Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Eight Things To Talk About Today For 4/8/08
Eight Things To Talk About Today (in no particular order)
1: Sources Say Beyoncé and Jay-Z Are Married
http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/features/15100.html
Accorind to reports, 26-year-old singer Beyoncé and 38-year-old rapper Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter) have gotten married. Maybe.
2: Petraeus Says Iraq Too `Fragile' for Removing Troops (Update1)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ai9WnIpMutt0&refer=home
General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker spent their morning on Capitol Hill today, giving a status report to lawmakers about both security and political progress in Iraq. While General Petraeus is urging continue patience with the Iraqi government, he also asked to delay the planned troop withdrawal due to the 'fragile' nature of the current situation.
3: Exactly how much housework does a husband create?
http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6452
Having a husband creates an extra seven hours a week of housework for women. Having a wife saves men from about an hour of housework a week. The world give out a colletive, 'Duh?' in response.
4: Ewing, Riley, Olajuwon Headline HOF Class
http://www.nba.com/encyclopedia/hof_2008.html
NBA centers Patrick Ewing and Hakeem Olajuwon and head coach Pat Riley have all made the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on their first time on the ballot. Also making
up the members of the Class of 2008 are fifteen-year NBA pro Adrian Dantley, Detroit Pistons owner Bill Davidson, longtime college basketball analyst Dick Vitale and Immaculata University Women's coach Cathy Rush.
5: Tigers pull off historic choke job in OT title loss
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/sportsline/main10766352.shtml
Rock, chalk, Jayhawk...what ever than means. Bottom line, the Kansas Jayhawks rallied from that nine-point second half deficit to force overtime, then cruised to a 75-68 victory over the Memphis Tigers to claim the 200 Men's NCAA Basketball Championship.
6: Officials Expect Torch to Continue on Route
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/world/09torch.html?hp
Based on Free Tibet protesters making the International leg of the Olympic torch relay more trouble than its worth, contradictory reports are being released about whether the International Olympic Committee is for the first time considering cutting short the relay or amending the route.
7: Two Arrested in Probe of Polygamist Ranch
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iIdMpRHjN4hpNKBhfYyAsR4DDo4QD8VTR4M80
Texas authorities have taken legal custody of 401 children and arrested two people from the raid on the Texas ranch compound last week
8: NYC Mayor Loses Big on Traffic Fee Plan
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKEhyCTD64nlFDmZn1plGoImocFgD8VTRED80
Mayor Michael Bloomberg came up with a plan to charge drivers extra tolls to enter Manhattan's most congested neighborhoods. As everyone but Bloomberg expected, it backfired.
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1: Sources Say Beyoncé and Jay-Z Are Married
http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/features/15100.html
Accorind to reports, 26-year-old singer Beyoncé and 38-year-old rapper Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter) have gotten married. Maybe.
2: Petraeus Says Iraq Too `Fragile' for Removing Troops (Update1)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ai9WnIpMutt0&refer=home
General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker spent their morning on Capitol Hill today, giving a status report to lawmakers about both security and political progress in Iraq. While General Petraeus is urging continue patience with the Iraqi government, he also asked to delay the planned troop withdrawal due to the 'fragile' nature of the current situation.
3: Exactly how much housework does a husband create?
http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6452
Having a husband creates an extra seven hours a week of housework for women. Having a wife saves men from about an hour of housework a week. The world give out a colletive, 'Duh?' in response.
4: Ewing, Riley, Olajuwon Headline HOF Class
http://www.nba.com/encyclopedia/hof_2008.html
NBA centers Patrick Ewing and Hakeem Olajuwon and head coach Pat Riley have all made the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on their first time on the ballot. Also making
up the members of the Class of 2008 are fifteen-year NBA pro Adrian Dantley, Detroit Pistons owner Bill Davidson, longtime college basketball analyst Dick Vitale and Immaculata University Women's coach Cathy Rush.
5: Tigers pull off historic choke job in OT title loss
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/sportsline/main10766352.shtml
Rock, chalk, Jayhawk...what ever than means. Bottom line, the Kansas Jayhawks rallied from that nine-point second half deficit to force overtime, then cruised to a 75-68 victory over the Memphis Tigers to claim the 200 Men's NCAA Basketball Championship.
6: Officials Expect Torch to Continue on Route
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/world/09torch.html?hp
Based on Free Tibet protesters making the International leg of the Olympic torch relay more trouble than its worth, contradictory reports are being released about whether the International Olympic Committee is for the first time considering cutting short the relay or amending the route.
7: Two Arrested in Probe of Polygamist Ranch
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iIdMpRHjN4hpNKBhfYyAsR4DDo4QD8VTR4M80
Texas authorities have taken legal custody of 401 children and arrested two people from the raid on the Texas ranch compound last week
8: NYC Mayor Loses Big on Traffic Fee Plan
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKEhyCTD64nlFDmZn1plGoImocFgD8VTRED80
Mayor Michael Bloomberg came up with a plan to charge drivers extra tolls to enter Manhattan's most congested neighborhoods. As everyone but Bloomberg expected, it backfired.
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