Monday, January 02, 2012

Alabama vs. LSU: Win the line, win the title | al.com - Jon Solomon


http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/alabama_vs_lsu_win_the_line_wi.html#incart_hbx


Pursuit is on as Saban is now chasing Miles | al.com - Sporting News


http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/pursuit_is_on_as_saban_is_now.html


Sporting News ranks the 10 best coaches in college football | al.com


http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/sporting_news_ranks_the_10_bes.html



In Iowa, Romney Fights to Become Caucus Favorite - NYTimes.com


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/us/politics/focus-on-electability-as-caucuses-near.html?hp=&pagewanted=print


Google’s Ad Campaign Uses Emotions, Not Search Terms - NYTimes.com


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/technology/google-hones-its-advertising-message-playing-to-emotions.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print


She Made Me Run! - NYTimes.com - Maureen Dowd - But as Iowa reaches a crescendo, three Republican wives say they’re forcing their humble, self-effacing mates to sacrifice themselves to save the nation. That might be believable, if the mates weren’t Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Donald Trump.


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2011/12/she-made-me-run-nytimescom-maureen-dowd.html



Sunday, January 01, 2012

Trooper suspended after police car hits Atlanta Braves baseball trainer's SUV and kills his wife | Mail Online - Kathy Porter going to Chick-fil-A-Bowl football game -- State patrol trooper crashed into husband Jeff's SUV -- Son, 19, and friend, 18, treated for injuries and released -- Husband's baseball team left 'saddened and shocked' -- Witness doubts police car actually had its sirens on


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2012/01/trooper-suspended-after-police-car-hits.html


Witness gives account of tragic wreck involving Braves trainer  | ajc.com


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2012/01/witness-gives-account-of-tragic-wreck.html



Atlanta Braves offer condolences to trainer; wife killed when SUV hit by Ga. State Patrol car - The Washington Post


http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/atlanta-braves-condolences-to-head-trainer-after-wife-is-killed-when-police-cruiser-hits-suv/2012/01/01/gIQAHVbbTP_story.html


Bama Fact Check - Gov Bentley s campaign promises a look back


http://www.bamafactcheck.com/view/full_story/16937298/article-Gov--Bentley-s-campaign-promises--a-look-back?instance=special



OUR VIEW: In 2012, state and local governments have plenty of problems to fix -- starting with Alabama's immigration law | Birmingham News Editorial - The over-the-top law's consequences, intended or not, have created a disaster for Alabama. The state is having to defend itself against a batch of lawsuits, which, so far, have resulted in federal courts putting much of the law on hold. The law has led to long lines for legal citizens at local courthouses, crops rotting in farmers' fields and a public relations nightmare for industrial recruiters after police cited two workers at the Mercedes and Honda auto plants for not having proper documents with them.


http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2012/01/our_view_in_2012_state_and_loc.html


Anti-Romney conservatives face calls to coalesce - Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin - POLITICO.com


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70983.html


If you can't beat them, join them: Rupert Murdoch signs up to Twitter at 80 years old | Mail Online


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2081157/If-beat-join-Rupert-Murdoch-signs-Twitter-80-years-old.html


Week 17 overview: Giants, Bengals, Broncos in - USATODAY


http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2012/01/week-17-overview-texans-yates-hurt/1