Tag Archives: Major League Baseball
Princess Leia at 60, Russians Admit Doping
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Princess Leia: Actress Carrie Fisher, known for playing Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy, died yesterday of the effects of a heart attack suffered on an airline flight from London to Los Angeles on Dec. 23rd. Playing the …
Hillary Tough on Bernie, Assad Wants it Back
Saturday, February 13, 2016
It’s Political: Hillary Clinton this week appears to be running for the third term of the Obama presidency, saying Bernie Sanders “has called the president weak, a disappointment. He does not support, the way I do, building on the progress …
Baseball, Futebol, and Football
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Anyone who has ever been in a Major League Baseball dugout five minutes after the game wouldn’t snicker about whether soccer is a real sport. At the end of a baseball game the dugout floor is spotted with more spit …
Putin Calls on the Phone, LA Shakes Again
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Obama on the phone yesterday to talk about a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis. It’s too soon to know whether Putin has blinked in the international standoff. Diplomats will meet to talk …
Karzai Hesitates, “To Be a Harvard Man”
Thursday, November 21, 2013
National: The US has reached a security agreement that could keep troops in Afghanistan until 2024 and send billions of dollars in assistance. About 10,000 to 12,000 American troops would stay in Afghanistan to provide training and counter-terrorism assistance. That …
Saudis Reject Seat, Bourbon Caper
Saturday, October 19, 2013
World: Saudi Arabia stunned the UN and the diplomatic world by rejecting a long-desired seat on the Security Council as an act of protest against the UN’s failure to deal with major problems in the Middle East. High on Saudi …
Republicans Wavering?, A-Rod Suing
Friday, October 4, 2013
ShutUp: Day 4. Some Republicans fearing damage to their own party may now be looking for a way out of the shutdown deadlock with a bargain that gives them something, anything, to say they won. House Republicans would have to …
Egypt “rage”, NSA Violations, MLB Replay
Friday, August 16, 2013
Egypt: Thousands of protesters filled the streets of Cairo today in what the Muslim Brotherhood calls a “Friday of Rage”. Security forces are authorized to kill if they feel threatened and 17 deaths are reported already today. Muslim supporters of …
“Biggest Threat”, Pipeline, Strikeouts
Sunday, August 4, 2013
The Threat Level: The Al Qaeda threat that brought the closure of US embassies in the Middle East this weekend is the most serious in years according to Sen. Saxby Chambliss. He told NBC News, “there is an awful lot …
