Lugar’s parting words: Part defense, part warning
Indianapolis – As soon as 36-year Senate veteran Richard Lugar finished his concession speech Tuesday, he walked off the stage, out the back door and into his car But he left behind something unusual and – in the annals of politics – somewhat extraordinary Lugar had his aides distribute a prepared statement that was part [...]
CNN projects: Milwaukee mayor to face Walker in Wisconsin recall election
– Tom Barrett, the Democratic mayor of Milwaukee, will face embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in the state’s June 5th recall election. Barrett topped Democratic rivals in a primary Tuesday, CNN projected With less than a month until the recall election, Barrett faces a steep fundraising deficit against Walker, who has raised substantially more than [...]
Court: Amish sect leader can afford to pay for attorney
The leader of an Amish sect in Ohio, who was indicted on federal charges for allegedly shaving the beards and cutting the hair of community members, must pay for his own legal defense after making millions off an oil-and-gas deal, court documents show Previously ruled indigent, Samuel Mullet Sr. He is free to retain private [...]
RNC looks to court Hispanic voters
Washington – The Republican National Committee on Monday announced the addition of six state directors intended to court Latino and Hispanic voters heading into the general election RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said backing from the key voting bloc will come if the national party communicates effectively, given what he said were President Barack Obama’s failures [...]
Israel suspends officer videotaped striking activist
Jerusalem — The Israeli military said Monday that it has suspended an officer who was caught on video striking a pro-Palestinian activist in the face Bader Zama’reh, the director of Sharek Youth Forum, which organized the bicycle event, rejected the Israeli military’s characterization When his group encountered a military roadblock, Andaers said, he and a [...]
Disaster looms for people of Mali as country is split by revolt
— Africa has seen some ugly divorces in recent times: Eritrea and Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan. Mali’s neighbors and western governments are looking on anxiously as drug traffickers and Islamist groups affiliated with al Qaeda take advantage of the vacuum — in a region already blighted by hunger, poverty and weak government. Now Mali [...]
Evangelical leader: Mormonism will become a bigger issue for Romney
– A top evangelical leader who is close to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign says the candidate’s Mormon faith will be even more of an issue in the general election than it has been in the primary, predicting that the focus on Romney’s faith will present a challenge to Romney Richard Land, the public policy chief [...]
CNN Student News: Daily Discussion
(CNN Student News) — April 9, 2012 According to the segment: Why did the blog. unemployment rate drop last month? Did the number of jobs in the retail sector rise or fall in March? What might this trend mean for the blog. economy as a whole? Do you think that your community is experiencing similar [...]
Tebow talks faith during Easter event in Texas
By the CNN Wire Staff The New York Jets quarterback was greeted by shrieks and cheers as he took the stage on the sprawling Celebration Church campus in Georgetown, about 25 miles north of the state capital of Austin "I'm just so blessed to have a platform so when cameras are rolling, they can't just [...]
Mississippi legislature tightens restrictions on abortion providers
– Mississippi lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would require any physician performing abortions in the state to be a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and to have admitting privileges at an area hospital Tate Reeves in a statement.” If the state’s only abortion facility, Jackson Women’s Health Organization, closes, Mississippi women seeking abortions would have to leave [...]
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