Broadway Brett Favre Becomes a New York Jet

August 7, 2008 By JUDY BATTISTA THE NEW YORK TIMES The Jets, once the team of one of football’s most charismatic quarterbacks, now have another one. They acquired Brett Favre from the Green Bay Packers in a deal late Wednesday night that the Jets hope will ignite excitement for a team that struggles to remain […]

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Yankee Slugger Bobby Murcer’s Life Celebrated in Oklahoma

By Bob Hersom Staff Writer NEWS OK DOT COM EDMOND – “Celebrating the Life of Bobby Murcer,” a memorial service for the late New York Yankees slugger from Oklahoma City, was a celebration of one man’s goodness, graciousness and kindness. And a little bit about what a ballplayer he was as well. The service at […]

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Artie Lange Checks Into “Intensive” Rehab

Page Six Howard Stern‘s sidekick is finally in rehab. Artie Lange, who’s long overindulged with drugs and drink, was scheduled to attend close pal Bob Saget‘s Comedy Central roast on Sunday night, but never made it to LA. Instead, he checked himself into an intensive outpatient rehab program. A source said Lange “felt awful for […]

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Greyhound Scraps Ads After Canada Bus Beheading

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press Writer TORONTO (AP) – Greyhound has scrapped an ad campaign that extolled the relaxing upside of bus travel after one of its passengers was accused of beheading and cannibalizing another traveler. The ad’s tag line was “There’s a reason you’ve never heard of ‘bus rage.”’ Greyhound spokeswoman Abby Wambaugh said […]

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Karl Rove’s Media Birds Chirp About Obama’s ‘Arrogance’

Thursday, July 31, 2008 by Salon.com Glenn Greenwald Displaying the startling prescience and unconventional insights that have long been the hallmark of his magazine, The New Republic’s Jonathan Chait wrote on June 30: The best aspect of a McCain presidency is that, while it would probably follow the policies of George W. Bush, it would […]

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