Joe Ricketts, a wealthy donor, getting attention in presidential contest
My phone has been ringing with just that question this morning in the wake of a stunning New York Times story about how a new super PAC headed by Joe Ricketts, patriarch of the Chicago Cubs' owning family, is pondering a big, especially nasty ad Brian Baker, president of the Ending Spending Action Fund, has [...]
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Joe Ricketts, whose American Film Company produced The Conspirator, arrives at the film's premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival in 2010. TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts is the latest in a string of billionaires who have put their The latest wealthy businessman to grab headlines in this year's presidential contest is someone less splashy, [...]
Read MoreEaster Island statues have full bodies and contain ancient petroglyphs
Easter Island, which lies equidistant between the coasts of Chile and Tahiti in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, is shrouded in mysteries, making it an incredible destination for cultural travelers. Writing for Indagare, Amelia Osborne recently visited USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards. We're talking full-on carnage, and [...]
Read MoreEaster Island statues have full bodies and contain ancient petroglyphs
SOURCE. Excavations of the bodies have been going on for many years, you can find out more from the Easter Island Statue Project. It's generally accepted that the statues were made sometime between 1250 and 1500 AD. The huge heads at Easter Island (Rapa Nui) were discovered to have bodies beneath the ground which are [...]
Read MoreTop baby names of 2011: Sophia, Jacob and… Briella?
Eds: With BC-US–Baby Names. By AP Watch extra news footage, full interviews, and extended stories that didn't make the air. How are your tax dollars being spent? Waste Watch tracks whether local, state and federal governments or any groups are using By Michael Jacobs The latest sign that 2012 will bring the end of the [...]
Read MoreWeekend weather forecast for Houston and vicinity, Friday, May 11, 2012
By Tom Dart, Special to SI.com The Houston Dynamo will play their inaugural match in BBVA Compass Stadium against DC United. AP HOUSTON — You could forgive the Houston Dynamo's lukewarm display in a 1-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls last night. It's been almost three weeks since widespread soaking showers have fallen [...]
Read MoreSheriff Joe Arpaio is sued by Justice Department
PHOENIX (AP) — Federal authorities have said they plan to sue Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office over allegations of civil rights violations, including the racial profiling of Latinos. The US Justice Department has been seeking an agreement The U.S. Department of Justice pulls the trigger on a suit against Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. [...]
Read MoreReport: Romney led 1965 Cranbrook bullying incident over student's hairstyle
(AP Photo/Courtesy of Romney family) As a student at Cranbrook in 1965, Mitt Romney led a group of classmates in an attack on another student who was held down while Romney clipped off his long blonde hair with scissors, the Washington post reported What is the defining image in the Washington Post's story on Mitt [...]
Read MoreReport: Romney led 1965 Cranbrook bullying incident over student's hairstyle
Citizens for a Livable Cranbrook Society provides grassroots leadership and an inclusive process, with a voice for all community members, to ensure that our community grows and develops in a way that incorporates an Mitt Romney was a student at the elite Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., from seventh grade until his graduation in [...]
Read MoreJoe Arpaio cries foul as feds sue America's toughest sheriff
Assuming Mickey Mouse, Winston Churchill, and other non-voters account for less than one-third of the signatures, Stauffer will earn a place on the general-election ballot between Democrat Paul Penzone and Republican Sheriff Joe Arpaio. By Matthew Hendley Mon., May 7 2012 at 1:49 PM Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio put the 60th notch in his [...]
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