By all accounts, the 2012 BMW M5 is nothing short of a mechanical miracle. With two fewer cylinders than the previous generation, the big bruiser manages to retain the acceleration and handling prowess that M buyers have come to expect. But where exactly can you use the full breadth of the four-door’s 560 horsepower in a [...]
There are many ways to measure a car’s performance, and no shortage of benchmarks against which to judge them. The 200 mile-per-hour mark, for example, holds its share of bragging rights. And back in the day, Road & Track would hold shootouts to determine which cars made the cut and which did not. But now the [...]
What makes Formula 1 stand out above all other forms of motorsport is not the level of competition, and it’s not the glitz and glamor. It’s the combination of the two. The race action keeps the hardcore fans coming back, while the allure draws in new fans from all walks of life. But the two need [...]
WASHINGTON — Setting a collision course with Democrats that could drag out for months, House Republicans on Thursday unveiled plans to cut federal money for job training, heating subsidies and grants to better-performing schools. The draft measure for labor, health and education programs also seeks to block implementation of President Barack Obama’s signature health care [...]
Rick Perry had a tough day on the campaign trail. The GOP presidential candidate faced hecklers as well as protesters on Thursday. Hecklers confronted Perry during a press conference in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that “two unidentified men with video cameras made disruptive statements about the constitution and told Texas Gov. Rick Perry [...]
Allen West (R-Fla.) again went after Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) with coarse words on a conservative talk radio show Monday. Houston radio host Michael Berry asked West to play a “free association game” and say the first thing that pops into his mind in an “undiplomatic, unscripted” way. Berry said Debbie Wasserman Schultz. “I [...]
HuffPost reporters have completed an extensive project to uncover how the 2012 GOP presidential candidates give to charity. Many of the candidates have clearly stated positions on the role of philanthropy in politics. But how do their actual records stand up to their rhetoric? From miserly to generous, principled to contradictory, the candidates exhibited diverse [...]
GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman’s campaign engaged in a terse Twitter battle with real estate mogul Donald Trump on Thursday. MSNBC’s First Read details how the 140-characters-or-less conflict unfolded. While Rick Perry and Mitt Romney have met with Trump directly, and Herman Cain plans to do so next week, Huntsman has demonstrated minimal interest in courting the billionaire [...]
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Thursday called for a federal investigation into Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ failure to report hundreds of thousands of dollars on annual financial disclosure forms. Led by House Rules Committee ranking member Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.), 20 House Democrats sent a letter to the Judicial Conference of the United States — [...]
Filmmakers Steve Mims and Joe Bailey Jr.’s first feature collaboration resulted in the documentary”Incendiary: The Willingham Case”. Along with David Grann’s New Yorker piece, “Trial By Fire,” the film has become an essential part of the canon of journalism devoted to the trial and execution of Cameron Todd Willingham — the Corsicana, Texas, man who was convicted [...]
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