| Clemens hit hard on Capitol Hill
Rep. Dan Burton doesn't care for steroids snitch Brian McNamee, not one bit.
"This is disgusting," he barked at McNamee during today's congressional hearing on steroid and HGH abuse in baseball. "We have heard lie after lie after lie after tie.
"I know one thing I don't believe," he growled. "That is you."
It was pretty easy to pick out who sought Roger Clemens' autograph when he recently worked the halls of Congress, schmoozing lawmakers. Some of the representatives fawned over the living legend.
Others stalled the proceedings with clueless observations, idiotic questions and grandstand preaching.
Unfortunately for Clemens, though, much of Wednesday's hearing went against him. The House committee presented substantial evidence supporting McNamee's claims.
L U D H I A N A S T O R I E S
Two sisters of Gurusar Kaunke village, near here, allegedly consumed poison last night following a tiff over watching TV channels of their choice. While the elder sister died, the younger one is fighting for her life at a private hospital here. Amandeep Kaur, a student of class XII, died allegedly after consuming a poisonous substance, while her sister, Pawandeep Kaur of class VIII, who also consumed a similar substance is fighting for her life at Pandori Nursing Home. Amandeep and Pawandeep had reportedly entered into an argument over the selection of TV channel they were watching last night. Both were not ready to yield on the choice of the channel and ultimately consumed a poisonous substance. Both were taken to the hospital in a serious condition. The Dakha police handed over the body of the deceased after conducting a post-mortem examination under Section 174, CrPC.
Mending Credit Status For a Smooth Life
(Best Syndication) Is not it a great idea to have dual advantage from a loan plan? Meet your financial requirements and make yourself free from the clutches of bad credit tag. Some loan plans available in the UK financial market help you to avail this dual advantage. Bad credit is no more a nightmare and you can have a loan in spite of this. Bad Credits, is one of the problems that has its toll over a lots of Britons. People with bad credit history find it hard to avail a loan at the time of deficit. The major cause of this is extensive use of plastic money. People don't use cash anymore because they consider credit cards as cheap financial tool when it comes on buying expensive stuff. .
Uncertain Economy May Hurt Associates' Compensation
Then, as cases are successfully completed, the rewards trickle in during what can sometimes be long periods of time. "Downturn would affect other firms more than us, because some of the payouts we receive could be two or three years old," he said. Feldman, who declined to give specific numbers regarding associates' pay, said bonuses are, partially, based on work quality, but fee origination is also a major source of supplemental income for associates. "If they're the source of business that was settled during the year, that gets factored into their bonus," he said, explaining that associates get a percentage of the profits from cases they brought into the firm and that a good year for Anapol Schwartz, generally, translates into a good year for associate compensation.
Starwatch consumer: Safety commission recalls 24,000 cribs
Safety officials announced a recall of 24,000 cribs Thursday and also warned parents against putting their babies to bed with pillows and other soft bedding that could suffocate them.</p><p>The cribs, which were imported by <strong>Munire Furniture Inc.</strong>, have improper brackets that don't allow their mattresses to be fully lowered.</p><p>For more details, call 866-586-9639 or go online to www. munirefurniture.com.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Ford engine fires</span></strong></p><p>The <strong>U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</strong> urged <strong>Ford Motor Co.</strong> vehicle owners to return about 5 million previously recalled vehicles to fix a cruise control switch that can overheat and cause a fire.
Diablo Cody feels the inevitable backlash of Hollywood fame
Everybody was ... rallying behind her before `Juno' hit $125 million at the box office, and now comes the inevitable backlash where they see her selling out to Hollywood," observed Tom O'Neil, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times' "The Envelope" Web site."She always seemed like a rebel, a social rebel who now seems to have cashed in and joined the club. And I think what we're witnessing is resentment to that," said O'Neil, who noted that Cody's raunchy backstory likely proved irresistible to Hollywood types who don't get a chance to show their bohemian, darker sides in public.O'Neil called Cody's rise a "naughty Cinderella" story. Cody, whose real name is Brook Busey, caught the eye of manager Mason Novick after he found her sexy blog while surfing for porn online several years ago. She wrote a memoir about her year as a stripper in Minneapolis - and whipped up "Juno" on a laptop at a Starbucks in a Target store.Cody's new projects include the Steven Spielberg-produced "The United States of Tara" for Showtime, featuring Toni Collette as a mom with split personalities, and the horror film "Jennifer's Body," which counts "Juno" director Jason Reitman among the producers.
Paramount Embraces Blu-ray Disc
It's a no-brainer, considering HD DVD is dead, but Paramount Home Entertainment (which also distributes DreamWorks titles) has made it official and all six major Hollywood studios are now in the Blu-ray Disc camp. Paramount told The Hollywood Reporter: "We are pleased that the industry is moving to a single high-definition format, as we believe it is in the best interest of the consumer. As we look to (begin) releasing our titles on Blu-ray, we will monitor consumer adoption and determine our release plans accordingly." Here at ComingSoon.net, we will only post Blu-ray Disc (and standard DVD) release dates from now on as well. The HD DVD release dates have been removed from the site.
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Just Rewards?
Cash back, frequent-flier miles, gift certificates: more than 55% of all credit-card offers have some type of reward attached to them, according to the latest survey by Mintel's Comperemedia, a company that monitors direct-mail solicitations nationwide. Needless to say, the rewards can be great. Every time you use your Chase Disney card, for example, 1% of your purchases goes into an account you can use to pay for trips to Disneyland and Disney World. You get a check for $25 every time you spend $2,500 on your Chase Free Cash Rewards card. Signing up for a rewards program seems like a no-brainer. After all, it's a free perk, right? .
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