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US woman charged over threat to kill Michelle Obama
WASHINGTON — A US woman with a history of making threatening phone calls to the United States Secret Service has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill First Lady Michelle Obama. According to a criminal complaint obtained by AFP, Kristy Lee Roshia has been charged before a court in…
McCain blames Obama for partisan climate in DC
The responsibility for the most partisan atmosphere in Washington history goes to President Barack Obama, according to Sen. John McCain. “[Obama] said there would be a change in the climate in Washington,” McCain told Fox News’ Chris Wallace. “There’s been a change. It’s more partisan. It’s more bitterly divided than…
Beck defends clause counting blacks as three-fifths of a person
WASHINGTON — Glenn Beck offered listeners a rather unique version of U.S. Constitutional history on his radio show Tuesday. In response to a question from an African-American caller, Beck defended the original “Three-Fifth Clause” in the Constitution, which deemed African-Americans to be “three-fifths of all other persons.” It was a…
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