| Pearl Harbor Day 2009: three enduring mysteries Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:46 PM PST ![]() Washington – How did the Japanese do it? That question remains 68 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor , a day that spawned some of the greatest unanswered questions of US military history.
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| Iran: More Than 200 Arrested In Student Protests Posted: 08 Dec 2009 06:43 AM PST  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran threatened tougher action against protesters Tuesday after more than 200 were arrested during marches by tens of thousands at universities across the country, the biggest anti-government rallies in months. The warning suggested that Monday's unrest raised authorities' concern that the protest movement could pick up new steam. The protests Monday turned into fierce clashes between youths throwing stones and riot police and militiamen wielding batons and tear gas.
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| Bryant Gumbel Recovering From Lung Cancer Surgery Posted: 08 Dec 2009 08:40 AM PST  HBO Real Sports anchor wants to return to his golf game. Bryant Gumbel's been a hot search so far this week, as he revealed on Live! with Regis and Kelly Monday morning that he recently underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumor in his lung.
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| The truth about Tiger vs. Lefty Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:58 PM PST ![]() It's no longer fair to criticize Phil Mickelson for not being as dedicated to golf as Tiger Woods.
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| Glenn Beck's gold-gate problem Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:52 PM PST ![]() Yet another controversy appears to be brewing around Fox News host Glenn Beck. Some are accusing him of a blatant conflict of interest concerning his frequent on-air promotion of an investment sold by one of his main advertisers: Gold.
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| New Obama plans: 'spend our way out' of downturn (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:11 AM PST ![]() President Barack Obama outlined new multibillion-dollar stimulus and jobs proposals Tuesday, saying the nation must continue to "spend our way out of this recession" until more Americans are back at work.
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| Fake Michael Jordan visit a viral media flop Posted: 08 Dec 2009 08:25 AM PST ![]() Image via Wikipedia Update: Commenter and true/slanter andreaitis suggested that Brandt Andersen get in a carnival dunking booth at halftime and let fans drop him into freezing cold water as payback for this hoax. That's an idea I can get behind, and you can too: see the comments below. The guy who owns the Utah Flash, an NBA Developmental League team, pretended he had Michael Jordan coming into town to go 1 on 1 with Bryon Russell at halftime of yesterday's Flash game. Brandt Andersen went so far as to send a Michael Jordan impersonator around Provo, Utah, with bodyguards even, to stir up
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| Death penalty for gays? Uganda debates proposal (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:07 AM PST  AP - Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals.
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| Bernie Goldberg hates 'HIMYM' and CBS Posted: 08 Dec 2009 07:59 AM PST ![]() Last week, in an amusing-at-the-time-but-kind-of-silly-when-you-think-about-it-later promo for its sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," CBS posted a video online mashing up audio from the show with video from the beloved and fabled children's Christmas special "Frosty the Snowman." The audio — mostly from over-the-top womanizer Barney Stinson (played by the also-beloved and fabled Neil Patrick Harris) — turns our magical frozen friend into a porn-watching, strip club-going caricature of a ladies man. Surprisingly, it took a full week before the culture warriors at Fox caught wind of this bit of hi
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| Flying cars and financial collapse: How predictions about the decade have panned out Posted: 07 Dec 2009 10:48 PM PST ![]() As the first decade of the 21st century comes to a close, we're all busy making plans and predictions for the future, but it's also a good time to look back. How have the visions for the 2000s stacked up against reality?
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| SC first lady: I wouldn't have stood with governor (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 09:47 AM PST  AP - Even if her straying husband had asked her to, South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she wouldn't have stood with Gov. Mark Sanford when he faced cameras to tell the world about his affair with an Argentine woman.
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| Granderson goes to Yankees in three-team deal (Yahoo! Sports) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:35 AM PST ![]() A 3-team swap gave Curtis Granderson to Yankees, Edwin Jackson and Ian Kennedy to Dbacks, and prospects to Tigers.
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| Woods' mother-in-law released from Florida hospital Posted: 08 Dec 2009 09:39 AM PST ![]() Tiger Woods' trouble continued Tuesday as his mother-in-law was rushed to a Florida hospital suffering from stomach pains. Barbro ...
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| Palin dodges tomatoes Posted: 08 Dec 2009 05:05 AM PST  Police say the 33-year-old hurled the fruit while Palin was signing books at the Mall of America.
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| Hunger, family homelessness on rise in U.S. cities (Reuters) Posted: 08 Dec 2009 05:35 AM PST  Reuters - Hunger is spreading while the number of homeless families is increasing as a result of the recession and other factors, according to a report on Tuesday.
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