Submitted By: Rusty Ray, Editor | Monday, February 8th, 2010 | Lead Stories | No Comment
Major surgery complications claim life of Pennsylvania Congressman John P. Murtha

U.S. Representative John P. Murtha, a Democrat who served Western Pennsylvania for 19 terms, died today from major complications of gallbladder surgery, according to a statement released by the Congressman’s office.

Mr. Murtha was 77.

“Congressman John P. Murtha (PA-12) passed away peacefully this afternoon at 1:18 p.m. at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. At his bedside was his family,” said the statement on the Congressman’s website.

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Submitted By: Rusty Ray, Editor | Sunday, February 7th, 2010 | Sports | No Comment
Super Bowl XLIV: YouTube announces the ‘Ad Blitz’, cast your vote

Almost four and a half years after the city of New Orleans was devastated by a Category 5 hurricane, The Saints have helped restore confidence and pride to the region by capturing the Superbowl XLIV championship against the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 31-17. Meanwhile, over at YouTube, sports fans and Superbowl viewers have begun voting on their favorite commercials. Voting ends February 15, 2010…

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Politics & Military »

Submitted By: Rusty Ray, Editor | Saturday, February 6th, 2010 | Politics & Military | 3 Comments
Palin to Tea Party: “America is ready for another revolution, and you are a part of this”

Calling it a movement of the people, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on Saturday delivered the keynote address at the 1st Annual National Tea Party Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

Hand-picked as John McCain’s Republican running mate in 2008, Palin spoke of the potential of a second American Revolution being born when she said “from Virginia, to New Jersey, to Massachusetts, voters are sending a message up and down the East Coast…”

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Submitted By: Rusty Ray, Editor | Friday, February 5th, 2010 | weather | No Comment
East Coast braces for ‘white death’ as winter storm hits, send us your pictures & videos

A potentially dangerous snowstorm headed for the nation’s Capitol on Friday closed schools, triggered winter warnings and placed an additional financial strain on local and state governments.

An urgent bulletin from the National Weather Service predicted record snowfall in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. region which could rival the January, 1922 “Knickerbocker Storm.”

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Submitted By: Rusty Ray, Editor | Friday, February 5th, 2010 | Politics & Military | No Comment
Obama wake up call to Democrats: “There’s no doubt we’ve lost trust” with the American people

Less than one week after speaking to the House Republican caucus about how to bridge enormous political divisions to solve the country’s problems, President Obama on Feb. 3 urged Democratic Senators to regain the high ground by getting out of the Washington bubble and speaking directly to the American people…

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Love & Relationships »

Submitted By: Joely, Contributor | Thursday, January 28th, 2010 | Love & Relationships | 3 Comments
Love can't flourish under false pretenses or by affection dangled like a carrot

In our pursuit of perfect, blissful union, it’s tempting to want to tweak a couple of things to speed the process along. A trip to the salon to change your mousy brown hair to a deep, sensual red is nice. A new wardrobe that makes you feel saucy? Great idea…a new pair of boobs and liposuction-attention of that Abercrombie model wannabe? Not so much. There is never a good reason to change the essence of what YOU are to fit the requirements of someone else…

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Politics & Military »

Submitted By: Rusty Ray, Editor | Thursday, January 14th, 2010 | Politics & Military | One Comment
Martha Coakley, Scott Brown battle it out in Massachusetts for Sen. Ted Kennedy's seat

On January 19th, 2010, Massachusetts voters will decide who gets to serve in former Senator Edward Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat. The choices: Democrat Martha Coakley, Republican Scott Brown, or Libertarian Joe Kennedy. Big 3 News callers StandingStones and BryanA1360 discussed the prospects for a Republican upset, and what impact it would have on the Democratic majority…

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Sports »

Submitted By: Ethan, Contributor | Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 | Sports | One Comment
Alabama vs. Texas BCS Championship Review

For the past 2 years, the Crimson Tide (Alabama) has dominated the college football rankings in the top 5 spots. This year the Crimson Tide went 13-0 beating the Florida Gators 32-13 after a battle with the great Tim Tebow. The Texas Longhorns went 13-0 after beating the Nebraska Cornhuskers 13-12 with Hunter Lawrence barely making a field goal…

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Politics & Military »

Submitted By: Rusty Ray, Editor | Thursday, January 7th, 2010 | Politics & Military | One Comment
C-SPAN wants “full access” to health care negotiations

The nation’s public cable network wants Congress to debate in the open. In a letter dated December 30, 2009, C-SPAN called upon President Obama and United States Congressional leaders to conduct final health care overhaul deliberations in public view.

The single-page request, written by C-SPAN Chairman and CEO Brian P. Lamb, was prompted by House and Senate leaders’ recent decision to hold reconciliation discussions in private…

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