Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Obama's recent health checkup inspires mild media hysteria

Obama's recent health checkup inspires mild media hysteria


Obama's recent health checkup inspires mild media hysteria

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:25 AM PST

Imagine for a moment that you're Obama's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, and you're about to walk into the briefing room for Monday's scrum with the White House press corps. What would you expect them to ask you about?


Analysis: Washington ties big loser in Texas

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 05:13 AM PST

WASHINGTON – Winners: Texas Gov. Rick Perry and "tea party" anger. Losers: Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and anybody else tied to Washington.


Talented prospect to NFL: No, thanks

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:02 AM PST

Jacob Hickman achieved a college player's dream, a chance to play professional football.


Starbucks asks not to be center of gun debate (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 09:16 AM PST

AP - Coffee chain Starbucks Corp. is sticking to its policy of letting customers carry guns where it's legal and said it does not want to be put in the middle of a larger gun-control debate.


Double Trouble: Two Children Took to JFK Controls

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:57 AM PST

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why two children were allowed to direct air traffic at John F. Kennedy airport, one of the busiest airports in the country. The FAA says a controller brought children to work on two occasions last month -- on Feb. 16th and 17th -- and allowed them to talk to pilots. The controller and a supervisor have since been suspended. "Pending the outcome of our investigation, the employees involved in this incident are not controlling air traffic," the FAA said in a statement. "This behavior is not acceptable and does not demonstrate the kind of pr


NC congressman wants Ronald Reagan put on $50 bill (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 07:29 AM PST

AP - A U.S. congressman from North Carolina wants the $50 bill redrawn to feature the face of former President Ronald Reagan.


Vick's dream team, and his likely suitors (Yahoo! Sports)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 07:25 AM PST

He came back to the NFL as an ex-convict and as a pariah, and all Michael Vick could do in his rebound season...


Howard Stern Loses Contestant For Tiger Woods Mistress Pageant

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 09:57 AM PST

Stern offering big money to get her back. While Howard Stern has not confirmed which of the four former mistresses of Tiger Woods have been set to appear on his upcoming Tiger Woods mistress pageant, it's now being reported that one of them has ditched the show. Here's how desperate Howard Stern is to get her back.


United States To Send Pakistan Laser-Guided Bomb Kits And F-16s

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 05:11 AM PST

The United States will deliver 1,000 laser-guided bomb kits to Pakistan this month and is considering additional arms sales to help the Pakistani air force...


Academy penalizes 'Hurt Locker' producer

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 07:36 AM PST

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that should Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" be given the Best Picture Oscar, one of the film's four credited producers will not be there to celebrate. After recently sending an e-mail to selected Academy voters and other film industry figures in which he solicited votes for his own picture and disparaged one of the other contending films, the Academy has decided that "Locker" producer Nicolas Chartier is not welcome at the ceremony this Sunday as a penalty for violating Academy campaigning standards. get Peter Knegt's full sto


Chile military delivers aid, but 1st helps its own (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 08:07 AM PST

AP - Four days after a deadly earthquake, Chile's military finally rolled out a massive humanitarian aid effort Wednesday that promised to improve an image long associated with dictatorship-era repression.


Advocacy group gathers SNL all-stars to turn financial regulation push into laughs

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:10 AM PST

Who says there's no bipartisan unity in Washington?


Mysterious queen's burial chamber unearthed

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:08 AM PST

A colleague of the Alabama professor charged in a shooting spree received a pipe bomb in 1993.


Derek Morris | USsPost.com

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:30 AM PST

Derek Morris | USsPost.com:Derek Morris is on the move once again as the Phoenix Coyotes have acquired the blueliner from the Boston Bruins for a fourth round draft pick in 2011.


Two simple ways to be a happier parent

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:04 AM PST

A researcher on happiness suggests starting with two questions about your everyday life.


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