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The Senate yesterday approved a sweeping measure that would expand theTerrorism ? where is it ? after 9/11 how many terorist did they catch ? … NONE !government’s clandestine surveillance powers, delivering a key victory to the White House by approving immunity from lawsuits for telecommunications companies that cooperated with intelligence agencies in domestic spying after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
On a 68 to 29 vote, the Senate approved the reauthorization of a law that would give the government greater powers to eavesdrop in terrorism and intelligence cases without obtaining warrants from a secret court. (washingtonpost)
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Awang A8+
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The king of search just announced a Doodle for Google contest which asks students to create a custom Google logo that illustrates the question “What if . . . ?”
“The winning student’s doodle will be displayed on the Google homepage on May 22, 2008; the champion “doodler” will also win a $10,000 college scholarship and a $25,000 technology grant for his/her school,” according to MSNBC.
Only students in the United States in K-12 can participate.
Submissions will be rated based on “. . . artistic merit, creativity and representation of the theme.” Though answering the question “what if?” certainly leaves a lot of room for creative license.
Google has been customizing its logo since 1999 and “is now designed almost exclusively by Google Webmaster Dennis Hwang, whose work is seen by millions every time he exhibits on the Google homepage.” Hwang refers to his drawings as “doodles”.
Hwang gained his opportunity for fame when “He designed his first logo for Google in honor of Bastille Day, July 14, 2000, at the request of Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and has been designing the specialty logos ever since,” according to Wikipedia.
Now Google is extending that same opportunity to students all over the United States. Taking a look at statistics from Compete.com, Google.com brought in 126,828,714 people from January 2007 to January 2008. By day that averages out to 347,476 people per day and that’s a relative (and very conservative) estimate based on Compete’s set of users that report statistics.
That’s some pretty awesome exposure for a new and aspiring artist! It’s also a nice move on Google’s part as the contest reaches out to the community in a very visible way.
Yoko Ono is reportedly suing a U.S. singer named Lennon Murphy for performing under the name Lennon. Although the singer has been performing under the name Lennon for eight years, she actually registered the name as a trademark in 2003 according to TMZ.
Lennon Murphy's mother was a fan of John (the painter, the father who baked bread with his son, etc.) and named her after him. Apparently, Lennon Murphy contacted Yoko early on in her career about performing under the name Lennon, even though it is her legal name, but says that Yoko didn't object at that time. However, Yoko's now arguing that Murphy "fraudulently registered the name as a trademark which is considered a "tarnishment" towards her late husband's name.
What's also interesting is that Julian Lennon, John Lennon's oldest son from his first marriage to Cynthia Lennon has reportedly posted a statement on his MySpace page stating that he doesn't have a problem with the singer using his father's name. Well, it's his name too and he said:
“She has my full support.”
America has a new Snoop doggie. Barking and baying up a storm, Uno lived up to his name Tuesday night by becoming the first beagle to win best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club.
The nation's new top dog was clearly the fan favorite, and drew a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden when he was picked.
Uno got right into the act, jumping up on handler Aaron Wilkerson and confirming his other title: noisiest in show. Years from now, he'll be known for the "ah-roo" heard 'round the ring.
The only dog consistently listed among America's most popular breeds for nearly 100 years, a beagle had never won in the 100 times Westminster picked a winner. That changed when judge J. Donald Jones pointed to this nearly 3-year-old package of personality.
Good ol' Snoopy, a champion at last.
Uno was numero uno, beating out two perfect poodles, a top Sealyham terrier, a sleek Weimaraner, a lively Australian shepherd and a sprightly Akita.
"We knew he was going to be No. 1," Wilkerson said.
More than 169 breeds and varieties were represented at the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club event, and the competition brought 2,627 entries.
Barks echoed around Madison Square Garden as the crowd cheered its favorites, among them a Neapolitan mastiff that lumbered around the ring, a Chihuahua that spun in circles and a miniature pinscher that plucked a piece of food off the green carpet without missing a beat.
Formally known as K-Run's Park Me in First, Uno came into this competition with 32 best in show ribbons overall. Yet he was surely an underdog—make that an Underdog—because no beagle had even won the hound group since 1939.
But Uno fixed that, breezing in the 15-inch breed judging on Monday morning and taking his group several hours later. So while other dogs tried to reach the final ring Tuesday, Uno spent the day going on a brisk walk around Manhattan and taking a nap underneath his warm, fuzzy blanket.
But when it came time to show, Uno was as precocious and precious as ever.
With fans calling out his name and clapping, he soaked in the cheers as he walked around the ring. And when he made his final stop in front of Jones, Uno went to town, baying over and over.
Even when he returned to sidelines as other dogs were judged, Uno kept going. Quite a win it was for Eddie Dziuk of Columbia, Mo., and the other three co-owners.
"My sister called me today and said she's always turned off the dog show on TV because she's tired of all those poodles winning," Jon Woodring, one of the other co-owners, said earlier in the day. "But she watched last night. I think Uno winning would show that an everyday dog can do it."
Longtime dog expert David Frei, the paw-by-paw announcer for USA Network's coverage of the Westminster Kennel Club show, went even further.
"If he wins best in show, I'll rent him an apartment in New York City because I'll be traveling with him all year, so many people will want to see him," he said. "If he won, it would be the greatest thing for our show."
Better get that first rent check ready—Uno is here to stay.
Good morning. Your correspondent is jammed into a seat in a House of Represenatives office building that the people at Air Tran would envy. A line of onlookers hoping to get a glimpse of today's witness, star pitcher Roger Clemens runs down the corridor. (One woman is wearing a Yankee jersey and cap, as if she's attending a spring training game.) It's the biggest day on the Hill in a long time. And the Swamp will will be bringing you the play-by-play as it happens. Stay here.
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12:25. This hearing is taking on more and more of a partisan feel. Largely, the Republican members of the Government Reform Committee seem more sympathetic to Clemens, the Democrats more skeptical. Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina just passed around a statement accusing Democrats in the House of wasting time on baseball instead of focusing on issues like immigration and the economy.
12:20. I'm hungry.
12:18. Rep. Carolyn Maloney is pointing out inconsistencies in Clemens' statements, saying that Clemens told Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes that he didn't speak to Mitchell during his investigation on the advice of his lawyer. But Clemens testified in his deposition repeatedly that he had no idea that Mitchell wanted to talk to him.
Clemens says he was never told by his lawyer or anyone associated with Mitchell that he was being implicated. Maloney wonders whether his agents did him a disservice.
12:13. Rep. John Mica is asking McNamee about the physical evidence he has. McNamee says that if the blood on the gauze is DNA tested, it will prove to be Clemens. Clemens doesn't deny that McNamee could have material with his blood on it.
"Brian McNamee has never given me growth hormone or steroids," Clemens says again, in case you just tuned in.
12:03. Waxman: "Just for the record, there was an injury to Mr. Clemens' buttocks." Sigh. This is where we are.
11:55. Rep. Tom Davis tries to rehab Clemens, saying that Lynch ambushed him with the medical expert report and that the committee had only seen the report that morning. "This is a new definition of lynching," Davis says. A soft groan rustles through the hearing room.
11:47. Now it is Clemens' turn to get it. Rep. Lynch is discussing an MRI obtained of Clemens after he suffered an injury to his buttocks. McNamee has testified that Clemens developed an abscess on his buttocks because he injected Winstrol, a steroid, too quickly. Lynch says that independent medical review of the MRI suggests that Clemens' injury was caused by an injection of a steroid, not B-12 or anything else.
"How can this all be wrong?" Lynch says.
There, apparently, is a separate expert report the committee has that reaches the opposite conclusion. "We've had a Dr. O'Malley review everything," Clemens says. "And he says there were no steroids."
Clemens says he has given the committee all documents and material it has requested. O'Malley is a physician at Baylor University in Texas who was retained by Clemens and his defense team.
11:36. Rep. Dan Burton is popping McNamee like a pinata. He presses him on why he saved gauze pads and needles used by Clemens for five years but then didn't turn them over the investigators working for George Mitchell. Then he smacks him for initially testifying that he had no physical evidence in his possession. "Do you just lie when it's convenient?" Burton asks him.
"Gee whiz, are you kidding me?" Burton says. "My goodness."
He pushes McNamee about why he originally would not implicate Clemens or Pettitte. He asks him about the Canseco barbeque. He has, by a quick count, gotten McNamee to admit he has lied at least six or seven times. "This is really disgusting," an irate Burton says. "We have lie after lie after lie after lie. I don't know what to believe. I know one thing I don't believe and that's you!"
Burton asks how Clemens can get his reputation back. "If he's done something wrong, he ought to be indicted, he ought to be punished for it. But I dont see any evidence of that so far."
11:25. Rep. Tierney attacks Clemens on credibility, saying that he told committee investigators that he had never discussed HGH with McNamee. But later Clemens said that he and McNamee talked about Debby Clemens using HGH. Clemens says he was referring to discussions with McNamee before that conversation.
Clemens: "I never had a detailed conversations with Brian McNamee about HGH."
But Clemens says that conversation about Debby was "extremely" heated. Clemens searched McNamee's luggage at the time to make sure there were no drugs in it.
11:18. Clemens said he had been taking B-12 since 1988, because of the advice from his mother. He said McNamee gave him three shots of B-12 in Toronto, two in New York.
McNamee replies: "The first time I heard of Roger Clemens taking B-12 was on 60 Minutes." (I believe the congressional term of art for that response is: Snap!)
11:15. More attacks on McNamee. The trainer has testified that Clemens attended a barbeque hosted by former Yankee outfielder Jose Canseco in 1998 in which he believes Clemens first came into possession of steroids. Davis says that neither Canseco, his wife, or other Yankees on the team, remember Clemens attending the barbeque. Clemens has produced a receipt showing he played golf that day.
"I have two distinct recollections of that party," McNamee says. He says he saw Roger and Debby Clemens at the party.
11:11. TMI alert! McNamee said that Clemens began travelling with small band aids to put on his rear after he bled through his designer pants from the injections. Clemens denies this occurred.
11:08. Davis continues to attack McNamee's credibility, asking why during a phone conversation after the Mitchell Report was made public, he never told Clemens that he had told the truth about Clemens' drug use. Instead, McNamee just said, "It is what it is." Clemens sent McNamee an email after that conversation saying that if McNamee would not tell the truth, they had nothing to talk about. McNamee never responded to the email.
11:05. Rep. Tom Davis asks McNamee why the number of times he says he injected Clemens, Knoblauch and Pettitte keeps growing each time he talks about it.
"The ballpark for Knoblauch went from 7 to 9 times to 50 times," Davis says.
McNamee says he injected Knoblauch four times a week.
11:03. Pettitte said he told McNamee about Clemens' use of HGH and that McNamee grew angry, saying Clemens use was supposed to be confidential. McNamee confirms this.
11:00. From Andy Pettitte's affidavit:
In 1999 or 2000 I had a conversation with Roger Clemens in which Roger told me he had taken human growth hormone. This conversation occurred at his gym in Memorial, Texas. And he did not tell me who he got the HGH from but he did tell me that it helped the body recover.
10:52. Under questioning, Clemens says Pettitte misheard him. He again denies taking steroids or HGH. Clemens says that when Pettitte told him about his own HGH use, "I was shocked."
10:47. Theme of the morning: It's all about the kids.
10:44. McNamee: "I now believe that the number of times I injected Roger Clemens and Chuck Knoblauch was actually greater than I initially stated.
I don't think I ever really trusted (Clemens). I just had that sense that if this ever blew up and things got messy, Roger would be looking out for number one."
10:40. "I'm not just a ballplayer," Clemens says. "I am a human being." As has been the case, it's hard for Clemens to keep an undercurrent of anger from his voice. "I've been accused of something I'm not guilty of. How do you prove a negative? I am never going to have my name restored."
"Let me be clear," he says. "I have never taken steroids or HGH."
10:36. The money shot. Clemens and McNamee swear under oath to tell the truth. Clemens to start with an opening statement.
From McNamee's opening statement.
And make no mistake. When I told Senator Mitchell that I injected Roger Clemens with performance enchancing drugs, I told the truth. I told the truth about steroids and human growth hormone. I injected those drugs into the body of Roger Clemens at his direction.
And let me be clear, despite Roger Clemens' statements to the contrary, I never injected Roger Clemens -- or anyone else -- with lidocaine or B-12.
I have no reason to lie and every reason not to. If I lie, I will be prosecuted.
10:25. Waxman basically has accused Clemens of lying in his depostion to the committee. He points to Clemens denial of conversations with McNamee about HGH. Clemens said they never happened. "There is also a direct conflict in the testimony of Mr. Clemens and Mr. Pettitte," Waxman says. Pettitte said he had at least two conversations with Clemens about HGH, which Clemens denies.
Clemens said he told Pettitte that his wfie, Debby, used HGH, not him. Clemens said the injections by McNamee to Debby Clemens occurred without his knowledge. McNamee said Clemens asked him to do it.
In an affidavit, Pettitte described conversations with Clemens about Clemens use of HGH, which Clemens now denies occurred. Pettitte told his wife about the conversations.
Pettitte's wife told the committee about two conversations she had with Pettitte, years apart, in which Pettitte said Clemens told him he used HGH.
10:19. Of Clemens and McNamee, Waxman says "They both insist they are telling the truth. But their accounts couldn't be more different. Someone isn't telling the truth.
10:15. Waxman says that during his deposition, former Yankee infielder Chuck Knoblauch used Human Growth Hormone more times than specified in the Mitchell Report. And Andy Pettitte said he also injected HGH into himself more times than described in the Mitchell Report. The last in 2004.
"I have to tell you the truth," Waxman quotes Pettitte as saying. "Mr. Pettitte's consistent honesty makes him a role model on or off the field."
10:10. Waxman says the hearing is intended to probe into the section of the Mitchell Report that deals with McNamee's allegations that he injected Clemens with illegal steroids during his playing career. Waxman says that by denying the allegations so vociferously, Clemens basically asked for this hearing.
10:05. Clemens just entered the room to a whir of cameras. He is sitting with Brian McNamee at a table before the House Government Reform Committee chaired by Rep. Henry Waxman of California.
It has been reported that Gary Coleman has got married in secret and has kept it under wraps for six months.
He married Shannon Price who is almost half his age and twice his height, at a private mountaintop ceremony in Nevada.
Gary revealed his relationship with Shannon Price was not only his first marriage - but also the first time he had been intimate with a woman.
While Price is just 22-years-of age and five foot seven inches tall, the actor is 40 and four foot eight. Gary said that “In the middle of the night I’m wondering: ‘Gee, what made me get married to this woman?’ And I just say love. I never got the opportunity to be romantic or feel romantic with anyone before Shannon. I wasn’t saving myself. She just happened to be the one.”
Shannon said that they kept their nuptials secret because she wanted to be seen as her own person. “I just want my own identity as well because I don’t want to be known as Gary Coleman’s wife,”
Congratulations to them both
Police in Manhattan’s Upper East Side have identified the 56 year old psychologist who was hacked to death with a meat cleaver as Kathryn Faughey. Her office is located on East 79th Street and she is said to reside in a home across the street.
The psychologist was attacked on Tuesday night, and one of her colleagues, who remains unidentified, sustained serious injuries while trying to help her ward off the male suspect. The injured colleague was taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill/Cornell.
Faughey was a licensed psychologist, practicing cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on changing feelings and behaviors. The male suspect, apparently one of her patients, was said to be very deranged, and the murder weapons were likely a meat cleaver and knife, both found at the scene. The knife was severely bent.
Police were summoned by a building doorman at 9:00pm Tuesday night. The scene was said to be blood soaked and totally trashed. The suspect escaped from the basement of the building. He is described as middle aged with blonde hair.
