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New York Representative-elect George Santos has faced criticism after appearing to flash a white power symbol while casting his vote for Representative Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker. During the voting process, Santos stood in the chamber aisle with his arms folded with a smirk on his face as waited to cast his tenth vote for McCarthy. C-Span footage shows that after the clerk called his name, Santos raised his hand to reveal the white power symbol, which he had seemingly positioned beforehand....
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Monday, April 26, 2010 An 11-year-old Toledo girl who was attacked by two Pit Bulls is honoring the good samaritan she says saved her life. Today was the first time Sarabeth McAdams and her 18-year-old rescuer Sam Granata met since the attack. Sarabeth's mother arranged the meeting because she wanted to personally thank the man she says saved her daughter's life. Just over a week ago, Sarabeth was riding her bike when she was attacked by two Pit Bulls. Granata was on his way home from work when he saw the attack. Today, a tearful Sarabeth expressed her gratitude to...
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Shovel Stops Pit Bull Attack: Update Published Date: 2010/4/26 12:34:34 Article ID : 7748 Version 1.00.02 By Keven Drews UCLUELET — A 27-year-old Ucluelet man says he was forced to knock out a pit bull with a shovel Saturday night in order to stop an attack on a family pet being walked by two children. Jesse Stenbaugh told the Westcoaster.ca Monday he heard children’s screams of “help, help,” while walking home from a friend’s house near the trailer park on Cynamoka Road at about 8 p.m. When he ran across the street and arrived on scene, Stenbaugh said he saw...
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SAN FRANCISCO — A woman stepped forward today to claim her late father was the infamous Zodiac Killer and that she as a 7-year-old wrote some of the letters that taunted local police, a local television station reported. Kevin McLean, the former law partner of the late Melvin Belli, said he has led a two-year investigation into claims by Deborah Perez that her father, Guy Ward Hendrickson, was the Zodiac killer, according to KTVU. Hendrickson, who lived in Orange County, died in 1993 of cancer. "He was a Jekyll and Hyde," McLean said of Hendrickson. "He was nuts. He set...
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This Saturday’s Live Earth event continues to gain participants. While rumors still swirl about additional musicians, three artists have been confirmed. Yusuf (Formerly Cat Stevens) will appear in Hamburg while rapper/actor Xzibit has signed on for Tokyo and electronica artist Kenna will perform in the US.
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This Saturday’s Live Earth event continues to gain participants. While rumors still swirl about additional musicians, three artists have been confirmed. Yusuf (Formerly Cat Stevens) will appear in Hamburg while rapper/actor Xzibit has signed on for Tokyo and electronica artist Kenna will perform in the US. Other acts scheduled to appear in Hamburg are Chris Cornell, Shakira and Snoop Dogg.
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A former Georgia congressman who helped spark President Clinton's impeachment has quit the Republican Party to become a Libertarian, saying he is disillusioned with the GOP on issues such as spending and privacy. Bob Barr, who served eight years as a Republican congressman before losing his seat in 2002, announced Friday that he is now a "proud, card-carrying Libertarian." And he encouraged others to join him. "It's something that's been bothering me for quite some time, the direction in which the party has been going more and more toward big government and disregard toward privacy and civil liberties," said Barr,...
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Who knew Al Gore could be such fun? He's the toast of Cannes and was hilarious on Saturday Night Live. He's also Topic A in political conversation. A lot of Democrats start to sound a bit giddy when the subject of a Gore presidential run in 2008 comes up. Even with recent troubles in the GOP, many of them have been preoccupied with the weakness of their leaders and the party's uncertain future. When discussion turns to Gore, everyone gets excited.At the center of the Gore boomlet is the New Al Gore. He's full of the vision and ass-kicking clarity...
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SAN FRANCISCO - In what may be the first legal action of its kind in California, a Cameron Park transgender person is alleging that co-workers and supervisors harassed her and tried to force her out of her job after she switched genders. In an interview Monday, Danielle Ryan described the hostile work environment that she claims developed at the South Natomas office of the international engineering firm Parsons Brinckerhoff. A computer technology specialist, Ryan said incidents began 15 months ago, after she announced that she considered herself a woman and would start wearing women's clothing to work. Ryan, 44,...
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Wiccan boy booted for wearing lipstick Student claiming discrimination, violation of free-expression right Posted: April 14, 20052:53 p.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com James Herndon, a practicing Wiccan, plans to return to class with makeup, (photo: San Bernadino Sun) A California high-school student who practices Wiccan beliefs says his rights have been violated after being suspended this week for wearing lipstick and makeup. "If I can't wear makeup, then the girls or the staff can't wear makeup either," 16-year-old James Herndon told the San Bernadino Sun, believing his constitutional right to free expression is being violated. He says the cosmetics help him express...
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