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  • Obama Completes Fun-in-the-Sun Weekend

    03/10/2014 2:20:29 PM PDT · by mojito · 14 replies
    White House Dossier ^ | 3/10/2014 | Keith Koffler
    President Obama Sunday returned from yet another golf vacation, this one a two-day excursion to Key Largo with First Lady Michelle Obama. The Obamas stayed at the ritzy Ocean Reef Club, requiring a major security operation to ensure their safety and happiness. “The White House rented several houses in Ocean Reef and security in the community was tight,” according to KeysInfoNet, which said F-16s had to be scrambled a couple of times to escort private planes out of the area. It’s the third vacation of the year for the Obamas, following their annual sojourn in Hawaii in January and separate...
  • Kidney Transplant Needed For Alonzo Mourning

    11/24/2003 2:22:42 PM PST · by ServesURight · 37 replies · 212+ views
    ESPN ^ | 11/24/2003 | Associated Press
    Monday, November 24, 2003 Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Alonzo Mourning's NBA career is over. The seven-time All-Star center will soon need a kidney transplant and will no longer be able to play professional basketball, New Jersey Nets president and general manager Rod Thorn announced on Monday morning. "It is with great sadness that I make this announcement," Thorn said. "Alonzo is a true champion and a very courageous athlete who attempted to defy the odds with his comeback to the NBA. Unfortunately, his medical condition will not allow him to continue his basketball career. Our thoughts and prayers...
  • Nets' Mourning Retires, Citing Ailment

    11/24/2003 9:31:09 AM PST · by NYC GOP Chick · 33 replies · 154+ views
    <p>EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Nets center Alonzo Mourning is leaving basketball again because the kidney disease he's had for three years is worsening and he needs a transplant.</p> <p>The team said Mourning needs a transplant "in the near future" and that a nationwide search is under way for a prospective donor.</p>