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Woman Taken by Ambulance from Tiger Woods' Home
And the hits keep coming for Tiger Woods. Early this morning, an unidentified woman was taken from his Florida home by ambulance to a local hospital. From CNN: “A patient was taken from the home to a hospital, said Genevieve Latham, a spokeswoman for Orange County Fire Rescue. She said paramedics responded to an address…
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Harry Reid's Slavery Analogy Not Well-Received by GOP
Uh oh. Harry Reid attempted to bring the high heat in the health care debate, comparing conservatives who are blocking health care reform to those who dragged their feet on emancipation and equal rights. The GOP wasn’t exactly thrilled about it. From Politico: “Reid started by mimicking Republicans whom he claims have said: “‘Slow down,…
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Iranian Police Crack Down on Student Protest
The students in Tehran aren’t fans of the government and were again out in force protesting. The government response: tear gas and billy clubs. From The Washington Post: “Iranian security forces and paramilitary groups clashed with anti-government protesters in central Tehran on Monday, witnesses said, wielding batons, firing tear gas and stunning people with electrical…
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Fort Hood Shooter Charged with Premeditated Murder
Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, has been charged with 32 counts of premeditated murder for his shooting spree. From The Associated Press: “An Army psychiatrist who may face the death penalty after the mass shooting at Fort Hood was charged Wednesday with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder relating to the scores of…
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Ohio Serial Killer Says: I'm Nuts
Anthony Sowell’s going the insanity route. From CNN: “A man charged with murder in the deaths of 11 women pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Thursday, said Ryan Miday, a spokesman for the Cuyahoga County, Ohio, prosecutor. A grand jury has indicted Anthony Sowell on 85 counts, following the discovery of 11 sets of…
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Will Escalation Make a Difference?
We know Obama’s throwing 34,000 on it. Will it help? From NPR: “In his new Afghanistan strategy, President Obama is counting on an accelerated 18-month surge to reverse the Taliban’s momentum and make a dent in the spiraling violence. The most visible portion of the new effort will be the 30,000 additional U.S. troops that…
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10 Grammy Nods for Beyonce, Swift Likely to Win Everything
The nominations are in and yes Taylor Swift was nominated and yes she’ll win due, in some part, to Kanye being mean to her. Oh, and Beyonce got ten Grammy nods. From The Associated Press: “Swift’s haul of eight nods was only second to another blonde superstar – Beyonce, who got 10. The multi-hyphenate diva,…
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Desiree Rogers, You Might Be In Hot Water
The Secret Service is a lot more general than the name Desiree Rogers and thus, she’s likely to have a shoe put in her for the crashing of the State dinner. The Washington Post: “Virginia socialites Michaele and Tareq Salahi managed to get past Secret Service, proceed into the dinner — uninvited, the White House…
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