The real lessons of Robin Kelly's victory, over her opponents and the NRA, by David Nir Abortion is just like the Holocaust, says death penalty lover, because he's a schmuck, by Kaili Joy Gray Gun violence: An interview with the founder of United Physicians of Newtown, by Greg Dworkin Plamegate: When Woodward was not worried about threats from the White House, by Armando Introducing the most important professionals in our midst, by Steven "DarkSyde" Andrew They marched and battled for the ballot, by Denise Oliver Velez Battle Los Angeles: What's at stake in Tuesday's election, by Dante Atkins
"I'm not easily surprised by anything, but that took me to a place I haven't been in a long time," Clyburn said of Scalia's comments, during an interview with HuffPost. "What Justice Scalia said, to me, was, 'The 15th Amendment of the Constitution ain't got no concerns for me because I'm white and proud.'"
"You would be giving off more CO2 if you are riding a bike than driving in a car." -- Washington state Rep. Ed Orcutt (R), in an interview with the Seattle Bike Blog about an email he sent to a constituent.
-- Washington state Rep. Ed Orcutt (R), in an interview with the Seattle Bike Blog about an email he sent to a constituent.
Asian-Americans -- who were a key part, if sometimes overlooked, of President Barack Obama's 2012 electoral coalition -- solidly back the Democratic Party, with 57% identifying as or leaning Democratic, compared with 28% identifying as or leaning Republican. Thirteen percent are "pure" independents.
Marion Webster, a 78-year-old U.K. woman found guilty of tearing up flowers in her neighbor's garden, may have done it because she believed her own garden had been destroyed by a trained squirrel. [...] "She is very proud of her garden," one neighbor said, according to the Daily Mail, "and she got it into her head that someone had it in for her and was jealous of her flowers ... she became convinced a resident had trained a squirrel to enter her garden after dark and tear up her flowers."
"She is very proud of her garden," one neighbor said, according to the Daily Mail, "and she got it into her head that someone had it in for her and was jealous of her flowers ... she became convinced a resident had trained a squirrel to enter her garden after dark and tear up her flowers."