Romney leads Gingrich by 9 points in Florida Mitt Romney has opened up a nine-point lead on Newt Gingrich in a new Florida poll released Friday, just four days … Article source: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/4th-chum-accident-raises-safety-concerns-024622007.html
Continue Reading →Stuart Levine Variety January 26, 2012 Article source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-201201261604reedbusivarietynvr1118049296jan26,0,7168529.story
Continue Reading →When Joe Paterno is eulogized Thursday at a Penn State memorial service, it will mark the end of one of the sadder stories in sports: A seemingly good man whose heart failed in the final scene. For every famous sports figure who passes away, an impression remains. Ty Cobb died with his spikes flying high, [...]
Continue Reading →Staying on the offensive through the two-hour forum, Romney accused Gingrich of “repulsive” and “over-the-top rhetoric” in a campaign ad that had labeled him “anti-immigrant.” He demanded an apology for what he called “highly charged epithets,” which Gingrich took off the air after Florida Sen. Marco Rubio complained. Gingrich declined to say he was sorry, [...]
Continue Reading →‘Lankans abroad must help War Heroes’ children’ ‘The majority of Sri Lankans are peace loving and hospitable. It is only a handful that create mischief and damage the country’s image, Prime Minister D M Jayaratne said. He was addressing a scholarships awarding ceremony at the Prime Minister’s office last week. The ceremony was organized by [...]
Continue Reading →US delegates visit Kilinochchi security forces headquarters A foreign diplomatic delegation, including US Deputy Assistant Secretary, South and Central Asian Affairs recently met Major General A.W.J.C. de Silva, Commander, Security Forces Headquarters, Kilinochchi with a view to receiving an update on various development and security roles of the troops. The team, comprised of Dr Alyssa [...]
Continue Reading →Tourism earnings grew at healthy rate – CB During 2011, earnings from tourism grew at a healthy rate of 44.2 percent to US$ 830 million in 2011 compared to 2010, the Central Bank reported Wednesday in its External Sector Performance Reviews. In November 2011, earnings from exports grew by 11.6 percent to US$ 879 million, [...]
Continue Reading →Via Jesse Heath on Twitter and the Russian newspaper Kommerstant is a poll from the FOM about the Russian presidential election. The poll was conducted on January 21-22 and asked the following question: “If you participated in the election for the president of Russia, for which of the following candidates would you vote?” The most [...]
Continue Reading →This week in the Big East Conference, Navy arrived and Greg Schiano departed. With all due respect to our future servicemen and women from Annapolis, that’s a net loss for the league. Another one. Schiano was an 11-year Big East guy. He was the first coach to win eight games in a season at Rutgers [...]
Continue Reading →Beth Ditto is the latest star to partner with beauty giant MAC Cosmetics, following a long line of eccentric collaborators including style icon Iris Apfel and artist Daphne Guinness. WWD reports January 26 that the musician, best known as the front woman of rock band Gossip, has signed to create a limited edition range for [...]
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