Housewife hit with hammer Nov 19, 2009
He swung the hammer at me again but missed ... The hammer used by the robber was retrieved from a drain at the scene ... The hammer used by the robber was retrieved from the drain at the scene and handed over to the police. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Gitmo Still Vexing Democrats Nov 19, 2009
House Republicans continued Wednesday to hammer Democrats over the issue of bringing suspected terrorists from Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, onto U.S. soil for trial and they appear to be making headway. LOG IN NOT A SUBSCRIBER. (Roll Call)
Infotainment Nov 18, 2009
From pots and pans to spectacular crystal chandeliers, 1,200 bits and pieces from the plush homes of late fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge went under the hammer on Tuesday. Held in a Paris theatre just off the Champs Elysees boulevard, the four-day auction attracted hundreds. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
DeMaios, Sanders water spat is a wash Nov 18, 2009
Then, last week, Sanders dropped the big hammer. After DeMaio criticized the mayor for not pushing for more cuts in city employee pension and retiree health costs, Sanders compared him to gasp former city attorney and top mayoral foe Michael Aguirre. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
No. 145 -- Lafayette vs. Lehigh Nov 18, 2009
Radio: WGPA-AM Sunny 1100 - Dick Hammer, play-by-play (43rd season) - Mike Joseph '88, color analyst ... Veteran broadcaster Dick Hammer is in his 43rd season as the Leopards' play-by-play man and will be joined in the booth at home by former Leopard greats Mike Joseph '88 and Phil Ng '88 on a rotating basis, and on the road by Lafayette SID Phil LaBella. (Goleopards.com)
In Concord, Lexington residents rally for climate change Nov 18, 2009
The rally Saturday afternoon in Concord was one of more than 5,000 held in 181 nations as part of International Climate Action Day, masterminded by environmentalist/author Bill McKibben s group to hammer home the importance of the number 350 as in 350 parts per million, the amount of carbon dioxide most scientists say can be in the atmosphere and still allow for a stable climate for future generations. 350 science. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Eleven most pleasant surprises so far this Thrashers season Nov 18, 2009
Again, lots of credit to Dudley and Anderson, but since we d no doubt hammer Donny Boy if these moves had failed, we should also give him some credit for their success (to this point). Brendan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Reid Pushes Democratic Senate Holdouts to Vote for Health-Care Bill Debate Nov 18, 2009
The hammer approach would require states where insurance plans dont meet affordability standards to offer an alternative, national plan run by a nonprofit, Carper told reporters yesterday. Reid is also grappling with the issue of abortion, which threatened to derail the House bill before lawmakers included language aimed at preventing the use of federal funds for the procedure. (Bloomberg -- US)
Wis. man charged with slaying 14-year-old stepson Nov 18, 2009
Around the same time as the teen's death on Sunday, Avey's wife was filing a police report alleging that he repeatedly struck her with a hammer the previous week, the criminal complaint said. Cody's body was found in the minivan, a necktie knotted tightly around his neck, prosecutors said. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Khazei’s outsider careertaught deep political lessons Nov 18, 2009
He and Brown began trying to hammer out details of a program they would launch themselves. How much money would they need. (Boston Globe)
LETTER: Country is 'progressing' to a political monopoly Nov 18, 2009
" The first lady has bare arms! Obama uses fancy mustard!Listen to yourselves.-------------------------Yup! It won't be long til Chairman Oba-Mao don's his red hammer and sickle barret... ". Most commented. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
A Minority View: Excused Horrors Nov 18, 2009
Coulter, Sowell, Krauthammer and more ... It's acceptable to hoist and march under a flag emblazoned with the former USSR's hammer and sickle ... Coulter, Sowell, Krauthammer and more. (Townhall.com)
Health Tip: Remedy a Hammer Toe Nov 18, 2009
(HealthDay News) -- A hammer toe occurs when a toe bends over in a hammer-like or claw-like shape ... A person can be born with a hammer toe, or it can develop over time, particularly from wearing shoes that are too small. (MEDLINEplus)
Quarterfinal game is homecoming for Lions' Ward Nov 17, 2009
The Milan coach said Camden would run a mid-line option, and hammer the ball with the fullback. He s a heck of a player, Morris said about White. (Camden Chronicle, TN)
Behr, union meet after contract rejection Nov 17, 2009
Local union officials and Behr management are meeting Monday to try to hammer out an agreement that would save the Behr Dayton Thermal plant. Behr officials said closing the plant has become an option in the wake of rejection of a contract offer that included leaner health benefits. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
SANDAG: 55% Of Murder Cases Involved Meth Nov 17, 2009
"Her boyfriend came into her apartment and killed her in her sleep. He beat her with a hammer 13 times and that was the end of her life," said Sinkule. Sinkule has three red figurines that represent three murdered women. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Best from Sunday Nov 16, 2009
Alvin "Rick" Thomas taps a floorboard with a hammer, and on his hands and knees, puts his cheek to the ground to make sure it's flush. The 29-year-old Athens man last week was working as hard to renovate a Westside apartment as he was to stay clean, sober and out of jail. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Bloody Weekend - Murders, armed robbers shot dead Nov 16, 2009
The deceased, a resident of Effiduase in Koforidua who operates a cosmetics shop and boutique at the Dasebre Roundabout in Koforidua, was said to have been hit several times on the forehead with a hammer by the fetish priest at his shrine at Okorase about 12:30am. After the crime, Joseph Tetteh, the 35-year old traditional priest, popularly known as Mallam was reported to have tied the victims hands and legs, covered it with a cloth and placed it on his motorbike in an attempt to dump it at a... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
PM Lee, Obama reaffirm excellent ties in bilateral meeting Nov 15, 2009
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Philly subway hammer attacker gets 4 to 10 years Nov 15, 2009
Thomas Scantling, 27, of Philadelphia, had failed to take his anti-psychotic medications but used PCP and other illegal drugs. The judge found that a toxic combination fueled the violence. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Art.view: Dollars, cents and sensibility Nov 15, 2009
Philippe S;galot, an art advisor, Jose Mugrabi, a dealer who owns some 800 Warhols, Abdallah Chatila, a Lebanese collector, and two other Sotheby's staff members, Loic Gouzer and Bruno Vinciguerra, together nodded and waved the lot all the way up to its $39m hammer price ... 2m, even though Mr Jopling offered a bid just as the hammer was coming down. (The Economist)
In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact progress Nov 15, 2009
Nations are preparing to meet in Denmark to hammer out a new international treaty to slow climate change, but the talks have been hampered by disputes between rich countries and developing ones. "If I am confident that all of the countries involved are bargaining in good faith and we are on the brink of a meaningful agreement and my presence in Copenhagen will make a difference in tipping us over the edge, then certainly that's something that I will do," Obama said in an interview with Reuters. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Reporting center aims to put offenders on right path Nov 15, 2009
com Alvin "Rick" Thomas taps a floorboard with a hammer, and on his hands and knees, puts his cheek to the ground to make sure it's flush ... Alvin "Rick" Thomas taps a floorboard with a hammer, and on his hands and knees, puts his cheek to the ground to make sure it's flush. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Current GOP: 'Gone Out to Pasture'? Nov 15, 2009
I remember when the Republican leadership could meet with its opposites on significant national issues and, with civility, hammer out a reasonable solution. I think of Vandenburg, Taft, Dole, Javits, John Warner, and others of equal integrity. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Breaking news: I-5 chase ends when car hits Kelso police vehicle at off ramp Nov 15, 2009
rwinston wrote on Nov 14, 2009 6:31 PM:" you know this guy should get the book thrown at him. might be charged with vehicular assult he should be. my ex husband was giving someone a ride home and she hit him in the head with a hammer and caused the wreck and he was life flighted to vancouver and he gets 33months in prison over it wheres the justice in that? this guy needs to have the book thrown at him hard and fast. he could have killed tons of people or badly injured them. i say prove to the... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Women's Basketball Game Notes: Western Illinois Nov 15, 2009
Woods won the Golden Hammer Award and Jones was tabbed Purdue's Summer Warrior. Boilermakers Ink Top-Five Recruiting Class Each of her four years at Purdue, head coach has signed a top-15 recruiting class and this season is her best yet. (Purduesports.com)
How to buy a Big Dog K-9 Chopper Nov 14, 2009
Within seconds after being smitten by the S&S love hammer, a salesman suddenly appeared and graciously offered to let DeSilva take the K-9 out for a quick test run. One cell phone call later, DeSilva s wife arrived after finishing up her shopping at Ala Moana. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Man convicted of murder, torture of Vista woman Nov 14, 2009
A hammer handle, kitchen knife, hedge clippers and a stun gun were all recovered with Neville's blood on them. She had more than 70 wounds to her body. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Troubled vet returns to Vietnam to help Nov 14, 2009
Next week, he'll pick up a hammer and saw for the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project 2009, an annual weeklong affordable housing project led by the former president. Roberts will join a team of about 20 volunteers who will construct houses in Ke Sat village, just outside Hanoi, November 15-21. (CNN)
Saying Obama targeting older seniors is unfair Nov 14, 2009
Joe wrote on Nov 12, 2009 11:14 PM:" Well Kirk, looks like Darius gave you some "rational proof" that Obama wants total gun abolition. Obama is just sucking up right now so he can get reelected and then the hammer drops on gun owners when he is a lame duck. Thats funny because he don't know it yet but he is a lame duck right now. Obama has already scuttled his boat. Did the "facts confuse you"? ". Darius wrote on Nov 12, 2009 10:45 PM:" Once again Kirk is a liar..Proof>>> Kirk said Obama "has... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Public safety Nov 14, 2009
Hammer Street and Hilyard Avenue, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle reported early Friday morning. Lost River High School, theft reported Friday afternoon. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Let's "CLEAN HOUSE" Nov 13, 2009
It's time for Congress to take Nancy Pelosi's little hammer away from her and remove her from her high chair in the House of Represenatives. We can't trust Charlie Melancon so he needs to go also since he voted to make Nancy speaker. (New Iberia, LA)
EDITORIAL: Cogdill's departure a loss Nov 13, 2009
Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee)
Experts divided over cost of US health care overhaul Nov 13, 2009
Both houses of Congress will have to hammer out a compromise before submitting it to Obama to sign into law. Daniel J. Mitchell, senior fellow at the Washington, D.C.-based CATO Institute, predicted the House plan will far exceed the costs spelled out by its authors and the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which said the legislation would reduce 10-year deficits by 104 billion dollars. (Xinhuanet, China)
Lend Me Annear: What's the good word? Nov 13, 2009
Dad should have never put a hammer and saw in the hands of a kid that went to a liberal arts college. I m sure you working folk in Pembroke have had your days in the doghouse in terms of mistakes and mess-ups. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Pacifying Afghanistan: a dangerous dream Nov 13, 2009
He was wearing a brass hammer and sickle belt buckle taken from a Russian soldier. He asked me if I thought "there was any hope" for his country. (Christian Science Monitor)
Why did Lou Dobbs vanish from your TV screens? Nov 13, 2009
Get out your reflex hammer give him a little tap. Dusty. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Scientist: CO2 not causing global warming... Nov 13, 2009
Al Gore owns stocks in Occidental Petroleum (see Armand Hammer, who loaned money to the Soviet Union when nobody else would) worth millions of dollars ... I wondered what the connection was between the Marxists and Al Gore and then I remembered: Armand Hammer. (The Drudge Report)
Officers kill murder suspect free on bond Nov 13, 2009
Ms. Reid was fighting with her live-in girlfriend when she struck her in the head with a hammer and took her 4-year-old son hostage with a knife. As Deputy White entered the room, he shot Ms. Reid in the shoulder and pulled the boy away. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Bruno takes bruising Nov 13, 2009
Wolfgang Hammer, former head of the Hotel and Bartenders Union, talks with the media outside the federal courthouse in Albany, N.Y., Thurs ... Wolfgang Hammer, former head of the Hotel and Bartenders Union, talks with the media outside the federal courthouse in Albany, N.Y., Thurs. (Albany Times Union)
House OKs health care reform bill McCaul votes no Nov 12, 2009
If and when the Senate does pass its health care bill, members from each chamber then have to combine the bills, hammer out the details, and agree on one version that requires approval from each the Senate and House before traveling to Obama s desk for approval. The Senate s version comes with a lesser price tag at 829 billion and would cover 94 percent of Americans. (Sealy News, TX)
Will Hannity cop to video deception? Nov 12, 2009
If it won t push give it a good rap with a hammer. A couple of raps. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Waterloo teen wounded in hammer attack Nov 12, 2009
Waterloo police say a teenager is in the hospital after a man beat him with a hammer in an attack at a convenience store. Officers say 19-year-old Domonique Turner was in a Kwik Star store Wednesday afternoon when the attacker struck him several times on the head with the hammer. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
No progress made on deficit reduction Nov 12, 2009
Legislators spent the day in closed-door meetings, attempting to hammer out a budget plan that can win a majority of votes. The focus is on cuts in health care and school spending that Paterson has suggested, prompting rebukes from powerful labor unions and industry lobbyists. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
J.V. football team caps 6-3 season Nov 12, 2009
Kendall Hammer then caught the two-point conversion pass from Malone ... The coach praised Hammer and Brian Preston for making multiple catches, and he also praised the Raider defense ... The Raiders then rallied in the fourth quarter, as Hammer caught a TD pass from Malone. (Appomattox Times Virginian, VA)
Pete Carroll-Jim Harbaugh Press Conference Quotes Nov 11, 2009
They have a real obvious core of their offense in Toby Gerhart, just a hammer back there running the football. They've built their style around his physical nature, and it's working very well for them. (Usctrojans.com)
Still haunted by brother's murder Nov 11, 2009
Hughes put a telephone book against the boy's head and beat him with a hammer. When John was finally taken to hospital his body was bruised in more than 100 places. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Rep. Capuano backs off support for abortion-restricting health care bill Nov 11, 2009
It is a startling reversal given the language Capuano used Monday to hammer Coakley for saying she opposed the bill over the abortion restrictions, whose inclusion was the product of a deal liberal House members made to win narrow passage of the overall package. He went so far as to call Coakley's comments "manna from heaven" for his campaign, blasting her for not knowing how Washington worked, and for being willing to torpedo a major health care overhaul over this one provision. (TheHill.com)
Leos deadly 05 beating of neighbor back in court Nov 10, 2009
Both sides were attempting to hammer out a last-minute settlement Monday morning when the proceedings were adjourned for the day after Louis Brindisi, an attorney for the Sciortino family, fell ill in the judge s chambers and had to be taken away by ambulance. Proceedings are expected to resume at 10 a.m. today in the State Office Building, depending on Brindisi s health. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Closing Arguments Made In Stabbing Death Trial Nov 10, 2009
"He says, 'I have a hammer and a knife.'". The prosecutor said deputies found a broke hammer handle with the head missing, a stun gun, a pair of shoes and a handkerchief with the victim's blood on it stuffed in the suspect's sweat pants ... The attorney said "Tony" killed the victim and left with the missing hammer head. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
The Wall Fell, and Freedom Sang Nov 9, 2009
The place is jammed by writers who read from their works praising the meritocracy of Marx s socialism, under the club s symbol, the Hammer and Sickle. Why are so many Americans now toying with socialism, in a country that created the most successful free market economic system in history and spent half of the last century fighting the heresy of Marx s socialism. (Human Events Online)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Nov 9, 2009
One of Sir Elton John's suits and shoes signed by actress Sienna Miller are going under the hammer to raise cash for Oxfam's Darfur and Chad appeal. A dress worn by singer Corinne Bailey Rae and a script of acclaimed film The Queen are also up for grabs on internet auction site eBay. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Does swearing relieve pain? Nov 9, 2009
The idea for the study first occurred to psychologist Richard Stephens of Keele University in North Staffordshire, when he hit himself on the finger with a hammer and let loose with a few choice words. It solidified when his wife swore gustily during a breech delivery of their daughter and one of the midwives mentioned that women often swear in childbirth, which I found intriguing, said Stephens in an e-mail. (Boston Globe)
Winter's late, and so is the ice Nov 9, 2009
Houston Resident wrote on Nov 8, 2009 11:44 AM:" A friend keeps a claw hammer on a lanyard atached tot his waist. ". WRITE A COMMENT. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
US: someone shot every five minutes Nov 9, 2009
America's gun outrage: 276 people killed or wounded a day. November 9, 2009 - 4:58PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Top 25 Matchup on Senior Day Nov 8, 2009
Radio: WGPA-AM Sunny 1100 - Dick Hammer, play-by-play (43rd season) - Mike Joseph '88, color analyst ... Veteran broadcaster Dick Hammer is in his 43rd season as the Leopards' play-by-play man and will be joined in the booth at home by former Leopard greats Mike Joseph '88 and Phil Ng '88 on a rotating basis, and on the road by Lafayette SID Phil LaBella. (Goleopards.com)
Slain teen caught in cycle of crime Nov 8, 2009
He was holding a black handgun with a gold hammer and was having a heated argument with another man. Hughey's brother said he then heard several shots and saw Anthony Hughey pull his own gun and fire back. (The Palm Beach Post)
Strand of Elvis's hair saved by his barber to go under the hammer Nov 8, 2009
Lock of Elvis's hair under hammer. In November 2002 a wad of Elvis' hair sold for about 70,000. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The Government Peter Principle Nov 7, 2009
Coulter, Sowell, Krauthammer and more ... I can't understand how people think health care costs can be reduced or even controlled by the same folks that have a huge bureaucracy to assure the lowest price is paid for a $600 hammer or an $800 toilet seat ... Coulter, Sowell, Krauthammer and more. (Townhall.com)
Beyond the Multiplex Nov 7, 2009
Both He and She become convinced that the natural world around them isn't just unconscious and uncaring but actively malevolent: Acorns hammer on the roof by the dozen; Dafoe sleeps with his hand out the window and brings it in crawling with snails. But then, von Trier draws no clear distinction between the movie's so-called reality and the characters' psychological world. (Salon)
Spikes will sit whole game. Will Meyer be joining him? Nov 6, 2009
Florida has gotten hammered in the media this week and most of the damage has been self inflicted ... let s put Meyer and Spikes in prison, and the Gators would still hammer your puppies. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Senate Democrats Advance Climate Bill Without GOP Nov 6, 2009
Other committees still must weigh-in on the measure, but the partisan antics early on threatened to cast a pall over the bill -- one of President Barack Obama's top priorities -- as it makes its way to the Senate floor and as nations prepare to meet in Copenhagen, Denmark next month to hammer out a new international treaty to slow climate change ... Specter said that the vote would send a signal to other countries in advance of a climate change conference next month to hammer out a new... (KERO 23, CA)
Obama to Native Americans: ‘You will not be forgotten’ Nov 6, 2009
The partisanship threatened to cast a pall over the bill - one of President Obama s top priorities - as it makes its way to the Senate floor and as nations prepare to meet in Denmark next month to hammer out an international treaty to slow global warming. Senator Barbara Boxer, chairwoman of the Senate environment committee, had delayed the crucial vote for days because of a Republican protest over whether the cost of the legislation had been fully examined. (Boston Globe)
Emergency House Call Nov 6, 2009
It seems like the lessons of the town halls and the tea parties are lost on these people because they have been two months here in Washington, D.C. Speaker Pelosi is bringing the hammer down on her members. So we need to bring the town hall here. (Fox News)
Obituary: Alan Peters Nov 6, 2009
Backs were fitted to sides, and sides to fronts, with immaculate dovetail joints another Arts and Crafts trademark that were hardly glued, but tapped in with a hammer. The drawer-bottom was solid cedar of Lebanon, for the smell. (The Economist)
