Abby Sunderland, a 16 year old from California, has turned up missing off the coast of Madagascar as she attempts to complete a world record of being the youngest person to sail solo around the world. While some people may think is a bit outrageous to let a 16 year old attempt that sort...
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Jamie Yager, perhaps one of the most popular, if not controversial fighters, to appear on The Ultimate Fighter since Chris Leben or Junie Browning, has officially been awarded the Mr. Congeniality crown and Biggest ‘Fro trophy. The two finalists, Court McGee and Kris McCray, were actually a bit overshadowed by some of the drama...
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Tags: court mcgee, dana white, jamie yager, kyacey uscola, the ultimate fighter, tuf, UFC
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In order to try to prove a point, AP journalist Rich Matthews dives into the BP Gulf oil spill–and videotapes it. Below you will see a video that has Matthews diving into the oil spill with diving gear. He describes the oil as being everywhere and floating in the water in softball size clumps....
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Tags: ap journalist, bp spill, florida spill, gulf oil spill, rich matthews
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President Obama talks to Governor Ted Strickland of Ohio about the tornadoes that hit the area. If it weren’t for the BP oil disaster, this tragedy may have received a lot more attention… Statement by the Press Secretary on the President’s Call to Ohio Governor Ted Strickland “The President told Governor Strickland that he...
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It is with a heavy heart and very unfortunate for us at Americas News Now as we report on the passing of the late, great John Woooden. What some casual observers may not be aware of is that John Wooden won 10 NCAA championship titles while he was head coach at UCLA. If you...
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Ohio St. gets pledge from nation’s best QB Full Story Here Huber Heights Wayne’s Miller had a very impressive list of colleges to choose from. Fans can see Wayne battle Moeller in week one Sunday Aug 29 at St Xavier Stadium on North Bend Road at 4pm. (St X hosts Maryland power Our Lady...
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Tags: braxton miller, huber heights wayne, ohio state, osu, top quarterback in nation
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Thanks to Fat Guy Sports for the following contribution: “The Kid” hangs up the spikes Image provided by: Cincinnati Sports Photography We all wondered in the 90’s when Ken Griffey Jr was on top of the baseball world, would he ever play for the Reds? Little did we know that the concrete surface at...
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In this article, I will attempt to show you how President Obama continues to support terrorists in the Middle East and pull the U.S. away from Israel by providing a presidential delegation to the Palestine Investment Conference. I will also attempt to give you a brief history on Palestine as well as outline some...
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Tags: israel, middle east, netanyahu, Obama, palestinian investment conference, plo, Terrorism, whitehouse
Posted in Middle East, Politics, Washington, DC, World | 1 Comment »
Guess what Obama said about the BP oil spill in the Gulf? “I take full responsibility.” While I admire his leadership attempt, how in the world is he responsible? Is this him just trying to grab a few more sympathetic votes and some free PR–not that he needs it? I mean really, was Obama...
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Detroit Tiger pitcher Armando Galarraga Fires American league umpire Jim Joyce. Well, if he could have, he would have. But not really. When asked about it after the game, Galarraga was actually very gracious about it, saying that people make mistakes. Maybe the baseball commissioner should get involved to make history right. Maybe someone...
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