Breaking News: Legendary actor Paul Newman dies at age 83
My thoughts go out to his wife, family and friends. He will truly be missed. He made us laugh and cry with all of his wonderful movies.
Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as “Hud,” “Cool Hand Luke” and “The Color of Money,” has died. He was 83. Link to story.
Sen. Kennedy Released from Hospital
Some very good news this morning.
Ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy, a liberal giant and patriarch of America’s most storied political family, was examined and released from a Massachusetts hospital on Friday after suffering a mild seizure, officials said. Link.
Who Won The Debate? Reviews Go To Obama
Check out link at HP they have some interesting polls
Several positive reviews for Obama. A CBS News instant poll finds:
40% of uncommitted voters who watched the debate tonight thought Barack Obama was the winner. 22% thought John McCain won. 38% saw it as a draw. Link
GOP concerned about Palin
More bad news for Palin..
A growing number of Republicans are expressing concern about Sarah Palin’s uneven – and sometimes downright awkward – performances in her limited media appearances. Link to Politico
Labels Will Say If Your Beef Was Born In the USA
This is for all of us who want to buy products from the USA.
Attention, grocery shoppers: You’ll soon know the nationality of your steak, potatoes and kumquats. A federal law that takes effect Sept. 30. Link
FDA Faulted for Produce Oversight
Preparations for a biological attack and repeated outbreaks of food poisoning have interfered with efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to improve the safety of fresh produce, according to a report released on Friday. Link
Tainted milk crisis hits more global companies
Not good news for the chocoholics out there.
Snackers, beware: Your favorite chocolate or creamy treats might contain milk contaminated with melamine. The compromised dairy products are blamed for sickening 54,000 children. Link
Twins who swapped roles charged with fraud
An Italian woman who worked as a part-time judge as well as a lawyer was substituted by her identical twin sister in court so she would not lose out on legal fees when she had two simultaneous engagements. Link to story.
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Sad news about Paul Newman. My thoughts go out to his family.
Please, correct me if I am wrong, but I could have sworn that just before the debate started, they announced that Ted Kennedy had already been released from the hospital. So when McCain started off the debate by saying that Ted was in the hospital, I thought he had to go back into the hospital. Or was McCain’s information as outdated as his foreign policy thinking?
You are correct as always Wayne 🙂 McCain’s info was outdated. What a surprise.. hehe
FR,
I thought he was going to annouce next that Ted’s two brothers had just been assassinated.
“Labels Will Say If Your Beef Was Born In the USA”
It might say it was born in the USA, but was it bred there? Will the big meat companies start breeding their cows over the border (in Mexico or Canada) using chemicals that ought to be banned (if they aren’t already) and then bringing them here to give birth, just so they could put that label in it? I wouldn’t put it past them. Literally, anything to make a buck.
Nothing would surprise me if they did that either. It is amazing at what great lengths they go to get around manditory regulations.
Sorry to hear about Mr. Newman. What a class act.
Buy local, we buy from Puget Consumer Coop, they sell natural meats from the Meat Shop in Tacoma.