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Proposed bill would make full benefits to same sex military spouses a federal law
Two Democratic congressmen have co-sponsored H.R. 683, the Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act (MSET) of 2013, a bill that enshrine into law recent changes in Defense Department policy toward same sex spouses of service members. Bill author Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) and co-sponsor Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) introduced the legislation…
Bodies of ‘In Cold Blood’ killers exhumed
Police have exhumed the bodies of the two killers who were the subject of author Truman Capote’s greatest work, the “nonfiction novel,” In Cold Blood. According to CNN, DNA evidence may tie Richard Hickock and Perry Smith to another mass murder, half a continent away from the site of their…
Man’s body found in foreclosed home years after death
The body of a man was recently discovered in his Milwaukee, Wisconsin home some four years after he killed himself, according to local media. David Carter reportedly used a 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun to shoot himself in the head some four years ago, shortly after quitting his job and…
Critics savage Palin film as audiences stay away in droves
“The Undefeated”, a documentary about former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin opened in some theaters across the country this weekend and, if critics are to be believed, it is truly awful. Politico has a round-up of reviews, many of which feature the word “bombast” and include sentiments like this one, expressed…
Campaign seeks arrest of ex-CIA legal chief who authorized drone attacks
A group of human rights lawyers working in cooperation with relatives of the victims of US drone attacks in Pakistan is calling for an international arrest warrant to be served on former CIA legal counsel John A. Rizzo on charges of murder. The first step in their effort will be…
Woman took murdered baby shopping: local media
CHICAGO — A Chicago woman is accused of strapping her baby’s corpse into a sling and taking him shopping after killing the three-month old in a drunken rage, local media reported Wednesday. Ken Blackman Jr. had been dead for eight to 14 hours when the women wrapped up her shopping…
Children orphaned by tornadoes carry on, and grieve
PHIL CAMPBELL, Ala (Reuters) – Five-year-old Garrett LeClere survived the devastating twister that struck Phil Campbell, Alabama on April 27 with two broken arms and a fractured skull. His parents did not make it. Rescuers searched for a day before finding the bodies of Jay and Amy LeClere beneath the…
Ohio plans to execute man with animal euthanasia drug
COLUMBUS (Reuters) – An execution scheduled for Thursday in Ohio will be the first in that state to use the drug pentobarbital, which is often used to euthanize pets and other animals. Johnnie Baston, 37, is scheduled to be executed at 10 a.m. local time at the Southern Ohio Correctional…
Shocker: Fox host calls out Republicans who blocked 9/11 responders bill
At least one Fox News host is willing to hold Republicans accountable for blocking a bill that would provide health benefits to 9/11 first responders. Fox News’ Shepard Smith called out Republicans by name Thursday, placing individual responsibility for their successful filibuster of the bill and refusals to come on…
Fox News host to TSA: ‘Touch my junk’ and I’ll sue you
NJ state senators call on Congress to end TSA’s new screening procedures Fox News host Shepard Smith on Monday reflected the frustration some travelers have been feeling about the TSA’s intrusive new airport screening procedures. During a Studio B segment, Smith declared he would launch a lawsuit against any TSA…
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