Month: March 2012
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Holder: Your Government Can Kill You
He said the legal right to kill U.S. citizens overseas without benefit of a trial was based in Congress’ authorization to use all necessary and appropriate force against the perpetrators of 9/11 or those who helped them and the president’s power “to protect the nation from any imminent threat of violent attack.” That authority is…
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Gun Owners Need Not Provide ‘Good Reason’
Good news for those who believe in the Second Amendment: Maryland residents do not have to provide a “good and substantial reason” to legally own a handgun, a federal judge ruled Monday, striking down as unconstitutional the state’s requirements for getting a permit. … “A citizen may not be required to offer a ‘good and…
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G-8 Summit Moved to Camp David
Big News!! The Group of Eight meeting will be moved to Camp David, according to the White House, but the gathering of NATO allies and the International Security Assistance Force will go on in Chicago as planned in mid-May. Camp David will more closely approximate the remote settings in which the G8 leaders prefer to…
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Obama Offers Legal Backing for Targeted Killings
The Obama administration on Monday plans to outline how U.S. laws empower the government to kill Americans overseas who engage in terrorism against their home country, a source familiar with the matter said, months after a drone strike killed a U.S.-born cleric who plotted attacks from Yemen. … U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder plans to…
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Protesters Crash Chicago’s 175th Birthday
Chicago celebrated its 175th birthday Sunday to the tune of protest rants. A small group shouted during part of the ceremony about Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to close six mental health clinics in the city. As the mayor stood beside a colorful birthday cake and the Chicago Children’s Choir, protesters yelled that the closings make…
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Teenagers Pour Gasoline on Boy Walking Home From School
Is this really what we’ve come to? A 13-year-old boy who police say was doused with gasoline and lit on fire last week while walking home from school is recovering from first-degree burns to his face and head. The boy was just two blocks from his home in Kansas City Tuesday when two teenagers began…
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Killer Received Unemployment While In Jail
Authorities say a convicted killer who gained notoriety for having a murder scene tattooed on his chest received unemployment benefits while he was in jail. Sheriff’s Capt. Mike Parker said Saturday that Anthony Garcia, nicknamed “Chopper,” received more than $30,000 in fraudulent unemployment while in Los Angeles County jail from 2008 to 2010. via Fox…
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You’d Be A Fool To Hold Anything But Cash Now
David Stockman was Reagan’s budget director and quit because he thought there was too much deficit spending. Then he went to Blackstone and really learned the pro’s and con’s of using debt to make things happen. Q: How do investors protect themselves? What about the stock market? A: I wouldn’t touch the stock market with…
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Dog Walker in Custody After Stabbing
This is the third or fourth stabbing in the last two weeks. A 61-year-old man is in custody after police said he stabbed another man this morning after the two had an argument that began when the victim tried to swat the dog away in the Longwood Manor neighborhood. … An argument escalated and resulted…
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Gun Control Measures Advance
Yes, this is a few days old: Two controversial gun control proposals advanced to the full House Wednesday. On a partisan vote, the Democratic-controlled House Executive Committee approved a measure requiring handgun owners to register their weapons with the state. The panel also signed off on legislation that would create a special 2 percent tax…