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I don't know if there is more than one source or not, but, according to Politico, Chris Wilson, a Governor Perry supporter and pollster for the super PAC that supports Governor Perry, worked at the National Restaurant Association and is the (a?) source for the Cain/sexual harassment story. He said the episode of harassment occurred in a public restaurant in the 1990's and that many people knew about it. What is WEIRD about the Politico story and Chris Wilson, is that Chris Wilson would not or did not say what happened. The only reason that omission catches my attention is...

Over the past couple of weeks elements of the media have cynically  manufactured a lie about Pope Benedict XVI. Through sheer, monotonous repetition and daily coverage they have sought to fix this lie as an established truth in the minds of their readers and in the collective memory of the news. In two weeks there are hundreds of websites churning up the lie.The unfounded lie that they have sought to engineer is that the Holy Father is a homosexual. The tissue of this most flimsy of  lies is drawn from  the fact that the Holy Father is celibate, has a celibate...

DENVER - In a huge victory for Kobe Bryant's defense, the judge in the NBA star's sexual assault case ruled Friday that his accuser's sex life during the week of their encounter can be used against her at trial. District Judge Terry Ruckriegle said details of the woman's sexual activities in the three days before her July 1, 2003, hospital examination are relevant to help determine the cause of her injuries and the source of DNA evidence. He also said the credibility of the accuser was a factor. One legal expert called the decision a stunning defeat for prosecutors that...

By Troy Anderson , Staff Writer Up to half of Los Angeles County's foster children were needlessly placed in a system that is often more dangerous than their own homes because of financial incentives in state and federal laws, a two-year newspaper investigation has found. The county receives nearly $30,000 per year from federal and state governments for each child placed in the system money that goes to pay the stipends of foster parents, but also wages, benefits and overhead costs for child-welfare workers and executives. For some special-needs children, the county receives up to $150,000 annually. "Called the 'perverse...