The Buffalo NewsMonday, January 25, 2010

A city known for its spicy wings, Super Bowl defeats and snowstorms basked in two hours of prime time prestige Sunday night when millions of television viewers witnessed Buffalo's volunteer spirit tackling neighborhood blight.

They Still Don’t Get It
By BOB HERBERT
How loud do the alarms have to get? There is an economic emergency in the country with millions upon millions of Americans riddled with fear and anxiety as they struggle with long-term joblessness, home foreclosures, personal bankruptcies and dwindling opportunities for themselves and their children.

latimes.com
Supreme Court OKs unlimited corporate spending on elections
The justices overturn a century of U.S. electoral law by a 5-4 vote. Millions of extra dollars are expected to start flowing from big business to Republican candidates.
By David G. Savage

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In an era of 32-team leagues, championship hopes are slim for almost everybody. What you really want is belief.

This is what makes it so hard to be a fan of the Buffalo Bills or Oakland Raiders right now. It's not just the losing. It's that there is really no reason to believe.

Buffalo a possible landing spot for QB Vick?Michael Vick - QB - Philadelphia EaglesMore team newsJan. 20, 2010 - 3:00 PM ET
Mike Lombardi of the National Football Post suggests that Buffalo is now a possible landing spot for Michael Vick.

Lombardi points out that new Bills coach Chan Gailey has worked extensively with athletic QBs: Kordell Stewart, Georgia Tech four-year starter Reggie Ball, and even Tyler Thigpen. It's debatable/uncertain whether Vick is even a league-average passer anymore, but he can't be much worse of an option than Trent Edwards, Gibran Hamdan, Brian Brohm, or Ryan