Archive for September 7th, 2008

Palin’s Pitch to Parents Raises Doubts

Written by on Sunday, September 7th, 2008 in Latest News.

Gov. Palin promised special-needs families that they would have “a friend and advocate.” But activists wondered whether that promise would be undercut by the GOP.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Myers: Suddenly, Jets have edge on Patriots & AFC East

Written by on Sunday, September 7th, 2008 in Latest News.

The Jets just became serious players in the division with Tom Brady’s streak of 111 consecutive regular-season starts about to end and with Brett Favre extending his incredible streak to 254 in the Jets’ 20-14 victory over the Dolphins.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

MSNBC tried a bold experiment this year by putting two politically incendiary hosts, Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, in the anchor chair to lead the cable news channel’s coverage of the election.

That experiment appears to be over.

After months of accusations of political bias and simmering animosity between MSNBC and its parent network NBC, the channel chose over the weekend that the NBC News correspondent and MSNBC host David Gregory would anchor news coverage of the coming debates and election night. Mr. Olbermann and Mr. Matthews will remain as analysts during the coverage.

The change — which comes in the home stretch of the long election cycle — is a direct result of tensions associated with the channel’s perceived shift to the political left.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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