John Kerry warns Sunbeam, DirecTV against Super Bowl blackout
Boston Heral
John Kerry suffers hockey injury. By adamg – 1/24/12 – 7:30 am. And no, not at the hands of Tim Thomas. The Herald reports the black eyes he sported at the White House Bruins festivities were related to the broken nose he got during a
John Kerry is hinting that DirecTV and WHDH-TV (Ch. 7) will [...]
President Obama sings Al Green's 'Let's Stay Together'
Chicago Trib
PBO gave Al a little shoutout as well: "Don't worry Rev., I cannot sing like you, but I just wanted to show my appreciation." Here's footage of the deal, give it a watch, throw up your thoughts. In case you didn't know, this isn't Barack's first
President Barack Obama receives a rapturous reception from supporters in [...]
Yahoo's Jerry Yang Resigns From Board
New York Tim
Former Yahoo CEO and co-founder Jerry Yang announced his resignation today, saying he would no longer be a part of the company in any way.
In an end of an era at Yahoo, founder Jerry Yang has stepped down from the struggling Internet company's board.
Yes, he jumped, even though being pushed was surely looming on the [...]
What the "right to work" battle at the Statehouse is all about
Indianapolis
RTW is the idea that it's your choice to be in the union right? If that is what it is why are people making a fuss over it?
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) — Friday afternoon, every seat was taken at the Public Safety Academy to discuss Right to Work legislation.
Indiana is drenched in anti-unionism: A [...]
Conservative columnist Tony Blankley dies at 63
Washington P
Tony Blankley, the former Reagan speechwriter and press secretary to Newt Gingrich in Congress who was the conservative presence on KCRW's Left, Right and Center, died Saturday after battling stomach cancer. He was
Blankley, a conservative author and commentator who served as press secretary to Newt Gingrich during the 1990s, when Republicans took control of Congress, [...]
What the "right to work" battle at the Statehouse is all about
Indianapolis
One of the things to pay attention to in Mitt Romney's latest South Carolina ad is his implicit defense of the state's “right-to-work” law, which makes it more difficult for unions to organize.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A Republican-dominated Indiana Senate committee endorsed the right-to-work bill that has prompted a three-day standstill in the Indiana House. The [...]