Monthly Archives: April 2011

Grizzlies seal stunning upset by eliminating Spurs (Reuters)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

MEMPHIS (Reuters) – The Memphis Grizzlies sealed a stunning upset of top-ranked San Antonio in the first round of the NBA playoffs on Friday, beating the Spurs 99-91 to clinch their series 4-2 at the FedEx Forum on Friday. “I’m … Continue reading →

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Day 3 of NFL draft: Lockout on, picks keep coming (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

NEW YORK – The Carolina Panthers have opened the final day of the NFL draft by selecting West Virginia cornerback Brandon Hogan to begin the fourth round. The Panthers filled another of their many needs by making the leader of … Continue reading →

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Top Trends in the Adoption of Electric Vehicles

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor

Craig Shields, author of RENEWABLE ENERGY – FACTS FANTASIES, presented slides and insights about the past and present of the electric vehicles industry.  The questions and answers from a broad audience of online global participants was insightful. Shields began by … Continue reading →

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Donna Murphy tries to balance stage and motherhood (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

NEW YORK – Donna Murphy remembers coming across a blog post this winter reporting that she was returning to Broadway in a Holocaust musical. That prompted a moment of panic. The show’s description didn’t exactly sound like something that would … Continue reading →

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Is the ‘Birther’ Movement a Form of Racism? (ContributorNetwork)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

COMMENTARY | Donald Trump proudly said he has a “great relationship with the blacks.” Then he later went on to say he didn’t think President Barack Obama was born in this country and was most certainly not qualified to attend … Continue reading →

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NATO dismisses Taliban offensive as propaganda (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

BRUSSELS – NATO says Taliban’s announcement of their spring military offensive in Afghanistan is a sign of the insurgents’ desperation over recent setbacks. A NATO official in Brussels also said Taliban will try to gain a propaganda victory through coordinated … Continue reading →

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Political perils abound in online rumor hothouse (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON – How quaint: Candidate Bill Clinton’s big weapon against political attacks in 1992 was an impressive new technology called the blast fax. Fast forward two decades, and a president juggling three conflicts abroad and a budget crisis feels compelled … Continue reading →

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Obama’s online army quietly gears up (Politico)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

President Obama’s aides have quietly turned the key in the engine of the massive campaign-in-waiting that’s been operating under the name Organizing for America for the past two years, and will begin his reelection with the sort of online and … Continue reading →

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‘Sorry’ state of affairs at GOP forum (Politico)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

MANCHESTER, N.H. — There were no punches thrown, no barbs traded and no shots fired at the Americans for Prosperity presidential candidate forum here Friday evening. But Tim Pawlenty did apologize. Continue Reading Asked in a public question-and-answer session about … Continue reading →

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Obama pledges help for illegal immigrant grads (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

MIAMI – Stepping up his demand to change the nation’s immigration laws, President Barack Obama on Friday promised graduates at a vast, multicultural community college that he’ll keep working to help students not legally in the U.S. to become American … Continue reading →

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