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Last night, President George W. Bush delivered his annual State of the Union Address to a Democrat-controlled Congress for the first time in his presidency. And, where many expected his reception to be divided along Party lines, it was remarkably bipartisan. Alas, this backslapping reception was inspired more by universal pity than admiration. Because everyone… Read more.
Casual Football fans think Super Bowl Sunday is the most exciting day of the NFL season. But real fans know that day is conference championship Sunday. And true to form, yesterday’s NFC championship game between the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints (which Chicago won 39 to 14) and the AFC championship game between the… Read more.
But here’s the real deal: Beckham got a $250 million screen test to become a movie star, Scientology poster boy, and Adidas pitch man! But, since this is really a two-for-one deal, Tom Cruise, now head honcho at the United Artist movie studio, promised to cast his wannabe movie star wife, former Spice Girl Victoria… Read more.
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How else does one explain summer temps in New York City and snow storms in Malibu this week? Clearly, instead of commissioning a Congressional panel of experts to study the illusive effects of global warming, Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi should commission one to study the phenomenon of snow falling amongst citrus groves in California, which… Read more.
When challenger Sonny Liston disrespected him by insisting on calling him by his Christian name, Cassius Clay instead of his Muslim name, Muhammad Ali made him pay for his impudence with a thorough ass-whopping in the first round of their fight in 1965. And the rest, as we say, is bozing history…. But as great… Read more.
Last year, I wrote a series of articles chronicling the extraterritorial prosecutions (and imprisonment) by U.S. authorities of online gambling executives who operated out of Antigua and Costa Rica. And I predicted that these prosecutions coupled with targeted Congressional legislation spelled the death throes of this once thriving industry. For example, in the most recent… Read more.
During his 6 years as CEO of Home Depot, the largest home improvement retailer in America, Robert Nardelli managed what seemed virtually impossible in a U.S. economy experiencing unprecedented growth, buoyed no less by a thriving housing market: He generated no increase in the value of his company’s stock, which was trading at the same… Read more.
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International media reports this week indicate that there’s near universal outrage over the way Hugo Chavez has begun his reign as Venezuela’s president for life. And, of course, this alone is newsworthy. Because, until recently, Chavez enjoyed near universal acclaim – especially amongst heads of state throughout the Americas – even if for no other… Read more.
