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White House Chief of Staff to Hand Off Some Duties
Politico is reporting that beleaguered White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley has handed off some day-to-day responsibilities to presidential confederate Pete Rouse after coming under fire for his overbearing management style and poor relationship with Congress. Rouse, a longtime Hill aide once known as the “101st senator” for his stature among congressional heavyweights in…
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Black Marines' Award Short on US Senate Support
The Charlotte Post is reporting that a bill that would grant a congressional award to the first black Marines has not garnered enough votes in the U.S. Senate. And proponents are scrambling to find enough votes by Nov. 10 for the 236th anniversary of the Marine Corps. The House of Representatives [voted] last month to…
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Boxer Joe Frazier Has Liver Cancer
Sad news. The Associated Press is reporting that Joe Frazier, the first man to beat Muhammad Ali in the boxing ring, has liver cancer and is under hospice care. Frazier’s personal assistant, Leslie Wolff, told the AP that the 67-year-old former heavyweight champion was diagnosed four or five weeks ago and it is unknown exactly…
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Scores Killed in Attacks on Nigerian Town
Al-Jazeera is reporting that a series of bomb blasts and gun battles have killed at 60 people in the northeastern-Nigerian town of Damaturu. The Nigerian group Boko Haram, which wants strict implementation of Islamic law across the nation of 160 million people, has claimed responsibility for the attacks, Al-Jazeera reports. The group’s name means “Western…
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LAPD Renews Call for Help in Grim Sleeper Case
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that police have renewed their call for help from the public to identify possible victims of alleged serial killer Lonnie Franklin Jr., who is known as the Grim Sleeper. During a community meeting at a Bethel A.M.E. Church in South Los Angeles on Wednesday, Police Chief Charlie Beck provided…
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Brittany Norwood Convicted of Killing Lululemon Co-Worker
The Washington Post is reporting that a jury has convicted Brittany Norwood of first-degree murder in the slaying of a co-worker at an upscale yoga-clothing store. It took Montgomery County Circuit Court jurors less than an hour on Wednesday to reach the guilty verdict in the brutal slaying back in March that sent shockwaves across…
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GOP Group Slammed for Image of Obama Shot in Head
Republicans and Democrats alike in Virginia have condemned a Halloween-themed email from a Loudoun County, Va., GOP group for featuring an image of a “ghoulish-looking President Obama with a bullet hole through his head,” ABC News reports. The email reportedly invited supporters to a community parade where “we are going to vanquish the zombies with…
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Fort With Slave Past to Be National Monument
Calling it a bold step toward job creation, President Barack Obama is scheduled to sign a proclamation at the Oval Office today that will designate Virginia’s historic Fort Monroe, which has deep historical ties to slavery, as a national monument. The move is expected to generate 3,000 jobs, according to a news release from the…
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New Details of a Second Woman in Cain Story
There are reports of explosive new details in the continuing saga of sexual harassment charges against GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain when he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association. Charlie Spiering of the Washington Examiner quotes the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times: Cain has already explained one incident of sexual harassment…
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