3Vote!
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Everyone out there has a theory -- the latest is that Sarah Palin stepped aside as governor of Alaska because she's about to get caught up in a scandal centered related to a building contractor, Spenard Building Supplies that has close ties to the Thrilla from Wasilla and her husband, Todd. Max Blumenthal at The Daily Beast explains. Many political observers in Alaska are fixated on rumors that federal...
38Vote!
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
(CNN) — Alaskan Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who will succeed Gov. Sarah Palin after she leaves office later this month, called the governor Alaska's greatest gift to the United States on Saturday. "I was very surprised at first," he said of Palin's decision to resign, which he said she told him Wednesday. "But then [...]
+Vote!
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 21 minutes ago
Joey Chestnut is now well on his way to a Kobayashi-like dynasty after winning his third consecutive Nathan's Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. Chestnut jumped out to an early lead on his archrival Takeru Kobayashi and never looked back on his way to a new record of 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Kobayashi did everything he could to hold pace with Joey Jaws, setting his own personal record with 64...
+Vote!
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
States are lowering budgetary axes on the public pit stops that have lined the interstate highway system since its creation in 1956. But rest stops aren't going quietly.
+Vote!
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
The new Bravo reality show NYC Prep has been ridiculed in many places, but it's mostly bringing shame to the schools where the students/reality show's players attend. In a NY Times Styles section article , parents are uttering things like, “Absolute garbage,” and "Like a bad ‘Dynasty’ episode," about the show that features spoiled teens (including ones who are amazed...
+Vote!
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Just got this email from my pal, Verse Responder Leon Freilich: If, as the Post says, Sarah Jessica Parker (SJP) and family move into the limestone mansion on Prospect Park West; and if her HBO series is brought back with new episodes, will it be called Sex and Park Slope? Then I read in Curbed that Jennifer Gould Kalin in the New York Post speculates that Sarah and Matthew Broderick may be the "mystery...
+Vote!
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Photograph of Senators Malcolm Smith, John Sampson and Pedro Espada Jr. after a meeting with Governor Paterson by Tim Roske/AP There is no power-sharing deal between the Democrats and Republicans in the State Senate, however the NY Times says there's a thaw between the two bickering parties . After the Democratic and Republican leaders met with Paterson yesterday, the Times noticed, "There was...
12Vote!
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
With a fireworks show and a picnic at the White House, President Barack Obama leads the nation in observing Independence Day. His oldest daughter, Malia, turns 11 with a party at Camp David.
+Vote!
NYDailyNews (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong has taken the early lead in the first-stage individual time trial of the Tour de France.
+Vote!
USA Today (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Ed Spaeth was researching his family tree when he discovered an 18th-century ancestor likely was buried in the woods just down ...
1Vote!
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Cycling prodigy Tyler Farrar is America’s best hope to win a Tour de France sprint stage—something no American has done in 20 years.
1Vote!
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Iraq welcomed encouraging words about America's commitment to the country from Vice President Biden, but an Iraqi government spokesman said that political reconciliation is an internal matter best handled by Iraqis.
+Vote!
Wizbang (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Sarah Palin's announcement that she's not running for reelection for governor in 2010 and will step down and hand the reins to Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell on July 26th was...
+Vote!
Dlisted (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
File this under: Why are humans the dominant species on earth?! If this story isn't a good reason to start drinking rubbing alcohol and vodka on a Saturday afternoon, then I don't know what is.... At a park in Cambridge, Maryland on Monday, a bitch named Candy Michelle Vignari, gave birth to a baby girl....in a Port-A-Potty. Get ready to launch "Awww...Hell Naw" from the tip of your tongue,...
+Vote!
Islam in Action (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Instead of showing some respect to our country this Four of July weekend, American Muslims are gathering in different locations to try and sell us the Islam means peace con , while shoving Islam down our throats. Approximately 30,000 Muslims are expected in Washington today in an "outreach" effort by the ISNA and about 1500 Muslims are gathering in Dearborn Michigan. One volunteer has called...
1Vote!
sonupt5@gmail.com | yesterday
Gary Coleman's Shannon Price wife has been arrested for domestic violence on the pint sized actor Gary Coleman's wife, Shannon Price, was apparently arrested last night on charges of domestic violence and disorderly conduct in Santaquin, Utah. The former Diff'rent Strokes star and his wife have a home there. According to the local sheriff's website, Shannon Price was booked for the two misdemeanors
1Vote!
chakufor22@gmail.com | 07/02/2009
From This He-Man Bollywood Musical Sequence Learned five things We’re excited to have author, journalist, and Brown University senior (he’s still a senior!) Kevin Roose blogging with us this week. His new book, The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University is about the semester he spent at Liberty University. We’ll let Kevin take it from here. Read More From Orginal Site