In making his case before the Rules Committee, Burton laid out in great detail - in a public meeting, for the record - how a terrorist "could come in and kill half of the members of Congress right now."
As they say "a picture is worth a thousand words" ... but in this case, this video from HRC of Swailes' testimony will probably leave you speechless.
Ever wonder sometimes what people truly feel about things? And do you ever wonder how anonymity on the internet allows some to hide behind their prejudices, ignorance and hatred for that which they don't understand?
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I know how that sounds. That's how I wanted it to sound. That's how I meant it. A physician is dead. Four children no longer have a father. Their children no longer have a grandfather. A woman lost her husband. A man had his life taken away.
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The first officer to catch up with Rodriguez kicked him in the head.
Los Alamitos Mayor Dean Grose is finding himself in hot water after sending out this fake photo of watermelons on President Barack Obama's White House front lawn.
Reggie wakes me up by pushing his cold little nose to my face every morning. Usually this is before the sun comes up, but he seems to know that mornings are my favorite time of day. We climb out of bed together and go outside where he goes potty and I enjoy a smoke.
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During the Olympics last year, we had the opportunity to bask in the success of Michael Phelps. We, as Americans, were proud of his accomplishments and celebrated each victory as if it were our own.
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"Why, last week a New Zealand man bought a used MP3 player for about 10 bucks... and was bemused to find it preloaded with U.S. military records and personnel data for troops stationed in the Middle East."
Sooner or later (as all great civilizations through time have dealt with) America will be attacked by terrorists again.
According to the numbers published this past week by the Washington Post, along with countless others, in 2008 alone there were 2.3 million home foreclosures in the United States. 2.3 million. 2.3 MILLION!
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The parallels between the 1933 coming of Franklin Roosevelt and the upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama must include the issue of Prohibition: alcohol in 1933, and marijuana today.
"After Katrina, officials trampled on the Constitution and took away the ability of regular folks to defend themselves against criminals. This should be a lesson to us."
At around 6pm on January 27 of last year, 80-year-old Isaac Singletary spotted a couple of drug dealers attempting to do business on his front lawn. It wasn't the first time. Singletary, described by relatives as territorial and a bit crotchety, did what he'd done in the past.
One of the women involved is 72 years old. The motorcycle riders stopped above the incident and watched as the women tried to gather their horses after being thrown. They did not offer any assistance, and fled the scene.
After reading through an article posted by Scott Isaacs; "An abomination to Newsvine", here;
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I have had my dog, Peja for six years now. She is not only a wonderful companion and protector, she is a registered service dog. I got her from a working ranch, her parents were imported from overseas to help the ranchers gather cattle in the desert area of California.
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Although I do not condone her actions, I understand how someone hurting your child could lead to taking the law into your own hands. After this happened, public awareness led to tougher laws on child molesters.
Recessions are lousy - as Americans have learned about 10 times over the last 50 years. But they're also necessary. Prosperity tends to produce a lot of economic sediment, like unneeded purchases and excessive debt, that coagulates like gunk in a pipe.
I'm never sure what to make of articles like this. To me the principle of military subordination to the civilian chain of command is sound, and things like this would never happen.
Recently, Sen. Tom Harkin was asked to lead a working group given the task of crafting the prevention and public-health components of President-elect Obama's health-care-reform bill.
Who can blame Galveston plainclothes police who thought a 12-year-old girl standing outside her house (flipping the switch on the circuit breaker as her mother has asked her to do) was a prostitute? After all, she was wearing "tight shorts" according to the vigilant officers, and …
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