Father of Shooting Suspect (Loughner) May Issue Statement
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TUCSON, Ariz.—The father of shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner has prepared and may release a public statement, according to a neighbor who met with Mr. Loughner's parents Monday. Randy and Amy Loughner disappeared from view shortly after the shootings, and a statement would be the family's first public comments since the attack. [Snip] Mr. Smith emerged to tell a small group of reporters that Randy Loughner had written a statement but isn't sure when to release it. Mr. Loughner is reluctant to greet the public and will try to coordinate the release through the local sheriff's office, Mr. Smith said....
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:56:21 PM
Randy Quaid says Canada has saved his life
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Randy Quaid said if it weren't for Canada's refugee system, he and his wife would be dead. The actor made the comment Tuesday as he entered his immigration and refugee board hearing in Vancouver, where he and his wife Evi were picked up last month on an outstanding warrant in the United States. The pair quickly claimed refugee status and their hearings have been conducted amid their bizarre claims of being hunted by what they call "Hollywood star whackers." They say many of their friends have died under mysterious circumstances and believe they could be next...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:56:21 PM
New York Times Ethicist: Socialist Not an Insult
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NEW YORK--Answering a question from a reader as to whether a teacher should post a cartoon on his door that disparages President Obama as a socialist, New York Times columnist Randy Cohen writes: [W]hile this teacher does not transgress ethically, he does seem to fall short intellectually, offering not deft political analysis but slogans and clichés... Incidentally...how does it defame a person to call him a “socialist” (outside of nutty far-right circles) — a set of ideas many advanced Western democracies find congenial, what with the accessible health-care, affordable higher education and good public transportation? Cohen, who writes the Times'...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:56:21 PM
Obama picks Randy Babbitt for FAA chief
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate former pilots' union chief Randy Babbitt to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:56:21 PM
Idol Sparks New Controversy (Former Contestant from Last Season Says She Won't Watch Show)
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Idol" Sparks New Controversy on Access Hollywood By Laura Saltman The show is only back two days and already "American Idol" is sparking controversy. Today the buzz all around my office is about how mean-spirited the show is during the audition rounds. While I was out having dinner, an email came over my blackberry from our music producer, Nancy Harrison, who was on the east coast watching the show, "I must say tonight's episode was quite disturbing. Two of the Seattle contestants--Kenneth and Jonathan--were clearly limited... and the judges still poked fun of them. I found this to be in...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:56:21 PM
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