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New York Republican recommends ‘torture’ for teenage Boston bomb suspect
If the United States really, in the words of President Barack Obama, wishes to keep “looking forward” instead of backward when it comes to the violent legal limbo that is the Bush administration’s legacy, someone might want to ensure New York State Senator Greg Ball (R) gets a copy of…
GOP newsletter author: ‘We most likely won’t try to kill’ pro-Obamacare Republicans
The author of a county Republican Party newsletter in Arkansas says that he and other conservatives in the state “most likely won’t try to kill” Republican lawmakers who voted to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s health care reform law. In the April edition of the Republican Party of Benton…
Atheists shocked at exclusion from bombing memorial service
The Harvard Humanist Community was shocked Thursday when their members were, in the carefully-chosen words of New York Times best-selling author Greg M. Epstein, “blown off” and excluded from an inter-faith memorial ceremony for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. “We have friends and family who are in the…
Far-reaching cybersecurity bill CISPA passes House despite civil liberty concerns
The U.S. House of Representatives has passeds a controversial public-private data-sharing bill that President Barack Obama has said that he would veto should it reach his desk. However, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) must still pass the Democratically-led Senate before it can come before the President for his…
WATCH LIVE: Huge explosion at fertilizer plant rocks Texas town
Some 60 to 70 people were killed and hundreds were injured by an explosion at a fertilizer plant outside Waco, Texas, local media reported, citing the local emergency manager. The report could not be immediately verified by AFP, but KWTX television cited West Emergency Management Services Director George Smith as…
Drug czar: No state can nullify federal marijuana ban
President Barack Obama’s drug czar toed a strict line on marijuana Wednesday, saying federal laws will prevail regardless of state-level efforts to legalize pot. Gil Kerlikowske said enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 — which ranks marijuana as a Schedule One drug alongside heroin, LSD and ecstasy —…
Pentagon silent on Syria chemical weapons use
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel declined Wednesday to discuss Syria’s possible use of chemical weapons against rebels, raising doubts over whether Washington still viewed chemical arms a “red line.” The United States has avoided intervention in the Syrian conflict but President Barack Obama has repeatedly warned Damascus against resorting to chemical…
Three dead and over 100 injured in terrifying Boston Marathon bombing
Two explosions struck one of America’s top sporting events Monday, killing at least three and wounding more than 100 as the Boston Marathon erupted in a maelstrom of blood, screams, smoke and panic. As cities from New York to Los Angeles went on high alert, Americans with ever-vivid memories of…
Obama: Those responsible for Boston Marathon bombing ‘will feel the full weight of justice’
President Barack Obama held a press conference on Monday afternoon after two bomb exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. “We don’t know who did this or why. And people shouldn’t jump to conclusions before we have all the facts,” he said. “But make no mistake, we will…
Rep. Jerrold Nadler: Federal deficit being cut too fast
Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York took aim at the conventional wisdom on Sunday morning, saying the government was cutting the federal deficit too quickly. His comments came during a MSNBC panel discussion about President Barack Obama’s budget plan. “If you look at the deficit, we brought it down…
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