31 PM PDT

Some of the country's biggest media subsidizers, including AT&T, P&G and Campbell's, have decided to stop advertising during Glenn Beck's program. Beck, a pretender to the populist throne who has made a name for himself on YouTube through catchy remixes of his crying tirades, recently accused President Barack Obama of racism. So Oakland-based ColorOfChange.org has arranged an advertiser boycott -- since viewer disinterest doesn't affect the bottom line of network or cable news directly. Which leaves Beck shrill and popular among his demographic, but likely losing money for News Corp. invest


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