Monday, April 14, 2008
Eight Things To Talk About Today For 4/14/08
Eight Things To Talk About Today (in no particular order)
1: 'Bitter' remarks cloud faith, values forum
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-forum14apr14,0,2285777.story
Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama faced off on Sunday night in a televised forum on faith and values, but most of the conversation turned to Obama's comments calling small-town voters "bitter," and Clinton's immediate attack calling Obama "elitist."
2: Katie Couric, Larry King, CBS And CNN Do a Dance Of Deceit
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/industries/media/article/katie-couric-larry-king-cbs-cnn-dance-deceit_559379_15.html
The Wall Street Journal has reported that Katie Couric wants out of her contract at CBS after the elections to get a chance to replace Larry King on CNN. Further rumors hint of a basic swap between the two networks, with CBS replacing Couric with CNN top star Anderson Cooper.
3: Buster busted: The 'oldest London Marathon runner' isn't 101... he's ONLY 94
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=559574&in_page_id=1770
We were all impressed when we heard the news of "Buster" Martin, his 10 hour London marathon performance, his four smoke & beer breaks, and his claim to be the oldest man to complete a marathon at 101. Turns out Buster told a bit of a fib, and is only 94. We're all crushed.
4: Malt-O-Meal Cereal Linked to Salmonella Strain, Reports of Sicknesses Hit 14 States
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=43093&cat=10
From the press release, Malt-O-Meal voluntarily recalled their unsweetened Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat cereals after being linked to at least 23 reported cases of salmonella poisoning. The nearly two dozen cases have been spread across 14 states with Maine, New Jersey and New York reporting the most with three each.
5: What People Earn: How Does Your Salary Stack Up?
http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2008/edition_04-13-2008/1What_People_Earn
In the annual rack'em and stack'em list from Parade Magazine, the highest-paid person on the list is 52-year-old hedge fund manager John Paulson, who earned an incredible $3.5 billion last year. The lowest-salaried person in the survey is 26-year-old Peace Corp volunteer Edward Perry, who made $2,900. Somewhere in between 110 other "regular" people and 18 celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey at $260 million, Miley Cyrus at $18.2 million, Eli Manning at $11.5 million, and Scarlett Johansson at $5 million.
6: Kidnapped UK journalist freed in Iraq's Basra
http://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSL14468618
Richard Butler, a British photographer on assignment for the U.S. network CBS has been rescued today after being held by kidnappers for two months in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Iraqi forces rescued him during a sweep of the city in a crackdown of militants, and report Butler is in good health.
7: Uncertain Church Awaits Pope in U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/us/14church.html?em&ex=1208318400&en=8ffcb3586c9dd84f&ei=5087%0A
Pope mania is coming back to the on Tuesday, he's expected to find an American church in which many Catholics are eager not only for his spiritual guidance, but also for his acknowledgment that their church is going through a time of pain and uncertainty.
8: Charges ahead for planted Sox shirt?
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8033686/Charges-for-worker-who-planted-Sox-jersey
It was no April Fool's joke. A construction worker actually did drop a David Ortiz jersey in the new concrete at Yankee's Stadium. And that construction worker, Gino Castignoli, has been told to watch his back, with possible criminal and civil charges on the way.
Snapfish
1: 'Bitter' remarks cloud faith, values forum
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-forum14apr14,0,2285777.story
Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama faced off on Sunday night in a televised forum on faith and values, but most of the conversation turned to Obama's comments calling small-town voters "bitter," and Clinton's immediate attack calling Obama "elitist."
2: Katie Couric, Larry King, CBS And CNN Do a Dance Of Deceit
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/industries/media/article/katie-couric-larry-king-cbs-cnn-dance-deceit_559379_15.html
The Wall Street Journal has reported that Katie Couric wants out of her contract at CBS after the elections to get a chance to replace Larry King on CNN. Further rumors hint of a basic swap between the two networks, with CBS replacing Couric with CNN top star Anderson Cooper.
3: Buster busted: The 'oldest London Marathon runner' isn't 101... he's ONLY 94
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=559574&in_page_id=1770
We were all impressed when we heard the news of "Buster" Martin, his 10 hour London marathon performance, his four smoke & beer breaks, and his claim to be the oldest man to complete a marathon at 101. Turns out Buster told a bit of a fib, and is only 94. We're all crushed.
4: Malt-O-Meal Cereal Linked to Salmonella Strain, Reports of Sicknesses Hit 14 States
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=43093&cat=10
From the press release, Malt-O-Meal voluntarily recalled their unsweetened Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat cereals after being linked to at least 23 reported cases of salmonella poisoning. The nearly two dozen cases have been spread across 14 states with Maine, New Jersey and New York reporting the most with three each.
5: What People Earn: How Does Your Salary Stack Up?
http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2008/edition_04-13-2008/1What_People_Earn
In the annual rack'em and stack'em list from Parade Magazine, the highest-paid person on the list is 52-year-old hedge fund manager John Paulson, who earned an incredible $3.5 billion last year. The lowest-salaried person in the survey is 26-year-old Peace Corp volunteer Edward Perry, who made $2,900. Somewhere in between 110 other "regular" people and 18 celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey at $260 million, Miley Cyrus at $18.2 million, Eli Manning at $11.5 million, and Scarlett Johansson at $5 million.
6: Kidnapped UK journalist freed in Iraq's Basra
http://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSL14468618
Richard Butler, a British photographer on assignment for the U.S. network CBS has been rescued today after being held by kidnappers for two months in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Iraqi forces rescued him during a sweep of the city in a crackdown of militants, and report Butler is in good health.
7: Uncertain Church Awaits Pope in U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/us/14church.html?em&ex=1208318400&en=8ffcb3586c9dd84f&ei=5087%0A
Pope mania is coming back to the on Tuesday, he's expected to find an American church in which many Catholics are eager not only for his spiritual guidance, but also for his acknowledgment that their church is going through a time of pain and uncertainty.
8: Charges ahead for planted Sox shirt?
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8033686/Charges-for-worker-who-planted-Sox-jersey
It was no April Fool's joke. A construction worker actually did drop a David Ortiz jersey in the new concrete at Yankee's Stadium. And that construction worker, Gino Castignoli, has been told to watch his back, with possible criminal and civil charges on the way.
Snapfish
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