Saturday, June 09, 2012
Bad Week Aside, Female Voters Still Love Obama More Than Romney - The Daily Beast / Kirsten Powers - “One of the things we saw among independents is they see the Republican Party as much more extreme as they used to,” said Erickson of Third Way’s polling. “To the extent Obama can link Romney to congressional Republicans, those independent women will be with Obama. Romney needs to distance himself from some of the things that make the GOP seem so extreme” if he wants to win over these voters
Cost to lunch with Warren Buffett: $3.5 million – USATODAY.com - The annual auction for a private lunch with the Nebraska billionaire closed following a flurry of activity in the final hours. In the end, the highest bid was a record-breaking $3,456,789. The auction benefits the Glide Foundation, which helps the homeless in San Francisco. Buffett has raised more than $11.5 million for the group in 13 past auctions. The event provides a significant portion of Glide's roughly $17 million annual budget that pays for social services to the poor and homeless.
The many rumors surrounding Apple's keynote at WWDC - LATimes.com - Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco is just around the corner, with the keynote session Monday morning, and we could be in for quite a few announcements.
Police: Creflo Dollar choked, slapped daughter | ajc.com - Even before controversial megachurch pastor Creflo A. Dollar Jr. released a statement Friday denying he assaulted his 15-year-old daughter, the College Park minister's legion of supporters rushed to his defense.
Braves give John Smoltz team's highest honor - Inducted into club's Hall of Fame, has No. 29 retired in ceremony. - Braves.com /Mark Bowman -- Cox, Maddux, Brian McCann and even Smoltz's close friend, comedian Jeff Foxworthy, took time during the luncheon to celebrate Smoltz's accomplishments and contributions. - "John, I just want to tell you it was an honor to be your manager and you gave your all to the game of baseball and also you gave your all to the community and the city of Atlanta," said Cox, who acquired Smoltz from the Tigers while serving as the Braves' general manager in 1987 and then served as the accomplished pitcher's manager in Atlanta from 1990-2008.
Six Mariners pitchers combine for no-hitter - USATODAY - Kevin Millwood and five relievers combined for the fourth no-hitter this season in a 1-0 home win Friday night against the first-place Dodgers. It is the third no-hitter in Mariners history, following by Randy Johnson's in 1990 and Chris Bosio's in 1993.
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