Tuesday, July 28, 2009

THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IS SET TO VOTE TODAY ON THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE SONIA SOTOMAYOR AS A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. The nomination is expected to win approval by the Democratically-controlled panel. If the nomination is approved by the Judiciary Committee, it then goes to the full Senate for a final vote.

Sources saying that Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, administered a powerful drug that authorities believe lead to Jackson’s death. Murray, a Texas-based cardiologist, allegedly gave Jackson the anesthetic propofol (commonly known by the brand name Diprivan) sometime during the 24 hours before Jackson died. Murray was the doctor who was at Jackson's home when a 911 was made stating that the pop star was unresponsive. Jackson died on June 25^th . www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/27/michael.jackson/index.htm

A father, his two sons along with 4 other men living in North Carolina are facing ‘Terrorism related charges”. All seven are accused of plotting violent jihad at various locations overseas. The group leader, Daniel Patrick Boyd, is a US citizen who lives with his family just south of Raleigh. The seven men had their first court appearance on Monday.

“Let’s just sit down…‘together’ and talk” The Harvard Professor who claimed he was a victim of racial profiling and the Cambridge police officer who arrested him have been invited to the White House to meet with the President. President Obama’s comment that the Cambridge police acted ‘stupidly’ in the situation didn’t sit well with the Fraternal Order of Police. While President Obama did not apologize…he did reportedly tell the officer his choice of words was "unfortunate".

The subject came up again during Monday's White House press briefing. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs called the rumors, quote, "made-up, fictional non-sense". The U.S. Constitution requires that anyone who serves as president must be a natural born citizen of the United States. A copy of the president's birth certificate was posted on the Internet by the White House a year and a half ago. FYI: President Obama will make a stop in Raleigh on Wednesday.

The fact that texting while driving is a bad idea isn't exactly breaking news. But a new study (released Monday) reveals just how dangerous it really can be. After studying the behavior of truck drivers covering more than 6 million miles of road, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute says people who send text messages while driving are 23 times more likely to be in a crash (or what they call a near crash event) than non-distracted drivers. In crashes or near-crashes, texting took a driver's focus away from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds--enough time, the report point out, to travel the length of a football field at 55 mph. A recent study concluding that motorists take their eyes off the road longer while texting as compared to talking or listening to their cell phones. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10296992-94.html

The Minnesota couple, whose dance down the aisle drove millions to Youtube, were kicked out of their New York City hotel last week…after officials with ABC television learned that the couple were going to appear first on NBC’s Today Show. Groom Kevin Heinz and bride Jill Peterson have been sought out by the media since the video of their dance to Chris Brown’s “Forever” appeared on YouTube last week. The video has been watched more than 7 million times. According to the New York Post, ABC’s “Good Morning America” took away the hotel and plane money after a segment featuring the couple aired on NBC’s “Today” before they appeared live on “Good Morning America.” NBC moved them to another hotel and agreed to pay their airfare home. http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/features/30870.html

Watch the performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0

SPORTS: THE NFL HAS RE-INSTATED MICHAEL VICK, BUT WITH CONDITIONS.

The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback recently completed an 18-month jail term for running a dog-fighting ring in Virginia. Vick could be playing in regular season games as early as October if he can find a team that will sign him. At one point in his career, Vick was the highest paid player in the NFL.