U.S. military leaders are “angry” and “ashamed” over sexual assaults plaguing the armed forces, President Barack Obama said Thursday after ordering top Pentagon officials to “leave no stone unturned” in the effort to stop the abuse.
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The Central Park 5……
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on April 16, 2013
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The five black and Hispanic men were convicted as teenagers in 1990 of raping and beating a white woman jogging in the park. They served six to 13 years in prison before a judge threw out their convictions because of new evidence linking someone else to the crime.
Share on FacebookOscar Pistorius granted bail and to be released pending trial….
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on February 22, 2013
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“That reaching out in the affidavit, the way that he did, placing it before the court,” Nair said. “I come to the conclusion that the accused has made a case to be released on bail.”
Share on FacebookFBI stormed Ala. underground bunker; boy rescued, abductor dead….
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on February 4, 2013
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Steve Richardson with the FBI’s office in Mobile said at a news conference Monday afternoon that negotiations had deteriorated with 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes. Dykes, who a week earlier had abducted the child from a school bus after fatally shooting the driver, had been seen with a gun. Officers believed the boy was in imminent danger, Richardson said.
Share on FacebookPaterno’s statue removed from Penn State Field….NCAA announces action forthcoming against football program…..
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on July 22, 2012
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The university announced earlier Sunday that it was taking down the monument in the wake of an investigative report that found the late coach and three other top Penn State administrators concealed sex abuse claims against retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
Share on FacebookBad Santa….Gunman wearing Santa hat and Glasses robs drug store in San Diego…
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on December 24, 2011
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The drug store heist was the second crime reported this Christmas season in the San Diego area where the crook was wearing a Santa hat.
Share on FacebookPresident denounces attack on American service men in Germany…Two dead….
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on March 2, 2011
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President denounces attack on American service men in Germany…Two dead….
Share on FacebookThe Blago Trial……Did you know where the Governor was?
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on June 22, 2010
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DSD……Can Obama shut down the internet?
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on June 22, 2010
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A new bill rocketing through Congress would give the president sweeping powers to police the Web for national-security reasons. Could this be a way to block WikiLeaks?
Is cyberspace about to get censored?
Confronting threats ranging from Chinese superhackers to the release of secret documents on WikiLeaks and other whistleblowing websites, the Obama administration may be on the verge of assuming broad new powers to regulate the Internet on national-security grounds.
The powers are granted to the White House under a bipartisan bill that was introduced in the Senate only last week but is already moving quickly through Congress toward passage. The legislation has generated considerable buzz on tech blogs—but drawn little notice so far by major news organizations.
“The way it seems to be worded, the bill could easily represent a threat to free speech,”
Fremont, Nebraska bans illegal immigrants…….
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on June 22, 2010
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After Arizona….
The Prairie fire against immigration has caught…
And IS spreading…..
The law is bound to be challenged and throwout…
It bans housing for illegal immigrants, requiring notifications to police and private citizens to check federal sources for the status of those suspected of being illegally in the country…..
But as in Arizona it main purpose is a statement and a message to those it could apply to…
‘We don’t want you here’….
The struggle begins on this story…..
Share on FacebookThe New York City Times Square Bombing case is over….Shahzab pleas guilty to 10 charges….
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on June 22, 2010
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An angry Faisal Shahzad shocked prosecutors and court room observers today in a New York US Federal Court when he decided to plead guilty to the governments 10 changes in its indictment against him for his failed attempt to blow up a jeep in New York’s Times Square…..
Shahzab indicated Monday morning to his attorney that he wished to plead to the charges…
He spend more than a half an hour admitting in open court Federal Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum how and what he did to set up the incident….
He is expected to receive a life sentence under US Federal law sentencing guidelines….
Share on FacebookThere where 52 people shoot over the weekend in Chicago……
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on June 22, 2010
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Oh, Snap!
Is it the Wild West out there?
At least 52 people were shot over the weekend in Chicago–seven of them fatally. Police are blaming gangs for most of the widespread incidents.
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