newslarious.com: August 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009

Obama battling "death panels" rumors.

Despite being on vacation, President Obama is still hunted by the persistent rumor that his health care plan would create "death panels" with the power to decide which elderly people were worthy of living or as commonly put, "to pull the plug on grandma."
Too bad for Obama, this rumor isn't going anywhere with Sarah Palin becoming a Grandma not longtime ago

For more, see Huffingtonpost.com

Labels: health care debate, health care legislation, health care reform, health care town hall, town hall debates, town hall meetings, town halls health care.

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Friday, August 28, 2009

18 years female athlet ordered to take a gender test after wining race.

An 18 years South African woman who just won the gold medal in the women's 800 meters race at the world track and field championships in Berlin in what is her first major championship event, is stirring controversy over her gender. With her unusual muscular physique and the ease at which she won the race, race officials have doubts about her sexuality and have ordered her to take a gender test.
Yep! There is an app for that.

For more, see dailymail.co.uk

Labels: 800m Womens World Championship, Caster-Semenya, gender test, IAAF, South Africa, South African athlets, Womens-800m-gold-medalist, World track and field championships, World-Championship-race

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Woodstock rembered 40 years later.

Last week, hundred of nostalgics converged to the site of the legendary Woodstock music festival to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
Most of the people who attended the ceremony and who 40 years ago got high and had sex during the three days festival, had only one wish: that their marriages had lasted 4o years.

For more, see Newsday.com

Labels: 40 years Woodstock anniversary, Bethel New York, rock and roll, rock and roll music festival, Woodstock, Woodstock music festival

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Monday, August 24, 2009

Clunkers program to end today.

Due to a huge demand, the federal government "Cash for Clunker" program will officially end today at 8 PM, or two weeks earlier.
So, now to the ones of you still driving clunkers, you are left with the old option for disposing it: let it die on the side of the Highway.

For more, see WSJ.com

Labels: $3, 500 discounts, 500 or $4, cash-for-clunkers rebates, Chrysler, clunkers program, GM, J.D. Power and Associates, National Automobile Dealers Association, new-car discount, Obama administration

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Friday, August 21, 2009

Sudanese woman faces 40 lashes for wearing a trouser in public.

In Sudan, a woman journalist has been charged with indecency for wearing a trouser in public and is now facing 40 lashes as a punishment.
Upon hearing the news, Secretary of State and pantsuit enthusiast Hillary Clinton said this: "Can they do that?"

For more, see dailymailco.uk

Labels: 40 lashes, charia law, flogging, indecency law, islam, Islamic law, Khartoum, Lubna Hussein, Quran, sharia law, Sudan, trousers, wearing trousers in public

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Rick Pitino admits having sex with woman at a restaurant.

The woman at the center of University of Louisville men basketball coach Rick Pitino sex scandal is now saying that the disgraced coach arranged her marriage to the team equipment manager by paying him to do so.
As it turned out, Pitino is even a better mastermind off the basketball court.

For more, see Associated Press

Labels: coach Pitino, coach Rick Pitino, Louiville Cardinals, NCCA, NCCA Basketball, Rick Pitino, University of Louiville, University of Louiville men basketball

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Reader's Diggest to file for bankruptcy.

Reader's Digest announced last week that it will fill for bankruptcy to unload some of its debts.
After hearing the news, kids all over the country whose moms picked a lot of tips while raising them from the magazine, starting asking: "What's a reader mom?"

For more, see Reuters.com

Labels: bankruptcy, chapter 11 bankruptcy, file for bankrupcy, magazine, magazine business, media company, pre-arranged filing, Reader's Digest, readers.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Bill, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season is a category 1

Over the weekend, Bill, the first hurricane to form this season in the Atlantic Ocean, reached speed of 75 MPH.
Now I think that after his successful mission over in Korea, the former president head is starting to get too big.

For more, see ABCnews.com

Labels: Atlantic Ocean, Florida panhandle, Golf of Mexico, hurricane alley., Hurricane Bill, Hurricane season, National Hurricane Center, Tropical depression, tropical storm, Tropical Storm Claudette

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Monday, August 17, 2009

President Obama goes trout fishing in Montana.

In his effort to sell his health care reform, President Obama was in Montana on Friday for another town hall meeting. On his way to the town hall, he spent a few hours trout fishing with his deputy chief of staff who grew up in Montana.
Nevertheless to say, before catching any fish, he was wishing to catch a break from trying to put out all this fires lit by conservatives.

Labels: conservatives, deputy chief of staff, fishing, health care bill, health care reform, Montana, Montana town hall, President Obama, town hall meetings, trout fishing, White House.

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Friday, August 14, 2009

Michael Vick signes a two years deal with the Philadelphia Eagles

In a surprising move, the Philadelphia Eagles signed suspended quarterback Michael Vick to a two years contract yesterday.
As a consequence , most Eagles fans woke up this morning with a hangover and not remembering having drunk anything.

For more, see NYTimes.com

Labels: 2010 NFL season, Donovan McNab, Eagles quarterback, Michael Vick, NFL, NFL contract., NFL preseason, NFL quarterback, Philadelp[hia Eagles, preseason football

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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Idaho ex senator Larry Craig is now a consultant.

According to the Startribune, infamous former Idaho Republican senator Larry Craig has just opened a consulting firm said to be focusing on energy issues.
One can only speculate that his speciality will be advising fellow gay men in how to spend less energy toe-taping.

Labels: bathroom sex, former Idaho Republican senator, former Idaho senator, gay sex, Idaho senator, Larry Craig, Larry E.Craig, men sex, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Fewer babies born in the U.S. in 2008.

According to the National Center for health statistics, the U.S. birth rate fell in 2008, the first full year of the recession, ending a decade long baby boom.
Some experts try to tie the phenomenon to the economic downturn and said that has been the case with every recession ever since the great depression.
No expert needed here: doesn't recession said it all?

For more, see Washingtonpost.com

Labels: 2008 recession, American baby boom, birth rate, birth rate decline, economic downturn, fewer babies born in the U.S., National Center for Health Statistics, Recession, U.S. babies, U.S. birth rate

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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Women drinking is said to be on the rise.

It's been reported that women in the U.S. are drinking more and drinking-driving arrests among women are rising which is said to be narrowing the gap with men. And among the reasons cited, are the fact that women are feeling more pressure at work and home, are driving more and are behaving more recklessly.
But for all you brothers out there and before you get too excited, women are not yet reckless enough to pick you at a bar, so you still have to do the heavy lifting.

For more, see Dallasnews.com

Labels: accidents, alcohol, alcohol abuse, crackdown., drunk-driving, Drunken-driving, DUI, National Highway Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Westchester County, Women and drinking

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Monday, August 10, 2009

Donkeys to play a big role in Afghan presidential elections.

In preparation of the August 20th Afghan presidential elections, donkeys are set to play a crucial role with 3,000 of them needed to transport the ballots to 7,000 voting centres and 28,500 smaller voting stations spread accross the country.
I can already see the looser of these elections contesting the results on the grounds that the donkeys ate his or her balllots.

For more, see reuters.com

Labels: Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Afghan presidential elections, Afghanistan elections day, Afghanistan presidential elections, August 20th, donkeys role in Afghan elections, insurgents in Afghanistan

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Friday, August 7, 2009

Former John Edwards aide to write a tell all book.

The New York Times is reporting that a former closest aide to former Senator John Edwards who once claimed to be the father of the baby carried by Mr. Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter, has signed a book deal in which he will reveal that the whole thing was done on the urging of the former presidential candidate in exchange of him being taking care of for life.
If I guessed correct, the book title will be: " Hoops, I almost became your daddy."

Labels: book deal, Campaign 08, campaign aid, New York Times, presidential candidate, Rielle Hunter, Senator John Edwards

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

A new fertiility prescription, more sex.

Doctors in Australia have just finished a study on men infertility and found that the best treatment against that condition happens to be more sex. In fact, they are so convinced about their findings that they recommend daily sex for men trying to have a baby.
What? Are these doctors been living in caves and have never heard of "women?"
For more, see nydailynews.com

Labels: Australian reshearchers, Australian study, daily sex, fertility problems, fertility study, fertility treatment, men fertility.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Antigua highest mountain renamed after President Obama.

Yesterday was President Obama 48th birthday and to celebrate the event, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda renamed that country highest mountain, Mount Obama.
Meanwhile for his birthday, the Republican party plans to dedicate a larger than life statue for Rush Limbaugh.

For more, see Huffingtonpost.com

Labels: Antigua and Barbuda, August 4th 2009, Baldwin Spencer, Mount Obama, Obama 48th birthday, Obama celebrates birthday, Obama mountain, President Obama, President Obama 48 birthday

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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

U.S. economic growth is said to be rising.

Despite all the bad news coming from the economy, the Economic Cycle Research Institute has just released a report claiming that its 4-week annualized growth rate rose to a high never seen since 2oo4 leading them to predict that the recession days are numbered and a smooth recovery ahead.
Nevertheless to say, it did not take long for Fox News channel to accuse the Research Institute as being an Obama groupie

For more, see IBD.com

Labels: annualized growth rate, Economic Cycle Research Institute, Fox News channel

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Monday, August 3, 2009

House vote to spare thousand of wild horses from slaughter.

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill called Restore our American Mustangs Act that would save thousand of wild horses cramped in federal land fr0m slaughter by adding millions of acres of range lands to the existing ones.
As you would expect it, Republicans in the House quickly rejected the bill equating it to "welfare for horses."
Yes, another voting group alienated by the GOP.

For more, see IBD.com

Labels: Bureau of Land Management, Committee on Natural Resources., federal lands, House of Representatives, Restore our American Mustangs Act, welfare for horses, wild horses, wild horses slaughter

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