BLOG BITS | Sarkozy speech, freedom’s power
Kansas City Star - France will not abandon the women who are condemned to the burqa; France will not abandon the women who do not have liberty. France will be by the side of the oppressed of the world. Hey, I know where he can find some oppressed people, yearning
Rick Maese’s blog
Baltimore Sun - My inbox is getting a workout this morning and because I won t be able to write everyone back, you get one more post on Rick Dempsey’s comments. But first of all, how about a few more quotes? As you’ll recall
Raelity Check blog
Baltimore Sun - Tonight, the final three of this season of American Idol are revealed. There’s a lot of buzz about who might be out this evening? Is it the end for Blake? LaKisha? I’m not really that worried for Jordin or Melinda
Trial Blog - Day Four
WLTX.com - The jury entered the courtroom around 9 a.m. The prosecution called Sergeant David Linfert with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department to the stand. Linfert testified he arrived at Chastity’s Gold Club around 12:30 a.m. on January 29, 2006. He says
Weather blog
Baltimore Sun - NASA scientists have published a new report on the projected impact of greenhouse gas warming on the Eastern United States over the next eight decades. By the 2080s, they say, average summertime high temperatures may be 10 degrees higher than they
Paul Detrick’s blog
News Busters - CBS “Evening News” anchor Katie Couric is profiled in More magazine this month by Amy Wilentz in a piece called, Katie s Leap Year highlighting the challenge of Couric s gender in a male-dominated profession. The challenge is so great
Conservative blogger attacks GOP leaders over appointment
San Francisco Gate - House Republican leaders were criticized by a conservative blog for filling a committee post vacated by Rep. John Doolittle, who is under an ethics investigation, with another lawmaker with ethics concerns. The conservative blog, RedState.com, urged
Naples Rugby Blog: Arrival in Columbia
Naples Daily News - After nearly 12 hours on the road, we’ve arrived in Columbia, S.C. We first checked in for the tournament, signing waivers saying we had enough insurance to cover $100,000 of injury. I’m not sure what $100,000 buys you at a hospital nowadays, but I
Motor Sports blog: Who gets NASCAR’s biggest free agent, Dale
Detroit News - Did the Washington Redskins cap sitting backward on top of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s head the other day have any special meaning or hint of a link with Joe Gibbs Racing? Did those laps he turned in Kyle Busch’s Rick Hendrick car amount to a test drive