Head lice shrug off shampoo: “Scientists have finally confirmed what parents and teachers have long suspected. Head lice have become impervious to the campaign to eradicate them. After randomly sampling almost 3000 schoolchildren in Wales, British scientists have concluded over-the-counter insecticidal shampoos to clear lice do little more than make the critters cleaner. Four...
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by Jim Kouri, CPP New Jersey’s pride and joy of a governor, Jon Corzine, told Jerseyites on Saturday that he decided to shutdown all but the most critical agencies of state government. He also laid-off about 46,000 workers after failing to get the legislature to approve a sales tax hike before a budget deadline...
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by Jim Kouri, CPP New Jersey’s pride and joy of a governor, Jon Corzine, told Jerseyites on Saturday that he decided to shutdown all but the most critical agencies of state government. He also laid-off about 46,000 workers after failing to get the legislature to approve a sales tax hike before a budget deadline...
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On June 21, 1915, then Governor of Georgia John Slaton commuted the death sentence of one Leo Frank to life imprisonment. The Governor had been convinced by recently available evidence that there was a good chance Frank, a factory supervisor, was innocent of the crime for which he had been condemned, the murder of...
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MI: Homeowner surprises intruder: Shots were traded this morning when a man returning to his home in Oak Park surprised an intruder in his home. According to police, the incident occurred at about 4 a.m. in a home on Moritz and Northfield streets. The unidentified home owner — who was wounded in the shoulder,...
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ANOTHER CLINTON FANTASY Post lifted from Taranto. For previous fantasies, see here CNN reports on a speech by New York’s junior senator: Appearing before a religious conference earlier this week, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) told the audience that as a child attending Sunday school she would baby-sit the children of migrant workers...
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In 1966, a 24-year old sailor named Richard Speck committed one of the most shocking crimes in American history. Intruding into a dormitory of female student nurses, he tied up nine women, then systematically murdered eight of them, raping his last victim before killing her. The one survivor hid under a bed, and Speck...
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In 1966, a 24-year old sailor named Richard Speck committed one of the most shocking crimes in American history. Intruding into a dormitory of female student nurses, he tied up nine women, then systematically murdered eight of them, raping his last victim before killing her. The one survivor hid under a bed, and Speck...
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by Jim Kouri, CPP On Friday, a federal judge overturned the convictions of two former New York City cops accused of working for the Luchese crime family as mob hit men. The judge said that he still believes they are guilty, but the statute of limitations had run out. Three months ago, a jury...
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I’ve said that retaking the nation is not as hard as it might seem… But then a good diet isn’t as hard as it seems, either, huh? I took a call from Deeanne, an Illinois woman last night as a guest on The Rick Adams Show. You can listen to the show on MP3...
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Over at Brad DeLong’s “reality based” blog, DeLong is ragging on Tom Maguire for writing that the Hamdan decision may be a Pyrric victory for the Democratic Party. Tom Maguire loses his identity. He forgets that he is an American patriot, and for a moment becomes a cynical Republican partisan: JustOneMinute: GD Hamdan –...
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In a couple of days, and asteroid called 2004XP14 will pass relatively close to the Earth. Run for your lives! An asteroid speeding across the Northern sky will make its closet approach to Earth in more than 80 years Monday night. Not to panic anybody, but “Deep Impact” is on CBS Saturday night. Coincidence? I...
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by Jim Kouri, CPP The confession of the brutal murderer of 9-year old Jessica Lunsford was thrown out by the judge during the trial of John Couey. When Couey was arrested in March, he confessed to investigators that he kidnapped, raped and murdered 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford. He also informed detectives of the location of...
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by Jim Kouri, CPP The confession of the brutal murderer of 9-year old Jessica Lunsford was thrown out by the judge during the trial of John Couey. When Couey was arrested in March, he confessed to investigators that he kidnapped, raped and murdered 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford. He also informed detectives of the location of...
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by Jim Kouri, CPP The crime of identity theft undermines the basic trust on which our economy depends. When a person takes out an insurance policy, or makes an online purchase, or opens a savings account, he or she must have confidence that personal financial information will be protected and treated with care. Identity...
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AN EMAIL FROM SOUTH AFRICA Following are summaries of two articles in the same edition of the Star newspaper this week — a clear illustration of how gun controls don’t work. On the front page (See here), a sensational article reported five random attacks on motorists in the northern parts of the city. In...
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Capitol Criminals Excerpt from Nathan Tabor Since the Clintons left office, Democrats have been a little dull, resisting the urge to engage in high crimes and misdemeanors. But, lo and behold, now we’re recovering from a Democratic crime wave in Washington. And, what’s so fascinating about the situation is that the self-proclaimed party of...
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