Rising Gas Price

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    Shelly Mychiller Money-
       Gas prices this week have increased 17¢ following a high rise of oil prices which are scratching between $90 to $100. Gas prices were highest in Hawaii, where drivers paid $3.761 a gallon, on average. Wyoming had the lowest gas prices at roughly, $3.032 a gallon.  This could effect the American economy ,which is mostly consumer spending based . Oil prices have been driven higher by political unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, where much of the world's oil comes from. Despite the surge in prices this week, the amount of oil that has been taken off the world market has been relatively minimal.
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Former President Bush cancels event

    Politics   Odd news
         Former President George W Bush decided not to be with  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at a leadership  conference in Denver , Colorado. Though Assange , who is fighting extradition to Sweden to face sex charges , was going to speak via-satellite. The former president maybe thought that was still to close.  A Bush spokesperson said , "has no desire to share a forum with a man who has willfully and repeatedly done great harm to the interests of the United States." Wikileaks called bush "thin-skinned"

Police Shutdown Girlsscouts' cookie stand

VIDEO  LOCAL NEWS  ATLANTA

VILLA RICA, Ga. — A Girl Scout leader says young members of her troop thought they were headed to jail when a Georgia police officer told them to quit selling cookies.The city's police chief and mayor spoke with the officer. They say he did nothing wrong and that it was a misunderstanding.
The troop now has a permit to sell. And to smooth things over, the city is offering the scouts a pizza party.

Video from WXIA after the jump 

The Big Politics of the day 2/24/2011

POLITICS  COUNTDOWNTO2012 
       Today we have so many political stories to update about.

      Trump for President?  Postive polling on Donald Trump doesn't surprise him. He talked this on his youtube channel. He  said , ""There's been a lot of talk about a poll that came out last night," Trump said in the video. "The fact is I'm not campaigning, and I'll make a decision sometime in June. But I'm not that surprised."  He was alluding to a  Daily Beast Poll that had him only 2 points behind Obama.

     More news after the jump>>.

The Last Hurrah

    Nation 

      Space Shuttle Discovery made it's last trip to space, it was the  most used shuttle by NASA , it's the 3rd to last space shuttle mission for NASA, as it sets let private companies take over space trips. The Discovery was delayed by 4 months due to fuel tank problems, that shows the age of these shuttles. The next 2 missions will be done by Endeavorer. Atlantis was retired last year.

Girl gets Blake Giffin's old number

Video  Oklahoma news 

An Oklahoma teen says she's being bombarded with calls on her new cell phone. But the people calling aren't looking for her; they're trying to get in touch with a celebrity.

Video after from KFOR is after the jump>>

Headline Reports for 2/23/2011

Nation 

   Jason Fabery- Croglog News.
      Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed same-sex civil unions into law Wednesday, granting gay and lesbian couples the same state rights as married partners.   It will start January 1st 2012, becoming the 7th State to approve it. Arguments over civil unions and gay marriage have long divided the state, which nearly became the first in the nation to legalize gay marriage in 1993 because of a state Supreme Court ruling.   
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Will Mike Huckabee run in 2012?

Countdown to 2012    VIDEO

    Will former Arkansas Governor, 2008 presidental canidate and TV show host run in 2012? He was on ABC NEWS' Nightline lastnight also includes Duck Hunting.

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John Thune decides not to run for President

Countdown to Decision 2012
The GOP has another candidate announcing they are not running. 

     South Dakota Senator John Thune announced today that he will not run for President. Citing "this period of fiscal crisis and economic uncertainty," Thune wrote on his website that "at this time, I feel that I am best positioned to fight for America's future here in the trenches of the United States Senate."  He is the second canidate from the Republican Party deciding not to run for 2012 election.   

LIVE VIDEO: 12 JANUARY 2011

Tuscon Memorial for victims of Saturday, January 8th's shooting that killed 6 and injured others including , AZ   Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.   
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Video: Tuscon Shootings leaves void in lives

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Wednesday, The 17th of November 2010

 I heart Boobies Lawsuit 

Pa. School middle school girls sue over 'I heart boobies' bracelet ban. The American Civil Liberties Union believes the lawsuit is the first in the country over a school’s ban on the $4 bracelets, which are designed to raise breast-cancer awareness among young people. The rubber jewelry has become wildly popular among students, prompting bans across the country.

School officials in Easton argue that the slogan is distracting and demeaning, and that some staff feel it trivializes a serious illness.  Read more 

Video:"Dora the Explorer" voice actor is suing Nickeloden

Video: The 14-year-old actor of "Dora The Explorer is suing  Nickelodeon says: she was cheated of millions of dollars.
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Video: Egg recall

A salmonella outbreak has now caused a recall on over 380 million eggs.
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Video: New Grocery Products

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The News wall Top stories for the day (in video) for July 29th 2010

We are trying a new feature to have the days 3 stories put up here in a news wall.



Operation  Noah's Ark: A way to save animals in the Gulf. (From Fox News)

Ethics panel gives 13 charges against Rangel

Washington D.C news update-  Thursday the house ethics panel found accused 20-term rep. from NY Charles Rangel  13 violations of House rules involving alleged financial wrongdoing and harming the credibility of Congress. Charges include using his influence to solicit  money from coperate heads for a collage fund that in name of him. He had to step down from the House ways and means committee earlier this year due to the charges. Other charges involve alleged income tax and financial disclosure violations, as well as improper use of government mail service and letterhead. Many house dems want him to step down due to fears in the election year that he may show up corruption. He also could face jail time.  

BP Oil Spill day 100

April 20th 2010 

Today July 28th marked the 100th day of the BP oil spill in the gulf the story started April 20th  when a ocean riser blew up. It killed 11 people. Then the oil started gushing out into the Gulf of Mexico. BP had tried these attempts to stop it : "Top Hat" "Top Kill" , a cap, and finally a better cap. That on around day  89 no oil leaked in the gulf  for the first time since April 19th.
Attacks and anger on BP happened including on the CEO of the British Oil Comany ,Tony Hayword, was ousted from day to day in U.S spill and now being transfered from CEO to a leader at BP Russia.   The economic impact may be worse  fishers in the gulf had to stop work  because of the spill and many other oil workers in the gulf had to quit due to stops on banning of oil drilling. Also due to beaches being closed there was really no one coming to the beaches due to fear of oil. On day 100 we are still waiting for the relief wells to finally happen and stop this all. Most of the oil has been degrading in the water due to natural processes.  Scares happend too including 2 tropical storms which gladly did nothing to the oil.

many beaches have been closed due to the spill.

So the work still has to be done to soon , maybe revive the gulf area which was hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and now this almost 5 years later. The oil spill has cost a lot and it will continue.

Now here's a video  with more coverage  from CNN.

Team Usa loses in the world cup

The United States lost to Ghana 2-1
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Man tries to ampuate arm to save himself

Jonathan Metz  was working on his boiler when he dropped something and he tried to get it when his arm got stuck so after about 12 hours calling for help he saw some of his power blades. He tried to convince himself to cut his arm off to be free so he could live and have it re attached. So he tried up until he go to some nerves. The paramedics found him and cut  broke through the boiler. They  amputated the rest of his arm , it couldn't be reattached due to infection.