Friday, June 1, 2012

Bill clinton bain

  • President Bill Clinton veered sharply off message Thursday, telling CNN that Mitt Romneys business record at Bain Capital was sterling. I dont think that we ought to get into the position where we say This is bad work. This is good work, Clinton said.
  • (Politico.com)
  • WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton believes a candidate with Republican Mitt Clinton has refused to follow an Obama campaign strategy of using Romneys former company, Bain Capital, as a weapon in the campaign.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Yet another Obama surrogate has joined the chorus of voices warning against attacks on Mitt Romneys experience at Bain Capital.
  • (NationalJournal.com)
  • Weinstein keeps it measured, he's asking Clinton about Romney' past at Bain capitol and will it help him in the election. "No every movie you made was a smash hit," Clinton says."That's for sure," says Harvey almost under his breath.
  • (Deadline.com)
  • WASHINGTON — Bill Clinton is going to bat for President Obama capitalism" when the president assails Romney's corporate-raider career at Bain Capital.
  • (New York Post)
  • Look, Bain Capital isnt there to create jobs So many top democrats including Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John Edwards, Wesley Clark, Tom Daschle; all went to work at private equity companies after they left office.
  • (FOX News)
  • Those who remember Bill Clinton's "Sister Souljah moment" in 1992, as the Mayor surely must, can testify to the selfish value of distancing oneself from ideological "extremism" on your own side.
  • (The Moderate Voice)
  • Yet Bill Clinton and Sen.
  • (Galesburg Register-Mail)
  • Bill Clinton carried both these states in 1992 Deval Patrick, one of Obamas strongest allies, called Bainnot a bad company.
  • (National Journal (blog))

Thunder Spurs

  • OKLAHOMA CITY -- The streak is over. The series might only be beginning.
  • (ESPN)
  • It has been well documented that Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden havent played as well as many hoped for the Oklahoma City Thunder against the San Antonio Spurs, but they cant do it all themselves.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • The streak is over. The series might only be beginning.
  • (San Jose Mercury News)
  • Before the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals got underway, fans of both the Thunder and Spurs apparently battled each other in the stands with a level of ferocity as high as anything displayed on the court.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • So much for a night out with the guys. All Lil Wayne wanted to do is take in an NBA playoff game with his buddies, but on Thursday night the Oklahoma City Thunder started baller blockin'.
  • (MTV)
  • SAN ANTONIO – Oklahoma City Thunder veterans Kendrick Perkins and Nazr Mohammed are treating Game 2 of the Western Conference finals as another game in a series full of critical meetings with the San Antonio Spurs.
  • (USA Today)
  • SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) - Gregg Popovich wanted some nasty. The San Antonio Spurs obliged, and theyve now tied NBA history. Not to mention left the Oklahoma City Thunder agonizing about what could have been.
  • (KXAN)
  • Lil Wayne wanted courtside seats to the Thursdays Game 2 , but those seats were sold out. OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Thunder say Lil Wayne is welcome to attend a playoff game in Oklahoma City, but needs to buy a ticket just like everyone else.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • SAN ANTONIO - (AP) -- Its a catchphrase likely coming soon to fan T-shirts, Internet memes and the lexicon of the NBA playoffs for the foreseeable future.
  • (Newsday)

President obama wisconsin

  • President Barack Obama heads to Golden Valley, Minn., on Friday as part of a series of trips urging Congress to act on his To Do List of measures designed to jump-start the economy.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Of course, were talking about President Obamas campaign playbook against Mitt Romney. But we also could be talking about Wisconsin Gov.
  • (MSNBC Firstread)
  • It looks like the recall election in Wisconsin is going down in flames One notes that while all the trendlines point toward an Obama defeat in November, it is late May as of this writing.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • The Obama campaign is bracing for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to survive his recall election next week, denying that a victory means anything for President Obamas chances in the fall.
  • (Politico.com)
  • President Barack Obama has endorsed Barrett. The presidents aides said neither Obama nor Vice President Joe Biden have plans to campaign in Wisconsin. Obama will be nearby on Friday, appearing at several events in Minnesota.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • At the federal level, the problem is nearly 1,000 times worse than it was in Wisconsin — with Washington running annual deficits of well over $1 trillion every year since President Barack Obama was elected in 2008.
  • (Politico.com)
  • But the President has avoided taking a vocal role in the conflict, and there is little expectation of an Obama visit to Wisconsin in the homestretch of the campaign.
  • (Sacramento Bee)
  • As they say its all about the ground game. What better way to excite the base and let them know that Democrats across the country and in the White House care by bringing the President to Wisconsin. DailyKos community..
  • (DAILY KOS)
  • The badgers of Wisconsin are not going to allow any D.C. special Mitt Romney should embrace a new role as a Washington "outsider" to counter President Obama's convenient rehash of spending under the George W. Bush administration.
  • (Washington Times)

Obama health care

  • President Barack Obama is confiding to Democratic donors that he may have to revisit the health-care issue in a second term, a position at odds with his publicly expressed confidence that the U.S.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • If the Supreme Court rules against President Barack Obamas signature health care reform law in a decision expected at the end of the month, it could mean back to the drawing board for the White House.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Obtained from the industry by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the emails and documents shed light on the saga of President Barack Obamas health care overhaul as its fortunes shifted back and forth in Congress.
  • (AP - msnbc.com)
  • With the implementation of the Affordable Care Acts coverage expansions in 2014, almost all workers will have access to affordable health coverage, even if they dont get the insurance at work.
  • (It's a Winning Jobs Issue - Huffington Post)
  • Score one for Obama. 5. Health care: George W.
  • (The New Yorker)
  • WASHINGTON -- It seemed like a good idea at the time. But a health insurance tax credit for small businesses, part of President Barack Obamas health care law that gets strong support in public opinion polls, has turned out to be a disappointment.
  • (Norwalk Hour)
  • enactment of a health care law that bears strong resemblance to the law signed by the president in 2010, is deeply unpopular with Republicans. Another is that his record is mediocre at best.
  • (Oregonian)
  • Since Walker and his allies in the Wisconsin state Legislature passed reforms that asked public-sector employees to contribute a small amount to their retirement and health care plans year since President Barack Obama was elected in 2008.
  • (Politico.com)
  • WASHINGTON -- As Washington awaits the Supreme Court's ruling on President Obama's healthcare law, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) said the Affordable Care Act would withstand that all Americans must have health insurance by 2014.
  • (Los Angeles Times)

Wilky way andromeda

  • Four billion years from now, the Milky Way galaxy as we know it will cease to exist. Our Milky Way is bound for a head-on collision with the similar-sized Andromeda galaxy, researchers announced today (May 31).
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Brace for impact, Earth. NASA astronomers say they're certain the Milky Way is destined to collide with the (relatively) nearby Andromeda galaxy due to a mutually overwhelming gravitational pull.
  • (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
  • This illustration released by NASA depicts a view of the night sky just before the predicted merger between our Milky Way galaxy, left, and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. Don't worry about when the world as we know it might end.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • Hubble space telescope observations suggest that the large Andromeda galaxy will collide with our own Milky Way in about 4 billion years.
  • (USA Today)
  • NASA predicts 1.9 million km/h galaxy collision Scientists said the sun and Earth should survive So thats good news for our ancestors then DONT worry about when the world as we know it might end.
  • (News.com.au)
  • Astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to work out when precisely our Milky Way Galaxy will crash into its neighbour, Andromeda.
  • (BBC News)
  • Astronomers with NASA have announced that the Milky Way galaxy is on a steady collision course with Andromeda, the closest galaxy to us, which has been steadily moving toward us for millions of years.
  • (The Inquisitr)
  • Astronomers had seen the Andromeda galaxy coming at us, but thought there was a chance that its sideways motion would make it miss or graze the Milky Way. Hubble readings now indicate thats not the case.
  • (Boston Globe)
  • Just as I was starting to calm down, he mentioned that the Andromeda galaxy is going to crash into the Milky Way in two billion years.
  • (New York Times)
  • Astronomers had seen the Andromeda galaxy coming at us, but thought there was a chance that its sideways motion would make it miss or graze the Milky Way. Hubble readings say there's no chance of that.
  • (Daily Oklahoman)

Matt Kemp Injury

  • When Kemp reaggravated the injury last night, you could tell he was in some serious pain. It wasnt just a tweak.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers placed center fielder Matt Kemp on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday for the second time this month because of a left hamstring strain.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Reality called the Dodgers Thursday, and it might as well have been a siren beckoning them into the rocky shore. The results of the MRI on Matt Kemp's hamstring showed he not only re-injured the original strain Wednesday but suffered a second one.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • LOS ANGELES -- As expected, the Los Angeles Dodgers placed Matt Kemp on the 15-day disabled list Thursday Were just going to take it day by day.
  • (ESPN)
  • LOS ANGELES — Slugger Matt Kemp will be sidelined at least four weeks after he suffered an additional injury to his left hamstring, Los Angeles Dodgers head trainer Sue Falsone said Thursday.
  • (PennLive.com)
  • As expected, the Los Angeles Dodgers placed outfielder Matt Kemp on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a left hamstring injury.
  • (Abc Local Web)
  • The worst thing about the rash of injuries is that they all occurred early in the week -- after most fantasy owners had a chance to do anything about it. The latest haymakers came last night when Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp (our No.
  • (USA Today)
  • Matt Kemp returned to the disabled list one day after the Los Angeles Dodgers' All-Star outfielder re-aggravated a strained left hamstring, and said he expects to be out for a month.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • The Dodgers placed center fielder Matt Kemp on the 15-day disabled list for the second of his right wrist and will undergo surgery Friday in Sarasota, Fla.
  • (San Francisco Gate)
  • Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers is obviously frustrated. You know the guy wants to play, but his body is rebelling against him. The same hamstring that put him on the DL is acting up again, and Kemp may be facing a season-long battle with this injury.
  • (YAHOO!)

Phone healthy lifestyle

  • Your phone may be able to help you live a healthier lifestyle, according to a new study leisure together maximizes overall adoption and maintenance of multiple healthy behavior changes.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Reward yourself for making healthy changes or losing weight There are many apps on smart phones that can track diet and exercise, he tells WebMD.
  • (WebMD)
  • People are able to make healthy lifestyle changes, and theyre able to make them digital assistants to track their progress and communicate via email or phone with coaches. The participants could earn $175 for meeting goals.
  • (US News and World Report)
  • Taking a cholesterol-lowering medication like LIPITOR is just part of the equation for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, said Greg Reeder, Senior Director, Team Leader, US Brands, Established Products Business Unit, Pfizer Inc.
  • (Marketwatch)
  • Andrade is known at LAUP for her healthy lifestyle.
  • (Yahoo Finance)
  • At the bottom level, their job is to focus onhealth and to encourage healthy lifestyles; at the top This is a landmark report.
  • (The Guardian)
  • Weve worked very hard to educate our employees that maintaining a healthy lifestyle and following these steps is just as important as the safety steps we do on the job, said Jeff Brooks, a spokesman for the Raleigh-based company.
  • (Star News Online)
  • Another woman called 911 and handed the phone to Messner, who relayed what was happening helping to alleviate fear of dying and steps to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
  • (Modesto Bee)
  • The film partnership with Start4Life explores many of the issues parents-to-be experience and encourages them to protect the health of their baby during pregnancy by maintaining a healthy lifestyle sent directly to their phones and inboxes.
  • (Department of Health)