Arrowhead Pride (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
More photos » by Alex Brandon - AP Chiefs K Ryan Succop kicked the game winning field goal against the Steelers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Browse more photos » The Kansas City Chiefs used the final pick in the 2009 NFL Draft on kicker Ryan Succop, out of South Carolina. An odd pick, no doubt, but he's proved to be worth his mettle in a few games this season. Last...
LAist (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
President Barack Obama, right, speaks as he pardons a turkey, Courage, with daughter Sasha Obama, 8, today at the White House as Walter Pelletier, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, center and Paul Hill, left, with the federation, look on. Daughter Malia Obama is not seen behind the President. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) As part of a tradition that goes back to the late 1940s, President...
FREEDOM EDEN (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
President Barack Obama, right, speaks as he pardons a turkey, Courage, left, with daughters Sasha Obama, 8, and Malia Obama, 11, the day before Thanksgiving, during a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House in Washington Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Obama issued the first pardon of his presidency this morning. Remarks by the President on Pardoning of the...
Arrowhead Pride (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
More photos » by Alex Brandon - AP Chiefs coach Haley's quarter system shows improvement. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Browse more photos » “We’re still what we are but we’re 2-0 in the third quarter of the season." -Todd Haley As many of you know, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley likes to break the season up into quarters. 16 games,...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
More photos » by Alex Brandon - AP Jesus Flores, taken from the NY Mets' system in 2005, is by far the biggest impact player the Nationals have selected in the Rule 5 Draft. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Browse more photos » The Nationals And The Rule 5 Draft... The Washington Nationals , who hired Davey Johnson as a "senior advisor to the general manager"...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File Just as Senate Dems secured enough votes to open up President Obama's Health Care plan for debate, U.S. Sen. Roland Burris is headed for an early-week visit to troops in Iraq. Sen. Burris, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is part of a delegation that will, as an aide told the Tribune , "examine security and political developments in the...
Examiner (Free subscription) | yesterday
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2009, file photo a copy of the House version of the health care bill HB-3962, pages taped end-to-end, is seen as it is being unrolled up the steps to the House of Representatives after a rally against the bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. The full draft of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's House version of the health care bill has...
Horserace (Free subscription) | yesterday
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Crave dressing up in a tuxedo or evening gown? Long to mingle with world leaders and high-ranking officials? Aspire to dine on haute cuisine prepared by world class chefs? Then you'll want to be at tonight's first State Dinner of the Obama presidency. Just show up at the East Wing Entrance of the White House by 7:00 p.m. ET. Oh. Did I mention you'll need an invitation?...
Arrowhead Pride (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
by Alex Brandon - AP Chiefs WR Bobby Wade experiences similar situations surrounding KU head coach Mark Mangino. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) View full size photo » I don't venture outside of the NFL very often. The majority of my news sources are focused on the NFL and other than catching a score here or there, or checking out future NFL players, I can't say I'm a big...
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., center, accompanied by Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., right, and Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, to announce an amendment to the health care bill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Provided to the Reno Gazette-Journal)
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Photograph of a woman holding up a picture of pilot Charles Burlingame, whose plane was crashed into the Pentagon, behind AG Eric Holder by Alex Brandon/AP The furor over holding the trials of alleged 9/11 terror plotters in a Manhattan federal court continues to simmer. Yesterday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, "I’m...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2009 file photo Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill. is seen during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, the Senate ethics committee admonished Burris for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
By Alex Brandon, APSen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, announced he'd vote with his party's leaders on Saturday's must-pass procedural measure. READERS' POLLWASHINGTON (AP) — With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats pushed toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill Friday, and wavering moderates appeared to be falling in line on President 's signature issue.One...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... to the seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee didn't recommend any punishment. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) WASHINGTON -- The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading investigators about his maneuvering to get Barack Obama's old Senate seat from the governor who was ousted for trying to sell it.Burris was appointed by disgraced...
Daily Dish (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... Rochon Armwood of Mother's in New Orleans stands firmly behind the restaurant's po' boys. Credit: Alex Brandon / For The Times.
