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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
  Eight Things To Talk About Today For 5/20/08
Eight Things To Talk About Today For 5/20/08

1: BARACK OBAMA EXPECTS BIG DAY IN OREGON AND KENTUCKY PRIMARIES
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/la-na-campaign20-2008may20,0,6937774.story

Obama has plans for a rally tonight in Iowa and say he will not claim victory as he is expected to come up with big numbers from today's Oregon and Kentucky primaries.

2: GOOD OR BAD, INDIANA STAR FORD WON'T READ REVIEWS
http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSL1915405820080520

65-year-old Harrison Ford has finally regained the famous whip and hat of Indiana Jones, the role he created way back in 1981, four the third sequel to “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” So far, reviews for "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" have been mixed.

3: LACK OF BENCH PRODUCTION SINKS HORNETS
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2008/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=hornetsbench7_080520

Leave it the old guys to put together a masterful performance when it counts, as the San Antonio Spurs end the improbable run of the New Orleans Hornets, with a Round 2, Game 7 final score of 91-82.

4: GOOGLE HEALTH SERVICE IS FINALLY HERE
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Google_Health_Service_Is_Finally_Here_17817.html

Google Inc. is continuing its quest for global domination on the guise of making the world a better place. With the launch of Google Health, users will now be able tot upload and store medical records from many sources and get relevant health information. And because its Google, the issue is not how good it works, but potential for loss of privacy.

5: LESTER THROWS NO-HITTER AT FENWAY PARK
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/05/20/in_fenway_gem_lester_is_simply_magnificent/

Jon Lester is a cancer survivor. He is also a starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, and the left hander threw the first no-hitter of the 2008 baseball season against the Kansas City Royals last night at Fenway Park.

6: PHOTOGRAPHER SPEARED BY JAVELIN AT UTAH MEET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080520/ap_on_re_us/speared_by_javelin;_ylt=AoioZprCqzIP0O6ibVfn297tiBIF

As an Marine, 33-year-old Ryan McGeeney spent six months in Afghanistan without harm. As a photographer the Utah Standard-Examiner covering a track meet, he was not so lucky, and ended up being speared through the leg by a javelin.

7: MEXICAN DONKEY JAILED FOR ORNERY BEHAVIOR
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080520/ap_on_fe_st/odd_mexico_jailed_burro;_ylt=AmWYALOuwPNkGMcg_z7Lge_tiBIF

A donkey is doing time a local jail in southern Mexico for assault and battery, after it bit and kicked two men near a ranch in Chiapas state. the donkey will remain behind bars until its owner agrees to pay the men's medical bills.

8: SURVEY: PASSENGERS CALL AIRLINE SERVICE 'DISMAL'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080520/ap_on_bi_ge/airlines_customer_satisfaction;_ylt=A0WTUe6PyTJIQGUBwmGs0NUE

An annual survey being released yesterday by the University of Michigan found customers giving airlines the worst grades since 2001, with the industry's overall scores dropping for the third straight year.


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Monday, May 19, 2008
  Eight Things To Talk About Today For 5/19/08
Eight Things To Talk About Today For 5/19/08

It's like show prep, only it gets to you to late to use. So it's exactly like show prep.

1: Huckabee says he would like to be McCain's No. 2
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5juHBzRPJxall2rm1VBzDIhJ9lktg

Former Arkansas Governor and former Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee let it be known that not not only would he accept the role as Vice President in in 2009, he'd actuality like the job.

2: Obama Draws 75,000 in Portland
http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/05/18/obama-draws-75000-in-portland/

Barack Obama held a rally yesterday, on a beautiful sunny day in Portland, Oregon. And 75,000 people showed up.

3: China mourns as quake death toll climbs
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/china.quake/index.html

With the official death toll from the China earthquake reaching to 34,073, and another 245,109 people injured. Citizens around the country observed a three minute "wail of grief" with traffic halted, work stopped, and people bowed their heads in silence, drowned in the sound of air raid sirens, car, truck and train horns.

4: State to Lay Out Steps for Sect Parents to Regain Children
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=4873901&page=1

Hundreds of custody hearings for the children from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are set to begin, with the Texas child protection workers expected to offer the parents of the children an ultimatum. If you want to have your children returned to you, simply renounce your alleged practice of marrying off underage girls to older men.

5: Ted Kennedy Recovering After Seizure
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/18/national/main4105056.shtml

Doctors are still working to determine what was the actual cause of Senator Edward Kennedy's seizure from Saturday. The 76-year-old Massachusetts Democrat did spent a peaceful night at Massachusetts General Hospital, but more test are to come.

6: Microsoft Revives Talks With Yahoo, Proposes New Deal
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aUS44OocA1mA&refer=home

Ladies, have you ever been pursued by a guy that just didn't know when to quit? He thought it was destiny, you thought it was just annoying. And then, on day, it happens. You fall crazy in love and all that hardship and rejection you put the poor sucker through turned out to be worth it. Okay, so that never rally happens, but Microsoft is hoping to make that scenario a reality as it once again begins to woo the board at Yahoo!

7: Nintendo set to launch 'Wii Fit' exercise game
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUKN1641507620080519

Mario thinks you're fat, and he's ready to unleash the next phase of his plan to get you into shape. Yes, your video game console is now your personal trainer.

8: Pierce, Celtics home free after epic Game 7
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/8153754

The "C's" better be happy they had the good fortune of being the best team in the NBA and have home court advantage throughout the playoffs, because they had to stretch it out to another Game 7 to get a win in the second round against the Cavs. Next up is the Pistons, who have had enough since to close out there opponents early.


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