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Billion-dollar bid to jumpstart Lincoln
Monday, June 20, 2011 » 05:28pm US auto giant Ford is investing a billion dollars to relaunch its struggling luxury Lincoln brand, in decline for a decade, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. As part of the effort Ford will back seven new or significantly upgraded models for Lincoln in the next four years, … Continue reading
Aide: Rep. Issa learned of ATF gun-tracking program this year
Rep. Darrell Issa's (R-Calif.) office on Wednesday said the lawmaker first learned about a controversial gun-tracking program this year, rejecting a report that he had known of it much earlier. Issa spokesman Frederick Hill said the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee was not briefed about the "Fast and Furious" operation in … Continue reading
Grey’s Anatomy actress Ramirez engaged
Sara Ramirez and longterm boyfriend Ryan Debolt are engaged to be married. According to E! Online, the Grey's Anatomy star and her partner Ryan Debolt got engaged on June 17th in Paris. It comes just a month after her character Callie Torres married fellow doctor Arizona Robbins in a ratings winning episode of the hit … Continue reading
Scarlet fever victim – The Standard
Scarlet fever victim Tuesday, May 31, 2011 The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a fatal case of scarlet fever involving a seven- year-old girl. The girl, who came down with fever, sore throat, vomiting and skin rash, was admitted to Queen Mary Hospital on Thursday but suffered toxic shock syndrome and died on Sunday. … Continue reading
Government warns of Zombie Apocalypse… Well Kind of….
Are you ready to defend your self from crazy mindless flesh eating zombies? have you prepared yourself and your family to survive the coming Zombie Apocalypse? In the CDC’s latest attempt to scare the hell out of people, they are know posting fictional blogs on surviving the “zombie apocalypse.” The CDC article written by Assistant … Continue reading
Lawsuit over Jimmy Carter’s book on Palestine dropped
A $5 million lawsuit over former President Jimmy Carter’s book “Palestine Peace Not a Apartheid” was dropped Thursday, today’s New York Times tells us: When the suit was filed in February, Simon & Schuster immediately condemned it, calling it frivolous, without merit and a “chilling attack on free speech.” On Thursday, after the suit was … Continue reading