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Habs have chance to reclaim first from Bruins – NHL.com
NHL.com Habs have chance to reclaim first from BruinsNHL.comMONTREAL — It may only be the midpoint of the season, but everything suggests that Saturday night's game between the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins will have a playoff-type intensity to it. …Canadiens can regain lead over BruinsCBC.caDivision lead on the line for Bruins, HabsNew England Hockey […]
Lakers hold off Hornets for 3rd straight win – WWL First News
Los Angeles Times Lakers hold off Hornets for 3rd straight winWWL First NewsAP – Greg Beacham Reporting LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant studied grainy videotapes of Oscar Robertson while growing up, collecting scraps of the Big O's game to incorporate into his own. That's why Bryant briefly was at a loss for words after […]
The guy who first thought of “cash for clunkers” tells you it’s wasteful
Vive le difference! Victor Dial writes in today’s WSJ, Ou Est Le ‘Cash for Clunkers’? Not surprisingly, the idea of subsidizing new cars came from France. You probably wonder who’s Victor, and what does he have to do with cash-for-clunkers? Most Americans wouldn’t know it, but the Cash for Clunkers model originated in Europe in […]
Carroll’s first year in Seattle a success – FOXSports.com
Globe and Mail Carroll's first year in Seattle a successFOXSports.comJohn Czarnecki has been the editorial consultant for FOX NFL Sunday since its 1994 inception. This season marks Czarnecki's 32nd year covering the NFL. He is one of 44 selectors to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Although he looks every bit the sideline …Underachieving Seahawks […]
Prosecution for Telling Police Officers “You Have to Clean Your Damn Dirty Car” Rejected on First Amendment Grounds
(Eugene Volokh) This happened in a trial court decision in State v. Elabanjo (N.C. Super. Ct. Jan. 5); the defendant was prosecuted under N.C. Gen. Stat. &sec; 14–197, which makes it a misdemeanor to “on any public road or highway and in the hearing of two or more persons, in a loud and boisterous manner, […]
Hillary ‘Lacks Panache’ at Inaugural of Brazil’s First Woman President (Le Figaro, France)
Slamming the American media’s lack of attention to the event, columnist Véronique Saint-Geours of France’s Le Figaro also slams Hillary Clinton’s performance at the inauguration of Brazil’s first woman president. Saying that this reflects a continuing “imperialist” misunderstanding of the growing importance of Brazil, the Le Figaro columnist warns that Washington has mistakenly and self-destructively […]
Weiner Mocks House GOP Oath Blunder: ‘We Violated The Constitution On Our Very First Day’
Yesterday, Reps. Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) failed to take the oath of office on the House floor along with the other 433 members of Congress which caused the GOP caucus to scurry, worrying that some of the congressional actions Sessions and Fitzpatrick took yesterday may not have been valid. This morning, the […]
Miami Police Could Become First To Use Drones In A U.S. City
Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when drones come for you? The Miami-Dade Police Department could soon become the first police department in the country to employ unmanned drones, a technology that until now has been used for official purposes only in war zones and along the country’s border. The department […]
Tea Party Pollutocrat David Koch entertains newly elected Republicans on first day of new Congress
Yesterday, as Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) was sworn in as the Speaker of the House for the 112th Congress, ThinkProgress witnessed a group of Koch Industries lobbyists entering the Capitol along with members of Congress and their families. Tim Phillips, a former business partner to Jack Abramoff who now leads the Koch front group Americans […]
Video: Top Ten Things Overheard During the Republicans’ First Day in Charge of the House
Via the Late Show with David Letterman (and yes, there’s even an energy connection): 10. “Mr. Boehner, please stop crying.” 9. “How do we blame this dead bird thing on Obama.” 8. “I think he was just sworn in on a copy of Snooki’s new book.” 7. “Beer me.” 6. “Alright, you’ve had six hours, […]
If at first you don’t succeed. . .
(Paul) President Obama has re-nominated to the federal bench four individuals who were too controversial to be confirmed by the outgoing Senate. The four are Goodwin Liu, Edward Chen, Louis Butler, and John O’Donnell. We have discussed Liu’s radicalism on several occasions. Hans Bader highlights the problems that stood in the way of the confirmation […]
GOP Issues First Oversight Letter to Justice Department
Jennifer Rubin in The Washington Post: In a five-page letter, Smith notes that there has been “little oversight” as to how the civil rights division has used its budget increases ($ 22 million in FYI 2010 and $ 17 million requested in FYI 2011) and why the need for some 164 new positions. He then […]
Broken Promises: The House GOP Breaks Several Of Its Own Pledges On First Day In Power
Yesterday, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) gaveled in the GOP takeover of the House. Christening his rein in tears, the self-proclaimed “most transparent person in this town” promised an era of more “honest” and “accountable” government with a set of new House rules to match. But that was yesterday afternoon. By nightfall, the House GOP leadership […]
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