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02.22.12 - 12:06 PM

Bearing Witness: The Brutal Last Report of Marie Colvin

Hours before being killed in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, Marie Colvin of London's Sunday Times filed a story on the death of a two-year-old child from shrapnel wounds as his family watched, wailed, wept. Colvin was in the room; the camera stayed on the child as he struggled for breath. This is Assad's reality, she said: He is "shelling a city of cold, starving civilians.” Colvin bravely made it her own, too. Warning: Video is very graphic.

“That baby probably will move more people to think, 'What is going on, and why is no one stopping this murder in Homs that is happening every day?'”

-Abby Zimet

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02.22.12 - 11:33 AM

Where When and If: Town Can Ban Fracking

A judge has ruled that Dryden, a town in upstate New York, can in fact bar fracking through its zoning laws. More legal battles ahead, but a start.

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02.22.12 - 10:31 AM

Want A Vasectomy? Submit to the (Admittedly Iffy) Will of the Government, Thanks.

In response to a move by Georgia Republicans to outlaw abortion after 20 weeks, a Democrat has proposed a measure limiting vasectomies to men who would die or suffer serious health problems without one, reasoning that if women's judgment is deemed less valid than the government's, then men's must be too. N-i-i-i-ce.

“Thousands of children are deprived of birth because of the lack of state regulation over vasectomies. It is patently unfair that men can avoid unwanted fatherhood by presuming their judgment over such matters is valid...while women’s ability to decide is constantly up for debate throughout the U.S.”

-Abby Zimet

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02.21.12 - 8:54 PM

Tasered Woman Brain Dead; Trooper's Actions "Within Scope of his Duties"

Two state agencies have cleared a Florida trooper of wrongdoing last fall when he tasered a young suspect as she frantically tried to escape. A burly Daniel Cole was within reach of Danielle Maudsley, 20, who was handcuffed and high on drugs. She fell, hit her head on the pavement, sobbed she could not get up, and blacked out; she has been in a coma ever since. It's past time for taser regulations. Warning: disturbing video.

-Abby Zimet

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02.21.12 - 11:51 AM

Stop the Flood of Commie Sexy Lesbian Transgender Abortion-Loving Thin Mints Before It's Too Late

Oh dear, yet another threat to our great Republic. Asked to sign an Indiana resolution honoring the Girl Scouts' 100th anniversary, alert GOP Rep. Bob Morris found "disturbing" evidence the group is a hornets' nest of radicals that supports abortion, homosexuality, sexy sex and "the destruction of traditional American family values." He thus understandably voted - alone - to oppose. He also plans to take his daughters out of the heathens' grasp and bring them to American Heritage Girls Little Flowers, where we wish them well.

"Many parents are abandoning the Girl Scouts because they promote homosexual lifestyles. Of 50 (GS) role models listed, only three have a briefly-mentioned religious background – all the rest are feminists, lesbians, or Communists."

-Abby Zimet

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02.21.12 - 11:28 AM

Speaking Loud With Silence

Over 1,000 protesters silently lining the walkway to the Virginia House helped delay votes on an anti-choice bill requiring pre-abortion vaginal ultrasounds that critics call state-sanctioned rape. More actions today as the legislature reconvenes.

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02.21.12 - 9:53 AM

Legendary Steadfastness

Incredibly, though perhaps inevitably, Israel has agreed to release Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan, who will end his 66-day strike. More here and here on what it means to Palestinians, especially the many thousands long held in Israeli jails. Right-wing Likud members are already charging the deal sets a dangerous precedent that "renders the Israeli values system meaningless.” We hope so.

-Abby Zimet

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