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By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say NFL linebacker Joey Porter has been arrested in Bakersfield on suspicion of drunken driving and accused of assaulting an officer and resisting arrest.The California Highway Patrol says the 33-year-old player was confronted by officers early Saturday in a Taco Bell parking lot.Porter refused to provide his driver's license and began to roll up his window when asked to leave the car. Police say that when an officer reached to unlock the door Porter slapped the officer's hand. Porter eventually got out and complied with orders, placing his hands behind ...
New Colorado School Shooting: The Gun Debate Goes On
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailyAlmost 11 years after the Columbine High School shootings shook the nation, Colorado -- among other places -- continues to struggle with gun rights, gun regulations and gun violence. Tuesday, a 32-year-old man intruded on a suburban Denver middle school three miles from Columbine High School, shooting and wounding two students before he was subdued by three staff members and arrested. The same day, the Colorado State University Board of Governors enacted a concealed weapons ban on its campuses. ...
Researcher: We Can Eliminate HIV/AIDS in 40 Years
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyThe Holy Grail of AIDS research has long been the development of a vaccine to halt the spread of the virus. But what if, using only the medicines we already have right now, we could eliminate AIDS within the next 40 years? According to Dr. Brian Williams, an AIDS researcher for the South African Center for Epidemiological Modeling and Analysis, it is possible -- we just need to think bigger. On the surface, the strategy is disarmingly simple: New antiretroviral HIV/AIDS drugs aim to slow the spread of the disease by keeping the concentration levels of the virus in the body low, which also ...
Gallup: 52% Say GOP is Leaderless
By David Knowles - Politics DailyA new poll by Gallup and USA Today finds that 52% of those asked to name "the main person who speaks for Republicans today" drew a blank. Further distressing for a party badly in need of attracting moderate voters, the names that did register some support are as follows:Rush Limbaugh 13John McCain 6%Mitt Romney came in at 1%; Sarah Palin did not make the list. Of course, this question is much easier to answer if your party happens to hold the White House: 67 percent of Democrats resoundingly responded that Barack Obama was their leader. In another sign of continued trouble for the GOP, 33% of ...
Can King James Force a Game 7?
By Tim Povtak - AOL NewsThe Orlando Magic already finished two rounds of playoffs on the road, clinching the first in Philadelphia and the second in Boston.They better do this one at home.The Magic take a 3-2 lead into Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final Saturday night at Amway Arena against the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, well aware that they might be pushing their road luck if they are forced into a return to Cleveland for Game 7."We don't want to go back and play in their arena again,'' said Magic forward Rashard Lewis. "They feed off that crowd there.'' More Coverage: Van Gundy Lashes Out at Refs Again The ...
Ted Stevens Indicted
By David Knowles - Politics DailyFrom the Justice Department comes word that Senator Ted Stevens (the longest serving Republican Senator in U.S. history) has been officially indicted today on 7 criminal counts of making false statements. Among the things he is accused of lying about to federal investigators is receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from a private company, including various home improvements and new furniture. The good folks at Talking Points Memo have been all over this story from the very beginning. Their voluminous archive of stories on the Stevens investigation can be found here. Stevens, of ...
When Art Meets Sport
By Kevin Schultz - AOL NewsFor a moment, let's take a quick break from the playoff action to stop, smell the roses and admire the work of some of the people behind the scenes in the sports industry. I direct your attention to the photo above, which was taken by Phillip MacCallum of Getty Images before Game Two of the Habs/Flyers series Saturday night. It's an absolutely stunning shot, and one of thousands of examples which show us that sports photographers aren't simply clicking away clumsily during the game. This shot is so much more than the average picture. It's clearly well thought out and carefully crafted. ...
Caption Contest: Evil Bunny Edition
By Abby Tonsing - Politics DailyFrank the Bunny tells Bushie Darko the world ends in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and12 seconds.Readers: Add your own caption. ...
The Race Isn't About Race Anymore
By David Knowles - Politics DailyBarack Obama's decisive win in a state with a population that is roughly 95% white should go a long way in dispelling the notion that a person of African American heritage is unelectable to the highest office in the land. Perhaps we really are one step closer to judging a man by the contents of his character rather than by the color of his skin. The reason is pretty clear. Younger voters aren't as tied to racial stereotypes as their parents. From the AP:Nearly a quarter of Democratic caucus-goers interviewed in the entrance poll were under 30 years old, a jump from 2004. Obama got 57 percent ...
No Todd Bertuzzi For Game 2
By Jes Golbez - AOL NewsWell, so much for the possiblity of Todd Bertuzzi returning for Game 2 versus the Calgary Flames. Ansar Khan!!!! of MLive.com reports the 'good' news for Flames fans: The Wings announced that Todd Bertuzzi will not play in Game 2 vs. Calgary Sunday and is day-to-day. After practicing Saturday, Bertuzzi (concussion, strained neck) said he is optimistic he'll be ready for Game 3 in Calgary on Tuesday."I feel a lot better, whether a couple of days of practice would put me in a better position or not, we'll have to decide after,'' Bertuzzi said, before learning that he would not play. "It's not ...
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