[3 DVD Box Set] Profiles of 15 Great Legends of Baseball: The Early Years / the Fabulous Fifties / the Modern Era [Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Yogi Berra, Jackie Robinson, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Ernie Banks, Hank Aaron, Sandy Koufax, Pete Rose, Nolan Ryan, Reggie Jackson (App. 6 Hours)
From NBC's PeteWilliams The director of the Secret Service told Congress today that three people were responsible for letting Tareq and Michaele Salahi into last week's state dinner. Those three, said Director Mark Sullivan, are on administrative leave until the investigation is completed. In his first public accounting of the White House security breach, Sullivan told the House Homeland...
From NBC's PeteWilliams The Obama administration says the government cannot meet next year's deadline imposed by Congress for ensuring that 100% of cargo sent to the U.S. by ship has been physically screened. The requirement was intended to help prevent a nuclear device from being smuggled into the U.S. in seagoing cargo. But Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a Senate...
... and roll and the undercurrents of 1950's society that led to its development. Profiles of Robert PeteWilliams and Lightnin' Hopkins anchor the blues portion of the book. Palmer was a skilled interviewer and presented a balanced account of the people he profiled. This volume makes excellent reading for those interested in music journalism or the development of music during the years...
In this edition of On the Baize, PeteWilliams discusses the Kappa Woemn’s World 9-Ball Championships which started yesterday. 64 of the best female players in the world are competing in this one, a tournament that in recent years has been dominated by Asian players. You can find results and news related to the event here: > [...]
Nov. 18: Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision to put the 9/11 defendants on trial in New York as Senate Republicans sharply attacked the plan Wednesday. NBC's PeteWilliams reports. (Nightly News)
... at war with them, but they're very clear on the fact that they are at war with us," and Rep. Pete Hoekstra's (R-MI) saying, "They're going to do everything they can to disrupt it and make it a circus and allow them to use it as a platform to push their ideology." [NBC Nightly News , 11/15/09] ABC's Thomas: Giuliani and "[o]ther Republicans were equally critical."...
Nov. 13: The Obama Administration said Friday it will bring five of the most-wanted figures in the 9/11 attacks from Guantanamo Bay to the U.S. to face terrorism charges. NBC's PeteWilliams reports. (Nightly News)
... into maintaining their standards as Club 147 and it will be a delight to visit the club again. PeteWilliams the Managing Director of Cuesport TV had this to say about the event and the venue. "The 8-ball Super Tour brings together the top professionals and amateurs battling it out for big money payouts, why would we not want to show this live online? As for the venue, in my mind...
Nov. 12: Two Fort Hood police officers who stopped last week's shooting rampage gave detailed accounts of what happened Thursday as the U.S. Army formally charged Major Nidal Malik Hasan with 13 counts of murder. NBC's PeteWilliams reports. (Nightly News)
... Bay will be brought to the U.S. to stand trial in federal court in New York, NBC’s PeteWilliams reports. None of the detainees covered by today's announcement can be brought to the U.S. for at least 45 days. (A recently passed federal law requires the administration to give Congress at least that much notice before bringing any GITMO detainees to the US for trial.) Williams...
Nov. 10: Several members of Congress on Tuesday asked why the Army didn't do more to look into the activities of Major Nidal Malik Hasan when officials knew he had been in contact with a radical Muslim cleric overseas. NBC's PeteWilliams reports. (Nightly News)
... for Hasan's entire presentation at Walter Reed in June of 2007). On the NBC Nightly News, PeteWilliams just briefly noted how Hasan asserted that “releasing Muslim soldiers as conscientious objectors would increase troop morale and, quote, 'decrease adverse events.'” Bob Orr, on CBS, at least characterized it as “a shocking presentation to colleagues,” and...
New Yorkers voice concerns about 9/11 trialSome worry alleged mastermind will use court to incite more violenceThis July photo from the Arabic-language Web site www.muslm.net shows a man identified as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. AP fileVideoApril 16: NBC's PeteWilliams reports on the president's decision....
New Yorkers voice concerns about 9/11 trialSome worry alleged mastermind will use court to incite more violenceThis July photo from the Arabic-language Web site www.muslm.net shows a man identified as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. AP fileVideoApril 16: NBC's PeteWilliams reports on the president's decision....
New Yorkers voice concerns about 9/11 trialSome worry alleged mastermind will use court to incite more violenceThis July photo from the Arabic-language Web site www.muslm.net shows a man identified as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. AP fileVideoApril 16: NBC's PeteWilliams reports on the president's decision....
