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Corruption scandal shocks,
saddens metro law enforcement

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, by Bill Torpy * Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 2/17/2013 11:53:55 PM Post Reply

All eight Forest Park police sergeants were called to the department Tuesday for routine training. Victor Middlebrook and Andrew Monroe, two solid officers recently promoted to sergeant, were teamed up and told to head to their training station. They then walked into a room filled with federal agents and their boss, Chief Dwayne Hobbs, who was having one of the worst days of his 40-year career. The two sergeants were being arrested, accused of being part of a group of Atlanta area officers who allegedly served as bodyguards for agents posing as drug dealers. Hobbs was flummoxed when federal

“Huge problems” plague Georgia
WIC program, cost taxpayers millions

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, by Rhonda Cook * Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 2/17/2013 11:45:51 PM Post Reply

A federal program that provides food for low-income women and their children is so badly mismanaged in Georgia that state taxpayers could be slammed with a $20 million penalty. Systemic problems in the Women, Infants and Children nutritional program, commonly know as WIC, have allowed stores to charge the government outrageous prices for basic commodities such as milk, according to a review of state and federal records by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The situation is so dire that federal officials want Georgia to stop approving new stores as WIC vendors until the state gets its act together.

‘Downton Abbey,’ Season 3
Finale: TV Recap

Wall Street Journal, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/17/2013 11:03:26 PM Post Reply

The gods of Downton Abbey seem to require a sacrifice after every birth. A few weeks ago we lost Sybil and tonight we lose Matthew. This episode originally aired in the U.K. on Christmas, but there isn’t much holiday spirit. It actually takes place a year after the last episode’s cricket match. Young Sybil is becoming a toddler. First, the happy news. It’s a boy for Mary and Matthew; the earldom is secured. The young family shares a tender moment before Matthew drives home to Downton from the hospital. He meets a tragic end when his car

2 Senate Opponents Vow
To End Bid to Block Hagel

New York Times, by Ravi Somaiya Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 2/17/2013 11:01:30 PM Post Reply

Two of the most outspoken Republican critics of Chuck Hagel’s nomination as secretary of defense indicated Sunday that they would no longer hold up his Senate confirmation. Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said on Fox News Sunday that he would stand aside because Mr. Hagel had disavowed comments that he was said to have made (Snip) “I don’t believe he is qualified,” Mr. McCain said. “But I don’t believe that we should hold up his nomination any further because I think it’s a reasonable amount of time to have questions answered.”

Merrick Wins a Tournament
He Grew Up Watching

New York Times, by Karen Crouse Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 2/17/2013 10:51:31 PM Post Reply

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — From the tee box, the 10th hole at Riviera Country Club looks like another vanilla par 4 on the PGA Tour, a 315-yard test that is no match for today’s generation of swashbuckling players. The hole, and the player who tamed it to win the Northern Trust Open, are proof that looks can be deceiving. Before Sunday, John Merrick might have been hard for the average golf fan to pick out in a threesome waiting to tee off. Merrick, 30, has pleasant looks and a pleasant demeanor, and in his first six years until this year on the tour, his results were perfectly pleasant:

How Europe Bankrolls Terror

New York Times, by Nasser Weddady Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 2/17/2013 10:46:18 PM Post Reply

When northern Mali fell to terrorists and foreign militants last April, a debate began over the causes of the country’s chaotic collapse. Many argued that it was a direct byproduct of NATO’s 2011 intervention in Libya, which sent thousands of well-armed men across the Sahara to Mali. Others pointed to Mali’s internal corruption and ethnic divisions. But little was said about the most important factor: Europeans have knowingly bankrolled Islamist radicals with ransom payments since at least 2003. Sixteen years before the 9/11 attacks, the United States sold Iran weapons indirectly in the hopes of freeing American

Country singer Mindy McCready
dead of apparent suicide

USA TODAY, by Brian Mansfield and Bill Welch Original Article

Posted By: bamapreacher- 2/17/2013 10:38:23 PM Post Reply

Mindy McCready, a country singer better known recently for her ongoing personal troubles than for her string of late-´90s hits, died Sunday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in her Arkansas home, the Cleburne County sheriff said. Sheriff Marty Moss said his office received a call to the McCready home around 3:30 p.m. local time in Heber Springs, Ark., west of Memphis and north of Little Rock. "Ms. McCready is deceased from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound,´´ Moss told USA TODAY. He said officers found McCready at the scene.

Obama Faces Risks in Pipeline Decision

New York Times, by John M. Broder & Clifford Krauss * Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 2/17/2013 10:34:54 PM Post Reply

President Obama faces a knotty decision in whether to approve the much-delayed Keystone oil pipeline: a choice between alienating environmental advocates who overwhelmingly supported his candidacy or causing a deep and perhaps lasting rift with Canada. Canada, the United States’ most important trading partner and a close ally on Iran and Afghanistan, is counting on the pipeline to propel more growth in its oil patch, a vital engine for its economy. (Snip) They discussed the Keystone pipeline project, among other subjects, and Mr. Kerry promised a fair, transparent and prompt decision.

Bomb Attacks Kill at Least 37 in Iraq

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 2/17/2013 10:15:03 PM Post Reply

Baghdad - Car bombs tore through shopping areas within minutes of each other in mainly Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 100. The attacks come amid rising sectarian discord in Iraq and appear aimed at shaking Iraqis´ confidence in the Shiite-led government. The explosions struck at the start of the local workweek and primarily targeted outdoor markets. (Snip) The attacks began with the detonation of a parked car loaded with explosives in the sprawling Shiite district of Sadr City on Sunday morning.

Official results show Correa
winning Ecuador presidential election

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 2/17/2013 10:02:46 PM Post Reply

Quito, Ecuador – President Rafael Correa, a dynamic leftist who has championed Ecuador´s lower classes with generous social spending but faced wide rebuke as intolerant of dissent, coasted to a second re-election on Sunday. Correa won 56.7 percent of the vote against 24 percent for his closest challenger, former Banco de Guayaquil chief Guillermo Lasso, with 36 percent of the vote counted. So confident was Correa of victory that he appeared on state TV less than an hour after polls closed, hugging jubilant supporters at the Carondelet presidential palace.

New details emerge in
Pistorius murder case

CBS News, by Kelly Cobiella Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 2/17/2013 9:51:44 PM Post Reply

London - CBS News has learned police believe Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend of Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius, was in her nightgown in the bedroom when she was first shot. She slept in the same bed as Pistorius, police said. She then ran to the bathroom and locked herself inside, where she was shot in the head, hand and arm. Pistorius reportedly broke through the bathroom door and carried his dying girlfriend down the stairs. Oscar Pistorius, famous for overcoming odds as a double-amputee to compete in the Olympics, was charged Thursday with murdering his girlfriend.

Penn State Dance Marathon
raises record $12.37M

Associated Press, by CHRISTINA GALLAGHER Original Article

Posted By: ragu- 2/17/2013 7:42:48 PM Post Reply

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - A 46-hour, no-sitting-or-sleeping-allowed dance marathon at Penn State raised more than $12.37 million for pediatric cancer research and care, shattering last year´s record-breaking total by nearly $1.7 million. The announcement delivered by student organizers to more than 700 dancers and thousands of volunteers, along with cancer patients and their families, concluded the weekend-long IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon at 4 p.m. Sunday. The event commonly known as "THON" is billed as the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. Counting Sunday´s total, students have now raised more than $100 million for the Four Diamonds Fund

Eating fast food regularly has
the same impact on the liver
as hepatitis, study finds

Daily Mail [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 2/17/2013 7:37:25 PM Post Reply

A new study shows that regularly eating fast food isn´t just bad for your waistline, it can also damage your liver in ways that are surprisingly similar to hepatitis. The results were revealed on the television program, ´The Doctors,´ where it was found that even just a month of eating fast food can cause significant changes to your liver. French fries in particular were dangerous because of the extra ingredients added. ´We know that they are adding salt, and cooking it in fat, but they´re also putting sugar on them too. Why sugar? Because it helps get them golden crispy

Obama plays golf with love cheat
Tiger Woods on boys´ weekend
(what does Michelle think of that?)

Daily Mail [UK], by David McCormack, Meghan Keneally Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 2/17/2013 7:18:14 PM Post Reply

President Obama played golf with Tiger Woods on Sunday as he took a break from work during President´s Day weekend. The unexpected golf pairing came as the President enjoys a ´boy´s weekend´ away from his wife and daughters, making his decision to spend the afternoon with one of the world´s most notorious philanderers even more pointed. Though it would be an intimidating round--undoubtedly for both parties--Mr Obama warmed up on Saturday by playing with Woods´ former coach Butch Harmon. After getting pointers from Harmon, Mr Obama must have been feeling good about his game as he played with the Masters´

Democratic voter fraud cases
become ammo for Virginia GOP

Washington Examiner [DC], by Steve Contorno & Andy Brownfield Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/17/2013 7:03:16 PM Post Reply

Well-publicized instances of attempted voter fraud by high-profile Democrats in Virginia and Maryland have helped Republican lawmakers make a case for tougher voting requirements. In Virginia, Patrick Moran, the son of Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, has become the poster child for voter fraud after he was documented on a hidden camera last year coaching an undercover conservative operative on how to forge a utility bill to vote for someone else. At the time, the younger Moran was working on his father´s campaign in Northern Virginia, though he stepped down after the embarrassing incident. Authorities did not file charges

Two reasons why the
Left hates Lady Thatcher

Telegraph [UK], by Cristina Odone Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 2/17/2013 6:55:45 PM Post Reply

John O’Farrell, Labour’s candidate in the Eastleigh by-election, used to contribute amusing articles to the New Statesman when I was the magazine’s deputy editor. The comedian was unfailingly polite in his dealings with me.[Snip] But mention Margaret Thatcher and gentle O’Farrell starts foaming at the mouth and spewing bile. In a book he wrote about his support for Labour, he revealed his “disappointment” when the IRA failed to kill the then prime minister in Brighton, in 1984. “Why did she have to leave the bathroom two minutes earlier?” he asked himself when Mrs Thatcher survived

President Obama enjoys guys’
weekend, golfs with Tiger Woods

Washington Post, by Scott Wilson Original Article

Posted By: grayjay- 2/17/2013 6:38:48 PM Post Reply

PALM CITY, Fla. – President Obama on Sunday displayed the freedom that comes with not having another election ahead of him, golfing with Tiger Woods in an enclave of privilege here along Florida’s blustery Atlantic coast. Since his reelection in November, Obama has been talking about the perils facing America’s middle class, highlighted in his State of the Union address last week. On Friday he visited a public high school in his hometown of Chicago, where he spoke in personal terms about the need to reduce gun violence and create jobs in the country’s troubled urban areas.

Presidents’ Day: Government Vacations,
Islamists flourish, GM flounders

Washington Times, by Charles Ortel Original Article

Posted By: lmruth- 2/17/2013 6:06:52 PM Post Reply

New York - The positive message that carried the 2012 national election for Barack Obama and Joe Biden was simple: “Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive”. Now we know the slogan that swayed 65.4 million Obama-Biden voters is one part false premise, the other part whopping lie. Events since September 11, 2012 prove that killing Bin Laden has not brought decisive victory in the War against Al Qaeda and allied adherents to militant Islam. Moreover, preliminary disclosures made February 14, 2013 by General Motors show that America’s largest vehicle producer

One of the ´Gun Guys´

Los Angeles Times, by Carolyn Kellogg Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 2/17/2013 5:05:06 PM Post Reply

Dan Baum has an agenda. He wants you to listen to the guys who like guns — particularly if you are an NPR-listening, Whole Foods-shopping progressive. That´s how you could describe Baum, a former New Yorker staff writer and lefty down the line — except for his love of rifles, revolvers and the rest. "From the urban, educated effete liberal Democrat side of my world I´m hearing all of this disparaging of ´gun guys,´ how stupid and awful they are," (Snip) "These are conversations that for years I´ve endured as kind of like a closeted gay man (

Astronauts’ breath-taking
views of earth from space
showing mysterious ring
around Tehran and other
amazing rare images

Daily Mail (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/17/2013 5:03:39 PM Post Reply

Astronauts from NASA and its international affiliate programs took awe-inspiring photos of our planet from outer space. The breath-taking photos show a peculiar purple ring around Tehran, Iran, as well volcanoes, deserts, Caribbean islands and Northern Lights, among other incredible sights.The images were taken from from the International Space Station and posted online by NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Canadian astronaut Chris Hatfield and their space colleagues. ´The Earth has problem skin; one popped, the other didn´t,´ Hatfield jokingly wrote after uploading a volcano that had erupted next to a one that had not. Scroll down to see all 16 images.

The gold rush begins for
fragments of Russian meteor
worth more than £10,000
each as astronomers warn
UK had a lucky escape

Daily Mail (UK), by Sam Webb Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/17/2013 4:53:05 PM Post Reply

The meteor that crashed in central Russia on Friday has sparked a modern-day gold rush as treasure hunters flock to the area for fragments worth more than £10,000. Just a day after the 40-tonne meteor, which injured more than 1,200 people with flying fragments of glass and rubble, hurtled across the sky above Chelyabinsk, locals were out in force seeking fragments to sell to collectors desperate for a piece of the celestial body. Enthusiasts took to the internet to let locals with a fragment know they could make big money.

Danica Patrick is first woman to
win Daytona 500 pole position

Los Angeles Times, by Dan Loumena Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 2/17/2013 4:45:14 PM Post Reply

Danica Patrick became the first woman to win the Daytona 500 pole position Sunday when she covered the 2½-mile speedway in 45.817 seconds. Patrick(Snip) was the eighth driver in the qualifying session and averaged 196.434 mph. She had two wait for two hours as 37 other drivers tried to better her mark on the Daytona, Fla., track. Jeff Gordon was the only other driver to average 196 mph, clinching the second spot on the front row for the race, which will be next Sunday.

Obama golfs with Tiger Woods

USA Today, by David Jackson Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 2/17/2013 4:28:58 PM Post Reply

President Obama´s golf weekend included the world´s most famous player. On Sunday, Tiger Woods joined Obama´s foursome in South Florida, along with outgoing U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Houston businessman Jim Crane. (Snip)Obama´s playing partners on Saturday included Eric Whitaker, a longtime friend from Chicago, as well as Kirk. The group also featured a trio from Houston, according to the pool report:

Oil’s new reign in Texas draws
comparisons to the Kingdom

Houston Chronicle, by Vicki Vaughn Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/17/2013 4:23:26 PM Post Reply

The Lone Star State is earning a new moniker: Saudi Texas. Oil production in Texas is soaring, jumping to an average 2.139 million barrels a day in November — the best showing in more than 25 years. Analysts are chalking up Texas’ booming production to shale plays, especially South Texas’ Eagle Ford, where production was minuscule just five years ago, along with a revival of West Texas’ Permian Basin. Analysts are tossing around the words “phenomenal,” “amazing” and “unprecedented” when discussing the numbers. Since production began in the Eagle Ford Shale, the state’s oil output has doubled and Texas’ share

John McCain Asks NBC´s
David Gregory ´Do You Care
Whether Four Americans Died?´

Newsbusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/17/2013 4:13:00 PM Post Reply

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) asked NBC´s David Gregory a question Sunday that should be asked of virtually every media member in this country. During a heated exchange about the attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year, McCain said to his Meet the Press host, "Do you care whether four Americans died?" (video follows with transcript and commentary):DAVID GREGORY, HOST: The president said this week on the issue of Benghazi, "You guys are running out of things to ask about." So let me ask you, at the end of the day here on Benghazi, if the worst thing

Mark Levin: US preparing for
societal collapse by buying
up billions of rounds of ammo

Daily Caller, by Jeff Poor Original Article

Posted By: Donttaxmebro- 2/17/2013 3:12:22 PM Post Reply

On Friday’s night broadcast of his radio show, Mark Levin speculated that the federal government is stockpiling ammunition to ensure the rule of law in the event of a total societal and economic collapse. On Feb. 8, Investor’s Business Daily editorial writer Andrew Malcolm penned a piece about the Department of Homeland Security amassing what he called “sufficient firepower to shoot every American about five times –including illegal immigrants,” or more than 1.6 billion bullets. “I’m going to tell you what I think is going on,” Levin said. “I don’t think insurrection. Law enforcement and national security agencies

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