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During the April 16 debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, moderator George Stephanopoulos brought up “a gentleman named William Ayers,” who “was part of the Weather Underground in the 1970s. They bombed the Pentagon, the Capitol, and other buildings. He’s never apologized for that.” Stephanopoulos then asked Obama to explain his relationship with Ayers. Obama’s answer: “The notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was eight years old, somehow reflects on me and my values, doesn’t make much sense, George.” Obama was indeed only eight in...

On June 15, 1995, defense attorney Johnnie Cochran goaded assistant prosecutor into asking Simpson to put on a leather glove that was found at the scene of the crime. The prosecution had earlier decided against asking Simpson to try on the gloves because the glove had been soaked in blood, mangled during scientific investigation, and frozen and unfrozen several times. Darden was advised by Clark and other prosecutors not to ask Simpson to try on the glove, but to argue through experts that in better condition, the glove would fit. Instead, Darden decided to have Simpson try on the...

1945 : Japanese sink the USS Indianapolis On this day in 1945, Japanese warships sink the American cruiser Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen in the worst loss in the history of the U.S. navy. As a prelude to a proposed invasion of the Japanese mainland, scheduled for November 1, U.S. forces bombed the Japanese home islands from sea and air, as well as blowing Japanese warships out of the water. The end was near for Imperial Japan, but it was determined to go down fighting. Just before midnight of the 29th, the Indianapolis, an American cruiser that was the flagship of...

North Korea Claims It Is Not Little Boy By Park Song-wu Staff Reporter North Korea is not a ``little boy'' as it already has nuclear weapons and will not succumb to the pressure from ``big brothers,'' Kim Gye-gwan, North Korea's vice foreign minister, told three Americans visiting Pyongyang when the North launched missiles. The plural form of brother indicates that the North was irritated by the pressure not only from the United States but also from China, its long-time communist ally and the main provider of humanitarian goods. The Nautilus Institute, a U.S. think tank on security and sustainability, posted...

Those of us who enjoy military history usually just switch on the History Channel for our daily fix of guts, gore and armed conflict. But if you’re a serious war buff, and you want to relive one of the most horrifying moments in the deadliest war in human history, an Italian toy maker has just the thing. Brumm recently unveiled miniature models of “Little Boy” and “Fat Man.” Those names may conjure up images of cuddly cartoon characters, but they’re actually the codenames for two atomic bombs that the U.S. military dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the final days...

NEW ORLEANS People everywhere are trying to help reunite a young New Orleans boy with his dog, Snowball. The story of the tearful boy torn from his dog while being shuttled to safety last week prompted an outpouring from around the country. Volunteers have been scouring shelters, posting notes on the Internet and making phone calls. The head of the Louisiana S-P-C-A says "Everyone wants to know about Snowball." A Florida woman was so distressed that she started a reward fund and set up a Web site to help reunite people with their lost pets. There's a ray of hope....

With a Little Boy in the back By Catherine Auer January/February 2005 pp. 6-8 (vol. 61, no. 01) © 2005 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists n today's security-obsessed, post-9/11 era, one might think that it would be difficult to haul a convincing replica of an atomic bomb across the country. Not so, as John Coster-Mullen inadvertently proved in October 2004. "We drove a full-scale WMD 800 miles across the United States and no one stopped or questioned us," Coster-Mullen told me. "In fact, it was quite easy!" In this case, the "weapon of mass destruction" would more appropriately be called...

BREAKING NEWS Boy, 5, in cake run By SUN ONLINE REPORTERA PECKISH five-year-old boy slipped unnoticed from his school and took a bus to the local supermarket to buy cake. Aaran Taylor failed to arouse suspicion as he pushed a trolley taller than him through the Tesco store in East Sussex and it was only after it emerged there was no one to pay for his cakes that he was rumbled.Aaran managed to evade a child-proof electronic gate at West Hove Infant School and travel one mile on the bus unchallenged despite being described as his mother as having "baby...

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Text of articles of impeachment The articles of impeachment voted on by the House of Representatives.        Article 1    This article alleges President Clinton "willfully provided perjurious, false and misleading testimony" before independent counsel Kenneth Starr's grand jury on Aug. 17.        In his conduct while President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty...

A lost quarter, a wallet full of cash and a missing bag of groceries all add up to one thing: One honest little boy. ST. PETERSBURG -- This is a lost-and-found story with three happy endings and a lesson learned about honesty. First, a kindergartener found a quarter in his classroom. Days later, he found a wallet stuffed with cash. Finally, someone else found his family's groceries when they were left behind in a parking lot in haste. Everything ended up with its owner. The tale begins in Leslie Black's classroom at Bay Vista Fundamental Elementary School. Five-year-old Antonio Maldonado...