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Axl Rose: Tour Tantrums Leave Sour Note

by Claudine Zap Here s some advice for any rock star wannabes. Show up to your shows on time.  Axl Rose and his Guns N Roses band made the mistake of arriving an hour late at their latest gig in Ireland. They were greeted by flying water bottles and boos . And these are fans. Rose told the crowd to shape up or they would take off. The crowd didn t, so the band did. But once the Dublin audience settled down — and after concert organizers turned up the lights and told attendees to go home — G N R came back on stage and performed till 1 a.m. — to a mostly empty house. The concert was s View Link

U.S. punishes Mexico for human rights abuses

The U.S. government punished Mexico on Friday for human rights abuses in its war against drug cartels, cutting $26 million from ... View Link

Teacher used derogatory terms in class lesson at Suitland middle school

A history class in Prince George s County got an unexpected lesson this week. View Link

Masoli declared immediately eligible by NCAA subcommittee

Jeremiah Masoli is eligible to play for Ole Miss. Immediately. Three days after the NCAA ruled that the former Oregon quarterback must sit out a year, and Ole Miss filed an appeal, the NCAA Division I Subcommittee for Legislative Relief ruled that Masoli can play this season. Go inside for details View Link

Live from the press box

The Hawkeyes open the 2010 season here at Kinnick Stadium against Eastern Illinois this morning. HawkeyeReport.com has the very latest news on the Iowa Football team reporting live from the press box leading up to the game. Are there any late suprises in the lineup today? What do the two deeps look like in pre-game? Get the very latest news right here View Link

Cowboys ship Patrick Crayton to Chargers (The National Football Post)

After months of speculation that Patrick Crayton just wasn’t going to fit into the Dallas Cowboys after... View Link

Obama says he's committed to helping middle class (AP)

AP - A healthy economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said as he reaffirmed his commitment to work hard for America s hardworking men and women. View Link

First Lady Plans a Careful Return to the Campaign Trail

Michelle Obama, who arrived at the White House as the self-described “mom-in-chief,” is extending her policy agenda and stepping up visibility. View Link

Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin (AP)

AP - Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland s capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the divisions left by Blair s decade as British leader have yet to heal. View Link

Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings (AP)

AP - Google Inc. s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet s dominant search engine. View Link