Pres. Aquino’s interview back in 2003 with Jessica Sojo revealed that one of the highs during her Presidency is when she spoke before the U.S. Congress, another is when she made the cover of Time Magazine as Woman of the Year. A commenter requested for a copy of the Full Transcript of Pres. Aquino’s Speech but I could not find one online. I took the liberty to watch and listen as I transcribed her speech from Youtube videos. Some of the words may have been misspelled since I couldn’t make
Oh, please-- please tell me you're joking with this crap: When it comes to the sham that is the Boston Red Sox's championship legacy during the 21st century, it's about the New York Yankees. It's always been about the Yankees with the Red Sox. More specifically, it's always been about Yogi Berra's quote for the ages regarding the Red Sox toward his Yankees: They'll never beat us. And they haven't. Not legitimately. Especially not given the latest news that David Ortiz and Man
MANILA, Philippines — Former President Corazon Aquino, who swept away a dictator with a people power revolt and then sustained democracy by fighting off seven coup attempts in six years, died on Saturday, her son said. She was 76. The uprising she led in 1986 ended the repressive 20-year regime of Ferdinand Marcos and inspired nonviolent protests across the globe, including those that ended Communist rule in eastern Europe. But she struggled in office to meet high public expectati
BOSTON — A federal jury on Friday ordered a Boston University graduate student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music online to pay $675,000 to four record labels. Joel Tenenbaum, of Providence, R.I., admitted in court that he downloaded and distributed 30 songs. The only issue for the jury to decide was how much in damages to award the record labels. Under federal law, the recording companies were entitled to $750 to $30,000 per infringement. But the law allows as muc
Boston Red Sox acquire C Victor Martinez Jon Heyman, of SI.com, reports the Boston Red Sox acquired catcher Victor Martinez from the Cleveland Indians Friday, July 31, in exchange for pitchers Justin Masterson , Nick Hagadone and Bryan Price . Martinez was not acquired for his defense. The Sox figure to use him at first base and designated hitter and perhaps let him share catching duties with Jason Varitek . Masterson will likely pitch in middle relief with the Indians but