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The Pope's personal plane landed in Washington on Tuesday, marking Benedict XVI's first visit to the United States and the first papal visit since Sept. 11. Benedict will spend six days in America and hit two cities on the tour, including a Mass held in two baseball stadiums. (0) comments
For the first time in a quarter of a century, both Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens aren't playing Major League Baseball. And they have no one to blame but themselves. They have each done things no other hitter or pitcher has ever done in the history of the game and yet these two free agents are both suddenly out of jobs. (0) comments
I've been reading the NT Daily a lot lately (both the paper version and the comments online where I get to see nasty things written about myself), and I've noticed a common trend in the editorial section. The editorials are usually comprised of people jawing back and forth about the SGA, diversity issues at NT, more complaining about SGA, a complaint about Denton, a little bit of liberal love and the one editorial that focused on the Texas Rangers' eternal suckage (spell-check says that's not a word). (0) comments
About a week ago, I was examining the selection at a local ice cream shop when a stranger approached me out of the blue. His speech was heavy with an accent that I didn't quite understand, but he was pushing a piece of paper and a pen in my direction, so I assumed he wanted me to sign some petition. (1) comment
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - Hiding a ring in a bouquet just wasn't enough when a computer programmer decided to pop the question. Bernie Peng reprogrammed Tammy Li's favorite video game, "Bejeweled," so a ring and a marriage proposal would show up on the screen when she reached a certain score. (0) comments
LONDON (AP) - A retired shipping consultant said he lost a 17th-century violin worth nearly $400,000 after leaving it on a train. Rob Napier said Monday he did not realize the instrument - made by master Venetian craftsman Matteo Goffriller in 1698 - was still on the train's luggage rack until it began pulling out of the station. (0) comments
