October 9, 2008

Va. man charged with sexual abuse of coma patient

clipped from www.wavy.com

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) – A 48-year-old Chesapeake man has been indicted on a charge of aggravated sexual battery in the sexual abuse of a comatose female patient at a nursing home.

Mark Albright is accused of the abuse of a patient at Chesapeake Health and Rehabilitation Center, where he was employed as [...]

October 9, 2008

States’ Actions to Block Voters Appear Illegal

Call early.

clipped from www.nytimes.com

Tens of thousands of eligible voters in at least six swing states have been removed from the rolls or have been blocked from registering in ways that appear to violate federal law, according to a review of state records and Social Security data by The New York Times.

The actions [...]

October 9, 2008

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October 9, 2008

McCain, Palin turn to risky politics

Maybe Obama can borrow the Pope-mobile for a while…?

clipped from www.suntimes.com

If John McCain loses the election, he’ll have Sarah Palin to thank. His VP pick may be good for a few laughs on “Saturday Night Live.” She may have sold a warehouse of eyeglasses.

But her recent acid-tongued attack on Barack Obama in which [...]