In NY-9 special election, Dems race to stave off an upset

In NY-9 special election, Dems race to stave off an upset

Democrats here spent Tuesday in the final throes of a frantic, last-ditch effort to stave off a loss in the special election race to replace Anthony Weiner.

Democrat David Weprin, trailing Republican Bob Turner in multiple polls, raced to half a dozen campaign stops, imploring voters at senior centers and subway stops to cast their ballots for him.

Party officials say their best hope for winning lies on the shoulders of the vaunted Queens County Democratic Party machine, which kicked into high gear Tuesday. Inside its headquarters — which doubles as the Weprin campaign’s nerve center — get-out-the vote workers rushed to pick up manila folders containing block-by-block layouts of the district; others sat at the phones,cheap Giants JerseysSports jerseys wholesale methodically working through voter-contact lists. Volunteers fanned out across Queens,Ed Hardy wholesaleCheap Flower Girl Dresses handing out glossy placards highlighting Weprin’s endorsement from the New York Times editorial page.

Despite the last-minute Democratic push, the GOP appeared poised to capture the 9th District seat – an upset that would signal a rejection of President Barack Obama on his party’s turf and underscore the peril that he and Democrats up and down the ballot could face in 2012.

On Capitol Hill, Republicans expressed cautious optimism but refused to predict that Turner, long an underdog, would prevail.

The suddenly intense interest surrounding Turner’s candidacy was on full display Tuesday, when he cast his ballot at a Breezy Point polling station. As he walked outside of a Catholic mass on his way to the polls, Turner was swarmed by a horde of jostling camera crews and reporters.

David O'Meara targets Ayr Gold Cup with Pepper Lane

David O'Meara targets Ayr Gold Cup with Pepper Lane

From here, David O'Meara has quickly made a mark competing alongside prolific near-neighbours, like jockeys Paul Hanagan and Silvestre de Sousa and fellow trainers Richard Fahey and Mark Johnston.

A mere 15 months after taking over the licence at the then down-at-heel yard, a successful squad of 60 horses - and counting - is establishing O'Meara, 34, as amongst racing's brightest young stars.Moncler men jackets

Already the ex-jump jockey has landed major prizes with Blue Bajan and Smarty Socks.

But on Saturday, he chases his most valuable pot so far when the filly Pepper Lane lines up as favourite for the 120,000 Ayr Gold Cup, Scotland's premier flat race.

"It's been fantastic," he said.Breitling watches wholesale "Training is something I always wanted to do when riding, and I tried to watch and learn. The job here came up, and I count myself very lucky.

"It's a lot busier compared to being a jockey,Moncler women's jackets and it really feels 24/7 - I must work 100 hours a week - but obviously it's been very rewarding, so you don't really notice."

From County Cork, Ireland, O'Meara - who studied veterinary science at Limerick University - rode 140 winners as what could be fairly termed a 'journeyman jockey'.

But, revealingly, at the same time, he was learning his trade from some of the shrewdest brains in the business including trainers Jim Bolger, Philip Hobbs and Peter and Tim Easterby.

It was for Hobbs that he recorded his biggest success in the saddle when Bells Life landed a race over the famously tricky Grand National fences in 2000.

Pepper Lane is on a roll as she travels for Saturday's fast and furious Ayr Gold Cup, a 27-runner, three-quarter mile dash, having recently completed a hat-trick of wins, in the prestigious Great St Wilfrid Handicap at Ripon.

"People wonder if she is maybe a Ripon specialist because she's won there three times, but she's done it at Redcar too, and been second in a nice race at Pontefract which is very different," said O'Meara.

"She'd be one of the smallest horses I have, so her improvement isn't down to her growing, but we have learnt quite a bit about what she likes,Prada handbag sale and she thrives on not too much work at home.

"She's fit and well but the one thing is that I couldn't be sure how she'd handle very soft ground."

Pepper Lane's improvement has been little short of astonishing since coming under O'Meara's care last year and she shows no sign of stopping

Ayr has already been battered by the remnants of Hurricane Katia this week (hence the expected soft going); now David O'Meara and Pepper Lane are on their way to storm the place.

Famous PLA singer says sorry for son's violent attack

Famous PLA singer says sorry for son's violent attack

Famous singer Li Shuangjiang Thursday apologized to a couple that were beaten by his son, after public anger swelled against the so-called 'rich second generation.'

"As the father, I bear the responsibility for my son's behavior. I'm so sorry that I'd rather now be beaten by you," said Li, as pictures surfaced of him sitting with the couple in hospital.

"I will not condone my son's faults, and there will be a settlement," said Li, 72, dean at the Music Department of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts.

The brawl happened on Tuesday evening as the couple were driving into their residential community in Beijing's Haidian district.

"We slowed down at the gate of the community. Then we heard a car braking suddenly behind us. We saw a BMW and an Audi. My husband went out to argue with them, then the brawl started," the wife, surnamed Yang, told the Global Times.Cheap moncler jackets

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"My husband had to get nine stitches on his forehead and two on the back of his head. He also has injuries to his nose and right eye," said Yang, whose head was swaddled in gauze.

The Beijing News reported that one of the drivers was Li Shuangjiang's 15-year-old son, Li Tianyi, who does not have a driving license. His car,Tory burch handbags a customized BMW coupe,Anime supplier had no license plate.

The Haidian Public Security Department confirmed to the Global Times that the two young men had been detained for interrogation, and that an investigation was under way.

Bolton boss Owen Coyle urges Gary Cahill to ignore transfer gossip

Bolton boss Owen Coyle urges Gary Cahill to ignore transfer gossip

Arsenal and Spurs were both recently reportedly interested in signing him.Beautiful mood

The 25-year-old was hugely impressive during England's 3-0 win over Bulgaria.

Coyle said: "The reason he was in the squad was because of his performances for Bolton and that is what he has to continue to do to become an integral part of Fabio Capello's squad."

With his Bolton deal expiring next June,Cheap Flower Girl Dresses Cahill is expected to be the subject of more speculation during the next few months.

And while Coyle accepts it will be difficult for him to hang onto Cahill, he does not have any concerns about the former Aston Villa man's focus.

"There might have been a tinge of disappointment as there was a lot for speculation about this protracted move he was going to have,wholesale Ronaldo soccer jerseys" Coyle said.

"When that didn't come to fruition it said a lot about him in terms of mentally preparing himself (for international duty) and besides the goal he put in a huge performance for England.

"To have a Bolton player score a goal for England for the first time since 1959 is a fantastic achievement and I'm delighted for Gary as well."

In January, Cahill will be able to speak to foreign clubs about a move and at the end of the season he can leave the Reebok Stadium for nothing.

While Coyle has not ruled out offering him new contract he knows the player is keen to test himself in the Champions League.

He said: "Gary is in the driving seat in regards his contract and speculation won't go away but it doesn't faze me.Youth Nfl jerseys

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Kershaw threw 84 of 115 pitches for strikes in his first career start at Turner Field

Kershaw threw 84 of 115 pitches for strikes in his first career start at Turner Field. The left-hander was 4-0 with a sparkling 0.58 ERA in his previous four outings.

"I definitely felt like I had good stuff, some of the better stuff I've had all year," Kershaw said. "I had command of all three pitches. In the seventh, I left some (pitches) up. Wilson was a hanger and with Gonzalez I got behind in the count."

Matt Kemp went deep for the Dodgers, hitting a three-run drive with two out in the third for his 32nd homer.

Randall Delgado, the third rookie starting pitcher used by Atlanta in the series, gave up three runs and four hits in five innings.

The Dodgers put runners on first and second with no outs in the seventh, but Cristhian Martinez struck out James Loney and Kemp and got Juan Rivera to fly out to end the threat.

"We haven't been swept in a three-game series all year and it wasn't looking good with Kershaw on the mound," said Jones, who walked as a pinch hitter in the ninth. "But we caught a break. They made a mistake on defense and Brooks Conrad capitalized and we were able to scrape one across there."

NOTES: Los Angeles 2B Justin Sellers stayed in the game after Delgado hit him on the right wrist in the third inning. ... Braves RHP Tommy Hanson, on the disabled list with shoulder tendinitis, will try some long toss Monday in Philadelphia. Atlanta has no timetable for his return. ... Braves rookie OF Antoan Richardson, whose contract was purchased from Double-A Mississippi, singled in his first career at-bat as a pinch hitter in the fifth. ... Atlanta RHP Peter Moylan was activated from the disabled list after missing 123 games with a strained back. ..Moncler jackets. Wilson was making his Atlanta debut after getting traded from Seattle on Wednesday. ...Nfl bears jersreys cheap Conrad, who landed on the first base bag awkwardly after his pinch-hit single, was walking with an air cast on his right ankle after the game. He doesn't believe the injury is serious.

Cheap Auto Insurance With Your Current Company

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US shares suffer sixth biggest fall in history as panic grows

US shares suffer sixth biggest fall in history as panic grows

In the first trading since the decision by the Standard & Poor's ratings agency to strip the US of its AAA credit rating, shares on Wall Street recorded one of their worst one-day falls ever.


Last night the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 635 points – 5.6 per cent – at 10,810 after a day of relentless selling. The index has fallen by more points on only five occasions.

In London, the FTSE-100 index ended lower for the seventh day in a row, and has now lost over 800 points, or 13.7 per cent. By contrast gold, a traditional safe haven in troubled times, hit yet another all-time high, at over $1,700 an ounce. London shares are at their lowest since July 2010, just after George Osborne's emergency Budget.

Investors have been especially spooked by remarks from David Beers, head of sovereign credit ratings at Standard & Poor's, who said: "We don't anticipate a scenario at the moment in which the US would quickly return to AAA."

More bad news came from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the club comprising the advanced economies, which warned of a further slowdown in the global economy. It said that growth rates in the US, Japan and Russia have peaked, while Britain, the eurozone and others are in a "continued slowdown".