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Barbara Bush Speaks Out in Support of Same-Sex Marriage
The political world is all abuzz with news that former President George W. Bush's daughter is speaking out in support of same-sex marriage. In a video created for the Human Right's Campaign, Barbara announced that she is a New Yorker in favor of "fairness and equality. And everyone should have the right to marry the…
Former Obama budget chief says he fears Washington will wait for crisis to act on deficit and debt
Read more stories from The Daily CallerPeter Orszag, President Obama’s former White House budget chief, issued a dire warning to the nation Friday about the inability of Democrats and Republicans to overcome political motivations and act to prevent a fiscal crisis.“I hope it does not ultimately require a crisis to restore fiscal sustainability at the…
Doubles drama at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia – "Vamos!" shouted the Indian doubles player. His Spanish-speaking opponents were clearly not amused.Tennis etiquette was put aside during a heated doubles match between India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi and Spain's Feliciano Lopez, who was playing with Juan Monaco of Argentina.The No. 3-seeded Indian pair won the second-round match 7-6 (2), 6-4.…
Global Traveler Hosts Gala Reception for Reader Survey Award Winners
Vince Papale, guest of honor, awards top in travelYardley, PA (PRWEB) January 22, 2011 Global Traveler, the only monthly magazine for business and luxury travelers, hosted its seventh annual GT Tested Reader Survey awards reception on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at the Andaz 5th Avenue in New York City. More than 200 guests gathered to congratulate…
News of the Weird:
David Winkelman, 48, was arrested in Davenport, Iowa, in September on a misdemeanor warrant, still sporting "The Tattoo." In late 2000, Winkelman, reacting to a radio "contest," had his forehead inked with the logo of radio station KORB, "93 Rock," because he had heard on-air personalities "offer" $100,000 to anyone who would do it. Winkelman…
American Garrigus surges into tie for Las Vegas lead
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Four months after squandering a golden opportunity to win his maiden PGA Tour title, Robert Garrigus charged into a share of the first-round lead at the Las Vegas Open on Thursday.The 32-year-old American made the most of surprisingly soft conditions at the TPC Summerlin, firing a seven-under-par 64 to set the…
PDF To JPG Converter Exports PDF to Image Formats for Free
A new freeware converter lets users convert PDF documents to JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG and TIFF.(PRWEB) September 7, 2010 -- PDFToJPGConverter.com today announces PDF To JPG Converter, a new freeware converter that lets users convert Adobe PDF documents to image formats such as JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG and TIFF. Designed as a standalone solution, the…
HSBC faces thorny issues in hunt for new chairman
LONDON (Reuters) – For a bank that prides itself on smooth successions, HSBC (HSBA.L) (0005.HK) is suddenly scrambling to pick its next chairman.The frontrunners to succeed Stephen Green, set to become a British government minister in January, are said to be former Goldman Sachs (GS.N) banker and HSBC non-executive director John Thornton, 56, and current…
Katy Perry tops U.S. album chart for first time
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – Katy Perry achieved her first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday, ending Eminem's reign of seven nonconsecutive weeks.Perry's third album "Teenage Dream" sold a career-best 192,000 copies during the week ended August 29, according to Nielsen SoundScan. She is the first solo woman to lead the tally since…
Sony's iTunes Rival: What I Want to See
Sony plans to launch a new music and video subscription service later today, according to . The new service, which is expected to compete with Apple's iTunes, is expected to be announced at the IFA show in Berlin -- hours beforein San Francisco, at which the company is rumored to announce updates to iTunes.Details remain…
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