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As Tiger Woods uses silence to deal with the uproar over his alleged infidelities, his sponsors apparently are following suit, quietly not running his ads until the worst is over. Rick Burton, onetime brand manager for Miller beer and former chief marketing officer for the U.S. Olympic Committee, doesn't think this means Tiger is no longer a bulletproof brand. "If a sponsor cuts him loose, that makes it look like the relationship was tenuous to begin with," Burton said Wednesday. "I don't think Accenture, Nike or Gillette want to do that. Sometimes what they'll do is take an athlete and...

When the Obama administration announced that enemy combatants and terrorists will be given Miranda Warnings when they are captured, many Americans wondered how that would improve our warfighting in Afghanistan, Iraq or other terrorist havens. However, upon examining this latest directive by President Barack Obama, perhaps there is an ulterior motive for his directive. Blurring the lines between law enforcement and the military appears to be the goal sought by Obama and the progressives. More federal control of local law enforcement while at the same time cross-training soldiers to perform the police function within the U.S...

While more details surface about Tiger Woods's reported dalliances, the golf great's Swedish-born wife, Elin Nordegren, has yet to speak about the scandal or give any hint of her distress – beyond a frantic 911 call after her mother collapsed at Woods's Florida home Tuesday. But several sources close to the couple tell PEOPLE Nordegren, 29, was genuinely shocked by her husband's reported infidelities, and is now in deep discussions with him to see if their marriage can be saved. “She loves him and she is totally devastated over learning of his philandering,” one source close to Nordegren says. “She...

Sotomayor Uses "Undocumented Immigrant" in Supreme Court Opinion; Never Happened Before From this: In an otherwise dry opinion, Justice Sotomayor did introduce one new and politically charged term into the Supreme Court lexicon. Justice Sotomayor’s opinion in the case, Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter, No. 08-678, marked the first use of the term "undocumented immigrant," according to a legal database. The term "illegal immigrant" has appeared in a dozen decisions. This is a relatively minor issue, but expect things to get worse and maybe even much worse. At this point in time, it's worth looking back at those who basically took...

Several dozen Asian students say they don't feel safe at South Philadelphia High School, after several fights here last week where Asian students said they were targeted by African-American students. Senior Duong Ly (right) says the racial tensions at his school are real: "Even if the Asian students and the African-American students study together, they still don't like us. Because why? Because we are Asian." Senior Amina Velasquez saw the fights: "They just were jumping people who were Asian. And it was really horrible because a girl who was close to everyone, they just turned on her and jumped her."...

30 Asian students are South Philadelphia High School are refusing to return to the classroom after they were assaulted by a group of Black students no more than one week ago. Some of the students involved in the attack have faced the wrath of America's school system and have since been sent to public institutions that specialize in alternative educational methods, yet, that is not enough for these teens. More than 50 students are actively protesting the Philadelphia school district by boycotting all classes and social events hosted by the educational system, a move made because they felt that their...

Prison Expert: Accused Smart Kidnapper Incompetent THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 9, 2009 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The man charged with abducting Elizabeth Smart understands the accusations against him but isn't competent to stand trial, a forensic psychologist said Wednesday. Dr. Richart DeMier of the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Mo., said Brian David Mitchell is not making rational decisions about his criminal defense. ''If he believes he's going to be miraculously delivered from prison by God in two years, that's not rational thought process,'' DeMier said during a competency hearing for Mitchell in U.S. District Court....

Maybe she studied PR strategy at Tool Academy. Jaimee Grubbs, the first woman to admit to steaming it up with Tiger Woods via text message and otherwise, has offered a heartfelt, syndicated apology to the golf star's scorned missus, Elin Nordegren. "I couldn't describe how remorseful that I am to have hurt her family and her emotionally," the 24-year-old cocktail waitress and former VH1 show participant said in an interview with Extra. But then Grubbs stopped being nice, and started getting real. "I wouldn't have pursued him if he didn't pursue me," she added. "I mean, when he did, I...

There are so many deep flaws in the "Endangerment Ruling" announced Monday by President Obama's Environmental Protection Agency that it is quite possible the worst of them will escape notice. After all, it's hard to top the drama of the millions of lost jobs and the crippling energy crisis that will result if the agency begins regulating greenhouse gases -- mainly CO2. The agency unilaterally awarded itself authority to do just that with the ruling. But even worse will be the terrible damage this ruling will inflict upon one of the most basic of American constitutional pillars, the separation of...

A liver transplant recipient was given a public intoxication warning Monday afternoon after he registered a 0.39 percent blood-alcohol level, according to La Crosse police reports. The 34-year-old man was found on a curb at Springbrook Way and Cliffside Drive about 3 p.m., reports stated. He could not stand or walk unassisted when a family member took him home, police noted. He was taken to Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center for detoxification.

Tiger Woods Sex Scandal: Rachel Uchitel Denies She Is A 'Tramp' Rachel Uchitel, the first woman named in the Tiger Woods sex scandal, has broken her silence to insist: "I'm not a whore. I'm not a tramp." [Pic in URL] Anita Singh 09 Dec 2009 The 34-year-old nightclub hostess told OK! magazine in the US that she was not a "homewrecker". Without addressing the allegations directly, she said: "In every story you need a villain and a hero. I've been characterised as a villain. "People have called me a homewrecker, gold-digger, tramp, whore. I made mistakes, but I'm not those...

Navy SEALs conduct clandestine missions from the sea, air and land. SEALS are truly silent professionals with razor-sharp precision, who possess uncompromising standards with unwavering loyalty and teamwork. SEALs are considered the premier maritime special operations force in the world. Their missions include counter- terrorism operations, special reconnaissance, direct action operations and clandestine/unconventional warfare. SEAL teams train in a wide diversity of environments from desert, urban, mountain, woodland, jungle and arctic.

A 56-year-old woman prayed to God while a "crazed" man tried to break in to her home, telling a 9-1-1 dispatcher, "I don't want to have to kill this man, but I'll kill him graveyard dead" – and within minutes, she blasted the relentless intruder in the chest with her shotgun.kson was defending herself." Listen to the call here

Looking to park my money somewhere till the dems and rinos are gone.

Mildly NSFW, fully clothed, nothing shown, but implied. Must be golfer to understand. http://www.break.com/index/leaked-tiger-woods-mistress-sex-tape.html

A sexy collection of text messages between Jaimee Grubbs and Tiger Woods published today reveal a playful relationship between the reality TV star and star golfer. Jaimee: hahaha I know ... but you canceled on me last time so the anticipation is killing me ... im finding myself watching sports center ... haha j/k it isn't that bad Tiger: its never been that bad Jaimee: very true ... I only watch football Tiger: Figured you would say that. Big black guys. Jaimee: u are my first, last and only black guy! U should feel special Tiger: why do I not...

Okay, FReepers, I have been looking for this movie for years and would love to find it for "he who has everything". Only problem is, we've both forgotten the title. Me because it has been a while, me because...well...I'm me. lol All I really remember is that this fella keeps dreaming that someone is trying to give him a message and keeps saying "This is not a dream." If I remember correctly, later in the movie it is revealed that the person appearing is him. It isn't a dream, he has traveled through time to give himself a warning.

Now a source close to Nordegren's family tells Pop Tarts that the two are considering putting even more distance between themselves and Tiger's cheating scandal. The insider says the couple is planning to leave the country “very soon.” “Elin and Tiger are planning to temporarily move closer to Sweden, possibly to a private island, to get away from it all,” the insider said.

Al Gore has studied the Climategate emails with his typically rigorous eye and dismissed them as mere piffle: Q: How damaging to your argument was the disclosure of e-mails from the Climate Research Unit at East Anglia University? A: To paraphrase Shakespeare, it’s sound and fury signifying nothing. I haven’t read all the e-mails, but the most recent one is more than 10 years old. These private exchanges between these scientists do not in any way cause any question about the scientific consensus. Q: There is a sense in these e-mails, though, that data was hidden and hoarded, which is...

<p>1.) Rachel Uchitel. The club hostess was the first of the women to be linked to Woods after the National Enquirer reported that she traveled to Australia to be with Woods during a golf tournament there. So far, she has denied the affair.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON -- After days of secret talks, Senate Democrats tentatively agreed Tuesday night to drop a government-run insurance option from sweeping health care legislation, several officials said, a concession to party moderates whose votes are critical to passage of President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.</p>

WOW!(I know it's likely just a site glitch, unless someone is screwing with them)

The political commentator also shared some choice words about opposition to President Obama, including the “birther” movement, which questions the legitimacy of the President Obama’s U.S. birth certificate. Matthews said that there was “a lot of white tribalism in the birther stuff” and labeled some of the rabble-rousing associated with such movements as “nativist.”

I am designing my annual Christmas card for my leftist moonbat sister-in-law. I need a list of things that Obama would ask Santa for i.e. Fox News to quit picking on him. I want at least 10-20 things if possible. Help would be appreciated. The more sarcastic the better.

"Famous people don't get helped by fat bank accounts, beauty or power when humiliation becomes reality. But there is a big difference in how Swedish Elin reacted when it was obvious her husband had cheated on her. While Hilary and Posh Spice chose to stay quiet, starved themselves or become feminist doormats, the golf wife chose another path. Elin Nordegren stood with both feet solid on the ground and realized this wasn't her shame, but Tiger's. She refused to be treated like garbage. And that, my friends, make me thank God for girls like Elin. Hallelujah! ... I will finish...

My favorite pond has been dried up for a while but rain over last weekend took care of that. It doesn't take any time for the marsh birds to move in, when the pond is dry they have to go quite a way for fresh water.

Who Is The Person of The Decade? As we enter the last few weeks of the 2000s, the Magazine is enlisting readers to tell the story of the last 10 years, based on five themes. On the second day of the series, the team from biographical book Who's Who suggests some "people of the decade". The summing up of a decade is not an easy task. Countless people who represent us, who interest us and who influence our lives have shaped the Noughties. While the period has been overshadowed by war and terror attacks, we have seen an explosion of...

Foxy Knoxy: The Troubling Doubts Over Amanda Knox's Role in Meredith Kercher's Murder By TOM RAWSTORNE 09th December 2009 The small hours of Saturday morning and a cell door slams shut on Amanda Knox, the American sentenced to 26 years in prison for the murder of Meredith Kercher. But in terms of closure, that is pretty much as far as it goes. Despite the verdict of the Italian jury last week, there remain more questions than answers as to how the 21-year-old Briton met her gruesome death while studying in Perugia. In the days that have followed Knox's conviction, an...

However, in my prayers I would lift to God the blue blanket. Then I would offer the Lord a simple petition: “Please, Jesus, bring back to us our son. Bring him back to us for we love him.”

In a situation that most any conservatives can relate to, a stupid Reporter and his Guide catches an anaconda snake off guard. Well they decide to harass the snake and play with him for a few minutes before tossing him like garbage, away from the camp. Remind you of the way the drive-by media treats conservatives? Well, that's the first thing I thought of when I watched it. Anyway, after a little while the Guide hears the reporter screaming for help. So he rushes to where the Reporter is and finds him under attack from the angry anaconda that tracked...

Sen. Brown Wins Mass. Senate Republican Primary ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: December 8, 2009 BOSTON (AP) -- State Sen. Scott Brown has won the Republican nomination in the race to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. Brown defeated businessman and attorney Jack E. Robinson in a primary marked by low turnout. The 50-year-old Brown is a veteran legislator and lieutenant colonel in the Army National Guard who has also gained local notoriety as a former Cosmopolitan centerfold model and the father of an ''American Idol'' contestant. He faces an uphill challenge in a state where the majority of voters are independents...

Even in the Wake of the News on His Affairs and Accidents, Tiger Kept Up Strange Behavior Tiger Woods reportedly pursued Rachel Uchitel even after his car accident. Woods continued to send text messages to Uchitel, saying he needed to see her, and professed his love for the New York City based VIP party planner. In many ways, this news serves to illustrate how sad the Tiger Woods story has become. As one of the most famous people in the world, with a beautiful wife and family, Woods seems to be longing for something unattainable. . If the Woods marriage...

Tiger Woods commercials have been absent from prime-time TV broadcast networks and 19 cable channels in the wake of reports of the golf icon’s extramarital affairs and Nov. 27 car accident. Citing data from the Nielsen Co., Bloomberg News is reporting that the last prime-time TV ad featuring Woods was a 30-second Gillette Co. commercial that aired Nov. 29. Commercials depicting Woods were not shown during weekend sports games, including NFL contests, according to Nielsen, a New York-based market research firm. “Last weekend, there wasn’t any advertisements during those games,” Nielsen spokesman Aaron Lewis told Bloomberg.

Reports show Orange County firefighters responded to a medical call at Tiger Woods' Isleworth mansion this morning. Orange County Fire Rescue spokeswoman Genevieve Latham said firefighters responded to a home in the 6300 block of Deacon Circle at 2:36 a.m. The exact address of the call is listed as Tiger Woods' home, according to Orange County property records. "It was a medical call and the patient refused to be transported to the hospital," Latham said. This is the second time rescue crews show up at Woods' home since the Nov. 27 accident. Although some news reports show a female patient...

In a situation that most any conservatives can relate to, a stupid Reporter and his Guide catches an anaconda snake off guard. Well they decide to harass the snake and play with him for a few minutes before tossing him like garbage, away from the camp. Remind you of the way the drive-by media treats conservatives? Well, that's the first thing I thought of when I watched it. Anyway, after a little while the Guide hears the reporter screaming for help. So he rushes to where the Reporter is and finds him under attack from the angry anaconda that tracked...

At the Copenhagen climate summit, the world’s top environment watchdog welcomed the fact President Obama will now be attending the talks but said the US target of cutting carbon emissions by 17 per cent by 2020 on 2005 levels was not high enough. "To make up for this, he said the Americans must invest in a global fund to help developing countries cut their emissions. “The litmus test is show me the money,” he said. “If you are going to come to Copenhagen and you are not able to deliver emissions targets at the moment along the lines the other...

Beautiful Christmas lights display with music.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Gatorade has become the first sponsor to drop a Tiger Woods product since his scandal began. On Tuesday afternoon, the PepsiCo(PEP Quote) company told CNBC that the "Gatorade Tiger Focus" will be phased out.

What is the WRVA-Alden Aaroe Shoe Fund?.The “Shoe Fund” was started in 1968 by legendary WRVA morning host Alden Aaroe as a way to raise money to literally buy shoes for needy Richmond area youngsters. Since its conception more than 6 million dollars has been raised for that purpose. Today the fund also buys coats, school supplies and other items. One thing is still the same, every penny stays here in the Richmond area. The fund is administered by the Greater Richmond Salvation Army. If you’re interested in making enough of a contribution to pay for a pair of shoes,...

Any caddie can give yardages. When Steve Williams launched his career 33 years ago, he wanted more. He wanted to reinvent what a caddie does. "My goal has always been to positively affect the outcome for my player, to make a real difference and raise his game," he says. Read more: http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1881268,00.html#ixzz0Z7pcSzMG

They make an unlikely trio, but Baloo the bear, Leo the lion and Shere Khan the tiger have forged an unusually strong bond. Considering that they would be mortal enemies if they ever were to meet in the wild, it is stunning to see their unique and genuine friendship in these intimate pictures. Rescued eight years ago during a police drugs raid in Atlanta, Georgia, the three friends were only cubs at the time at barely two months old. Baloo the bear, Leo the lion and Shere Khan the tiger They had been kept as status symbol pets by the...

Can Oprah save Tiger? As Tiger Woods' alleged-mistress count rises by the day, a public confession on "Oprah" could be his best shot for redemption Can Oprah help Tiger rehab his image? Things just keep getting worse for Tiger Woods. As his number of alleged mistresses rises to six (or higher), his wife Elin Nordegren has reportedly moved out of their Florida home, his favorability rating has dropped 24 points, and gossip sites say his post-crash hospital records may indicate a drug overdose. Meanwhile, Oprah Winfrey's producers have invited Woods to address the scandal on her TV show. Could a...

Charles Montgomery Burns, better known as Mr. Burns in the hit animated TV series "The Simpsons", got the most votes of any write-in candidate during last month's mayoral election in New York City. According to records released by the New York City Board of Elections, the cartoon billionaire received 27 write-in votes out of the 299 that were cast. Burns wasn't the only fictional character to get votes in the race. Mad Magazine icon Alfred E. Newman, Fantastic Four arch-villain Victor Von Doom, Mickey Mouse, and Sleeping Beauty also received write-in votes. Many New York City and state political figures...

On this morning's "Live! With Regis and Kelly," television personality Bryant Gumbel, who has been filling in for Regis Philbin as co-host of the morning talk show, disclosed that he had surgery on his lung two months ago to remove a tumor. Bryant Gumbel revealed on the Regis and Kelly show that he had been operated on for lung cancer roughly two months ago. Bryant Gumbel attends the 2009 New York Public Library 'Library Lions Benefit' on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 in New York. Bryant Gumbel revealed on the Regis and Kelly show that he had been operated on for...

Majestic strains pealed forth from the organ: “Trumpet Tune in C Major,” by Henry Purcell; “Sonata for Flute and Organ,” by George Frederick Handel; and others.

President Barack Obama recently called Rep. John Conyers Jr. to express his frustrations with the Judiciary Committee chairman’s criticism. In an interview with The Hill, Conyers said his opinions of Obama’s policies on healthcare reform and the war in Afghanistan have not sat well with the president. According to the lawmaker, the president picked up the phone several weeks ago to find out why Conyers was “demeaning” him. Obama’s decision to challenge Conyers highlights a sensitivity to criticism the president has taken on the left. Conyers’s critical remarks, many of which have been reported on the liberal-leaning Huffington Post, appear...

I saw an article about another illegal moonshine arrest in the Carolinas and it made me wonder if this is still available in other parts of the country. Can you still get it?

With those words, US President Barack Obama greeted Bruce Springsteen yesterday at a White House reception before the iconic rocker was lauded with Kennedy Centre Honours along with Robert De Niro, comic genius Mel Brooks, jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck and opera singer Grace Bumbry. A surprise list of stars performed for the artists who received the honours that recognise individuals who have defined American culture through the arts. The night attracted players from Washington and Hollywood, including the president, first lady Michelle Obama, who was seated next to Springsteen, and Vice President Joe Biden. About 300 guests, including...

here are reports of a rescue call in the Florida neighborhood where Tiger Woods crashed his SUV nearly two weeks ago. According to WESH-TV, a woman was taken from Woods' multimillion-dollar home "on advanced life support" after firefighters received a call at 2:36 a.m. Tuesday. The station said footage appeared to show a blonde woman on a stretcher. Witnesses say an ambulance transported the female patient to Health Central Hospital.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived late Monday in Afghanistan with plans to assure officials and American troops there that the United States is committed to winning the war despite plans to begin pulling forces out in 2011. "We are in this thing to win," Gates told reporters while traveling to Kabul, where he plans to meet privately with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and later with troops bearing the brunt of combat. ...