| Wall Street flouts 'Super Bowl Rule' as indexes decline
Stocks lost ground Monday, as Wall Street ignored the Super Bowl rule.
The rule suggests that the stock market will do well in a year after one of the original National Football League teams wins the Super Bowl.
Despite Sunday's surprise win by the New York Giants, an original NFL team, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 108.03 points, to 12,635.16.
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ORU weekly e-mails checked: The 2004-06 postings are purportedly to Richard Roberts from his political adviser and sister-in-law.
7. E-mails show political aspirations: The messages allegedly were sent as advice to ORU's Richard Roberts.
8. College cuts Friday classes to save students' gas: With gasoline prices hovering around $3 a gallon, an Oklahoma college is eliminating Friday classes to help reduce commuting costs.
9. Family calls mistaken death of son ‘a miracle': What may have been a mistake at a Texas hospital is being called a miracle by the parents of a Frederick man who was critically injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident.
10. Appeals court finds OKC pit bull policy violates state law: Oklahoma City's policy of not allowing pit bull terriers to be adopted from its animal shelter violates state law, an appeals court has ruled.
Palo Alto protests 'unachievable' housing goals
A housing goal assigned to Palo Alto is "unachievable" and would burden the school district and city services, according to a lengthy letter opposing the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) housing allotment for Palo Alto. (Read the letter) ABAG has told city officials that Palo Alto should plan to add 2,860 housing units by 2014. The council approved sending the letter by a 7-2 vote, with council members John Barton and Dena Mossar opposed, despite recognizing that ABAG is a messenger assigning a statewide housing target to local communities. The council had approved a shorter letter in mid-October, but the Planning and Transportation Commission on Nov. 28 almost doubled its length. The current four-page draft says construction of 2,860 units is "unachievable" and would place a costly burden on the Palo Alto Unified School District in addition to straining city services and facilities.
Hillary's Mutnemom!
Dickerson vs. Maguire: Did Karl Rove dissemble to the special prosecutor by not revealing he'd talked to Time's Matt Cooper about Valerie Plame? Slate's John Dickerson (Cooper's former Time colleague) suspects yes. JustOneMinute's Tom Maguire tries to shoot holes in Dickerson's account. Rove apparently claims he didn't remember talking to Cooper--it was only when Time reporter Viveca Novak tipped off his lawyer that his memory was jogged. Dickerson says it's implausible that Rove would forget the Cooper conversation after: a) Rove wrote an ass-covering email about it; b) Cooper wrote a story saying unnamed "government officials" had leaked to him about Plame; c) Washington made a big fuss over the Plame disclosure; d) Plame's husband specifically accused Rove of outing her; e) Bush's press secretary was barraged with questions about Plame leaks and seemingly denied Rove was involved; f) Rove received a subpoena with Matt Cooper's name on it; and g) Cooper made headlines by almost going to jail for refusing to talk.
Fighting for Survival
Instead, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff asked the judge to "consider, along with the jury verdict, my whole life." In the end, Walton said he respects those who choose to pursue public service but, "I also think it's important we expect and demand a lot from people who put themselves in those positions." Libby now faces the prospect of becoming the first high-level White House official to go to prison since Watergate. The threat became even more real when Walton said he was not inclined to allow Libby to remain free on bail during any appeals because his conviction is unlikely to be overturned, but the final decision will be made next week. The Los Angeles Times says Walton's reluctance to let Libby go free on bail, "appeared to throw the defense team off guard." USA Today emphasizes that Libby and his attorneys now have to show there is at least a chance that an appeal would be succesful.
December 2007
In this subject Sarah earns a D, because she did wear lipstick once for a debate (there were many old ladies and some Republicans present), however miserable she looked. Actually, I am going to adjust that to a D-. I believe I speak for the majority of the Cape Codder's subscribers in saying that waking up to an oversized photo of Peake locking lips with her 56 year-old lesbian lover on the front pages of the paper is, well, naseating. Gross man, GROSS! Peake also rymes with squeak. During her campaign she talked endlessly about how she was going to solve the housing crises. In her newspaper columns, mailings to voters, radio ads, debates, interviews and speeches, she told everyone "housing is my linchpin issue." She spent about $150,00.00 telling people that housing was her linchpin issue. For those of you who don't know what a linchpin is, it is a pin that binds a wheel to an axle for support and stability.
Nissan and Honda chiefs clash over US recession
Nissan and Honda have entered a war of words over whether America has plunged into recession. The split between the chiefs of two of the world's largest carmakers coincided with a warning from analysts that an unexploded bomb beneath US car loans will "inevitably" blow up and could become the next funding crisis to hit global markets. Carmakers in Japan and the US have used increasingly aggressive financing techniques to shift vehicles, creating what many observers believe is a mountain of credit with significant risks of defaults. In Tokyo today, Takeo Fukui, president of Honda, appeared bullish on the prospects for car sales in the US, stating: "I don’t foresee a recession. There are plenty of business opportunities." .
NOPD's Sixth District working five armed robbery cases
Their self-indulgence is, howver, a common thread which they share with "traditional" liberals. Carnival organizations have contribute nothing to the betterment of New Orleans. I know, because I was there. If they had, do you really think the problems we have would exist. After all, these are the LEADERS of our community. Right. What have they LED? Class derision. No, I am no Saul Alinsky--far from it. Just, again, someone who has witnessed a beautiful city slowly atrophy because of the negligence of those who possessed the power to prevent it. .
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