| Scott Brown's changing tune on health care reform Posted: 13 Mar 2010 05:51 PM PST ![]() Image by Getty Images via Daylife Scott Brown is lashing out over health care reform. AP reports: Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous. Brown, as a state senator in Massachusetts, voted in favor of the universal-coverage law in that state. The bill he supported in Massachusetts has a number of features in common with the Democrats' legislation, including a mandate for nearly everyone
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| Why Does Glenn Beck Hate Jesus? Posted: 14 Mar 2010 03:36 AM PDT ![]() When Glenn Beck told listeners of his radio show on March 2 that they should "run as fast as you can" from any church that preached "social or economic justice" because those were code words for Communism and Nazism, he probably thought he was tweaking a few crunchy religious liberals who didn't listen to the [...]
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| March Madness Bracket 2010: DOWNLOAD HERE Posted: 14 Mar 2010 03:43 PM PDT  The 2010 March Madness bracket has been released. Click HERE to download the bracket (PDF file). (Scroll down to see an embedded version, as well as a text copy.) The 1-seeds are Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Syracuse. Kansas is the overall #1 seed. The opening round game is on Tuesday, March 16. Round one kicks off on Thursday and runs from March 18-19. The second round takes place on March 20 and 21. The Sweet 16 round starts on March 25 and concludes on the 26th. The Elite Eight round occurs on March 27 and 28. On April 3, the Final Four is narrowed to just two teams, and the NCAA champions
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| Moderates' demand for Obama wanes Posted: 14 Mar 2010 05:08 AM PDT  Some Democrats are unenthusiastic about riding the president's coattails this year.
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| High-profile NFL quarterback traded Posted: 14 Mar 2010 02:36 PM PDT ![]() Brady Quinn entered the league with a lot of hype, but his stay in Cleveland was full of turmoil.
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| Cynthia Nixon receives award from gay organization Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:10 PM PST ![]() Reuters - Gay media group GLAAD honored the TV series "Brothers & Sisters" and singled-out actress Cynthia Nixon for her work at a Saturday night gala highlighting gay marriage rights.
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| Robert Pattinson Heckles Twilight Soundtracker Posted: 14 Mar 2010 05:54 AM PDT  Pattinson makes a scene and heckles musician friend and Twilight soundtracker Marcus Foster. "Play some Bobby Long!" This is what Robert Pattinson is said to have been shouting at his friend Marcus Foster during Foster's gig Thursday night in London. While Rob has to go undercover when he sees friends play out in the States, he can be himself at home in London...and it sounds like he gave Marcus Foster a hilariously brutal time.
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| Strong earthquake rocks central Japan Posted: 14 Mar 2010 04:51 AM PDT ![]() A strong earthquake hit off the eastern coast of central Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, ...
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| Vatican: 'No link' between celibacy requirement, sex abuse Posted: 14 Mar 2010 06:35 AM PDT ![]() The Vatican has strongly denied that its celibacy requirement is the root of the sex abuse scandal convulsing the church in Europe and has again defended Pope Benedict XVI's handling of the crisis.
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| More than 50,000 fans in Cowboys Stadium for fight Posted: 13 Mar 2010 09:04 PM PST ![]() ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—After weeks of debate, April Entona finally decided to join her sister and brother-in-law to watch fellow Filipino Manny Pacquaio fight in Cowboys Stadium. So the day before the bout, she told her bosses someone would have to cover her nursing shift—in Chicago.
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| Aaron Greenspan: Customer Disservice Spotlight On: Toyota Posted: 13 Mar 2010 04:43 PM PST  I own a Toyota Corolla. It's a car that gets me from point A to point B, where those points usually refer to my house and my office. Occasionally, I drive the car to more exotic places (the grocery store and the gas station), but in all, I don't drive a whole lot. It took me a year and a half to get to 5,000 miles. It took Toyota nearly that long or longer, depending on when you think Toyota engineers actually knew about the problem, to notify me that my car was being recalled for the infamous sticky accelerator pedal. (The dealership did send me a dubious Russian-spam style e-mail in blue ty
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| Tiger Woods Domestic Abuse In Medical Reports Posted: 14 Mar 2010 05:54 AM PDT  New update from the release of Tiger Woods' medical records. We reported Saturday that Tiger Woods' wife Elin Nordegren handed authorities two bottles of pain meds that she said Tiger had consumed before the November 27 car crash that has unleased a sex scandal and destroyed his image. While Tiger Woods has claimed that Elin had nothing to do with the injuries he sustained that night, his just-released medical and police records seems to reveal otherwise.
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| Apple Details iPad's Battery Replacement Plan Posted: 13 Mar 2010 07:00 PM PST ![]() When one thinks of Apple, a single word often comes to mind: battery. It's no secret that the Cupertino-based developer has inched the totality of its product lines toward non-replaceable batteries. So what happens, then, when your iPhone or Macbook Pro battery loses its ability to hold much of a charge? What about the iPad?
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| Memo takes air out of James Sikes' tale of out-of-control Prius Posted: 14 Mar 2010 02:00 PM PDT  In the wake of a congressional memo that raised doubts about James Sikes' tale concerning his out of control Toyota more than a week ago in California, the 61-year-old now just wants to be left alone.
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| Pi Day Logo from Google, DogPile Does Day Light Savings Time Posted: 14 Mar 2010 06:26 AM PDT ![]() Today is one of my favorite holidays, Pi Day. Yes, today is March (3), 14th and Pi is 3.1415926. This year, unlike last, Google has a logo. Here is the special Google Doodle for Pi Day: Bing, Yahoo, and the...
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