Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick: Expecting Twins Using a Surrogate
April 28, 2009
(ChattahBox)—Hollywood couple Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, are expecting twin girls from the use of a surrogate to carry the twin girls for the couple. This news is confirmed by representatives of both popular actors. Read more
Polo Ponies Died From Selenium Overdose
April 28, 2009
(ChattahBox)—An overdose of Selenium, is believed to be the cause of the tragic deaths of 21 polo ponies before a match at the U.S. Polo Championship events last week in South Florida. Florida’s state veterinarian, Thomas J. Holt, believes the horses’ symptoms right before they died and their sudden deaths, all point to Selenium poisoning. Large quantities of Selenium is fatal to animals. Read more
Scientists say Stop Blaming Obesity on High Fructose Corn Syrup
April 28, 2009
(ChattahBox)—Scientists say high fructose corn syrup is the victim of a bum rap, blamed for years as the culprit for the increase in American obesity, but the reality is that our bodies process high fructose corn syrup and other sweeteners containing fructose in exactly the same way, adding the same amount of calories. A supplement in the June issue of the Journal of Nutrition, asks consumers and scientists to rethink the role high fructose corn syrup plays in American diets, saying the real cause of obesity is the over-consumption of calories. (Translation: we eat too much). Read more
Union Leader Eats Own Finger In Protest Over Wages
April 28, 2009
Serbia (ChattahBox) – A union official who was protesting against the wages being paid to himself and fellow employees has cut off and eaten his own finger.
Teen Caught Stealing To Pay For Legal Bills
April 28, 2009
Wisconsin (ChattahBox) – A teenager who had previously been picked up on drug charges will have to add robbery to the list. After being arrested for stealing to pay for his lawyer fees.
IBM Robot, “Watson” to Appear as a Contestant on Jeopardy
April 28, 2009
(ChattahBox)—IBM plans to create a computer, dubbed, “Watson” that the computer giant says will be able to intelligently analyze questions put to it and provide correct answers, perhaps beating out a human Jeopardy contestant. But will Watson be able to answer in Jeopardy’s “What is” format? IBM thinks so. Read more
“Team Sarah” Suporters: Jam Senate Phones Opposing Sebelius’ Nomination
April 28, 2009
(ChattahBox)—An Internet group of Sarah Palin supporters, calling themselves, “Team Sarah,” are in the midst of a phone opposition campaign, opposing the nomination of Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sebelius’ nomination, has been stalled in Congress by Republicans opposing her pro-choice stance on abortion, at a time when the country desperately needs a Health Secretary with Sebelius’ experience.
Dozens of members of Team Sarah, who oppose a woman’s right to choose an abortion, phoned Senate offices yesterday, demanding Sebelius not be confirmed, especially the office of Republican Senator Sam Brownback, of Kansas Read more
Hewlett-Packard Launches Low-Cost Laptop
April 28, 2009
(ChattahBox)—Hewlett Packard is introducing its snazzy new, low cost business laptops offering for the first time, an optional pre-installed Linux-based operating system, Novell’s SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11. The new laptops are named ProBook and will replace the Compaq line of machines. The ProBooks will be marketed to small and medium sized companies. Read more
GOP Senator Arlen Specter Switches Parties: Says GOP Too Right-Wing
April 28, 2009
(ChattahBox)— Startling news is coming out of Washington today, as GOP Senator, Arlan Specter announced he is switching parties. Specter is said to have informed President Obama late this morning of his decision to change political parties and join the democratic party. This apparently came as a surprise to White House staffers this morning.
Specter said he had been a Republican since 1966, and with the far-right move by the Republican party, his beliefs now fall within the policies of the democratic party.
Specter was widely criticized by members of his own party when he broke ranks from his “party of no” and voted for Obama’s stimulus bill, along with Republicans Susan Collins, and Olympia Snowe. Facing a tough reelection in his Pennsylvania district as a Republican, with Republican leaders anxious to punish him for his stimulus vote, he will now run as a democrat.
This surprising move by Senator Specter, will now add to the numbers of democrats in the Senate, producing a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority over the republican minority; with the recent razor thin (expected) win by Al Franken in Minnesota adding to democratic numbers in the Senate.
This move by Specter also illustrates the increasing move by the republican party to the far-right, which is putting off many more, moderate Americans, as republican numbers dwindle. Senator Specter has scheduled a news conference later today to answer questions about his decision to change parties.
Are Susan Collins and Olympia Snow next? Is the Republican party becoming the endangered species of political parties?
Obama Furious Over Manhattan Flyover Snafu: He is Taking Names
April 28, 2009
(ChattahBox)—President Obama is furious about the boneheaded, military aircraft photo op yesterday and he is taking names. Thousands of terrified residents of New York City looked to the skies on a beautiful sunny day yesterday afternoon, to see the shocking sight of a jumbo jet and an F-16 fighter jet swooping low over the Manhattan skyline. The sight of aircraft flying in the vicinity of the site of the former World Trade Center, destroyed by a low flying hijacked plane on September 11, 2001, killing thousands, evoked terror in the hearts of many New Yorkers. Read more