Monthly Archives: November 2012

The Atlanta Falcons couldn’t do anything offensively. Not to worry. The defense left Drew Brees with egg on his face. Brees threw five interceptions for the first time in his career and, rubbing salt in the wound, the Falcons also … Continue reading →

Lindsay Lohan, who faced charges both in New York and Santa Monica this week, is an innocent victim, one of her attorneys said. Lohan was charged Thursday with three misdemeanors for allegedly lying to Santa Monica police in connection with … Continue reading →

The constituent assembly tasked with drafting Egypt’s post-revolution constitution has passed the document as the country continues to reel from a decree that gave extraordinary powers to the president, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi. The assembly, hit by walkouts from … Continue reading →

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner presented the House speaker, John A. Boehner, a detailed proposal on Thursday to avert the year-end fiscal crisis with $1.6 trillion in tax increases over 10 years, $50 billion in immediate stimulus spending, home mortgage … Continue reading →

The day after the UN vote on recognizing Palestine as a nonmember observer state, the leadership of the PLO/Palestinian Authority will discover that it’s easier to convince a few more European states to vote “yes” than it is to meet … Continue reading →

Cannot play media. You do not have the correct version of the flash player. President Mursi’s decree has sparked huge protests across Egypt The assembly writing a new Egyptian constitution says it hopes to vote on a draft version as … Continue reading →

DAMASCUS – In Syria’s civil war, at least 34 people were killed Wednesday when two car bombs ripped through a suburb of Damascus. The Assad dictatorship has been trying to crush a rebellion that broke out more than a year-and-a … Continue reading →

House Speaker John Boehner says he’s open to a budget deal with President Barack Obama. He may need Democratic help to push any agreement through his chamber. Pressure from at least 60 small-government House Republicans, most backed by the anti-tax … Continue reading →

The Indiana Pacers have gone from not being able to win in the Staples Center against the Los Angeles Lakers to now not being able to lose in the building. George Hill made a layup with 0.1 seconds left to … Continue reading →

Melissa Rycroft was crowned champion of the celebrity television competition “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday, propelled by perfect scores from the judges and fan votes which spelled victory for the television host. Rycroft, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who … Continue reading →