Jodi at Webloggin on Mar 06 2008 | Filed under: U.S. News, special report
Update: A witness said that he saw an individual with dark clothing and a backpack riding a bike at the scene. Police are urging anyone who may have seen something to call their tip line at 800-577-tips.
Developing Story:
At 3:45 a.m. a small bomb exploded at New York City’s Time Square Military Recruiting center. [...]
Terry Trippany on Feb 15 2008 | Filed under: Feature Article, U.S. News
George Gainer, a 23 year old student in the classroom at the time appeared on ABC 7 News in Chicago and said the shooter entered through a service door and just started shooting without saying a word. Gainer described the shooter as a skinny white guy wearing jeans and a gray teeshirt which is a bit different than other descriptions I had heard. He said the shooter had a white knit cap without a ski mask as had been reported by others.
Bookworm at Bookworm Room on Dec 26 2007 | Filed under: U.S. News, What the?
When my kids were little and we took them to the San Francisco Zoo my son would always need reassurance on the way home:
“Are you sure the lions and tigers won’t follow us home?”
“We’re sure. They can’t escape from the zoo. You saw the big moats around their cages, didn’t you?”
“You’re super, dooper [...]
Jodi at Webloggin on Dec 05 2007 | Filed under: U.S. News
A man who has been identified as Robert A. Hawkins, entered Westroads Mall, in Omaha, Nebraska, wearing an Army-green vest and holding a rifle. He then proceeded to go on a killing spree before killing himself. Seven of the victims died at the scene, two died at Creighton University Medical Center, and six [...]
Jodi at Webloggin on Nov 30 2007 | Filed under: U.S. News
A man, who Fox News has identified as Troy Stanley, strapped a bomb to his chest and has two people hostage at Hillary Clinton’s campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire. The latest development is that he is still holed up in the office, the swat team and sharp shooters are on site, and authorities [...]
Bookworm at Bookworm Room on Nov 14 2007 | Filed under: The Enemy Within, The War on Terror, U.S. News
I have one more school children post I want to do today, and this one is scary and depressing. It’s also not new, because it’s an issue that’s been around and about which I’ve blogged before: the possible terrorist threat to our children. Danny Lemieux gave me the heads up about the latest column on [...]
Jodi at Webloggin on Nov 14 2007 | Filed under: Feature Article, Hezbollah, The Enemy Within, The War on Terror, U.S. News
H/T: Right Girl
ABC News is reporting that a Michigan Lebanese woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraudulent U.S. citizenship.
Here is a synopsis of how the story unfolds. Nada Nadim Prouty came to the United States from Lebanon in 1989. She then entered into a “sham marriage” in order to gain citizenship. [...]
Bookworm at Bookworm Room on Nov 09 2007 | Filed under: U.S. News
For a lame duck President, Bush is still adept at getting what he wants:
The White House said it expects Michael Mukasey to be sworn in as attorney general Friday after the Senate confirmed the retired judge Thursday night.
Michael Mukasey will begin meeting with Justice Department staff right away, the White House [...]
Biloxi at The Republic of Biloxi on Nov 09 2007 | Filed under: U.S. News
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has now stated that he is scaling back his plans for a massive tax increase. Under the new plan he will only take 83 million dollars in extra property taxes instead of the original estimate of 108 million. Interesting in the news article is the way the administration presents the numbers. [...]
Bookworm at Bookworm Room on Oct 24 2007 | Filed under: Media Watch, U.S. News
This is just another reminder, as if we needed it, to distrust most press reports. As the reporters showed during Katrina, they are profoundly lazy, and will quickly report rumor as news without bothering to investigate. Most of the time it’s harmless. Sometimes, though, as in reporting about Israel or small Southern towns, it’s profoundly [...]
