NY Times columnist William Safire dead at 79

Safire died at a hospice in Rockville, Maryland, after suffering from pancreatic cancer, spokeswoman Diane McNulty said.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - William Safire, the former speechwriter for Richard Nixon who won a Pulitzer Prize for columns on politics and language for The New York Times, died on Sunday, the newspaper said. He was 79.

Safire, known for his conservative voice on The Times' mostly liberal opinion pages, received a Pulitzer for commentary in 1978. In 1979 he began writing the newspaper's On Language column, in which he examined the origins of words and phrases and their proper usage.

Before joining The Times in 1973, Safire worked in politically oriented public relations and joined the Nixon White House speechwriting team in 1968.

He wrote several novels including the bestseller "Full Disclosure," as well as several nonfiction books on politics and language. A New York City native, he was popular even with readers who took issue with his conservative political views in part because he enthusiastically engaged them and solicited contributions and input on the origins and foibles of modern language.

His last On Language column appeared two weeks ago. Entitled "Bending the curve," it explored the history and popularity of that phrase.

He ended the piece with a quote from a reader who had written to thank him for a recent column's citation, which the reader said had refreshed "the halcyon days of my youth."

Safire was married and had two children.

S.C. Rep. Joe Wilson Heckles POTUS During Speech

Wilson called the White House to apologize to President Obama in person, but was routed to White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, according to Associated Press. He also issued a statement: “This evening I let my emotions get the best of me,” he said. “While I disagree with the president’s statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the president for this lack of civility.”

In an official act consisting of a shocking and embarrassing breach of decorum, a Republican House Member, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., shouted “You lie” at President Obama during his speech to Congress Wednesday. His outburst came just as President Obama addressed concerned about whether illegal immigrants would obtain medical care under the Administration’s proposed heath care reforms.

Wilson’s wasn’t the only interruption during Obama’s speech, but it was the most notable.

“Everybody was stunned,” Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA, said of Wilson’s eruption. “It was just something that nobody had ever witnessed before. We all felt embarrassed.”

Republicans froze; several glanced in Wilson’s direction.

“There’ll be time enough to consider whether or not we ought to make it clear that that action is unacceptable in the House of Representatives,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said late Wednesday on WTOP radio when asked about possible punishment for Wilson. “I’ve talked to Republican members who share that view.”

Indian politician YSR dead in a helicopter crash

The Chief Minister of Indian provider Andhra Pradesh, Y S Rajasekhara Reddy (commonly known as YSR) has died in a helicopter crash.

According to local reports, Andhra Pradesh finance minister K Rosaiah has been appointed caretaker CM.

The body of 60-year-old YSR, and his Special Secretary P Subramanyam were found on Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles east of New Dehli.

The helicopter carrying YSR two of his staff and two pilots went missing in Wednesday morning. After YSR failed to arrive, multiple Indian agencies launched “a massive hunt for possible wreckage in the desolate terrain.” that expanded into the country’s biggest-ever search operation with satellites in the sky joining remote sensing aircraft, fighter jets, unmanned aerial vehicles, troops on the ground and even barefoot deer-hunting tribals with bows and arrows.

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Cj Koegel hosts the party Friday at Pangaea at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. He was the randy heartthrob from MTV's The Real World: Cancun, if you have seen him.

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X Games 15 Moto X Best Trick

Willy Watts, a rider from Oklahoma, showed some mystery trick but he was out from both runs. Blake Williams showed some new attempt but could not win the game. Scott Murray with classic leather gloves attempted a double back flip and twisted off-axis but still came empty handed. Paris Rosen attempted a front flip only.TP hucked, who is also known as the Rodeo 720 was a brand new trick; could not came back on line and dropped. Potter, another gold medalist in Moto X Best Whip, won bronze model after playing safely. It was also judged that Travis Pastrana was very favorite contestant in this competition. He appeared in a typical fashion but unfortunately, he also came back with empty handed. He attempted his toilet paper trick, a 360-ish; 720-thingy that was similar with his double back flip of 2006. Paris Rosen and Charles Pages had also attempted typical front flips. Scott Murray tryed for a double back flip, but did not get his goal due to bone-jarring crash. It was only Kyle Loza, of Trabuco Canyon, who captured this game. It was his third consecutive Moto X Best Trick gold medal. He won his first gold in 2007 and 2nd in 2008.

On last Friday, a highly anticipated Moto X Best Trick Final at X Games 15 was held at Staples Center. There were many renowned tricks in this competition. Kyle Loza received lots of love from the audience for his wonderful performance. The whole show looked like something out of a Playstation three game with riders having impossible new tricks. The whole way for riders was quite similar to a video game. The Big crashes were shaped liked the Best Trick competition.

BEACH TO BEACON

Welcome to the 12th running of the Beach to Beacon 10K, featuring wide open fields for the elite men and women and the possibility of several course records, including those for Maine men and women.

CAPE ELIZABETH -- Back home in Ethiopia, Berhane Adere is a running legend. She is a former 10,000-meter world champion, and at age 36 she just keeps going.

Perhaps she will break the women's course record of 31 minutes, 26 seconds today in TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K.

But don't count out her countrywoman, Aheza Kiros, just 23 but already a force in both track and field and road racing. Or Volha Krautsova of Belarus, or Irini Limika of Kenya.

Cash for clunkers requirements

The cash for clunkers requirements are pretty straightforward once the dealer gets through all of the paperwork.Now that the congress is working on a $2 billion injection of money into the cash for clunkers program the chances look good that the program will continue beyond just this weekend.

The cash for clunker requirement in a nutshell are:

Cars--Cars and trucks must be 1984 models or newer.
MPG--Eligible cars must get 18 mpg or less in combined highway/city rating.
Paperwork--Owners need to show dealers their car's title, and proof of insurance and registration.
Car Rebates-- $3500 if the car gets at least 4 mpg more than the trade-in or $4500 rebate if the car gets at least 10 mpg or more than trade-in.
Truck Rebates-- For SUV's pick-up or minivans, a rebate of $3500 if the new vehicle gets at least 2 mpg higher than the old vehicle or $4500 if it gets at least 5 mpg more than the trade-in.