DeMock : Wild-Eyed Liberal

World Anti-Doping Agencys Director General David Howman thinks Manny Pacquiao is cheating

Seeded on Tue Feb 9, 2010 6:49 AM EST (Examiner)

David Howman, Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has recently stated that his initial thoughts on the failed Pacquiao vs. Mayweather fight was that he suspected Manny Pacquiao of cheating.

sports, boxing, mayweather, pacquiao

Mayweather Jr I've dominated the sport of boxing for years and done so in a very clean fashion'

Seeded on Tue Feb 9, 2010 6:44 AM EST (Examiner)

Floyd Mayweather's latest claims of dominating the sport of boxing for years and doing so in a very clean fashion has prompted some quick and harsh responses from his critics.

sports, boxing, floyd-mayweather, laughable

Boxing roo turns into a cash cow | Herald Sun

Seeded on Tue Feb 9, 2010 6:41 AM EST (Herald Sun | Victoria and National News, Entertainment, Sport and Weather | HeraldSun)

THE Boxing Kangaroo flag fiasco has triggered a lucrative landslide of temptation for Aussie athletes and staff, who are now being offered up to $300 for official merchandise.

sports, boxing, flag, kangaroo

Poll shows the G.O.P. is on a dangerous path paved by teaparty extremists.

Tue Feb 9, 2010 5:10 AM EST

I have watched over the last year as Republicans have turned more angry and their rhetoric more tabloid than I believed possible. In an attempt to breathe life into their party base, the G.O.P. has turned to tea party extremists for excitement.

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New lawyer in Haiti case: Missionaries acted with 'heart' - USATODAY.com

Seeded on Tue Feb 9, 2010 3:18 AM EST (USA Today)

Newly appointedNewly appointed lawyers for the U.S. missionaries accused of child trafficking emerged from a court hearing Monday and said their clients violated no laws when they tried to rescue 33 Haitian children..s for the U.S.

world-news, children, haiti, missionaries, orphan, child-trafficking

Sky Sports | Boxing | News | Valero closing on big time

Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 6:55 PM EST (skysports.com)

Edwin Valero took a step closer to a big-money showdown with one of the big names in boxing by retaining his WBC lightweight title in Mexico on Saturday.

sports, boxing, edwin-valero

Alito objected to Obama's history claim - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 5:52 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

Still wonder exactly why Justice Samuel Alito shook his head and mouthed the words "not true" during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address? He objected to the president's saying the ruling reversed a century of law.

politics

Palin e-mails suggest husband's role in governing - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 5:01 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

E-mails shed new light on Todd Palin's role while his wife was Alaska's governor, showing that the one-time oil field worker's advice was sought on board appointments and suggesting he was close to matters related to state government, his wife's image and politics.

politics, palin, todd-palin, hypocrit

The 'Question Time' controversy

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 2:49 AM EST (theweek.com)

In a new gloves-off approach to leadership, Obama has now led two "extraordinary" and "riveting" no-nonsense question periods with both House Republicans and Senate Democrats. Only problem: America wants more, but Obama is demurring.

politics, obama, republican, senate, democrat, house

Brown: Stimulus didn't create one new job

Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 7:40 PM EST (The Washington Post)

Seeded by Jerry Verlinger (Clipped by DeMock)

Does the Senate now have it's own "Michelle Bachmann? Newly-sworn Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown says the last economic stimulus bill did not create even one new job, a claim that most economists would dispute.

politics, stimulus, scott-brown, massachusetts-senator

WBC Champ Edwin Valero Tests Mexico's Antonio DeMarco

Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 5:55 AM EST (thesweetscience.com)

Few prizefighters like Edwin Valero have created stories with his exploits in and out of the ring and near legendary status that stretch out to three continents.

sports, boxing, edwin-valero, antonio-demarco

'Pacquiao to fight Mosley or Mayweather next

Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 5:52 AM EST (abs-cbnnews.com)

Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao will fight the winner of the May 1 bout between Americans Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Shane Mosley, disclosed 4-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach.

sports, boxing, manny-pacquiao, mayweather, shane-mosley, freddie-roach, may-1, march-13

Lawmakers pledge action to limit election spending

Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 5:37 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

Lawmakers said Tuesday they might counter the recent Supreme Court ruling on campaign money, along with the blizzard of special interest spending that could result, by making corporations and unions come clean about which campaign ads they are sponsoring and how much they are she …

politics, campaign, ads, corporations, us-supreme-court, interests

Source: Jackson's doctor to be arraigned Friday

Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 5:18 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

More than seven months after Michael Jackson's death from an anesthetic overdose — and following days of heightened speculation — the pop singer's doctor will be arraigned Friday on a charge connected to the death, according to a person familiar with the planning.

entertainment, death, michael-jackson, doctor

Brown taking over the late Sen. Kennedy's seat

Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 5:07 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

Republican Scott Brown is poised to take over the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's long-held seat a week earlier than he had planned, ending the Democrats' Senate supermajority and giving the GOP 41 votes they can use to block President Barack Obama's agenda.

politics, republican, scott-brown

How Oil-Filled Lenses are Bringing Sight to Those in Need - Vision - Gizmodo

Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 5:05 AM EST (Gizmodo)

I've been fascinated by the "Adspecs" since I first heard of them a few years ago. The glasses have oil-filled lenses which, when adjusted with the attached syringes, allow anyone to dial in their own prescription just by looking at a chart.

health, eye, glasses, adjust, adspecs, oil-filled-lens

Pelosi: Piecemeal Reform No Better Than A Get Well Card

Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 3:54 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

Amid the wreckage of the health care debate, some rescue workers have been searching for small pieces that could be salvaged. On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested that the search was in vain. What good is a door, after all, without a building?

politics, democrat, house, health-care-reform, nancy-pelosi

Pacquiao on Floyd: Not angry, just disappointed | ABS-CBN News Online Beta

Seeded on Wed Feb 3, 2010 7:33 AM EST (abs-cbnnews.com)

Seven-time world champion Manny Pacquiao is not mad but disappointed over Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s recent statement blaming him for their scuttled March 13 fight.

sports, boxing, manny-pacquiao, floyd-mayweather-jr

Big Night Of Boxing Set For April 3rd - Haye-Ruiz And Jones-Hopkins II

Seeded on Wed Feb 3, 2010 7:25 AM EST (eastsideboxing.com)

With today's news of how the long awaited rematch between modern day legends Roy Jones Junior and Bernard Hopkins is to take place in Las Vegas on April 3rd, fans can look ahead to a pretty big night of boxing on both sides of the Atlantic that night.

sports, boxing, bernard-hopkins, david-haye, john-ruiz, roy-jones

Criticism of Haiti's government increasing

Seeded on Tue Feb 2, 2010 7:05 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

The mourning is far from over, but the politicking has resumed. Hundreds gathered Monday at a gravel pit where countless earthquake victims have been dumped, turning a remembrance ceremony for the dead into one of the first organized political rallies since the disaster, with fo …

world-news, president, haiti, earthquake, disaster, rene-preval

Obama pitches aid for struggling small businesses

Seeded on Tue Feb 2, 2010 6:59 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

President Barack Obama's proposed budget, stuffed with initiatives to spark jobs and the economy, is getting an early test with lawmakers weary of record deficits, wary of his tax ideas and nervous about winning re-election in November.

economy, jobs, budget, politics, president, small-business, obama, barack

State health plans in jeopardy - USATODAY.com

Seeded on Tue Feb 2, 2010 4:14 AM EST (USA Today)

Sherie Brace fears the coming of summer. That's when a special health insurance program for low-income adults in Washington state is set to close, ending coverage for her and about 65,000 others.

insurance, politics, low-income

Burglars pack a punch, bag Muhammad Ali's gloves and $24K in jewels at posh apartments

Seeded on Mon Feb 1, 2010 7:43 AM EST (trentonian.com)

Almost $24,000 worth of jewelry and a set of Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves were stolen by burglars Saturday when they broke into and ransacked two residences at ritzy Barclay Square at Princeton Forrestal.

sports, boxing, muhammad-ali, autograph, boxing-gloves

US boxing scribes: Pacquiao decade's best fighter

Seeded on Mon Feb 1, 2010 7:36 AM EST (philstar.com)

The period from 2000 to 2009 saw Manny Pacquiao's rise from virtual anonymity to boxing immortality, with the Filipino piling up victories over quality opponents and establishing an unprecedented seven world titles in as many weight classes.

sports, boxing, manny-pacquiao, freddie-roach, boxing-writers-association-of-america

Ranson: Why the Recovery Will Be Robust - WSJ.com

Seeded on Mon Feb 1, 2010 12:55 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)

The fourth-quarter GDP growth rate of 5.7% (annual) announced by the Commerce Department last Friday should be a ray of sunshine. But even before the numbers came out, as observers perceived a year-end surge, many panned it either as a statistical anomaly or an unsustainable blip.

politics, commerce-department, growth, gdp, stimulus

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