Super Bowl organizers not concerned about lockout

Key To The City: My Super Bowl Dilemma
I hate football. Not really, but the Giants are giving me no choice. Two weeks ago, I asked for three things for Christmas. I asked for the Yankees to produce something that resembles a starting rotation that can compete in the AL East, the Giants to make the Playoffs and for the Knicks to land Carmelo Anthony. The Giants were eliminated from the Playoffs on Sunday, and the Yankees are thinking about bringing in Jeff Francis or Jeremy Bonderman to round out their rotation. Carmelo might as well ...

Hospitals Preparing for Super Bowl Crowd
DALLAS - The Super Bowl at Cowboys Stadium will arguably be the biggest event North Texas has ever had, bringing an estimated 93,000 people together at once. But emergency officials worry massive crowds could fall Victim to a large-scale disaster. It's one which could overwhelm Hospitals. FOX 4's Peter Daut reports on how hospitals are preparing....

Video: The obligatory fan-created Doritos Super Bowl ad mocks Christian rite clip
Note well: This isn’t an ad that Doritos is running in the Super Bowl, just one that they posted on their website (and refused to remove) after a fan submitted it for their contest with Pepsi. The bad news? Even to an ex-Catholic like me, it feels cheap. Blasphemy in defense of principle, like free Speech, is welcome; blasphemy in the service of humor can be fun. Blasphemy to sell bags of Cool Ranch chips? Eh. They have every right, but aside from Richard Dawkins and maybe Hitch, whoR...

Hearts as Big as Texas: Stars Align to Benefit Charity During Super Bowl Weekend
Corporate speaker, author, and Texas businessman Jose Feliciano is celebrating Super Bowl XLV in grand style by sponsoring "The Best Party in Texas" - which will benefit a number of national and local Texas charities on Saturday, February 5, 2011. With over 150 celebrities and athletes confirmed and over 1000 guests expected, the party promises to be one of the most memorable Super Bowl weekend parties in football history.   The star-studded event is being hosted by actress Carmen Electra, ...

Does 'Psshh' mark the spot for Super Bowl glory? Orlando man hopes so
"Psshh" – pass it on. You might help an Orlando man get his commercial featured during the Super Bowl. Brandy Gill made a commercial called "Zero Calories? Psshh," and it's now one of 10 finalists in the Crash the Super Bowl Challenge. The Psshh spot cost $30 to make. Gill, 36, directed his co-workers over a lunch hour, and co-worker Wes Sumner shot the commercial. "It took about an hour to shoot, and we did the editing in an hour on my Mac," Gill said. "Start to finish, we were done in t...

2011 NFL Playoff Odds: Which Team Will Win The Super Bowl?
The NFL Playoffs begin this weekend with the Wild Card games and it's time to vote on which team you think will go all the way. Will the New Orleans Saints repeat last year's incredible run to become Super Bowl champions? Or will the dominant New England Patriots take home the Lombardi Trophy? Take a look at the Super Bowl odds and vote on which team you think will be celebrating on February 6. All odds via Bodog Sports. ...

On Congress' First Day of Work, Republicans Set New Rules and Goals
On the 112th Congress' first day of work, an energized and emboldened Republican Party began spreading the gospel of fiscal discipline and smaller government -- and will now attempt to make good on both. Hours after Speaker John Boehner was sworn in, the GOP made short work of changing legislative procedures in the House, voting in support of the changes by a margin of 240-191. Among the most notable new provisions, lawmakers now have to go on record in voting to increase in the federal Debt --...

Two Down, the Pats To Go All the Way?
What else is there to say about Tablet Magazine’s New England Patriots? Playing arguably the toughest schedule, they went a League-best 14-2, securing homefield advantage until February. They extended their home Regular Season win streak to a record 27. They committed ten turnovers during the entire season, a record. Quarterback Tom Brady had, maybe, a career year: 36 touchdowns versus four interceptions, a genuinely absurd ratio of 9.0 that absolutely smashed the previous record of 6.25 (...

Today: Jets Playoff Rally in Rockefeller Plaza
Come on New York, let's send Gang Green off in style. The Playoff-bound Jets are holding a rally this afternoon ahead of their highly anticipated Wild Card showdown Saturday in Indianapolis against Peyton Manning and the Colts. As coach Rex Ryan has said, Gang Green wants revenge on the team that knocked them out of Super Bowl contention last season. So let's help pump them up. Fireman Ed will be on hand to help do just that, as will the Jets Flight crew. Event organizers say two "Jets alum...

Jason Garrett Is Dallas Cowboys New Head Coach
IRVING, Texas — Jason Garrett nailed his audition. He gets to remain coach of the Dallas Cowboys. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that Garrett will be announced as the new head coach at a news conference at Cowboys Stadium on Thursday afternoon. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the decision. Team owner Jerry Jones peeled the interim label off Garrett and made him – officially – the eighth head coach in...

Darrell Issa, House Oversight Chief, Could Do Well By Doing Good
Rep. Darrell Issa, the incoming leader of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has generated much attention and speculation lately about his effort to hunt down "job killing" federal regulations. While Democrats are hoping to cast the California Republican as a hyperpartisan Committee Chairman set on politically motivated "witch hunts," Issa could surprise them. He is well positioned to do more than generate publicity; he could reveal real examples of waste and malfeasance. ...

Cameras in House Rules Committee Make McGovern Squeemish
House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-CA) had a wish: if Republicans reclaimed control of the House, he'd install cameras in the Rules Committee hearing room. And the cameras were present Wednesday evening as the Rules panel met for its first organizational session to launch the 112th Congress. Numerous other House Committees have featured cameras for years. To make matters worse, when C-SPAN, FOX or any other TV outlet cared to televise Rules Committee proceedings, aides would have to ...

Rules changes and the crying game
There is perhaps no time during any given session of the House of Representatives at which the members are more open to charges of hypocrisy than when a new majority undertakes the adoption of its new rules package. That's because it's the time of the transition from the role of rules Victim/complainer to the role of rules maker. It's a time when all the evils supposedly visited upon you by the outgoing dictatorial majority suddenly prove rather attractive as instruments of your newfound power....

OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Rahall plans talks with Upton on climate rules
Welcome back to OVERNIGHT ENERGY, E2’s daily roundup of the energy news you need to know and a look ahead to tomorrow's action. Please send tips and comments to Ben Geman, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it " mce_href="mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e...

Ryan: We'll Hold Hearings on Medicare Reform
Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said this afternoon at the National Press Club that his committee and others will hold “lots of hearings” on Medicare and Medicaid reform during the next two years, even though he's not sure there's consensus in the Republican party to bring up Legislation for a vote. Said Ryan: "We’re gonna bring governors up to tell us about their reforms that they’ve done. We’re go...

Upton weighs plan of attack against EPA climate rules
Incoming House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) is weighing how to attack EPA Climate Change rules as the committee prepares for meetings this month. Upton told reporters Wednesday that he plans to fill out GOP subcommittee rosters as soon as today, but that the committee won’t get rolling in earnest until Jan. 19. “I think the 19th is likely the earliest we can organize,” he told reporters just after the new Congress formally began Wednesday under House GOP ru

Faces in the 112th Congress
HOUSE LEADERS Speaker: John Boehner, R-Ohio, will set the floor agenda, keep parliamentary order and decide committee and subcommittee chairmanships, as well as appoint lawmakers to conference committees that craft final Legislation. Majority Leader: Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., will oversee House floor scheduling, urge the Rank and File to support the party line and counter the opposition's parliamentary maneuvers. Majority Whip: Rep. Kevin Mccarthy, R-Calif., will count GOP votes and report to ...

GOP restarts anti-health law agenda
Republicans reopened their battle against President Barack Obama’s Health Care law, using the first committee meeting of the new Congress Thursday to eviscerate the overhaul as a “job killer” and a “malignant tumor.” “We must pull it out by The Roots,” said Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) in his opening Testimony at a Rules Committee. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Politico 44 The Rules Committee meeting marked the starting round in the GOP’s b...

GOP bends its own new House rules (Politico)
Just hours after taking control of the House, Republicans passed a sweeping set of rules promising transparency and reform. But the new majority is already showing these promises aren’t exactly set in stone. After calling for bills to go through a regular committee process, the bill that would Repeal the Health Care law will not go through a single committee. Despite promising a more open amendment process for bills, amendments for the Health Care Repeal will be all but shut down. Afte...

Israel names top DCCC lieutenants
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel of New York has named his top lieutenants for the 2012 election cycle, Politico has learned. Israel has tapped New York Rep. Joseph Crowley, Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Pennsylvania Rep. Allyson Schwartz, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico Pedro Pierluisi to serve as DCCC national chairs. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset POLITICO 44 Crowley will head the committee’s fundra...

Nearly 50 House Republicans offer bill to block EPA climate rules
Dozens of Republicans used the opening day of the new Congress Wednesday to introduce Legislation that would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse Gas Emissions. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, sponsored the bill. The measure’s 46 co-sponsors are currently all Republicans except for Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.). Co-sponsors include Oversight and Government Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.). Absent from the list...

Patriot passes
Family and friends bid a loving farewell to Las Vegan Michelle Ketrow, who passed away this morning after freeing herself from Cancer. Ketrow was the Clark County Republican Party Secretary, as well as the National Secretary for the Oath Keepers. Ketrow was blessed to have passed in her sleep, according to an email sent out by friend and Oath Keeper National Treasurer, John Mackey. Mackey reported receiving an email from a best friend of Ketrow’s, in Indianapolis, who reported having spoke...

Giants Coughlin To Critics: Kiss My A!
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) - Tom Coughlin isn’t often compared to the Jets’ boisterous head coach, Rex Ryan. Coughlin’s comments came during a post-game Speech at FedEx Field on Sunday, after the Giants wrapped up their season with a 17-14 win over the Washington Redskins. “We did our part, okay? That’s all I can ask you to do. From the bottom of my heart and everybody’s, we have a 10-and-6 season, a 10-win season in the NFL, okay?” Coughlin said. “T...

Indiana tourism exec to lead Chicago convention bureau
The Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau's board today hired Indianapolis tourism executive Donald P. Welsh as its new president and Chief Executive Officer. Welsh was hired away from the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Assn., where he was chief executive. Read more in ChicagoBreakingBusiness. ...

Inauguration notes, spotted in the crowd
Related: Fischer gets to work after day of inaugural celebrations WHAS11 goes one-on-one with Mayor Greg Fischer Fischer inaugurated, calls for unity and compassion Black-tie gala held in honor of Mayor Fischer's inauguration Greg Fischer sworn in as Louisville's new mayor Jefferson County Public School Superintendent Sheldon Berman. Police Chief Robert White (one of Fischer's first actions as mayor was to tour the LMPD headquarters). Fire Chief Greg Frederick. State Auditor Candidate Adam Ede...