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Unpopular wars = unpopular presidents; Obama's moves on Iraq and Afghanistan as 2012 nears Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:38AMThe Democrat talks of withdrawals on two fronts while fighting and casualties increase in Afghanistan.
Neither Fireworks Nor Fizzle in Latest CCI Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:32AMNo fireworks in consumer confidence this week, but no fizzle either. With half the year gone, the ABC News Consumer Comfort Index stands at -42 on its scale of +100 to -100. That’s a scant 4 points better than its 2010 average; barring marked improvement in the next six months... Consumer Confidence Index - American Broadcasting Company - United States - Economy - Consumer confidence
Prosecutors in Casey Anthony Case: Jury Should Hear 911 Calls Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:25AMABC News' Brennan McCord reports: Prosecutors in the Casey Anthony case argued Wednesday that the jury should hear 911 calls made by Anthony’s mother in July 2008. In a nine-page filing, the prosecutor argues that the 911 calls made by Cindy Anthony help show the progression of stories Casey Anthony... Casey Anthony - Caylee Anthony homicide - Cindy Anthony - Capital punishment - Trial
The Education of an Alleged 'Terrorist' Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:24AMABC News’ Chris Cuomo reports: ABC News has reviewed an employment document apparently filled out by Faisal Shahzad, the alleged suspect in the times square bomb plot In imperfect English, the application lists primary education in Saudi Arabia, at the "jaddah ambasi school" in 1985. Then from 1986-1998 the form...
Sam Rockwell Goes Over the Moon Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:23AMAt the Sundance Film Festival way back in January, Rolling Stone's Peter Travers spoke to actor Sam Rockwell for his movie premiering there, Moon for Peter's show Popcorn on ABC News Now. Well, now that movie is coming out (Friday...
Czech Company Breaths Life into Old Winnebago Plant Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:53PM(ABC 6 NEWS) -- An international company is planning its North American expansion in our backyard and with it, more jobs.
Time Warner Cable, Disney Continue To Negotiate As Contract Expires Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:32PMExecutives at Time Warner Cable and The Walt Disney Co. continued to negotiate early Tuesday morning, with all programming remaining on the No. 2 cable operator's air.
Congress May Miss Chance to Fix Schools Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:29PMThe prospect of finally fixing America’s public schools looks better now than ever, but there’s still a chance that this golden economic and moral opportunity could slip away.
Inside Athletics. Wildcat Wednesday - 09-01-10 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:39PMThe first of our five football games preselected for the ABC/ESPN family of networks is finally here -- Arizona at Toledo, at 5 p.m. (Tucson time -- 8 p.m. in Ohio) Friday. Other Wildcat sports (cross country, volleyball, soccer) are under way, but there's nothing quite like a football season opener to herald the start of a new school year. And don't forget, in a week we'll be back in Tucson for ...
Black hole no deal-breaker, Abbott says Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:27PMTony Abbott says the Coalition's ability to do a deal with the independent MPs has not been compromised by Treasury figures showing a multi-billion dollar shortfall in his costings.
MarketWatch First Take: Apple brings social networking to iTunes Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:40PMApple Inc.’s new social network within its iTunes music store, called Ping, is a smack at Facebook and MySpace, and a leap over Amazon.com Inc. and its digital music offerings, writes Therese Poletti.
Apple Takes Another Crack At The TV Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:30PM$99 set-top provides TV show rentals from ABC and Fox, access to...
Nbc - Nbc Takes Top 3 Ratings Positions Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:35PMNBC may have accounted for the top three programs on the Nielsen rating list for last week, but it was CBS that took overall ratings honors, thanks to strong performances...
Apple launches MySpace challenger Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:19PMApple launches a music-based social network called Ping as part of its latest upgrade to the iTunes music software.
Jobs unveils iPod touch with camera, ‘Ping,’ new Apple TV, TV-show rentals Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:16PMApple CEO Steve Jobs is annoucing new and revamped products one right after the other.
Up is down, down is up Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:50PM• A new community school for a price tag of $578 million—swimming pool included Sometimes headlines speak for themselves. For example, an Associated Press headline screams “Home sales plunge 27 pct. to lowest in 15 years.” Economic woes. And a Bloomberg Businessweek headline reads “California Defers $2.9 Billion for Schools, Counties.” More economic woes. With [...]
Michigan football team running backs receive mixed news, plus quarterbacks await decision Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:30PMMike Shaw will play for the Michigan football team Saturday. Fitzgerald Toussaint will not. The statuses of the two running backs were the biggest question marks remaining for the Wolverines heading into Saturday’s season opener against UConn (3:30 p.m., ABC)......
Arne Duncan: Public schools 'lying' to students and parents Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:37PMPresident Barack Obama will deliver a "Back to School" speech to the nation's students on Sept. 14. Don't expect him to be as blunt as U.S. Education Secretary Anrne Duncan was Sunday because that would be a total bummer for the targeted audience.
(Video) Hugh Hefner: You Might be Surprised at What You Don’t Know. Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:56PM*When Hugh Hefner’s name is mentioned the very first thing that comes to mind for most people is Playboy (the magazine and the bunnies). That white bunny logo placed against an all black background has provoked the social consciousness of America since the 1950s. To some, Hugh Hefner has made this country a better place [...]
Michael Jordan, Bobcats Donate to Local Middle Schools Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:26PM*Charlotte, North Carolina middle-schools just received a gift of $250,000 from Michael Jordan and his Charlotte Bobcats NBA team. The Charlotte Observer says the NBA icon and North Carolina native will announce the gift on Monday. Charlotte schools cut $1.25 million from athletics programs this year and school officials announced a plan to charge students [...]
Top 20 prime-time TV programs Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:17PMPrime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Aug. 23-29. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
Quick Hits: Linkin Park, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Drake, Dancing With The Stars, Switchfoot, Slash Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:07PMLinkin Park is the latest band to join the lineup of MTV 's Video Music Awards on September 12. The band will play their new single, "The Catalyst," live as part of the awards extravaganza.
Bulked-up linebacker Craig Roh to anchor young U-M defense Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:20AMRoh has bulked up to 251 pounds, and although he's listed as a linebacker, the sophomore plays more of a hybrid position that comes with a laundry list of duties.
ABC recaps Sunday night’s Emmy Awards Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:14AMWBZ’s Deb Lawler has more. Filed under: Audio, WBZ News Tagged: dave alpert, deb lawler, emmy awards
Tennis uplifts Samadzai-Bonner through adversity; Montgomery resident to be honored at US Open Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:44AMMontgomery's Dori Samadzai-Bonner will be honored on a national stage tonight at the U.S. Open in New York.
'Mad Men,' 'Modern Family' Win Top Emmy Awards Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:04AMThe darkly intimate 1960s-era drama "Mad Men" and the comedy romp "Modern Family" were the top honorees at Sunday's Emmy Awards as American life past and present proved a winning formula.
Family boycotts all things Disney Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:10AMLisa Ray and her family are conducting an experiment to boycott Disney for a year — and not just the theme parks and movies. On July 1 they gave up the whole corporate giant , from ABC, ESPN and Marvel Comics all the way down to the kids’ princess backpacks and old Winnie the Pooh books. She's chronicling this experiment on her blog, A Magical Year Without Disney . The reason has less to do with ...
Inside the drug lords' deadly world Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:30PMThere comes a time when a police target senses he is under suspicion. For the businessman and gym junkie Hakan Ayik, 32, the realisation came more than two years ago with a series of short, sharp beeps from his mobile phone while he was waiting for a flight at Sydney Airport.
Abbott sells bush credentials Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:01PMTONY Abbott was selling the coalition's bush credentials on Sunday while trying to turn the tables on Labor in the policy costings debate.
Newcomers 'Glee,' 'Modern Family' seek Emmy love Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 4:33PMLOS ANGELES (AP) - "Glee" is about to learn if the Emmys care to sing its praises.
Whoopi Quits ‘Sister Act’ after Mom Suffers Stroke Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:56PM*Whoopi Goldberg has exited the London production of “Sister Act” to fly back to the U.S. after her mother suffered a stroke. The actress and co-host of “The View” was due to appear as the Mother Superior in the convent-set musical until the end of the month. Producers say the 54-year-old star flew home Friday [...]
New York Production Listings Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:30PMTwice a year, Back Stage replaces its Broadway production chart with an Off- and Off-Off-Broadway chart. The following companies have announced shows for the 2010-11 season. Others will announce their seasons in the weeks ahead. The information was obtained from the companies' websites.
Dancing With The Stars: Bristol Palin Joining Season 11 Cast Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:07PMThe buzz keeps building around the top secret cast of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars‘ season 11. Reportedly, David Hasselhoff, Audrina Patridge, Kirstie Alley, and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino have all signed on for the upcoming competition and it looks as though Sarah Palin’s teenage daughter, Bristol, will be joining them in the ballroom. Keep reading for more [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title ...
1st U.S. face transplant has last surgery Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:26PMCLEVELAND, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The first U.S. face transplant recipient has had a final surgery, the last of 30 procedures to rebuild her skull and give her a reason to smile, doctors say. Surgery - United States - Face transplant - Medicine - Health
Tupac Biopic Gets Oscar-Nominated Screenwriters Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:56AM*Two Oscar-nominated screenwriters have been hired to write director Antoine Fuqua’s biopic on Tupac Shakur. Stephen J. Rivele and Chris Wilkinson, both of whom were involved in the writing of 2001′s “Ali,” have come on board the project that is set to begin shooting in mid-November for a 2011 release, reports New York Magazine’s Vulture [...]
Developer of proposed Ground Zero mosque claims a classic NYC background Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:43AMPOLL: Should the mosque be built near the trade center site?
Senator Mark Warner In Town Talking Money And Other Issues Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:40AMRICHMOND - From privatizing state liquor stores, to what he's doing to help create new jobs. Our Sandra Jones questioned US Senator Mark Warner (D) on several hot button issues facing Virginians.
Shooter may have been spotted near Kanab Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:34AMKANAB, Utah (ABC 4 News) - Police say the suspect in the shooting death of a Kane County deputy may have been spotted early Friday morning near some homes east of Kanab. According to police, 23-year-old Scott Curley may have been seen carrying a rifle strapped to his shoulder. Police say Curley shot and killed Deputy Brian Harris following a foot pursuit that began at about 2:20 Thursday ...
Shooter may have been spotted near Kanab Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:29AMKANAB, Utah (ABC 4 News) - Police say the suspect in the shooting death of a Kane County deputy may have been spotted early Friday morning near some homes east...
Agricultural Bank of China Posts 40 Percent Increase in First-Half Profit Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:28AMAgricultural Bank of China Ltd. , reporting its first earnings since completing the world’s biggest initial public offering, said first-half profit gained 40 percent on loan growth and widening margin.
Lucky Bob wins small track's lone race of the season Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 5:17PMAlthough there was no large crowd on hand to watch, a throwback to days gone by was offered Tuesday afternoon as Horsemen’s Atokad Downs satisfied its legal requirements of holding a Nebraska-bred race, enabling the facility in the northeast corner of the state to continue to operate as a simulcast outlet for another year.
The world comes to Queens for the U.S. Open Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 5:08PMThe culmination of a summer’s worth of training and tournaments comes to Queens as the U.S. Open holds court at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park from August 30 to September 12.
Deficit Commission Co-Chair Apologizes for Calling Social Security 'A Milk Cow with 310 Million T*ts'; Feminist Groups ... Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:52PMFormer Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., the GOP co-chair of the president’s deficit commission, apologized today for sending an email to a female activist for seniors in which he described Social Security as “a milk cow with 310 million t*ts.” “Over... Social Security - United States - Alan Simpson - Republican Party - Politics
Apocalyptica Are About "Big Feelings And Dark Moods" Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:38PMA band that covers Metallica and Black Sabbath and works with artists like Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Brent Smith of Shinedown must be pretty metal right? But three guys on cellos and a drummer doesn't exactly scream for vengeance while riding lightning atop powerslaves.
Bachelor Pad: Weatherman Calls Elizabeth “Demonic” & Gia Thinks Seeing Wes Again Will Be “Nerve-wracking” Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:07PMJonathan Novack (aka The Weatherman) and Gia Allemand were the latest contestants eliminated from The Bachelor Pad on ABC and they both have plenty to say about their competition. Jonathan doesn’t understand why he was eliminated but blames Elizabeth Kitt’s “demonic” ways, while Gia’s nervous about seeing Wes again at the reunion. Keep reading for more details… The [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry ...
Abc - Nbc Cant Win For Winning Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:25PMPreseason football and two episodes of America's Got Talent on NBC topped the Nielsen ratings list for last week, but they weren't enough to beat CBS's repeat hits and its...
Bruno Mars Unveils Eagerly Awaited Debut Album "DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS" Slated to Arrive October 5th; New Single "Just ... Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:07PMNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 08/25/10) - Elektra recording artist Bruno Mars has announced the release of his hugely anticipated debut album. "DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS" -- which includes the smash single, "Just The Way You Are" -- arrives in stores and at all online retailers on October 5th. "Just The Way You Are" is looking like a true breakthrough smash, currently standing as a Top 3 success on ...
Football and 'Talent' take NBC to the top Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:06PMDespite just a four-play appearance by Brett Favre, NBC's "Sunday Night Football" game between the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers was both the week's most-watched prime-time program and the most-watched Week 2 preseason game in eight...
Schools’ first day goes well Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:59PMFor her first “Words of Wisdom” for the 2010-11 school year, DeWitt Middle School principal Julie Blevins chose a quote from Albert Einstein: “In the middle of difficulties lies opportunity.”
SWAT team in standoff with armed N. Ogden man Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:59PMNORTH OGDEN, Utah (ABC 4 News) - Police say an armed man held a SWAT team at bay during a standoff Tuesday Morning.