Torch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell and Torch editor Wade Keller talk about the Vince McMahon DVD, looking at dozens of aspects of the DVD, what was true, what wasn’t, who spoke their mind, who didn’t, did Vince reveal anything surprising about himself, is he more or less complex than we thought, and much more…
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AP - Iran defied a U.N. deadline Thursday to stop enriching uranium, opening the door for sanctions, but U.S. and other officials said no action would be sought before a key European diplomat meets with Tehran’s atomic chief next week to seek a compromise. [Yahoo! News]
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A relaxed Kurt Busch, no longer worrying
about making NASCAR’s Chase for the Nextel Cup championship, earned
his series-leading fifth pole of the season Friday at California
Speedway.
The man says: “Time really can’t move in two directions.” Of course, this is not true at all, and “Conversations With Other Women” is a movie that sets out to demonstrate why. In our minds, and in our hearts, time is hardly linear or unidirectional. Visit your parents and you’re instantly a child again, and if you all live long enough, time begins to curl back on itself and they become your children. Or run into a certain old girlfriend or boyfriend and you may enter a disconcerting time warp between then and now and some shared future you once envisioned, but that never came to pass.
Sep. 1 (Bloomberg) — Gasoline prices across the U.S. are
likely to fall this month as demand from motorists slows and the
threat of supply disruptions from hurricanes diminishes. [Bloomberg]
The number of Americans calling themselves Republican has fallen to its lowest level in more than two-and-a-half years. Just 31.9% of American adults now say they’re affiliated with the GOP. That’s down from 37.2% in October 2004 and 34.5% at the beginning of 2006.
Five-year veteran wide receiver Todd Pinkston, released on Wednesday by the Philadelphia Eagles, on Friday evening reached agreement in principle with the Minnesota Vikings on a one-year contract. The deal was to be signed later Friday night.
Boston Red Sox rookie pitcher Jon Lester has a form of lymphoma and will begin treatment within the week, the team said Friday.
Tiger Woods got up-and-down from 90 feet for a birdie on the par-5
18th hole Friday, giving him a 5-under 66 and a one-shot lead in
the first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shopkeepers and homeowners in Baghdad cleared rubble and looked for bodies on Friday, the morning after a series of explosions killed 50 people and devastated homes and a bazaar just before nightfall. [Reuters]