Why Don’t Rich Women Give to Super PACs?
A study finds that women give only a tiny fraction of Super-PAC donations.
A study finds that women give only a tiny fraction of Super-PAC donations.
Record Store Day, a nationwide one-day event today, touts itself on its website as "a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA." Major recording artists such as Katy Perry, White Stripes and Wilco will be releasing music on vinyl records, but those physical pieces of music likely won't be headed to the Capital Region. Two independent record stores — Last Vestige in Albany and Divinyl Revolution in Saratoga Springs — say that even though Record Store Day is a great idea... Читать дальше...
With forces gathering on both sides of the Sudan-South Sudan border and clashes already spreading out in all directions from the oil producing border-town of Heglig, it seems that the two nations are again headed towards an all-out war. The country's leaders have already said as much. Last week, Sudan broke negations with the south after Vice President Al-Haj Adam declared that the country is now in [a] state of war with Juba, and on Wednesday President Omar al-Bashir took it one step further by vowing to reconquer South Sudan... Читать дальше...
Presidential elections in France are entering the final phase as leading contenders, the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois Hollande, criss-cross the country in a bid to shore up support ahead of Sunday’s first-round poll. Current surveys suggest that Hollande will win the election, which would make him the first left-wing leader of France since Francois Mitterrand’s second term ended in 1995.
Tennis Now's Ted LePak covers Monte Carlo results, previews Fed Cup play this weekend, addresses sharapova's hair scandal and gives our tennis birthday wishes!
Last week, Mitt Romney got in trouble for talking about riding horses. This week, Barack Obama is in trouble because he used to eat dog meat. So begins the fight to convince voters which presidential candidate is the most compassionate and in-touch with the common man. The infamously short-lived mole at Fox News, who was blogging for the low-I.Q. gossip site Gawker, caught Romney chatting off-camera with host Sean Hannity about the horses he owns with his wife.
Never let a perfectly good crisis go to waste. That old adage seems to be the motivating wisdom behind the actions of U.S. investors looking to capitalize on the developing debt crisis in Spain. Those investors might have been better served by another, even more ancient axiom: Don't tip your hand.
Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist accused of massacring 77 people in Norway, has claimed that he polished his shooting skills by playing video games for over a year, before setting out to slaughter dozens of people in Norway's worst peacetime massacre.
On this week's packed Rant Cast regular presenters Ed and Paul look back at Manchester United's comfortable victory over Aston Villa at Old Trafford and the controversy surrounding another Ashley Young dive.
We talk youth – a victory for the stiffs in the Premier Reserve League North, but FA Youth Cup defeat for the Academy at Chelsea. But if defeat was a blow to Paul McGuiness' youngsters, then there was a bonus this week with news that reserve player Davide Petrucci is set to sign a new contract. Читать дальше...
Victory over Aston Villa, Rio Ferdinand's music taste, Youth Cup defeat, Reserves' victory, Everton preview and your Twitter questions
Victory over Aston Villa, Rio Ferdinand's music taste, Youth Cup defeat, Reserves' victory, Everton preview and your Twitter questions
On this week’s packed Rant Cast regular presenters Ed and Paul look back at Manchester United’s comfortable victory over Aston Villa at Old Trafford and the controversy surrounding another Ashley Young dive. We talk youth – a victory for the stiffs in the Premier Reserve League North, but FA Youth Cup defeat for the Academy […]
by Don Asmussen | Archive
I continue to discover people who aren't even aware of this movement: iving in shipping containers, houseboats, tool sheds, former pigeon coops and treehouses. These stripped-down shelters reveal for us the essence of home.