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  • Eyeing a Senate Seat, Tammy Baldwin Has $1.1 Million on Hand Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:31PMWisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin’s potential bid for retiring Sen. Herb Kohl’s seat appears all the more plausible, given the congresswoman’s campaign coffers: Baldwin raised $435,000 during the month of June alone and now has $1.1 million in cash on hand.
  • Prosecutors: McInerney Had White Supremacist Ideals Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:16PMOn Wednesday, prosecutors in the murder trial of Brandon McInerney introduced into evidence white supremacist books and drawings by the 17-year-old, who in 2008 shot and killed Lawrence “Larry” King in an Oxnard, Calif. classroom.
  • Ohio Staff Put Much Thought Into Lines Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:52AMWHEELING - In all-star games, line play on both sides of the ball is normally the key. Such was the case a year ago when West Virginia defeated Ohio in the annual Rudy Mumley OVAC All-Star Charity Football Classic.
  • Larry King Shows Support For Marriage Equality Again Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:46AMInterviewer Larry King, who has been married eight times, has posed for a No H8 photograph and participated in a public service announcement to raise awareness for marriage equality.
  • John Edwards Wanted To Reinvent Himself In New York City Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:29PMGive me your tired, your poor / your huddled masses yearning to be free. Give us your $400 haircuts / your sexy videographer / your adulterous, toothy grin. [ more › ]
  • Debt ceiling fight highlights rift in GOP Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:10PMSusan Ferrechio Chief Congressional Correspondent Follow her @susanferrechio The debt ceiling fight in Congress this week has exposed a deep rift in the Republican Party between veteran GOP leaders eyeing how to survive the next election and conservative newcomers fighting for significant budget cuts regardless of the political costs. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky ...
  • Former US prosecutor to run for Congress Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:49PMThe federal prosecutor who oversaw investigations into former presidential candidate John Edwards and former Gov. Mike Easley plans to get into politics himself.
  • Emancipation celebration Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 4:11AMDancing, singing and poetry readings are how nearly two dozen people celebrated Juneteenth a little late on Friday.
  • Update on the latest in sports: Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:13AMCOLLEGE FOOTBALL-OHIO ST-NCAA RESPONSE
  • Rick Schriver to lead Elk Grove Lions 2011-12 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:58PMPhoto by Mary Lewis - Rick Schriver, left, accepts the gavel from outgoing president Dave King at the Elk Grove Lions Club installation June 27. Julie King looks pleased at the prospect of getting a husband back.
  • Update on the latest sports Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:13PMCOLLEGE FOOTBALL-OHIO ST-NCAA RESPONSE
  • On business, Ollie North, and his future in Naples: Dick Dyke interview, part 2 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:14PMNaples resident and Windham Weaponry founder Dick Dyke has had an up and down last five years. After selling Bushmaster Firearms in 2006, he spent much of 2008 battling lung cancer. The 77-year-old often sat overlooking Brandy Pond and Naples Marina, seen in background.
  • Whore, Prostitute, Hooker, or Sex Worker: What Should You Say? Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:54PMProstitutes and the clients who frequent them are back in the news after the woman accusing French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn of rape was herself accused of being an escort. DSK is rumored to be a big fan of prostitutes, which is perhaps what led the  New York Post to report   that the Guinean Sofitel maid, who claims he orally raped her in his hotel room in May, was "doing double duty as ...
  • Auto Racing Capsules: Kentucky Speedway finally ready for closeup Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:57AMSparta, Ky. 1. (8) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 152 laps, 129.2 rating, 0 points, $51,125. 2. (5) Parker Kligerman, Dodge, 152, 101.9, 42, $40,800. 3. (14) Brendan Gaughan, Toyota, 152, 85.7, 42, $28,450.
  • July 4th trivia - How much do you know? Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 6:10AMHere’s a little test of your independence-related knowledge. Enjoy! (Answers at end.)
  • Strained relationship between Obama and progressives Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 4:29AMDear Progressive Voter: This is not how I wanted this to happen. I would have preferred to discuss t
  • Scarlett: Defense opposes appointment of judge Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 5:59AMPanaji, July 2 : In yet another hindrance in the murder trial of British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling, a defense counsel has opposed that the new President of Goa Children’s Court has no powers to carry out the trial.
  • How a genial dentist made political history Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 10:41PMIf you know Jim Edwards’ brand of politics, you can find the way to his house on Charleston Harbor in Mount Pleasant. At 84, Edwards holds to the same idyllic piece of property and to the same conservative beliefs he valued as governor and, later, as U.S. secretary of energy.
  • The squidionaires of Baa-rain... or how seafood, oil, tourism (and penguins) made the Falklands rich Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 9:32PMThe Falkland islanders enjoy low taxes and unbeatable education and healthcare. Just a shame about the horizontal rain -- and the sabre-rattling Argie neighbours.
  • Developmental disabilities coverage in Memphis Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 7:39PMOne of the fastest-growing online sources in the country for news on developmental disabilities is being produced in Memphis.
  • Deaths Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 7:45AMTULSA
  • Sex Scandals: Are U.S. Women Better Off than the French? Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 7:24AMBefore we ask the French to thank us for educating them on how to treat women, we might want to ask ourselves, Do American women really have it all that much better in general?
  • Not much of fall for Edwards - Tue, 07 Jun 2011 PST Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 7:13AMThe Washington Post has issued a post mortem on the career of John Edwards (“American Dream is Irrevocably Undone”) and finds tragedy and pathos. “The man born Johnny Reid Edwards had it. Great gobs of potential.” He might have been, the Post laments, “a great husband, could have been an enduring statesman ... president.” But fate intervened. With his indictment on misuse of campaign funds last ...
  • FACTBOX: A look at other US political sex scandals Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 5:06AMJune 6 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner on Monday admitted having a number of online relations with women on the Internet, becoming the latest American politician snared in a sex-related scandal. Here is a look at some of the others.
  • Magnet-school format likely to return to Southwest campus Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 4:34AMThe Kansas City school board still needs to approve the change, but the old Southwest Early College Campus may be returning to a districtwide school serving only students who choose to be there and commit to its program.
  • Politics Of “Scratch My Back And I Will Scratch Your Back” Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 4:16AM. Is Jerry Rawlings Right Or Wrong? There is a strong perception out there that the two dominant political parties in Ghana today seem to have entered into a tacit, unwritten agreement to “chop and let me chop Ghana small” whenever in power.
  • BioFlorida Institute Elects Founding Board of Directors Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 4:27PMTop priorities are improving science education, supporting scientistsWEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINES...
  • BioFlorida Institute Elects Founding Board of Directors and Announces Initial Programs Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 3:59PMWEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioFlorida Institute, a not-for-profit foundation focused on education, professional development and bioscience industry resources, announces founding Board of Directors.
  • Greg Mitchell: Take the Quiz: Will 2012 Race for White House Top These Wacky Quotes From 2008? Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 2:55PMAlready the 2012 race for the White House has shaped up as an hysterical ride, at least on the GOP side, but it will have a ways to go to top 2008.
  • Sex, lies and the reckless choices of the powerful Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 10:35AMSex and power are no strangers. History is littered with tales of the powerful and privileged felled by sex scandals.
  • Queen Elizabeth II Is Second Longest Ruling Monarch In UK’s History Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 2:04PMQueen Elizabeth II Image Credit: Wikipedia Queen Elizabeth II becomes the United Kingdom‘s second longest ruling monarch on Thursday, May 12, 2011, according to reports of several international news sites. She is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Queen Victoria still holds the distinction of being the longest reigning monarch in UK‘s history. She [...]
  • Mississippi River Flooding Moves South Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 1:15PMThe Mississippi River began to slowly recede in Memphis while cities and states to the south strengthened their flood-fighting efforts, officials said.
  • The Ramones, Clapton, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker and More For SoundCheck TV Specials Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 11:12AMThe Documentary Channel will launch SoundCheck every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night throughout the month of June
  • Supply problems, shadow of recalls plague Toyota Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 7:18AMDETROIT -- Toyota should have owned the road this summer. When gas prices go up, American drivers go for smaller, fuel-efficient cars. The last time prices at the pump spiked in 2008, Toyota captured
  • NFL Free Agency: 10 Teams That Could Improve in Free Agency for 2011 Season Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 5:53AMThe Final Piece: Nnamdi Asomugha, Ray Edwards and the Rest of the 10 Free Agents Signings That Make Sense It happens all too often, but NFL teams every year fail to live up to their potential because of a couple missing pieces.  Sometimes it will keep a team in the Top 10. Others will narrowly miss the playoffs, and some might not go as far in the playoffs as they wanted.  But following the NFL ...
  • Western Pa. native takes over 31st Street Studios, plans remake Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 4:01AMThe Strip District movie and TV production facility has been sold to a Western Pennsylvania native who is relocating to the area to run it, an official said.
  • With NFL lockout in place, players risk injuries to train at informal sessions Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 1:15AMThey practice at Hoboken High School, carrying their own bags and fetching their own water during unsupervised drills. If one didn’t know better, it would be easy to misinterpret the Giants’ informal practices during the NFL’s lockout as a recreation league football team.
  • Democratic convention coming to San Diego Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 6:56PMSan Diego selected to host the the California Democratic Party Convention next year.
  • Wilmington on DVD: The Way Back, Blow Out Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 3:12PMWhat would we do, for example, if we were faced -- as are the eight central characters of The Way Back -- with trekking on foot through freezing, wolf-infested Siberian forests during the height of World War II, with the soldiers of the Soviet Gulag and their guns somewhere behind us? Or crossing the Gobi Desert under a scorching sun with little water, and boots falling apart?
  • Maryland Today Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 12:03PMToday in Maryland
  • Media Credit to Bush? Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 7:00AMWhen word emerged Sunday night that President Obama would be making remarks from the White House at 10:30 p.m., viewers knew it must be important. When it began to leak that America had finally found and killed Osama bin Laden, there was joy from sea to shining sea.
  • Monetization Roundly Booed Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 10:07PMWhile an attempt to revive the city’s parking meter monetization plan was roundly rebuffed, one citizen came up with an idea not yet heard of in this budget season.
  • PFT: L.T., McKnight differ on reactions to Jets draft Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 10:06PMThe roles are changing in the Jets’ crowded backfield. Rex Ryan has talked about Shonn Greene handling more of the workload, and that sounds just fine to LaDainian Tomlinson . He said Tuesday that he’s done the “best running back in the league” drill and is ready to try something new.
  • Bin Laden story shows changing media nature Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 9:41PMA soldier in Afghanistan learned about the death of Osama bin Laden on Facebook. A TV producer in South Carolina got a tip from comedian Kathy Griffin on Twitter. A blues musician in Denver received an email alert from The...
  • Obituaries Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 9:32AMOBITUARIES Information for the obituaries and funeral notices below was supplied to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Advertising Department by funeral homes.
  • Tucker refuses request to change remap firm Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 8:01AMBATON ROUGE — House Speaker Jim Tucker refused Wednesday to hire a different law firm to represent the House in its remapping effort, despite complaints the current firm has a conflict of interest because it advised GOP lawmakers during the redesign debate.
  • Sports Corner Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 5:30AMAMA Junior Bullfrogs early registration for the 2011 season available now at amayouthsports.com (click on football link). Ages are 9-10 year olds (bantam), 11-12 (JV), 13-14 (varsity).
  • ShoutOuts Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 5:25AMBostian Elementary honor roll The following students who were recently named to the all- A honor roll at Bostian Elementary School for the second quarter: Second grade: Cassidy Barringer, Sarah Carter, Logan Cheeseman, Sydney Hardman, Corie Jones, ...
  • Brick voters approve exceeding tax-levy cap; reject school budget plan Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 4:48AMBrick residents vote at Brick Memorial High School Wednesday. / STAFF PHOTO: BOB BIELK BRICK — A historic and contentious school election Wednesday brought out a larger number of voters than usual for the township.
  • The New York Times Wins Four Awards at the 72nd Annual Overseas Press Club Awards; OPC Honors Former Winners Tim ... Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 4:01AMIn a year where the most compelling coverage came from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Mexico, The New York Times led all news organizations capturing four Overseas Press Club awards at the 72nd Annual OPC Awards Dinner, honoring the finest international journalism in 2010. Â CBS News, ProPublica and National Geographic each won two awards.