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Washington Post investigative reporter Aaron Davis reveals that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was calling for law enforcement to fire on rioters as the US Capitol was breached and that there were clear warning signs that preceded the attack. ... Video

When confronted by a robber, police encourage store clerks to comply with demands for money or items. Still, an isolated number of liquor store and minimart employees take other steps to protect themselves. .... "The best thing they can do is give the robber the cash or items they demand," Nelson said. "But they can also be a very good witness. We tell them to calm down and remember descriptive information like moles or tattoos and describe the direction of travel when (robbers) leave."

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2007 – Coalition forces captured two alleged al Qaeda emirs, killed four terrorists and detained 21 suspected terrorists during Iraq operations over the past two days. Last night, coalition forces captured the alleged al Qaeda sniper emir of Mosul. As the assault force entered two targeted buildings, a man approached the perimeter security element. Even after the ground forces used appropriate measures, the man continued to advance on the security element. Coalition forces, responding appropriately to the hostile threat, engaged the man and killed him, U.S. officials said. Inside the targeted buildings, coalition forces detained the alleged...

THE three Bali bombers on death row have requested that they are beheaded rather than shot, one of their lawyers has said. Amrozi, Ali Ghufron alias Mukhlas and Imam Samudra narrowly avoided execution last month when their lawyers announced they would file an appeal over their death sentences, meted out for the 2002 attacks which left 202 people dead. Lawyer Mahendradatta said the appeal, known formally as a demand for a case review, would be submitted to authorities within the next two weeks. But he told reporters that another demand would be filed to the constitutional court, asking that they...

SHOCK and confusion greeted the decision by an Indonesian appeals court to sentence four more members of the Bali Nine to death. Prosecutors were only seeking life sentences, but Indonesia's Supreme Court said Scott Rush, 20, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, 23, Si Yi Chen, 21, and the youngest of the group, 19-year-old Matthew Norman, should face the firing squad. They will join Bali Nine ringleaders Andrew Chan, 22, and Myuran Sukumaran, 25, on death row for their role in trying to smuggle 8.3kg of heroin to Australia last April. The Supreme Court, Indonesia's highest judicial authority, confirmed the death sentences...

A 4-year-old boy was recovering at the hospital today after being attacked by a pair of pit bulls while walking to a bus stop in west Harris County, officials said. A Harris County Sheriff's deputy shot one of the dogs to stop the attack, which occurred about 8 a.m. in the 15700 block of South Alley Court. "The dog went down but then got right back up," Harris County Sheriff's Lt. J.R. Martin said. "The dog approached him (and) seemed to be turning his aggression toward the deputy." The deputy fired a second time, Martin said, striking the dog in...

Dog Rips Child From Mother Arms GLENDALE — A Rottweiller ripped a toddler out of her mother's arms in Glendale, dragged the child up a driveway and mauled her to death, police said today. The dog, which belongs to the victim's grandparents, pulled the child from her mother's arms about 7 last night in the 2300 block of Via Saldivar, said Sherri Servillo, a Glendale Police Department spokeswoman. The infant was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, Servillo said. The woman was housesitting for the child's grandparents, Servillo said, adding authorities received a "hysterical 911 call" after...

Authorities examined two pit bulls as they attempted Saturday to reconstruct the details of the fatal mauling of a 12-year-old boy in his home. Investigators late Friday conducted an examination of the body of the female pit bull, Ella, who was shot dead by a police officer after Nicholas Faibish was discovered in his Sunset District home by his mother. The second dog, Rex, was examined Saturday at the shelter where the 80-pound dog is being held. Both dogs, pets of the boy's family, were examined by veterinarian Dr. Bing Dilts and a police forensic expert, according to Deb Campbell,...

BONNEVILLE DAM, Ore. -- Sea lions are feasting on fish at the Bonneville Dam, and engineers are looking for ways to drive away the protected animals. About 30 sea lions surround the dam's spillways, gorging on any fish that come by. But that reportedly has minor impact on the fish runs. The problem is that at least two have figured out how to enter the fish ladders. "It's pretty amazing that they've managed to get all the way into the locks," fisherman Tom Wood told KOIN News 6. "They can take out some research equipment that they have in there....

A senior Marine Corps general who said it was "fun to shoot some people" should have chosen his words more carefully but will not be disciplined, military officials said yesterday. Lt. Gen. James Mattis, who led troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, made the comments at a conference Tuesday in San Diego, Reuters news agency reports. "Actually it's quite fun to fight 'em, you know," said Gen. Mathis, who also called it "a hoot." "It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right upfront with you, I like brawling." "You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for...

Landscape Architects: Deer Are Designing Future Look of Forests MILLERTON, N.Y. -- The deer rose out of a distant swamp before dawn to browse in a hay field on a recent day. Then, as the sun came up, they made their way into a hillside forest, looking for concealment. But the forest offered few hiding places. It has lots of tall, mature conifers and hardwoods, some 100 years old. Under them, virtually nothing grows -- no seedlings, no saplings, no bushes, and only a few ferns. The floor of this forest, like others around the country, has been stripped clean...

The RantNuke 'em 'till they glow and then shoot 'em in the dark By DOUG THOMPSON Feb 5, 2003, 13:23 OK. I’m convinced. Warm up the B-52s, fire up the Stealths, unleash the smart bombs. Time to nuke Iraq until it glows and then shoot Saddam in the dark.Using the massive snooping capabilities of the National Security Agency, whose recorders could hear a fly fart from 2,000 miles away, Powell laid out the long-awaited evidence that Saddam and his goons are moving his weapons of mass destruction out of sight just before the United Nations weapons inspectors show up.It’s a...