FailedMessiah.com (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Arnold Zaler took nearly $2.5 million from people who trusted him, and ended up stealing their retirement savings. Federal judge in Denver sentences hot-dog swindler to 15 years By Felisa Cardona • The Denver Post A kosher meat salesman who...
Slam Dunk Central (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The Boston Celtics suffered their first loss of the season Friday night at the hands of the Chicago Bulls. If the Celtics were playing the Bulls on Saturday night; or any other team of their caliber they would have fallen for the second straight night. However luck was on the side of Boston as their [...]
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
PREGAME -Greetings from our living room. A fantastic 60 degree day here in Western Pennsylvania. It was completely sunny all day. -Right off the bat, Rob King come flying in our faces with a great stat. The Penguins haven't won in San Jose since the Kevin Constantine era. They beat the Sharks, 5-2, Oct. 22, 1997 . Jaromir Jagr had a goal and two assists. Alex Hicks added two assists. -Dan Potash had...
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
If everything goes as House Democrats hope, they will pass their version of healthcare reform sometime around 9:30 p.m. EST Saturday night. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her allies reportedly believe they have the 218 votes needed for passage, but it took quite a bit of work, and at this hour both sides are still laboring to whip enough votes to push themselves over. President Obama himself worked...
KIJO (Free subscription) | yesterday
We knew good and well that Nokia's Booklet 3G was coming to Best Buy sometime " during the holidays ," and now we've got something a bit more precise to share. Starting now, Reward Zone members can waltz into their local store and place a pre-order, while public availability is pegged for November 15th (though we already know that a select few have 'em in stock). As we'd heard , the 2.76-pound,...
Snuffysmith's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone writes: Goldman One-Ups Gordon Gekko, Says Jesus Embraced Greed “The injunction of Jesus to love others as ourselves is an endorsement of self-interest,” Goldman’s Griffiths said Oct. 20, his voice echoing around the gold-mosaic walls of St. Paul’s Cathedral, whose 365-feet-high dome towers over the City, London’s financial district. “We...
Haystack Commentary (Free subscription) | yesterday
"This is our moment to live up to the trust that the American people has placed in us, even when it's hard -- especially when it's hard," he said from the Rose Garden of the White House. "This is our moment to deliver." Moments after Obama's comments, the legislation cleared its first hurdle when Democrats approved a rule setting the terms of the debate. The bill would cost $1.2...
Engadget (Free subscription) | yesterday
We knew good and well that Nokia's Booklet 3G was coming to Best Buy sometime " during the holidays ," and now we've got something a bit more precise to share. Starting now, Reward Zone members can waltz into their local store and place a pre-order, while public availability is pegged for November 15th. As we'd heard , the 2.76-pound, Atom-powered netbook will be sold for $299.99 with a...
Desdemona Despair (Free subscription) | yesterday
By ANDREW DARBY November 7, 2009 HOBART: The Rudd Government has pulled plans to publicise the discovery of massive illegal fishing nets in the Antarctic while the ship that found them, Oceanic Viking , is under a different spotlight. Bottom-set gillnets are presenting a new crisis in Australia's regional waters. Laid by foreign fishers, they form a ''curtain of death'' on the deep-sea floor. But plans...
News America Now (Free subscription) | yesterday
“President Obama is calling on Representatives to pass the sweeping health care reform bill scheduled for a floor vote tonight. ‘This is our moment to live up to the trust that the American people have put in us,’ he said in a public address on the grounds of the White House just now. ” Link
Gadling (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Airports Screening airline passengers in a wheelchair has often been a bit of a hot topic. For some reason, people get wound up when they see the TSA searching every corner of a wheelchair, as if disabled people should automatically be trusted and allowed to pass through without a search of their chair. The TSA understood this criticism, and decided to do a little research. As it turns...
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | yesterday
By GottaLaff Liveblogging President Obama's comments about the House bill: Now is the time to finish the job. The House bill will provide security, stability... affordable option for those who don't... assistance. It's fully paid for, will reduce long term federal deficit. We urgently need this. He's listing supporters: Consumers Union, AMA, AARP, American Nurses Association, National Farmers Union....
i (heart) music (Free subscription) | yesterday
Proof that someone somewhere in Ottawa has the best sense of humour in the world: the fact that Male Nurse can count on his musical résumé the fact that he's opener for American Idol winner David Cook . Though, alternately, I guess it might mean that someone in this city is just hilariously clueless. Either way, it would've been kind of awesome to see it happen. After all, Davey Q.'s...
IndyPosted (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Dell Mini 3iX Smartphone continues to get closer to a U.S. release, this time with an official FCC filing. The phone has yet to be seen in the flesh, however an FCC diagram has confirmed that Dell is working to get the device set for a stateside release, also ...
Doctor Bloggs (Free subscription) | yesterday
Few people can have been unaffected by the news of the psychiatrist turning on his patients in the military base in the US. It has wide implications and this is the best analysis I have read Click here for a direct link This article follows the news of the major shooting in American largest military base by the army psychiatrist Dr Nidal Malik Hasan who was known to be a risk and held extreme religious...
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