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Judge Removes Herself from Trayvon Martin Case
A Florida judge has stepped aside from a criminal case involving a neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin. The defense team for George Zimmerman requested Monday that Judge Jessica Recksiedler be removed because her husband works with … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Punishment
Video of Rape in South Africa Goes Viral
A group of Soweto youths in South Africa filmed themselves raping a seventeen-year-old mentally ill girl. The cellphone video has gone viral among school children, and #rapevideo was trending on Twitter in South Africa on Wednesday. The Daily Sun, a … Continue reading
Filed under News, Sick Sad World, World
Romney Wins D.C.
Mitt Romney has won the Republican presidential primary in the District of Columbia. The former Massachusetts governor will take all sixteen delegates that were at stake Tuesday. Earlier Tuesday night, Mr. Romney won in Maryland and took most of that … Continue reading
Filed under Polls
Gingrich Preparing for Convention
Newt Gingrich has replaced his campaign manager and is laying off a third of his staff, but has vowed to continue his bid for the Republicanpresidential nomination, despite overwhelming evidence that the party no longer wants him to run. “The … Continue reading
Filed under Politics
Toobin: Court Unlikely to Uphold ACA
CNN’s legal correspondent Jeffrey Toobin reports that the Supreme Court’s conservative wing appeared skeptical of the Affordable Care Act. “This was a train wreck for the Obama administration. This law looks like it’s going to be struck down,” Mr. Toobin … Continue reading
Filed under Law, The Supremes
Romney Wins Puerto Rico
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will win the Puerto Rico GOP primary, CNN projects. Puerto Rico’s twenty delegates will be awarded proportionally. However, if Romney finishes with a majority of the vote, he will take all the delegates. Puerto Rico’s … Continue reading
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Santorum Wins Mississippi
Rick Santorum has won the Mississippi Republican primary. Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are in a close battle for second. Thirty-seven of the forty Mississippi delegates are tied to the primary, and the state will award those delegates proportionally. Related … Continue reading
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