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Ralph Reed Warns GOP on Sonia Sotomayor

Ralph Reed, the former Christian Coalition executive director, urged Republican leaders Wednesday to oppose confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, warning that President Barack Obama will “gain crucial momentum” if he “is perceived as winning big on Sotomayor because of a weak and divided GOP caucus.”
The memo, called ” Why Voting [...]

(August 5th, 2009)

On2 Technologies & Why Google Wants It

What does On2 do? According to On2’s annual report, the company owns a series of video compression technologies that help transmit video over bandwidth constrained cellular networks and high-def over the Internet. On2 has a proprietary platform that includes video codecs VP6, VP7 and VP8, Flix Pro, a Web development platform, Flix Publisher, a series [...]

(August 5th, 2009)

The Inside Story, Why Paula Abdul Left American Idol

So what exactly went wrong? Speculation about Abdul’s future with the show grew rampant after manager David Sonenberg told the Los Angeles Times in July that FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment, the production companies behind Idol, had not given her a new contract three weeks before the ninth season was to start filming — and just [...]

(August 5th, 2009)

True Blood & True Love, Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer Are Engaged

It’s true love for True Blood couple Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer. The two are engaged to be married, reps for both actors on the HBO vampire series confirm to PEOPLE exclusively.
Paquin, who plays telepathic Sookie Stackhouse on True Blood, is originally from New Zealand and won a 1994 Supporting Actress Oscar for her [...]

(August 5th, 2009)

Former Democratic Rep Jefferson of Louisiana Convicted of Corruption

Jefferson, a 62-year-old Democrat, was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 4, 2007, on corruption charges, about two years after federal agents said they found $90,000 in his freezer. Authorities said the cash was part of a payment in marked bills from an FBI informant in a transaction captured on video.
Jefferson had [...]

(August 5th, 2009)

Medical Papers by Ghostwriters Pushed Therapy

Newly unveiled court documents show that ghostwriters paid by a pharmaceutical company played a major role in producing 26 scientific papers backing the use of hormone replacement therapy in women, suggesting that the level of hidden industry influence on medical literature is broader than previously known.
The articles, published in medical journals between 1998 and 2005, [...]

(August 5th, 2009)

Eli Manning Said to Agree to a 6 Year Extension

Jerry Reese would not confirm that Eli Manning and the Giants had agreed to a new contract on Wednesday, but he did not deny it, either, and his mood could be sensed in the little smile that frequently flashed across his face.
“It’s not done, we’re hopeful,” said Reese, the team’s general manager. “And if it [...]

(August 5th, 2009)

Congress Spends Millions on Jets the Air Force Did Not Request

Congress is supposed to be taking a knife to the federal budget.
But when it comes to new military equipment, they’ve traded their knife for a spoon — tossing in scoops of cash that the Pentagon hasn’t even requested.
The latest example comes with the House approving more than $500 million for eight passenger jets, [...]

(August 5th, 2009)

Ahmadinejad Sworn In as President Amid Crisis

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in Wednesday for a second term as president nearly two months after a disputed election triggered massive street protests, split Iran’s clerical leadership and brought attacks from within his own conservative camp over mistreatment of detained opposition activists.
In streets near parliament, security forces using batons dispersed hundreds of protesters who chanted [...]

(August 5th, 2009)

Democrats say Republicans Are Staging Town Hall Protests

Democrats are accusing Republicans of organizing “angry mobs” to disrupt town hall meetings across the country, but conservatives say the protests are a sign of the opposition to President Obama’s health care plans.
The Democratic National Committee released a Web video Wednesday charging that Republican operatives “have no plan for moving our country forward, so [...]

(August 5th, 2009)