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January 23
Pats vs. Giants in the Super Bowl
related link: Pats top Ravens, Niners lose to Giants 20-17 in OT


posted by CalGal at 05:41am
January 15
Niners Shock Saints
related link: San Francisco Wins First Playoff Game in 9 Years


posted by CalGal at 03:42am
January 10
Crimson Tide Crushes LSU
related link: Bama wins BCS with 21-0 victory.


posted by CalGal at 08:46am
White House Chief of Staff Steps Down After Just a Year
related link: Never quite fit in the job

White House Chief of Staff William Daley is stepping down from his post and will be replaced by Budget Director Jack Lew, NPR's Scott Horsley has confirmed.

Win McNamee/Getty ImagesWhite House Chief of Staff William Daley.The news, first reported by the Los Angeles Times and quickly followed by other news outlets, puts "a veteran staffer of the White House, Capitol Hill and State Department in a critical position at a difficult time for the president" — a reelection year — as the Times says.

Daley became chief of staff one year ago, succeeding Rahm Emanuel (who went on to become mayor of Chicago). Last November, some of Daley's duties were shifted to deputy Pete Rouse.


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posted by TAFKA at 03:24am
January 02
January 01
2011: You made 2010 look good
related link: Dave Barry Year in Review


posted by CalGal at 04:41pm
December 19
Kim Jong Il, North Korean leader, dead at age 69
related link: WaPo story

TOKYO — Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader who threatened the world with his nuclear weapons ambitions and suppressed his own people with imprisonment and isolation, left in the wake of his death Saturday an antiquated country with a power vacuum.

Pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son Kim Jong-un burnt during anti-North Korea rally in Seoul last month, shamelessly pinched from the wonderful SMH.

Kim’s death raises immediate questions about the future — and the stability — of perhaps the world’s most isolated state, which for six decades has been held together by the Kim family personality cult. Kim was deified by state media, described as the “Dear Leader.” A weeping television anchor Monday told North Korea of Kim’s death.


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posted by Elf at 07:56am
December 11
Jaguars Crush Bucs, 41-14
related link: Jags vs Buc

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Maurice Jones-Drew set a franchise scoring record, interim coach Mel Tucker got his first victory and Jacksonville did something it hadn't done in more than 13 years.

It was a near-perfect day in an otherwise miserable season for the Jaguars.

Jones-Drew scored four times, setting the franchise record for career touchdowns, and the Jaguars scored 41 unanswered points to beat the turnover-prone Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41-14 Sunday.


posted by TAFKA at 10:29pm
RG III Wins Heisman Trophy
related link: RG III Wins Heisman Trophy

Griffin beat out Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, Wisconsin running back Montee Ball, LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu and Alabama running back Trent Richardson for the 77th edition of the award annually given to college football's top player.


posted by CurbSide at 02:13am
December 04
Clooney Says To Quitcher Whining, Hollywood
related link: He cut tobacco in Kentucky and sold shoes to women, so life is easy now.

Would that all women had this man for a shoe salesman:


posted by CalGal at 07:51pm
November 26
Unhappy Walmart holiday tradition: Black Friday violence
related link: Black Friday to Forget

Campers waiting for the doors to open. But then they got pepper sprayed. Or shot.


posted by CalGal at 12:10am
November 24
Man charged with attempted murder in forklift attack
related link: Tried to evict tenants

(Goodbye, Nancy P.)


posted by Nicholas Kronos at 05:52pm
November 14
Nancy Pelosi Blocked Credit Card Reform While Investing Millions in Exclusive Visa Stock Offering
related link: Big Government

"Former Speaker of the House–and current Minority Leader–Nancy Pelosi apparently bought $1 million to $5 million of Visa stock in one of the most sought-after and profitable initial public offerings (IPO) in American history, thwarted serious credit card reform for two years, and then watched her investment skyrocket 203%."

via ace.mu.nu


posted by theDiva at 06:35pm
October 29
Cardinals push it to game 7
related link: First game 7 in nine years thanks to Freese homer in 11th

and....Cardinals win!

...Game 7 on tonight!


posted by CalGal at 01:12am
October 20
QADDAFI KILLED
related link: Last Stronghold Falls to Libyan Forces


posted by CalGal at 03:59pm
October 06
October 05
Workplace Shooting in Bay Area; Gunman still at large
related link: At least 3 killed, several wounded; gunman still at large in Cupertino

Police are searching door to door for the gunman.


posted by CalGal at 09:47pm
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