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Dan Rather on his exit from CBS (Video)
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 7:16 AM EDT (US_Homepage_Featured_Stories)
Dan Rather speaks with Stephanie about his new book, “Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News,” and the circumstances that led to his departure from CBS. Rather says, “there was no joy” in reporting about President George W. Bush’s military record …
Mississippi Conservative Calls For Putting Gay People To Death On Facebook Page
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 7:07 AM EDT ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)
Republicans have been furiously attacking the LGBT community ever since President Obama announced his support of marriage equality for same-sex couples By Stephen D. Foster Jr.
Conservative Billionaire Looking To Slam Obama Wants Big Government Subsidies
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 7:03 AM EDT (alan.com - in Liberaland by Alan)
Ameritrade founder and Chicago Cubs owner Joe Ricketts, who considered and then rejected a proposal to hire “extremely literate conservative African-American” to paint President Obama as a “metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln” is demanding a huge t …
What CREW Has Learned About Don Young
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 6:54 AM EDT (citizensforethics.org)
In response to a court order, the Department of Justice (DOJ) produced hundreds of pages from the FBI’s investigative files to CREW several weeks ago regarding Rep. Don Young (R-AK).
TN Man "Fathers" 30 Kids But Can't Support Any
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 6:33 AM EDT (wreg.com - by George Brown)
(Knoxville, TN) Desmond Hatchett is pleading with the state of Tennessee to help him pay for child support. With 30 kids, who could afford to pay child support?
The Biggest Crybaby Kid Freaks Out When Getting a Tattoo
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 6:30 AM EDT (brobible.com - by Ted Williams Head )
When people get tattoos the first thing everyone asks is, "Did it hurt?" Well when anyone asks Stephen if it hurt, he can confidently say, "yea it hurts like crap."
Watch this crazy lady make homophobic comments at a city council hearing
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 6:27 AM EDT (TruTv.com - Nik)
Most Americans find town hall meetings boring, but I love them because they bring out the type of people who save newspaper clippings from questionable sources and probably think the Internet is all Facebook and porn.
Britain's first dog poo crack team squad hit the streets of London
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 6:23 AM EDT (Metro.co.uk - By Mark Molloy )
Meet the Dog Squad. A 22-man crack team unit employed to clean up the streets of London by targeting dog walkers who fall foul of pooper scoop laws.
UF researchers name new extinct giant turtle found near world's largest snake
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 6:03 AM EDT (EurekAlert!)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have described a new extinct giant turtle species from the same Colombian mine where they discovered Titanoboa – and one of the only animals the world's largest snake could not have eaten.
Senior prom held in same place as Exxxotica
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 5:56 AM EDT (wsvn.com)
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- School officials are making sure a high school senior prom runs smoothly while it shares the same venue as a porn convention.
Lawmaker says PAC attacking him is hiding donors [Utah]
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 5:52 AM EDT (Salt Lake Tribune)
State Rep. Brad Daw has found himself squarely in the crosshairs of a prominent Utah political consultant, who has orchestrated a half-dozen mailers attacking the Utah County legislator. By Robert Gehrke
House Republicans add gay marriage measure to defense bill
Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 10:37 PM EDT (The Boston Herald)
WASHINGTON - Wading into the gay marriage debate, the Republican-led House tacked a provision banning same-sex marriages at military chapels onto a sweeping defense bill that is now headed to the Senate. By Ian Duncan and Lisa Mascaro
The Rich Get Even Richer [Op-Ed]
Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 10:34 PM EDT (The New York Times)
NEW statistics show an ever-more-startling divergence between the fortunes of the wealthy and everybody else — and the desperate need to address this wrenching problem. Even in a country that sometimes seems inured to income inequality, these takeaways are truly stunning. …
TXU is First to Offer Free Night-Time Electricity Rate Plan
Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 5:12 PM EDT (CleanTechnica - By Susan Kraemer)
TXU Energy in Texas is offering the first free energy rates in the nation, between 10 PM and 6 AM. Its daytime rates are 11 cents. Wind power tends to be greatest in the wee hours. Texas wind power sometimes has to be curtailed or wasted because there’s no one to use i …
Half Of U.S. Nonresidential Construction To Be 'Green' By 2015: Firms Must Embrace Sector 'To Stay Competitive'
Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 5:09 PM EDT (Think Progress)
This may come as a big surprise: The U.S. commercial construction sector is facing a shortage of skilled workers.
Korean Shellfish At Risk for Feces Exposure, U.S. Says
Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 12:53 PM EDT (Business Week)
The U.S. is curbing shellfish imports from South Korea after food safety regulators determined that inadequate sanitation may have exposed oysters, mussels, clams and scallops to human fecal waste. By Anna Edney
Local Woman Sentenced in Credit Repair Scam Involving Approximately 80 Hawaiian Victims
Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 11:54 AM EDT (FBI Missouri - U.S. Attorney's Office)
ST. LOUIS, MO—Marien Brown was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay approximately $250,000 restitution for falsely representing that she operated a “mortgage rescue” or “foreclosure rescue” service.
Synthetic Marijuana By Roland Macher, Tod W. Burke, Ph.D., and Stephen S. Owen, Ph.D.
Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 11:48 AM EDT (FBI Washington, D.C.)
In Florida, a 14-year-old boy was admitted to the emergency room after experiencing seizures and difficulty breathing. He and his brother had smoked herbal incense, referred to by local police as Mr. Nice Guy.1 In another case, a 17-year-old boy in western Texas was hospitalize …
The 15 Most Shockingly Overpaid People in Sports [Slide Show]
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 6:56 PM EDT (Derek Lowe Arrested Wednesday Night for DUI | Bleacher Report)
What does it take to be one of the best? From what you are about to learn, certainly not money.
Chief Justice Will Lead Lobbying Team [California]
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 6:47 PM EDT (Courthouse News Service - By Maria Dinzeo)
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - California's chief justice will lead a team to lobby the Legislature to overturn a budget proposal from Governor Jerry Brown that would centralize financial control of the courts and undermine local court independence.
Mexican National Charged with Robbing Four Banks in Santa Fe
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 5:58 PM EDT (FBI New Mexico - U.S. Attorney's Office)
ALBUQUERQUE—This morning, Jaime Jesus Sanchez-Ramos, 22, a Mexican national, was arraigned on a federal indictment charging him with four counts of bank robbery. Sanchez-Ramos entered a not guilty plea to the indictment. Sanchez-Ramos has been in federal custody since hi …
Federal Indictment Charges Defendant with Sex Trafficking of a Child
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 2:38 PM EDT (FBI Oregon - U.S. Attorney's Office)
PORTLAND, OR—Dwayne Jamal Hubbard, 23, of Clackamas County, made his initial appearance on May 15, 2012 in federal court on an indictment charging him with one count of sex trafficking of a child and one count of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual act …
Dreamboard Member Found Guilty in Louisiana for Participating in International Criminal Network Organized to Sexually Exploit Children
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 2:35 PM EDT (United States Department of Justice)
Total of 42 Individuals Convicted as a Result of Operation Delego WASHINGTON – A Wisconsin man was found guilty yesterday in the Western District of Louisiana for his participation in an international criminal network, known as Dreamboard, dedicated to the sexual abuse o …
Man Avoids Jail After Sewing Buttocks Shut of Son With Crohn's Disease
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 2:06 PM EDT (Los Angeles News and Video for Southern California - KTLA.COM - KTLA 5 - KTLA)
WAUKEGAN, Illinois -- A man who took a needle and thread to his sons buttocks accepted a plea deal that will keep him out of prison.
Harper Nude Painting By Margaret Sutherland Makes A Splash (Photos)
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 2:01 PM EDT (Huffington Post Canada)
How much would you pay to see Stephen Harper nude each and every day? One Kingston artist has put the price at $5,000 and she's getting plenty of attention in the process. Margaret Sutherland's provocative painting 'Emperor Haute Couture' is currently on display at The Kingsto …
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