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It took Alex Rodriguez some forty seven times at bat to go from 599 to reach the milestone 600 home runs, according to the New York Times. Mr. Rodriguez is the youngest to reach this storied plateau at the tender age 35 and change. For weeks, those of us who follow sports were waiting...
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The Los Angeles Times is reporting that a 140,000 teachers and thousands of low income citizens in need of health-care will have the $26 billion to sustain them for the immediate future. This victory was hard fought with the usual suspects lining up on their side: the Republicans wanting the largess paid for and...
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There were many noted billionaires who came together recently and formally pledged to give away half their personal wealth, according to the UK’s Guardian newspaper. This philanthropic endeavor was started by the Microsoft founder Bill Gates and the old business sage, Warren Buffet. Both of these men are in the top three of the...
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The Guardian is reporting that the State Department was involved in a minor diplomatic faux-pas when it find itself scrubbing its web-site, which warned that Blacks must be careful of police racism, if traveling to Spain. It so happens that Michelle Obama, the first African American First Lady, is vacationing in Spain with her...
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ABC News is reporting that Sandra Bullock earned $56 million in a little over a year. Although the disparity in how women are paid compared to men hasn’t escaped Hollywood, Miss Bullock’s pay is apparently up there with the boys, which should make the feminists and fair-minded people happy. Miss Bullock not only garnered...
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We witnessed the rekindled love fest between Bristol and Levi, and we saw the heartfelt public apology by Levi to his would-be in-laws, the Palins. But now, the NY Daily News is reporting that Bristol has broken off the engagement because Levi may have fathered another baby with someone else. What was even more...
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A few weeks ago, I opined on the fact that the critics were harsh on LeBron James’ ESPN special, which told the world his decision to leave Cleveland and takes his basketball services to Miami. Yet they were surprisingly quiet on Brett Favre’s year after year penchant for self-glorification. Mr. Favre might be serious...
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There has been a welcome respite from war in the Middle East for quite sometime between Israel and anyone, but lately we have seen the sparks of conflicts flickering, which could start off war in the region. The reason we care about war between Israel and anyone is the tendency to draw everyone into...
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I know what you are thinking: it is an ad to hook you and draw you in, or that these condos are in drug and gang ridden areas replete with crimes – but you are wrong. Yahoo! Finance is reporting that there are condos to be had, which cost less than the typical family...
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It is not that I hate celebrities; it is the nonsense that most of them spew from their mouths, and even worse, the diva-like behavior many of them adopt when they become stars. There is probably no bigger star out there now than Lady Gaga, and she too comes with the attendant fake pretensions...
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