Romney: I Can Change Washington
Speaking to supporters in Florida Thursday, GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney said that unlike President Barack Obama, he can, and will, change Washington if elected President. (Sept. 20)
LONDON (AP) — The UEFA executive committee on Thursday ratified a 10-match minimum ban for racist abuse by players or officials. The changes were first announced last month by UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and will now be included in the disciplinary regulations. While UEFA can only enforce the punishments in its competitions, its 53 members will be asked to adopt the same measures [...]
Read more →CANNES, France (AP) — Shooting the Midwest in monochrome came naturally for Alexander Payne in his father-son road trip "Nebraska." Payne premiered his black-and-white follow-up to "The Descendants" on Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival, where the gentle tale drew largely enthusiastic reviews for both its warmth and its colorless cinematography. "It just seemed like the right thing to do for [...]
Read more →All anyone's been talking about are those aged wonders The Rolling Stones and their 50th-anniversary tour, but there's so much more happening on the road this summer. It's a crowded tour market and everyone is competing for your entertainment dollar. The average concert-goer very rarely leaves that comfy chair to head to the arena or stadium, so there's something of a battle royale out there for [...]
Read more →HOT SELLERS: Sales of new homes rose to a seasonally adjusted rate of 454,000 in April, the second highest level since the summer of 2008. That was up 2.3 percent from March and just slightly below January's 458,000. PRICES RISING: The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the median price for a new home hit a record $271,600, the highest level on government records going back to 1993. The [...]
Read more →CANNES, France (AP) — Ladies? Don't make him laugh. Asked who his favorite female comics were Thursday at a Cannes Film Festival press conference, Jerry Lewis listed Cary Grant and Burt Reynolds. He then added: "I don't have any." In 1998, Lewis famously said that watching women do comedy "sets me back a bit" and that he has trouble with the notion of would-be mothers as comedians. Asked [...]
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