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Len Berman | Posted 05.09.2012

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Len Berman

Oh those English soccer fans. They've had enough at Blackburn. Their beloved Rovers are being kicked out of the Premier League (they call it relegation), so the fans are taking it out on their owners.

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WATCH: Late Goal Dooms Blackburn To Relegation

Posted 05.08.2012

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By Will Turner, Goal.com A late header from Antolin Alcaraz proved the difference as Wigan overcame Blackburn at Ewood Park to save the club's Prem...

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Welcome Back to the Future

Jim Worth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Deficit, House of Representatives, Recovery, Tea Party, 2010 Elections, Blackburn, Jobs, Cantor, Republicans, Boehner, Paul, Democrats, Senate, Tarp, Bachmann, Politics News
Jim Worth

The Republicans hold part of our political and economic future in their hands, which poses a question -- what the hell have the Tea Partiers done to our country? We'll soon find out.

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Rep. Blackburn Won't Pledge To Stop Calling Obama A Socialist

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Marsha Blackburn, one of the most prominent flamethrowers in the House of Representatives, simply could not commit herself on Thursday to no long...

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On This Week, Rep. Blackburn Waged False, Misleading Attacks On Democratic Health Care Bill

Media Matters Action Network | Media Matters Action Network | Posted 05.25.2011

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During a November 22, 2009 appearance on ABC's This Week, Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn spread falsehoods about Democratic plans for health care refo...

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Rep. Blackburn Falsely Stated Democratic Bill Would Cost $2.4 Trillion

Media Matters Action Network | Media Matters Action Network | Posted 05.25.2011

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During a November 11, 2009 interview on MSNBC, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) claimed the Democratic proposal to expand access to affordable health care...

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Rep. Blackburn Spreads Lies On Comparative Effectiveness Research

Media Matters Action Network | Media Matters Action Network | Posted 05.25.2011

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During a Bloomberg forum on November 12, 2009, Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn repeated a slew a false assertions on comparative effectiveness research...

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Rep. Blackburn Blasts Earmarks, Forgetting Her Own

Media Matters Action Network | Media Matters Action Network | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a December 2, 2009 op-ed in the Washington Times, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) urged Republicans to campaign on earmark reform, noting she had "swo...

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Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider And Jack Szostak: 3 Americans Share 2009 Nobel Medicine Prize

AP | MALCOLM RITTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Three Americans won the Nobel prize in medicine on Monday for discovering how chromosomes protect themselves as cells divide, work th...

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Marsha Blackburn: Future of Employer-Provided Healthcare

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marsha Blackburn: Future of Employer-Provided Healthcare There is little disagreement the current healthcare system needs an overhaul. The U.S. spend...

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Marsha Blackburn Apologizes For "Katrina" Comment

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Marsha Blackburn quickly apologized for her comments Wednesday that "we're not going to cry emergency every time we have a Katrina." "Clearly sh...

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Adebayor completes move to Man City from Arsenal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Emmanuel Adebayor is the third striker to join Manchester City in the offseason, leaving Arsenal to boost the Premier League rival's already extensive attacking options.

The Togo international signed a five-year deal Saturday at the end of a week that began with Argentina forward Carlos Tevez joining from Manchester United. Manager Mark Hughes recruited Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn last month.

"I can't wait to play for City's fans and show them what I can do," said the 2008 African player of the year.

The transfer fee for the 25-year-old Adebayor was reported to be about $41 million.

"Emmanuel has been one of the top forwards in the Premier League since he arrived from France and we are delighted he has agreed to come and join us," Hughes said

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Rep. Blackburn Attacks Health Care Reform By Misrepresenting A Discredited Study

Media Matters Action Network | Media Matters Action Network | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a video posted at the Heritage Foundation's blog, "The Foundry," Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) falsely claimed that a public health care option woul...

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The Susan Boyle Bubble

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a week, Susan Boyle has gone from karaoke and her local church choir to global fame and an invitation to the Oprah Winfrey show. The frumpy 47-year...

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News Service: MSNBC's Shuster Exonerated Over On Air Confrontation WIth Lawmaker

FishbowlDC | Posted 05.25.2011

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FishbowlDC hears that Scripps Howard has a piece set for publication tomorrow detailing how, despite MSNBC's David Shuster's Wednesday apology (first ...

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Hayden Christensen: "Rumors Are More Fun Than Reality"...

The Sun | Jen Blackburn | Posted 05.25.2011

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HOLLYWOOD hunk Hayden Christensen is refusing to deny rumours he is homosexual - because he loves reading the gay gossip about himself. The Star Wars...

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British Protesters To Condi:"Shame On You"...

New York Times | Joel Brinkley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice faced more protests and public embarrassment here on Saturday that have turned a trip meant to be a friendly follo...

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Rice: US Has Made "Thousands" Of Errors In Iraq...

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accepted on Friday the United States had probably made thousands of errors in Iraq but defended the overall ...

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Rice's British Trip A PR Disaster...

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was to head back from her trip to northwest England after a visit which shaped up as a public relations nightma...

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