Ron Paul proofed racist newsletters says former secretary

Texas Republican presidential candidate and House Representative Ron Paul has a lot of explaining to do as news has surfaced indicating that he knowingly ok’d articles that appeared in his newsletters in the 1980s and 1990s that have been deemed racist, anti-Semetic and homophobic. The Washington Post released an interview of two former Paul aides [...]

Is Huntsman The Establishment’s Ron Paul Spoiler?

Libertarians are going ballistic over long-shot Jonathan Huntsman’s sudden rise in popularity coming into tonight’s New Hampshire GOP horse race.

Davos Power Powwow Mocked by Top Industrialist

A powerful international industrialist, Rajiv Bajaj the managing director of leading motorbike manufacturer Bajaj Auto of India, mocked the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, saying the annual power powwow in the Swiss Alps was the source of half the world’s problems. Bajaj told reporters he would reluctantly travel to the exclusive ski resort [...]

Student Loan Default Rates Jump Sharply

High unemployment is now affecting student loan default rates. According to a study released Monday by the Department of Education, the number of borrowers defaulting on federal student loans has jumped to 8.8 percent, up 1 percent from 2008. Borrowers who attended for-profit colleges accounted for a large portion of defaults, but sharp increases in [...]

Bradley wins 2011 PGA Championship

A list of unknowns ruled the leaderboard in the final day of the 2011 PGA Championship, which saw first time winner Keegan Bradley take the title and Wanamaker Trophy at the Atlanta Athletic Club. It wasn’t long before he posted it on Twitter with three hash tags — “pgachampion. triplebogies. happiness.” “It feels unbelievable,” he [...]

Woods, Stricker, McIlroy Heat Up PGA Championship

The first round at Thursday’s PGA Championship tournament at Atlanta Athletic Club offered viewers a chance to see vastly different games from the world’s top players. Tiger Woods, in his second major tournament since his recovery from leg injuries, was three under par through five holes and lurking near the top of the leaderboard when [...]

Japan Defeats USA in Stunning World Cup Match

Japan defeated USA to become world champions for the first time after a penalty kick victory in the greatly anticipated Frankfurt hosted FIFA World Cup final match Sunday. After gaining a 2-2 tie in overtime, Defender Saki Kumagai had the honour of hitting home the decisive spot-kick as Japan triumphed 3-1 in the shootout. “Before [...]

Tim Geithner: It’s Going To Feel Very Hard For A Long Time

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told media talking heads Sunday that most Americans will face hard times for quite some time to come given the current state of the U.S. economy. Despite President Obama’s efforts to revive the economy through big business bailouts recommended by the Federal Reserve and the Treasurer, as well as the threatened [...]

World’s No. 1 Golfer Finishes T45 at U.S. Open

Englishman Luke Donald has been grinding since mid-May, tying for fourth at The Players Championship in Florida, finishing as the runner-up at the Volvo Match Play in Spain, winning the BMW PGA Championship in England and tying for seventh at the Memorial in Ohio. Four tournaments in four weeks. On the Monday after the Memorial, [...]

McIlroy Wins U.S. Open 16 Under 268

Northern Ireland native Rory McIlroy hit an 8-foot birdie at Congressional Country Club’s opening hole. Three holes later, another from 3 feet away. He would allow no one to come close to beating him. Instead, McIlroy brought down the curtain on one of the most dominant performances in major-championship annals. A 2-under-par 69 turned Sunday’s [...]

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