Wow. From Advocate.com: Tom Petty admits that his father physically and verbally abused him because he assumed the singer was gay. "[My father] was scary and violent," Petty said in the new issue of Rolling Stone,according to website Spinner. "He beat the living hell out of me, and there was constant verbal abuse." Haven’t heard [...]
The Senate health care bill looks better and better every day, and Republican objections ring more and more hollow. From the New York Times: The Congressional Budget Office said Monday that the Senate health bill could significantly reduce costs for many people who buy health insurance on their own, and that it would not substantially [...]
The Steelers may be having a rough season, but the Keepers of the Cup Pittsburgh Penguins top the Atlantic Division with a 19-9 record. As of today, the Penguins have the most wins of any team in the NHL. Well, that’s something. Hats off to Mike Rupp for his first career hat trick. From the [...]
From ENEWSPF: The remains of a U.S. paratrooper reported missing since early this month in western Afghanistan were recovered yesterday, military officials said. The body of Army Sgt. Brandon Islip was recovered from the Bala Murgahab River in Badghis province after a local Afghan resident provided information on his whereabouts, officials said. Islip, a paratrooper [...]
From ENEWSPF: On the eve of World AIDS Day, global AIDS and Africa solidarity organizations released a report card today evaluating President Obama’s first year in office-giving the President and his Administration a ‘D+’ for work so far. Advocates also called the White House’s World AIDS Day announcement that the U.S. will host the 2012 [...]
If I didn’t know any better, I’d say the Associated Press has an opinion on the health care reform debate that began today in Congress. From the AP, via Yahoo! News: Riven by partisanship, the Senate plunged into a widely anticipated debate Monday over sweeping health care legislation that President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats [...]
No kidding. The Ugandan government is moving to kill homosexuals. From AllAfrica.com: The Ugandan government will put to death gay citizens repeatedly caught having sex and throw into jail those who touch each other in a "gay" way, if a new proposed Bill becomes law. A new Bill, the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, seeks to legislate against [...]
The sad news from the Chicago Tribune: A 12-year-old girl who was missing for the last two weeks was found dead in aSouth Side alley this morning, her family said. Family members said they have viewed photographs and identified the girl as Jahmeshia Conner, who was last seen Nov. 15. She was a fifth grader [...]
From the Chicago Tribune: In a widely expected move, Charlie Weis is out as Notre Dame’s football coach, athletic director Jack Swarbrick announced today. Swarbrick cut ties with Weis following a disappointing 6-6 season that ended Saturday with a 45-38 loss at Stanford. Weis has six years left on his contract. “We have great expectations [...]
From The Seattle Times: Maurice Clemmons, the 37-year-old Tacoma man being sought for questioning in the killing this morning of four Lakewood police officers, has a long criminal record punctuated by violence, erratic behavior and concerns about his mental health. Nine years ago, then-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee granted clemency to Clemmons, commuting his lengthy prison [...]
