France 3, Iceland 2 – Just follow Benzema

Source: Soccer Blogs

The first half of this Euro-2012 warm-up friendly ended 2-0 to Iceland. Both of their goals were great, and France’s defending was poor. Shocking, even. Naive. Amateurish. School boy. I really wasn’t too bothered. Up front we always looked likely to sco ...
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Open Thread: US Stocks & Politics

Source: The Big Picture

Pragmatic Capitalism – SO GOES THE STOCK MARKET, SO GOES OBAMA? Anyone who remembers the 2008 election remembers how important the economy and the stock market were in deciding the outcome. It looks like a similar trend is developin ...
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Democratic leaders back Obamas Bain strategy vs. Romney, acknowledge risks

Source: Democratic Underground

Source: washington post After nearly two weeks of heated debate over whether President Obama should attack Republican Mitt Romneys tenure at a private-equity firm, Democratic leaders across the country say they are largely united behind the strategy, eve ...
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Source: Jack & Jill Politics

Iâm enjoying immensely the blowback at Corey Booker for his attempted tip-toe into Rightwing Land. âTraitor!â âUncle Tom!â âWall Street pawn!â and on. Team Obama has a strategy, a plan to highlight Mitt Romneyâs avaricious behavior through his tenure wi ...
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Uh Oh: As Iran Nears Nuke Capabilities, Panetta Says U.S. is Ready to Stop Them

Source: Town Hall

To no one's surprise, international talks had no effect on Iran's nuclear productions. In fact, the effort only confirmed that Iran has even more uranium that previously though, and could produce five atomic bombs with its supply. During talks in B ...
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Greek Crisis Monitor

Source: The Big Picture

"It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine" say the French as consumer confidence in May rose to the highest since Nov '10 as they welcome and get excited about new Pres Hollande. Also, the French 10 yr bond ...
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UFC 146 – “Fight Night” Bonuses Go Out To Nelson, Hardy, Struve & Sass

Source: The MMA News

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White was feeling generous Saturday night (May 26, 2012), handing out four “Fight Night” bonuses of $70,000 to Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson, Dan ‘The Outlaw’ Hardy, Stefan ‘Skyscraper’ Struve ...
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UFC/WWE News: Brock Lesnar attends UFC 146 PPV; UFC pres says he could return to UFC

Source: PW Torch

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Cuts threaten Upper Darby schools’ legacy of arts

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Up­per Darby High School maintains a col­lec­tion of im­pres­sive­ly large trophies, showcasing decades of ex­cel­lence. This spring, to no one’s surprise, sev­er­al more were added, ...
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