Oct 30, 2008 -
According to Starpulse, Victoria Beckham is planning on running the New York City Marathon this Sunday. They claim that she’s been training in secret like BFF Katie Holmes did last year. Of course there was a good deal of controversy about whether or not Katie actually ran the marathon or if her bodyguard did it in her place.
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Apr 28, 2009 -
< a href='http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090428/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_low_flying_plane_obama;_ylt=As.wi4hTIpO2n6UyENrYU5as0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJybGlicGc1BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNDI4L3VzX2xvd19mbHlpbmdfcGxhbmVfb2JhbWEEY3BvcwM3BHBvcwMxNgRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNvYmFtYW9yZGVyc3I-'>Associated Press
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has ordered an internal review to determine how the decision was made to send of one of his official airplanes on a low-flying photo op past the New York City skyline.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday that deputy chief of staff Jim Messina will lead the review. Gibbs said the point is to determine "why that decision was made and to ensure that it never happens again."
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Nov 10, 2009 -
New York City is one of the most fashionable cities on the globe. Whether it's haute couture, elegant jewels, designer handbags or high heels, New York City has anything you could ever ask for. Shoes are no exemptions.
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Jun 25, 2007 -
Get those cell phone cameras ready folks because a new site called Holla Back NYC wants you to "Holla Back" at street harassers. Capture all those gawking idiots by taking pictures or a video and submit them to the site to share your story. "Whether you're commuting, lunching, partying, dancing, walking, chilling, drinking, or sunning, you have the right to feel safe, confident, and sexy, without being the object of some turd's fantasy."
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Mar 08, 2007 -
(Photo: Courtesy of Offshore Sailing School)
Offshore Sailing School
800-221-4326
"When Steve Colgate raced from Cuba to Spain at 19, he dreamed of making a living by sailing. Today, at 70, with seventeen transatlantic crossings, eighteen Newport-to-Bermuda races, an Olympics run, and two America’s Cup trials to his credit, he does indeed pay the rent by working the sea. But perhaps the thing that he and wife Doris are proudest of is the Offshore Sailing School.
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Nov 21, 2009 -
by Patrick J. Buchanan
11/20/2009
As George W. Bush famously asked, "Is our children learning?"
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Apr 16, 2008 -
I found this interesting article in the NY Times. I apologize for the long post.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/science/15chol.html?th&emc=th
How Epidemics Helped Shape the Modern Metropolis
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Published: April 15, 2008
On a Sunday in July 1832, a fearful and somber crowd of New Yorkers gathered in City Hall Park for more bad news.
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Nov 18, 2009 -
Last week, Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) came out in strong support of Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to prosecute the five 9/11 defendants in U.S. federal court and sharply criticized Republicans who were attacking the decision.
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May 20, 2009 -
Just up on Twitter:
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) – “I want to congratulate the men and women of the NYPD, the New York State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Joint Terrorism Task Force who tonight foiled a terrorist plot that targeted Riverdale Temple and Riverdale Jewish Center in the Bronx for bombing. The same plot also targeted U.S. military aircraft in Newburgh for Stinger Missile attacks.
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Nov 18, 2009 -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/15/michele-bachmann-president-sarah-palin
She is much more Religious Right then I like in Conservative politicians, but I still found her interesting.
The new wave of female firebrands striking fear into liberal America
Right-wing radicals are already pinning presidential ambitions on a mother-of-five from Minnesota who calls herself a 'fool for Christ' and condemns Obama as a socialist at the head of a gangster regime
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- Paul Harris in New York
- The Observer, Sunday 15 November 2009
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Michele Bachmann gestures as she speaks at the Republican National Convention in 2008. Photograph: Paul Sancya/AP
She is a striking brunette with a decidedly outspoken attitude.
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