CBS in Fine Form as Showtime Tips Off
Filed under: NCAA Tournament , Sports Business and Media NEW YORK — For a guy who drew to an inside straight, Sean McManus displayed his best poker face Thursday. McManus, the president of CBS Sports, orchestrated the network’s telecasts of the first day of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament brilliantly, deftly moving the nation from one nail-biting finish to another. And yet, McManus refrained from gloating, nearly pulling out the hoary clich?, “We take these telecasts one at a time.” “It’s been a good start, but it’s a marathon, obviously,” McManus said after the first two groupings of games.
Read morePPP to remain in NWFP government: Akbar Khan
PESHAWAR: The NWFP chapter of the Pakistan People’’s Party (PPP) was a coalition partner and would not sit on opposition benches, party’’s parliamentary leader, Abdul Akbar Khan told Geo News today. Akbar Khan pointed out that conflicts with Awami National Party over appointments of administrators were resolved.
Read moreMaryland Trying To Secede From The South
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s official song may include a line about “Northern scum” left over from the Civil War era, but the state isn’t feeling so Southern anymore.
Read moreAustralia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Shrugs Off Obama No-Show
SYDNEY : Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Friday shrugged off US President Barack Obama’s decision to postpone next week’s visit, saying he would be welcome any time. Rudd said he had spoken to Obama about the move to reschedule the trip as the president wrestles with landmark healthcare legislation, and hailed his close relationship with the American leader.
Read moreMatthews To Health Care Reform Opponent: What You’re Talking About Doesn’t Exist
Chris Matthews interviewed Tim Phillips, the president of Americans for Prosperity, Thursday about health care reform.
Read moreEarl Ofari Hutchinson: Why Sharpton’s Obama’s New Go to Guy
Two ominous political realities have settled in hard at the White House. One is a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC poll that showed that 86 percent of African-Americans approve President Obama’s performance
Read moreLabor Leader: Democratic Campaign Committees Not Pushing Back On Primary Challengers For Health Care Holdouts
One of the most powerful labor leaders in the country said this week that he has received no pushback from Democratic campaign committees over his union’s decision to support primary challengers for those Democrats who oppose health care reform. In an interview with the Huffington Post, SEIU President Andy Stern said he had not “received any calls” from either the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee or, for that matter, the Obama White House, for his increasingly aggressive threats aimed at lawmakers who say they plan to vote against the bill.
Read moreVirginia Tech Attack Threats: Police Do Not Believe Threats Are Credible
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech is urging calm as e-mails and Internet postings originating in Italy threaten another attack on campus. Though police do not believe the threats are credible, President Charles Steger said in an e-mail to faculty and students Wednesday that classes will be held Thursday with additional security on campus
Read moreJanine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite: March to War – Is Ahmed Chalabi Under Iran’s Thumb?
For the rest of March, to mark seven years since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Shadow Elite column each week will focus on what I call in my book the “Neocon core,” a tiny circle of longtime ideological allies who used their interlocking relationships across government, think tanks, business, and national borders to achieve their vision of asserting American power, and firepower, to remake the Middle East.
Read moreNigeria: Acting President Dissolves Cabinet
Taking a major step to weed out incompetence and strengthening, Acting Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved cabinet in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. This comes after Jonathan replaced Justice Minister Michael Aondoakaa and appointed Aliyu Gusau as a security adviser.
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