Mark Memmott

Aw-Inspiring Video: Sea Lion Worries When Little Girl Falls

Mark Memmott — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:05:00 +0000

Take a break from the scandal du jour for something that's just darn nice.

A little girl was running in circles at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., this week. On the other side of a window, a sea lion was mimicking her moves — playing something of a game of tag without the tagging part.

Until, that is, the little miss tripped and fell.

Washington Green? State Creates Logo For Legal Pot

Mark Memmott — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:41:00 +0000

T-shirts will surely be made:

Along with draft rules for how to become a licensed grower or seller of marijuana, the Washington State Liquor Control Board this week released the official "icon logo" that will need to be put on packages of pot and "marijuana-infused products sold at retail."

A marijuana leaf inside a circle, and centered over a map of the state, the logo comes in black or green.

Famed Race Driver Dick Trickle Dies, Suicide Suspected

Mark Memmott — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:52:00 +0000

Dick Trickle, a "short-track hero" in the '70s and '80s who moved to the NASCAR circuit later in his career, died Thursday.

According to The Charlotte Observer, the 71-year-old was killed by "an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Lincoln County [N.C.] deputies said."

The Observer adds that "in 2001, Trickle's granddaughter Nicole Ann Bowman was killed in a car accident in front of East Lincoln High School.

Gingrich Cautions GOP About 'Overreach' On Scandals

Mark Memmott — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:54:00 +0000

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who was front-and-center during the Republican-led impeachment of President Clinton in 1998, is cautioning his GOP colleagues about the risk of appearing to be too eager as they dig into the scandals now dogging the Obama administration.

"I think we overreached in '98 — how's that for a quote you can use?" Gingrich told NPR's Mara Liasson for a story on Friday's broa

Kai The 'Hatchet Hitchhiker' Is Accused Of Murder

Mark Memmott — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:57:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16oUKdOUstU

Reports: Russia Sends More Missiles, Has Ships Near Syria

Mark Memmott — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:08:00 +0000

Friday's major news about the conflict in Syria:

-- "Russia Sends More Advanced Missiles to Aid Assad in Syria."

According to The New York Times, "Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad, American officials said Thursday."

-- "Russia Raises Stakes In Syria: Assad Ally Bolsters Warships In Reg

Congress Due To Grill Ousted IRS Chief

Mark Memmott — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:34:00 +0000
(Most recent update: 12:50 p.m.

Obama: 'I Certainly Did Not Know' What The IRS Was Doing

Mark Memmott — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:27:00 +0000
Update at 5:38 p.m. ET. One More IRS Official To Leave
Another official is out at the embattled agency.
The Associated Press reports that Joseph Grant, commissioner of the IRS' tax exempt and government entities division, will retire June 3. The division scrutinized Tea Party groups when the applied for tax-exempt status.
Update at 4:45 p.m. ET.

Almost Nerd Wars: 'Doctor Who' & 'Star Wars' Fans Have Spat

Mark Memmott — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:17:00 +0000
Some stories are indeed too good to be true.
This BBC headline had us punching the Two-Way control board to go to light speed in pursuit of appropriate puns:
"Star Wars and Doctor Who fans clash at Norwich convention"
We were all ready to write that "the force" had to be used to save these aliens from going to the "dark side." We were imagining a battle between combatants wielding plastic light sabers and sonic screwdrivers.

Berkshire Hathaway's Credit Rating Knocked Down A Notch

Mark Memmott — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:27:00 +0000
Billionaire investment legend Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.