Obamas Warning To Orban
- May
- 27
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There’s a problem when most voters think the problems can be solved without making any sacrifices or anybody resigning. Obama’s supporters have a quasi-religious faith in him. In Hungary, too, people place unrealistic hopes in the politicians of the future. The problem is not with people thinking their idol is a messiah. The problem comes [...]
Taylor Swift wins CMT video of year; Pickler gets 3 awards
- April
- 18
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Taylor Swift won video of the year and female video for her smash “Our Song” while newcomer Kellie Pickler took home three awards during Monday’s Country Music Television awards. “I wrote that song in the 9th grade for a talent show,” said the 18-year-old Swift, who won the night’s top honor over [...]
Obama camp in damagecontrol mode after remarks
- April
- 18
MUNCIE, Ind. - Hillary Rodham Clinton’s flagging
campaign has been given new life in Pennsylvania and beyond after Barack Obama was forced into a second day of damage control yesterday for calling small-town Americans “bitter.” Clearly sensing the opening, Clinton pounced on Obama’s comments in some of the harshest language of the campaign [...]
26YearOld Texan Crowned Miss USA
- April
- 12
Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith relinquished the crown — and the posh New York apartment that comes with it — in a show aired live by NBC with hosts Donny and Marie Osmond from the Planet Hollywood Resort %26 Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The network co-owns the parent Miss Universe Organization with Donald [...]
Calls Against Big CEO Pay Grow Louder
- April
- 12
“To us it appears that Wall Street has a severe rash, to which its boards, made up of corporate members, respond ‘you scratch my back, and I will scratch yours,” said Smith, whose firm owns 65,000 shares of Goldman Sachs.Indeed, most boards these days are hand-picked by management and typically include executives from other companies. [...]
Sorry Mario your shot not biggest ever
- April
- 12
After that, we can’t find any bucket, at least in the last 30 years, that we would rank as more important. Rose contesting the shot makes Chalmers’ hit better than Michael Jordan’s wing jumper against Georgetown in 1982. And Scotty Thurman’s high-arching 3 against Duke came with a minute to go in [...]
Celebs attend ‘Idol Gives Back’ charity event
- April
- 8
LOS ANGELES - ” American Idol” — and just about everyone
else in Hollywood — were in a very giving mood.
“Idol Gives Back,” the Fox singing competition’s charity
event, was taped Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre and is scheduled
to air Wednesday. The star-studded gala kicked off with “Idol”
finalists performing Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop the Music,” while
performers from [...]
`Idol Gives Back’ Attracts AList Celebs
- April
- 8
LOS ANGELES - ” American Idol” — and just about everyone else in Hollywood — were in a very giving mood.
“Idol Gives Back,” the Fox singing competition’s charity event, was taped Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre and is scheduled to air Wednesday. The star-studded gala kicked off with “Idol” finalists performing Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop [...]
Bill Clinton Campaigns in Puerto Rico
- April
- 8
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Bill Clinton told Puerto Ricans on Sunday his wife will boost employment for island residents if elected president, as well as ensuring them the same access to affordable health care as people who live on the mainland.The former president is spending two days here on behalf of his wife ahead [...]
Obama Tailors Message to Western Voters
- April
- 8
BUTTE, Mont. - Hunting for votes out West, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday rejected the idea that the region’s sparsely populated states aren’t important in the presidential race and renewed his promise to appoint a high-level adviser on Indian issues if elected.Obama also cast his usual message in more Western-friendly terms, talking about clean-coal technology [...]
