Saturday, August 21, 2010

Video: Romance Scam Drives Dad to Suicide

Video: Romance Scam Drives Dad to Suicide - ABC News

Video: Bullet-proof vest saves police dog

Link: Video: Bullet-proof vest saves police dog

Rachel Maddow Show Transcript (8-20-10)

Link: Rachel Maddow Show Transcript (8-20-10)

James Zogby: For Shame! Fear Is Back, With a Vengeance

James Zogby: For Shame! Fear Is Back, With a Vengeance

Shot fired into Sen. Franken's Minnesota home

AMERICAblog News: Shot fired into Sen. Franken's Minnesota home

RNC has just $5m for final push

AMERICAblog News: RNC has just $5m for final push

Somalia rebels looking increasingly like Taliban

Article link here

- Somalia once again a problem for the U.S.

Congressional candidate robbed at gunpoint on campaign trail

Source: MiamiHerald.com

- It's usually Congress that is robbing the public. Here we have the shoe on the other foot. Maybe now this candidate knows what is like for the public to have a gun at it's proverbial head by politicians running this country.

NY Gov. Candidate: Prison Dorms for Welfare Recipients

Source: Talk Left

- Can you believe it? Paladino wants to treat people on welfare like prisoners.

Earthquake Study Finds Southern California Is Overdue For 'The Big One'

Source: HuffingtonPost

WikiLeaks Founder Suspected of Rape in Sweden

Source: CBS News

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is suspected of rape in Sweden, where authorities have issued a warrant for his arrest, officials said Saturday.

6 Afghan police found dead in station house

Source: msnbc.com

Six Afghan policemen were found dead Saturday in their station house in southern Afghanistan, where international troops are ramping up operations to take control of Taliban strongholds, an official said.

Pentagon Releases Final Report on Fort Hood

Source: CBS News

The 23-page Defense Department report released Friday addresses the remaining Pentagon recommendations - including a greater focus on predicting and preventing internal threats. It also says policy changes will improve communications between government agencies and military installations, and expand military bases' emergency response capabilities.