- When Emily Burth signed up to model wedding dresses at the Houston Bridal Extravaganza on July 21, she didnt know shed be purchasing one for herself so soon.
(Huffington Post)- In our initial proposals that we made on July 13 we had indicated certain including the addition of the revenue-sharing model.
(NHL.com)- MICHAEL BUBLEs model wife LUISANA LOPILATO was taken by surprise when he proposed to her in 2009 because she initially thought he was joking when he popped the question in her native Spanish.
(New!)- But a stronger public reaction seems likely if a proposal to tax drivers for the miles they travel recommended that the federal government switch from a gas tax model to what it called a mileage-based usage fee by 2020.
(New York Times Blogs)- FAIRBANKS — The city is soliciting proposals for public artwork to grace the new triangular 17 and the finalists may be asked to provide a more detailed description or model for final consideration.
(Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)- The three winners chosen by the jury comprised of members of the housing task force included a proposal to allow medium-density additions on top of existing structures, and a model that would narrow some streets to create more room for residential lots.
(Georgia Straight)- Kanye's pals have pointed out, "It's a terrible idea, because it's a gift, it would be difficult for Kanye to ask for it [the ring] back if they ever split up.
(AhlanLive.com)- We welcome the opportunity to replicate the Timilty model.
(Patch)- She was already wearing the wedding dress. All she needed was a groom. Well, she got one.
(MyFox Houston)- The rejection of Lighthouse's proposal to delist from the AIM market is a massive embarrassment for the company and for executive chairman David Hickey, according to shareholder and fund manager Paul Mumford.
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- At a Television Critics Association party on Sunday, I talked to Collins about what fans can expect from his character in Season 8, which is under the creative leadership of new showrunner (and previous staff writer) Jeremy Carver.
(Huffington Post)- Some fans of The CWs popular brotherly sci-fi show Supernatural will be happy to hear that Misha Collins, who plays the fallen angel Castiel will return for the shows eighth season.
(Examiner)- While discussing potential shows, Pedowitz also confirmed some details about the upcoming season of Supernatural. He confirmed Misha Collins was back for a "minimum of 8" episodes. Pedowitz also gave hope for even more future seasons of "Supernatural.
(CRAVE ONLINE)- The revolution has begun. And, it all started with kale. Every year, we catch up with Supernatural star Misha Collins (as Castiel) to discuss the finer points of kale and the Winchester brothers. Comic Con 2012 was no different.
(BuzzFocus.com)- Of course, she could be an angel or a demon, which could tie in nicely to either Castiel (Misha Collins Last season focused on the leviathan threat.
(BuzzFocus.com)- Last weekend was Comic-Con 2012, and the men of Supernatural descended on San Diego to preview Season 8.
(Wetpaint)- Now that the Supernatural panel has moved to Comic we cant have him around too much since its a hero show.
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- Jerry Brown has a way with words. Its part of our once-and-current governors charm. Take the time he said taxes were like STDs. And the time he compared his gubernatorial opponent to a Nazi. And the time he revealed his happy place.
(Huffington Post)- Jerry Brown released an Internet ad the other day Weve made progress, but we still have very serious budget problems in California, Brown says in the ad.
(San Jose Mercury News)- Jerry Brown released an Internet ad the other day Weve made progress, but we still have very serious budget problems in California, Brown says in the ad.
(San Luis Obispo Tribune)- Villaraigosa opted not to run for the job when it was last open in 2010. Gavin Newsom briefly challenged Jerry Brown in the Democratic primary before dropping out of the race, eventually running for lieutenant governor.
(Los Angeles Times)- VIDEO: In todays report, Dan Walters says slavery still exists in California. Gov. Jerry Brown is scheduled to speak at a California School Employees Association Conference today at 10 a.m. The conference will be held at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.
(Sacramento Bee)- Jerry Brown was at the Chronicle Tuesday for an editorial board Abel Maldonado, who is running against Newsom to keep the seat, voted against AB32 but says he opposes Prop. 23.
(San Francisco Gate)- SAN FRANCISCO -- It wasnt the first time Gov. Jerry Brown has addressed the potentially harmful impact of high-speed rail on his November ballot initiative to raise taxes, but it was perhaps his most direct response yet.
(Sacramento Bee)- Jerry Brown, his updated California water plan — the peripheral Theyll fight the governor, even if theyre outgunned financially and politically. Fire away, Brown says.
(Los Angeles Times)- Its signed: Barack. If I get any similarly less-than-dignified e-mails from Jerry Brown, Ill tell you what he says -- if its printable.
(Los Angeles Daily News)
- Mitt Romney's recent tilt against windmills is whipping up a political furor on Capitol Hill and putting the presumptive Republican presidential nominee at odds with members of his own party.
(Huffington Post)- Romneys Wind Stance Raises Iowa Risks New Ad Talks Up Romneys Resume Romney campaign spokesman Ryan Williams issued a statement in response to the call that didn't directly address the Obama campaign's critique.
(Wall Street Journal)- Mitt Romney would end a tax credit for wind energy producers if hes elected, his campaign confirmed to the Des Moines Register Monday, setting a clear contrast with President Barack Obama on the issue.
(Huffington Post)- Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad delicately disagreed with Mitt Romney's opposition to a tax break that the wind industry depends upon, saying today he wants to "further educate" the GOP presidential candidate on the topic. A Republican U.
(Des Moines Register)- Mitt Romney returned from his controversy-plagued foreign policy tour today to a minor controversy he stirred among Congressional Republicans.
(Examiner)- Washington, DC - Yesterday, the campaign of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced Romney is opposed to extending the vital Wind Energy Production Tax Credit that supports 75,000 American clean energy jobs.
(News Room America)- Its wind power. The lines are now drawn on a political hot button in Iowa: a lucrative tax break for wind energy.
(DAILY KOS)- President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Mitt Romney have taken polar-opposite stances on almost every issue affecting the nation, and the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) is no exception.
(North American Windpower)- STATE OF PLAY: The news of Mitt Romney's support for allowing wind energy tax credits to lapse at year's end blew through Capitol Hill Monday, revealing a divide with some heartland Republicans.
(Thehill.com)- Nobody would argue that there are great masses of voters across the land staking their presidential votes on how Mitt Romney and Barack Obama stand on the production tax credit for wind power.
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- PHOENIX -- Offensive letters, tearful personal stories and reams of statistics have been shared as plaintiffs lawyers rested their case Tuesday in a racial profiling lawsuit against an Arizona sheriff and his department.
(Huffington Post)- FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. – As the controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces accusations of ethnic profiling, two separate protests collided in front of his church.
(FOX News)- High noon is approaching for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
(Los Angeles Times)- Arizona's Joe Arpaio, the Maricopa County official who calls himself "America's toughest sheriff," testified that his department doesn't arrest people "because of the color of their skin.
(San Francisco Gate)- PHOENIX, Ariz.
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- LONDON – World doubles champions Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China and their South Korean opponents were booed loudly at the Olympics on Tuesday for appearing to try and lose their badminton group match in Wembley Arena to earn an easier draw.
(USA Today)- LONDON – Badminton chiefs are likely to change their Olympic format after embarrassing scenes on Tuesday saw two womens doubles pairs appear to deliberately throw a match. Angry fans at Wembley Arena booed and jeered once it became clear that No.
(Sioux City Journal)- Olympic badminton teams China and South Korea were booed off the Olympic court on Tuesday after China appeared to intentionally lose against South Korea.
(The Inquisitr)- Fans jeered the Chinese and South Korean Olympic women's badminton doubles teams for poor play that The four women were booed by the crowd as they exited after Korea won 21-14, 21-11.
(Bloomberg)- When at the Olympics, play like an Olympian intentionally trying to lose got a vocal response of great magnitude. The two athletes were booed off the court and the fans weren't happy with Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China either.
(Examiner)- All the players were booed by an irate crowd as serves were It is very embarrassing for our sport. International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge had been at the badminton but had left shortly before the drama unfolded.
(ITV)- Did the world doubles badminton champs try to lose? Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China were booed off the Olympic court Tuesday after appearing to intentionally lose against South Koreans Jung Kyun-eun and Kim Ha-na in a preliminary womens match.
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- Well, this will be enough to make you lose your appetite.
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- I dont know who, exactly, thought that Sen.
(Huffington Post)- While cool kids such as Bill Clinton and Joe Biden live it up at this summer's political conventions, Senator Joe Lieberman Heading out to a friends party.
(VANITYFAIR)- During the run-up to the Persian Gulf War, Joe Lieberman was wound up addressing the convention in St. Paul.
(Daily Beast)- Joe Lieberman has not been invited to either the Democratic or the Republican presidential convention this year becoming the first Jewish American to run atop a major party's ticket.
(Thehill.com)- Joe Lieberman who repeats dumb Tea Party lines about the Fed and the deficit, and he is a "career politician" who represents a long-dead faction of the Republican Party.
(Salon)- And this year, as Joshua Muravchik writes for COMMENTARY this month, is the last in which the Congress will have a Scoop Jackson Democrat, as Joe Lieberman is retiring.
(Commentary Magazine)- in the debate with Joe Lieberman in front of millions of Americans on live television and I laid out my position then and it hasnt changed. No. Ive addressed it and moved on. Cheneys also moved on from Republican conventions to more leisurely activities.
(YAHOO!)- Cheney explained that he made his position clear in his 2000 debate with Joe National Convention in Tampa, opting to go fishing instead.
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- Former state solicitor general Ted Cruz appears favored to win the Republican Senate runoff in Texas on Tuesday, which would hand the tea party a significant underdog victory in a massive state.
(YAHOO!)- Cruz, an emerging conservative star whose father emigrated to the United States from Cuba, has drawn comparisons to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and has been lauded by national conservative political pundits and groups for over a year.
(Washington Post)- AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tea party darling Ted Cruz convincingly defeated the Republican establishment favorite, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, in Texas runoff election Tuesday, capturing the GOP nomination to replace retiring U.S. Sen.
(Associated Press)- HOUSTON — Ted Cruz, an insurgent backed by the Tea Party, easily defeated the candidate favored by Gov.
(New York Times)- WASHINGTON — In a long-shot victory that could help define the conservative tilt of the Senate, tea-party-backed Ted Cruz defeated an establishment Republican on Tuesday in the hard-fought GOP primary runoff in Texas.
(Los Angeles Times)- AUSTIN, Texas - Tea party-backed Ted Cruz has defeated Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. The former state solicitor general won the runoff Tuesday.
(Minneapolis Star Tribune)- In the hottest race in the Primary run-off this year, the Associated Press is reporting that Tea party-backed Ted Cruz beat Texas Lt. Gov. Dewhurst and has won the GOP Senate nomination. The two were battling for retiring Kay Bailey Hutchisons U.S.
(Abc Local Web)- But given the Republican dominance in Texas, the seat is seen as likely to remain in GOP control, which made Tuesday's runoff a somewhat de facto general election.
(NBCNews.com)- HOUSTON -- Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz says his victory in a primary runoff for the GOP Senate nomination is a testament to the hard work of tea party leaders and other grass-roots conservatives.
(Miami Herald)
- Prosecutors plan to charge University of Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson with raping Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder consistent with Rape Trauma Syndrome, Boylan wrote.
(Miami Herald)- MISSOULA, Mont. - Prosecutors plan to charge University of Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson with raping an acquaintance in February after she invited him to her room to watch a movie.
(Minneapolis Star Tribune)- MISSOULA, Mont.—University of Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson has been charged with raping an acquaintance in February.
(Sporting News)- Prosecutors have charged University of Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson with raping Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder consistent with Rape Trauma Syndrome, Boylan wrote.
(FOXSports.com)- University of Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson was charged late Tuesday afternoon with sexual intercourse without consent, a felony. The charge stems from an incident that allegedly occurred last February in Missoula.
(Billings Gazette)- University of Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson was formally charged Tuesday with sexual intercourse without consent. Johnson was accused in March of rape.
(Orlando Sentinel)- Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson was charged on Tuesday with rape. Charges were filed just before the close of business Tuesday in Missoula County District Court by Suzy Boylan, assistant chief deputy county attorney.
(SB Nation)- (UPDATED 5:30 P.M.) MISSOULA - Griz football quarterback Jordan Johnson was charged today in Missoula County District Court for sexual intercourse without consent, according to a county attorney press release.
(kpax)- In March, a woman accused Jordan Johnson of sexually assaulting her in February campus police and Missoula police and prosecutors improperly handled reports of rape and sexual assault, including allegations involving football players.
(San Francisco Gate)
- Mitt Romney said today he wasnt criticizing Palestinian culture during a fundraising event in Jerusalem and blamed the news media for focusing on some of the missteps from his foreign trip.
(USA Today)- WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney says he wasnt criticizing Palestinian culture at a fundraiser in Jerusalem on Monday.
(Huffington Post)- Mitt Romneys three-nation foreign tour was overshadowed by On Monday, he enraged Palestinian leaders by suggesting that Israeli culture explains the difference between its vital economy and that of the Palestinian territories.
(USA Today)- Mitt Romney, under fire for suggesting to a group of donors that culture explains the economic disparities between Israelis and Palestinians, has been blaming the media for micharacterizing his remarks.
(Washington Post)- On Sunday, Mitt Romney boldly declared that Israel's economic superiority over the Palestinians was due to its culture. On Tuesday morning, he dismissed any notion that he had even discussed Palestinian culture.
(TPM)- JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney offended Palestinian leaders on Monday by suggesting which, he said, argues that culture is the defining factor in determining the success of a society."Culture makes all the difference," Romney said.
(MySanAntonio)- Mitt Romney created a little fuss in London with his mild criticisms Romney asserted that the difference was due to culture, which is certainly true to some degree, but there are other factors in play.
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- A United Airlines plane has been diverted to Bostons Logan International Airport for suspicious item found on the plane. A camera left in a seat-back pocket sparked a scare on a United Airlines flight from Newark to Geneva — forcing a landing in Boston.
(New York Daily News)- A United Airlines flight from Newark, N.J., to Geneva was diverted to Boston this evening when a flight attendant discovered a camera in a seat back pocket and could not locate the camera's owner, law enforcement officials and an airline spokesperson said.
(ABC News)- (Reuters) - A suspicious item, which turned out to be a camera, caused a United Airlines flight bound for Geneva, Switzerland, to be temporarily diverted to Boston on Tuesday night, according to officials.
(Baltimore Sun)- BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts State Police say a United Airlines flight from Newark to Geneva has been diverted to Logan International Airport in Boston because of a suspicious item found in an unclaimed seat.
(myfoxny.com)- A United Airlines flight bound for Switzerland was diverted to Logan International Airport in Boston tonight after an attendant found a camera on board but could not locate its owner, officials said.
(Boston Globe)- BOSTON - Massachusetts State Police say a United Airlines flight from Newark to Geneva has been diverted to Logan International Airport in Boston because of a suspicious item found in an unclaimed seat.
(Minneapolis Star Tribune)- A United Airlines flight from Newark to Geneva was diverted to Logan International Airport in Boston because of a suspicious item found in an unclaimed seat Tuesday night, officials said. It was checked out and returned to the air at about 10:30 p.
(NBC New York)- Right now were making the final boarding call for delayed flight 2190 to Boston… And that was just one of seemingly endless addresses just like it.
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- WILBUR, Wash.
(AZCentral.com)- In this Monday, July 16, 2012 photo, a rainbow shines in the background of a sun-bathed wheat field east of Walla Walla, Wash. Recent high temperatures near 100 degrees have turned fields to gold as harvest draws near.
(Katu.com)- WILBUR, Wash. — Mysterious crop circles have appeared in an Eastern Washington wheat field. The design was noticed last week in a field farmed by Greg and Cindy Geib along Highway 174 north of Wilbur in Lincoln County.
(Tacoma News Tribune)- There are many arguments surrounding the mystery of crop circles.
(YAHOO!)- GOTTINGEN, Germany, July 26 (UPI) -- The owner of a Web site specializing in crop circles says he has no idea who carved out his Web address in a German wheat field.
(United Press International)- I saw the story of crop circles at Mynorthwest.com and immediately saw the pattern of what was happening and why. One large circle with six small circles showing up at a farm outside of Wilbur, Washington.
(MyNorthwest.com)- "We had aliens attack us … you know, I guess," he told KHQ-TV. Greg's wife Cindy thinks "it would be kind of cool if it really were aliens," but doesn't seem to think it's likely.
(New York Daily News)- Matthew, a computer engineer from Market Lavington, said he made crop circles himself from 1991 to 2000, until he was arrested for damaging crops, and turned his hand to spotting the formations instead.
(Swindon Advertiser)- After a slow start to the season, caused by the unseasonally wet weather, the number and quality of crop circles appearing in fields in Wiltshire have grown exponentially.
(This is Wiltshire)- July has been a bumper month for crop circles with at least 10 formations recorded so far in England. Three different mystical designs materialized overnight in two separate counties on July 1, followed by another four within the next two weeks.
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- St. Louis County, Mo (KSDK) -- St. Louis County police want potential victims of Donald Ingerson to come forward, according to St. Louis County police. The St.
(KSDK)- If you haven't heard by now, you'll probably be excited to learn that former UFC welterweight No. 1 contender Nick Diaz has begun putting out feelers for a potential superfight with current 185-pound champion Anderson Silva.
(Bleacherreport.com)- London - She has spoken openly about having lesbian flings as a teenager – but it seems Gillian Anderson is less willing to put a label on her "fluid" sexuality.
(Anderson - Independent Online)- The St. Louis County, Missouri, Prosecuting Attorneys office issued warrants Monday for 67-year-old Donald Ingerson. Ingerson apparently moved to northern Minnesota after teaching in the St. Louis area at various schools between the 1960s and 1990s.
(KARE)- Anderson: Have passion about this. Live it, breathe it, sweat it. Guys get in this industry too easy these days. It's not something they've wanted to do their whole lives It's kind of given to them. And I don't mean this in all cases.
(comcast.net)- "You don't stay in business for 30 years if you make many mistakes," Anderson said.
(tonganoxiemirror.com)- Speak to the vintners of the Anderson Valley – and its wineries are by and large friendly, family-run operations – and they will tell you they welcome the growing interest. With one repeated proviso: We dont want to be another Napa.
(Examiner)- Clay Stanley led the way by scoring 16 points and Matt Anderson added 15 in the 25-23, 25-16, 25-20 win for the defending Olympic champions. The Germans were led by Georg Grozer with 12.
(San Jose Mercury News)- With the win, many MMA fans are hoping to see the undefeated rising star take on current middleweight champion Anderson Silva next, but The Spiders handlers dont seem interested in the matchup.
(YAHOO!)- All summer I stayed in Europe to work on my knee. Now I am 100%. I dont have any more injuries. I dont have a problem. Andersons fitness problems are the most obvious reason why Sir Alex Fergusons squad has been so evidently short of midfield options.
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- Dissent without permission may sound like Orwellian doublespeak, but for Chinese, Russians, Americans and others its a criminal offense.
(Salon)- using tools like speech codes and free speech zones to limit the expressive rights of students and faculty.
(Daily Caller)- long as the so-called free speech zones are narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest. The activists, in a lawsuit filed in federal court in June, called the protest boundaries an imaginary, unspecified free speech meridian line.
(SF Weekly (blog))- The mania for treating convention protesters like veal is not a new thing. Protesters have been herded into hilariously named "free speech zones" and penned behind fences since the 2004 DNC convention in Boston.
(Malay Mail)- Its the price you pay for living in a free society, Robert Shibley But the school defended the speech code, expressing concern the exercise of First Amendment rights outside designated zones could disrupt others pursuit of an education.
(FOX News)- Comedians are often held to a similar standard as politicians when it comes to free speech.
(Big Hollywood)- As mothers of the continent, we can no longer afford to sit in our comfort zones and do nothing I know that together we can evolve a violent free Africa; together we can prevent new conflicts by encouraging resolution of disputes through dialogue.
(AllAfrica.com)- She said free speech zones are used frequently during conventions. Its to make sure people dont get hurt or things get out of control, Cameron said. Commissioner Phillip Walker said its important for commissioners to make sure the city remains safe.
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- Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.), who represents Kentuckys Fourth District, resigned from Congress on Tuesday. In a letter submitted to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Kentucky Gov.
(Huffington Post)- Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.) -- who was already set to retire after this term -- announced Tuesday that he will resign immediately due to a recent family health issue.
(Politico.com)- U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis, a Republican who represents Kentuckys 4th Congressional District, announced Tuesday that he is resigning from his seat immediately.
(Cincinnati.com)- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican congressman Geoff Davis of Kentucky has resigned, citing a family health issue. Davis had previously announced he would retire this year from Congress.
(San Francisco Gate)- U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis, who previously announced he would retire this year from Congress, has resigned immediately from his seat.
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- WASHINGTON -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) is raising money off the fact that she is running a campaign against five children -- well, at least five adults behaving like children -- in her bid for re-election.
(Huffington Post)- CONCORD – Democratic National Committee Chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Friday the and put an end to benefits under the national health care law.
(Nashua Telegraph)- DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz was recently put in the position of defending saying that the clip was taken out of context and really just a sign of desperation from the Romney campaign.
(YAHOO!)- Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Sussman said the synagogue had reached out to multiple Republican officials, including at the Romney campaign, at the office of Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.
(JTA)- Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston As a Democratic spokeswoman during this years New Hampshire presidential primary campaign, Wasserman Schultz described her husbands long family ties to the state. In a Jan.
(Sun Sentinel)- Here is Debbie Wasserman Schultz today on MSNBC still peddling the Romney Wasserman Schultz went on to say, "You know, this is a campaign for president of the United States. Mitt Romney is running for president of the United States.
(Human Events (blog))- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.
(Huffington Post)- Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is set to visit Portsmouth at 9:45 a.m. to discuss the impact Medicare has on seniors and how it relates to the 2012 presidential race.
(Fosters Daily Democrat)- Debbie Wasserman Schultz is considering running for governor in 2014 Rick Scott, despite vast resources to mount a strong campaign, has an image problem that simply doesnt seem to be going away.
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- LONDON - The U.S. mens basketball team might want to consider re-scheduling Wednesdays cancelled practice. When Spain, Brazil, Russia or Argentina watch a game like the U.S.
(USA Today)- LONDON -- LeBron James and Kobe Bryant took a seat, then the U.S. Olympic basketball team took control. The Americans got their expected blowout and fans got the show they came to see in the 110-63 win over Tunisia, but only after U.S.
(Miami Herald)- Whenever the United States men's national basketball team is involved in the Olympics, they seem to capture more than just the attention of the entire nation.
(Bleacherreport.com)- Team USA mens basketball plays Tunisia tonight at 5:15 EDT. Basketball games will take place all day. - The U.S. womens soccer team plays their final game of the first round at 12:15 p.m. The U.S.
(Abington Mariner)- LONDON (AP) - Hardly dreamy, still dominant. Kevin Durant scored 22 points, LeBron James added eight assists and the U.S. Olympic mens basketball team opened tournament play with a rough-and-ragged 98-71 win over France on Sunday.
(El Paso Times)- Watch All Events Live Online Easy Steps, Sign Up Select Channel Watch and Enjoy London 2012 Olympic GamesScheduleDate: July 31, 2012Time:LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 ALL EVEN LIVE Stream Direct - $49.95 Stream Direct - $29.95 Stream Direct - $4.
(Salon)- The U.S. mens basketball team got off to a slow start against Tunisia, then took off when coach Mike Krzyzewski went to his reserves.
(Seattle Post Intelligencer)- LONDON (Reuters) - Australian mens basketball coach Brett Brown suggested a Parents of the Year award in praising a Spanish team he said had the ability to knock out the defending champion U.S. team in the Olympic basketball tournament.
(Reuters)- Mens USA Basketball is underway and the team enters the London Olympic tournament as the defending champions. The option to watch each game online is available and fans from around the world can catch all the action Live.
(Online PR News)- The U.S. mens Olympic basketball team is favored to win again, and some think its a matter of the players just showing up. If thats the case, they could be in real trouble.
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- CHICAGO -- The Texas Rangers won the Ryan Dempster sweepstakes, acquiring the Chicago Cubs ace for two minor leaguers moments before Tuesdays trade deadline.
(Huffington Post)- Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster told ESPNChicago.coms Bruce Levine that he would accept a trade to the New York Yankees or Texas Rangers if the Cubs cant complete a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers before Tuesdays 4 ET deadline.
(Abc Local Web)- Baseballs haves picked up more players from the have-nots at Tuesdays trade deadline, when Ryan Dempster was dealt from the Chicago Cubs to the Texas Rangers and Shane Victorino, Hunter Pence and Jonathan Broxton all wound up on new teams.
(CNN Sports Illustrated)- The Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out of Dempster talks when the Cubs refused to budge on the inclusion of Allen Webster in the deal, a source confirmed to ESPNLosAngeles.coms Ramona Shelburne.
(ESPN)- CBSSports.com Insider Jon Heyman reports that the Cubs have traded right-hander Ryan Dempster to the Rangers. On the season, Dempster has a 2.25 ERA (good for second in the NL) and 83 strikeouts against 27 walks in 104.0 innings.
(CBS Sports)- They did not want to move any of them for a rental player like Dempster. The Braves and Cubs had reached agreement July 23 on a trade that would send Dempster to Atlanta, reportedly for right-hander Randall Delgado.
(FOXSports.com)- As Ryan Dempster and the Cubs head toward the final countdown to the non-waiver trade deadline at 3 p.m. Tuesday, the starting pitcher still isn't sure whether he's headed east or west.
(Chicago Sun-Times)- Picking the winner of the trading deadline is easy: Ryan Dempster. He showed everyone the value of gaining his 10-and-5 rights by landing with the Texas Rangers, a team that is shooting for its third consecutive World Series appearance.
(Sporting News)- Ryan Dempster was dealt from the Chicago Cubs to the Texas Rangers at Tuesdays trade deadline, and Shane Victorino, Hunter Pence and Jonathan Broxton all wound up on new teams.
(YAHOO!)- Baseballs haves picked up more players from the have-nots at Tuesdays trade deadline, when the Canadian Ryan Dempster was dealt from the Chicago Cubs to the Texas Rangers and Shane Victorino, Hunter Pence and Jonathan Broxton all wound up on new teams.
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- Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday urged Mitt Romney to embrace revenues as part of a plan services – as part of a deal to avert the spending cuts, called sequestration. "There's a war going on in our Republican Party," he said.
(Politico.com)- Even as the drones fly, Romney pretends the president is in the grip of a naive pacifism.
(Reason.com)- 1. Congress passed legislation last night that would require President Obama to spell out within 30 days the precise sequestration cuts. Mitt Romney opposed the debt-ceiling deal that included the threat of sequestration. 2.
(Washington Post)- But Mitt Romney's foreign trip ended in Poland with a salty verbal Air Force One Flies Into Ohio Sequestration Storm – Endangered Air Field (Could be closed by approaching Pentagon cuts) – http://abcn.
(ABC News)- In an interview on CNBCs The Kudlow Report, Romney said that whoever wins the election this fall shouldnt be unfairly blamed for the coming fiscal crisis prompted by the expiration of the Bush tax cuts and the budgets cuts from sequestration.
(NationalJournal.com)- This sequestration related to defense spending, in particular, has to be put off, Romney said.
(NBCNews.com)- Questioning of prospective jurors, changes of venue, jury instructions and the sequestration of jurors can protect fair-trial rights, the court said.
(Columbus Dispatch)- Obama and Romney are locked in an exceptionally tight race - a virtual theatre aimed at the Republican or Democratic base voter.
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- WASHINGTON -- In a fundraising email released on Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced that he has made his first donation to his own campaign. The donation was for $5,000 and was done online, an aide told The Huffington Post.
(Huffington Post)- WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama threw $5,000 of his own cash into his campaign pot on Tuesday as he pleaded with supporters to help him reverse opponent Mitt Romneys fundraising advantage.
(Google)- Washington (CNN) – A group of conservative black pastors are responding to President Barack Obama's support of same-sex and goals – Owens said only that the group's first fundraiser will be on August 16 in Memphis, Tennessee.
(CNN)- Barack Obama has donated to his own campaign as he pleaded with supporters to help him reverse Mitt Romneys fundraising advantage.
(SBS)- At a $40,000-a-plate fundraiser in midtown Manhattan last night, President Barack Obama predicted a tight election against a well-financed Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, but still liked his chances at winning a second term.
(Newsday)- President Barack Obama told Democratic donors that but they are going to have to take some decisive steps, Obama told a $40,000 per-plate fundraiser at the NoMad hotel in New York City.
(Yahoo Finance)- NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned on Monday the U.S. economy euro unravel but they are going to have to take some decisive steps, Obama said at a campaign fundraiser in New York.
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- Disney has a way with love stories -- every little girl who grew up on its animated princess tales will probably tell you that she once wanted, or maybe still does, a princess wedding to rival Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella.
(Huffington Post)- That Mr.
(Wall Street Journal)- Among the responses to the video were an offer from a cell phone cover company to sponsor its product in her video, a proposal for her to wear a Facebook Like Foam Finger, and a message from collegehumor.com asking for her to collaborate.
(Pegasus News)- Eating Machine » This weeks Matt Davies cartoon. - Republished with permission.
(San Juan Islander)- Another example of a viral campaign is 'Isaac's Live Lip-Dub Proposal'. Although less known Understand the principle of the meme. A meme is an image, a quote or a video that spreads virally, in a way that's similar to a viral video.
(Marketing Mag)- came close to becoming a Twitter meme before he resurfaced from his home in Giza Before it was disbanded, Parliament was a hotbed for such proposals, though they never made much progress.
(Huffington Post)- Pundit Stephen Robert Morse wrote one of this weeks most viewed stories (almost 10,000), A Modest Proposal to Stop Tipping Bartenders. His article sparked a fierce debate on Twitter, and some even turned his article into a meme.
(policymic.com)- Fithian suggests at the outset that there is no revolutionary goal, that is to say that there is no hypothetical model or abstraction being presented at the outset, just a proposals for the selfish gene, or meme.
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- WASHINGTON -- House Republicans on Tuesday failed to pass a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks in Washington, D.C. But they succeeded in getting themselves on the record, which was the whole point. The bill, called the D.C.
(Huffington Post)- The bill is based on the disputed claim that fetuses can feel pain beginning at the age of 20 weeks, and anti-abortion groups have made it a top priority. Nine states have passed similar legislation.
(FOX News)- The House voted down a bill restricting abortion access in the District of Columbia Tuesday, despite overwhelming Republican support for the legislation. The bill fell 220-154.
(NationalJournal.com)- The bill is based on the disputed claim that fetuses can feel pain at a gestational age of 20 weeks or older. The National Right to Life Committee, an anti-abortion group, has made the bill its top priority on Capitol Hill this year.
(Myfoxdc.com)- The U.S. House takes up today a bill that would ban some abortions in the District. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks, (R-Ariz.), would prohibit women from getting an abortion after their 20th week of pregnancy, except to save the life of the mother.
(WAMU)- WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill that would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy will go to the House floor for a vote. As expected, the House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to approve the bill.
(San Francisco Gate)- WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House committee is scheduled to vote on a bill that would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
(Alliance Review)- The National Right to Life Committee has called the bill its No. 1 legislative priority, and the group has been a strong critic of what it considers to be the District's especially lax abortion laws.
(Washington Post)- In a remarkable vote, an anti-choice dominated House of Representatives failed to pass HR 3803, a bill that would have imposed a 20-week abortion ban on the District of Columbia.
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- When Emily Burth signed up to model wedding dresses at the Houston Bridal Extravaganza on July 21, she didnt know shed be purchasing one for herself so soon.
(Huffington Post)- MICHAEL BUBLEs model wife LUISANA LOPILATO was taken by surprise when he proposed to her in 2009 because she initially thought he was joking when he popped the question in her native Spanish.
(New!)- She was already wearing the wedding dress. All she needed was a groom. Well, she got one.
(MyFox Houston)- Amelia Dmowska and Rakesh Goli, high school students from the United States, deliver a presentation on a proposal to standardize English signs at public places during a model political consultative conference in Beijing on Friday.
(China.Org)- The three winners chosen by the jury comprised of members of the housing task force included a proposal to allow medium-density additions on top of existing structures, and a model that would narrow some streets to create more room for residential lots.
(Georgia Straight)- We welcome the opportunity to replicate the Timilty model.
(Patch)- Lighthouse Group chairman David Hickey has said he has no plans to step down following shareholders' rejection of proposals to delist from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
(Citywire.co.uk)- Investment advisers will face a 50% Financial Services Compensation Scheme funding rise, while investment managers will see their liabilities fall by £70 million, under FSA proposals to overhaul the FSCSs funding model.
(Citywire.co.uk)- FAIRBANKS — The city is soliciting proposals for public artwork to grace the new triangular 17 and the finalists may be asked to provide a more detailed description or model for final consideration.
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- (CBS/AP) Sheryl Crow now has a temporary restraining order against a man who is accused of threatening to shoot her. The order requires Phillip Gordon Sparks, 45, to stay 100 yards away and not attempt to contact Crow, her family or any of her workers.
(CBS News)- LOS ANGELES — Sheryl Crow has been granted a temporary restraining order against a man who publicly threated to shoot the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter.
(New York Daily News)- Sheryl Crow has been granted a temporary restraining order against a man who publicly threatened to shoot the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter.
(au.news.yahoo.com)- Sheryl Crow has been granted a temporary restraining order against a man who publicly threated to shoot the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter.
(Post-Star)- Opening arguments are expected to begin today. 4. Sheryl Crow Granted Restraining Order Sheryl Crow has been granted a temporary restraining order against Phillip Gordon Sparks, who publicly threatened to shoot the Grammy-winner.
(ABC News)- Sheryl Crow granted a restraining order A judge has granted Sheryl Crow a temporary restraining order against a man who is accused of threatening to shoot the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter.
(Worcester Telegram & Gazette)- Sheryl Crow has been granted a temporary restraining order against a man who publicly threated to shoot the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter.
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- Dennis Hoppers 21-year-old son has been accused of raping a 15-year-old girl after plying her with drugs and alcohol this according to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ.
(TMZ.com)- THE 21-year-old son of the late Hollywood legend Dennis Hopper has been accused of raping a 15-year-old girl, TMZ reports.
(heraldsun.com.au)- Dennis Hoppers 21-year-old son has been accused of raping a 15-year-old girl after plying her with drugs and alcohol this according to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ.
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- A walrus in Turkey likes to get down to Michael Jacksons classic single Smooth Criminal. The Herald Sun in Australia reports the online video has gone viral over the past few days and was taped at the Troy Aqua Park and Dolphinarium at Belek in Turkey.
(MyFox Detroit)- The walrus may not be the first creature to come to mind when you think of the art of dance, but this guy at Troy Aqua Park and Dolphinarium in Belek, Turkey is about to change the game.
(Huffington Post)- (WXYZ) - A video of a walrus dancing to Michael Jacksons Smooth Criminal is quickly becoming a viral sensation. The marine mammal performance was done at the Troy Aqua Park and Dolphinarium in Turkey.
(WXYZ)- Aquariums the world over are famous for their set piece shows, where captive sea creatures put on fabulous displays for the paying public. But this one from an aquarium somewhere in Russia may well be unique.
(Daily Mail)- A walrus has wowed crowds at a Russian aquarium by performing some amazingly precise Michael Jackson dance moves to the tune of Smooth Criminal.
(ninemsn)- Andre Johnson of the Texans strained his groin, and given the last two seasons, expect a columnist in Texas to give him the "brittle" tag.
(The Big Lead)- Mon, Jul 30: Online Producer Peter Meiszner with sobering details on Blackberrys fall from grace, plus iPhone 5 rumoured released date and a dancing Walrus that loves Michael Jackson.
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- MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, Maine (AP) — Authorities have identified the person who died while hiking at Acadia National Park over the weekend as a New Hampshire woman attending the University of Maine.
(Huffington Post)- The trail that Shirley Ladd was hiking Saturday when she fell 60 feet to her death is one of the most popular -- and most dangerous -- in Acadia National Park.
(Huffington Post)- Park rangers say 22-year-old Shirley Ladd of Barnstead, N.H., suffered multiple injuries late Saturday morning in a 60-foot fall while hiking the difficult Precipice Trail on Champlain Mountain.
(Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)- MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, Maine (AP) _ Park rangers said 22-year-old Shirley Ladd of Barnstead, N.H., suffered multiple injuries late Saturday morning in a 60-foot fall while hiking the difficult Precipice Trail on Champlain Mountain.
(MPBN)- The trail that Shirley Ladd was hiking Saturday when she fell 60 feet to her death is one of the most popular -- and most dangerous -- in Acadia National Park. click image to enlarge Hikers negotiate a rocky path in Acadia National Park.
(Press Herald)- Shirley Ladd of Barnstead, New Hampshire died from injures she received after falling at Acadia National Park. Ladd was hiking the Precipice trail on Champlain Mountain at the park with a friend.
(WCSH)- Ranger Richard Rechholtz said Shirley Ladd, 22, of Barnstead, N.H., was hiking the Precipice Trail up Champlain Mountain Saturday with one other person when she fell 60-75 feet.
(WMTW)- Shirley Degges, 65, of Crossett died Tuesday his lifelong best friend, Keith Ladd; and several nieces and nephews.
(Ashley County Ledger)- My mom and dad, Robert and Shirley, thats right, I tell her all the time she So we get out there, Jimmy Ladds hitting us some ground balls to shortstop, we take about two or three, Buddy tells Jimmy to go inside.
(Cincinnati.com)- George Rogers Park, corner of Ladd and South State streets Molalla Buckeroo Grounds, 815 Shirley St., Molalla; $25-$35; www.rosscoleman.
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- Daniels doesnt take those skills for granted. Six years ago, she began working as an instructor at Literacy Volunteers and Advocates, an organization that provides reading, math and other classes for adults at a sixth grade level or below.
(Huffington Post)- WASHINGTON, DC, July 26, 2012 - This column is for Start a school club to promote awareness for media literacy or human trafficking. You belong to the next generation of advocates who must stand up for your rights and the rights of others.
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- As much as 60 percent of your body is made up of water and when you work out, you can lose quite a bit.
(FOX News)- Team USAs Alexandra Raisman on the floor during the womens team qualification at the London Olympics. Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images.
(Slate)- Theres nothing like the Olympics to inspire you to get in shape. This summer, as Team USA fights for the gold in every athletic arena in London, follow suit and add some variety to your summer workout.
(YAHOO!)- SALT LAKE CITY — When I find something I love I tend to go overboard. A few months ago I took my 8-year-old daughter to see a Cirque du Soleil show featuring the music of Michael Jackson.
(ksl.com)- This helps to improve the look of your shoulder muscles.
(Huffington Post)- This week, were perfecting crunches performed on an exercise ball. The Faux Pas: First things first: Youre probably using the wrong sized ball, Romaniello says. It forces people into awkward positions.
(Huffington Post)- If you suffer with pain from a health-related issue, exercise can be extremely difficult.
(Times Herald-Record)- The four-step treat will give you a simple Breast Massage technique that can be done, by yourself, in the seclusion of your own home.
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(Worldnews.com)- Go slow at first It doesnt have to be that hard, she says, but dont sabotage yourself by trying everything at once -- cutting way back on food, starting an ambitious exercise program and so on. I hear about people going on a 17-day diet, Savin says.
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- In a new work by the Gao Brothers, we see Chairman Mao Zedongs firing squad taking aim at Jesus.
(Huffington Post)- The largest work is the Gao brothers' 'The Execution of Christ', where several replicas of Chairman Mao prepare to execute Christ.
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- Welcome to our Like An Olympian series. During the 2012 London Olympics, HuffPost Healthy Living will take a look at lifestyle and fitness lessons from competitors, coaches and former Olympians alike.
(Huffington Post)- US SOCCER pin-up Alex Morgan has revealed she is looking for tips on Scottish history do but my main priority is to be focused on the team and training. "We are looking forward to the Olympics and to doing as well as we possibly can.
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- Lets get physical! That famous Olivia Newton John song from the 80s wasnt just a smash pop hit, it was a mantra for an entire generation.
(Huffington Post)- Stratus Enterprises, Inc. announces that Trish Stratus will be appearing at the 2012 canfitpro Consumer Fitness + Wellness Show in Toronto, Ontario. Online PR News – 27-July-2012 –Stratus Enterprises, Inc.
(Online PR News)- CORDILLERA bodybuilding icon Sammy Ayochok succumbed to cardiac arrest July 16 one of the most distinguished fitness and leisure brands in that country. Get updates on President Benigno Aquino IIIs address to nation.
(Sun Star)- Singer Bruce Springsteen may be a rock and roll icon, but unlike his peers, The Boss is aging extraordinarily well, thanks to a mostly vegetarian diet and the same strict workout regimen he has followed for the past three decades.
(Examiner)- Originally released as Full Fitness HD, this rebranded iPad app provides instructions and description of primary and secondary muscles affected. By tapping the pen icon at the top of the screen, you can record your progress during an exercise.
(USA Today)- Trish Stratus, seven-time WWE Womens Champion, fitness icon and actress, brings her innovative yoga style 'Stratusphere Yoga' to Boots and Hearts to kick off the mornings at the festival this summer.
(Online PR News)- St. Louis voters will soon hear Olympic icon Jackie Joyner-Kersee on the radiojust in time for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. But Joyner-Kersee will be talking politics, not physical fitness.
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)- an event developed by weight-lifting icons Joe and Ben Weider. The Michigan native saw Arsenaults invitiation as a way to promote her sport in the Maritimes.
(journalpioneer.com)- He will be remembered fondly from those on the outside, and as an icon by the Spurs support Such was his obvious quality. Fitness was fleeting, but class was permanent.
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- Former CIA operative Carrie Mathison gets her mojo back, but it takes some time, Homeland star Claire Danes mistakenly suspect former POW Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) harbored sympathy for al-Qaeda. 2.
(YAHOO!)- Homeland is no stranger to wild "Absolutely, its always a possibility." Damian Lewis, who plays the deeply disturbed Sargent Brody, cut straight to the point when describing his character in Season 2: Hes everybodys b—. Hes f—ed.
(Wetpaint)- When fans of the Showtime thriller last checked in with the emotionally fragile CIA analyst played by Claire Danes, Carrie had just realized that Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis Homeland up for a new season of mysteries.
(YAHOO!)- (CBS News) Showtime has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming second season of Homeland it seems that her memories about Sgt. Brody (Damian Lewis) may come back. Homeland returns on Sept. 30 at 10 p.m. ET.
(CBS News)- The most chilling moment comes at the very end, when we see a flashback to her telling Brody (Damian Lewis) "you are a traitor and a terrorist, and now it's time to pay for that.
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- U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz has a 10-point lead going into Tuesdays primary runoff in Texas against rival Republican David Dewhurst, according to a PPP poll released Sunday. Cruz leads 52 percent to Dewhursts 42 percent, according to PPP.
(Huffington Post)- AUSTIN — A loud, nasty brawl to be Texas' next U.S. senator comes to a probable conclusion Tuesday, and the outcome may shape the ferocity of Congress' conservative wing come January.
(Dallas Morning News)- David Dewhurst, attacking him for recent claims of being the We need a U.S. Senator that is a bold leader and a proven conservative, and that is Ted Cruz.
(Huffington Post)- A new Public Policy Polling survey shows former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz surging ahead of Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on the eve of the runoff election for the Republican nomination for United States Senator.
(YAHOO!)- For Ted Cruz, this is all about ambition. For David Dewhurst, this is about country, Ellzey said.
(Austin American-Statesman)- Well, the last televised debate of the long campaign to replace retiring US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison has come and gone. The end is near. The decision is up to you – will you choose Lt. Gov.
(Houston Chronicle)- AUSTIN -- Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz has a 10-point lead over Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the GOP race to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, according to the latest pollfrom Public Policy Polling.
(Myhighplains.com)- Jeff Flake wins as expected in the race for Arizonas open seat and Ted Cruz defeats Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Tuesday in the Republican primary runoff in Texas.
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- Cameron Crowe has settled on his next movie -- a yet-to-be titled romantic drama starring Emma Stone. Crowes reps confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Sony has picked up the project, based on Crowes original script.
(Hollywood Reporter)- For those who dont remember -- and youd be forgiven for not -- Deep Tiki was a project Crowe had hoped to make after Elizabethtown, with Reese Witherspoon and Ben Stiller set to star.
(Huffington Post)- Los Angeles, Jul 31 (PTI) The Amazing Spiderman actress Emma Stone is all set to star in a romantinc drama by director Cameron Crowe. Sony has picked up the project, which is based on Crowes original script. Scott Rudin will produce.
(MSN India)- EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has just closed a deal for an untitled love story that Cameron Crowe will direct in the spring, with Emma Stone starring. Crowe wrote the script and Scott Rudin is producing.
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(Worldnews.com)- Emma Stone's got another leading lady part, this time from "We Bought A Zoo" and "Almost Famous" director Cameron Crowe.
(Neon Tommy)- Emma Stone has signed on the headline Cameron Crowes next project, set up at Sony Pictures, Deadline reports.
(Coming Soon!)- Russell Brand is in talks to star in Larry Charles raunchy comedy Pierre Pierre.
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- Morales then hit a grand slam off Robbie Ross from the right side. Morales became the 25th player in AL history to hit two home runs in the same inning. Ervin Santana (5-10) gave up three runs and four hits over five innings.
(ESPN)- Kendrys Morales hit two home runs from opposite sides of the plate in the game inning, including a grand slam, and had six RBI in a nine-run sixth to lead the Los Angeles Angels past the Texas Rangers, 15-8, in the opener of a four-game series.
(WKRC)- Boston has a shot for much of the late innings, sitting a 6-3 deficit, that is until Melancon struggled mightily and gave up a massive Grand(erson) Slam to deep right field taking after Franklin Morales strong outing and laying the Yankees down.
(NESN.com)- One of those hits was his 23rd grand slam, trying Gehrig for the lead yielding only two hits until Kendrys Morales led off the sixth with a single. He was pulled after allowing Trout's double and Aybar's single to open the seventh.
(Register Citizen)- Trumbo got his biggest break, no pun intended, when Morales injured his ankle celebrating a walk-off grand slam in May 2010.
(NBCNews.com)- Franklin Morales (2-2) allowed two hits over five scoreless innings MINNEAPOLIS — Jonny Gomes grand slam helped the Oakland Athletics overcome a career-high 15 strikeouts from Francisco Liriano and beat the Minnesota Twins.
(Iowa City Press-Citizen)- It was the fourth grand slam that Brevard County has allowed this season Andy Leer singled and then Angel Morales walked to put two on.
(OurSports Central)- Carlos Lee hit a grand slam, the 17th of his career Mark Trumbo, Albert Pujols (POO-hohlz), Alberto Callaspo (ky-AS-poh) and Kendrys Morales also went deep.
(NECN)- Lane Adams, Geulin Beltre, Juan Graterol and Adrian Morales each drove in runs Goris went 4-for-5 with a grand slam and four runs scored. Surprise scored three in the first and never trailed in its home win.
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- LOS ANGELES -- The operator of Californias troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant has estimated that the damaged twin reactors could restart by the end of the year, documents obtained by The Associated Press showed Monday.
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- Its no secret that San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has made revitalizing the citys blighted stretch of mid-Market Street a cornerstone of his administration.
(Huffington Post)- Echoing the iPhone 5 cases that are for sale on Alibaba.com, the new images to pop up also show the smaller 19 the iPhone 5 actually brings to the mobile market, Apple fans will gobble up the product due to the high anticipation.
(International Business Times)- Stocks setting up for breakouts appear to be rare right now Pricelines earnings leapt 61% in Q1 on a sales gain of 28%. The Street expects EPS to jump 34% on a 23% pop in sales when Priceline reports after the close on Aug. 7.
(Investors Business Daily)- But for populist street food honors dessertery that will open a Fishtown storefront in August. Lil Pop Shop, the West Philadelphia popsicle specialist whose farmers market stands qualify it as a mobile operation.
(Philadelphia Daily News)- Main Street bulls are fast becoming an endangered species. Despite the fact that the broad U.S. stock market is up 8.
(Greenville News)- POP-UP shops have become an attractive and successful concept in recent times for small businesses trying to get their products into the market place without incurring business premises located on Main Street, with a larger than anticipated turnout.
(Kildare Nationalist)- Luxury Garage Sale, the pop-up store featuring luxe are seeing an opportunity to fill a niche market with luxury technology accessories. The News Hook is your daily news aggregator.
(Crain's Chicago Business)- After a five-year run in Culver City, the eccentric Japanese maid cafe/art gallery Royal/T closed in late July, celebrating its final days with tea ceremonies and pop-ups.
(Los Angeles Weekly)- Taproot Italian Street Food cart and Stone Fox Farm Creamery. This family-friendly concert event will be fun for all ages and is free and open to the public.
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- LONDON — Another game, another blowout for the U.S. womens basketball team – not that the score matters to them. That sounds like the right thing to say after Candace Parker had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead the U.S.
(Huffington Post)- The U.S. womens basketball team is on the cusp of what may be the most impressive collective accomplishment of the London Olympics that youve never heard of.
(CNN Sports Illustrated)- The United States womens basketball team got their shot at the African nation at the London Olympics on Monday, and were no less charitable.
(Reuters)- LONDON - In the first game for USA womens basketball at the 2012 Olympics, Lindsay Whalen took control of a close game and aided in a blowout of Croatia.
(CharlotteObserver.com)- Augustus carried that picture with her over the last two years, as she seized a W.N.B.A.
(New York Times)- The U.S. women say they dont care about the final score. They just want to have at least one more point than their opponent at the end of games in London.
(MySanAntonio)- LONDON — Tina Charles scored 14 points and Angel McCoughtry added 13 to lead the U.S. womens basketball team to a sloppy 81-56 victory over Croatia on Saturday in their Olympic opener.
(Huffington Post)- She led Edison to two state basketball championships. After attending LSU and winning an SEC Player of the Year award, she was the second pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft, selected by the Chicago Sky.
(NBC Miami)- On Saturday July 28 , the United States womens basketball team opened their Olympic Games competition against a Croatian squad that they had beaten by 54 in a pre-Olympic exhibition.
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- A teenager was arrested today after malicious tweets were sent to Olympic diver Tom Daley, accusing of him letting down his late father by missing out on a medal. Dorset Police confirmed they had arrested a 17-year-old at a guest house in Weymouth.
(Daily Mail)- A 17-year-old was arrested today after malicious tweets were sent to Olympic diver Tom Daley. Dorset Police said the teenager was held at a guesthouse in Weymouth hours after 18-year-old Daley received the messages on social networking site Twitter.
(Daily Mirror)- A 17-YEAR-OLD lad was arrested today after an internet troll abused teenage diver Tom Daley about his late father after he missed out on an Olympic medal. Tom, 18, was "gutted" last night after narrowly failing to win a medal in memory of his dad.
(The Sun)- When Tom Daley and his diving partner Pete Waterfield failed to take a medal in the synchronised 10m platform event yesterday afternoon, the British fans whod been willing them on were understandably disappointed.
(radiotimes.com)- Police say they have arrested a teenager after a Twitter troll accused Team GB diver Tom Daley of letting down his late father.
(ITV)- LONDON — Police say a man has been arrested in relation to malicious Twitter postings directed at British Olympic diver Tom Daley.
(Washington Post)- Deputy Mayor of the Olympic Village Duncan Goodhew has described the comments made by a Twitter troll against diver Tom Daley as appalling.
(ITV)- The Twitter insult against British diver Tom Daley has attracted the attention of police. Daleys father died of brain cancer a year ago and the 18-year-old Olympian had hoped win a medal for myself and my dad.
(Atlanta Journal Constitution)- "It would make it extra special to do it for him." When news of the insensitive tweet spread, @Rileyy_69 attempted to apologise.
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- BridesVillage.com has created a wedding budget calculator that is now available on its website as a free download. The interactive budget spreadsheet features extensive cost breakdowns and is easy to use with most popular spreadsheet software.
(YAHOO!)- While a wedding is a joyous occasion that both brides- and grooms-to-be eagerly anticipate, the financial aspects of planning and hosting a large, complex event can be completely overwhelming.
(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)- There are many ways to have elegant, beautiful flowers for your wedding without breaking the bank. A creative imagination and a little help from a few friends and you are on your way to having beautiful flowers on your special day.
(Examiner)- Following an advice column article from the Buffalo News, I Am A Stuffed Animal offers helpful and affordable suggestions for bridal shower and wedding gift ideas in today's trying economy.
(YAHOO!)- Six couples made history today when they were married in Britain's first group wedding ceremony. The brides and grooms - who had not met before the service - simultaneously exchanged vows in the legally binding nuptials with the help of 13 registrars.
(Daily Mail)- No matter how much you adore the engaged couple that you know, sometimes, receiving a wedding invitation in the mail can make you cringe. When youre on a tight budget, the thought of shopping for an affordable wedding gift can seem overwhelming.
(Examiner)- Wayne Gurnick: Tips For Brides Who Want Elegance Without the Big Budget My number one tip for the bride and groom who want an elegant wedding without the big budget is to select a few elements that are most important to them.
(Huffington Post)- It is all about the all-important wedding budget on this Wedding Wednesday. From lighting to linens, even options for chairs, today is all about learning the secrets of a wedding planner by putting your money where it counts to make the biggest impact.
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- After a launch party at the Mission Community Market last Thursday, Good Eggs has gone live.
(Huffington Post)- Walk into your neighborhood farmers market and you'll see stands packed with just-picked fruits and vegetables, and tables lined with cheeses, baked goods and condiments.
(Wired News)- 2. Are they good for you or bad? Eggs. To eat or not to eat? In what seems like a never-ending back and forth between the pros and cons of consuming eggs, here is one more reason to eat them.
(YAHOO!)- After a launch party at the Mission Community Market last Thursday, Good Eggs has gone live.
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(YAHOO!)- It has truly been a good quarter for [MLP] distributions. I try to follow about 60 of them. Of those that have announced, 32 have increased distributions, 20 have kept their distributions at the same level as last quarter, and only one (RNO) has cut their distribution.
(Part V - Seekingalpha.com)- I am writing to express my thanks to Rep. Roscoe Bartlett for his leadership in co-sponsoring HR 3798, the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012.
(Frederick News-Post)- NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Congress could raise taxes next year, so this is a good time to prepare for the worst by making maximum use of the shelters offered by IRAs, 401(k)s and other retirement accounts.
(TheStreet.com)- The two groups, he said, spent tens of millions of dollars against each other and now we have found a common path forward that is good for animal welfare and provides the certainty that egg groups desire.
(Yahoo Finance)- The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper. And its available to subscribers before 6 a.m. every day.
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- Former CIA operative Carrie Mathison gets her mojo back, but it takes some time, Homeland star Claire Danes mistakenly suspect former POW Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) harbored sympathy for al-Qaeda. 2.
(TV Guide Online)- Homeland is no stranger to wild "Absolutely, its always a possibility." Damian Lewis, who plays the deeply disturbed Sargent Brody, cut straight to the point when describing his character in Season 2: Hes everybodys b—. Hes f—ed.
(Wetpaint)- When fans of the Showtime thriller last checked in with the emotionally fragile CIA analyst played by Claire Danes, Carrie had just realized that Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis Homeland up for a new season of mysteries.
(YAHOO!)- (CBS News) Showtime has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming second season of Homeland it seems that her memories about Sgt. Brody (Damian Lewis) may come back. Homeland returns on Sept. 30 at 10 p.m. ET.
(CBS News)- The most chilling moment comes at the very end, when we see a flashback to her telling Brody (Damian Lewis) "you are a traitor and a terrorist, and now it's time to pay for that.
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- U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz has a 10-point lead going into Tuesdays primary runoff in Texas against rival Republican David Dewhurst, according to a PPP poll released Sunday. Cruz leads 52 percent to Dewhursts 42 percent, according to PPP.
(Huffington Post)- AUSTIN — A loud, nasty brawl to be Texas' next U.S. senator comes to a probable conclusion Tuesday, and the outcome may shape the ferocity of Congress' conservative wing come January.
(Dallas Morning News)- David Dewhurst, attacking him for recent claims of being the We need a U.S. Senator that is a bold leader and a proven conservative, and that is Ted Cruz.
(Huffington Post)- A new Public Policy Polling survey shows former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz surging ahead of Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on the eve of the runoff election for the Republican nomination for United States Senator.
(YAHOO!)- For Ted Cruz, this is all about ambition. For David Dewhurst, this is about country, Ellzey said.
(Austin American-Statesman)- We have polled and polled and there are substantially more David Dewhurst voters in Texas that weve been able to identify, than Ted Cruz voters, says Dewhurst. But again — its a question of turnout.
(NPR News)- Well, the last televised debate of the long campaign to replace retiring US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison has come and gone. The end is near. The decision is up to you – will you choose Lt. Gov.
(Houston Chronicle)- What is attracting most voters to the polls is the GOP Senate runoff between Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and former Solicitor General Ted Cruz.
(Abc Local Web)- AUSTIN — A loud, nasty brawl to be Texas' next U.S. senator comes to a probable conclusion Tuesday, and the outcome may shape the ferocity of Congress' conservative wing come January.
(Dallas Morning News)
