Thursday, April 26, 2012

Report: Rampant Secret Service drinking, sex in 2011 trip - USATODAY


http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/04/report-rampant-secret-service-drinking-sex-in-2011-trip/1#.T5lMWO2BA00


Remember how the Braves needed to get going? They have | Mark Bradley - AJC


http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2012/04/26/remember-how-the-braves-needed-to-get-going-they-have/


Braves beat Dodgers with 3-run rally in ninth | David O'Brien - AJC


http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/04/26/braves-beat-dodgers-with-3-run-rally-in-ninth/


Alabama could dominate first round of draft  | ajc.com - D. Orlando Ledbetter - Most draft analysts have five players from Alabama — tailback Trent Richardson, linebackers Dont’a Hightower and Courtney Upshaw and defensive backs Mark Barron and Dre Kirkpatrick — being selected in the first round. “Yes, I’ve had a chance to study all those guys,” said Newsome, a former Crimson Tide player who picks 29th in the first round.


http://www.ajc.com/sports/alabama-could-dominate-first-1426085.html


Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Confidants: Secret Service agents contend misbehavior on trips not unprecedented - The Washington Post - By Carol D. Leonnig and David Nakamura - Some Secret Service employees accused of misconduct in the Colombian prostitution scandal are privately contending that their conduct didn’t warrant dismissal because senior managers tolerated similar behavior during official trips, according to people familiar with the employees’ thinking. Several of the men who agreed to resign under pressure last week are also considering reversing their decisions and fighting to keep their jobs, said the people knowledgeable about the case. The prospect of Secret Service agents sharing embarrassing tales about rank-and-file employees and superiors partying to the hilt could bring more anguish to an agency reeling from scandal.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/confidants-secret-service-agents-contend-misbehavior-on-trips-not-unprecedented/2012/04/24/gIQAJ5hZfT_print.html


Ron Paul’s Delegate Haul in Primaries Strengthens Hand at GOP Convention - The Daily Beast - The Texas congressman’s second-place finish in the delegate tally in Tuesday’s five primaries bolsters his strategy to gain enough clout to mold the GOP platform to his taste come November.


http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/25/ron-paul-s-delegate-haul-in-primaries-strengthens-hand-at-gop-convention.html


Country star George Jones makes family feud public  | accessAtlanta.com


http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-music/country-star-george-jones-1425836.html?cxntlid=thbz_hm


USA TODAY's 2012 NFL mock draft 3.0 – USATODAY.com


http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/story/2012-04-19/USA-TODAY-2012-NFL-mock-draft-30/54412050/1


Sean Payton gets new coaching gig - Yardbarker


http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/sean_payton_to_coach_his_son_in_2012/10644664?linksrc=home_rg_head_10644664


Freeze not afraid to use 'The Blind Side' in his recruiting pitch - Yardbarker - Aaron Torres - But what happens when your new coach is more famous than any of the players on his roster? Well, at Ole Miss, we’re slowly finding out that it isn’t the worst thing in the world. That’s right, Coach Freeze has literally gone Hollywood, and isn’t afraid to bring up Michael Oher or ‘The Blind Side’ in recruiting pitches.



http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/freeze_not_afraid_to_use_the_blind_side_in_his_recruiting_pitch/10639102?linksrc=home_rg_head_10639102


New York Congressman Peter King: Romney Never Acted on Endorsement Offer - The Daily Beast - New York’s firebrand Republican Rep. tells Howard Kurtz that Romney never answered King’s offer of an endorsement—and that speaks volumes about Romney’s inability to make a connection ‘on a visceral level.’



http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/25/new-york-congressman-peter-king-romney-never-acted-on-endorsement-offer.html