Sunday, November 8, 2009

Sexy Danica Patrick getting green light on NASCAR with Earnhardt (IrishCentral)

Sexy Danica Patrick getting green light on NASCAR with Earnhardt (IrishCentral)


Sexy Danica Patrick getting green light on NASCAR with Earnhardt (IrishCentral)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 06:11 AM PST

WITH PHOTO GALLERY: It is the biggest story in auto racing for decades. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has made it clear that he wants Danica Patrick to join his NASCAR team, bringing about one of the greatest auto racing stories in American history and joining two legendary figures in the sport.


Pawlenty slams Obama from Iowa

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 07:04 AM PST

Tim Pawlenty uses his Iowa debut to excoriate President Obama for the still-wheezing economy.


Iranian lawmaker warns Russia over missile delay (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 05:58 AM PST

AP - A senior Iranian lawmaker warned Russia that its delay in delivering an anti-aircraft missile defense system to Tehran could harm relations between the two countries, state television reported Sunday.


Restaurants that get it right

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 10:43 AM PST

People are eating out less, but these places have the right recipe for lean times.


Afghan vows to keep corrupt officials out of govt (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 05:07 AM PST

AP - The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration — a demand made by Washington and its international partners as they ponder sending more troops to confront the Taliban and shore up his government.


As oceans fall ill, Washington bureaucrats squabble (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 10:19 AM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Off the coast of Washington state, mysterious algae mixed with sea foam have killed more than 8,000 seabirds, puzzling scientists. A thousand miles off California, researchers have discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirling vortex roughly twice the size of Texas filled with tiny bits of plastic and other debris.


Army chief: Avoid speculation about Hasan's faith

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 06:35 AM PST

The Army chief of staff says it's important for the country not to get caught up in speculation about the Muslim faith of the ...


Swift targets West on 'SNL'

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 10:30 AM PST

Star's "musical monologue" mentions Kanye West, Taylor Lautner, and a former flame.


In Fight Against AIDS, Kenya Confronts Gay Taboo (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 08:08 AM PST

Time.com - Kenya launches an unprecedented campaign to survey the country's gay population about their sexual behaviors -- taking on a subject long met with hostility in the country.


House health care bill has nowhere to go in Senate (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 02:10 PM PST

The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate.


GOP officials say Dems put agenda ahead of country (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 08:47 AM PST

AP - Democrats just don't get the election message from voters and are pushing a liberal, big government agenda at their party's peril, Republican officials said Sunday as they predicted a political price after the majority's victory on health care.


Pelosi wins the day (Politico)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 06:58 AM PST

Politico - Nancy Pelosi clapped her hands as she left the House floor late Saturday night.


DeAngelo Hall, Mike Smith scuffle on the sidelines (Yahoo! Sports)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 03:11 PM PST

Maybe DeAngelo Hall just has a thing against all Falcons coaches. The ex-Atlanta, and current Washington...


Rivals.com experts: What we learned

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 11:24 AM PST

Cincinnati remained undefeated with a 47-45 win over Connecticut on Saturday, but Brian Kelly's Bearcats face more questions than answers in their final three games as they try to win the Big East title and a BCS bowl berth - as well as stay in the national title hunt


NSFW: After Fort Hood, another example of how ‘citizen journalists’ can’t handle the truth

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 08:24 PM PST

I'd probably feel slightly smug, if I didn't feel so sick. Smug that after two weeks of me suggesting that social media might not be an unequivocally Good Thing in terms of privacy and human decency, the news has delivered the perfect example to support my view. Unfortunately it's hard to feel smug – hard to feel anything but sadness and nausea – when thirteen innocent people are dead. I'm talking, of course, about Thursday's Fort Hood shootings. Better informed and more sensitive commentators than I have written about the massacre itself and what it means for the US army, and in particular


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