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[Updated at 2:37 p.m. ET] Investigators began jackhammering into the basement of a commercial building in Lower Manhattan on Thursday as part of a search for a 6-year-old boy who disappeared in May 1979 on his way to a bus stop in New York City. "We're looking for human remains, clothing or other personal effects," New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said. "It's a very painstaking process." Etan Patz's disappearance, considered a high-profile cold case, prompted authorities to splash the child's image on the sides of milk cartons in hopes of gathering more information. It is thought to be...

Americans across the country have noticed that their politicians have gone missing during the health care debate. They are nowhere to be found. So we here at The Big Feed feel compelled to do our part. We have decided to sponsor the search effort for one of those senators. (Picture) Here's the list of the rest of the missing politicians, via Hot Air: * Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO) * Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH) * Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) * Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) * Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) * Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) * Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) * Rep....

Etan Patz, the first missing child pictured on a milk carton, has been gone for 30 long years but has not been forgotten. Six year old Etan Patz went missing on May 25, 1979. It was the Friday before Memorial Day. He disappeared from his Soho, New York neighborhood while on his way to school. He insisted on being able to walk to the bus stop by himself just like all the other kids. Etan's parents were not keen on the idea. But, after arguing the point with Etan, his parents finally relented, and let him walk alone to the...