- 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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- Now, I understand that (a) Im an admitted New Jersey Devils sympathizer and (b) Ive picked against the Kings in each round. Hence, jinx.
(YAHOO!)- NEWARK, N.J. – Anze Kopitar's goal 8 minutes 13 seconds into overtime gave the Kings a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Final opener Wednesday at the Prudential Center. Kopitar was sent on a breakaway by Justin Williams.
(Los Angeles Times)- NEWARK, N.J. - The feeling-out process took a bit longer than expected Wednesday night, as an ugly game produced a beautiful result.
(Los Angeles Daily News)- He used to watch them at The Forum, rode the wave with everyone else all the way to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final and, today says, I hold a grudge against Marty McSorley personally, although Ive never met him.
(msnbc.com)- The Stanley Cup playoffs have reached their final stage, and the goaltenders for the Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils will ultimately decide who hoists the trophy. The two goalies are as different as the franchises they play for.
(Bleacherreport.com)- NEWARK, N.J. -- Mark Fayne knew the puck was heading his way and he knew Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick was out of position.
(Huffington Post)- Anze Kopitar slipped a shot past sprawling goalie Martin Brodeur in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 2-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils in the opening game of the Stanley Cup Final.
(Bloomberg)- Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, the two former Flyers with a second shot at Cup glory, finished up the Kings media session. What have we learned today? Many things, I think.
(NHL.com)- NEWARK, N.J. – The Kings continue to love life on the road. Colin Fraser's goal gave the Kings a 1-0 lead over the New Jersey Devils after one period in the Stanley Cup Final opener at Prudential Center Wednesday.
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- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee didnt make an endorsement during the Republican primary, but on Wednesday in New Hampshire, he gave his backing to Mitt Romney.
(WMUR.com)- NewsBusters for days has been strongly admonishing the media for ignoring the recent lawsuit by numerous Catholic entities against the Obama administration for its contraception mandate.
(News Busters)- This article originally appeared on RealClearPolitics.
(CBS News)- Which group is doing more for America today? Governor Mike Huckabee joins me right now. Governor, good to see you. MIKE HUCKABEE (R), FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR: Great to see you, Neil. CAVUTO: Interesting juxtaposition.
(FOX News)- Hogan Gidley, who served as Mike Huckabees communications director and then Rick Santorums spokesman, is ready to pick up the phone for Huck.
(Thehill.com)- Earlier this week, BuzzFeeds Zeke Miller obtained a hard copy of a letter from the conservative nonprofit group Citizens United, signed by sometime presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov.
(Huffington Post)- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee angrily asserted on his Fox News show that the mainstream media employs a double standard for political invocations of Jesus Christs name.
(Deseret News)- The often heated conflict between former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) and the fiscally conservative Club for Growth is coming to a boil this month, with the two on opposite sides in a number of Republican congressional primaries.
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- GRANTS PASS, Ore. • Dozens of inmates ran whooping from a small town jail into the sunshine Wednesday after a cash-strapped county in Oregons timber region was forced to release them amid budget cuts.
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)- By JEFF BARNARD Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Dozens of inmates ran whooping from a small town jail into the sunshine Wednesday after a cash-strapped county in Oregons timber region was forced to release them amid budget cuts.
(msnbc.com)- GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- The Josephine County sheriffs office says its releasing 36 inmates Wednesday from the jail at Grants Pass, including people charged with robbery, assault, rape and other sex crimes.
(KIVI-TV)- Budget may cuts close animal shelter: Stray dogs without tags will be killed after 3 days, dogs with tags get 5 days to live GRANTS PASS (AP Later next month about 60 jail inmates will be released, leaving room for just 30 prisoners.
(Statesman Journal)- GRANTS PASS — Faced with a shrinking jail capacity because taxpayers voted down a tax increase, judges in Josephine County managed to get a dozen jail inmates sentenced and on their way to state prison before they had to be released from jail.
(East Oregonian)- GRANTS PASS, Ore.
(Post-Crescent)- GRANTS PASS — Voters in the heart of Oregon timber country were and prosecutors to be cut to the bone by the end of the month. About 100 jail inmates will have to be released to get down to the new limit of 30.
(Medford Mail Tribune)- Associated Press= GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Officials are handing out pink slips The sheriffs department says the cuts will require releasing about 90 inmates from the jail in the coming weeks.
(The Guardian)- GRANTS PASS — After Josephine County voters resoundingly turned That will require releasing about 90 inmates from the jail in the coming weeks, leaving 30 people behind bars.
(East Oregonian)- GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- The Josephine County Sheriffs office has released The county jail will release about 60 inmates. The sheriffs office will release more information closer to the time of release. Gas prices are on everybodys mind.
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- It was that kind of night. "It just can't be any other way with this team," Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra said, referring to the Celtics. "It has to be the hard way. It always seems to be that competitive when we play against this team.
(New York Times)- Rajon Rondo played the entire game and scored 44 points, but the Celtics fell to the Miami Heat, 115-111, in overtime of Game 2 to fall behind, 2-0, in the Eastern Conference finals.
(Boston Globe)- There was the renewal of the Celtics, who overcame a dreadful Game 1 loss to control the majority of the 53 minutes via Rondo.
(CNN Sports Illustrated)- These guys are the Miami Heat, the blustery, upstart, athletic team that pulled off the biggest comeback in the franchises playoff history to seal a 115-111 overtime victory.
(ESPN)- The Heat expected Bostons best - and the Celtics didnt disappoint, yet still head home for Game 3 on Friday night facing a deficit no Boston team has rallied from to win a series since 1969. Listen, we played terrific, Celtics coach Doc Rivers said.
(FOXSports.com)- MIAMI – The proud and gutsy Boston Celtics played just about as well as possible. And it wasnt enough.
(USA Today)- You kept waiting for Rajon Rondo to clank a jumper. You kept waiting for him to call for rest. You kept waiting for him to grab his knees and some pine, and release his grip on Game 2. You kept waiting, and he kept coming.
(Palm Beach Post)- The outstanding Rondo was on court for the entire 53 minutes of a hugely entertaining encounter but was left to put out fires on his own in overtime after Paul Pierce (21 points) fouled out late in the fourth.
(Heat edge Celtics in overtime - Yahoo! Eurosport)- leading the Celtics to a 2-1 record in the games the teams played at full strength. They met the final week of the season, but neither of the teams high-caliber players suited up. In Game 1, the Heat frustrated Rondo into shooting 8 of 20 from the field.
(Hartford Courant)- Miller, Haslem's teammate at Florida, also contributed as he hit a three-pointer early in the fourth quarter (off a Haslem pass) to help the Heat put some much-needed distance between it and the Celtics. At that point, Miami had a seven-point lead.
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- Rajon Rondos Game 2 stat line was mind boggling. His 44 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists made for one of the greatest playoff performances in Celtics and NBA history. Yet, it was spoiled with a loss to the Heat.
(USA Today)- Or tried to, anyway. He scored a career-high 44 points on just 24 shots, knocking down jumpers like he was Ray Allen (h/t Couper Moorhead): Rajon Rondos shot chart in Game 2: yfrog.com/gz7u4hwj Perfect outside the paint everywhere but the short right corner.
(Bleacherreport.com)- MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat withstood a virtuoso performance from Rajon Rondo, who tallied a career-high 44 points, to emerge with a 115-111 overtime victory over the Boston Celtics and claim a 2-0 Eastern Conference finals lead on Wednesday.
(Reuters)- MIAMI — They had seen Rajon Rondo whirl through them like a blender Rondo put on a show, with 44 points and 10 assists while playing all 53 minutes. "He was absolutely phenomenal," Celtics Coach Doc Rivers said.
(New York Times)- Rajon Rondo played the entire game and scored 44 points, but the Celtics fell to the Miami Heat, 115-111, in overtime of Game 2 to fall behind, 2-0, in the Eastern Conference finals.
(Boston Globe)- Rajon Rondo was topping it Wednesday night -- minute by minute, second by second, until there were 53 minutes and 44 points next to his name on the stat monitors at American Airlines Arena. Rondo never went to the bench, not for a second.
(CBS Sports)- With 44 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists, Rajon Rondo was the undisputed star of the game. His emergence signals the final stages of the Celtics changing of the guard. Its clear now more than ever that Rondo is ready to lead.
(Boston Globe)- You kept waiting for Rajon Rondo to clank a jumper. You kept waiting for him to call for rest. You kept waiting for him to grab his knees and some pine, and release his grip on Game 2. You kept waiting, and he kept coming.
(Palm Beach Post)- This was a night when Rajon Rondo dominated while playing to a style that no other NBA point guard can manage.
(CNN Sports Illustrated)- Rajon Rondo did it all Wednesday night I thought I didn't hurt my team by me playing every minute.'' Rondo scored 44 points with 10 assists and 8 rebounds in a 115-111 Celtic loss to the Miami Heat.
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- NEWARK, N.J. -- Mark Fayne knew the puck was heading his way and he knew Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick was out of position.
(Huffington Post)- Devils defenseman Mark Fayne missed an open goal on a rebound of a shot by Ryan Carter midway through the third period after the fourth-line forward Steve Bernier made a gorgeous pass to Carter.
(New York Times)- It was like playing with a tennis ball, Kings captain Dustin Brown said.
(ESPN)- It was reviewed in Toronto and replay clearly showed Parise swept the puck into the net with his hand.
(CBS Sports)- The best chance came midway through the period when defenseman Mark Fayne, trailing an odd-man rush, pushed a rebound at the edge of the crease wide of the gaping net. Its disappointing, Brodeur said of a game that felt like a missed opportunity.
(Reno Gazette)- NEWARK, N.J. -- Mark Fayne may have a finer appreciation for being drafted by New Jersey Devils CEO/president/general manager Lou Lamoriello than some of his teammates.
(NHL.com)- The Kings were on the verge of being crushed by Devils. They had lost their lead, lost their composure, and should have lost this Stanley Cup Final opener in regulation, but New Jersey's Mark Fayne missed an open corner of the net with 10 minutes remaining.
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