Archive for January 16th, 2009

Tiger Woods To Take Part In Obama Inauguration

Written by on Friday, January 16th, 2009 in Latest News.

Tiger Woods, who has tried to stay out of politics during his ascent to one of the world’s most well-known athletes, has accepted an invitation to speak at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday as part of President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration festivities.

Woods posted a small statement on his Web site to say he would speak at “We Are One,” a concert and celebration that will be broadcast live on HBO and feature entertainers such as Beyonce, U2, Stevie Wonder and Garth Brooks, along with appearances by Denzel Washington and Martin Luther King III.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Lottery Sells Out Combo 1-5-4-9

Written by on Friday, January 16th, 2009 in Latest News.

People are still talking about the so-called “Miracle on the Hudson” and how everyone walked away from the crash. So it may be no surprise that a lot of people reckon the flight number 1549 could bring them some luck.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits the Pyongyang Silk Mill Factory in Pyongyang in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA on January 16, 2009. (KCNA/Reuters)Reuters – North Korea’s state media said on Saturday it would not give up its nuclear ambitions as long as a U.S. nuclear threat persists, staking out the communist state’s position days before Barack Obama takes office as president.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back



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