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---- — Most times when Gloucester police interact with residents in their roles as officers, adrenaline runs high and small talk is sparse.
But for the past six Wednesdays, officers have met with citizens in a more positive environment — Gloucester's Citizen Police Academy.
"People don't call us up at 6 at night and say 'hey my daughter just told a great joke at the dinner table, why don't you come listen to it?'" Police Chief Leonard Campanello. "They call because there's an emergency or someone's having a bad time or there's a guy to chase. The academy is an excellent way to get police officers and citizens in a positive atmosphere and show residents what we do on a daily basis."
Wednesday night, 34 residents gathered in the Gloucester District Court house at 6 p.m. for their weekly classes, all anticipating the night's course with fresh excitement. The group, which included young men in hoodie sweatshirts, retirees with grayed hair and even two city councilors — Melissa Cox and Paul McGeary — geared up for K-9 demonstrations and a hands-on firearms safety class.
Participants have grown familiar with each other over the six weeks, spending two hours a week in programming that included a tour of the police station and of Middleton Jail, a ride along with patrol officers, a course on crime scene investigation and fingerprinting. One night even featured Breathalyzer tests, during which five of the classmates acted as guinea pigs, drinking alcohol then performing sobriety tests and Breathalyzers for police.
Each of the five volunteers had secured rides home ahead of time and police carefully monitored their drinking, but the stories that emanated from that week's course had the group giggling and snickering all over again a week later.
Along with creating fun memories, the course has acted as a valuable tool in teaching residents about police work, resident Ross Burton said.
"It's one of the smartest things that's been done around here in a while," Burton told Lt. John McCarthy, who ran the program. "People have more empathy for what you guys go through when they see how difficult the job is, and no one has done anything to make it seem hard. You'd have to be stupid to not see how difficult it is."
In groups of four, participants climbed a back stairwell to the police shooting range directly above the courtroom. Officers explained the basics of gun safety and helped the participants, some first-time shooters, work their way up to the handgun. Shots rang out in pairs, striking targets from ten yards back, about 40 yards closer than the farthest line police use for practice and testing.
Meanwhile, downstairs one group watched as police K-9 dog Trident trotted and zigzagged around the Fitz Hugh Lane Park on Harbor Loop, before digging a buried dummy gun from under a bush, where K-9 Officer Jerry Ciolino had hidden it. Next Ciolino demonstrated how the Polish-bred German Shepherd sics on a criminal, sending eager Trident bounding uphill toward the force's other K-9 officer Chris Genovese.
Mako, the German Shepherd that joined the force in Genovese's care as their first K-9 in 2011, whined and fidgeted as he waited for Genovese's command to seek out marijuana hidden in a police room for demonstration purposes. Mako darted along one wall, his fluffy coat dropping hairs, before stopping in front of a metal desk and pawing the drawer open.
Mako is supposed to just sit when he finds drugs, but he sometimes gets a little over excited when his nose is on the prize, remembering the toys he received as rewards for finding drugs during training, Genovese said.
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Participants pitched questions to the dog officers at an almost steady rate and learned Mako is trained to work in street patrol and also sniff out numerous drugs including, ecstasy, crystal meth and heroin. Trident is trained in patrol, but will take drug classes this month.
The dog officers explained that the dogs' training teaches them to search for human scents or drug scents in a given area. Rewards like rubber balls and yummy treats help the dogs focus on their end results.
A major part of the program is having police available to answer questions, according to Chief Campanello, who brought the ideas for the program from his former job in Saugus and reinvigorated the Gloucester program, which had been nonexistent for years. Campanello credited Lieutenant John McCarthy with carrying out the programming. McCarthy has volunteered his time each week to run the program and officers from various departments have volunteered to teach at each class.
"I do not want to pay people for this program because I want to get people who are genuinely interested in helping out," Campanello said. "The more we can foster interactions with the public the better it is. It's also an exercise in transparency."
Mayor Carolyn Kirk, who visited during the citizens police academy programming, touted the program as a success and step toward bridging a gap between police and the community, and "taking the fear factor away" from police interactions.
"I thank obviously the police chief for taking the initiative and the officers for their instruction, but also the citizens for participating," Kirk said. "What struck me was when the chief suggested the idea, I was skeptical because I felt there's a little bit of a division between the police and the community, and I wasn't sure how many people would sign up. But it filled to capacity and it's acting as a bridge between the police and the community.
"It's an exhibit of community policing at its best," Kirk said.
McCarthy said about half a dozen people have already signed up for the next class, slated for this fall. Some current students would like to return and complete the fall course, which police may expand to ten weeks, and others are encouraging friends to give it a shot.
"This has been the most fun I've had all winter," Carly Osier said.
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Updated 8:11pm Saturday 11th January 2014 in Sport By Craig Nelson
A DOMINANT display at home from promotion favourites Chesterfield brought 10-man Bury's brief winning run to an end.
But a harsh-looking straight red card for Shakers playmaker Danny Mayor on the stroke of half-time had a large bearing on the emphatic scoreline.
Wingers Gary Roberts and Jay O'Shea ran the Bury backline ragged from the word go and the pair combined for the opening goal in the 16th minute.
Shakers centre-back Nathan Cameron could not get a clean header on O'Shea's cross from the right, flicking the ball to Roberts who volleyed into the roof of the net at the back post.
The match became more and more heated as the half progressed, with referee Tony Harrington dishing out three yellow cards before giving Mayor his marching orders in the second minute of stoppage time.
The on-loan winger can think himself unlucky though - despite leaving his foot in with studs showing, there was no force or malice in the 22-year-old's tackle and Matty Brown's dramatic reaction did little to guide the referee in the right direction.
Cameron, who picked up his fifth booking of the season and, along with Mayor, will be suspended for next Saturday's match at home to Burton, was withdrawn at half time.
But, after putting on Tom Soares in an attacking switch, any hopes manager David Flitcroft harboured of getting back into the match were dashed when O'Shea rifled in Chesterfield's second with an unstoppable 25-yard shot.
Harington again took centre stage for the home side's third, overruling his asistant referee's offside flag, after Soares headed into his own net under pressure from Chesterfield striker Marc Richards.
And debutant Dan Gardner rounded off Bury's misery with four minutes remaining, coming off the bench to fire home the Spireites' fourth with a breakaway effort that looped in despite keeper Brian Jensen getting a strong hand to it.
The defeat saw Bury drop a place to 19th in the League Two table, just a point above the drop zone.
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I know David was saying that he didn't want a rollercoaster ride at the start of his tenure,well he got one alright.
So good against pools 10 days before yet so woeful and gutless against a team who were at full strength and fitter than our flagging troops.
I fear for the rest of our campaign if these new players that are coming in are not better than the ones either leaving or who have been left out.
Yes the referee didn't have the best of games but Chessy were more up for this game from minute one and aside from a snapshot from Anton nothing went towards their goal and their keeper had a quiet day.
Why is David bringing in players who are not match fit whom nobody else would care to take a punt on like the recent signings from Huddersfield Town?.
Ah yes because our penny pinching Chairman isn't allowing an over expenditure in terms of bringing in the desperately needed quality player who can make a difference in our survival campaign.
You are going to regret it at the end of the season Mr Chairman mark my words.
As for Mayor "you let the side down mate and need to learn some hard truths about playing professional football", as does Nathan who could have been sent off himself at the end of the first half. thank goodness he's suspended for next weeks game.
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U.S. brags Haiti response is a 'model' while more than a million remain homeless in Haiti
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What? Haiti is a model of how the international government and donor community should respond to an earthquake? The ambassador must be overworked and need some R&R. Look at the facts:
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported Feb. 11 there are still 1.2 million people living in "spontaneous settlements" in and around Port au Prince as a result of the Jan. 12 earthquake. These spontaneous settlements are sprawling camps of homeless Haitian children and families living on the ground under sheets.
Over 300,000 are in camps in Carrefour, nearly 200,000 in Port au Prince, and over 100,000 each in Delmas, Petionville and Leogane, according to the U.N.
About 25,000 people are camped out on one golf course in Petionville. Hundreds of thousands of others are living in soccer fields, churchyards, on hillsides, in gullies and even on the strips of land in the middle of the street. The U.N. has identified over 300 such spontaneous settlements. The Red Cross reports there are over 700.
The U.N. reported that barely one in five of the people in camps have received tents or tarps as of Feb. 11. Eighty percent of the hundreds of thousands of children and families still live on the ground under sheets.
Many of these camps are huge. Nineteen of these homeless camps in the Port au Prince area together house 180,000 people. More than half of these camps are so spontaneous that there is no organization in the camp to even comprehensively report their needs.
Another half a million people have left Port au Prince, most to the countryside. As a result there are significant food problems in the countryside. About 168,000 internally displaced people are living along the border with the Dominican Republic. Many are with families. Others are in "spontaneous settlements" of up to a 1,000 people.
People living in these densely populated camps will be asked to move to more organized settlements outside the city. Relocation, says the U.N., will be on a voluntary basis.
The U.S. ambassador knows full well there are 900 or so aid agencies are on the ground in Haiti. Coordination and communication between those agencies and between them and the Haitian government continues to be a very serious challenge.
Though many people are trying hard to meet the survival needs in Haiti, no one besides the ambassador dares say that it is a model of how to respond. Partners in Health Director Dr. Louise Ivers reported on the very same day that "there is more and more misery" in Port au Prince as fears of typhoid and dysentery haunt the camps as the rainy season looms.
But still the Haitian spirit prevails. Everyone who has been to Haiti since the earthquake reports inspiring stories of Haitians helping Haitians despite the tragically inadequate response of the Haitian government and the international community. That spirit is something people should admire. Let me finish with a story that illustrates.
One orphanage outside of Port au Prince, home to 57 children, was promised a big tent so the children would no longer have to sleep under the stars. The tent arrived but without poles to hold it up. The same group was promised food from UNICEF. Twelve days later, no food had arrived. They improvised and constructed scaffolding to create an awning over the mattresses lying on the dirt. They are finding food from anywhere they can. "We're holding on," said the Haitian director, Etienne Bruny, "We're used to difficult times."
Haitians are holding on despite the inadequate humanitarian response. They are the model.
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(arch-shaped metal buildings)—LIKE AMERICAN MILITARY SOLDIERS WERE HOUSED IN DURING THE PACIFIC THEATER OF WORLD WAR II—?
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I just want to give a shout out to Israel, a small country (with fewer citizens than Haiti) that was one of the first to respond with a mobile hospital to help so many of those poor Haitians, all while constantly having to fight tooth and nail for their own survival and being bullied and brutalized by their neighbors. Let's give credit where credit is due. Plus, it is really far for them to come to help. Respect to them. Spread the word, y'all. Paz y amor.↓
My personal feeling about israel—strictly photo op! They are as oppressive as usa; the media certainly has tried to fool everyone. But everyone is not so blind as to israels intentions! They have no struggle except to ethnically cleanse Palestine. Israel doesn't help anyone but themselves to everything. They are wiping out palestinian land and occupying it. They are always whining "pity us, the palestinians are sending rockets" well let it be known –they are the 3 largest nuclear state and are the cruelest of countries along with usa! Note that usa top officials were zionist extremists, they're still around: lieberman, geithener, rahm emmanuel- the one with the garbage mouth and typical chicago politics but extreme israel supporter. It seems usa is a territory of israel! Sick of lying MEDIA and disappointed that people believe israel as underdog–nothing could be further from the TRUTH! CUBA should be textbook for usa—98% literacy rate, oorganic gardening all over the country, SUPERIOR medical care, so advanced they have cures we don't have; and that healthcare is free. It is so advanced americans are going for their facelifts there. They were the first doctors in Haiti and didnot amputate limbs! so as a warning dominican republic health is amputate, amputate. Cuba has also trained Haitians as doctors thru an exchange program, so there were many cuban trained haitian docs. The usa knows military actions only, have no regard for culture and just plain no couth. Withholding water and food as it spoils, turning back real aid and walking around with guns(an extension of their dicks) sorry, I couldn't resist that comment.↓


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Judge Phillip Lenski overturned to award the certificate to Carolina's Medical Center, and chose Piedmont Medical Center, instead.
The sister hospital of Piedmont Medical Center will have 100 beds, cardiology services and a 10-bed ICU.
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Piedmont's CEO Bill Masterton will also be the CEO for Fort Mill Medical Center and said the hospital could be opened by 2018.
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Authority leaders and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met at the
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PA President Mahmoud Abbas expressed
gratitude to his Iranian counterpart for his support of the unilateral
Palestinian statehood bid at the UN. The leaders also discussed the
peace process, the PA's financial crisis, and reconciliation with Hamas,
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The discussion was to be followed by a meeting between Fatah and Hamas officials in Cairo to discuss reconciliation agreements, Palestinian news agency Ma'an quoted a Fatah official as saying on Wednesday.
Yahya Rabah said that delegations from Fatah and Hamas will meet on Wednesday to discuss reconciliation and elections for the PLO's Palestinian National Council. The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the Islamic summit in Cairo.
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CATEGORIES MoviesWhat we can only imagine as the indie film's answer to "New Years Eve," Charlie Kaufman has added two big-name actresses to the celebrity bazaar of "Frank or Francis."
In addition to Steve Carell, Jack Black, Nicolas Cage and Kevin Kline, Kaufman-vets Kate Winslet and Catherine Keener have reportedly joined the production.
Previously, the actress' tangoes with Kaufman -- "Eternal Sunshine" for Winslet and "Being John Malkovich" for Keener -- have resulted in Oscar nods for the ladies.
"Frank or Francis," Kaufman's second turn directing (his first was 2008's "Synecdoche, New York"), is a satirical musical comedy, which imagines Carell as a director's who is haunted by a message board commenter (Black) who ridicules his movies on a Hollywood website. Perhaps like this one right here! (So keep that in mind if you plan on blasting Winslet in the comments below; gurl could be reading!)
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Soccer earns first round bye with 11-0 win at Wesleyan
October 24, 2010
Macon, GA-The Salem College soccer team defeated Georgia Wesleyan 11-0 on the road in a Great South match. Salem clinched a second place finish in the Great South with the victory, and they also earned a bye into the semifinals. Salem will play in the second semifinal game hosted by Piedmont on November 5th at 6:45 pm. The Spirits improve to 13-2 overall and to 6-1 in the GSAC.
Tia Bringhurst (Hurricane, UT) got the scoring started for Salem only 58 seconds into the game. Anna Trakas (Tryon, NC) would score less than four minutes later on a pass from Bringhurst to give Salem a 2-0 lead. Kim Wisen (Madison, OH) scored on a penalty kick and Amanda Orsino (Sauquoit, NY) scored in the 27th minute. Stephanie Hubbard (Sanford, NC) scored the last goal of the first half off of an assist by Megan Lisle (Lawrenceville, GA).
Trakas started the second half scoring in the 51st minute when she scored directly off of a corner kick. Bringhurst would score three minutes later off of a pass by Alexi Saganich (McLeansville, NC), and Saganich scored one minute later. Samantha Hubbard (Sanford, NC) scored on a pass by Celeste Pantuso (Gastonia, NC). Orsino scored again in the 68th minute, and Heather Hawthorne (Benson, AZ) finished off the scoring in the 74th minute.
Jazmine Bridgeman (Mill Spring, NC) and Cassy Khouri (Canyon Country, CA) combined for the shutout. Salem out shot Wesleyan 45-1, and they had an 11-0 corner kick advantage.
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The Patriots paused for a moment of silence to remember victims of the Newtown, Conn., shooting.
The 49ers' Dashon Goldson was tripped up by Patriots punt returner Wes Welker but not before he picked up a first down on a first quarter fake punt.
49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick beat Patriots lineman Justin Francis to the ball as he recovered his own first quarter fumble.
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49ers receiver Randy Moss caught a pass thrown by quarterback Colin Kaepernick to score a touchdown in the first quarter.
Patriots running back Shane Vereen fumbled as he was hit by the 49ers' NaVorro Bowman. The ball was recovered by San Francisco.
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Wes Welker couldn't bring down Carlos Rogers as he returned an interception 53 yards.
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49ers cornerback Tarell Brown broke up a pass in the end zone intended for Deion Branch.
Brady was tossed to the ground by 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith.
Bill Belichick reacted to an official's call in the second quarter.
Brandon Lloyd went high to catch this pass from Tom Brady in the second quarter.
49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick ran the ball in the second quarter.
Alfonzo Dennard deflected the ball away from Randy Moss in the second quarter.
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Danny Woodhead ran in between the 49ers' NaVarro Bowman and Tarell Brown during second quarter.
Dont'a Hightower stopped 49ers running back Frank Gore for a short gain during third quarter.
Patriots tight end Michael Hoomanawanui made a long reception in front of Donte Whitner during third quarter.
Kaepernick felt the pressure of Rob Ninkovich in the second half.
49ers coach Jim Harbaugh argued with side judge Keith Washington and head linesman Mark Hittner.
Danny Woodhead celebrated after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter.
49ers receiver Michael Crabtree spiked the ball over the goal post after scoring in the third quarter.
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Patrick Chung (left) and Matthew Slater stopped San Francisco's LaMichael James during fourth quarter.
Brandon Lloyd hauled in this pass in front of Chris Culliver in the fourth quarter.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is celebrating passage of a government restructuring bill and requesting more money for public schools in her fourth annual State of the State address.
The Republican governor's speech laid out what people are likely to hear on the campaign trail in her re-election campaign.
Haley touted the state's lowest unemployment rate in five years and the jobs her agency has announced. She again called for a cut on personal income taxes and reiterated her promise to veto any proposal that increases the gas tax.
The governor advocated for her education initiative that focuses on spending more on poor, rural students.
Perhaps most surprising is she thanked her Democratic opponent, Sen. Vincent Sheheen, among others for passage of the restructuring bill they've both pushed for years.
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Donated baseball equipment sits on wharf for months
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Thousands of US dollars worth of baseball equipment donated to the Institute of Sports (Insports) by a US-based firm, Major League Baseball International, has been sitting idle for months after bureaucratic red tape has left the equipment uncleared at customs.
Insports Director of Baseball Donovan Corcho told the Jamaica Observer that the donated equipment had been in the island since March.
Corcho said Insports would require a letter from the Ministry of Sports stating that it is an agency of the Ministry as well as a Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC) in order to have the equipment cleared.
"Our challenges are not external," Corcho stated, explaining that in the past arrangements were made with the government customs broker to facilitate the clearance of baseball equipment for the Institute of Sports.
He added that under the original arrangement all charges go to the shipper. However, that deal would need to be accessed within 90 days or all charges would be applied.
The donation is an extension of the primary schools baseball league project in Jamaica. A pilot programme was launched earlier this year with 12 schools.
Corcho said the donation would help to extend that project: "It would widen the pools of school from 12 to 24 and also start to go out into rural schools with clinics with primary-school coaches."
A baseball diamond, matching international standards, was built at the GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport in Spanish Town earlier this year, which helped to encourage the donation of equipment.
"There is an international interest in baseball for Jamaica," said Corcho.
Baseball is not a traditional Jamaican sport despite its popularity in neighbouring Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the United States of America.
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State officials hope to enroll 300,000 people by next year's deadline.
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Officials said education this month will prepare residents for enrollment in the coming months.
"When people can go online and shop for a plan that fits their needs, it allows them to do all of these elements that are part of the healthcare plans," said Outreach Director for Get Covered Illinois, Brian Gorman. "They will know that there is a premiums tax credit and cost sharing subsidy to offset the cost. We are enormously confident that people, who want to have it and the people who need to have it, will enroll over the six month enrollment period."
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Most civilian employees at Joint Base Lewis-McChord are going to work this week despite the federal government shutdown. They just don't know when they'll be paid.
Base spokesman Joe Piek estimated Wednesday that forced furloughs are hitting about 8,000 Lewis-McChord civilian employees. About 50 to 55 percent of them are still going to work, he said. The others are staying home until the shutdown ends.
Those who continue to work include medical personnel, employees who directly support military training, and public safety employees such as firefighters and police. At the base's hospital, Madigan Army Medical Center, 80 percent of civilian employees are going to work, said spokesman Jay Ebbeson. They do not know if they'll be paid on schedule. Madigan has about 3,300 civilian workers.
"We're here because of the need, and so we're serving," Ebbeson said.
Lewis-McChord's nonmilitary workforce totals about 16,000 contractors and civilian employees. About half of them are losing pay for now, Piek said.
Furloughed workers generally anticipate that they will receive retroactive pay once the crisis ends, as they did following the 1995 government shutdown. But it will take an act of Congress to restore their salaries.
Piek said supervisors stressed to employees: "There is no guarantee you will get retroactive pay."
Military service members and some Defense Department civilians will receive pay on time this month because of a resolution President Barack Obama signed earlier this week called the Pay Our Military Act.
Some lawmakers are urging Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to use that law to bring more Defense Department civilians back to work.
"I strongly encourage you to use the authority Congress has given you to keep national security running, rather than keeping defense civilians at home when they are authorized to work," Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif., wrote to Hagel on Tuesday.
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Sen. Barack Obama says there should be no doubt that 'all things are possible.'
The Republican Party of Pennsylvania launched a last-minute television ad that calls attention to Barack Obama's relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
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A new poll shows there's a racial divide among Americans. Bill Schneider reports.
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Sen. Barack Obama said Saturday that he has resigned from the church where controversial sermons by his former pastor and other ministers created political headaches for his campaign.
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Sen. Barack Obama is moving away from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright so fast he may claim to be an atheist by next weekend. The ongoing sprint from such a polarizing figure is far from a surprise, it's just the timing of it that is so odd.
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Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday accused Sen. Hillary Clinton of echoing the "bluster" of President Bush when she said the U.S. would be able to "obliterate" Iran if it used nuclear weapons against Israel.
Sen. Barack Obama's former pastor speaks at a NAACP banquet in Detroit, Michigan. CNN's Rick Sanchez reports
Politics is a business of numbers, and the numbers favor Sen. Barack Obama. But they are changing in ways that give Sen. Hillary Clinton some hope and have dramatically changed how Republicans look at the presidential election.
Dr. Phil McGraw joined "Larry King Live" on Thursday where he talked about some of the stories in the news. He touched on topics ranging from the removal of children from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sect to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to the Austrian family affected by incest.
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CNN's John Roberts talks with the Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart about the Democratic presidential race.
A new national poll suggests the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is a tie.
A university official says the school had offered the Rev. Jeremiah Wright an honorary Doctorate of Sacred Theology
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Michelle Obama said Wednesday that her husband's move to distance himself from his controversial former minister has been "painful," but that she's pleased with the way he's handled the situation.
Michelle Obama answers questions about her husband's controversial former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
Sen. Barack Obama denounces his former pastor's recent words, hoping to revive the politics of hope.
Sen. Barack Obama, hoping to put the controversy over his former pastor behind him, is getting some good news: five more superdelegates in the past 24 hours.
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The preacher's brand of hate has haunted the Democrats for decades. An Obama win would silence it for good
Let's not kid ourselves. The Rev. Jeremiah Wright was going to be a part of this presidential campaign through November, whether Sen. Barack Obama smacked his former pastor upside the head, or not.
CNN's Mark Preston looks at Rev. Wright's latest comments and the latest candidate poll numbers.
A Democratic National Committee TV ad released Sunday uses Sen. John McCain's remarks on U.S. troops staying in Iraq for "100 years" to paint a portrait of a candidate fixated on keeping a permanent presence in the war-torn country.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says he is outraged by the comments made by his former pastor.
Sen. Barack Obama said he is "outraged" by comments his former minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, made Monday at the National Press Club and is "saddened by the spectacle."
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Rev. Jeremiah Wright says that preaching in black churches is often "different," but that doesn't make it wrong.
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The Rev. Jeremiah Wright's speeches to the NAACP and the National Press Club have inspired a passionate debate between CNN.com readers.
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Analysis: The remarks by Obama's former pastor could cause major political damage for the candidate. But Wright wasn't wrong in pointing out U.S.' misconceptions of the black church
CNN's Soledad O'Brien and CNN contributor Roland Martin give firsthand accounts of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's speech.
Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama's former pastor told an audience of thousands at an NAACP dinner Sunday that he was "descriptive" but "not divisive" when he talks about race relations in America.
The NAACP has an incomparable record. It has the longest list of achievements in the history of this country as being the undisputed champion in the fight against discrimination, racial prejudice, and unjust public policies, which have caused people made in the image of God to be treated as less than human or treated as second-class citizens.
Sen. John McCain travels to New Orleans, where he criticized Pres. Bush's response to Katrina. CNN's Dana Bash reports.
Sen. John McCain, on the last leg of this week's tour of economically struggling regions, was campaigning alongside former rival Mike Huckabee on Friday.
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Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis suggested Sunday the controversy over Sen. Barack Obama's former pastor has reignited a conversation about race that could ultimately be beneficial for the country.
Sen. Barack Obama says in an interview that aired on TV Friday that he would have left his church if his pastor had not retired and had not acknowledged making comments that "deeply offended people."
On ABC's 'The View', Democratic Sen. Barack Obama says he would have quit his church if his controversial pastor hadn't retired.
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The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Sen. Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, has canceled his plans to speak at church services in Houston, Texas, this weekend in the wake of the recent uproar over portions of his past sermons.
As Sen. Barack Obama returns from his Caribbean vacation, he and his campaign pick up where they left off -- wrapped up in the controversy surrounding his former minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
Sen. Hillary Clinton's says she misspoke about dangers she faced in Bosnia. CNN's Dan Lothian reports
Its been an interesting week watching folks analyze the outcry over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's controversial comments, especially when they try to link them to Sen. Barack Obama.
CNN Contributor Roland Martin "sounds off" about presidential candidates' associations with controversial people.
Sen. Hillary Clinton would have long ago distanced herself from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright if she had been a member of his church, the Democratic presidential candidate said Tuesday.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talks to the press about Rev. Wright, her troubles with Bosnia, and her tax returns.
They're calling it the pastor disaster. Once again this week, drama inside the Democratic party dominated the attention of US voters. (You'd almost forget there's a Republican candidate named John McCain, who's campaigning and doing quite well).
Sen. Hillary Clinton's aides blasted Sen. Barack Obama's campaign Monday after a major Obama supporter referenced the blue dress at the heart of former President Bill Clinton's impeachment scandal.
Sen. Barack Obama's speech on race was a decisive factor in Bill Richardson's endorsement of his presidential bid, the New Mexico governor revealed Saturday.
Combative sermons rang out on Good Friday at the retired Rev. Jeremiah Wright's South Side congregation, Trinity United Church of Christ
After tapes of inflammatory statements made by Sen. Barack Obama's pastor came out last weekend, it appears to have had some negative impact on the Illinois senator.
CNN's Larry King interviews presidential candidate Barack Obama about the latest controversy surrounding his campaign
The revelation of controversial comments made by the longtime pastor of Sen. Barack Obama, and the equally hot aftermath from the general public that led to the junior senator from Illinois delivering a strong speech/sermon on race in America, has opened anew the explosive connection between three of the most volatile issues today.
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The Rev. Jeremiah Wright's former church criticized the news media Sunday for coverage of his sermons, saying in a statement that Wright's "character is being assassinated in the public sphere."
A sermon blasting Hillary Clinton and comparing Barack Obama to Jesus is gaining attention. CNN's Susan Roesgen reports
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By the time the credits roll on Tom HooperŌĆÖs cinematic adaptation of the stage musical ŌĆ£Les Mis├®rables,ŌĆØ the audience is well acquainted with every inch of Hugh JackmanŌĆÖs face.
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The movie adaptation is based on the sprawling 1862 novel by Victor Hugo, via the incredibly popular 1987 musical version by Claude-Michel Sch├Čnberg, Alan Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer. The screenplay, which trims the material to two-and-a-half hours, is by William Nicholson. ItŌĆÖs essentially the story of Jean Valjean, an ex-convict who spent 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sisterŌĆÖs starving children.
Newcomer Samantha Banks as ├ēponine is the standout performer of the all-star ensemble cast. Her rendition of the new Broadway standard ŌĆ£On My OwnŌĆØ is deeply moving and beautifully delivered. Sung as the lovelorn ├ēponine wanders the rainy streets of Paris serving as a go-between for Marius and Cosette, the song is an example of HooperŌĆÖs work at its finest. The intimacy of the camera work matches the intimacy of the musical moment and the nuances of BanksŌĆÖ fine acting.
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For example, Crowe subtly humanizes Javert, capturing his stern ruthlessness as well as his profound belief in how human and divine justice interact in an orderly society. Hooper highlights these moments with some stunning cinematography: JavertŌĆÖs duel with Valjean in the thrilling ŌĆ£ConfrontationŌĆØ at FantineŌĆÖs deathbed, his unfeeling horseback rides among the poor of Paris and especially his delivery of ŌĆ£StarsŌĆØ while pacing on the ramparts high above the city.
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NYT's Timothy Egan: 'People Who Like Sex...Believe in Science' Won't Vote for Romney
New York Times liberal reporter turned liberal columnist Timothy Egan's Thursday nytimes.com column, "Tribes of the Swing States," began with an intriguing rundown of what Obama and Romney have in common, before swerving into ridiculously self-righteous liberalism:
What's little known, and certainly unmentioned on the campaign trail, is what Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have in common. Both have family histories with polygamy. Both had fathers born in foreign countries. Both went to Harvard. Both are wealthy.
Romney can count on the often inchoate grudge block, people who vote against somebody, rather than for -- a large part of the Republican base this year. Obama has certainly angered Wall Street, Southern whites and no small amount of conservative Roman Catholics.
But Romney has a longer list of people who may be disinclined to vote for him. Latinos. Gays. Gay soldiers. People who were bullied as kids. Dog lovers. People who like sex. People who use contraception during sex. People who want "free stuff," as Romney classified those without health care on Wednesday. People who believe in science.
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I wonder if that would apply...
Submitted by zenman1661 on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 4:15pm.
to people who liked the movie "Weird Science".
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Oingo Boingo!
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 5:00pm.
Plastic tubes and pots and pans
Bits and pieces by the hand,,,
Apparently, this dork really WAS Blinded By Science-Thomas Dolby!
He probably believes in Evolution, and while I find it preposterous,,there ARE some people that I have my doubts about, like this Timothy Leary clown!
and I dont think theres that many generations separating him from apes-No offense to his simian forefathers!
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Let me get this straight
Submitted by oldfart on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 5:49pm.
The sun rises in the east.
Chickens lay eggs.
Therefore: It will rain tomorrow.
Sounds to me like someone spent too much time sampling the product at the local micro-brewery.
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The phrase "believe in
Submitted by mattm on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 10:47pm.
The phrase "believe in science" is used by shallow-minded people to belittle those who don't agree with them as "unscientific" in order to shut out any challenge to their belief system.
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I must be the exception
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 07/14/2012 - 12:26pm.
I like sex and I believe in "science," but I'm not planning on voting for ether candidate as nether my sexual appetite nor my interest in science has anything to do with how I judge political candidates. But, then again, I'm not a reactionary.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
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No team has ever lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the regular season and went on to win the Super Bowl the same year, but that curse was lifted on Sunday night in Miami, Fla. when the New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV.
New Orleans came into Sunday's game as an underdog, so if you were betting on party bets, you would have been right to assume they would lose. But after falling behind early in the game, the Saints overcame a 10-point first quarter deficit to come out on top, which tied for the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history.
Touchdown passes from quarterback Drew Brees to running back Pierre Thomas and tight end Jeremy Shockey, along with three Garrett Hartley field goals put New Orleans in position to win the game. Hartley's field goals were all longer than 40 yards and he became the first kicker in Super Bowl history to make three field goals of that length in a game.
The Saints also gained momentum after head coach Sean Payton made a risky decision to open the second half with an onside kick. Payton's call paid off as the kick was executed to perfection and New Orleans never looked back after that.
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Even though the Colts' offense put up 432 total yards in the game, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and the Saints held them to only seven points in the second half after giving up 10 points in the first half of play.
Indianapolis put the first points on the board after a Matt Stover 38-yard field goal. Later in the first quarter, Peyton Manning connected with Pierre Garcon for the game's first touchdown. The Colts scored their only second half points in the third quarter when Joseph Addai finished off a 10-play, 76-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown run.
The Saints' number one ranked offense finished the game with 332 total yards, and 288 of those yards came from the arm of Brees. Brees also completed 32 passes and added a pair of touchdowns to compile a 114.5 QB rating. After this impressive performance, Brees was named the Super Bowl MVP.
Although this year's Super Bowl was played in Miami for a record-breaking 10th time, it was a game of many firsts. The Saints victory in Super Bowl XLIV was the first of the franchise's 43-year history. The come-from-behind win also marked the first time that a team took a three-game losing streak into the playoffs and came out as a Super Bowl champion.
The second loss of the Saints' three-game skid at the end of the regular season was a 20-17 overtime upset to the Bucs. Tampa Bay's win over New Orleans was one of their three victories of the 2009 season.
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