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Aug.25.2009
Dan Rather - The "Poster Boy" for the cover of the scheduled release of "Media Bias For Dummies"! ... it's not happening, just kidding. Image Credit: liberalities.com
Pssst, Bush Volunteered For Viet Nam Theater Duty, Really!
An outside panel CBS brought into to get to the...
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Aug.25.2009
One important milestone was passed successfully when the British Steam Car was inspected by representatives from the Southern Timing Association and the FIA (the international governing body of motor sport) and declared eligible to attempt the world steam car record. The record runs commenced...
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Aug.24.2009
Pit lane and the grid at the start of the INDY Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway, Sears Point. Image Credit: Vision Racing
Sears Point INDY - Play By Play Via Tweet By Tweet
The Indy Grand Prix Sonoma represents the last road/street course on the IndyCar Series schedule for the 2009 season...
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Aug.18.2009
The FIA have just joined us, and will be setting up the course tomorrow (Tuesdat August 18, 2009). Attempts will commence on Wednesday. Ironically the date co-incides with both the Barber Nicholls run and when Don Wales achieved his Electric record. No pressure! Caption & Image Credit: Rebecca...
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Aug.14.2009
Normally apolitical Americans turn out in droves at town hall meetings to express their anger at the Government 'ramming through' health care reform. [ctrl-click to launch post subject video] Caption and Image Credit: nzherald.co.nz
Obama Slaps Fox News As Ratings Continue To Soar
Last...
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Aug.08.2009
"The Fastest Kettle In The World" on its way to setting a new high speed mark of 94.4mph [ctrl-click to launch video]. Image Credit: Don Wales – Test Driver BSCC
British Steam Car Challenge Team on Course for World Record Success!
Finally, after arriving in the United States...
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Aug.04.2009
Barack Obama - President Obama asks supporters to declare their support for his three core principles for health care reform, and to share their personal stories to help build support for the reforms that are so desperately needed. [ctrl-click to launch video] Learn more at http://my.barackobama....
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Aug.01.2009
President Barack Obama (ahead), Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sergeant James Crowley walk from the Oval Office to the Rose Garden of the White House, July 30, 2009 to join in on the President;s invitation to the "Beer Summit". Notice that it is Officer Crowley who is interested...
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Jul.30.2009
“The Lean, Green, Mean Machine” of the British Steam Car Challenge as it finally rolls along on the desert sands of the Rogers Dry Lake Bed, located on Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, Southern California [ctrl-click for steam test video]. Image Credit: BSCC (2009)
The British Steam...
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Jul.26.2009
Race Start: Will Power, Team Penske leads the field to the Checkered Flag at the Rexall Edmonton INDY at the Edmonton City Centre Airport. Image Credit: Covy Moore (2009)
Edmonton INDY - Play By Play Via Tweet By Tweet
The Edmonton INDY is in the middle of a three-year contract to bring the...
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Jul.26.2009
From left: Astana teammates Lance Armstrong, Sergio Paulinho and Tour champion Alberto Contador drink champagne during the final ride into Paris. Caption and Image Credit: Getty via Universal Sports
TDF Stage 21 - The Finale - Contador, Schleck, Armstrong, & The Rising Sun
The Stage 21...
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Jul.26.2009
Yup, this is a biggie, folks. Today’s stage features five climbs, ending with only the third mountain-top finish of this Tour. And to make things more interesting, organizers saved the hardest for the day before the finish in Paris. To quote Octave Lapize from the 1910 Tour de France, when the...
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Jul.24.2009
Fans wait for the riders behind a banner reading 'Long Life the Tour 2009' on July 24, 2009 in Bourgoin-Jallieu before the start of the 195 km and nineteenth stage of the 2009 Tour de France cycling race run between Bourgoin-Jallieu and Aubenas. Image Credit: Getty via Universal Sports
TDF...
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Jul.23.2009
British Steam Car Challenge vehicle with the outer skins off, getting readied for an assault on the world land speed record for a steam-powered vehicle. Image Credit: Don Wales, BSCC (2009)
British Steam Car Challenge - Edwards AFB, Base Camp Set-Up & Shake Down
When one thinks of aiming for...
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Jul.23.2009
Saxo Bank's Fabian Cancellara, winner of the Stage 1 time trial, rides near the shore of Lake Annecy. Image Credit: Reuters via Universal Sports
TDF Stage 18 - "ITT" Around Lake Annecy For A Podium
This is the day that the podium for the Tour de France may just be decided. At the top of...
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