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Espn First Take, Friday 29th May 2015

Espn First Take, Friday 29th May 2015
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Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith debate whether they have sympathy for Adrian Peterson and is Ray Rice being blackballed by the NFL? Plus, Ryan Clark joins the show.

0:44 Do you have any sympathy for Adrian Peterson ?
13:53 Who's side are you, Tom Thibedou or Jerry Reinsdorf ?
24:50 Your reaction to Chip Kelly's response to LeSean McCoy
36:18 Whose side are you on Dwyane Wade or Miami Heat ?
47:55 Who can Lebron James be compared to ? 

As GOP Candidates Question Climate Change, Texas & Oklahoma Hit by Devastating Floods Killing 23
As GOP Candidates Question Climate Change, Texas & Oklahoma Hit by ...
Democracy Now!
http://democracynow.org - Severe storms that began last week in Texas and Oklahoma have killed at least 23 people, and the damage is so extensive that Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared nearly 40 counties disaster areas. In Houston, many highways turned into waterways, and more than a thousand cars were submerged under water. President Obama has pledged federal assistance to help the state recover, but cleanup efforts were stalled Thursday as thunderstorms continued. The historic floods in Texas come as the state is just ending an extreme drought. Meanwhile, several possible Republican presidential candidates are questioning climate change. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has talked about “global warming alarmists.” Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has said "climate change has been co-opted by the hard-core left."

The Enron of Sports: FIFA’s Upheaval, from Corruption Arrests to Rising Death Toll in Qatar
The Enron of Sports: FIFA’s Upheaval, from Corruption Arrests to Ri...
Democracy Now!
http://democracynow.org - In what’s been described as the largest scandal in modern sports history, nine high-ranking soccer officials, including two current vice presidents of soccer’s world governing body, FIFA, were indicted along with five sports marketing executives on federal corruption charges by the U.S. Justice Department. Among those arrested in connection with the probe is Jack Warner, former vice president of FIFA, who is accused of taking a $10 million bribe to cast his ballot for South Africa to host the 2010 World Cup. Despite the arrests, FIFA is holding an election today to pick the next president of the organization. FIFA President Sepp Blatter is seeking re-election for the post he has held since 1998. Many commentators have predicted he will be re-elected, though some nations, including the United States, have vowed to vote against him. We speak to sportswriter Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff, former professional soccer player who represented the U.S. 

US Economy Shrinks 0.7% in First Quarter a
US Economy Shrinks 0.7% in First Quarter a
wochit Business
A harsh winter, a strong dollar and falling oil prices took their toll on the US economy in the first quarter. The Commerce Department revealed on Friday that US gross domestic product fell at a rate of seven tenths of one percent a year. The GDP is the broadest measure of economic growth. The Commerce Department had previously estimated that output would grow two tenths of one percent through March. The GDP decline is unlikely to change thinking at the Federal Reserve, which is considering its first hike in interest rates since the 2008 economic crisis. Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen has said she expects interest rates to rise this year

US Economy Shrank in First Quarter
US Economy Shrank in First Quarter
wochit Business
The US economy shrank 7% in the first three months of 2015, compared to the same period last year. The Bureau of Economic Analysis significantly revised down its earlier economic growth estimate of 2%. It said the previous calculation underestimated the rise in the volume of imported goods and overestimated capital investment by companies. The Bureau added the US economy contracted in the first quarter of 2014, but grew 2.2% in the final quarter.

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