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October 28, 2009 Note: The following text is a quote: Eleven Members/Associates of Ummah Charged with Federal Violations One Subject Fatally Shot During Arrest United States Attorney Terrence Berg, Eastern District of Michigan, Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent in Charge (SAC), Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI), Detroit, Michigan, and Police Chief Warren Evans, Detroit Police Department (DPD), Detroit, Michigan announced a federal complaint was unsealed today charging Luqman Ameen Abdullah, a.k.a.Christopher Thomas, and 10 others with conspiracy to commit several federal crimes, including theft from interstate shipments, mail fraud to obtain the proceeds of arson, illegal possession and sale of...

Several British publications are reporting that the NFL may hold a Super Bowl in London as early as 2014, but the NFL has denied the reports. The Daily Telegraph reported Sunday that London officials have “received assurances from the NFL that … there is a commitment to bring the championship game to the capital in 2014.” The paper also says that an announcement will be made within the next 12 months. The report comes a week after Frank Supovitz, NFL senior vice president of events, told the BBC, “We have had very substantive conversations with the city of London on...

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS Corp. in a legal fight over entertainer Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction. The high court on Monday directed the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to consider reinstating the $550,000 fine that the Federal Communications Commission imposed on CBS over Jackson's breast-baring performance at the 2004 Super Bowl. The order follows the high court ruling last week that narrowly upheld the FCC's policy threatening fines against even one-time uses of curse words on live television. Last year, the appeals court threw...

Democrats began to press Mr. Specter, saying he would get the $10 billion increase only if he promised to vote for the eventual bill. Mr. Specter pushed back, saying he was concerned about the size of the bill and its mix of tax credits and spending. “I really do not make deals,” he said. And while he had promised Mr. Durbin nothing, the Illinois senator had made him a promise. As Mr. Durbin recalled, at a Super Bowl party at the White House on Feb. 1, “I told him, ‘I’m keeping my word.’ ” More hard bargaining was ahead. Mr....

One of the heroes of the game nearly became a bus driver. The owner of the team walks to work every day. The fans of the team drink Iron City beer, wave dish towels and ignored the slumping economy

NEW YORK -- Upon further review, Nielsen Media Research now says that the Arizona-Pittsburgh Super Bowl game was the most-watched in history. NFL.com Video The Steelers defeat the Cardinals 27-23 in one of the most memorable Super Bowls ever. Nielsen said 98.7 million people, on average, were watching Pittsburgh's exciting 27-23 victory Sunday night. That beats the 97.5 million who watched the 2008 game, which held the record for most popular Super Bowl. On Monday, Nielsen had reported that this year's game had 95.4 million viewers -- impressive, but not a record-setter. Nielsen explained the discrepancy of more than 3...

NBC might want to trot Matt Millen out in front of the cameras like nothing ever happened, but WDIV, NBC's affiliate in Detroit, isn't about to forgive or forget what he did to the Lions. From the Detroit Free Press: Every time a certain familiar face showed up on camera Sunday during NBC's Super Bowl pregame show, Channel 4 ran a scroll at the bottom of the screen: "Matt Millen was president of the Lions for the worst eight-year run in the history of the NFL.

The Steelers-Cardinals matchup wasn't considered an ideal one for television, but its finish riveted an estimated audience of 95.4 million people, second only to last year's game as the most-watched Super Bowl. Viewership peaked in the fourth quarter, when Arizona took the lead on Larry Fitzgerald's 64-yard catch and sprint to the end zone only to have it snatched back when Santonio Holmes' end zone leap gave the Steelers the 27-23 win. More than 100 million Americans were watching between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. EST, according to Nielsen Media Research. The game was the third most-watched program in American...

“PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney is reportedly on the short list to be named the next ambassador to Ireland. The Rooney family roots are in Newry, Northern Ireland and he visits the emerald isle frequently. Rooney was an early supporter of President Obama and campaigned for him and last week gave him the game ball from the AFC championship game.” OK, in regard to my column titled “Dan Rooney's Obama Worship” at http://www.OurHussein.com which I wrote today – I received a response from a reader who mentioned a RUMOR floating around that Dan might be receiving an ambassadorship...

Apparently, President Barack Obama thought that Jessica Simpson's weight was something he needed to make fun of during his pre-Super Bowl interview with Matt Lauer on NBC Sunday. Seriously. Obama called Jessica Simpson a fatty on national TV. Lauer displayed for the audience the cover of a recent issue of the tabloid entertainment magazine US Weekly that featured the President's wife and daughters and also had an insert photo pushing a story about singer Simpson. As he viewed the cover, Obama decided to smack the singer down for being "in a weight battle." Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...

You may find this hard to believe, but I am a Bruce Springsteen fan. I may not come across as someone who would enjoy his music, but from "For You," "Backstreets," "Darkness On The Edge of Town," "The Promise" to "The River," "Nebraska," "Tougher Than The Rest," "I Wish I Were Blind" and "Radio Nowhere," I can find plenty to recommend of the man's music. His new album Working On A Dream, the stillborn title track and "Outlaw Pete" aside, is the best thing he's cut in years. But that half-time show at the Super Bowl--12 excruciating minutes--puts me in...

John Force enjoys and thrills fans at Super Bowl John Force signed for fans for more than three hours at the ESPN Consumer Village. Force also talked with a fan via cell phone. Force talks racing and football with Washington Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell. Fourteen-time NHRA Funny Car world champion John Force never won a football game as a high school quarterback. But Saturday he was at the epicenter of the football universe. He did not disappoint the thousands of fans that were in Tampa to enjoy the Super Bowl XLIII festivities at the ESPN The Magazine NEXT Consumer Village....

PHOENIX - A Tucson television station's broadcast of the Super Bowl on Sunday was interrupted for some viewers by about 10 seconds of pornographic material, the station said. KVOA TV in Tucson released a statement saying that the only viewers who were able to see the material were those who receive the channel through Comcast cable. The station said it will investigate the incident."When the NBC feed of the Super Bowl was transmitted from KVOA to local cable providers and through over-the-air antennas, there was no pornographic material," KVOA president and general manager Gary Nielsen said in a statement. The...

Kurt Warner intrinsically understands that life is full of triumph and defeat and that you must find a way to navigate through both. It is a safe bet that no one picked the Arizona Cardinals to reach the Super Bowl during NFL pre-season last summer. If someone had picked the Cardinals to play in the big game it is very unlikely that someone would have counted on Kurt Warner being the starting quarterback. Yet this Sunday it will be the 37-year-old Warner who will attempt to lead the Cardinals to their first ever Super Bowl and first title for the...

Besides the hype over the Super Bowl game itself, many local viewers are reacting over an incident that happened during the local television broadcast of the game. For viewers of Comcast's standard definition cable signal, the final minutes of the game were interrupted by a thirty-second video clip showing pornography. We contacted KVOA, the channel carrying today's super-bowl. A representative from the KVOA Newsroom said "It was a comcast issue, not KVOA. KVOA had nothing to do with it." Our phone calls to the KVOA News Director were not returned. We also called Comcast and Kelle Maslyn, the Corporate Affairs...

br> It was brilliant chaos," but frightening, said Molly Hackman, a Pitt freshman from Lititz, Pa. Within minutes of the game's thrilling conclusion, at least a thousand young people filled several blocks of Forbes in a march eastward through Oakland, ending in a swarm near Bigelow Boulevard. Police summoned reinforcements because of the heavy crowd and incidents of vandalism. Some students carried street signs and a parking meter that had been broken. Officers closed the Oakland side of the Birmingham Bridge at about 10:30 to prevent any of the crowd there from crossing the river to the South Side. If...

Riveted by the Steelers' thrilling comeback? Heartbroken by the Cardinals' late lead slipping away? Then we won't begrudge you missing a few of the Super Bowl commercials. In fact, we'll help you out. Go back and watch any commercial you missed, as we list the 10 best ads, 10 worst ads, and provide you with a quarter-by-quarter breakdown of all the commercials.

Turns out we hate the media more than ever on Super Bowl Sunday. That’s because Matt Lauer achieved what medical experts have always considered to be anatomically impossible by interviewing President Obama’s while his lips were firmly planted on the president’s butt.

Suggestion 1: SciFi channel has "Guost Hunters International" on.

Bruce Springsteen now says he shouldn’t have made a deal to sell his greatest hits CD exclusively at Wal-Mart. Fans criticized The Boss because Wal-Mart has been accused of unfair labor practices. Springsteen, on the other hand, has always supported workers’ rights. “It was a mistake,” Springsteen said. “Our...

OK all you dog lovers, here's the annual Puppy Bowl LIVE thread. woof woof!

MARION, Ky. – In some parts of rural Kentucky, they're getting water the old-fashioned way — with pails from a creek. There's not room for one more sleeping bag on the shelter floor. The creative are flushing their toilets with melted snow. At least 42 people have died, including 11 in Kentucky, and conditions are worsening in many places days after an ice storm knocked out power to 1.3 million customers from the Plains to the East Coast. And with no hope that the lights will come back on soon, small communities are frantically struggling to help their residents.

These are based on 1) Competitiveness of the game 2) Quality of teams, and 3) Quality of play. 1 - Super Bowl XXXVIII - New England over Carolina 2 - Supper Bowl XXXVI- New England over St Louis 3- Super Bowl XLII - NY Giants over New England 4- Super Bowl XXXII - Denver over Green Bay 5- Super Bowl XXV - NY Giants over Buffalo 6 - Super Bowl XXIII - San Francisco over Cincinnati 7 - Super Bowl XXXIV - St Louis over Tennessee 8 -Super Bowl X - Pittsburgh over Dallas 9- Super Bowl XVII - Washington...

SUPER BOWL XLIII LIVE THREAD PITTSBURGH STEELERS VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS 6:00PM ET - NBC

Super Bowl Sunday usually means three things: Food, friends and family gathered around the television and a "wait 'til next year" attitude for Browns fans. The most important of the three might be the food. Super Sunday is not only the biggest day in football, it is also one of the biggest days of the year for eating. According to the National Chicken Council, almost one billion wings, 5 percent of all wings consumed annually, will be downed on Super Bowl Sunday.

First of all, Happy Super Bowl Sunday everybody! http://crosshairs.archangelsandwitticism.com/2009/02/01/my-super-bowl-xliii-or43-prediction.aspx

There is not much glory to being the political party out of power, but that does not mean it is without opportunities. In fact, there is a little more room to act riskily when you aren't running the joint. The challenge for Washington's remaining Republicans is to think of constructive, not obstructive, ways to help fashion a better plan on every issue facing the country. One way, St. Louis University professor Joel Goldstein says, is for GOP congressmen to think of ways to use the stimulus package to strengthen the role of state governments. "Or they might envision ways to...

The Pittsburgh Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay Monday because of the Super Bowl, Superintendent Mark Roosevelt said today.

WASHINGTON -- Sure, it's all about bipartisanship. Not to mention the perks of watching the Super Bowl at the White House with the first fan playing host. President Barack Obama is inviting a group of lawmakers -- some Republicans, many Democrats, and a few from Pennsylvania and Arizona -- to join him for Sunday's championship game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals. .... The invited lawmakers are: Sens. Bob Casey, D-Pa.; Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.; and Arlen Specter, R-Pa.; and Reps. Elijah Cummings, D-Md.; Artur Davis, D-Ala.; Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.; Charlie Dent, R-Pa.; Mike Doyle, D-Pa.;...

First of all, they are going to have 0 live in pregame, which I never watch. Then they will have Jennifer Hudson sing the National Anthem, who happened to sing the Anthem at the Democratic National Convention. Then they will have Bruce Springsteen sing at Halftime. We all know that Bruce was very active in support of 0. We might as well have Hillary do the coin flip. Is tomorrow the 'Super Bowl' or '0bama Bowl' ?

I am 3-0 against the pointspread in my short time picking spreads here at Publius' Pub Sports Bar, having absolutely nailed the two conference championship games. I have also watched all 19 Arizona Cardinals games and all 18 Pittsburgh Steelers games this year, and know these two teams from the outside in. I've spent all week watching more NFL Network coverage than should be humanly possible. The only thing I fear in trying to get on the right side of this game is information overload. Turnovers Will Decide this Game I already know who will win this game - the...

I made two videos for the Arizona Cardinals. The first video was made with playoff pictures and is only one song long. The second one was made after the Cardinals won the NFC Championship and contains a remix of the short one with lots of fan photos, NFC game pictures and post game interview pictures incorporated and is much longer, but worth the watch if you are a true Cards fan.

“If God is for us, who can be against us?” — Romans 8:31 Does God care who wins? Of course He doesn’t. Unless He does. After all, who knows what He cares about? Who knows if He is even a He or a She or a Who Am? Or if He even is. Who knows?Does God care that Kurt Warner, the quarterback of the Arizona Cardinals, is more likely to be spotted carrying his bible than his playbook? Does God care that Ben Roethlisberger, Warner’s counterpart in Super Bowl XLIII this Sunday, used to adorn his armbands with the letters...

The Boss is owning up to a mistake. In an interview with Sunday's New York Times, Bruce Springsteen says he shouldn't have made a deal with Wal-Mart. This month, the store started exclusively selling a Springsteen greatest hits CD. Some fans were critical because Springsteen has been a longtime supporter of worker's rights, and Wal-Mart has faced criticism for its labor practices. Springsteen told the Times that his team didn't vet the issue as closely as he should have, and that he "dropped the ball on it." Springsteen went on to say: "It was a mistake. Our batting average is...

(The complete video of this commercial is with the story when you click over to it)Here at I Hate The Media, we know a thing or two about advertising. Like, for example, we know a great commercial when we see it. NBC has rejected a Super Bowl commercial created by the Catholic group. The ad, which can be seen here (to the left) is simple, riveting, and features a surprise twist. Consider it proof that a great commercial doesn’t have to cost millions of dollars. No matter what position you take on the abortion issue, this commercial is a simple,...

Friday January 30, 2009 A Super Bowl of Faith as Both Steelers and Cardinal Owners Are Deeply Committed Christians By John-Henry WestenTAMPA, January 30, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Super Bowl XLIII has a tie in to the pro-life movement as one of the members of the Rooney family, which owns the Pittsburgh Steelers, is heavily involved in pro-life activism through the Thomas More Law Center in Ann Arbour Michigan.  Brian Rooney, the Law Center's Director of Communications and Development, is also a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers Board of Directors.Brian Rooney commented on Art Rooney Sr., the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers...

Kurt Warner and Ben Roethlisberger have at least two things in common. Both led their teams on Sunday to the Feb. 1 Super Bowl. And both are strong Christians who don't mind showing it. Take Warner, the Arizona Cardinals' quarterback who led the team to its NFC Championship on Sunday, 32-25, over the Philadelphia Eagles. The first person Warner thanked in his nationally televised interview was God. He and his wife are known for being devout born-again Christians. Later Sunday Roethlisberger led the Pittsburgh Steelers to their AFC Championship Game victory, 23-14, over the Baltimore Ravens. Back in 2006, the...

Springsteen promises high-energy halftime show By JENNA FRYER The Associated Press January 30, 2009 TAMPA, Fla. -- Anybody who thinks it's tough playing the halftime show at the Super Bowl with 150 million people watching should try serenading Barack Obama with the majestic granite visage of Abraham Lincoln staring over your shoulder. Bruce Springsteen did. "It kind of was a good warm-up for this," Springsteen joked Thursday after arriving in Tampa with the E Street Band. "That takes some of the pressure off, you know."

Playboy has apparently dropped plans to carry out its Saturday Super Bowl bash in Tampa due to "lack of sponsorship." The famous lad magazine was said to be closing its office in New York and further fusing Chicago operations, reports the New York Post. However, the magazine was reportedly "hawking tickets to game-day bash at the Playboy Mansion in LA." The general admission would allegedly cost enthusiasts 1,500 dollars, while those with tables and cabanas were priced at 10,000 and 25,000 dollars respectively. Meanwhile, the annual pay-per-view Lingerie Bowl has also been scrapped following disputes whether members of the Florida...

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Just Wow. For those that were listening, it was one of the most facinating exchanges between a listener and Rush Limbaugh. Rush was speaking to an out-of-work grandmother who loves Pittsburg, and used to live there when Rush was working at a local radio station. She said that she couldn't afford the trip up, and was nearly indigent, and Rush is going to get her and her son a hotel room, a ride from their home in FL to Tampa for the Super Bowl.

Start your Super Bowl weekend off right! TCM Friday at 6:15 pm Knute Rockne, All American Starring Ronald Reagan, Gale Paige Brief Synopsis: Biography of the famed Notre Dame coach and his fight to "win one for the Gipper." http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=80476

vs. And, since I'm in AZ, I'm rooting for the Cardinals. Super Bowl 43 is set, and it's the Cardinals and Steelers doing the honors. This one shapes up to be a classic offense vs. defense showdown, but who has the edge? The Cardinals appear to have more offensive firepower, but the Steelers boast one of the best defenses of the decade. The Steelers have a little more experience, having won a Super Bowl just three years ago, but Ben Roethlisberger isn't the only quarterback with a ring starting this game. Whichever team you like, there's one thing all fans...

"We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced" Its not that I take my politics too seriously, I take life and the future of America totally serious, and "The Boss" bossed around too many voters to Gobama. No entertainer worked harder to elect a man, though I do like some of his personality, thoroughly unqualified to take on the job of Commander In-Chief and sundry other duties which are way above his pay grade. I actually blame the electorate who voted for the Democrats in Congress and President, more than the officials themselves. Rose of Quinn and Rose...

Here is video of President Barack Obama today revealing that he will be rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers to win the Super Bowl on Sunday. He wished the Arizona Cardinals and QB Kurt Warner well, but said he had to pull for the Steelers. Several high profile Steelers were big supporters of Obama during the campaign. Ironically, here is something Obama and Rush Limbaugh completely agree on. Rush is a big Steelers fan! . . . . . . (watch video)

General David Petraeus brought Victory to Iraq. This weekend he will be honored at the Super Bowl and will participate in the coin toss with Lynn Swann and John Elway.

President Obama endorses the Black & Gold President Barack Obama just found the perfect way to win over the bitter gun clingers of Western Pennsylvania; endorsing the Pittsburgh Steelers over the Arizona Cardinals in this week’s upcoming Super Bowl game.

Some 250 teenage boys will pile onto the carpet of the Islamic Center of Passaic County on Sunday to catch the Super Bowl on a big screen. But when the much-buzzed-about commercials come on, they won't be watching. A youth leader manning the projector slaps a piece of paper over the lens, blocking out images the center considers inappropriate, such as beers and bikinis. "The purpose is to keep them away from bad influences," said Emad Hamdeh, the youth committee director. "The beer commercials show people happy while drinking; that's not reality." During the self-imposed blackouts, the boy fans don't...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- US Airways pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and the crew from Flight 1549 will be honored by the NFL before the Super Bowl. Sullenberger, co-pilot Jeffrey B. Skiles and flight attendants Doreen Walsh, Sheila Dail and Donna Dent will be recognized before the start of Sunday's game between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2009 – Some Air Force fighter pilots may miss out on watching Super Bowl XLIII, but for a worthy cause. They will be flying to protect the skies around Raymond James Stadium during the Feb. 1 game in Tampa, Fla. Airmen flying fighter jets may be visible enforcing the Federal Aviation Administration's temporary flight restriction over the greater Tampa area during the National Football League's championship game, officials said. "America's [air operations center] will be closely monitoring all air activity while the FAA temporary flight restriction is in place," Air Force Col. David Kriner, commander of the...