For 14 years, Venezula was the private playground of popular president Hugo Chavez. He postured and preened, rattling his anti-US saber, and maintained a great deal of popularity among his constituents and country for his efforts. He reached out to all of South America’s communist, proto-socialist, and anti-US elements, particularly the Castro family of Cuba, […]
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TSA To End Ban On Pocketknives, Golf Clubs
Posted 3/05/2013 6:00 pm by Ron HoganThe Transportation Security Administration in charge of airport security. They’re the people who set the standards that the screeners have to live up to, and those rules are stringent. However, it looks as though things are going to be relaxing a little. The TSA has decided to ease its ban on what you can and […]
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Jon Stewart To Direct Movie, Miss 12 Weeks Of Daily Show
Posted 3/05/2013 6:00 pm by Ron HoganSince taking over as the host of Comedy Central’s hit news/satire program The Daily Show, Jon Stewart has become something other than a comedian who reads from a teleprompter. Somehow, he’s become a major force for change and an American opinion broker. He’s gotten health care for 9/11 first responders and even led a massive […]
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Fox To Launch Full-Time Sports Network
Posted 3/05/2013 5:30 pm by Ron HoganThe Fox Broadcasting Company has gone from a little-known network to a full-fledged television monolith with entertainment, publishing, and more. With cable ventures, broadcast networks, and the rights to any number of famous sporting events, Fox has shaped itself to be a force in television in every medium, except for perhaps sports. When it comes […]
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Woman Banned From Gym For Cell Phone Use
Posted 3/04/2013 6:00 am by Ron HoganThe cell phone is both the scourge of modern life and the best thing to happen to the modern world. Cell phones make life so much easier, but they’re also really obnoxious in public places. That’s why some places discourage cell phone use, and in a lot of coffee shops, if you approach the counter […]
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Doctors Cure Child Born With HIV
Posted 3/04/2013 5:30 am by Ron HoganWith the proper medication, the transmission of HIV between a pregnant mother and her child can be reduced by a staggering 98 percent. This requires a big course of preventative drugs for both the parent and the infant, during and after pregnancy. However, in a lot of places, those drugs are not available, or not […]
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Marijuana Cannon Found At US/Mexico Border
Posted 3/01/2013 6:30 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to getting drugs across the border and into the United States, Mexican narcotraffickers are a creative and busy bunch. They have created massive tunnels to sneak under the border and submarines to swim through and around the border where security is weakest. Drug shipment routinely come through the air along the US […]
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Groupon Fires CEO And Founder
Posted 3/01/2013 6:00 am by Ron HoganOnce upon a time, the company was one of the most hotly-pursued companies in the private world. Google offered $6 billion for the company, and they weren’t the only entity trying to scoop up Groupon. There were no shortage of cushy golden parachutes for founder and CEO Andrew Mason. However, since going public, a series […]
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