Judge John Roll took tough immigration cases on head-on in his courtroom, but yesterday the slain judge was remembered as a guy who loved walking his beloved basset hounds and was prone to getting lost on the way to McDonald’s. “That’s always a good thing to hear, that people do…
Continue reading …Another military taboo to fall? It looks like the ban on women serving in direct combat roles is in jeopardy. An advisory panel’s draft report declares that the practice of restricting women’s duties is behind the times and discriminatory, the Huffington Post reports. Among other things, the panel says it…
Continue reading …Police issued a new timeline of Jared Lee Loughner’s whereabouts prior to Saturday’s shooting, and the Arizona Daily Star has it here . Among its highlights and the day’s other developments: Loughner dropped off film at Walgreens the night before, and police say the photos show him posing with a gun…
Continue reading …Aretha Franklin says she does not have pancreatic cancer, contrary to earlier reports . The legendary singer tells Access Hollywood that she did have a health issue that required surgery but isn’t ready to go into specifics about it. She did, however, pass along this from her doctor: He said, ‘The…
Continue reading …Wisconsin GOP Chairman Reince Priebus will be the new chairman of the Republican National Committee. He surpassed the 85 necessary votes in the seventh round of balloting late this afternoon. Outgoing chief Michael Steele dropped out after the fourth round when it became clear he had no chance. The candidate…
Continue reading …The works of author Paulo Coehlo have been banned in Iran, in what appears to be a vendetta for his support of the Green Revolution a year ago, Newsweek reports. Without an official announcement, Coehlo’s books, which include the popular The Achemist and Diary of a Magus , have been pulled…
Continue reading …Chinese leaders are re-embracing a once-scorned familiar figure: Confucius. A giant bronze statue of the ancient philosopher now stands on the hallowed ground of Tiananmen Sqaure, reports the Guardian . That means he’s sharing space with none other than Mao, who officially condemned the teachings of Confucius amid his purge of…
Continue reading …Michael Steele finally conceded what everyone else pretty much knew: He won’t get another term as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Steele dropped out of the race today after trailing badly in the first rounds of voting, reports Politico . Those remaining in the race are front-runner Reince Priebus, who…
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