Alan Grayson Money Bomb Nets $500k
newsjunkiepost.com — Freshman Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) just raked in half a million dollars on a non-election year money bomb. The fundraising effort was coordinated by ActBlue, and demonstrates the truth behind the ancient Latin proverb: fortune favors the bold. (Submitted by novenator) More…
Police sued for tasering man with hands on squad car [Video]
blogs.citypages.com — The Minneapolis Police Department is dealing with yet another lawsuit, this time for allegedly using a Taser on a man's neck while he is seen with his hands on the squad car and not resisting the officer. (Submitted by LaurenElder) More…
"Prayer Treatments" Would Be Covered Under Healthcare Bill
latimes.com — The measure would put Christian Science prayer treatments -- which substitute or supplement medical treatments -- on the same footing as clinical medicine. The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R) with the support of Democrat Sens. John Kerry and the late Edward Kennedy -- both of Massachusetts, home to the Christian Science headquarters. (Submitted by weirdralph) More…
Cheney FBI interview: 72 instances of can t recall
news.yahoo.com — Federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald famously declared in the Valerie Plame affair that "there is a cloud over the vice president." Last week's release of an FBI interview summary of Dick Cheney's answers in the criminal investigation underscores why Fitzgerald felt that way. (Submitted by NicestLadyEver) More…
Wow. Are Conservatives taking over the GOP?
foxpolitics.net — Soon conservatives across the country were pouring money into Hoffman’s race and scorn onto Scozzafava. Newt Gingrich and others who are Republicans before they are conservatives tried to prop her up, warning that the party must be respected and that liberal Republicans were still better than Democrats. (Submitted by bettverboten) More…
Judge OKs Challenge to Human-Gene Patents
wired.com — A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit can move forward against the Patent and Trademark Office and the research company that was awarded exclusive rights to human genes known to detect early signs of breast and ovarian cancer.The first-of-its-kind lawsuit claims that the patents violate free speech by restricting research... (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
GOP senator dodges tearful rape victim’s questions
rawstory.com — Confronted by an impassioned rape survivor at a town hall Saturday night, Sen. David Vitter tried everything from sympathizing to deflecting blame onto the Obama administration for his decision to vote against an anti-rape amendment. (Submitted by vatosplace) More…
Sen David Vitter Confronted By Rape Victim Over Franken Vote
huffingtonpost.com — At a town hall meeting this past weekend, meanwhile, the Senator was confronted by a constituent who, after recounting her tale of being raped, demanded to know why he opposed Sen. Al Franken's (D-Minn) amendment. (Submitted by mbst2000) More…
Guantánamo suspects want to stay, say officials
telegraph.co.uk — The 221 remaining inmates receive between four and 20 hours outdoor recreation in the Caribbean sun and anything from weekly to almost unlimited access to DVDs and receive three newspapers (USA Today, plus one Egyptian and one Saudi Arabian title) twice a week. Every bed has an arrow pointing towards Mecca and every cell a prayer rug. (Submitted by alanocu) More…
Saved or created? Obama can't tell.
politico.com — White House officials announced Friday that they had counted exactly how many jobs were created or saved by recent stimulus spending: 640,329. So how many were saved and how many created? They don’t know. They also don't know how many jobs were government and how many were private sector. (Submitted by Troika37) More…
Teen got life sentence for killing pimp who raped her at 13
rawstory.com — The case of a teenage girl who got life in prison for killing the man who raped her at age 13 and pimped her out for three years is drawing renewed attention to an upcoming Supreme Court decision on life terms for underaged felons. (Submitted by SolidUncertain) More…
Glenn Beck: What Happens When Gov't Tries to 'Fix' Things?
glennbeck.com — We all know what happens when government tries to "fix" things: It fails. The health of this country isn't good. We cannot afford more massive government programs. Our dollar will eventually go away if they continue down this path and, when it collapses, who's going to save us because America's too big to fail? France? (Submitted by asami21) More…
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