- NEW YORK -- New owner, and now a new star player. The future suddenly looks bright for the New Orleans Hornets. Meanwhile, it was yet another loss -- in a historic season full of them -- for Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats.
(ESPN)- (AP) NEW YORK - New owner, and now a new star player coming to New Orleans. And yet another loss — in a historic season full of them — for Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats.
(CBS News)- The New Orleans Hornets will get the first pick in the NBA Draft. The Hornets, after a difficult season in which they traded All-Star Chris Paul, have a shot to add another superstar, with Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis considered the best player available.
(msnbc.com)- In an upset, the New Orleans Hornets received the right to make the first overall pick in the June 28 NBA draft, when they won Wednesdays draft lottery. The Hornets had the fourth-best chance to get the top pick.
(Baltimore Sun)- The New Orleans Hornets hit the jackpot Wednesday night, winning the top pick in the NBA Draft Lottery.
(CNN (blog))- BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law a bill that grants the New Orleans Hornets a $36.5 million tax break to help keep them in New Orleans through the 2024 National Basketball Association season.
(nola.com)- The big winner is the New Orleans Hornets, who will wind up with Anthony Davis, but don't forget that the Golden State Warriors and Portland Blazers made out nicely, too, securing their spots in the lottery.
(Sporting News)- In a bizarre turnout, New Orleans topped Charlotte to take the first overall pick, surprising just about everyone. Rumors have already begun to swirl that the draw was manipulated to ensure the Hornets would receive the premier choice in the draft.
(Bleacherreport.com)- The 2012 NBA Draft Lottery was won by the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night in New York's Times Square, and with that, the right to select Anthony Davis with the top pick in the June 28 draft.
(Sporting News)- were given the No. 2 pick and the New Orleans Hornets leapfrogged three teams and won the rights to add Davis in the June 28 draft despite having just a 13.7 percent chance to do so.
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- MIAMI — Late Wednesday night, they sat with their arms hung lifelessly Five days ago, the Nationals knocked Detwiler out of the rotation so they could return Wang to it.
(Washington Times)- A Frankfort High School student stuck in Mexico because she lacks a visa could return in time for graduation She made the trip on April 17 but was one day late. As a result, the consulate told her she was banned from entering the U.
(Indianapolis Star)- But coordinator Bobbie Janowitz believes shes found the Goldilocks weekend -- not too early, not too late. We think the first weekend in June is just right, says Janowitz, who runs Art in the Park for the Art League of Long Island.
(Newsday)- David Letterman has revealed that he did not want to return to The Late Show after 9/11. The hosts return to the air in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks was credited with reassuring the other late-night hosts of reviving their own series.
(Digital Spy)- Conan OBrien returned to David Lettermans Late Show after a 13-year absence tonight, and it was only seconds before the name Jay Leno made its first appearance.
(Hollywood Reporter)- After winning the Masters and taking on all that comes with it -- a guest appearance on Late Show with David Letterman and a heros reception back home in the Pensacola, Fla., area -- Watson hasnt changed his plan.
(ESPN)- A late-night computer glitch temporarily delayed election returns in one Potter County polling place Tuesday night, but the problem didn't affect Tuesday's primary. A voting machine at Whittier Elementary School, the 2004 N.
(Amarillo Globe-Times)- BEIJING — The Chrysler 300C returns in late June to the Chinese market — this time as a lavishly equipped North American import, priced from around $79,000. The official on-sale date is June 25, according to CarNewsChina.com.
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- A new study shows that mens offices are more contaminated with oral, nasal, skin and intestinal bacteria than womens offices. And its likely their larger size and unhygienic ways are the reason.
(Fresno Bee)- Mens offices are germier than womens, according to a new study. The study shows that theres a greater abundance of bacteria in mens offices than womens.
(Huffington Post)- The battle of the sexes has become a bacterial war, with new research showing mens offices have significantly more bacteria than womens.
(Stuff)- You probably think a microwave door handle must be cleaner than the toilet seat in your office. In fact, most people believe the restroom is the epicenter of germs in the office—and it turns out, most are wrong.
(Forbes)- The two things you spread in a break room are office gossip and germs." Gerba consulted on the new study, conducted by a division of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation (which manufactures and sells cleaning and disinfectant supplies to businesses).
(INFORUM)- the bacteria levels the researchers found depended on the gender of the office occupant. The surfaces inhabited by men tended to have more bacterial cells and more abundance of cells than those inhabited by women, Kelly said.
(LiveScience.com)- SACRAMENTO, CA - If you thought the bathroom was the germiest place at the office, think again. A new study carried out by Kimberly-Clark Professional found the dirtiest hot-spots to be in the office break room and kitchen.
(KXTV News10Net)- The Total Air Sanitizer captures more than 99.9 percent of airborne particles and applies a charge throughout its one-of-a-kind HEPA filter that traps and zaps germs and viruses on cleaner air in the home or office.
(ThomasNet Industrial News Room)- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- If you prepare your lunch in the break room at work, youre likely coming in contact with germs - lots of germs - even more so than in the bathroom.
(CBS42.com)- If you thought the restroom was the epicenter of workplace germs you don't want to know about office break rooms and kitchens.
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- On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee will vote on a one-sentence, bipartisan-backed bill that will save a major political player $300 million. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.
(Huffington Post)- No other bank in the country would be affected. The bill was introduced by Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.), but it's backed by members of both parties on the financial services panel.
(Politico.com)- The problem, Mr. Wald told lawmakers, was that Emigrant was briefly over the $15 billion limit at the end of 2009 due to $2.3 billion in temporary borrowing intended to help the bank withstand the financial crisis.
(Wall Street Journal)- WASHINGTON — If you went looking for a story that encapsulates why Americans are cynical about politicians, a perfect example may be the tale of a one-sentence bill that the House Financial Services Committee will vote on Thursday.
(American Banker Online)- Hurley, Jr., Vice Chairman of Emigrant Bancorp and Emigrant Bank; and A. Michael Lipper located in a historic bank building at 48 Wall Street, on the corner of William Street, and is open Tues–Sat, 10 am – 4 pm.
(GlobeNewsWire (press release))- Ms. Chu, Emigrant Bank Fine Art Finance, states Adding state and local taxes, a sale can trigger a total tax bill of 40% or more on the gain, depending on the seller's domicile (consult your tax advisor).
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- Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens took a poke at the controversial Citizens United decision Wednesday night and said his former colleagues have probably already had second thoughts about it.
(MSNBC Firstread)- Former Rep. Tom Perriello and Amy Rosenbaum in their Opinion article, "Citizens United: Democracy for Sale" (POLITICO, May 30) just do not grasp the meaning of Citizens United v. FEC.
(Politico.com)- By JEANNIE NUSS Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Former U.S.
(msnbc.com)- Montana uses an interesting argument to justify defiance of a Supreme Court decision: Because the state is particularly prone to political corruption, it should be trusted to constrict First Amendment protections of political speech.
(Herald Tribune)- When the Supreme Court struck down the core of our country's campaign finance laws in 2010, in the landmark Citizens United case, most of America didn't take notice.
(Politico.com)- Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) said Wednesday that the Founding Fathers of the United States would not have supported the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial decision in Citizens United.
(Raw Story)- Twenty-two states -- led by New York -- and the District of Columbia are pushing for the Supreme Court to reconsider its 2010 Citizens United decision.
(Daily Star)- Former U.S.
(AlterNet)- (CNN)-- During his 2010 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama made headlines by directly criticizing the Supreme Court for its decision in Citizens United v. FEC, the political funding case.
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- WASHINGTON -- Anti-incumbent fever is scarcely in evidence in the 2012 congressional primaries, despite costly efforts by conservatives to remake the Republican Party and this weeks defeat of a Texas Democrat ousted after eight terms in office.
(Huffington Post)- President Obama's reelection may be in the stars. The general election is a Leo vs. Pisces throwdown — and the lion looks strong.
(New York Daily News)- With five months to go until the election, I think a steady diet of this junk will drive me into a mental institution. Me and about 200 million other Americans. Lets face it -- the way we elect our presidents is seriously dysfunctional.
(CNN)- For a preview of the November presidential election, look no further than the dogfight over the governorship of Wisconsin as it heads to a tooth-and-claw climax June 5.
(The Christian Science Monitor)- Editors note: CNN Español anchor and correspondent Juan Carlos Lopez is on the CNN Election Express this week, traveling through several states, taking an in-depth look Latino voters and how their vote will influence the November elections.
(CNN)- In December, she described the fears of some Egyptian women as Islamist parties swept a majority of seats in the parliamentary elections. In February, she reported on a conflict over religious observance between members of the new Parliament.
(New York Times Blogs)- which slid to a fresh 2012 trough on a worrisome petroleum demand outlook centered around Europes widening debt crisis including Spains banking problems, Italian borrowing costs and upcoming Greek elections.
(Reuters)- The Republican affiliated Super PACs and other outside conservative groups have big spending plans this election cycle, and Democratic aligned outside groups may have a hard time keeping up. Outside groups like GOP aligned Crossroads GPS, the U.S.
(YAHOO!)- The 2012 presidential election is going to be close. Very close. Incredibly close. Like Al-Gore-vs-George-W.-Bush close. In the last 12 national polls conducted by the Post-ABC, Obama averages 47.
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- New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on Dr. Farley said the city had seen higher obesity rates in neighborhoods where soda consumption was more common.
(New York Times)- NEW YORK (AP) — New York City plans to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in an effort to combat obesity.
(USA Today)- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg For example, according to the administration, a diet soda, a milk shake or sweetened latte that is larger than 16 ounces would not be part of the ban.
(Wall Street Journal)- A spokesman for the New York City Beverage Association, an arm of the soda industry's national trade group, saying the city is unfairly singling out sodas. The industry has purcased subway ads criticizing the ban.
(NewsMax.com)- The New York City Beverage Association, however, is fuming at the thought of any possible ban.
(Staten Island Advance)- The big-drink ban, which looks like a slam dunk I think it's fair to say that while everyone else is sitting around complaining, New York City is acting.
(New York Post)- NEW YORK -- The Big Apple is poised to ban the Big Gulp.
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