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Willie Parker's Stay In Washington Was Short

When Willie Parker signed a free-agent contact with the Washington Redskins, he had to know that he was joining a crowded backfield. With Larry Johnson, Clinton Portis and Ryan Torain also on the roster, there were only going to be so many handoffs to spread around. On Saturday, Parker found out that he was the odd man...

Week 5 Injury Updates

Whether you're a fantasy player or just a fan, you could very well be looking for updates on injuries around the league as kickoffs approach.FanHouse has you covered, as we'll monitor all this week's games and bring you the latest information on injuries right up until kickoff. Reader comments are disabled, but please do...

Rashard Mendenhall: One-Week Wonder, or Sign of Things to Come?

PITTSBURGH -- Mike Tomlin wouldn't play along. Oh, it sounded like a good story. Rashard Mendenhall, the Steelers' young backup running back, was benched in Week 3 because Tomlin didn't think he was paying close enough attention to his playbook. Mendenhall was contrite, and spent the week telling folks he hoped he'd get a...

Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: Version 3.0

As the season nears, FanHouse's fantasy football team decided to put our heads together for another set of updated positional rankings. In this installment, we'll hit up the thoroughbreds. The thing that sticks out to me, when viewing the running backs for this season, is what a muddled mess the group is. I stared at a...

Handcuffs and Committees: A Fantasy Football Spin on Backfields

For those who may use a different term or are new to fantasy football, "handcuff" is the term used when you own insurance for one of your players in the form of owning his real-life backup. It's usually a running back, but you could conceivably handcuff a quarterback. The theory is that some or all of the production is...

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05/22/12 What the hearing on the "District of Columbia... Source: ProLifeBlogs What the bill would accomplish can be described almost clinically: it would ban abortions on pain-capable unborn children, beginning at 20 weeks fertilization age (22 weeks LMP) in the District of Columbia.
05/19/12 An interview with a late term abortion provider Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC Congress is currently weighing a law that would ban all abortions after 20 weeks in the District of Columbia.
05/18/12 What a late-term abortion ban would mean for D.C. Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC When Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) introduced a bill to ban late-term abortions in the nation's capitol, it didn't get much attention.
04/24/12 US Airways' Parker: A Smart Bid for American Source: InvestorPlace US Airways ( NYSE: LCC ) Chairman and CEO W. Douglas Parker knows firsthand how it feels to be a wallflower at a wedding reception â and he doesn't like it.
04/20/12 US Airways steps closer to American merger Source: Philadelphia Business Journal - Philadelphia PA US Airways Group Inc. moved closer to a possible merger with bankrupt American Airlines American Airlines Latest from The Business Journals Follow this company and told employees in a letter Friday that a US Airways-American Airlines combination would "create a preeminent airline."