Woods' agent out at IMG as contract renewal fails - AJC.com
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Woods' agent out at IMG as contract renewal fails - AJC.com
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Woods' agent out at IMG as contract renewal fails - AJC.com
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Woods' agent out at IMG as contract renewal fails - AJC.com
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Carville: Obama is looking like a 2008 Republican - CNN
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(CNN) -- As I sat watching the hysterical and apocalyptic reaction to President Barack Obama's speech addressing the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, in which he endorsed a position that was previously advocated by George W. Bush, Tom DeLay, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, opposition leader Tzipi Livni and even Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, it got me thinking about the other vicious attacks on the president's previous policies.
Let's start with the president's decision to continue George W. Bush's TARP -- the successful program that averted a financial collapse and bailed out the automotive industry.
I've always wondered why Bush didn't try to lay some claim to the successful outcome of that situation instead of expecting to be credited with the downfall of Osama bin Laden, which he actually had very little to do with.
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(CNN) -- As I sat watching the hysterical and apocalyptic reaction to President Barack Obama's speech addressing the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, in which he endorsed a position that was previously advocated by George W. Bush, Tom DeLay, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, opposition leader Tzipi Livni and even Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, it got me thinking about the other vicious attacks on the president's previous policies.
Let's start with the president's decision to continue George W. Bush's TARP -- the successful program that averted a financial collapse and bailed out the automotive industry.
I've always wondered why Bush didn't try to lay some claim to the successful outcome of that situation instead of expecting to be credited with the downfall of Osama bin Laden, which he actually had very little to do with.
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James Carville: Obama is looking like a 2008 Republican - CNN
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The Meck Report / Blog - May 25, 2011 - 12:44a
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Two years later, Jordan Schafer returns to the major leagues - Mark Bradley
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Two years later, Jordan Schafer returns to the major leagues - Mark Bradley / AJC.com
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Two years later, Jordan Schafer returns to the major leagues - Mark Bradley / AJC.com
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The Meck Report / Blog - May 24, 2011 - 7:39p
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Here's George W. Bush Almost Getting Hit By A Foul Ball - Yardbarker.com
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Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers game yesterday.
Here's George W. Bush Almost Getting Hit By A Foul Ball - Yardbarker.com
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Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers game yesterday.
Here's George W. Bush Almost Getting Hit By A Foul Ball - Yardbarker.com
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The Meck Report / Blog - May 24, 2011 - 4:22p
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Former Mets teammates support Carter as brain exam looms - NYPost
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Ron Darling, a Mets pitcher from 1983-91 and now an SNY color commentator, said that strong nuclear family will help Carter through his ordeal.
"It's so sad. I've got my regular family and I've got my baseball family, and Gary's one of the biggest people in that baseball family," Darling said. "He has great faith, great family, so he's got an entire roster of people that are going to help him through this. That's more than a lot of people have, so I'm sure [it helps]. He's not called The Kid for nothing, and we want him around for a long time.
"To hear that news, there are two things that cross my mind. One, how I hope the news is good once he gets out of Duke Medical Center. But then secondly, he said he didn't want to make the last out in the sixth game of the '86 World Series. That says a lot about what kind of person he is, and how he's going to fight this."
Former Mets teammates support Carter as brain exam looms - NYPost
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Ron Darling, a Mets pitcher from 1983-91 and now an SNY color commentator, said that strong nuclear family will help Carter through his ordeal.
"It's so sad. I've got my regular family and I've got my baseball family, and Gary's one of the biggest people in that baseball family," Darling said. "He has great faith, great family, so he's got an entire roster of people that are going to help him through this. That's more than a lot of people have, so I'm sure [it helps]. He's not called The Kid for nothing, and we want him around for a long time.
"To hear that news, there are two things that cross my mind. One, how I hope the news is good once he gets out of Duke Medical Center. But then secondly, he said he didn't want to make the last out in the sixth game of the '86 World Series. That says a lot about what kind of person he is, and how he's going to fight this."
Former Mets teammates support Carter as brain exam looms - NYPost
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Sunday, May 22, 2011
Gary Carter, member of 1986 Mets, now diagnosed with brain tumors, has always been a tough out -- Mike Lupica / NY Daily News
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Gary Carter, member of 1986 Mets, now diagnosed with brain tumors, has always been a tough out -- Mike Lupica / NY Daily News
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It turns out Carter has been complaining of headaches lately, that is what we were told Saturday. He has been having some problems with memory. Now doctors have found these four tumors. You hope that the doctors at Duke can take care of Carter, who is 57. He always talked a lot about his faith and now you hope his faith and his doctors can carry him through.
"I wasn't here a long time," he said to me one time about New York. "But I think I left my mark."
He was here five years. Reggie Jackson only spent five years with the Yankees, and Reggie made those years count, didn't he? The people who still don't think of him as a Real Yankee still don't get it. Carter was not the most famous of the '86 Mets. But he knocked in 105 runs that year, after knocking in 100 the year before. He hit 24 home runs in 1986 and came to the plate 573 times. Carter showed up. He left his mark.
The Mets won 108 regular season games. They won that 16-inning game against the Astros to win the pennant, and transfixed the city that long baseball day. But then they lost the first two World Series games at home and were about to lose in six games to the Red Sox.
Two outs.
Nobody on.
Gary Carter at the plate.
Tough out.
Still.
Gary Carter, member of 1986 Mets, now diagnosed with brain tumors, has always been a tough out -- Mike Lupica / NY Daily News
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It turns out Carter has been complaining of headaches lately, that is what we were told Saturday. He has been having some problems with memory. Now doctors have found these four tumors. You hope that the doctors at Duke can take care of Carter, who is 57. He always talked a lot about his faith and now you hope his faith and his doctors can carry him through.
"I wasn't here a long time," he said to me one time about New York. "But I think I left my mark."
He was here five years. Reggie Jackson only spent five years with the Yankees, and Reggie made those years count, didn't he? The people who still don't think of him as a Real Yankee still don't get it. Carter was not the most famous of the '86 Mets. But he knocked in 105 runs that year, after knocking in 100 the year before. He hit 24 home runs in 1986 and came to the plate 573 times. Carter showed up. He left his mark.
The Mets won 108 regular season games. They won that 16-inning game against the Astros to win the pennant, and transfixed the city that long baseball day. But then they lost the first two World Series games at home and were about to lose in six games to the Red Sox.
Two outs.
Nobody on.
Gary Carter at the plate.
Tough out.
Still.
Klapisch: Gary ‘The Kid’ Carter wasn’t supposed to get sick - NJ Record
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Gary 'The Kid' Carter wasn't supposed to get sick - Bob Klapisch / NJ Record
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It was his cheerful nature – an optimism that was out of place amid his teammates’ savage in-fighting. Carter was the Mets’ co-captain, yet he never was part of the team’s inner circle. He was too nice for that, which is why news that he’d been diagnosed with four brain tumors was so devastating. Good guys like Carter deserve better.
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“Gary figured it out way before we did how to treat people,” Backman said. “We used to make fun of him, the way he’d sign every damn autograph. We had to hold the bus for him sometimes, because he didn’t know how to say no. He didn’t want to say no. But you know what? He was right. He really loved the game.”
Of course, no one ever questioned Carter’s credentials on the field, where he hit .262 with 324 home runs and 1225 RBI in a 19-year career. Along with Hernandez, The Kid was one of the integral components of a resurgence in Flushing that began in earnest in 1985. And talk about timing: in his first game as a Met, Carter hit a 10th-inning home run off Neil Allen to give the Mets an opening day victory over the Cardinals.
Carter’s postgame smile was that of a prophet’s: He sensed the coming of the golden era, which the Mets never have duplicated. Carter taught New York that nothing was beyond the imagination – a lesson that, sadly, is being relearned today.
Who knew Carter would be the first ’80s Met to get sick? This is impossible.
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Gary 'The Kid' Carter wasn't supposed to get sick - Bob Klapisch / NJ Record
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It was his cheerful nature – an optimism that was out of place amid his teammates’ savage in-fighting. Carter was the Mets’ co-captain, yet he never was part of the team’s inner circle. He was too nice for that, which is why news that he’d been diagnosed with four brain tumors was so devastating. Good guys like Carter deserve better.
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“Gary figured it out way before we did how to treat people,” Backman said. “We used to make fun of him, the way he’d sign every damn autograph. We had to hold the bus for him sometimes, because he didn’t know how to say no. He didn’t want to say no. But you know what? He was right. He really loved the game.”
Of course, no one ever questioned Carter’s credentials on the field, where he hit .262 with 324 home runs and 1225 RBI in a 19-year career. Along with Hernandez, The Kid was one of the integral components of a resurgence in Flushing that began in earnest in 1985. And talk about timing: in his first game as a Met, Carter hit a 10th-inning home run off Neil Allen to give the Mets an opening day victory over the Cardinals.
Carter’s postgame smile was that of a prophet’s: He sensed the coming of the golden era, which the Mets never have duplicated. Carter taught New York that nothing was beyond the imagination – a lesson that, sadly, is being relearned today.
Who knew Carter would be the first ’80s Met to get sick? This is impossible.
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Gary 'The Kid' Carter wasn't supposed to get sick - Bob Klapisch / NJ Record
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Saturday, May 21, 2011
Gary Carter has multiple brain tumors -- ESPN
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Please Pray For 'The Kid' To Be Healed
by The Doctors and/or A Miracle From Heaven -- Meck
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NEW YORK -- Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter said doctors discovered four "very small" brain tumors after he had an MRI on Friday in Florida.
The 57-year-old Carter said he expects to learn more about his diagnosis when he is examined again Thursday at Duke Medical Center.
"My wife, Sandy, and our children and family thank you for your thoughts and prayers," Carter said in a release issued Saturday by the New York Mets and baseball's Hall of Fame. "We ask that you please respect our privacy as we learn more about my medical condition."
The statement did not say whether the tumors are malignant or benign.
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Please Pray For 'The Kid' To Be Healed
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NEW YORK -- Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter said doctors discovered four "very small" brain tumors after he had an MRI on Friday in Florida.
The 57-year-old Carter said he expects to learn more about his diagnosis when he is examined again Thursday at Duke Medical Center.
"My wife, Sandy, and our children and family thank you for your thoughts and prayers," Carter said in a release issued Saturday by the New York Mets and baseball's Hall of Fame. "We ask that you please respect our privacy as we learn more about my medical condition."
The statement did not say whether the tumors are malignant or benign.
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The Meck Report / Blog - May 21, 2011 - 8:02p
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New York Mets Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter diagnosed with small tumors on his brain - NYDaily News
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New York Mets Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter diagnosed will small tumors on his brain - NY Daily News
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New York Mets Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter diagnosed will small tumors on his brain - NY Daily News
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The Meck Report / Blog - May 21, 2011 - 1:42p
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Friday, May 20, 2011
Terror, Tragedy And Hope In Tuscaloosa - Sports Illustrated
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An excellent written article .. a moving picture of incredible pain and hope painted by Lars Anderson. - Meck
Terror, Tragedy And Hope In Tuscaloosa - Sports Illustrated / Lars Anderson
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An excellent written article .. a moving picture of incredible pain and hope painted by Lars Anderson. - Meck
Terror, Tragedy And Hope In Tuscaloosa - Sports Illustrated / Lars Anderson
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The Meck Report / Blog - May 20, 2011 - 12:17p
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Why President Obama Trounces Mitt Romney In 2012 -- Matt Latimer / The Daily Beast
Well, this is embarrassing. Mere weeks into the thrill-deprived 2012 election season and I am already changing my prediction. There were more than a few of us in Washington who believed that Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty would eventually triumph in the Republican primaries under the slogan, "He Annoys You The Least." But the mild-mannered Minnesotan was so easily overshadowed by Herman Cain and Rick Santorum in last week's far too early GOP debate that he really ought to drop out just on principle. With the latest fundraising news, and yet another round in the Newt Gingrich gaffe-o-lympics, it looks like the GOP is going to come up Romney after all. All this of course is wonderful news for the Obama White House.
There is no more ideal candidate for the President to run against than Governor Rombot himself.
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Team Obama has to be lighting candles every day for a gift like this. Romney will prove so predictable, so calculated, so filled with everything money can buy but ideas that the White House can already plot out his every utterance—all the way from his love of ethanol in Iowa to his gauzy Reagan-invoking ads in New Hampshire to his selection of Huckabee as a running mate to his short, gracious concession speech on election night, his hair immobile in the gentle Massachusetts wind.
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Why President Obama Trounces Mitt Romney In 2012 -- Matt Latimer / The Daily Beast
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The Meck Report / Blog - May 19, 2011 - 12:07p
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Wilder one of two finalists for Dothan [School Supt] job - The Star
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Gulf County Superintendent of Schools Tim Wilder was named last week as one of the two finalists to become superintendent of schools in Dothan, AL.
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Wilder said he would return to Dothan on May 26 for a day of activities, including a public forum and chance to meet local government, business and civic leaders.
“Until the offer is made and I’m the one they want, not the top five or top two, then we’ll sit down and see if we can negotiate a contract,” Wilder said. “The visit on the 26th is a big deal. It will let me know if this is a good idea or not.
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Gulf County Superintendent of Schools Tim Wilder was named last week as one of the two finalists to become superintendent of schools in Dothan, AL.
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Wilder said he would return to Dothan on May 26 for a day of activities, including a public forum and chance to meet local government, business and civic leaders.
“Until the offer is made and I’m the one they want, not the top five or top two, then we’ll sit down and see if we can negotiate a contract,” Wilder said. “The visit on the 26th is a big deal. It will let me know if this is a good idea or not.
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Wilder one of two finalists for Dothan [School Supt] job -- The Star
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The Meck Report / Blog - May 19, 2011 - 11:25a
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