news you can use 12/15/2010

OBAMA VACATION ON HOLD AS CONGRESS BATTLES...
Reid threatens to keep working until Jan 4...
New spending bill totals $1.1 TRILLION...
$575 million PER PAGE...
6,488 earmarks...
McConnell fumes: 'No one has seen it'...
Really lame duck: Congress' Job Approval Rating Worst in GALLUP History...


THE LAST FEAST

Chavez seeks power to rule by decree for 1 year... MOVE OVER ASSANGE! TIME NAMES MARK ZUCKERBERG 2010 'PERSON OF THE YEAR'... Intelligence Reports Offer Dim Views of Afghan War... Doctors Claim HIV-Positive Man Cured by Adult Stem Cell Transplant... New, Graphic PSA Causes Uproar in NYC... Cops: WABC weather forecaster made up rape story... 'People call me possessed': Boy who weeps BLOOD baffles doctors... RAHM ON HOT SEAT: QUESTIONED ON ELIGIBILITY TO RUN FOR CHICAGO MAYOR... Claimed 'part-year resident' on 2009 Illinois tax return... Denies House 'For Sale' YOUTUBE Video... CHRISTMAS CRIMES Drive-By Purse Snatcher Terrorizing Women In NJ... Burglar steals family's gifts -- and its dog! Grave robbers steal 400 urns from cemetery... 'Grinch' Steals Packages Off Doorsteps, Signs For Deliveries... Home Invaders Tie Up 12-Year-Old Boy, Take Video Games... 90-Year-Old Man Put In Choke-Hold, Robbed Of $370... Santelli: Clarity from Fed? No. Inflation? Yes... WEB WARS: Judge gives AP interim victory in contract dispute... Obama plans 2011 staff makeover... Much of agenda tangled up in courts...

Virus cost Iran nuke program 'two years'... Armed Motorcycle Bandit Nabs $1.5 Million in Casino Heist... BELLAGIO Busted... Reeling from riots, Italy faces uncertainty... Greek anti-austerity strike turns violent... VIDEO... MORE UNREST: 2011... Moscow police arrest more than 100, fear riots... Putin's 'mistress' on VOGUE... ...new editor courts danger with photo of alleged lover MOODY'S warns it may downgrade Spain's debt... Mailman arrested for delivering mail nude... IPHONE SNITCH NETWORK LAUNCHED... APP TO REPORT 'SUSPICIOUS' BEHAVIOR... Switzerland considers repealing incest laws... Appeals Court: Warrant Needed to Get Your E-Mail... SKorea stages mass evacuation drill amid tension... Man killed by refrigerator thrown from building... Court: Separated spouse has no right to see pets... TWITTER BREAKING NEWS FEED... ABCNEWS NOTE MIKE ALLEN PLAYBOOK MSNBC FIRST READ WASH POST RUNDOWN...

FOXNEWS AND S CAROLINA GOP WILL HOLD PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE -- SET FOR EARLY MAY... Tax Deal Shapes Race... CENSUS: Washington area wealthiest, most educated region in nation... Pentagon subway station closed over 'suspicious' Christmas ornament... UPDATE: RUSSIA TO USE CHINA CURRENCY IN TRADES... Border Patrol agent shot dead in AZ... Air Force Blocks Sites With Leaked Cables... UK GRANTS ASSANGE BAIL; SWEDEN APPEALS... Don't leak my address! Kids write Santa this year for basic needs -- instead of toys... Mentally ill workers enslaved in China rescued... Chaos in Athens as rioters run wild... VIDEO... FIFA boss tells gay fans: 'Don't have sex at Qatar World Cup'... Gays slam... REFRESH DRUDGE REPORT FOR LATEST...

Ark City Christian Academy Lions fall to Oxford on buzzer-beater

1. Ark City Christian Academy Lions fall to Oxford on buzzer-beater ‎ Arkcity.net - Joey Sprinkle - 13 hours ago OXFORD — Alex Jones drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer Thursday night, leading the Oxford Wildcats to a 41-40 triumph over the Arkansas City ...

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2. "Glenn Beck now sounds almost identical to" fringe conspiracist ... ‎ Media Matters for America (blog) - Eric Hananoki - Simon Maloy - 20 hours ago Glenn Beck "now sounds almost identical to" leading fringe conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, according to Jones' website. In a December 10 article, ...

3. HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS: Stoney Creek Earns a Two-Point Victory over ... ‎ Patch - Dan Stickradt - 2 hours ago Rochester Stoney Creek's Alex Jones (No. 22) and Elvis Tinaj (No. 5), along with Troy Athens' Antonio Mitchell ...

4. OVC HOOPS: Lady Colonels searching for more balance ‎ Richmond Register - Casey Castle - 12 hours ago EKU is riding the strong play of Reese Bass and Alex Jones. Bass has earned three OVC Newcomer of the Week awards in the early season and Jones has recorded ... Road Game At Central Arkansas Awaits Lady Colonels Before Break ...‎ - EKU Sports all 42 news articles »

5. Sowden-Taylor adds beef to Newport pack ‎ South Wales Argus - Chris Kirwan - 15 hours ago ... who is ill, while skipper Alex Jones returns from injury to partner Adam Brown in the second row. On-loan Bath centre Tom Cheeseman combines with Scott ...

6. BOXING: Knapton beats Welsh champ ‎ Mid Devon Star - 9 hours ago Tiverton's Alex Jones then boxed Curtis Rogers over three two minute rounds and lost on a very tight points decision The final Tiverton representative was ...

7. Jalen Reynolds' comeback leads to Livonia Stevenson romp ‎ The Detroit News - Tom Markowski - 12 hours ago Alex Frascone led Eisenhower (0-1) with 13 points. Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 56, Troy Athens 54: Taylor Rawlings scored 18 and Alex Jones and Tyler ...

8. Logo It squad posts back-to-back shutouts ‎ The Daily News Online - 12 hours ago Alex Jones, Kyle Conners, Brent Schum, Dylan D'Alba, Jonathan Barber, Brad Misiak and Paul Corbelli played well in helping goaltender JT Turnbull register ...

9. TX Film Commission Axes 'Machete's Incentives Bid ‎ Austin Chronicle (blog) - 23 hours ago True, local provocateur Alex Jones led the charge against Machete back in May, calling the picture an "incendiary race film," but the general assumption was ...

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10. Swim: Wolves learn from loss to Olympia ‎ Port Orchard Independent - Chris Chancellor - 22 hours ago ... Brennand (O) 1:05.11; 100 freestyle-1, DeRego (SK) 51.43; 500 freestyle-1, Alex Jones (O) 5:44.05; 200 freestyle relay-1, South Kitsap (DeRego, Swinney, ...

news you can use enjoy dec 11 2010

1. FEMA to tear down storm-damaged homes ‎ Houma Courier - Emily Schwarze - 6 hours ago That's nearly double the number local officials first expected when they started a FEMA program earlier this year to target homes damaged by Hurricane Ike ...

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2. Dearborn firefighters demonstrate powerful new rescue equipment ‎ Dearborn Press and Guide - 1 hour ago The new equipment, made by Res Q Tec, was purchased through a $97000 “Assistance to Firefighters” grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). ... Ford Helps First Responders Overcome High-Strength Steel‎ - Ward's Auto (subscription) all 3 news articles »

3. Redrawing flood maps will put more homes in high-risk zones ‎ Arizona Republic - Edythe Jensen - 11 hours ago FEMA officials have been meeting with county and city representatives over the past two weeks to talk about changes expected to take effect in 2012. ...

4. Civil Defence Memorandum Includes 24/7 Contact With United States ‎ Voxy - 19 hours ago The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management and the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today signed a memorandum of ... NZ-US civil defence deal‎ - Stuff.co.nz US promises emergency support‎ - Newstalk ZB Civil defence agreements signed with Australia, US‎ - Scoop.co.nz (press release) all 27 news articles »

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5. Pineapple Express Promises Wet Weekend For Oregon And Washington ‎ MMD Newswire (press release) - 22 hours ago For information on FEMA's Resolve to be Ready in 2011 initiative, ... FEMA does not endorse any non-government websites, companies or applications. ...

6. Clayton County creating Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee ‎ Dubuque Telegraph Herald - Pat Mctaggart - 2 hours ago Biggs said the Clayton County Emergency Management Agency made a $55000 grant application to FEMA and Homeland Security for a countywide hazard mitigation ...

7. Disasters on campus focus of talk ‎ Beloit Daily News - Justin Weaver - 20 hours ago The college's Vice President for Administration is presenting a seminar at the FEMA New England Higher Education Conference Jan. ...

8. Be prepared for disaster in 2011 ‎ HeraldNet - Ken Murphy - 10 hours ago But everyone needs to understand that FEMA is not the nation's emergency management team — FEMA is part of the team. Individuals and communities are the ...

9. States Prepare Plans, Build Relationships for Unique National Exercise ‎ Emergency Management - Elaine Pittman - 21 hours ago NLEs are congressionally mandated exercises that are directed by the White House and coordinated by FEMA. The 2009 NLE was the first exercise of its size to ...

10. Warning sign - Source: Civil Defence ‎ TVNZ - 13 hours ago ... and the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), formalising the help each country could give each other in a civil defence disaster. ...

PRESIDENT OBAMA CLINTON

VIDEO: Obama Ditches Tax-Cut Presser After Clinton Takes Control...
'I've been keeping the first lady waiting so I'm going to take off'...
Heads to WH Christmas party...
Matthews: Obama & Clinton 'An Alliance Between God And The Democratic Party'...


PRESIDENT OBAMA CLINTON

'Off with their heads!' shouted the crowd as Prince Charles and Camilla met rage in street... Royal couple put in danger after police radio failure... UK to probe lapse in security... Protection officers 'seconds from drawing guns on mob' ... VIDEO... Police braced for more student unrest... Russian anti-sleaze blogger faces probe... Putin Slams West for Assange Arrest... US cable: Cuba to be insolvent within 2-3 years... Assange Lawyers Prepare for U.S. Spying Indictment... Teen Arrested in Hack Attacks... Donations to WIKILEAKS are Tax Deductible -- in Germany... Anonymous cyberwarriors stun experts... Rahm faces Monday hearing on residency status... Suitcase seized at airport: Elephant tails, dried hedgehogs, chicken blood! ...for 'spiritual purposes' Scientologists outraged over spoof Christmas play... Famed Composer's Son Probed in Designer's Death... Ivy League Prof, HuffPost Blogger Charged With Incest...

SWINE FLU: IT'S BACK... Madoff Trustee Launches $19.6 Billion Lawsuit; Sixty groups and individuals accused of participating in 'illegal scheme'... Bathroom Ban Leads To Riot At High School... Firefighters In NYC Set To Institute 'Crash Tax'... Hillary Clinton still working on 2008 campaign debt... John Not a Speaker at Elizabeth Edwards Funeral... Cancun temps plunge to 100-year record low -- during 'global warming' summit! Bolivian President calls for 'global climate court'... Stuxnet Worm Still 'Out of Control' at Iran's Nuclear Sites... Iran to air new footage of woman in stoning case... JUDITH REGAN -- IS BACK! SEX AT 64: CHER... **Warning: Contains Graphic Image** Porn pioneer John Leslie dead at 65... Police: Man, 67, dies after punch by fastfood worker; may have choked on dentures...... TMZ: Miley Celebrates 18th Birthday By Hitting The Bong... Teacher Suffers Miscarriage Breaking Up Classroom Brawl... Immigration Rights Group Furious Over 'Mass Firings' At CHIPOTLE Restaurants... NKorea 'will rely on nuclear might for defense'... TWITTER BREAKING NEWS FEED... ABCNEWS NOTE MIKE ALLEN PLAYBOOK MSNBC FIRST READ WASH POST RUNDOWN...

DEFICIT HITS RECORD... Socialist Sen. Sanders Filibusters Tax-Cut Deal... Asks the Rich: When Is Enough Enough? MORAN: 'I Don't Know Where The F#&* Obama Is'... NOONAN: From Audacity to Animosity... Obama honors Nobel winner with statement about himself... Speaker-to-be Boehner vows to cut Hill budgets by 5%... SENATE REJECTS REPEAL OF DON'T ASK DON'T TELL... Gates Warns on Failure... Pump prices close in on average $3 a gallon... FLASHBACK: $1.81 when Obama took office... FAA loses track of 119,000 planes... Monster Snowstorm Eyes Area from Midwest to Quebec... Round 2 of frigid temps coming... Blizzard set for Minneapolis... CHILL MAP... Despite court order, city refuses to return seized cash... High School Wrestler Faces Trial Over 'Butt Drag' Move... VIDEO: Camel collapses on people at church Christmas show... REFRESH DRUDGE REPORT FOR LATEST...

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ANARCHY IN THE UK: PROTESTERS ATTACK ROYALS!

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NOONAN: From Audacity to Animosity...
Obama honors Nobel winner with statement about himself...
House Dems reject tax-cut deal...
Senate Dems shelve DREAM Act...


ANARCHY IN THE UK: PROTESTERS ATTACK ROYALS!  

 

Assange Lawyers Prepare for U.S. Spying Indictment... Teen Arrested in Hack Attacks... Donations to WIKILEAKS are Tax Deductible -- in Germany... Bloomberg speech 'sounds like start of presidential campaign'... Student protesters in London turn violent... Thousands try to break police barricades at Parliament... ...attack car containing Prince Charles, Camilla... Royal protection officers 'seconds from drawing their guns on mob' ... Vandals hack down 2,000-year-old Holy Thorn Tree of Glastonbury... Suitcase seized at airport: Elephant tails, dried hedgehogs, chicken blood! ...for 'spiritual purposes' Scientologists outraged over spoof Christmas play...

Firefighters In NYC Set To Institute 'Crash Tax'... Hillary Clinton still working on 2008 campaign debt... Cancun temps plunge to 100-year record low -- during 'global warming' summit! Bolivian President calls for 'global climate court'... Stuxnet Worm Still 'Out of Control' at Iran's Nuclear Sites... Iran to air new footage of woman in stoning case... REPORT: Iran Placing Medium-Range Missiles in Venezuela; Can Reach US... FAA Loses Track of 119,000 Aircraft... JUDITH REGAN -- IS BACK! SEX AT 64: CHER... **Warning: Contains Graphic Image** Porn pioneer John Leslie dead at 65... 4 year old goes on expensive spending spree via iPhone app... WHOPPER: BURGER KING employee punches 67-year-old customer in face... NKorea 'will rely on nuclear might for defense'... TWITTER BREAKING NEWS FEED... ABCNEWS NOTE MIKE ALLEN PLAYBOOK MSNBC FIRST READ WASH POST RUNDOWN...

SENATE REJECTS REPEAL OF DON'T ASK DON'T TELL... Gates Warns on Failure... House Dems push through massive budget bill... Final House Race Decided; GOP Net Gain: 63 Seats... Ron Paul, Author of 'End the Fed,' to Lead Fed Oversight Panel... Howard Stern Sticking with SIRIUS... Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Slams Obama, Questions Birthplace... THE INTERVIEW... FBI issues alert about Child Porn Barbie... Actress Bea Arthur was a truck-driving Marine, military records reveal... Hollywood publicist murder SOLVED: Suspect shot Ronni Chasen dead while riding past on his bike in 'robbery gone bad'... 'Diet or die,' world's fattest woman warned... Monster Snowstorm Eyes Area from Midwest to Quebec... Round 2 of frigid temps coming... Blizzard set for Minneapolis... CHILL MAP... Despite court order, city refuses to return seized cash... India wants apology for TSA patdown of diplomat... Muhammad Ali drops by Bush book-signing... Doping accusations hit -- ping pong? REFRESH DRUDGE REPORT FOR LATEST...

BIG SIS INVADES WAL-MART: 'IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING'...

THE HORNY HACKER: Assange 'sabotaged condom' during one night stand...
Refused to wear one during another...
Stockholm police: Both women are victims...
INTERPOL WARRANT FOR NOT WEARING PROTECTION?


ASSANGE UNDER ARREST:
'HE DIDN'T WEAR A CONDOM'

SEX FILES: WIKILEAKS: LIVE UPDATES... Holder Authorizes 'Significant' Actions In Probe... Senators introduce anti-WIKILEAKS bill... Swiss cut off bank account... Cohen: The trouble with transparency... Bolton: Obama bigger danger than WIKILEAKS... Washington Fights to Rebuild Battered Reputation... OIL HITS $89... Pump prices hit 2-year high... First privately owned spaceship to launch Tuesday... 'Programming error': Russian satellites fall into Pacific... FCC COMMISSIONER: Free Internet a Civil Right for 'Every Nappy-Headed Child'... Federal panel finds Justice Dept. reluctant to take cases of white victims... Teens in U.S. Rank 25th Globally on Math Test, Trail in Science, Reading... No teachers, no homework: Students set own agenda at private school... Official burglarized -- while at meeting on crime... High School Baseball Catcher Dies After Being Hit In Chest By Pitch... Chavez blames 'criminal' capitalism for incessant rains in Venezuela... Israel fears 'flood' of migrants threatens state... Police arrests teenager as prime suspect in massive fire... Judge rejects Wesley Snipes's last-ditch plea to postpone prison surrender... 'Cat poop coffee' comes to Calgary... Advertisement

THE NEW OBAMA! SURPRISE TAX CUT MOVE... LET'S MAKE A DEAL... Schwarzenegger Declares Fiscal Emergency, Proposes $9.9 Billion In Cuts... SCARE AIR: Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Dog Gets Loose, Bites 2... STOMP! Broadcast Planning For Brit Royal Wedding: In 3D? Petraeus Denies Resignation Threat, Backs President Karzai... 'AMERICAN PSYCHO' musical in works... Rangel in deeper -- with new ethics charge! Elizabeth Edwards stops cancer treatment, releases statement... ...John at her side 20-something politicians head to State House... Bush's job approval rating higher than Obama's... SKorea to make islands near NKorea 'fortresses' ... Leaked memos likely to strain ties more... Homeless man charged in killing in DISNEY-built town ... TWITTER BREAKING NEWS FEED... ABCNEWS NOTE MIKE ALLEN PLAYBOOK MSNBC FIRST READ WASH POST RUNDOWN...

BIG SIS INVADES WAL-MART: 'IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING'... TV MONITORS AT CHECKOUT WITH GOV'T MESSAGE... 'Post-recession' unemployment worst since WWII... Despite Obama pay freeze, federal workers to receive $2.5 billion in raises... Ted Turner: Obama made 'Big Mistake' pushing health-care over climate... Urges global one-child policy to save planet... BRITAIN FREEZING TO DEATH... ...elderly ride on buses all day to stay warm Cold Blast: Midwest to Florida... Big Upcoming Snowstorm for the East? CHILL MAP... What happened to 'warmest year on record'? ...House Global Warming Committee Disbanded Gore's climate group shrinking: 'Scaled back operations'... WASHPOST: Obama admin used 'unusual methods' to break deportation record... Using cellphone while pregnant 'can lead to behavioral problems in children'... Protected seals clubbed to death in New Zealand... US Proposes Requiring Backup Cameras in All New Cars... ...exploring tech that would disable cell phones Fed Has $110 Billion Problem with new high-tech $100 bills... REFRESH DRUDGE REPORT FOR LATEST...