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Senate Approves Snooping, Christian Thing to Do

Saturday, May 23, 2015

—From Poughkeepsie, NY.   DC: The Senate late last night blocked a House bill that would have ended the National Security Agency’s wholesale snooping into American phone records. The House had passed what they call the USA Freedom Act, which …

Arrest in Mansion Murders, Erin Go Gay

Friday, May 22, 2015

—From Poughkeepsie, NY.   Most Foul: DNA found on a slice of pizza has led investigators to the arrest of a suspect in the murder of a Washington DC family of three and their housekeeper last week in a DC …

Bin Laden’s Books, Biker Weapons

Thursday, May 21, 2015

—From Harrisburg, PA.   Bin Readin: Osama bin Laden read books on everything from American politics to grand conspiracy theories, according to documents and a list of books taken in the 2011 raid in which bin Laden was killed. The …

Biggest Auto Recall, Goodnight Dave

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

—From Charleston, WV.   Sound Recall!: With a shove from the Federal government, the Japanese airbag company Takata has doubled its recall to 34 million vehicles in the US for airbags that explode and spray shrapnel when they deploy. It’s …

Biker Rally in Jail, Black Barn Country

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

—From Georgetown, KY.   Gang and Bang: Police in Waco, Texas are looking at pressing murder charges against 170 members of the Cossacks and Bandido motorcycle gangs after a Sunday shootout that left nine people dead and 18 wounded. The …

Texas Biker Bloodbath, No Toys for Cops

Monday, May 18, 2015

—From Franklin, Tenn.   Sons of Anarchy: Nine people were killed and 18 wounded yesterday in a shooting melee between rival biker gangs at a Waco, Texas restaurant in a shopping mall. Police said that a fight over parking spaces …

US Claims Significant Blow, Cash for Clintons

Sunday, May 17, 2015

—From Franklin, Tenn.   Permawar: Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the killing of ISIS official Abu Sayyaf inside Syria was “ a significant blow” to the organization, but how serious remains to be seen. While the US showed that its …

US Kills ISIS Leader, Death for Tsarnaev

Saturday, May 16, 2015

—From Franklin, Tenn.   Permawar: US Special Forces last night killed a senior Islamic State leader in eastern Syria, according to the National Security Council. The raid to capture Abu Sayyaf and his wife Umm Sayyaf turned into a firefight …

Train Sped Up, Jeb Corrects Himself

Friday, May 15, 2015

—From Franklin, Tenn.   Nation: The Amtrak train that crashed Tuesday night in Philadelphia was accelerating when it went into the fatal curve travelling 106 mph. The engineer, 32-year-old Brandon Bostian has said through a lawyer that he doesn’t remember …

Twice the Speed Limit, Offending the Leader

Thursday, May 14, 2015

—From Franklin, Tenn.   Nation: The Amtrak liner that crashed in Philadelphia Tuesday night was going twice the speed limit, according to investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board. The body of a seventh victim was found in the wreckage …