January 2

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

<a href="http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/How-Much-Is-Ray-Lewis-Going-To-Play-Sunday/8e590f09-96ed-4d05-ac5d-a2d6716b5d52" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="" />BaltimoreRavens.com</a>

<a href="http://www.google.com/search?tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:01/02/2013,cd_max:01/02/2013&q=Ray+Lewis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ray Lewis</a>

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<a href="http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-01-03/sports/bal-ray-lewis-roger-goodell-nfl-20130103_1_roger-goodell-ray-lewis-nfl-commissioner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roger Goodell says he'll continue to use Ray Lewis as a sounding board</a>Baltimore SunMore than any defining play that Ray Lewis made or accolade that he earned, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will most remember the leadership that the long-time Ravens middle linebacker brought to both his team and the league. In a phone interview ...

<a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130103/ray-lewis-espn/?hpt=hp_t3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Al Tielemans/SI</a>CNNMultiple sources told SI.com the Ravens linebacker is close to signing a multi-year contract with the network. At ESPN, Lewis is expected to have a significant role on the network's Monday Night Countdown program. As with most ESPN NFL talent, Lewis ...

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<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/1/3/3831158/2013-sugar-bowl-louisville-teddy-bridgewater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2013 Sugar Bowl reaction: Teddy Bridgewater's Louisville stands up to SEC bully</a>SB NationIn my Sugar Bowl preview, I said the game would hinge on first-down yardage because, even though I thought the world of Teddy Bridgewater, nobody in the country could consistently convert third-and-longs against the Florida defense. But then ...

<a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2013/01/03/sugar-bowl-crowd-smallest-since-1939.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sugar Bowl crowd smallest since 1939</a>Business FirstThe Allstate Sugar Bowl, played Wednesday night in New Orleans, drew its lowest attendance since 1939 — but don't blame University of Louisville football fans. The announced crowd was 54,178, according to Sporting News, a sister publication to ...

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<a href="http://www.google.com/search?tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:01/02/2013,cd_max:01/02/2013&q=2013+Calendar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2013 Calendar</a>

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<a href="http://kotaku.com/5972816/the-handy-2013-calendar-for-gamers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Handy 2013 Calendar For Gamers</a>KotakuStart flipping open those cute puppy calendars your parents bought you, and pull out your Sharpies, because it's time to get down to the temporal nitty gritty on entertainment in 2013. We've got a ton of (hopefully) great, big games, movies, and more ...

<a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/television/American-Horror-Story-Ryan-Murphy-Drops-Season-3-Hints-About-Evil-Glamour-Location-51037.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="" />Cinema Blend</a>

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<a href="http://www.tv.com/news/american-horror-story-asylum-the-name-game-review-dance-the-pain-away-photo-recap-30331/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Horror Story: Asylum "The Name Game" Review: Dance the Pain ...</a>TV.com (blog)Fortunately we're back to the January grind because this week we received the best holiday present of all: "The Name Game," certainly one of American Horror Story's best ever episodes, but in my opinion also one of the best episodes of any television ...

<a href="http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/01/03/american-horror-story-lily-rabe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">'American Horror Story': Lily Rabe on Sister Mary Eunice's pivotal episode and ...</a>Entertainment WeeklyLily Rabe gave a tour-de-force performance this season on American Horror Story: Asylum as Sister Mary Eunice, a simple nun possessed by the devil. Funny and frightening, Mary Eunice sadly said goodbye last night after being thrown off the asylum ...

<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/sofia-vergara-accidentally-flashes-breast-nightclub-article-1.1232734" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="" />New York Daily News</a>

<a href="http://www.google.com/search?tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:01/02/2013,cd_max:01/02/2013&q=Sofia+Vergara" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sofia Vergara</a>

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<a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2013/01/04/sofia-vergara-suffered-wardrobe-malfunction-during-fiances-new-years-eve-brawl/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sofia Vergara NYE Wardrobe Malfunction: New Pics Emerge</a>Fox NewsNew photos are making their rounds online of a flustered Sofía Vergara as her left breast popped out of her strapless dress during the alleged New Year's Eve brawl with fiancé Nick Loeb, TMZ is reporting. The entertainment website posted the exclusive ...

<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/sofia-vergara-accidentally-flashes-breast-nightclub-article-1.1232734" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sofia Vergara accidentally flashes boob as she tumbles to the ground amid a ...</a>New York Daily NewsSofia Vergara might have fallen on her behind, but she is not falling behind in the wardrobe malfunction category. One of the “Modern Family” star's breasts popped out of her sexy strapless number as she fell to the ground at a New Year's Eve party.

<a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2013/0103/Chris-Christie-Did-primal-scream-help-or-hurt-his-presidential-prospects-video" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="" />Christian Science Monitor</a>

<a href="http://www.google.com/search?tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:01/02/2013,cd_max:01/02/2013&q=Chris+Christie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Christie</a>

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<a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2013/0103/Chris-Christie-Did-primal-scream-help-or-hurt-his-presidential-prospects-video" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Christie: Did primal scream help or hurt his presidential prospects ...</a>Christian Science MonitorDid New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie help or hurt himself on Wednesday by blasting his own political party? In case you haven't heard, after House Speaker John Boehner delayed a vote on a $60 billion superstorm Sandy recovery bill, Governor Christie lit ...

<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/chris-christie-calls-disgusting-boehners-decision-yank-sandy/story?id=18114029" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Christie Calls 'Disgusting' Boehner's Decision to Yank Sandy Funds</a>ABC NewsSpeaker of the House John Boehner, left, arrives for a closed-door meeting with House Republicans as he negotiates to avert the fiscal cliff, at the Capitol in Washington on Dec. 18, 2012; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, listens to a question.

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<a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/watchdogs-to-irs-reject-rove-groups-tax-application" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Watchdogs to IRS: Reject Rove Group's Tax Application</a>ProPublicaTwo watchdog groups are calling on the IRS to reject Crossroads GPS' request to be recognized as a social welfare nonprofit. Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center, nonpartisan outfits that favor tighter campaign finance regulations, wrote a letter ...

<a href="http://ivn.us/2013/01/03/irs-could-deny-crossroads-gps-tax-exempt-status/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IRS Could Deny Crossroads GPS Tax-Exempt Status</a>Independent Voter NetworkIn a letter drafted by Executive Director of the Campaign Legal Center, J. Gerald Herbert, and President of Democracy 21, Fred Wertheimer, the two cited an investigation led by ProPublica, meaning the IRS could deny Crossroads GPS tax-exempt status as ...

<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57561785/patti-page-remembered-by-george-jones-charlie-daniels/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="" alt="" />CBS News</a>

<a href="http://www.google.com/search?tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:01/02/2013,cd_max:01/02/2013&q=Patti+Page" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patti Page</a>

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<a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/01/03/168564157/patti-page-remembered-as-the-biggest-female-singer-of-1950s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patti Page Remembered As The Biggest Female Singer Of 1950s</a>NPRSIEGEL: "Tennessee Waltz" sung by Patti Page sold 10 million copies, and that was just one of her 15 gold records. Patti Page died on New Year's Day at age 85 in California. She is remembered as the biggest female singing star of the 1950s and in the ...

<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57561785/patti-page-remembered-by-george-jones-charlie-daniels/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patti Page remembered by George Jones, Charlie Daniels</a>CBS NewsJones remembered Page in an email to The Associated Press: "I just loved singing with Patti and she hit notes I never dreamed of. We

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January 2 in history:

• 1492, Muhammad XI, the sultan of Granada, the last Arab stronghold in Spain, surrendered to Spanish forces

• 1757, the United Kingdom captures Calcutta, India

• 1793, Russia and Prussia partition Poland

• 1882, John D. Rockefeller unites his oil holdings into the Standard Oil trust

• 1893, Webb C. Ball of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America introduces railroad chronometers

• 1900, Secretary of State John Hay announced the "Open Door Policy" to facilitate trade with China

• 1905, the Russian garrison surrenders at Port Arthur, China

• 1923, U.S. Interior Secretary Albert Fall resigns over the Teapot Dome scandal

• 1929, Canada and the United States agree on a plan to preserve Niagara Falls

• 1935, Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was found guilty, and executed.)

• 1941, during World War II: The U.S. government announces its Liberty ship program to build freighters in support of the war effort

• 1946, unable to resume rule after World War II, King Zog of Albania abdicates but retains his claim to the throne

• 1957, the San Francisco Stock and Bond Exchange and Los Angeles Oil Exchange merge

• 1974, President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum US speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo (Federal speed limits were abolished in 1995)

• 2006, a methane gas explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia, claimed the lives of 12 miners, but one miner, Randal McCloy Jr., was eventually rescued.