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Facing the death penalty for the 2004 killing of his parents, Blaine Ross pleaded no contest Thursday afternoon. Twelfth Judicial Circuit Judge Diana Moreland accepted his plea under the condition that he would spend his life in jail with no chance of parole.
In Moreland’s courtroom, Ross made a surprising statement that other people had been [...]

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As Mothers’ Day approaches, I recall inadvertently insulting my late Mom decades ago, trying to defend a girlfriend’s career goals by criticizing the lack of opportunities for women who stayed home.
“I chose to be a housewife and raise you boys,” she said.
She did (and did well), but it helped that Dad made [...]

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Gregg Popovich and Mike Brown will try to beat each other tonight when the Lakers visit the Spurs. According to Brown, his student-teacher relationship with Pop remains very much intact, years after they worked together. from the OC Register: “Brown has a lot of extended family in Philly, but his parents and both his sisters [...]

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The news that Zimmerman — whose whereabouts were not publicly known Wednesday — will be charged came shortly after the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Martin family attorney called for the public to remain peaceful, whatever the decision of the special prosecutor turns out to be.
“We do not condone or support in any way acts [...]

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Ozzie Guillen apologized on Tuesday for his inappropriate comments about Fidel Castro in an emotional press conference.AP
Ozzie Guillen foolishly praised Fidel Castro, which shocks me. I figured he would foolishly praise Charles Manson. Or maybe Mussolini. Stalin? Hey, the season is young.
Guillen said he loves Castro and respects him for staying [...]

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On “Fox & Friends” this morning Geraldo Rivera said he was taking a stand on the Trayvon Martin case by urging “the parents of black and Latino youngsters to not let their children go out wearing hoodies.”
“I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin‘s death as George Zimmerman was.”
Rivera’s remarks on TV, [...]

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SNHR Detainee Report:
الشبكة السورية لحقوق الإنسان – لندنSyrian Network for Human Rights – LondonWebsite: syrianhr.orgEmail: : Syrianhr
Wednesday, 07 March 2012
While the world was watching the Baba Amro, Ar-Rastan, and Idleb massacres, the Syrian regime was intensifying its arbitrary arrest campaign of activists. in the last ten days alone, over 5,000 detainees have been reported. in addition, [...]

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“A person’s a person, no matter how small.” “There is no one alive who is youer than you.” “Oh the places you’ll go!” Who doesn’t remember a Dr. Seuss line from one of his many delightful children’s books? for decades, parents have been reading Theador “Ted” Geisel—more commonly known to book and rhyming word lovers [...]

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Last week on The Bachelor, Ben Flajnik showed maybe one ounce of trepidation about controversial contestant Courtney. He even paused during the rose ceremony to ask her what her intentions were. However, the other contestants' words of warning went unheard in the end, as model Courtney was given a rose in end.
This [...]

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It's not a very common disease, but that doesn't make it any less devastating for those who suffer from it, or their parents. It's called progeria (from.
The 13-year-old who suffers from progeria, a condition that causes children to age prematurely, was stunned when when her favourite star visited her in her LA hospital in December. [...]

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