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Ricketts: I’m not going to use Jeremiah Wright

NBC’s Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro discuss the day’s top political news including the possibility that republicans may use President Obama’s former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, in ads attacking the president. The Super PAC funded by Joe Ricketts has released a statement from the founder of TD Ameritrade that essentially states he will not use Jeremiah Wright as an attack against President Obama. Joe Ricketts is a registered independent, a fiscal conservative, and an outspoken critic of the Obama Administration, ...

Boehner: ‘I’m not threatening default’

By NBC’s Luke Russert and Mark Murray House Speaker John Boehner this day denied he was threatening default when he called yesterday for equal or greater spending cuts to accompany a future increase in the debt ceiling. “I’m not threatening default,” he stated in response to a question by NBC News. “What I’m trying to do is encourage people on both sides of the aisle on both sides of the Capitol and on both ends of Pennsylvania Ave to be ...

Two new hospitals planned for Vancouver Island

The B.C. government will spend an estimated $600 million to build two new hospitals on Vancouver Island in the Comox Valley and Campbell River, Premier Christy Clark has confirmed. The new 153-bed Comox Valley hospital will replace the existing St. Joseph’s General Hospital, which was built in 1937, on a new site adjacent to the North Island College. The new 95-bed Campbell River Hospital will replace the existing acute care facility, which was built in 1956, at the existing site. ...

Citi Shareholders Give Thumbs Down to CEO Pay

Who states there is no good news on Wall Street? On Tuesday, Citigroup shareholders rejected a board-of-directors recommended $15 million compensation package for Chief Executive Vikram S. Pandit. The “say on pay” vote was nonbinding, in keeping with the 2010 Dodd-Frank law that requires shareholder votes on executive pay at least once every three years. Last year, The New York Times reported, shareholders at a mere 42 out of more than 3,000 companies voted against board-recommended pay plans. Related Topics: ...

Bing Toolbar Update Brings Facebook Chat, Slacker Radio, More

The Bing Toolbar is one of the better toolbars available for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Not only in terms of functionality that it provides, but also in terms of updating and improvements that the Redmond company adds to its search engine’s toolbar regularly. Besides offering direct search capabilities, the Bing Bar offers weather report information, news, maps and Facebook integration among other things. The majority of features open up in overlays on the screen, so that it is for instance possible ...

Reports: American Nazi Party gets its first lobbyist

The American Nazi Party has its first lobbyist in Washington, according to reports. The Hill newspaper, which covers Congress when it is in session, stated John Bowles had registered with House and Senate offices as a representative of the “ANP,” according to disclosure records. The records stated that he planned to lobby on “political rights and ballot access laws,” and other issues such as civil rights, health-care and immigration. “You know, congressmen and congresswomen have always been telling the American ...

PBT: Lakers’ Brown leaves for personal reasons

Update: Seemingly good news, as the L.A. Times reports that Brown is expected back for the Lakers’ game Sunday against Dallas. Lakers.com reports L.A. head coach Mike Brown left Staples Center Friday night prior to the Lakers’ game against the Denver Nuggets with what Lakers.com are describing as personal reasons. Assistant head coach John Kuester took over for Brown, his first game as acting head coach since being fired by the Pistons. The Lakers were already short-handed against the Nuggets with ...

Rep. Jay Inslee to resign from Congress

Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash. wants to focus full time on running for governor of Washington say this fall. By NBC News, msnbc.com staff and news services Updated at 4:44 p.m. ET: SEATTLE – Rep. Jay Inslee is resigning from Congress to focus full time on running for governor of Washington say this fall.

Revealed: How ‘sleeping’ BBC news reader Simon McCoy lunched with Mandrake

Simon McCoy, the BBC news reader, who appeared to have fallen asleep at his desk live on air on Friday morning had lunched with Mandrake on Wednesday. For the record, we imbibed very little, and, while my conversation may not have been scintillating, he should have recovered. “Too many people in tv fret about their PR,” he said. “You can’t fool the cameras – they communicate what you are really like.” Reginald Bosanquet would, no doubt, have stated the same, ...

Ridge Racer for PS Vita to Arrive on March 13 with Free DLC

By News Staff | Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 at 7:38:GMT+5 Ridge Racer for PS Vita is now slated to zoom across North America on March 13, 2012. The game in question had already made its presence felt in other parts of the world like Japan and Europe. Furthermore, publisher Namco Bandai Games America has also revealed that it will offer a free DLC pack along with each unit of the driving title. As said on the official PlayStation blog, the ...