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Bikini Cheerleaders Made Us Lose, Claims Volleyballer
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(Nov. 23) -- A beach volleyball player participating at the Asian Games has blamed his team's loss on bikini-wearing cheerleaders. Adeeb Mahfoudh, representing Yemen, said cheerleaders hired to entertain spectators during breaks in play had distracted him during his team's loss against Indonesia. "They had an effect on how we played," Mahfoudh said, according to reports. "I think they had something to do with our losing the match." Vincent Yu, AP Cheerleaders perform during the Beach Volleyball competitions at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Local organizers of the 16th Asian ...
Abby Sunderland Is a 16-Year-Old Sailor; Deal With It, America
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyAbby Sunderland is alive and well. Her boat is upright (see photograph, courtesy Australian Search and Rescue, on her blog). She'll be rescued within 24 hours by a French fishing vessel now speeding to her location. I'll bet her first interview will reveal she's not one bit sorry about her quest to become the youngest sailor to traverse the globe solo. The youngest, mind you -- not youngest girl. On June 10, emergency signals went off when Sunderland got caught in 25-foot waves in the wintertime Indian Ocean, a sea her brother Zac, who achieved the same youngest sailor feat when he was just ...
'To Kill a Mockingbird' Turns 50, but Where Is Harper Lee?
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyThis summer America celebrates the 50th anniversary of the publication of "To Kill a Mockingbird," but don't count on an appearance by the reclusive author, 84-year-old Harper Lee of Monroeville, Alabama. She hasn't granted an interview since 1964. She never gives speeches. She's rarely seen outside of her hometown. And she's apparently made her peace with her status as a one-book author. Harper Lee set the bar so high that subsequent books could never really leave its shadow. In point of fact she once told her cousin, "When you have a hit like that, you can't go anywhere but down." But you ...
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