Chile President Michelle Bachelet steps up quake rescue – BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk Chile President Michelle Bachelet steps up quake rescueBBC NewsChilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced emergency measures to deal with the destruction caused by Saturday's massive earthquake. The 8.8 magnitude quake – one of the most powerful recorded – devastated...
Pelosi Confident on Health Vote – Wall Street Journal
Seattle Post Intelligencer Pelosi Confident on Health VoteWall Street JournalWASHINGTON—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday expressed confidence she will have enough votes to pass a health overhaul, but acknowledged it could come at a political cost to lawmakers who back the measure. Monday kicks...
Israel, Palestinians Clash Over Heritage Sites – Wall Street Journal
Telegraph.co.uk Israel, Palestinians Clash Over Heritage SitesWall Street JournalTEL AVIV—Two confrontations between Israeli police and Palestinian demonstrators in Jerusalem underlined the spreading turmoil after Israel's decision to declare shrines in two West Bank cities as national heritage...
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wants his players nervous
Jerry Jones wants everyone to know he’s not comfortable. The Cowboys owner doesn’t view last season as a rousing success. He sees a team that should have advanced deeper than it did in the playoffs given it had so few injuries. He sees a team that lost 34-3 to Minnesota in the second round. Remember...
Former Dallas Cowboy Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones schedules another workout for NFL teams
Adam “Pacman” Jones will work out for NFL scouts March 19, a source told NFL.com. The cornerback will hold a pro day-style workout in New Orleans following Tulane’s pro day. Jones, a 2005 first-round draft pick by the Tennessee Titans, recently worked out for the Cincinnati Bengals...
Cowboys can’t afford to become complacent
The Cowboys went into last off-season determined to erase the humiliation of a 44-6 loss to Philadelphia that kept them from reaching the playoffs. A division title and three wins over the Eagles, the last in the Wild Card round, did just that. The team is confident heading into this off-season, but...
UT safety Earl Thomas: Cowboys his favorite team
Earl Thomas grew up in Texas. Yes, Orange still counts as Texas. He played his college ball at the University of Texas. His favorite NFL team growing up was the Cowboys. What if the Cowboys took him in this draft? “It would be great,” Thomas said. “Wherever I go is good.” It’s...
Wade Phillips likes the number five
Training camp will be one week longer than usual since the Cowboys face Cincinnati in the Hall of Fame game. That’s fine with Wade Phillips. The Cowboys coach likes having a fifth pre-season game because it gives his staff more time to teach. Phillips said he will not cut back on the number of...
The color purple: TCU’s Jerry Hughes and Marshall Newhouse
TCU defensive end Jerry Hughes was measured a shade under 6-foot-3 and came in at 255 pounds. He knows many teams view him as an outside linebacker in the NFL because of his size. “I’m hearing different things from defensive end to outside linebacker,” Hughes said. “Wherever they...
Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford: "I’m close to 85 percent"
Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford won’t throw at this combine. That will come at his pro day on March 25. But he’s in Indianapolis to meet with teams and diminish concerns about his injured shoulder. “No one found anything,” Bradford said. “I’m in a great rehab program....

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