Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign

Embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner reportedly has told friends he will resign from Congress, amid growing pressure from top Democrats after he admitted to having sexually charged relationships with women on Facebook and Twitter.
The New York Times and CNN are reporting the news, citing unnamed sources. The report also has been confirmed by the Associated Press.
It is possible that Weiner, a New York Democrat first elected in 1998, will speak publicly later this morning.
The New York lawmaker, once touted as a leading candidate for New York City mayor, has admitted sending lewd photos of himself and lying about it for several days. The online sex scandal has rocked the U.S. House for the past three weeks, distracting Democrats who had been trying to bring attention to GOP plans to revamp Medicare ahead of next year's elections.
CNN says Weiner called Rep. Steve Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, of his plans last night.
House Democratic leaders were planning to meet today to discuss Weiner's fate and possibly oust him from his post on the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee if he continued to rebuff the calls to step down.
The House earlier this week granted Weiner a two-week leave of absence, after he said this weekend that he'll enter a treatment facility. The House ethics committee has also begin a preliminary inquiry into Weiner's actions.
Weiner decided to go into treatment after House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, national party chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and campaign chairman Steve Israel called on him to resign. President Obama also has said Weiner should step aside, saying the congressman has "embarrassed" himself.
Weiner reportedly told friends he was waiting for his wife, Huma Abedin, to return from an overseas work trip before deciding his next step. Abedin, an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, returned early Wednesday.




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Why Miami Lost to Dallas

Many questioned what happened to the Miami Heat and how did they loose to the Dallas Mavericks! The basketball world was some what shocked that the best defensive team of the East lost to the best offensive team of the West! I guess it took a couple of days for it to sink in what really happen,  but this is how I saw it. The Heat wore themselves down and the Mavericks 3 point shooting won!

The truth is the Heats constrictive defense that demolished the the Bulls and the Celtics, rattle the Mavericks for 2 or 3 games, but that was not enough for an offensive juggernaut. The Mavericks did not hang their hat on defense, but they could hold there own with the best of them! Although when you look at the Mavericks team, anyone could see that they were a seasoned with a lot of fire power...

When you look at the  first three games of the series, it was a defensive battle, with an occasional burst of offense...  Three games in the low 90's showed that Heat defense was invincible. Even when the Mavericks stole game 2! Then the Heat stole game 3 back and I knew this was going to be a good series. Although something happened in game 4 that turn the whole series around, the Heat's fatigue begin to show and the defense was not the same and it opened up the 3 pointing shots for the Mavericks.

The Heat could not not find their second wind... Now that once crushing defensive was against the rope to an exceptional offense! The three point shooting from Kidd, Terry, Barea and Marian was to much.

The reason that the Heat lost to the Mavericks is a good offense beat a good defense!

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Dr. Dre Settles Lawsuit Over trademark infringement

LOS ANGELES — Dr. Dre won’t be behind the microphone at a federal courthouse after all – the rapper settled a lawsuit over damages from unauthorized online sales of his album “The Chronic” a day before trial.

Attorneys for the rap superstar, whose real name is Andre Young, filed a notice of settlement in a Los Angeles federal court late Monday afternoon. He had been expected to testify during the weeklong trial, which would have decided whether Young was entitled to 100 percent of the profits from online sales of the rap album, which also helped launch the career of Snoop Dogg.

No details of the settlement, which is not yet finalized, were filed with the court.

In April a judge ruled that WIDEawake Death Row Records didn’t have the proper permission to sell Young’s music online or repackage it on new CD releases. The label purchased the holdings of original Death Row Records, which launched the careers of several rappers, out of bankruptcy.

He sued WIDEawake Death Row in 2010 for breach of contract, trademark infringement and misappropriation of his likeness.

Young was a co-founder of the label, but negotiated a deal to leave the company that required Death Row to obtain his permission before selling his music digitally. On Monday, “The Chronic” was no longer available for download on Apple’s popular music service iTunes.

There was no immediate comment from attorneys for either Young or WIDEawake Death Row.

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10 facinating facts about Doctor Dre I bet you didnt know.

Doctor Dre settled a 100 million divorce with his wife.

WHATS ON YOUR MIND?

Sometimes being the best is not good enough

After watching the Miami Heat win game one against the Dallas Mavericks 92-84. The hype about one team being better than the other is just that... Lets face it, their can only be one champion and no matter how close the margin, someone is going to loose and someone is going to win...  If you look back at sports over the past 30 years, you would see exactly what I am talking about.

When they induct you into the Hall Of Fame do they ask if you were a winner, or a looser? The truth is, they ask the same question about each player every time, did he impact the game, and if the answer is yes, then you are inducted in! Even, if you did 'nt win a Championship!

I can never forget 4 consecutive years in a row that I watch the Buffalo Bills go to the Super Bowl and loose  1 Super Bowl games because the kicker missed a field goal. They were the best in their conference but regardless of how good they were they could not win a Super Bowl. That Buffalo Bills will always be great, but not in the way that the teams that beat them were, they won the Super Bowl!

Then came the Utah Jazz and the New Jersey Nets, both teams played consecutive years in the NBA Finals but could not win the title! Several members from both teams will automatically be inducted in to the Hall Of Fame because of the stamp that they left on the game. They were winners but they lost the ultimate prize, the Championship! They were compensated for their efforts, but lets look at it from this prospective do you think that if they would have won, that they would have been more deserving of the prizes that they received?

Unfortunately being the best is not good enough, being the greatest is what makes a Champion a Winner on any level of sports! Michael Jordan is the greatest to ever play the game, but Karl Malone scored over 30,000 point making him the second leading scorer of all time behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar... Why isn't Malone mention as being great? If he would have won a Championship, would he have been great then?

1997	Utah Jazz	2–4	Chicago Bulls	[65]
1998	Utah Jazz	2–4	Chicago Bulls

2002	Los Angeles Lakers	4–0	New Jersey Nets	[70]
2003	San Antonio Spurs	4–2	New Jersey Nets	[71

Football

XXVIII	1994	Dallas Cowboys	Buffalo Bills	30-13	Atlanta, GA
XXVII	1993	Dallas Cowboys	Buffalo Bills	52-17	Pasadena, CA
XXVI	1992	Washington Redskins	Buffalo Bills	37-24	Minneapolis, MN
XXV	1991	New York Giants	Buffalo Bills	20-19	Tampa, FL

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Maria Shriver is calling it quits

The latest news blast is that Maria Shriver has been miserable in her marriage for years and she decided to file for divorce when she heard the news of Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child who is 14.

The first question that always comes to mind is why would he cheat on her??? I mean she rich, a great lady and a wonderful mother and loyal wife. Okay all those qualities make a good wife resume, but a woman who refuse to suck this or lick that might be asking for trouble!

Arnold cheated 2 decades ago, and that is the straw that broke the camels back. Sometimes everything that glitters is not gold. The smiles of love may have once been but the smiles for the camera are what they are!

I am curious to see what will happen when the dust clears, believe me there is more to this story that meets the eye.

Do smart women let beautiful woman clean their home and think everything is okay. To take it a step farther they were both pregnant at the same time and this was all surprise to her???

Maybe  Arnold cheating with the maid was more than she could handle right?

The million dollar question is, if they quit having sex years ago, then who really ended it?


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Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue

I  will continue to forward this every time it  comes around!
 

STROKE: Remember  the 1st Three Letters.... S. T. R.  
 

STROKE  IDENTIFICATION:
 

During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured  everyone that she was fine (they offered to call  paramedics) ..she said she had just tripped over  a brick because of her new shoes.

 

They  got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of  food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the  evening

 

Jane's husband called later  telling everyone that his wife had been taken to  the hospital -
(at 6:00  pm  Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the  signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane would be with  us today. Some don't die. They end up in a  helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It  only takes a minute to read this...

 

A  neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke  victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the  effects of a stroke....totally. He said  the trick was getting a stroke recognized,  diagnosed, and then getting the patient  medically cared for within 3 hours, which is  tough.

 

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

 

Thank  God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR  . Read and Learn!

 

Sometimes symptoms of a  stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately,  the lack of awareness spells disaster. The  stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage  when people nearby fail to recognize the  symptoms of a stroke..

 

Now doctors say a  bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three  simple questions:

 

S  *Ask  the individual to SMILE.

T  *Ask  the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE  (Coherently) 

 (i.e. It is sunny out  today.)

R  *Ask  him or her to RAISE BOTH  ARMS.

 

If  he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these  tasks, call emergency number immediately  and describe the symptoms to the  dispatcher.

 

New  Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your  Tongue

 

NOTE:  Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the  person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue  is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the  other,   that is  also an indication of a  stroke. CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY!

 

A  cardiologist says if everyone who gets this message need to sends it to 10 people; you can bet that  at least one life will be saved.  
  

I  have done my part. Will  you?

Stroke related articles

Did you know that stroke is third leading cause of death?

Did you know that some Migraine create Stroke-Like Symptoms?

Did you know that Nate Dogg suffered his Second Stroke?

Did you know what a Stoke is?

Did you know the Leading Causes of Death in the U.S?

The Stroke Belt is linked to higher date rate in these southern states

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For your situational awareness:

UPS Uniforms

Government Warning regarding purchase of UPS uniforms: There has been a huge purchase, $32,000 worth, of United Parcel Service (UPS) uniforms on eBay over the last 30 days.  This could represent a serious threat as bogus drivers (terrorists) can drop off anything to anyone with deadly consequences! If you have ANY questions when a UPS driver appears at your door they should be able to furnish VALID I.D.
         
Additionally, if someone in a UPS uniform comes to make a drop off or pick up, make absolutely sure! they are driving a UPS truck. UPS doesn't make deliveries or pickups in anything, except a company vehicle. If you have a problem, call your local law enforcement agency right away!  TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY! Tell everyone in your office, your family, your friends, etc. Make people aware so that we can prepare and/or avoid terrorist attacks on our people! Thank you for your time in reviewing this and
PLEASE send to EVERYONE on your list, even if they are friend or foe. We should all be aware!


Kimberly Bush-Carr
Management Program Specialist
U.S.Department of Homeland Security
Bureau Customs and Border Protection
Washington, DC20229
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Man Escapes Prison to Avenge His Mother Being Shot police-say-mass-man-escapes-prison-avenge-mother-shot

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Tamik Kirkland escaped prison to avenge his mother who got shot

A convict in Springfield, Mass., who escaped from prison and allegedly went on a shooting rampage Saturday, killing one and wounding two police officers, apparently escaped to avenge the recent shooting of his mother, MyFoxBoston.com reported.

Tamik Kirkland, who is accused of taking part in at least three shootings, escaped the MCI Shirley, a minimum-security state prison about 50 miles from Boston, by stuffing a dummy in his bed during the head count on Monday.

Kirkland, who stood eligible for parole next February. Police are investigating how the victims in the shooting Saturday may be connected to the shooting of Kirkland's mother.

Kirkland, described as a gang member, served jail time in 2003 on charges of intent to distribute cocaine and carrying firearms.

Some lawmakers criticized how Kirkland was in a minimal security prison.

“That’s absolutely ludicrous,” Assistant House Minority Whip Elizabeth A. Poirier (R-North Attleboro) said, according to the Boston Herald. “He should be in a more maximum, secure situation. He shouldn’t be under minimum sec- urity. Why do we do this?’’

Two plainclothes police officers responded to a duplex where a running car had been backed into the driveway. They called for more officers and a nearby state trooper arrived.

As police approached, a man dived into the trunk of the car. Police blocked the car and took the driver, an unidentified woman, into custody. When they opened the trunk, Kirkland popped out and opened fire on the officers, police said.

The state trooper and one of the local officers were each shot once in the chest before they returned fire, police said. Kirkland was shot several times and is in serious condition at Baystate Medical Center, police say.

The officers were wearing bullet-proof vests and were not seriously injured.

Police said the shootings occurred so quickly they did not realize until later that a 6-month-old girl was in the back seat of the car. She was not harmed.

State Police said Kirkland had forced his way into the woman's home as he fled the barbershop. He was serving 2 1/2 to 4 years and was being held in the lowest-security section of the medium-security prison.

He was charged Saturday night with murder, armed assault with intent to murder, armed home invasion, assault with a dangerous weapon and illegal possession of a firearm.

State police identified the man fatally shot as 24-year-old Sheldon R. Innocent of Wilbraham.

The other victim, a 48-year-old barber whose name was not released, was in critical condition.

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Can you hear me now?

President Obama statements with who he is and what he stands for has become quite clear through his actions. Through all the issues which he had no control, he has managed to gradually start to shape things up in the United States. The President continues to strategically picked his times to make a point so that all can see...

Donald Trump made a political blunder when he challenged the President citizenship. The only problem with Trumps display of confidence to look like a hero, instead became a issue when he looks like a fool, when the President produced his birth certificate!

Now the President was able to do something that the Bush Administration could not do... Kill Osama Bin Laden.

Obama is not a man that rants and raves about what he is going to do, but a man that lays out his plan and puts it into action. At one point the conservative believe that President Obama was a fool. Although as we look at the big picture everything is starting to happen exactly as he spoke it into existence. 

With all the na sayers that still exist I am seeing that they can hear him now.Would it be safe to say that he may have secured another 4 years in the white house?


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Tanya McDowell arrested for wanting her child to get a good education

Education can be expensive, but for Tanya McDowell, ensuring her son receives a good education could cost her her freedom. 

The Connecticut woman has been charged with larceny and conspiracy to commit larceny for allegedly stealing $15,686 from Norwalk Public Schools for enrolling her son in an elementary school even though she didn’t have a permanent address in the city. If convicted, she could face up to 20 years in prison.

Tanya McDowell, 33, was arraigned in Norwalk, where she was arrested April 14 on felony charges of committing and attempting to commit first-degree larceny. She was released after posting a $25,000 bond.

Prosecutors say McDowell used her baby sitter’s address to enroll her son in Norwalk schools in the fall but should have registered the boy in nearby Bridgeport, a significantly poorer urban district and the location of her last permanent address.

McDowell told police she was living in her van and sleeping at a Norwalk shelter, or staying at a friend’s Bridgeport apartment when she enrolled her son in Norwalk last September.

I find it interesting that this law-abiding mother, who simply wanted a better life for her son, finds herself forced to go through life with a arrest over her head, having the nightmare of trying to do the right thing for your children makes you wonder!

 Education Should Be A Right, Not a Crime did you know that if you Start typing "mother arrested" into Google, and the Internet wastes no time filling in the rest: "for lying about her address." Not "for selling her daughters on Craigslist," "for feeding her sons drywall" or "for locking her kids in the basement like Boo Radley," but for trying to educate them beyond the borders of their block. In the United States of America, educating your children by any means necessary is a punishable offense.

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BARACK OBAMA PUBLISHES HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE TO PROVE HE’S AMERICAN.

 I am happy yet so disappointed that Phillip Berg, Donald Trump and talk show host like Michael Savage were on board with the notion that the President was not an american born citizen.

Forget the fact that he was a lawyer that went to College graduated and was a senator and now a president. President Obama hand was forced by the billionaire and potential presidential candidate Donald Trump.

He revived gossip about Obama’s citizenship – which, had it been true, would have made him ineligible for the White House.

Obama has already had to produce a “certificate of live birth” – the standard official document – when he was first challenged during the election campaign in 2008.

But hardcore Republicans always claimed it was fake and the flames were fanned by Trump.

So Obama, 49, finally instructed his lawyers to obtain the original, long-form birth certificate from a health department vault in Hawaii.

Yesterday aides posted it on the internet and sent copies to the media. A clearly irritated Obama added: “We do not have time for this kind of silliness, we’ve got better stuff to do.”

He said he was puzzled by how the issue had been kept going for more than two years.

Doubters had formed a groundswell of opinion known as the “Birther” movement. Some claimed the original certificate could show that Obama was not born in the US and that he was a Muslim.

The birth certificate revealed yesterday for the first time stated clearly that Barack Hussein Obama was born on August 4 1961 at a maternity hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii, at 7.24pm, to his white mother from Kansas and his namesake black father from Kenya.

There was no mention of religion, but Obama has repeatedly insisted he is Christian. Asked for his response yesterday property tycoon Mr Trump said: “I would like to see it, I hope it’s true, I hope it checks out beautifully.” 

So now that these fools that live on idiot street have egg on their face, I wonder what their claim will be now???

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Never judge someone.....

'Some people!' snorted a man standing behind me in the
Long line at the grocery store.

'You would think the manager would pay attention and
Open another line, 'said a woman.

I looked to the front of the line to see what the hold up was and saw A well dressed, young woman, trying to get the machine To accept her credit card. No matter how many times She swiped it, the machine kept rejecting it.

'It's one of them welfare card things.  people
Need to get a job like everyone else,' said the man
Standing behind me.

The young woman turned around to See who had made the comment. 

It was me,' he said, pointing to himself.

The young lady's face began to change expression.
Almost in tears, she dropped the welfare card onto the
Counter and quickly walked out of the store. Everyone
In the checkout line watched as she began running to
Her car. Never looking back, she got in and drove way.

After developing cancer in 1977 and having had to use
Food stamps; I had learned never to judge anyone,
Without knowing the circumstances of their life. This
Turned out to be the case today.

Several minutes later a young man walked into the
Store. He went up to the cashier and asked if she had
Seen the woman. After describing her, the cashier told
Him that she had run out of the store, got into her
Car, and drove away.

'Why would she do that?' asked the man. Everyone in
The line looked around at the fellow who had made the
Statement.  'I made a stupid comment about the
Welfare card she was using.  Something I shouldn't
Have said. I'm sorry,' said the man.

'Well, that's bad, real bad, in fact.  Her brother was
Killed in Afghanistan two years ago. He had three
Young children and she has taken on that
Responsibility. She's twenty years old, single, and
Now has three children to support,' he said in a very
Firm voice.

'I'm really truly sorry. I didn't know,' he replied,
Shaking both his hands about.

The young man asked, 'Are these paid for?' pointing to
The shopping cart full of groceries.

'It wouldn't take her card'  the clerk told him.

'Do you know where she lives?' asked the man who had
Made the comment.

'Yes, she goes to our church.'

'Excuse me,' he said as he made his way to the front
Of the line. He pulled out his wallet, took out his
Credit card and told the cashier, 'Please use my card.
PLEASE!' The clerk took his credit card and began to
Ring up the young woman's groceries.

Hold on,' said the gentleman. He walked back to his
Shopping cart and began loading his own groceries onto
The belt to be included. 'Come on people. We got three
Kids to help raise!' he told everyone in line.

Everyone began to place their groceries onto the fast
Moving belt. A few customers began bagging the food
And placing it into separate carts.. 'Go back and get
Two big turkeys,' yelled a heavyset woman, as she
Looked at the man.

'NO,' yelled the man.    Everyone stopped dead in their
Tracks. The entire store became
Quiet for several seconds. 'Four turkeys,' yelled the
Man. Everyone began laughing and went back to work.

When all was said and done, the man paid a total of
$1,646.57 for the groceries. He then walked over to
The side,  pulled out his check book, and began
Writing a check using the bags of dog food piled near
The front of the store for a writing surface.. He
Turned around and handed the check to the young man..
'She will need a freezer and a few other things as
Well,' he told the man.

The young man looked at the check and said, 'This is
Really very generous of you.'

'No, ' said the man. 'Her brother was the generous one.'

Everyone in the store had been observing the odd
Commotion and began to clap.  And I drove home that
Day feeling very American.

We live in the Land of the free, because of the Brave!!

Remember our Troops of Yesterday and Today!!!

A great example of why we should be kind and patient.
Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear.

May God's many blessings continue
    to be with you  -  ALWAYS!!!
   
MAY THIS KEEP GOING....

IT WILL OPEN A LOT OF EYES,
HOPEFULLY HEARTS,
AND KEEP SOME MOUTHS SHUT

" I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH

CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME " AMEN


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Sometimes we wonder,

'What did I do to deserve this?' or 'Why did God have to do this to me?'

Here is a wonderful explanation!

A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she's failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away. Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, 'Absolutely Mom, I love your cake.' 'Here, have some cooking oil,' her Mother offers. 'Yuck' says her daughter.. 'How about a couple raw eggs?' 'Gross, Mom!' 'Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?' 'Mom, those are all yucky!' To which the mother replies: 

'Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake! God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful! God is crazy about you.

He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning.

Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe,

and He chose your heart. 

If you like this, send this on to the people you really care about. 

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance!

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