For the first time since America entered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, a Congressional Medal of Honor winner has stood to accept the nation’s highest military honor from the president. Army Staff Sargent Salvatore Giunta is the first living Medal of Honor recipient from those wars. In 2007, Giunta rescued two comrades in Afghanistan while under fire. Source Link
It’s another accomplishment for former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin -- she’s created the new word of the year. The Oxford American Dictionary says “refudiate” is their top new word of 2010. The misspelled combination of “refute” and “repudiate” caught on after Palin used it in a Twitter message. Runner-ups in the new word contest included “crowd sourcing,” “top kill” and “webisode.” Source Link
The Fab Four have finally made it to the world of digital downloads. Apple says it has inked an exclusive deal to bring the music of The Beatles to iTunes. Singles and albums will be available from the group that has been one of the last major holdouts against offering their music online. More than 177 million Beatles albums and CD’s have been sold in the United States. Source Link
It’s another accomplishment for former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin -- she’s created the new word of the year. The Oxford American Dictionary says “refudiate” is their top new word of 2010. The misspelled combination of “refute” and “repudiate” caught on after Palin used it in a Twitter message. Runner-ups in the new word contest included “crowd sourcing,” “top kill” and “webisode.” Source Link
The Fab Four have finally made it to the world of digital downloads. Apple says it has inked an exclusive deal to bring the music of The Beatles to iTunes. Singles and albums will be available from the group that has been one of the last major holdouts against offering their music online. More than 177 million Beatles albums and CD’s have been sold in the United States. Source Link
