Representatives claim this has nothing whatsoever to do with the recent Koch-related prank call to Gov. Scott Walker, but the timing sure is odd: Wisconsin is considering a bill that would make such prank calls illegal. Two Republican state legislators authored the bill, which would ban any caller from pretending…
Continue reading …A US artillery attack killed nine children and injured a tenth yesterday in Kunar province, Afghan officials declared today. The kids, ages 8 to 14, were reportedly out gathering firewood when rocket fire hit a nearby outpost. The base’s defenders say they responded with “indirect and aerial fire,” which typically…
Continue reading …New Hampshire lawmakers debated a bill last night that would classify airport security pat-downs and full-body scans performed “without probable cause” as sexual assault, and punish any TSA employees who conducted them. “Let’s put their name on the sex offender registry, and maybe that will tell them New Hampshire means…
Continue reading …Libyan protesters are fighting to keep control of the areas they’ve taken as they increasingly clash with pro-Gadhafi forces. The latest: The two sides are fighting over a key oil installation and airstrip, the AP reports. They are located on the coast of eastern Libya, most of which is held…
Continue reading …A pair of fetuses—one of them nine weeks old, the other 11 weeks—will “testify” today in a committee debate over an Ohio bill that would ban abortions if the fetus has a heartbeat . Faith2Action, the Christian pro-life group coordinating the “appearance,” boasts that they’ll be the youngest witnesses…
Continue reading …The Libyan uprising has been a triumph for both 24-hour news channels and for terrestrial TV’s normal news programming. Similarly, the television reports of the daily demonstrations in Cairo brought the story of the Egyptian revolt alive in a way that no other media platform could match. TV reportage has captured the spirit of the Arab protests so brilliantly that I’ve been finding myself in front of the television far more often than usual. You get a real sense of the mix of uninhibited enthusiasm and worrying incoherence, catching the excitement and the chaos. As I argue in my London Evening Standard column today , the inevitable use of loop-tape film has been offset by a freshness that has made the watching experience more than usually rewarding. The news on TV Libya BBC Al-Jazeera ITN 24 Egypt Tunisia Roy Greenslade guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …A vast multi-city gang sweep shows the extent to which Mexican drug cartels have penetrated American cities—and, say federal officials, the extent to which the government is willing to go to take them down. Some 678 gang members, including 421 nationals, were busted in 168 cities during Project Southern…
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Thousands of migrant workers escaping the violence in Libya, many of them Egyptian, are stranded in a makeshift camp on the border with Tunisia, and appeal for their governments to evacuate them
Continue reading …Numerous studies have linked marijuana use and psychosis, but some researchers have wondered whether cannabis actually triggers psychotic episodes, or whether people suffering psychosis are using marijuana to treat their symptoms. A new study involving nearly 2,000 young people suggests marijuana may trigger episodes, reports the BBC . The subjects,…
Continue reading …New Jersey GOP governor Chris Christie says he’s not running for president because he doesn’t feel ready for the job, not because he doesn’t think he could win. Some conservative pundits are pleading with Christie to throw his hat in the ring, Politico notes. “I have people calling me and…
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