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TOLEDO, OH (WTVG) -- A never-before-seen police dash cam video was shown in court today in the trial of an Ottawa Hills police officer accused of unnecessarily shooting and paralyzing a man during a traffic stop.

Almost instantly after becoming the Tea Party’s next great hope, the Kentucky Senate nominee imploded on the national stage. Meghan McCain on why Paul is a cautionary tale for Republicans.I’ve been intrigued by Ron Paul and his so-called revolution ever since the Texas renegade began making waves on the presidential trail in 2008—and his supporters began crashing nearly every major Republican event since he dropped out of that race. I can’t help but interpret the congressman’s cult-like, libertarian-leaning following as yet another indicator of a growing resentment of all people incumbent and in power in Washington. So, almost by default,...

Goldman retreats from life settlements Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:27pm EST *Goldman decision follows Congressional hearing *Credit crunch crushes exotic securities By Matthew Goldstein NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs (GS.N) is quietly backing away from life settlements--- the business of buying life insurance policies from aging Americans in the hopes of collecting on the death benefit. The Wall Street investment bank is ending its involvement with a "mortality index" it launched in December 2007 with high expectations. A Goldman spokesman confirmed the decision. Goldman's QXX index tracks the life expectancy of a group of people aged 65...

On November 22, Frank Rich had this to say about the attendees of Sarah Palin book signings [via TimesWatch]: “That demographic is white and non-urban: Just look at the stops and the faces on her carefully calibrated book tour. The affect is emotional — the angry air of grievance that emerged first at her campaign rallies in 2008, with their shrieked threats to Obama, and that has since resurfaced in the Hitler-fixated ‘tea party’ movement (which she endorses in her book)....Palin is at the red-hot center of age-old American resentments that have boiled up both from the ascent of our...

Sen. Judd Gregg is hardly the only American to have big problems with the $800 billion stimulus package coming from President Obama and the Obamacrats on Capitol Hill. Even after a major P.R. push by the White House, including the warnings of economic catastrophe if the package didn't pass, still only 44 percent of us approve of the plan vs. 40 percent who don't, according to Rasmussen. But now that he's reengaged as part of the loyal opposition, Gregg may yet have a chance to shape a ginormous stimulus package more to his liking. Here's why: 1) There's a good...

Cop shoots pet dog that bit him 06:52 PM CDT on Friday, May 27, 2005 By Wendell Edwards / 11 News Click to watch video A southeast Houston homeowner is angry that a Houston police officer shot his dog after walking into his backyard Friday morning. The officer was responding to a burglary alarm call on Parliament when he encountered the dog. "The officer was completely caught by surprise, you know. He was just responding, more or less to a routine alarm call," said HPD Lt. E.W. Harris. "And the dog was just in his backyard and the officer walked...

Cops shoot family dog Family upset after incident in backyard By Melissa Pinion-Whitt Staff Writer Thursday, May 26, 2005 - ONTARIO - A police officer investigating a fraud case shot and killed a dog in a residential backyard Wednesday. The 6-year-old boxer named Rocky charged at the officer when he entered the backyard in the 900 block of West G Street around noon. Police were at the home to interview a man suspected of credit card fraud and walked into the backyard because they saw him and suspected he might try to flee. "The officer felt the dog was going...

Sept. 11th was a terrible disaster for America - and it hit America hard financially. But one person who has benefited financially is filmmaker Michael Moore, who parlayed the disaster into a whopping $50 million for himself. So reports Vanity Fair in its March profile of the liberal documentary maker and his odyssey with the film that trashed President Bush by placing him in a giant conspiracy involving the Saudis, the bin Laden family and Sept. 11th. Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" - which cost $6 million to produce - was a worldwide hit, generating box office sales of more than $200...

<p>CHELSEA Clinton and Ian Klaus spent Valentine's weekend in Montreal keeping each other warm in the deluxe Hotel Gault. After checking in last Friday, they weren't seen emerging until Saturday night, when they braved the icy wind and made it to Buona Notte, where Chelsea sipped a Champagne cocktail and ordered seared halibut. "They wanted a romantic table. They were completely humble, obviously in love, and so incredibly polite," said a restaurant source. When asked how she knew about their restaurant, Chelsea replied: "A friend of my father's told me." Hmmmm. Maybe that was Bill's blonde friend from Canada, Belinda Stronach.</p>