Archive for March, 2010

EDITOR’S COMMENTARY
NCAA TOURNAMENT EXPANSION TO 96 TEAMS WOULD RUIN THE EVENT, by Wayne Hodges
INDIANAPOLIS – Legendary blues musician B.B. King once sang “The Thrill is Gone…The Thrill is Gone Away.” If the rumor circling the NCAA’s unpopular decision to expand the tournament to 96 teams comes to fruition, we’ll all be singing the exact same [...]

CLASSIC ROCK 101: WHAT IS THE MOST CLASSIC ROCK SONG? by VH1 Radio’s Dave Basner
LOS ANGELES – What is the most classic rock song out there today?  PlanetRock.com polled music lovers to get the answer.  They asked which tune has truly weathered the test of time and is just really good.  Not surprisingly, the winner [...]

LED ZEPPELIN TURN DOWN INVITE FOR DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL, by VH1 Radio’s Dave Basner
ENGLAND – Organizers for the U-K’s annual Download festival have approached Led Zeppelin to headline the event but the legendary band turned them down.  Event organizer Andy Copping told XFM.co.uk that he had to try since having AC/DC and Zep on the same [...]

PRESIDENT OBAMA MAKES HISTORY WITH HEALTH CARE REFORM, report from CNN
WASHINGTON – President Obama on Tuesday signed into law a sweeping health care reform bill, the nation’s most substantial social legislation in four decades, achieving a top priority of his administration. The jubilant signing ceremony capped a political victory for Obama that supporters hope could [...]

EMANUEL CLEAVER WAS SPIT ON, CALLED “N” WORD AT PROTEST, by Wayne Hodges
WASHINGTON – In an effort to sway his vote on health-care reform, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II said Tea Party Protesters shouted the “n-word” repeatedly and someone even went as far as to spit on him. Unbelievable. The despicable tactics used by the hostile [...]

WHAT DOES HEALTHCARE REFORM REALLY MEAN TO YOU? By Phil Galewitz
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The health overhaul package passed by the House Sunday and sent to the Senate for final action is the most far-reaching health legislation since the creation of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. While the underlying Senate bill will become law as soon [...]

IN THE EVENT OF “TRADE WAR,” U.S. HAS MUCH TO LOSE, by John Pomfret
BEIJING – China’s commerce minister warned the United States on Sunday that if it launches a “trade war” against China by levying punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, the United States will suffer the most. Chen Deming also said the U.S. government’s “obsession” [...]

KANSAS STATE DEFEATS BYU TO CLAIM COVETED SWEET 16 SPOT, the Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY – Jacob Pullen got knocked to the floor, his hip aching and his Kansas State team stuck in an early hole on the same floor where the NCAA tournament’s biggest upset had just taken place. When he refused to stay down, [...]

KANSAS HAS LOST TO NORTHERN IOWA, BUCKNELL AND BRADLEY IN NCAA’s, by Wayne Hodges
OKLAHOMA CITY – This is why they call it “March Madness.” In what could be described as one of the biggest upsets in recent sports history, let alone college basketball, the No. 1 overall seed, the Kansas Jayhawks (33-3), came up short [...]

JESSE JAMES APOLOGIZES TO WIFE SANDRA AND THREE CHILDREN, by Elizabeth Leonard of People.com
NEW YORK – Jesse James has broken his silence. Facing allegations of infidelity, James issued an apology Thursday to his wife Sandra Bullock and his three children, taking full responsibility for their heartbreak.
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In a statement provided to PEOPLE, he says: “The [...]