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2008 child sexual abuse case involving one of Delaware's most prominent names is back in the spotlight. The case involves the great-grandson of Irenee Du Pont. The charges involve his children and were brought forward by the children's mother, Tracy Richards who is seeking monetary damages for their personal injuries. In 2008, Richards IV, 47, pleaded guilty in Superior Court to the felony that included one count of intentional 4th degree rape and sexual penetration of his daughter who was 3 years old when the abuse started. According to the lawsuit, Richards IV later admitted to more sexual abuse in...

Freepers driving on Rt. 1 through DE this morning will get a nice surprise on the way to work/beach. Show em some love!

When Nah Mi Kim came to the United States in 1975, she was a survivor of years of turmoil and life experiences in her native Korea that would have been enough to break the toughest of people. But those experiences only made her stronger. Surrounded by her family, the former elementary school teacher passed away June 5 in Newport Beach at 104 years of age.

MS. RADDATZ: Let’s move to another war, the civil war in Syria, where there are estimates that -- estimates that more than 25,000, 30,000 people have now been killed. In March of last year, President Obama explained the military action taken in Libya by saying it was in the national interest to go in and prevent further massacres from occurring there. So why doesn’t the same logic apply in Syria? Vice President Biden. VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: It’s a different country. It’s a different country. It is five times as large geographically. It has one-fifth the population that is Libya, one-fifth...

Democrats are continuing to sound the alarm about this upcoming election. And the latest alarm bell is being rung by Senator Patty Murray, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Using a reverse psychology ploy to gin up support from Democratic donors, Murray writes, in an email to supporters, that "If we don’t close this gap now, the White House and Senate will be out of reach before Labor Day."

The Jay DeMerit Story is the true story of a young American's impossible journey - a journey never experienced or heard of in the soccer world.

...that is Jonathan Edwards, the current world record holder in the triple jump. Here's a flashback to 1995 of his two historic, world record-setting legal jumps (he jumped further a few weeks prior to this, but the wind speed was too high). Even if you know nothing about the sport of track and field or the triple jump itself...its absolute beauty in motion.

"The Koreans put in a determined bid, stressing their virtues of perseverance and patience, and employed their country's President Lee Mying-bak and Olympic women's figure skating champion Kim Yuna to persuade and charm the IOC."

"Christophe Lemaitre made history at the French championships in Valence by becoming the first white man to run the 100 metres in under 10 seconds. Lemaitre, 20, the former European junior record holder, also broke the French national record on his way to victory in 9.98 seconds. 'What I wanted was the first place. The time was more of a long-term goal,' said Lemaitre. 'It's good to have done it before the European Championships.'"

Conservatives want Thermopylae. Congressional Republican leaders instead imitate the Confederate defense of Atlanta -- the one that led a local editor to write that General Joseph E. Johnston's reputation had "grown with every backward step."

...is nothing more than a bunch of brainwashed, eco-Nazis attempting to lynch Western Civilization on a petard of tainted science.

"There is nothing as bracing for democracy as the alternation of power, particularly when it yields as serious, determined and challenging an ideological agenda as Barack Obama's. This third wave of transformative liberalism -- FDR, then LBJ, now Obama -- is no time for triangulation. This is not incrementalism. We're not debating school uniforms. When Obama once declared Ronald Reagan historically consequential and Bill Clinton not, he meant it. Obama intends to be the Reagan of the new liberalism. “It's no secret that I oppose nearly everything Obama has proposed. But after the enervating '90s and the tragic 2000s, the...

"We were tricked in 2008!"

Perhaps the greatest measure of Obama's declining support is that just 50% of voters now say they prefer having him as President to George W. Bush, with 44% saying they'd rather have his predecessor. Given the horrendous approval ratings Bush showed during his final term that's somewhat of a surprise and an indication that voters are increasingly placing the blame on Obama for the country's difficulties instead of giving him space because of the tough situation he inherited. The closeness in the Obama/Bush numbers also has implications for the 2010 elections. Using the Bush card may not be particularly effective...

There are certain facts and figures in the course of daily life that should be instinctive common knowledge (e.g. There are 50 states in the United States, Obama!). This is particularly true for those who not only present themselves as experts in a given field (e.g. provocateurs of the globalclimatewarmingchange hysteria), but also those who present themselves as responsible, intelligent adults capable of leading others. On a consistent basis, “Algore” laughably proves himself to be neither. CONAN O'BRIEN: Now, what about ... you talk in the book about geothermal energy... AL GORE, NOBEL LAUREATE: Yeah, yeah. O'BRIEN: ...and that is,...

90 year-old Colonel Van Barfoot has until Friday to remove the flagpole from his yard. Since this saga began, it's been played out on the radio from Washington D.C. to Boston, but many believe what is happening to this true American hero is tarnishing the image of Richmond. Barfoot lives in the Sussex Square community in western Henrico County. He moved there in July, and was ordered to remove the flagpole from his front lawn when he flew the flag on Labor Day, and again on Veterans Day. The homeowner's association doesn't explicitly forbid flagpoles but they must be "aesthetically...

From the start of his political career, Obama seems to have modeled himself on Lincoln. Both were born in other states - Hawaii for Obama, Kentucky for Lincoln - before settling in Illinois. Each became a lawyer then served in the state legislature before serving a single term in Congress. Each rocketed onto the national political stage with powerful speeches and became commander-in-chief without any military experience.

THE scientific consensus that mankind has caused climate change was rocked yesterday as a leading academic called it a “load of hot air underpinned by fraud”. Professor Ian Plimer condemned the climate change lobby as “climate comrades” keeping the “gravy train” going. In a controversial talk just days before the start of a climate summit attended by world leaders in Copenhagen, Prof Plimer said Governments were treating the public like “fools” and using climate change to increase taxes. He said carbon dioxide has had no impact on temperature and that recent warming was part of the natural cycle of climate...

"Going Khmer Rouge", a new manifesto ‘written’ by Barack Hussein Obama Barry Soetoro Dunham Jr., with foreword by William Ayers. Coming soon to bookstores, school libraries, mandatory reading lists, marriage licenses, IRS tax forms, deed recordations, Census questionnaires, drivers’ education exams, and ACORN employee manuals near you...or else!

PARIS -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy says there is no place for full face and body veils such as the burqa, or for the debasement of women, in France. Sarkozy says all beliefs will be respected in France but says "becoming French means adhering to a form of civilization, to values, to morals." Sarkozy said Thursday during a speech on national identity that "France is a country where there is no place for the burqa." France has a large Muslim community but only a small minority of French Muslim women wear burqas, common in Afghanistan, or other face-covering veils. Sarkozy...