10 Sports Events That Changed the World Aug 19, 2009
g., Bill Bradley, Sebastian Coe, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jack Kemp, etc. and athletes like Pele, Michael Jordan, and Tiger Woods have become genuine global icons. (Slate)
Honoring career of man who delivered a fatal pitch Aug 14, 2009
Bill Bradley, among several hundred others. Even if the Hall of Fame campaign fails, Mays is finally about to get some respect in his hometown. (Anchorage Daily News)
Health-care reform: A better plan Aug 13, 2009
In 1986, Ronald Reagan and Bill Bradley created a legislative miracle. They fashioned a tax reform that stripped loopholes, political favors, payoffs, patronage and other corruptions out of the tax system. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
K Street Files: Meet Fred Wertheimer 2.0 Aug 13, 2009
Bill Bradley (D-N.J.), Warren Rudman (R-N.H.), Bob Kerrey (D-Neb. and Alan Simpson (R-Wyo. (Roll Call)
Corzine Seeing Red in New Jersey Aug 10, 2009
That said, the politics that promoted McGrevy, Lautenberg, Mendendz, Brendan Byrne, Bill Bradley, Harrison Williams and now the seat beltless, hapless, Mr. Corzine are just byzantine to the bizarre. (). (Townhall.com)
* US senate confirms ambassador candidates Aug 9, 2009
Earlier, at his Senate confirmation hearing, prominent Americans, including former Senator Bill Bradley and Walter Mondale, former US vice president and ambassador to Japan, spoke of what they saw as Roos qualifications, in both experience and temperament, to be ambassador. Obama also gave Roos a strong vote of confidence on Thursday, saying that he will be able to advise me directly on US-Japan issues. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Senate Confirms China, Japan Ambassador Nominees Aug 8, 2009
Bill Bradley and former Vice President Walter Mondale, who also served as ambassador to Japan. Obama also gave Roos a strong vote of confidence Thursday, saying that he "will be able to advise me directly" on U.S.-Japan issues. (Newsmax)
Health Care Reform: A Better Plan Aug 8, 2009
WASHINGTON -- In 1986, Ronald Reagan and Bill Bradley created a legislative miracle. They fashioned a tax reform that stripped loopholes, political favors, payoffs, patronage and other corruptions out of the tax system. (Townhall.com)
• Author shares her idea for 'patient capital' in Ketchum Aug 7, 2009
Senator Bill Bradley (D-N.J.) is among the public figures who have praised Novogratz's work and her book. "The stories she shares about the people she has met show the nobility of the human spirit and the breadth of the desire to stop suffering, to feed the hungry, to care for the sick, to empower the poor - in short, to make the world a better place," he said in a Sun Valley Center press release. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Holtz may sign on as candidate for Congress Aug 4, 2009
Bill Bradley, D-N.J., and former U.S. Rep. Jack Kemp, R-N.Y. U.S. Rep. (Florida Today)
The Starting Point: Baghdad bank robberies and new stun guns Jul 29, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. Blog of the #1 News Site. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Taxing Pricey Insurance: No Health-Care Cure Jul 29, 2009
The idea for an excise tax on insurers was put forth by Finance Committee member Senator John Kerry and modeled on a similar 1994 proposal from Senator Bill Bradley. President Obama has said as recently as July 22 that he's open to capping the tax benefit on health plans in some form. (Time.com)
Carroll Van Norden Jul 28, 2009
Created:Monday, July 27, 2009 3:33 p.m.CDTUpdated:Monday, July 27, 2009 10:47 p.m.CDTFONT SIZE. LAMOILLE ; Carroll W. Van Norden, 72, of LaMoille died Monday, July 27, 2009, at his home. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Family Court Injustices to Men Jul 21, 2009
The sponsor was former Democratic Senator from New Jersey and presidential candidate Bill Bradley. His name is affixed to the Bradley Amendment, a 1986 federal law that prohibits retroactive reduction of alleged "child support" even in any of the circumstances listed above. (Townhall.com)
The Why Not? Awards (176) Jul 20, 2009
I feel fairly confident that 40 years from now, Shaq will have become successful at about 10 different ventures and be the more charismatic version of Bill Bradley. By that I mean that he will still be famous, but most people will say, Wait, he used to play basketball. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Whitt elected president of Virginia Funeral Director's Association Jul 17, 2009
Whitt said he tries to emulate what he has learned over the years from Ryland Bennett, Bill Bradley, Charlie Morehead, Clifton Rowland, Bobby Riddle, Sam Harrison, and many friends he has made in the association. "I only hope I can give back to the funeral profession as much as I have taken away from it," he said. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
SportsBeat: Locals excel at Senior Billiards tourney Jul 9, 2009
Making up this year s medal winners, ranging in age from 50 to 90, were the following pool sharks: Carl Fetteroll (gold), Jesse Hsu (gold, silver), Gerry Carrig (gold, two bronze), Tony Terrasi (two gold), Bill Duffy (silver), Bob Stern (bronze), Vern MacEachern (gold, silver), Sergio Maldanado (silver), Rich Carey (bronze), Dick Fryer (two gold), Fritz Wilmann (silver), Bill Bradley (bronze), John Collins (gold), Malcolm Weatherbee (silver), Jim Kenefick (bronze), Yury Feldman (gold), Andy... (Needham Tab, MA)
Inbox: Explaining defensive miscues Jul 7, 2009
Some 39 years ago I had the good fortune to cover some 50 games played by the great Knicks teams of Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Bill Bradley and Dave DeBusschere. I discussed the difference between baseball and basketball with DeBusschere, who had pitched for the White Sox until the likes of Harmon Killebrew made shadowing Elgin Baylor a more rewarding proposition for him. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Franken Comes to Washington Jul 6, 2009
Bill Bradley s (D-N.J.) low-key style in the Senate. Both came to the Senate with some celebrity and some skepticism from people on the Hill, Franken told the Associated Press last week. (Roll Call)
Which Al Franken will show up in Washington? Jul 2, 2009
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Bradley, Democrats who gained fame before joining the Senate - one as first lady, the other as a pro basketball star. "Both came to the Senate with some celebrity and some skepticism from people on the Hill," Franken said. (The Drudge Report)
SportsBeat: Locals lead CM baseball team Jun 18, 2009
By Dick Carey, Needham Sportsbeat Wicked Local Needham Posted Jun 17, 2009 @ 09:42 AM. Two Needhamites played primary roles in the success of Catholic Memorial High School s baseball team this year. (Needham Tab, MA)
NASA's Next Generation of Engineers Jun 6, 2009
Is America's Space Administration Over the Hill. Is America's Space Administration Over the Hill. (Fox News)
Twenty UFOs Spotted Flying in Formation Over England Jun 5, 2009
Thursday, June 04, 2009. Stunned families watched as more than 20 UFOs buzzed over awestruck Britain Sunday. (Fox News)
It's Only Just Begun Jun 3, 2009
Flood of Twitter Spam Has Only Just Begun. Tuesday, June 02, 2009. (Fox News)
Microsoft Adds Motion Sensor, Twitter, Facebook to Xbox 360 Jun 2, 2009
Monday, June 01, 2009. LOS ANGELES Microsoft Corp plans to boost social and entertainment features on its Xbox 360 gaming console by integrating music-streaming service Last. (Fox News)
Haith selected as asst. for USA hoops Jun 2, 2009
com - Haith selected as asst. Collegiate head coaches Frank Haith of the University of Miami and Rob Jeter of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have been selected to assist 2009 USA Basketball World University Games Team head coach Bo Ryan (Wisconsin) this summer, USA Basketball announced today. (Miami Sports -- Rivals.com)
Haith Selected as USA Basketball Assistant Coach Jun 2, 2009
Haith Selected as an Assistant for USA Basketball World University Games Team - MIAMI OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE. Haith Selected as an Assistant for USA Basketball World University Games Team Haith and Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Rob Jeter to assist Bo Ryan. (Hurricanesports.com)
Obama Administration Picks Wilson Sonsini CEO for Japan Ambassador Slot May 29, 2009
Top Stories From Law. Silicon Valley powerhouse could be looking for a new chief executive after the White House tapped to be its ambassador to Japan late Wednesday. (Law.com)
Everything Channel Names North America's Top Technology Integrators -- the VAR500 is the Definitive List of the Most Influential Solution Providers May 27, 2009
VAR500 attendees will learn the secrets of success from fellow VAR500 companies as well as presentations which will focus on the economy as it relates to technology from Enrique Salem, President and CEO, Symantec Corp; Steve Rubinow, CIO, NYSE Euronext; Larry Bonfante, CIO, US Tennis Association/US Open; and Senator Bill Bradley. Event sponsors include: ESET, IBM, Symantec, APC, CA, Kaspersky Lab, Avnet, Iron Mountain, Microsoft and VMware. (PR Newswire)
College Life in a Box May 24, 2009
Student Builds Tiny House With Big Sustainability. Saturday, May 23, 2009. (Fox News)
Student Builds Tiny House With Big Sustainability May 24, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009. Elizabeth Turnbull welcomes you to her 144-square-foot home in New Haven, Conn. (Fox News)
Teens' Naughty Text Secrets May 23, 2009
Secret Sex-Message Codes Your Teen Is Using -- or Probably Not. Friday, May 22, 2009. (Fox News)
Secret Sex-Message Codes Your Teen Is Using -- or Probably Not May 23, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009. A teenaged girl gabs on her cell phone. (Fox News)
Fisher to Compete for Spot on World University Games Squad May 21, 2009
Eighteen players who have represented the USA in the World University Games have gone on to compete in the Olympic Games, including Ray Allen, Stacey Augmon, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Bill Bradley, Quinn Buckner, Tom Burleson, Ken Davis, Tim Duncan, Phil Hubbard, Allen Iverson, Mitch Kupchak, Karl Malone, Michael Redd, Mitch Richmond, Michael Silliman, Steve Smith and Jo Jo White. . (Villanova.com)
Green will lead competition committee for UFL May 20, 2009
Among the assistants who have solid NFL coaching backgrounds are Las Vegas defensive coordinator Larry Mac Duff and San Francisco offensive coordinator Mike Kruczek; Orlando secondary coach Bill Bradley and linebackers coach Chuck Bresnahan; New York offensive line coach John Tice; and Las Vegas receivers coach Mike Wilson. Copyright 2009. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Transactions May 20, 2009
ORLANDO_Named Bill Bradley secondary coach, Chuck Bresnahan linebackers coach, Jay Gruden offensive coordinator, Carl Hairston defensive line coach, Bill Laveroni offensive line coach, Sean McVay quality control-wide receivers coach, Ricky Porter director of football operations-running backs coach and Al Roberts special teams-tight ends coach. SAN FRANCISCO_Named Martin Bayless defensive backs coach, Trent Bray linebackers coach-quality control, Charles Collins receivers-tight ends coach, Robert... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Celtics helpless against Magic, a firing squad May 18, 2009
Bill Bradley used to talk about the unsung value of the pass before the pass. Well, Rafer Alston must have had 10 of those. (Boston Globe)
Celizic: NFL goofs on gambling May 15, 2009
In 1992, Bill Bradley, then a U.S. Senator from New Jersey, sponsored legislation that banned gambling on sports in all states except the four that had already had some form of sports gambling: Nevada, Oregon, Delaware and Montana. Delaware had run a short-lived lottery based on NFL games. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Fierce Dinosaurs Ate Babies in Prehistoric Massacre May 14, 2009
Graveyard Suggests Raptor-Like Dinosaurs Snacked on Babies. Wednesday, May 13, 2009. (Fox News)
Obituaries 5-12-09 May 12, 2009
Pallbearers were Linc McMillan, Joe Copeland, Richard Lewis, Jonathan Cockrell, Bill Bradley, Andrew Burgess, Jason McGlaughlin, and Aaron Bradley. to the printed edition of the Democrat now. (Seantobia Democrat, MS)
Hackers Get Into U.C. Berkeley Health-Records Database May 9, 2009
Friday, May 08, 2009. SAN FRANCISCO University of California, Berkeley, officials said Friday that hackers infiltrated restricted computer databases, putting at risk the personal information of 160,000 current and former students, alumni and others. (Fox News)
Blacks and whites need to May 8, 2009
Bill Bradley, D-N.J., reminds me most of the recently deceased Kemp. The basketball-playing Bradley, like Kemp, was a sports all-star (albeit as a collegian rather than as a professional). (NJ.com -- Times)
Hackers Demand $10M for Stolen Medical Records May 7, 2009
FBI Probes Hacker's $10 Million Ransom Demand for Stolen Virginia Medical Records. Wednesday, May 06, 2009. (Fox News)
When lawyers torture the law May 6, 2009
Switzerland has been praised as such by observers as diverse as Tocqueville, Bryce, and, in contemporary times, Ron Paul, Bill Bradley, and Ronald Reagan. Switzerland is rightly termed, by Senator Mike Gravel, the greatest democratic republic in the history of the world. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Alaska Volcano Shows Increased Unrest May 4, 2009
Former senator Bill Bradley may be helping to clog up your inbox with unwanted e-mail. Ten noteworthy 'firsts' among cloned animals, plus one strange mouse that's got two mommies. (Fox News)
SAN MARCOS: List of city facilities with people's names is growing (1461) May 4, 2009
The list includes Bradley Park, named after the late state Assemblyman Bill Bradley, F.H. Corky Smith Gym, named after former Mayor Corky Smith, and Jack's Pond Recreation Center, named after the property's former caretaker, Jack Neiswonger. Not all the monuments are large, though. (North County Times)
Jon Bon Jovi in NJ Hall of Fame May 4, 2009
Fellow Inductees Include Bill Bradley ... Bill Bradley, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Althea Gibson, Jerry Lewis, Guglielmo Marconi, Shaquille ONeal, Phil Rizzuto, Paul Robeson, Carl Sagan, Walt Whitman, and William Carlos Williams. (New York Post -- News)
FIELD OF DREAMS: Music throws new challenges at Bernie Williams May 2, 2009
Among former athletes who forged a second All-Star career, perhaps no one stands out more than Bill Bradley, the New York Knicks Hall of Famer who went on to spend 18 distinguished years as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Says Bradley, "I had some notable advantages from basketball, one of which was I was in the homes and living rooms of millions of people -- a lot of them in New Jersey -- every Wednesday and Friday night on television. So they felt they knew me. Then, when I went to my first... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
How Green Is Your Coffee? May 2, 2009
com - How Green Is Your Morning Coffee. How Green Is Your Morning Coffee. (Fox News)
Africans Most Genetically Varied People on Earth May 1, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009. Africans have more genetic variation than anyone else on Earth, according to a new study that helps narrow the location where humans first evolved, probably near the South Africa-Namibia border. (Fox News)
Wall Street Boomer Bows Out in Banking Shakeout That Brought Vermont Beard Apr 28, 2009
Roberts and , winner of the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and a New York Times columnist, were both on a committee that advised Bill Bradley on his run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2000. Robertss career arc tracks Wall Streets over three decades. (Bloomberg)
Obama's Botched War on K Street Apr 18, 2009
His wife, , is a former aide to Bill Bradley and a well-connected lobbyist in her own right. They like to entertain politicians at their home, filled with , and recently made news by donating the original of to the National Portrait Gallery. (Slate)
Ryan to head 2009 USA team Apr 15, 2009
"Anytime you're asked by USA Basketball to coach, especially with the way things are for USA Basketball with our position in the world, the fact that we won the Olympics again, it's quite an honor," said Ryan. "I was a Sergeant in the Army and this is another way of representing your country. I was an assistant in '95 when Lon Kruger was the head coach and we won the gold in Fukuoka, Japan. I'm looking forward to doing it again. The USA is always the team to go after and the nice thing about... (Wisconsin Sports -- Rivals.com)
Lawmakers debate medical negligence bill Apr 7, 2009
Bill Bradley, representing trial lawyers, says, "These healthcare providers, under anybody's standard, were grossly negligent, and they absolutely put profit ahead of patient safety.". (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. (KRNV.com, NV)
VarVera collected less mileage in 2008 Apr 5, 2009
Then-County Commissioner Bill Bradley received 4,085. 90 in 2005; 4,597. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Cornley Finds His Place In Nit History Apr 4, 2009
Cornley might not ever be remembered in the same sentence as Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, Bill Bradley, Patrick Ewing or the other names who have had their numbers retired at Madison Square Garden. But Cornley added his name to the history of this storied building this week with an MVP performance in the NIT. ABC 7 Talkback. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Are Obama’s policies responsible for the stock market slide? Mar 21, 2009
Bill Bradley President Barack Obama. Republicans. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Turner Watkinson honored by American Legion Mar 13, 2009
Some famous Eagle Scouts are: Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon; Willie Banks, U.S. Olympic medalist; Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City; George Meyer, writer and producer of "The Simpson's"; Bill Bradley, former senator, Stephen Breyer, United States Supreme Court. Turner is the son of Dennis and Pat Watkinson of Lone Tree. (Lone Tree Reporter, IA)
Chuck wagon campfires spark appetite for Wild West (116) Mar 11, 2009
Its fantastic, visitor Bill Bradley said, voice muffled in a mound of pinto beans. Beside him, John Sweeney agreed. (Boerne Star, TX)
Pay-to-play politics Feb 27, 2009
Bill Bradley, Bob Kerrey, Warren Rudman and Al Simpson, is working with members of Congress, concerned citizens and national allies from the Sierra Club and the National Council of Churches to the League of Women Voters and the NAACP to advance the Fair Elections Now Act in 2009. "Money in Politics and Government Waste" is part of a series of ACR reports tracking the influence of major campaign contributions on the policy-making process. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Xstrata says demand collapsing, 686 jobs lost Feb 10, 2009
Posted by Northern Life Reporter Bill Bradley. The global economic meltdown is taking its toll on Greater Sudbury. (NorthernLife.ca)
Community pays tribute to Jim Henson Feb 8, 2009
At the time Associate Commissioner Bill Bradley credited Henson with getting the annex built. It takes money and we could not come up with a way to do it without raising taxes, Bradley said. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
BALLARD: You can learn a lot from athletes' blogs Feb 8, 2009
After all, while playing for the New York Knicks in the 70s, Bill Bradley wrote an insightful book called Life on the Run that included sentences like, "My attention drifts out through the bus window to Cleveland, one of America's northern industrial cities where furnaces of progress leave everything ashen, like the gray of a December morning.". C'mon, an athlete today couldn't write something like that (for starters, they never travel on buses). (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Bulldogs Win FRC Wrestling Crown Feb 8, 2009
Union's winners in open weight classes were Bill Bradley (145) and Steve Sachs (189). "We will continue to work on the little things that get us in trouble on the mat. More wrestling experience will help us in the future," Brake said. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Hits and Misses Feb 7, 2009
Obama's senior portrait joins Princeton luminaries from political life, including Bill Bradley, Thomas Kean, James Baker, George Shultz, Adlai Stevenson, John Foster Dulles, James Forrestal, Brendan Byrne and Donald Rumsfeld. Other celebrities include journalist Charlie Gibson, financial commentator Louis Rukeyser and actor Jimmy Stewart. (NJ.com -- Times)
