Evidence of an ongoing missile project to develop an ICBM after the gulf war at 12 facilities around Iraq. Chemical weapons, including at least 550 mustard-filled artillery shells and 1.5 tons of VX nerve agent. Biological weapons, including enough yeast to grow 26,000 liters of anthrax.
Lost in that shuffle has been power forward David Lee, who made the All-Star team last year and averaged 18.5 points and 11.2 rebounds. Despite his big numbers, though, Lee is the one player on the Warriors about whom many remain ambivalent, mostly because of his consistent inability to play solid defense. There’s also the sense that Lee is too focused on boosting his rebounding numbers and that he gives up too easily on defensive plays....
Despite his disappointing departure from Detroit, Giants wide receiver Golden Tate appreciates the growth he took away from the Lions and still thinks highly of his former team, particularly Matthew Stafford. “Stafford’s been the best quarterback I’ve played with,” Tate told ClickOnDetroit.com. “The guy can flat out play, he’s tough, and his attitude is amazing and he just wants to play ball. For me, I have nothing but praises for him....
What to do? Paint the utility green, naturally. Goldman advised its clients to strike a massive compromise with environmentalists: First, nix plans for all but three of 11 coal-fired plants TXU intended to build. And invest $400 million in energy-saving initiatives, like wind power. It won a green thumbs up from environmentalists, who applauded the role of Wall Street’s top M&A firm. “Goldman’s willingness to make the environment a key component of the deal” helped broker a truce, says Fred Krupp, president of the advocacy group Environmental Defense....
The tournament is the first of four straight in Australia for Scott, playing at home for the first time since winning the Masters. He had a 10-under 203 total. "I think it was a grind for everyone," Scott said. "I didn't see too many good scores out there." American Rickie Fowler and Australian David McKenzie were tied for second. Fowler had a 71, and will play alongside Scott in the final twosome Sunday....
According to his website, Palmer had successful surgery Monday at the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. The 84-year-old Palmer was to remain in the hospital overnight for observation. He is expected to be released on Tuesday. Golf Channel earlier this year produced a three-part documentary called “Arnie,” which was broadcast the week after the Masters in April. The seven-time major champion remains one of the most endearing figures in golf. Palmer turns 85 on Sept....
Mickelson fought his swing and back pain Friday on the tough South Course at Torrey Pines. He made a careless bogey from the fairway on the par-5 18th hole for a 1-over 73, leaving him eight shots behind Jordan Spieth. MORE: Golf Digest leaderboard | Spieth upstages Tiger The question was whether he would be back Saturday morning. "I love this tournament and I want to play here. I love playing in San Diego and this is a place where I grew up playing, so I really want to play," Mickelson said....
And he has every reason to suddenly feel much older than 49. Love and Bob Tway were contemporaries, both PGA Championship winners. Love could recall a time some two decades ago when their wives would drop the children off at day care during a PGA Tour event. And now one of those kids is part of the field at the McGladrey Classic. "It's just incredible that I'm playing in a tournament with Kevin Tway," Love said....
The world number two carded a 69 to finish nine-under and triumph by five shots at the Sunrise Golf & Country Club. MORE: Leaderboard via GolfDigest.com However, the Norwegian had to overcome a final-round wobble in order to taste success at the event for a second successive year and claim the 14th LPGA Tour victory of her career. Pettersen held a four-shot lead heading into the final round and a birdie at the second was just the start she would have been looking for....
Americans Alison Walshe and Irene Cho were tied for second with Karine Icher of France and Caroline Hedwall of Sweden. MORE: Leaderboard via GolfDigest.com | PGA: CIMB Classic in Malaysia | Champions: Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn | European Tour: Shanghai After an early bogey on the par-3 second hole, Pettersen ran off six birdies before bogeying the 16th, also a par-3. "I feel pretty good with my game," Pettersen said....
Last week, embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales gave a different account of the briefing, provoking yet another controversy in his tenure as the country’s top law-enforcement officer. In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Gonzales, who participated in the briefing as the White House counsel, said the legislators were told the deputy attorney general at the time, James Comey, had raised objections to the program. Gonzales said there was “consensus” that the program, aimed at catching terrorists, was needed....
For one thing, Hanks had little interest in Elvis. For another, the actor specializes in decent all-American ‘Everymen’ and Parker was a mysterious wheeler-dealer who managed (some say exploited) the King throughout his singular career while remaining almost anonymous himself. Hanks remembers thinking, “I don’t know what the man looks like. I’ve never heard his voice.” SUBSCRIBE TO THE PARTING SHOT WITH H. ALAN SCOTT ON APPLE PODCASTS OR SPOTIFY...
Lederman was born on Jan. 26, 1940, and grew up in the Bronx. His father was a pharmacist who owned a small drug store. “My father had two passions,” Lederman reminisced years ago. “Theater and boxing. Each year when I was growing up, we’d go out to the Rockaways and rent a house on the beach for the summer. The next town over was Long Beach, where they had fights every Friday night....
Kamakawiwo’ole, also known as IZ, is remembered around the world for his rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” which provides the soundtrack to today’s Google Doodle video. Kamakawiwo’ole was also known for his advocacy of Hawaii’s values and culture and has been widely referred to as the “Voice of Hawaii.” The singer was born on May 20, 1959, in a suburb in Honolulu and was raised in a native islander family who shared a love of Hawaiian music....
According to an email sent to advertisers and reviewed by Newsweek, the tech giant said it will block ads until at least January 21, “following the unprecedented events of the past week and ahead of the upcoming presidential inauguration.” The notice, which was first reported by Axios, said that advertisers will not be able to run anything “referencing candidates, the election, its outcome, the upcoming presidential inauguration, the ongoing presidential impeachment process, violence at the U....
After the somewhat mediocre face-off between the candidates two weeks ago at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, it appears some White House hopefuls have decided that comedy is perhaps the best route to gaining the momentum necessary to win the party’s nomination in 2008. Take Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor who is extremely popular among GOP conservatives but has struggled to rise above his status as a second-tier candidate in the race....
The U.S. has seen a surge in new COVID-19 infections over the past couple weeks, breaking new records with daily infections soaring past 80,000 cases on Friday and Saturday, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tracker. Meanwhile, Trump has continued to send mixed messages about masks and the seriousness of the outbreak. The Quote During an interview with CBS News’ Face the Nation on Sunday morning, Hutchinson was asked by host Margaret Brennan if “the fact that the president doesn’t wear a mask and endorse it … does that hurt your ability to persuade your constituents to do what you are telling them is best for them?...
Democrat Jay Carey, a political candidate running for Cawthorn’s congressional seat, accused Cawthorn of bringing the knife to a Monday meeting of the Henderson County Board of Education. Cawthorn attended the meeting to speak against the board continuing its district-wide mask mandate. The board voted 6-to-1 to continue the mandate. After the meeting, Carey posted a tweet that included pictures of Cawthorn sitting in his wheelchair. The pictures showed the handle of a knife protruding from under Cawthorn’s wheelchair, Carey said....
Finchem filed a Statement of Interest for the Secretary of State position with the Arizona Secretary of State office on March 29. The filing indicates that he will now collect signatures for a possible nomination, though such filings are not formal declarations of candidacy. To qualify for the ballot, Arizona requires individuals to get signatures from between 1 to 3 percent of all qualified voters. The percentages represent anywhere from over 43,000 to nearly 129,000 voters in the state....
Leaders of the Nassau County Republican Party on Wednesday called on Santos, the newly sworn-in congressman representing parts of Queens and Long Island, to immediately step down. Santos embellished numerous aspects of his personal and professional background that had gone largely unnoticed until after his election victory over Robert Zimmerman that flipped New York’s 3rd district. “He’s disgraced the House of Representatives, and we do not consider him one of our congresspeople,” Joseph Cairo, chairman of the Nassau County GOP, said at a press conference....
