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Presidents gather to show solidarityThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 12:09PMAssociated Press WASHINGTON — Confronting a grim economy and a Middle East on fire, Barack Obama turned Wednesday to perhaps the only people on the planet who understand what he’s in for: the four living members of the U.S. presidents’ club.

Dreams to reality?Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 11:58AMTONY BRUSCATO

Hawaii golfing experience fits Els to a teeThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 11:46AMThere is something about Hawaii that brings out the best in Ernie Els. So much so, the South African endured a 27-hour flight just to get here.

N.Y. Doctor Demands Wife Give Back Donated KidneyThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 11:36AMA New York doctor is demanding that his estranged wife pay him $1.5 million to compensate him for the kidney he gave her. The doctor, who is now involved in a messy divorce, has hired a high profile lawyer. Richard Batista, a Cornell graduate, is a prominent Long Island vascular surgeon, father of three and married to a nurse. But when his wife, Dawnell, went into renal failure in 2001, Batista ...

Michelle, my belleThursday, January 8, 2009 @ 11:32AMFor this week, I am mostly liking Moaning Miseryguts Michelle. Don’t know why, really. I guess I’m a bit of a softie, maybe even an old style English gentleman, and am finding her tears endearing.