| Porkbusters Oust Green Over Flake Flap
Capitol Briefing explained last month why he believed Flake had little chance to win the seat, despite a concerted online lobbying effort for him. Flake is disliked by many members of the GOP Conference who, regardless of whether they agree with him on earmarks, believe the Arizonan is too interested in getting press attention by criticizing his own party. But Flake's loss doesn't mean House Republicans are ignorant of the importance to their base of the earmarks issue. Before he won the seat, Bonner — never known before as a reformer — had to assure leaders he would say the right things on the issue. And when he got the slot, Bonner said, "The current earmark process has become a symbol of a broken Washington. I sought this seat on the Appropriations Committee because I believe the time for change and reform — especially of the appropriations process and the much scrutinized subject of earmarks — is now." […] Republican leaders know that Flake is a cause célèbre in the blogosphere.
Triathlete Royce Laine Jr. meets challenges head-on
Royce Laine, Jr., son of Royce Laine of Lake Isabella, has gotten a new lease on life through fitness, and has inspired people across the nation to get moving. A former triathalete who had planned on someday going pro, Laine had been honorably discharged from the Air Force as a disabled veteran due to cumulative back injuries when he had a freak accident that lost him the use of his legs forever. While at a local men's basketball game twelve years ago, Laine ran onto the court to celebrate his team's win and get on T.V. When he reached the floor, he dropped his t-shirt and slipped while picking it up, and was subsequently trampled by the crowd, crushing his spine. 'I got onto T.V. the wrong way,' he said. Until 2006, Laine used a power wheelchair that allowed him to get out of shape and become angry at the world.
The ‘Awakening’ of Muqtada al-Sadr: What is Iran’s Role?
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Father Testifies About Slain 10-Year-Old
The father of a slain 10-year-old testified Tuesday that he had warned his daughter to be careful of strangers before her mutilated body was found in their neighbor's apartment. "I told her you can't be trusting people and do not go into anyone's apartment," Curtis Bolin testified Tuesday in the murder trial of Kevin Underwood, 28, who is accused of killing Jamie Rose Bolin in a cannibalistic plot. Bolin, an auto mechanic, testified that he gave her this warning after she told him she had met Underwood and knew that he had a pet rat. Assistant District Attorney Susan Caswell asked Bolin if he thought his daughter understood the warning. "I thought she did," he said, his voice trembling. He testified that he grew increasingly nervous on April 12, 2006, when his daughter failed to return home after school, and called police.
Woman involved in 2006 dragging case dies
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced in July 2007.
"Double jeopardy is attached," Harrington said. "It's ridiculous that under state law, what happened to Eva is the same punishment as stealing a $10 DVD."
That fact upsets Winter, the family friend.
"He's going to get out soon and be able to live his life," she said. "She won't. It's just frustrating." .
What Counts as an ‘Issue’ in the Clinton-Obama Race?
I will vote as though I don't have to worry about getting re-elected. 4. I will vote as one who is free of obligations to special interests that don't coincide with what I truly believe is in the public interest. 5. I will vote as though there are no cameras, I don't have to “posture" for sound bites, I can be myself and say what is true. 6. I will vote as though there are no consequences from the administration, other members of congress, or my financial contributors. 7. I will conduct independent research on issues, seeking out experts who have no political agendas, I will avoid sources known to “spin" facts, withhold information, or provide false information. I will make decisions based on fact and logic rather than dogma and political expediency. 8. I will demonstrate that I have the courage to say, “I was wrong" and “I changed my mind." 9.
On Your Mind
I usually get some kind of response from the Senator (Jon) Kyl, but it is obviously a form statement. I may not agree with everything the congresswoman has done but I am glad she is working as hard as she is for us. But if you have to hold up a mirror to see your left hand, you won’t agree with anything a so-called "liberal" does. I am outraged to find out that a new building of the big box store size (almost 30,000 square feet, multi-story) is to be built right across the street from my home. I live just off El Camino Real on Calle Gardenia in the Village Meadows area. This is an established residential area with many residents having lived here 30 plus years. We have lived here for 17 years and this is the first we have heard of this plan. The building is for the new Boys & Girls Club.
Eons Fitness Survey Shows Boomers Haven't Lost a Step in Their Quest ...
CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, BOSTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Eons(TM), the media company for lovin' life on the flip side of 50, today announced the results of its inaugural Eons Boomer Fitness Survey of the fitness attitudes and behaviors of the most physically active and healthy generation in history. Baby boomers who fueled the aerobics movement and who crowded running paths across the country are now reaping the dividends of their active lifestyles, with more than half saying they are in excellent or above-average condition, according to the survey. "Baby boomers are the generation that made Jane Fonda's aerobics videos best-sellers and they took up Jim Fixx's challenge to become a nation of runners," said Jeff Taylor, founder and CEO of Eons. "They have goals they want to accomplish, whether it's travel, building new relationships, or just living the biggest life possible, and boomers know they can only do that if they keep their chassis in great shape." Scott "Q" Marcus, an Eons fitness advisor whose "Walking the Walk" blog on eons.com inspires readers with practical, powerful and effective fitness and weight-loss advice, said, "The key to fitness is to remember that 'small steps done regularly always generate better results than large steps done intermittently.' In other words, it's better to walk a block - and actually do it - than promise yourself you'll run a mile, but sleep in instead.
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