Mary Winkler, the wife of preacher Matthew Winkler, has been found guilty of voluntary manslaughter instead of the first degree murder charge the prosecution wanted.
Her sentence will be between three and six years. This is a lot more optimistic than the 60 years she was facing and if they give time off for [...]
There has been nothing from Congress close to a comprehensive bill dealing with Immigration but it does appear the public is leaning heavily in one direction.
Patrick Hynes of Ankle Biting Pundits details the latest poll from USA Today:
While Congress and the White House remain divided over what to do with the estimated 12 [...]
Okay, now I really don’t know what to say!
Berlin’s polar bear cub Knut receives death threat
By Madeline Chambers
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany’s celebrity polar bear cub Knut has received an anonymous death threat, causing alarm at Berlin Zoo on Thursday and prompting heightened security.
Top-selling Bild newspaper said the zoo had received a hand-written fax from [...]
Via Drudge:
TOP DEM LEADER PROCLAIMS: ‘WAR IS LOST’
How does the leader of the United States Senate make this proclamation in good conscience while we are at war? It is understandable that there are divisions and various opinions as to the state of affairs in Iraq but for any politician to [...]
From this news report we read that Maliki of Iraq says Iraq will control all of Iraq’s security by the end of the year.
Iraq plans to take security control of all its provinces from foreign forces before the end of the year, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki [...]
Captain Ed is live-blogging the Gonzales hearings here. Go over and read if you haven’t had the chance to watch.
It’s important to remember that firing US Attorneys is not a crime. They can be fired for any reason including no reason. It should not be an impeachable offense unless someone finds [...]
Macsmind has the details.
“NEW ORLEANS — An aide to U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, a congressman who allegedly stashed $90,000 in bribe money in his freezer, has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in Virginia investigating Jefferson’s African business dealings.
This would be the second time the grand jury has asked Stephanie Butler, Jefferson’s district [...]
In a deliberate effort to not talk about the Virginia Tech murders because everyone else is covering that story I want to bring your attention to Mary Winkler, wife of the killed minister Matthew Winkler.
Mary Winkler has admitted pulling the trigger on the shotgun that killed her husband, but she seems to have some [...]
From Roll Call is this blurb:
FBI Ups Heat on Doolittle
Attorney: Wife Target of Raid By Rachel Van Dongen and Susan Davis
Roll Call Staff
Wednesday, April 18; 7:48 pm
The FBI raided the Virginia home of Rep. John Doolittle and his wife on Friday, though the Congressman’s lawyer contended the raid was focused on Julie Doolittle’s fundraising [...]
If you follow the link in this post at Common Sense and Wonder I promise you will not be disappointed.
If you appreciate Astronomy..don’t miss it.
~J~ adds: I uploaded this photo of Aurora over Alaska because it didn’t have a copyright on it, and wanted you to get a sense of what’s in [...]
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