How many American flags are flying on the moon?
American astronauts planted six flags on the moon, but only five are still standing, according to new images provided by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, an unmanned craft circling the moon for more than three years. The fallen flag was planted by the Apollo 11 crew during the first human moon landing in 1969. The flag was knocked over by the rocket blast as the crew left the lunar surface, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin said.
Who is Virgil Goode?
Goode is a longtime Virginia politician now running as the Constitution Party’s presidential candidate. He served in the state Senate as a socially conservative Democrat and represented southwest Virginia in Congress as a Democrat, Republican and independent. While third-party candidates seldom demand much attention, a recent poll showed Goode winning 9 percent of the vote in Virginia, undermining Republican Mitt Romney in the crucial battleground state.
Whatever happened to Jayson Blair?
The former New York Times reporter who resigned in May 2003 after being caught fabricating and plagiarizing news stories is now working in Centreville, Va., as a “life coach” and “career coach” — at a rate of $130 a hour. Blair’s website promises he’ll use “my own experiences” and be “as vulnerable as I ask my clients to be to enhance the process.” But he doesn’t specifically mention what career or life experiences he’ll bring to bear.
