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Why Does the Associated Press Always Pick QB's to Win the MVP Award?In my article I explain why the NFL MVP award is really the Quarterback Of The Year Award. 34 Quarterbacks have won the award sine 1957 and that isn't fair to other players.
Betty White Named Entertainer of the Year by the Associated PressShe's been making a major career comeback as of late, and now Betty White has been named the Associated Press' Entertainer of the Year for 2010.
Associated Press Projects Quinn as WinnerThe jury is still out, but the Associated Press makes a call naming Pat Quinn Illinois new governor.
Associated Press Uncovers Army Security BreachAn investigation by the Associated Press has uncovered a disturbing security breach in the U.S. Army. Just who is Jesse Bernard Johnston III?
AP Testing Finds Cadmium in Miley Cyrus Jewelry Sold at WalmartAn Associated Press investigation has prompted removal of Miley Cyrus-brand necklaces and bracelets from the shelves at Walmart. Cadmium is once again the source of the problem.
Impotent Hypocrisy : the Associated Press Limps Away from Brian CushingBrian Cushing Defeats The Associated Press To Keep His Award
2010 NCAA AP All-America Teams Named, John Wall and Evan Turner First Team SelectionsThe 2010 NCAA AP All-America team was announced with 2010 first team selections including John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, and Evan Turner. Fifteen players make the annual list of All-America players.- What You Missed when You Were OutA look at the stories you probably didn't hear on your local or national news station but are stories that will have a direct impact on your life.
- The Associated Press Shows Poor JudgementThe AP published photos of a dying U.S. soldier.
- Joshua Bernard Death Photo: An Associated Press Inspired ControversyJoshua Bernard is a name that would sound ordinary in an Associated Press story under ordinary circumstances -- were there not a death photo involved. But Joshua Bernard and the Associated Press death photo is the story and it is...
- Associated Press Distributes Photo of Solider Mortally Wounded in CombatIn a move that is drawing the anger of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the Associated Press unapologetically released the picture of a wounded soldier that would later die.
- Associated Press to Dead Soldier's Family: "Here's Your Son's Death Photo"This article is about the Associated Press publishing a photo of a dying Marine despite Defense Secretary Gates' request on behalf of the family not to.
Pentagon Criticizes Associated Press for Picture of Wounded MarineThe Pentagon has admonished the Associated Press for distributing a picture of a mortally wounded Marine, in spite of the family's wishes. Do the media go overboard?- Associated Press Muscles in to Protect Its ContentMedia giant Associated Press recently announced a ground-shaking decision to protect its content in all forms, including videos, pictures, and text.
- Taxing Health Care BenefitsDuring Campaign 2008, one of Obama's criticisms of McCain was that he wanted to tax health care benefits in his health care plan. But now, it looks like Obama wants to do the same thing.
Associated Press Poll Shows Obama and McCain in Statistical TieThe latest Associated Press/ GfK Poll has the presidential race between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain in a virtual dead heat. With only thirteen days left before Americans go to the polls, the Associated Press reports a one-point difference...- International News Service vs. Associated Press Case BriefA brief of the case International News Service v. Associated Press for law students to better understand Property issues
- Brian Bergstein and Associated Press Disrespect Freelance WritersBrian Bergstein has decided anyone writing for several online venues is either "awful or marginal" - and he owes us all an apology.
Pretty Invader: Purple LoosestrifeThis weed has already devastated creeks and wetlands across North America.- Opinion: Associated Press Classifies Britain, Other Nations as DefectorsIn the recent Associated Press coverage of the British pull out of soldiers from Iraq, they all but accuse Coalition allies of being traitors.
Former Alabama Police Chief Given 38 Years for Sex CrimesIn Alabama's crime news this week, a former police chief pleads guilty to sodomy and sexual abuse, a teacher is charged with having sex with a 14 year-old, the fate of former Alabama Governor is in the hands of a judge, and arrests have been made in a counterfeit check ring.
Five New Jersey Teens Charged in Pyrotechnics CaseCrime in New Jersey this week involves a missing mother, vehicular homicide, a superintendent who has a "homophobic moment", the arrest and conviction of Mayor of Jersey City, and the claimed innocence of a woman convicted of dismembering her husband.
Jesup, Georgia, Judge Severely Beaten and Robbed at Law OfficeRecent crimes news in Georgia include a teen charged in the shooting deaths of two girls, a gag ordered modified by the judge, man who killed three receiving lethal injection and inconclusive dog DNA tests.
Tom Sizemore Going to PrisonParis Hilton is out and Tome Sizemore is in. An actor in a wide variety of film Tom Sizemore's celebrity luck has run out.
Dry Cleaners Win $54 Million Missing Pants LawsuitAccording to the Associated Press, the dry cleaners sued for $54 million over a pair of missing pants have won the case.
Pedophiles Are Being Identified QuicklyCBS News and the Associated Press are reporting that 31 children are now safe tonight after being rescued from an enormous pedophile network in the United Kingdom.- James Ford Seale Found Guilty in Slayings from 1964Today a grand jury convicted James Seale on the counts of kidnapping and conspiracy in the deaths of Charles Moore and Henry Dee from 1964.
10 Commandments for Behind the WheelThe Vatican has issued a document that addresses road rage and a host of other "occassions of sin."- Low-Income Earns Cash for Being GoodConditional cash transfers, as they are sometimes called, are the focus of a new program in New York, according to the Associated Press. This same program is being used in Mexico and Brazil. Mayor Michael Bloomberg traveled this past spring to see the plan in action.
- Checkout Lines Just Got EasierPersonal scanners are now being offered by some stores for shopping convenience.
- Computer Cable Tangles a Thing of the PastMicrochip developer Alereon has come up with the first legal chip that can operate a wireless USB. This technology is not new. The difference is this chip's radio frequencies are legal because there is no potential to interfere with radar.
'57 Belvedere Unearthed After 50 YearsTulsa, Oklahoma was site to an exceptional unveiling Friday.
Chicago Now the Home to One of the Largest Divorce Settlements in HistoryThe Associated Press is reporting that one of the largest divorce settlements ever has happened in Chicago, Illinois.- Internet Porn a Lure to Youth in Today's 'Look-At-Me' CultureInternet porn sites were visited by more than a third of Internet users in the U.S. in April, which is giving young women and girls the idea that they can be sexy by performing sex acts and exposing their naked bodies on the web.
Jury Selection Has Begun for 1964 MurdersAccording to the Associated Press after 43 years, a cold case is going into the trial faze.
Columbia University Rapist Suspect Gets Indicted on 71 CountsRobert Williams was indicted on 71 counts which include rape and attempted murder.
Paula Abdul's Scandalous Audio Tape Leaked on the InternetAn audio tape in which Paula is heard crying while she bashes a former publicist has been leaked on the Internet.- Court Sentences China's Former FDA Chief to DeathThe former chief of China's Food and Drug Administration was convicted of taking bribes to grant approval of medicines. Zheng Xiaoyu was found guilty of corruption charges and sentenced to death.
Army to Begin Teaching Life Saving TechniquesThe Army will begin to teach life saving techniques in basic training so soldiers can give medical attention to wounded soldiers.
Illegal Immigrant Arrested for Selling Both Marijuana and Frozen Treats from His Ice Cream TruckRaymundo Flores, 40, has been arrested for selling marijuana to children from his ice cream truck.
