Democrat Bart Stupak Accuses Pro-Life Groups of 'Politicizing' Abortion Issue to Undermine Health
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(CNSNews.com) - Several Democrats say pro-life conservatives have it wrong: They say the $160 million taxpayer dollars going to fund Pennsylvania's new high-risk insurance pool will not fund abortion, except in cases of rape or incest, or where the "life of the woman would be endangered." As CNSNews.com reported on Wednesday, pro-life conservatives and Republicans have reacted furiously to a report that the Obama administration has approved funding for Pennsylvania’s new high-risk insurance pool, which would directly pay for abortions.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 07:45:08 PM
Video Proof that Mehserle Thought He Was Firing His Taser
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Slowed down video shows officer Mehserle bringing his left hand towards his pistol just before shooting Oscar Grant in the back, yet he fires the gun before his left hand has reached a support position. If he knew he was firing his pistol instead of his Taser, he would never have done this, and the video shows why. The recoiling pistol whacks Mehserle's left hand, which he then jerks upwards, away from the impact: The fatal second (37;05 – 37;29 of KTVU’s highlighted cell phone video of the shooting, slowed to 1/2 second a frame). Red circle (added) shows the...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 07:45:08 PM
US Justice Department to review BART shooting
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LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Department of Justice will conduct an independent review of the Johannes Mehserle case in order to determine whether or not the shooting merits federal prosecution, according the department. "The Justice Department has been closely monitoring the state's investigation and prosecution," the department said in a statement. "The Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney's Office, and the FBI have an open investigation into the fatal shooting and, at the conclusion of the state's prosecution, will conduct an independent review of the facts and circumstances to determine whether the evidence warrants federal prosecution."
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 07:45:08 PM
Photo slide show: Oakland cleans up after rioting following Mehserle verdict
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OAKLAND — Mike Issa couldn't believe the "gift" last night's looters left behind in his ransacked Jitters & Shakes coffee shop at 21st and Webster streets in downtown Oakland. "You know what I say to the people who did this?" he asked, slapping a cracked cell phone on his counter. "I say, I have this phone here that you left when you smashed my store. That's a gift you've given me. Thank you for doing that. I can't wait to give this to the police." Issa was one of dozens of downtown business owners who arrived at work to find...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 07:45:08 PM
Tacoma patrol car vandalism linked to Oakland protests
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TACOMA, Wash. - The vandalism of a police car in Tacoma is apparently part of a protest against an Oakland, Calif., case that raised racial tensions. A Tacoma police officer awoke about 2:30 a.m. Friday to the sound of windows being smashed in the patrol car parked outside his home. The officer chased off two men wearing hooded sweat shirts. Canine units were called to the scene to try and track the vandals. The Tacoma police car has extensive damage. Two tires were slashed, a side window and the back window were smashed. The police car had also been spray-painted...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 07:45:08 PM
US Justice Department to review BART shooting [For Obama, Holder, Race Always Trumps EVERYthing]
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The U.S. Department of Justice will conduct an independent review of the Johannes Mehserle case in order to determine whether or not the shooting merits federal prosecution, according the department. "The Justice Department has been closely monitoring the state's investigation and prosecution," the department said in a statement. "The Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney's Office, and the FBI have an open investigation into the fatal shooting and, at the conclusion of the state's prosecution, will conduct an independent review of the facts and circumstances to determine whether the evidence warrants federal prosecution." Congresswoman Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, said she has...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 07:45:08 PM
US Justice Department to review BART shooting
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LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Department of Justice will conduct an independent review of the Johannes Mehserle case in order to determine whether or not the shooting merits federal prosecution, according the department. "The Justice Department has been closely monitoring the state's investigation and prosecution," the department said in a statement. "The Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney's Office, and the FBI have an open investigation into the fatal shooting and, at the conclusion of the state's prosecution, will conduct an independent review of the facts and circumstances to determine whether the evidence warrants federal prosecution." Congresswoman Barbara Lee, D-Oakland,...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 07:45:08 PM
Mehserle (Oakland BART) Verdict Protest Turns Ugly; 86 People Arrested
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Police arrested 86 people in downtown Oakland Thursday evening after a group of agitators turned a peaceful protest of the Johannes Mehserle verdict into a window-smashing, store looting melee. Police Chief Anthony Batts said the evening started off peacefully with about 800 people gathering downtown to voice their opinions, but at about 8 p.m., a small, hostile crowd began moving toward a police line that had been held for several hours, Batts said. About 50 people wearing black masks, bandanas, hooded sweatshirts and backpacks threw rocks and bottles at the officers, Batts said. He described the protesters...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 07:45:08 PM
Mehserle found guilty of involuntary manslaughter
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The jury has found former BART officer Johannes Mesherle guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Mehserle was accused of murdering an unarmed man, Oscar Grant, on a BART platform on New Year's Day 2009. Four years in state prison is the maximum sentence Mehserle can receive.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 07:45:08 PM
Crowd forces way into Oakland store amid protests
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Oakland police say people have broken into an athletic store near the city's downtown as hundreds of people protest the verdict in the case of a former transit officer. Johannes Mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter on Thursday in Los Angeles in the videotaped shooting death of an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 07:45:08 PM
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