Tuesday, January 01, 2013

Who has more national titles, Alabama or Notre Dame? Depends on who's counting | al.com - Jon Solomon


http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/01/who_has_more_national_titles_a.html#incart_river


Sportscasting pioneer returns to TV after serious burns - CNN.com - Less than a month after suffering serious burns in a propane grill accident, sports broadcasting pioneer Hannah Storm returned to TV Tuesday, hosting Southern California's historic Rose Parade.

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/01/us/hannah-storm-returns-after-injury/index.html?hpt=hp_c1


It's up to the House: fiscal cliff faces Republican-controlled territory - CNN.com


http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/01/politics/fiscal-cliff/index.html?hpt=hp_t1


Mike and Michael Schmitz Reached The Summit of Mount Kilimanjaro - The Highest Free-Standing Mountain in The World.



                              Mount Kilimanjaro  Tanzania, Africa   

http://themeck.blogspot.com/2012/12/mike-and-michael-schmitz-reached-summit.html


Senate passes package to avert fiscal cliff; House votes next - CNN.com - A full two hours after a midnight deadline, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a last-minute deal to avert the feared fiscal cliff on a 89-8 vote.

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/01/politics/fiscal-cliff/index.html?hpt=hp_t1


Senate approves deal to avoid worst of ‘fiscal cliff’ - The Washington Post - The agreement, brokered by Vice President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), passed 89 to 8 in a highly unusual New Year’s morning vote. It now heads to the House, where leaders have not guaranteed passage but top officials believe it could win passage in the next few days.


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http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/fiscal-cliff/biden-mcconnell-continue-cliff-talks-as-clock-winds-down/2012/12/31/66c044e2-534d-11e2-8b9e-dd8773594efc_story.html


Alabama native McCarron excelling amid unrelenting pressure - Andy Staples - SI.com - Playing quarterback at Alabama is one of the toughest jobs in sports. It isn't only because Bart Starr, Joe Namath and Ken Stabler set the standards for the position decades ago. Every Alabama quarterback is the caretaker of a sacred trust. They're never asked to throw for 400 yards per game. They are expected to stay poised, run the offense the coaches have drawn up and -- when all else has failed, as it did in the LSU game -- perform miracles.

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20121231/aj-mccarron-alabama/?xid=cnnbin


Times Square swells with ONE MILLION revelers bundled up in the cold to welcome in 2013 in spectacular style with fireworks and a star-studded concert | Mail Online


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255437/New-Years-2013-America-rings-January-1-fireworks-celebration.html


Mercedes-Benz of Dothan - YouTube -- Dawn Dunning Theune - " My Mercedes Saved My Life."


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2012/03/mercedes-benz-of-dothan-crash-dawn-60.html


Senate, White House strike fiscal cliff deal - USATODAY


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/12/31/obama-congress-fiscal-cliff-taxes/1799927/


Photos: The world rings in the new year - CNN.com


http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/31/world/gallery/new-years/index.html?hpt=hp_c1