News fromThe Associated Press:
"Tuesday's decision by the Food and Drug Administration lowers the age limit to 15 - and will allow the pill to sit on drugstore shelves next to condoms and spermicides or other women's health products. But customers must prove their age at the cash register."
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
This US soldier ‘found alive’ in Vietnam 44 years after being left behind |
This US soldier ‘found alive’ in Vietnam 44 years after being left behind
"A NEW DOCUMENTARY called Unclaimed claims to introduce the world to former Army Sergeant John Robertson, lost over Vietnam in 1968 and left behind for over four decades."
"A NEW DOCUMENTARY called Unclaimed claims to introduce the world to former Army Sergeant John Robertson, lost over Vietnam in 1968 and left behind for over four decades."
ESPN Apologizes for Commentator's Christian Worldview on Homosexuality
ESPN Apologizes for Commentator's Christian Worldview on Homosexuality:
"Broussard then seconded that motion, and gave an example of that conversation and how it could be productive:
I’d like to second what LZ said. “I’m a Christian. I don’t agree with homosexuality. I think it’s a sin, as I think all sex outside of marriage between a man and a woman is. [ESPN's] L.Z. [Granderson] knows that. He and I have played on basketball teams together for several years. We’ve gone out, had lunch together, we’ve had good conversations, good laughs together. He knows where I stand and I know where he stands. I don’t criticize him, he doesn’t criticize me, and call me a bigot, call me ignorant, call me intolerant."
"Broussard then seconded that motion, and gave an example of that conversation and how it could be productive:
I’d like to second what LZ said. “I’m a Christian. I don’t agree with homosexuality. I think it’s a sin, as I think all sex outside of marriage between a man and a woman is. [ESPN's] L.Z. [Granderson] knows that. He and I have played on basketball teams together for several years. We’ve gone out, had lunch together, we’ve had good conversations, good laughs together. He knows where I stand and I know where he stands. I don’t criticize him, he doesn’t criticize me, and call me a bigot, call me ignorant, call me intolerant."
Immigration Bill Gives Amnestied Residents 'Immediate' Access to Welfare
Exclusive–-Sessions: Immigration Bill Gives Amnestied Residents 'Immediate' Access to Welfare:
"The immigration bill introduced to the Senate a week and a half ago would, if passed, allow illegal immigrants to access state and local welfare benefits immediately, Breitbart News has learned.
The financial impact of allowing potentially millions of immigrants onto state and local public assistance could overwhelm these programs' budgets."
"The immigration bill introduced to the Senate a week and a half ago would, if passed, allow illegal immigrants to access state and local welfare benefits immediately, Breitbart News has learned.
The financial impact of allowing potentially millions of immigrants onto state and local public assistance could overwhelm these programs' budgets."
Monday, April 29, 2013
Michigan 'brain drain' bill would give tax credits to college graduates who stay in state, pay loans
Michigan 'brain drain' bill would give tax credits to college graduates who stay in state, pay loans | MLive.com
"Michigan is working to keep college graduates in the state, and new legislation seeks to slow the "brain drain" with an additional incentive:
A tax credit for student loan payments.
"For me, it's kind of a first step in talent retention," said sponsoring state Rep. Andy Schor, D-Lansing,
"We have some of the best colleges and universities in the world, but people get educated here and then leave for Chicago or San Francisco or some place else.
We need to keep them in Michigan, and we need to keep them in our cities."
"Michigan is working to keep college graduates in the state, and new legislation seeks to slow the "brain drain" with an additional incentive:
A tax credit for student loan payments.
"For me, it's kind of a first step in talent retention," said sponsoring state Rep. Andy Schor, D-Lansing,
"We have some of the best colleges and universities in the world, but people get educated here and then leave for Chicago or San Francisco or some place else.
We need to keep them in Michigan, and we need to keep them in our cities."
People Making Over $100K Received Unemployment Benefits in 2011, Media Mum
People Making Over $100K Received Unemployment Benefits in 2011, Media Mum | NewsBusters:
"The unemployment insurance program in the U.S. offers benefits to workers if they lose their jobs through no fault of their own.
In 2011, this program cost $108 billion, of which nearly $3.3 billion was spent on overpayments due to fraud."
"The unemployment insurance program in the U.S. offers benefits to workers if they lose their jobs through no fault of their own.
In 2011, this program cost $108 billion, of which nearly $3.3 billion was spent on overpayments due to fraud."
Pinning the Tail on D.C.'s 'Assclowns'
Blog: Pinning the Tail on D.C.'s 'Assclowns':
"The media is supposed to exist to hold these people accountable.
Instead, they choose to play dress up and throw themselves a "nerd prom" to schmooze with them.
I thought it was pathetic, and many other ordinary Americans did as well.
Sarah Palin's tweet spoke for all of us.
The "assclowns" threw themselves a party while the people they are all supposed to be serving are feeling the consequences of their good-old-boys networking."
"The media is supposed to exist to hold these people accountable.
Instead, they choose to play dress up and throw themselves a "nerd prom" to schmooze with them.
I thought it was pathetic, and many other ordinary Americans did as well.
Sarah Palin's tweet spoke for all of us.
The "assclowns" threw themselves a party while the people they are all supposed to be serving are feeling the consequences of their good-old-boys networking."
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Adreian Payne announces return to Michigan State for senior year
Adreian Payne announces return to Michigan State for senior year | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"So far in Izzo’s tenure at MSU, every four-year player who fulfilled his eligibility has been to at least one Final Four.
That recruiting pitch will be at stake next season, when Appling and Payne are seniors."
"So far in Izzo’s tenure at MSU, every four-year player who fulfilled his eligibility has been to at least one Final Four.
That recruiting pitch will be at stake next season, when Appling and Payne are seniors."
1975 Newsweek: The Coming Ice Age
1975 Newsweek: The Coming Ice Age | Sweetness & Light:
\"From the now notorious April 28, 1975 issue of Newsweek (a pdf file):"
\"From the now notorious April 28, 1975 issue of Newsweek (a pdf file):"
Dozens of air shows cancel without military jets
My Way News - Dozens of air shows cancel without military jets:
""The worst case is that they either cancel and go out of business, or they don't cancel and they have such poor attendance and they go out of business," he said."
""The worst case is that they either cancel and go out of business, or they don't cancel and they have such poor attendance and they go out of business," he said."
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