In case you haven’t noticed, the BCS Title Game is tomorrow, and it’s really important… probably more important than anything going on in Congress. At least that seems to be the opinion of Republican Congressman Cliff Stearns of Florida.
 

Stearns has asked Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to reschedule a few minor votes so that congressmen fro...

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With only two days to go before Christmas, a credible, yet wholly disheartening rumor has begun to swirl around the blogosphere that suggests the holiday may be canceled—if the United States Congress doesn’t act quickly.

Thanks to the economic downturn, Santa Claus can’t afford to pay his high-priced, unionized elves and fly his environment-fr...

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Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) has introduced a bill to Congress that, if passed into law, would eliminate the BCS and replace it with playoffs for college football.  You know the BCS really sucks when  the United States government is ready to intervene.

The bill does not specify what type of playoff would be put in place, but it "will prohibit the...

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It’s not all bad news in the economy. Today, the stock market has rallied a little after yesterday’s 778 point loss on the Dow Jones.
 

In the short time the market has been open this morning, the Dow gained more than 200 points while the Standard & Poor’s 500 and Nasdaq both gained over 2%.
 

How did this happen? CNN Money reports:

Art Hoga...

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The recession is affecting everyone, especially college students. Forced to survive on food stamps and having made the switch from mid-shelf Smirnoff to hidden-in-back-of-the-shelf Popov, students are becoming increasingly poorer. The Chicago Sun Times, however, is reporting on an answer to college students’ prayers.

The rich white guys in Cong...

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I’ve always been told that a good education is priceless. And at Berea College in Kentucky it is! The school uses its $1.1 billion endowment to provide a tuition-free education for low-income families only.
 

That gift comes with a price though. If you want to say hello to learning on the cheap, then be prepared to say goodbye to football teams,...

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• It’s that time of year again. The 51st Annual World Santa Claus Congress is being held in Denmark. 136 Santas from all over the world have gathered for their three-day congress.

• What goes around really does come around. The writer, who inspired the controversial New Yorker cover, has been barred from traveling with Senator Barack Obama on h...

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