http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/crime-news/ en-us Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:33:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286448/posts Before taking her job as the White House health reform director, Nancy-Ann DeParle earned more than $6 million serving on the boards of major health care corporations, some of which were accused of fraud, mismanagement and regulatory violations during her tenure, the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University reports on MSNBC.com. Some critics say the corporate relationships could be a conflict of interest for DeParle. Also, while there's no evidence DeParle was involved in or aware of allegedly fraudulent activities, in three cases, she served on board committees overseeing the companies' legal and regulatory compliance. Kaiser Foundation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286448/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:33:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286430/posts When a Leftist lunatic shot up the Holocaust Museum we heard predictable whines about the “need for SOMETHING to be done.” The Left’s preferred “something” is often a total ban on private ownership of handguns something we know is wrong on many levels. Writing “estrogen driven” laws against legal firearms procession is bad business. The clearest example of why it is bad, is the almost total ban on personal gun ownership rushed into law by the United Kingdom after a gruesome multiple homicide/ suicide involving handguns at a school. Dunblane Massacre On March 13, 1996 the United Kingdom received shocking... The Collins Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286430/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:04:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286428/posts He'll be the King of Chaos. Authorities fear that up to 1 million Jackophiles will descend on Los Angeles tomorrow and wreak mayhem, even though only a tiny fraction of them will actually have tickets for the Michael Jackson memorial at the Staples Center -- which were being offered on eBay for up to $20,000 late last night. New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286428/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:56:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286418/posts INDIANAPOLIS -- A postal worker who was shot in the face after encountering a bank robber Thursday spoke Saturday about the harrowing ordeal. Robert Norman, 54, has worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 30 years, but he will spend the next six to eight weeks recovering from the wound, 6News' Sarah Cornell reported. Norman and his doctors said he is very fortunate that the bullet struck right below his right eye. "God protected me. I could have died," Norman said. Norman was inside a Wanamaker Chase Bank, in the 8800 block of Southeastern Avenue, to get some spending money... theindychannel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286418/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:37:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286396/posts Rome, 2 July (AKI) - Italy's upper house of parliament on Thursday voted into law a controversial security bill making illegal immigration a punishable offence. The law also allows citizen anti-crime patrols in towns and cities and triples the amount of time illegal immigrants can be detained in holding centres from two to six months. Senators backed the bill by 157 to 124 votes with three abstentions and relied on confidence votes in both houses of parliament to pass the law. The lower house Chamber of Deputies had already approved the security bill in May. The measures, especially the criminalisation... Adnkronos International http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286396/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:15:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286380/posts National Rifle Association Arizona - -(AmmoLand.com)- The Arizona Senate passed three important self-defense bills in a session that lasted into the early morning hours Wednesday. First, SB 1113 enables law-abiding Right-to-Carry permit holders to carry firearms for self-defense in restaurants. This NRA-backed bill passed by an overwhelming, bi-partisan majority of 19-8 and will now be sent to Governor Jan Brewer’s (R) desk for her consideration. “If this important, common-sense legislation is signed, Arizonans will have the ability to defend themselves and their families from criminal attack in restaurants,” said NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox. “Headlines remind us that restaurants... ammoland.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286380/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 11:19:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286374/posts A bizarre shooting in Belen leaves a former corrections officer dead, and a former Marine in jail charged with his murder. The shooting is once again raising debate over what's considered self defense. The brother of the person who was shot and the suspect's friend each have very different opinions about what happened. The incident happened around 10:15 Saturday night at Enchantment Propane. Evidence of a break-in was still visible on Sunday. The murder that happened in the midst of the burglary is likely going to extend a long-standing debate for years to come. Louie Gabaldon still has a lot... kob.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286374/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 11:14:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286361/posts TAYLOR - A 40-year-old man has been charged in the brutal rape and attempted murder of a 5-year-old girl after a holiday picnic at her family's home, police said. Felix E. Montoya, of 270 Tamworth Drive, was discovered half-clothed in the child's bedroom early Sunday by a shocked family who kept him at bay until police arrived. He was charged with rape of a child, attempted homicide and other offenses. The victim was treated at a hospital for injuries to her face and head, adult bite marks on her thigh and shoulder and severe rape-related injuries, according the criminal complaint.... The Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286361/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:32:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286347/posts In various ways, America is on a fast-track towards its own demise as a freedom-loving beacon for us and the world. The problem is that now that the American people have by their own free will, placed the Democrats in power, the Democrats want to hold on to it, even if their future of being in power is against your will, so they are mobilizing and working feverishly, doing everything they possibly can to keep that power secure. That is only possible by creating an oligarchic type system. MSMB http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286347/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 08:02:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286320/posts Then there’s the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill, which started out in life at a thousand pages, and then had a 300-page amendment tacked on to it in the dead of night. It was as if Dr. Frankenstein, after carefully inspecting his nightmarish creation, decided that what the monster really needed was a second head and a hunchback. Again, nobody had time to read the bill, but that didn’t prevent 219 congressmen, including eight Republicans who scurried out from under a rock just long enough to make certain that Christmas, or perhaps I mean Ramadan, would come early for the... Big Hollywood http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286320/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 05:43:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286316/posts In a move set to infuriate and send many Zero Hedge readers over the top, the NYSE has taken action to make sure that nobody will henceforth be able to keep track of the complete dominance that Goldman Sachs exerts over the New York Stock Exchange. This basically ends our weekly Program Trading updates disclosed every Thursday indicating that Goldman has singlehandedly captured all of NYSE's program trading. Zero Hedge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286316/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 05:33:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286309/posts Back-up: This week's NYSE Program Trading report was very odd: not only because program trading hit 48.6% of all NYSE trading, a record high at least since the NYSE keep tabs of this data, and a data point which in itself was startling enough to cause some serious red flags as I jaunt from village to village in what little is left of Europe's bison country, but what was shocking was the disappearance of the #1 mainstay of complete trading domination (i.e., Goldman Sachs) from not just the aforementioned #1 spot, but the entire complete list. In other words: Goldman... The Market Ticker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286309/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 05:02:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286303/posts Vanity Fair's Todd Purdum joined Chuck Todd, filling in for Chris Matthews on Hardball, to discuss his recent article on Sarah Palin. Video Cafe/Crooks and Liars http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286303/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 04:48:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286189/posts The TERRY ANDERSON SHOW.. Articulating the Popular Rage! Sundays - 12-1 AM EDT, 11-12 PM CDT, 10-11 PM MDT, 9-10 PM PDT KRLA - 870 AM - Los Angeles -- KDWN - 720 - Las Vegas -- KFNX - 1100 - Phoenix "Stupid People of America !!! If You Ain't Mad, You Ain't Payin' Attention!" Call-In Number - (866) 870-5752 Don't miss Terry's July 5th show... When Terry will say ... "Geraldo says 'the immigration debate has demonized an entire race of people'. THAT'S THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK !!!!!" Plus: Can you guess WHO the most Horriblest Clown... TheterryAndersonShow http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286189/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:44:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286186/posts Hundreds rally against taxes and big government By AUTUMN GROOMS Organizers were impressed with attendance Saturday at the second La Crosse area Tea Party to draw attention to lower taxes, smaller government and individual liberty. About 400 people attended the event at Copeland Park. “We never would have seen these numbers (attending) in the past,” said Mark Block, regional director for Americans for Prosperity. “I think citizens don’t think elected officials are listening to what they are concerned about in Wisconsin,” Block said. The July 4 Tea Party was a continuation of the Tax Day Tea Party held April 15... Leader-Telegram, Etc. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286186/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:38:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286154/posts WASHINGTON, DC - President Barack Obama is still looking for a church home more than a year after resigning from the Chicago church led by his controversial former pastor Jeremiah Wright. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the first family has yet to join a church because Obama doesn't want his attendance to disrupt other people's worship. Gibbs says Obama enjoys services led by Camp David's chaplain on weekends the family spends at the presidential retreat, but they're not members there. In 2009, the Obamas have only attended Sunday church services twice in Washington. Two days before the inauguration,... One News Now http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286154/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 23:16:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286120/posts WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden said the Obama administration "misread how bad the economy was" but stands by its stimulus package and believes the plan will create more jobs as the pace of its spending picks up. Biden, in an interview airing Sunday on ABC's "This Week," said the nation's 9.5 percent unemployment rate is "much too high." "The figures we worked off of in January were the consensus figures and most of the blue chip indexes out there," Biden said. "We misread how bad the economy was, but we are now only about 120 days into the recovery... msnbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286120/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 21:48:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286115/posts As research for an upcoming column on the many drawbacks of the cap-and-trade bill now before the Senate, I spent some time speaking with Christopher C. Horner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Horner is author of "Red Hot Lies: How Global Warming Alarmists Use Threats Fraud and Deception to Keep You Misinformed." Our discussion went on at some length and Horner made many excellent points about the hype over the threat of anthropogenic (man-made) global warming. That discussion can go on forever and I can't include much of it here. But I will point to an interesting little item that's... nj.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286115/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 21:44:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286087/posts STATE GOVERNMENT HAS NEVER BEEN SO CLOWNISH, SO EVIL, SO IRRELEVANT Having witnessed the anarchy, chaos and lack of leadership that has engulfed the state Capitol during the past month, I have a painful confession to make. After three decades as a journalist covering state government, if I had to do it all over again, I'd find another job. I've covered Govs. Hugh Carey, Mario Cuomo, George Pataki, Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson and for New York to wind up like this after 35 years of modern leadership, it's clear to me that my real job has been to chronicle... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286087/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:36:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286057/posts Military ordered to turn back Zelaya's jetBy WILL WEISSERT and NESTOR IKEDA – 1 hour ago TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras' ousted President Manuel said he was getting on a flight home to reclaim his post on Sunday, accompanied by the U.N. General Assembly president and a group of journalists. The interim government said it ordered the military to prevent the landing of Zelaya's plane. If turned away, it will likely land in El Salvador, where a separate flight was headed with Latin American leaders who support Zelaya's reinstatement. Thousands of protesters were gathering in the capital of Honduras in... Google http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286057/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:32:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286045/posts Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.), President Obama’s choice to be Secretary of the Army, has secured more than $44 million in earmarks for New York-based companies and a large Army base in his district. McHugh, formerly the ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, gave up his post in early June when Obama picked him to be the Army’s civilian leader. McHugh, who has yet to be confirmed, is still a member of Congress. The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286045/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:12:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286039/posts Hundreds protest taxesKeyes urges residents upset about government's path to spill some TEA at party By Craig Peters Last Modified: Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 1:02 a.m. Several hundred people filed into Boiling Springs Community Park Saturday for a Fourth of July TEA Party and picnic. Michael Brady, one of the event's lead organizers, took the stage in period attire of founding father Thomas Paine. Brady told attendees the TEA (Taxed Enough Already) party movement across the country is a "protest against the overreaching of our government." "I'm not calling anyone to arms … yet," Brady said. He received cheers... Goupstate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286039/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:01:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286034/posts To think that Boris and Natasha lived right here in South Dakota, and we didn't even know it! Recently, Walter Kendall Myers and Gwendolyn Steingraber-Trebilcock-Myers - a couple who once lived in Aberdeen - were arrested for spying. The news rocked the nation. Well, actually, the nation immediately forgot the story. Still, South Dakota hasn't forgotten. It's not every day suspected spies are found traipsing through your own neighborhood. The espionage likely started after they left Aberdeen, but you still wonder if that abandoned shopping cart you saw in aisle 8 of Kessler's might have contained a coded message. The... Aberdeen American News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286034/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 18:52:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286026/posts For Oregonians, many employers owe more benefits than their retirement plans can pay You think your 401(k) is in bad shape? Your pension could be worse off. Provided you even have one. Thirty-four of 36 large publicly traded employers operating in Oregon owe more retirement benefits than their traditional pensions can pay, an analysis by The Oregonian found. http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/07/pensions_in_peril.html The Oregonian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286026/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 18:12:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285943/posts WASHINGTON - Police say former Washington Mayor Marion Barry has been arrested and charged with stalking a woman. The United States Park Police said Barry, a current D.C. Council member, was arrested Saturday in Washington after a woman flagged down an officer and complained that Barry was stalking her. Barry was charged with misdemeanor stalking and released. Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285943/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 15:09:29 GMT