USA News, Sep 04, 2011

Oil pipeline opponents protest at White House USA Today (blog) By David Jackson, USA TODAY Environmental protestors at the White House will take Labor Day off, but not before another round of arrests on Saturday. Wrapping up two weeks of demonstrations against a proposed oil pipeline from Canada to Mexico,... See all stories on this topic » USA Today (blog)

Palin still undecided on White House run Tucson Citizen DES MOINES — Alaska Republican Sarah Palin is still pondering whether to seek the White House, she said in a brief interview this afternoon. Palin didn't say anything definitive in a 40-minute speech in Iowa today. When The Des Moines Register caught ... See all stories on this topic »

We need jobs now Delmarva Now White House officials maintain that not all details of the president's address have been decided, though he is expected to seek an extension of the payroll tax cut and lay out proposals to increase hiring with a blend of tax incentives for business and ... See all stories on this topic »

American Courses at Himalayan WhiteHouse International College Republica KATHMANDU, Sept 4: Himalayan WhiteHouse International College organized a press conference on Friday September 1, to announce an imminent tie-up with the Stratford University, Virginia, USA. Yuvraj Sharma, Chief Executive and Director for WhiteHouse ... See all stories on this topic »

President has not been a good servant of the people Mansfield News Journal We are the people who own the White House, and a large business called the government. We elected him on his word and oath to uphold the Constitution and to keep his campaign promises. At present, he and Congress are having meetings behind closed doors ... See all stories on this topic »

Arizona won't move up GOP primary -- for now USA Today By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer decided not to move up the state's GOP presidential primary, but is keeping her options open in a high-stakes battle over the schedule for the 2012 White House race. Brewer said Friday night she'll... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Nominate your Make A Difference Day project for USA WEEKEND story USA Today No matter who you are -- whether that be a kid, a corporate volunteer, a movie star or, even, a White House staffers -- we all have a potential (and important) role to play in this upcoming day of service on October 22, 2011. Are you already planning ... See all stories on this topic »

The Buzz | Every family has one Kansas City Star When asked if he wanted to make a phone call after his arrest, police said Onyango Obama replied: “I think I will call the White House.” GOP presidential long shot Rick Santorum believes the gay community is waging “jihad” against him because of his ... See all stories on this topic » Kansas City Star

Kate, Michelle wield style power for good Shreveport Times First lady Michelle Obama walks with President Barack Obama on teh South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, in June. The first lady is wearing a nautical-striped dress from Talbots, a $189 frock that quickly sold out. The difference between her ... See all stories on this topic »

Turkish Chutzpah American Spectator (blog) That due to the influence of Israel's powerful supporters in the United States, the White Housedeliberately covered up the facts of this attack from the American people; 9. That due to continuing pressure by the pro-Israel lobby in the United States, ... See all stories on this topic »

Funny new Chevrolet TV ad will make you feel young USA Today This one shows an elderly man driving his fire-engine-red Chevy Camaro to house to pick up his date, the white-haired mom of a 30-something man who answers the door. As soon as the couple climbs in, they suddenly are drawn back to their youth and go ... See all stories on this topic »

'Children' among programs about terrorist attacks Pittsburgh Post Gazette Also next Sunday, senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper will be covering President Barack Obama's visits to each of the three sites. That night, a special-edition "20/20" called "Remembrance and Renewal" airs. In addition, ABCNews.com will carry... See all stories on this topic » Pittsburgh Post Gazette

How 9/11 changed us: Person by person Tucson Citizen 11.19.2001: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo meets President Bush at the White House, assuring him that her military can rescue the Burnhams. The 9/11 attacks have made the US more concerned with Muslim extremism in the Philippines and elsewhere, ... See all stories on this topic »

Nation Confident US Will OK Controversial Oil Pipeline The Ledger While acknowledging concerns of environmental protesters -- with hundreds of them arrested outside the White House -- Kent said he supports TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline. An Obama administration report concluded the pipeline, which would supply ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama faces new conundrum in selling his healthcare law The Hill By Sam Baker and Niall Stanage - 09/03/11 08:30 AM ET The Obama White House is grappling with an unusual reality as next year's election looms: the signature domestic achievement of the president's first term seems, at best, as much of a liability as ... See all stories on this topic »

If Rick Perry is an economic miracle worker, why are so many Texans going hungry? The Guardian Governor Rick Perry's 'economic miracle' could take him to the White House. But for many, his state is a land of hunger and poverty – even for some of those who have a job. Report by Paul Harris If Rick Perry is an economic miracle worker, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Teen Takes $50000 Hunter Derby At Hampton Classic The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Among the Jerseyans competing are Lauren Sammis of South Orange with Sagacious HF in the Grand Prix and in the I-1, Cesar Parra of Whitehouse Station with Grandioso, as well as Heather Mason of Lebanon on Warsteiner, fourth last month in the US ... See all stories on this topic » The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Ashley Faulkner: A famous hug, fleeting fame Cincinnati.com 7.22.2006: Ashley turns 18, old enough to start work as a White House intern in the Office of Presidential Correspondence. She spends some of her time answering calls from people who want to talk to the president. 9.12.2008: Ashley, 20, says her time ... See all stories on this topic »

James Carroll: Cheney memoir, like Bush's, says McConnell wanted Iraq troop ... Louisville Courier-Journal Krimm is a Garrard County, Ky., native and a graduate of Dartmouth College, was a Fulbright scholar in the Middle East before joining Chandler's office. She has studied Arabic and served internships in Kuwait and in the White House. ... See all stories on this topic »

The incredible Hulk: Manu Tuilagi is the rugby phenomenon who could help ... Daily Mail Now with USA Perpignan in the French league. Capped four times by Samoa. Known as Julie. Lived for a while with his brothers in Leicester, where he created a stir by dressing in women's clothing as part of the Samoan custom of the fa'afafine, ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Obama taps labor economist for top White House job - Yahoo! News Read 'Obama taps labor economist for top White House job' on Yahoo! News. Facing a public deeply dissatisfied with his handling of the economy, President ... news.yahoo.com/obama-taps-labor-economist-top-white-hous...

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SPORTS, Athletics News, Sep 04, 2011

College athletics: Where do we go from here? Daily Camera This would include the so-called Olympic sports, eg, swimming, tennis, soccer, gymnastics, track, lacrosse, etc., and also the football and basketball programs at smaller schools that didn't want to play at the for-profit level. ... See all stories on this topic »

Four to vie for Missouri Western AD spot News-Press Now Mark Alnutt, the senior associate athletic director for administration at the University of Missouri. In that role, he provides administrative oversight to the sports of football, track and field, cross country, gymnastics and golf; ... See all stories on this topic »

High School Girls Soccer: Top-ranked West Central holds off Cavaliers Rapid City Journal (Kristina Barker/Journal staff) Sometimes, the final score of an athletic contest doesn't quite tell the whole story. St. Thomas More Cavaliers dominated play for most of the day, but nonetheless came away on the short end of a 3-2 decision to West ... See all stories on this topic »

Cut in sports fees lures more students to play Eagle Tribune Several other area high schools charge students a fee to play sports, but at Haverhill High the issue has been hotly debated, partly because it's been nearly three years since the school won a footballgame. Haverhill athletic officials said in recent ... See all stories on this topic »

New coaches lead Belmont Abbey soccer into new era Charlotte Observer By Matt Kline Soccer, both men's and women's, has been a successful athletic program at Belmont Abbey, as the two programs have combined to win nearly 800 games, with a combined win percentage more than 60 percent. Heading to the 2011 season, ... See all stories on this topic »

COLLEGE: Pfeiffer College one of oldest members of Conference Carolinas TriCities.com While the women's soccer squad provided the big moment of 2010-11, one of Pfeiffer's proudestathletic achievements came in its final year of NAIA competition when the men's basketball team made it all the way to the national championship game before ... See all stories on this topic »

Mariners start off on right foot knox.VillageSoup.com So, as Townsend said, Friday's opening win was a good start to a new season for a new program and a new era — namely, Oceanside Mariner soccer. VillageSoup Regional Editor/Sports Director Ken Waltz can be reached by phone at 207-594-4401 or by email ... See all stories on this topic » knox.VillageSoup.com

Privateers Win Battle Of The Bronx Over Lehman, 5-1 Maritime College Athletics by Joe Guster, Sports Information Director THROGGS NECK, NY (Sep. 3, 2011) – The Maritime men's soccer team defeated visiting Lehman College, 5-1, this afternoon at Reinhart Field. The win improves the Privateers' record to 1-1 on the season, ... See all stories on this topic »

Men's Soccer Fall to Potsdam in Exciting High-Scoring Match (4-3) Baruch College News Potsdam from the SUNY Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) tied the match at 11:26 and both teams stay tied until Baruch took their second lead (2-1) at 28:15 on an unassisted strike by Akil George (Arima, Trinidad & Tobago). Potsdam tied (2-2) the match again ... See all stories on this topic »

College soccer roundup: Norwich shocks Rhode Island College BurlingtonFreePress.com BRISTOL, RI — Christian Hallstrom piled up nine saves and the Norwich University men's soccerteam stunned Rhode Island College, 1-0, in the opening round of the Turfer Athletic Classic on Saturday. In the tournament's other first round game, ... See all stories on this topic »

Roundup: Hughesville girls soccer wins its own tournament Williamsport Sun-Gazette In men's soccer, Penn College tied Penn State Brandywine, 2-2, despite goals from Chris Brennan and Sterling Weikel. Lycoming advanced to today's final of the Lycoming College Kick-Off Classic win a 2-1 win over NYU-Poly at the Shangraw Athletic ... See all stories on this topic »

Gilman Edges Boys' Latin in Soccer Patch.com Gilman scored two goals in the last 15 minutes to win, 2-1. In soccer parlance, it was a friendly match between Gilman and Boys' Latin. Gilman is a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A conference team and BL plays in the B conference. ... See all stories on this topic »

Squares ruining athletics KUsports The decision-makers don't know the first thing about forming sensible athletic conferences. So Kansas fans can't just revel in a season-opening victory, warts and all, and reminisce about sweet, hilariously funny old football coach Don Fambrough, ... See all stories on this topic »

World Athletics Championships - Maurice Greene reader Q&A Yahoo! Eurosport UK I hope kids will want to play proper Olympic sports when they see them. Kids in the US see American Football, or soccer in the UK - these sports are glamourised so hopefully the Olympics will help to make other sports more popular. ... See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Futbol time in the Bluegrass: Men's, women's soccer teams continue winning ways UKAthletics (blog) By Guy Ramsey on September 3, 2011 7:00 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks Jon Lipsitz and UK women's soccer remained unbeaten with an overtime victory over Central Michigan on Friday evening. (UK Athletics) It may be college football's kickoff weekend, ... See all stories on this topic »

Florida Gators DT Sharrif Floyd ineligible MiamiHerald.com By Joseph Goodman GAINESVILLE -- Star defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd was declared ineligible by the University of Florida on Saturday and will not be allowed to compete for the Gators until cleared by the NCAA, the UF athletic department announced on ... See all stories on this topic »

KRIKORIAN: Ingrassia's good fortune good for LB Long Beach Press-Telegram But even in those long ago days, Ingrassia displayed the same motivation, same persistence, same resourcefulness, same spirit that has resulted in his becoming one of the most respected women'ssoccer coaches in the nation. "Within five months, I was ... See all stories on this topic »

Senior spotlight: Sage Atkins Natchez Democrat I've always had a passion for softball and soccer. I've always loved to run.” Atkins received some interest this summer from Copiah-Lincoln Community College soccer coach Trey Woodham, and she said she is very interested in an athletic career in ... See all stories on this topic »

Q&A with Freshman Kelly Cobb GoDuke.com KC: My Dad, Gardner Cobb, was a successful college football player and set many high school records in track and wrestling. He was able to see my athletic ability at a young age and since he had previous experience in college sports he knew what it ... See all stories on this topic »

Northwest Defeats Bearcats, 3-2 Willamette University Athletics After a hard fought battle, the Willamette University Bearcats fell to the Northwest University Eagles, 3-2, in a women's soccer game on Saturday, Sept. 3. Northwest evened its record at 2-2, while Willamette dropped to 0-2. ... See all stories on this topic » Willamette University Athletics

$19 Million Athletic Complex Opening at Banning High School KPSP Local 2 In addition to the stadium, the school district has built a swimming pool, baseball and softball fields and new outdoor basketball courts at the high school. The stadium is designed for football, soccerand track and field. All funding for the project ... See all stories on this topic »

Napa High water polo teams loaded Napa Valley Register “Most of the players stayed active over the summer, as many do multiple sports such as soccer, basketball and wrestling,” Lawrence said. “All the freshmen from last year have became mature and we are ready, now that Diana and Val are back as seniors, ... See all stories on this topic »

Freshman Hutkowski nets pair as WestConn women's soccer team opens with a win Greenwich Time The Westside Athletic Complex, site of Saturday's game, hadn't even been constructed when Sousa suited up for the Colonials. A state-of-the-are science building now stands on the site of the old Midtown Camps Field where Sousa played. ... See all stories on this topic »

Local Businesses Team Up to Host Family Sports Spectacular PR Web (press release) Prior to joining the Gwynned Mercy College Staff, Coach Lord led the development and expansion of youth athletic programs for North Penn YMCA. An internationally acclaimed athlete, Coach Lord represented his native Country Barbados in Soccer as a youth ... See all stories on this topic » PR Web (press release)

Sports Briefs: Klinsmann pleased with effort Winston-Salem Journal By: AP The US men's soccer team lost its second game under new coach Jurgen Klinsmann, falling 1-0 to Costa Rica on Friday night in Carson, Calif. Rodney Wallace scored the goal. "Bad result," Klinsmann said. "Never like to lose a game, but very good ... See all stories on this topic »

Appleton West athletic field project close to complete Appleton Post Crescent "We're hoping our fundraising picks up when school is back in session and people are back atfootball games, soccer games and cross country meets," he said. "We're still looking for money to get things done." See all stories on this topic »

On Campus: IU soccer will lean on seniors Indianapolis Star DePauw, which is playing as an independent this season before moving into the North Coast AthleticConference next year, opens at Rose-Hulman tonight. » Wabash will dedicate its new Mud Hollow Stadium soccer field today when the Little Giants host ... See all stories on this topic »

Wheeler's Nurse eyes run at redemption Post-Tribune He's an athlete, too, and he loves sports. I'm trying to get him in shape for middle school sports and get him into a routine where he's lifting weights and getting ready for football.” When the pressure mounts, Nurse takes to the road. ... See all stories on this topic »

Philadelphia Union seems intent on throwing away chance for playoffs Press of Atlantic City (blog) When Nowak was named manager and, subsequently, head of "soccer operations" for Philadelphia, you knew his teams would be more representative of the Fire squads he starred for than the DC United teams that played a more free-flowing style of football. ... See all stories on this topic »

Equity act dampens school spirit Portales News-Tribune While many of us apparently nodded off a couple years ago, the New Mexico Legislature passed the School Athletics Equity Act. Its purpose is to level the playing field for girls and boys sports. Here's a bulletin for all boys and girls involved in high ... See all stories on this topic »

In youth sports, worrisome ugliness REFEREE VIDEO: The latest incident puts a ... Sarasota Herald-Tribune The law has been strictly enforced in high school and amateur sports. A Sebring parent faced a felony charge for beating a Pop Warner football official during a 2005 game; a high school soccerplayer was arrested after he punched a referee in the mouth ... See all stories on this topic »

Silvestri's Late Goal Leads to 1-0 Victory Hendrix College Athletics ... the 84th minute to give the Hendrix College men's soccer team a 1-0 victory over East Texas Baptist on Saturday night. It was the second goal in two games for Silvestri, the leading scorer in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference last season. ... See all stories on this topic » Hendrix College Athletics

High school happenings Florida Today The Hawks are looking for coaches for two of their sports programs. Experienced and qualified boys varsity basketball and soccer coaches should send a cover letter and resume to Viera athleticdirector Chris Gallagher at ... See all stories on this topic »

Longwood Drops 1-0 Decision To North Florida Longwood Athletics The Longwood University men's soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to the visiting University of North Florida of the Atlantic Sun Conference on Saturday evening at the Athletics Complex in Farmville. The Ospreys (1-1) scored the only goal of the closely ... See all stories on this topic »

High School Sports Participation Continues Upward Climb | Press ... Stay updated on the latest news and updates. ... NDIANAPOLIS, IN (August 23, 2011) — Participation in high school sports ... The top 10 participatory sports for boys remained the same from 2009-10: Eleven-player football led the way with ... lhsaa.org/.../high-school-sports-participation-continues-upwar...

Colby College | Athletics | Webcasts set for Colby's fall sports season WATERVILLE, Maine --- The Colby College Department of Athletics and First Team ... There will be 30 broadcasts (28 home events) during the fall for football, women's soccer, men's soccer, field hockey, and volleyball. ... Athletics News Home ... www.colby.edu/athletics_cs/webcast8-30-11.cfm?mobile=1

Ohio State Follow Friday: OSU Football Facebook ... Sport Related Links; General Athletics News · Athletic Training · Compliance · SASSO · SportsCamps · Strength & Conditioning · Ticket Office · Ticket Sales ... www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/genrel/090211aaa.html

Student-Athlete of the ... - The University of Tulsa Official Athletic Site Listed by sport: MSoccer (6), MTennis (5), Softball (5), Football (4), WTennis (4), ... The TU Soccerseason kicks off Aug. 26 and .... Back to Tulsa Athletics News ... www.tulsahurricane.com/genrel/083011aab.html

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