May 10, 2010
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The Weekend Goodies: May 8/9

bike in spain.jpgThis weekend the European Union configured a $962 billion loan package with hopes to stop the sovereign debt crisis. Bloomberg

President Obama gave a graduation speech on Sunday at Hamilton University accentuating the importance of education by saying, “All of us have a responsibility, as Americans, to change. ” Washington Post

In light of Mother’s Day, a group of 15 women got together on Saturday to build houses for Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program. Rapid City Journal

May is Bike to Work Month and Bike to Work Day is right around the corner. Find out how you can celebrate. Times – Standard

Lebanon set a record for the largest plate of hummus on Saturday beating out Israel for their ongoing war over the regional delicacy. CNN

High school student achieves the Eagle Scout, the highest rank one can attain as a member of the Boy Scouts of America. Laramie Boomerang

Eighty-eight-year-old actress and comedian Betty White hosted SNL on Saturday night boosting the show ratings to be the highest in a year and a half. The New York Times

On Sunday, a women battling breast cancer got to be an honorary bat girl at the Texas Rangers game thanks to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Daily News

AARP study finds that people over 45 are having sex and loving it! Washington Post

Have you ever wondered where the holiday Mother’s Day originated? WDTV

Relay for Life raises more than $350,000 for cancer research. JD News

 

 

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