In honor of President Obama’s new Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who saved the world by ending the Major League Baseball strike of 1994, I’d like to end with a little baseball analogy. (I’m terrible with sports, so bear with me.) Our government needs to keep their eye on the …
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The news that is not White House approved… Pay to Play The White House is no longer a place where the president conducts his business, but also playground for some top DNC donors. That’s right, the president is rewarding those who contribute over $4,000 with VIP access to the presidential …
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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: No Reservations As part of his ongoing nationalization efforts, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered the acquisition, by force, of a second Hilton hotel. The facility, on the resort island of Margarita, is being taken over by Chavez’s government less than a …
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A quick trip around Hannity’s America… Defending Jennings We’ve told you a lot about safe schools “czar” Kevin Jennings, including his questionable associates, statements and admiration for men closely tied to the group North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA). Well, according to an Obama supporter named Joan Garry, anyone who …
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Your kids may get a bang out of Bing — and that’s not a good thing, Internet safety experts warned on Monday. Bing, Microsoft’s new search engine (www.bing.com), went live in the U.S. this weekend, aiming to challenge and possibly unseat industry titan Google. But bloggers and Internet safety experts …
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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Difference of Opinion One of the world’s leading polar bear experts has been told to stay away from an international conference on the animals because his views are “extremely unhelpful,” according to an e-mail by the chairman of the Polar Bear Specialist …
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A dollar a day keeps the babies away. That’s the incentive behind College Bound Sisters, a program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro that aims to keep 12- to 18-year-old girls in school and baby-free. Girls in the program attend 90-minute meetings every week at which they receive …
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Spacecraft have used ion drives to explore the moon and deep space, but a new study aims to boost the electric propulsion idea to keep satellites around Earth alive longer. Researchers are working to develop new ion thrusters that can harvest vital electrons from electrified carbon nanotubes, rather than from …
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McGyver could do just about anything with his Swiss Army knife. The laptop is the digital equivalent of that versatile tool, and today they hardly cost much more. Want to watch a movie? Pop in a DVD. Want to listen to music? Try a CD, or play your MP3 collection, …
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Some are household names. Others you may have never heard of. They’re all part of a rogues gallery of sports figures infamous for feats not performed on track, field, rink or hardwood court. These former professional stars once enjoyed big-league glitz and glamour, complete with multimillion-dollar contracts and endorsement deals, …
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