| Obama Wins South Carolina Primary
With 99% of precincts reporting, Obama had 55% of the vote, Clinton had 27% and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards had 18%, according to The New York Times. Obama is hoping to become the first black U.S. president, and the South Carolina primary was closely watched as a test of how African Americans in other states may cast their votes. According to the AP, which cited polling place interviews, about half of the South Carolina voters were black, and four out of five of them supported Obama. The AP also reported that black women turned out in large numbers. Obama, who throughout his campaign has presented himself as a unifier and consensus builder, downplayed racial and other divisions in a speech at a campaign rally. "The choice in this election is not about regions or religions or genders," Obama was quoted saying by the AP.
IN XGR State of State Text
We should do all this in ways that preserve local control over the operations of schools and the setting of local priorities. Fix authority and accountability for controlling total spending where it should be, on the elected leadership of each community, and end the era of micromanagement from Indianapolis. The complaints have started, of course, from those who say they just couldn't possibly get by on less of the taxpayers' money. That capping property tax bills and total local spending must yield to the demands of business as usual. But it is business as usual that must yield. Business as usual means spending as usual means taxing as usual. To tax less, you must first spend less, so you must say a polite "no" to the spenders and their lobbyists, and an emphatic "yes" to the overburdened property taxpayers of Indiana.
Richard Branson’s astronauts get the tour
OUTSIDE the American Museum of Natural History a heavy-set, 50-something man is smoking. He doesn’t look like the typical astronaut. But soon - maybe within a year - he will join his fellow pioneers on the trip of a lifetime to tourism’s final frontier . . . in a Virgin spaceship. Sir Richard Branson has assembled quite a crew for his new venture, Virgin Galactic. The airline-to-mobiles billionaire was in New York last week at the unveiling of Virgin Galactic’s spaceship. It was the first time passengers and the press had seen the ship, called Space-ShipTwo. With a few exceptions the astronauts assembled for the first flights look like the original Star Trek crew do today – rich and middle-aged. They don’t look that different from the passengers in Virgin Upper Class.
A minor-league pitcher named Randy Newsom is selling shares of his ...
It's much the same in other sports. Ryne Sandberg, a baseball Hall of Famer based on what he accomplished before he retired in 1994, was a below-average player when he returned to the Cubs in 1996 and 1997. Mike Tyson wasn't the same after he got out of prison. There were failed comebacks in the early days of pro sports, too. Home Run Baker, underappreciated today as one of the greatest third-basemen of all time, left the major leagues twice, once in 1915 over a salary dispute and again in 1920 when his wife and daughter contracted scarlet fever. Each time he returned after a year off to play with the Yankees; he was an effective but no longer dominant hitter from 1916 to 1919 and wasn't much good from 1921 to 1922. Of course, many players lose entire seasons to injury and come back strong.
What Slump May Mean for Consumers
If an economic slump is in the cards, and recent gyrations suggest it is, it's guaranteed to hit people where it hurts: in the wallet. The issues can get tangled and complex, with scary words such as "recession" and "stagflation" being bandied about, not to mention the possibility of resurgent inflation. For the average family, the economic slowdown means falling home prices, rising unemployment and shrinking income on savings accounts. On the plus side, it means more-affordable mortgages and lower credit-card rates. .
Adams: Yes, I'm interested in Saints job
FORMER Saints player Micky Adams has thrown his hat into the ring for the vacant manager's job at St Mary's. Adams made over 150 appearances during his spell at the Dell, between 1989 and 1994, and has previous managerial experience in the Championship with Leicester and Coventry. He guided the Foxes to promotion to the Premiership in 2003 against a backdrop of financial difficulties. The 46-year-old joined Colchester United as assistant boss last summer, but left the role earlier this month. Adams said he would be very interested in returning to the club he loves, this time as manager. "Obviously, it is a job that would interest me," he told the Daily Echo last night. "I am available for work. .
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