Boise Boy Free From Pole After Tongue Stuck Incident
A Boise boy around 10 years old licked a metal pole and had his tongue stuck. Firefighters used warm water to free him. he was bleeding but walked to school afterward. The event mirrors a popular winter dare from the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Bill Tinsley
Obama urges new jobs spending
President Obama called for a major federal spending burst to boost the economy and cut unemployment. He proposed highway and bridge work, small business tax cuts, home retrofitting, extended unemployment benefits, and aid to seniors and veterans, while balancing deficit concerns. The price tag ranged publicly from 75 to 150 billion dollars with plans to collaborate with Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Barack Obama
Obama
U.S
Congress
Capitol Hill
Rep
Steny Hoyer
Maryland
House
White House
Jared Bernstein
Associated Press
Lesbian bishop elected in Los Angeles faces division claims
The Rev. Mary Glasspool, the second openly gay bishop elected in the Episcopal Church, says her victory liberates the denomination despite protests. Archbishop Rowan Williams calls the vote controversial and urges restraint as she awaits consecration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Episcopal Diocese of
Los Angeles
Mary Glasspool
Episcopal Church
Glasspool
Associated Press
World Anglican Fellowship
New Hampshire
W. Gene Robinson
Canterbury
Rowan Williams
Diane Jardine Bruce
Mary D. Glasspool
Jon Bruno
Bruce
Students clash with Iran militia in Tehran protests
Thousands of university students clash with hard line militiamen firing tear gas and stones as Iran vows tougher crack downs after the largest anti government demonstrations in months. Over 200 arrested in Tehran with warnings targeting Mousavi and renewed unrest across universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Mir Hossein Mousavi
Mousavi
Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paris
Tour d’Argent
Piasa
Association Petits Princes
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Palm Beach County
Butler
Agwins Dem
Kennedy
Boston
Martha Coakley
Edward Kennedy
Coakley
U.S. Senate
Massachusetts
Scott Brown
Jack E. Robinson
John Quincy Adams
Daniel Webster
Brookings Institution
Baghdad
Finance Ministry
al-Qaida
Saddam Hussein
Baath Party
Abbas al-Bayati
Labor Ministry
Iraq
Health Ministry
Franklin T. Moose
Firstmerit
Bank