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Barney Frank brings Trayvon Martin case into a graduation ceremony

Frank has no class. 

http://news.yahoo.com/video#video=29488479

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SMU Crane Standoff: Suspect Falls to His Death

SMU crane standoff, which began when 44 year-old Lee Dell Thomas Jr. climbed to the top of a construction crane on the Southern Methodist University campus, has ended with the suspect plummeting to his death. Police claim that Thomas had threatened to shoot officers from his elevated location, prompting the 15-hour standoff with authorities.

Read on....  http://www.webpronews.com/smu-crane-standoff-suspect-falls-to-his-death-2012-05

Edwards jury concludes Day 7 of deliberations

(CNN) -- Jurors in the John Edwards corruption trial will return Wednesday for their eighth day of deliberations.

For the second straight day, Judge Catherine C. Eagles on Tuesday instructed them not to discuss the case in small groups or outside of the courtroom.

Read on.... http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/29/justice/north-carolina-edwards-trial/index.html?section=cnn_latest

Face-Eating Attack Possibly Prompted by 'Bath Salts,' Authorities Suspect

Miami police suspect that what caused a 31-year-old man to rip off his clothes and viciously gnaw on the face of another man in a daylight attack on a busy highway is a new and extremely dangerous street drug known as "bath salts."

A Miami police officer shot Rudy Eugene Saturday after repeated pleas for him stop eating another man's face. His demands were met with only growls. Eugene continued, and it took four bullets to kill and finally stop him as witnesses watched in horror.

Read on....  http://abcnews.go.com/US/face-eating-attack-possibly-linked-bath-salts-miami/story?id=16451452

46% See Obama-Romney Race as Choice of Lesser of Two Evils

Most voters see serious differences of opinion between President Obama and Mitt Romney, but Democrats are a lot more excited about their candidate than Republicans are about theirs.

Fifty-six percent (56%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the president and the likely Republican presidential nominee disagree on most important issues, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Another 25% say they disagree on just about everything. Only six percent (6%) believe the two candidates agree on most important issues, with two percent (2%) more who say they agree on just about everything.

Read on....  http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/may_2012/46_see_obama_romney_race_as_choice_of_lesser_of_two_evils

Gallup: Veterans give Romney big lead over Obama

U.S. veterans, about 13% of the adult population and consisting mostly of older men, support Mitt Romney over Barack Obama for president by 58% to 34%, while nonveterans give Obama a four-percentage-point edge.

Read more at GALLUP.com.

Embrace being American on Memorial Day

By Mike Thayer

Reposted from Memorial Day 2011

Just the other day I overheard a young boy asking his father why Memorial Day was a holiday.  It got me thinking beyond the watching of a traditional military commemoration, visiting a cemetery, listening to a speech and then having a picnic with family and friends.

This day is a sacred one, a day of reflection, a time to think of loved ones and the heroism of the men and women in uniform who paid the ultimate sacrifice so that we as a country and a people can remain free.    The meaning of this day and the opportunity to memorialize those who have fought and died for this country is much more than ceremonial pomp and pageantry. 

It’s about what others have done for us so that we can continue to create and achieve. 

On this day we all have something in common, where we pause to give thanks to the American way of life and to rejoice in it, to reflect on what others have done for us, and ask ourselves – to paraphrase JFK - what we can do for our country.

So to other young boys asking their fathers why we have Memorial Day, we can answer that it’s a day to celebrate American enthusiasm and faith.  It’s an enthusiasm and faith that men and women have been  willing to fight and die for.   We should draw inspiration from our memorial halls, statues and monuments, moving us to teach another generation of Americans about what it means to be free and the many opportunities made available to all of us by preserving it.

As we honor the fallen, we should all recognize that men and women giving their lives for this country isn’t just an element of our shared history, it’s also about what we have become as a result of their sacrifice.    On this day, we gather and rejoice in being American.  For the generations before us, that meant always taking action to find new successes in life and if we are worthy of those who passed before us, we need to embrace their experiences in making new ones.

Through the good fortune handed down to us, we are obligated to teach others about the meaning of this day and to love life.  The noble deeds of the fallen soldier can never be forgotten.  We shed a tear, we grieve, and we mourn as the memorial service is given.  But we also give a smile because we know that what our brothers and sisters gave us is life and the passion for it. 

I’ll leave you with the following quote which I think sums up Memorial Day quite nicely:

"The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children." -  William Havard, Chaplain to the armed forces during the First World War 

Hundreds roll out for “Run for the Wall” motorcycle ride

MILWAUKEE – Close to 300 bikers took to the highways Thursday, May 24th for a ride to remember the fallen and the military members who may still be missing in action. It was all a part of “Rolling Thunder’s” annual “Run for the Wall.”

Close to 300 bikers left Milwaukee Thursday morning and are headed to Washington D.C., riding through six states and over 950 miles in two days.

Read on....  http://fox6now.com/2012/05/24/hundreds-roll-out-for-run-to-the-wall-motorcycle-ride/

Unabomber Updates Status in Harvard Alum Magazine

It's Homecoming Week in Cambridge, Mass. Fifty years after leaving dear old Harvard, the distinguished members of the class of 1962 are renewing old ties.

In the Harvard alumni magazine, Alden writes he is retired from the bench, but still takes an occasional assignment as a Superior Court judge. Brian and his wife report they are working with inner-city kids when they're not at their place in Normandy.

Read on....  http://news.yahoo.com/unabomber-updates-status-harvard-alum-magazine-192243758--abc-news-topstories.html