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Both the same kind of unprincipled, vengeful,  mafioso-mentality thug that should never  be allowed anywhere near the levers of power... If we as constitutional conservatives somehow allow a Chris Christie nomination to become reality in 2016 after this latest scandal, then shame on us- the GOP Establishment golden boy's aides have been caught red-handed ordering bridge lanes closed for four days, creating traffic snarls  -and causing at least one death via ambulance delay- for no other reason than retaliation against a whole town (Fort Lee, NJ) because their Dem mayor (who Christie staffers referred to as 'that little Serbian') refused to endorse his...

Study: Men Enjoy Seeing Bad People Suffer Wednesday, January 18, 2006 NEW YORK — Bill Clinton said he felt others' pain. But a new brain-scanning study suggests that when guys see a cheater get a mild electric shock, they don't feel his pain much at all. In fact, they rather enjoy it. In contrast, women's brains showed they do empathize with the cheater's pain and don't get a kick out it.

WAUSAU, WI (AP) - Two people found with 160 neglected dogs, cats and other animals in their Marathon County home were sentenced to three years probation during which they will not be allowed to own or come in contact with animals. Mary E. Morse, 42, and Clark W. Petitt, 58, were sentenced Thursday after authorities found rabbits, dogs, cats and goats living in unsanitary conditions in their Hamburg home in December. Several of the animals had to be euthanized and at least four puppies were found in a kennel with feces halfway up their legs. Many were not given enough...

Trial set in plastic-wrap case Wednesday, May 11, 2005 By Larry O'Connor Prosecutors believe Rives Junction man was trying to kill his daughter when he wrapped her in cellophane. When Henry V. Lott II asked his 16-year-old daughter to skip school so she could join him for a jaunt to Lansing, she didn't give it second thought. But they stayed at the Springport High School sophomore's home instead April 19 and the visit from her noncustodial father turned into a harrowing ordeal. On Tuesday, the Rives Junction man was ordered to stand trial on charges of attempted murder, second-degree child...

Harry Reid, the U.S. Senate Democratic leader, says the time has come for a pivotal and partisan brawl -- even though he isn't sure it can be won.  Reid says, he's ready to bring the Senate to a virtual standstill.  He has privately told individual Republicans he doesn’t intend to block votes on any U.S. Supreme Court nominees except in extreme cases.  Well, they're all extreme to the Democrats, so that's no assurance at all. Minority Leader Reid showed his willingness to work with the Republican majority when his first move as top Democrat in the Senate was to...

There's something lurking in the woods around Mud Run. The four-legged creature, the one that "growled in defiance" according to one newspaper account, is stalking the domain of Hickory Run State Park. Three campers from the concrete jungle of Philadelphia had a rude introduction to the animal last weekend, but despite the scary details, there is nothing to fear. After all, black bears have been roaming beneath the forest canopy for centuries before the area was dubbed a state park. When word got out that a bear attacked three campers last weekend, the incident spawned a rash of detail-laden news...