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Jason Sinnott

I see him coming at me,' victim says as college stabbing suspect due in court - 0 views

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  • Austin Parrott on 24 Apr 13
     
    wow that's crazy
  • olinde on 01 May 13
     
    how did the kid even get a knife into school without anyone knowing at all
codyself1

Brief hearing held in suspicious letters case - 0 views

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Government Politics news poison threat death president Obama

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  • codyself1 on 29 Apr 13
     
    A Mississippi man has made a brief court appearance on a charge that he made a deadly poison that was sent in letters to President Barack Obama and others.
michaelduquette

Think 3-D printing is cool? Try 4-D - 0 views

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  • michaelduquette on 29 Apr 13
     
    (Not really political but an interesting subject, Plus, what if it started in the military)(CNN) -- Video producer's note: You've heard of 3-D printing, the process of using a specialized printer to create real-world objects from computer models. Now there's something new on the horizon that could revolutionize this burgeoning technology: 4-D printing. At TED 2013, senior fellow Skylar Tibbits sat down with CNN Ideas to further explain this mysterious fourth dimension in printing technology.
melissamartinez

Nazi essay assignment teacher placed on leave by New York school district - 1 views

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  • jalitz336 on 18 Apr 13
     
    Wrong.
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  • Nicole Lee on 22 Apr 13
     
    If my teacher asked me to write that essay I would refuse too. That is not something they should have to be writing about. She could have at least given them the option to choose either that Jews are bad or Nazis are bad so it didn't look as bad for her.
  • Colton Tracy on 24 Apr 13
     
    This is wrong for the teacher to assign something that may offend someones religion.
  • Jeff Reddish on 24 Apr 13
     
    Couldn't she just be trying to open the children's mind to a different point of view? Giving them a life lesson, that there's always two sides to every story. Not necessarily trying to offend anyone.
  • Kayla Beck on 24 Apr 13
     
    Teachers have kids write essays from different aspects and point of views all the time to try to get them to open their mind about new things. The teacher just should have anticipated that people may get offended with a topic like that.
  • codyself1 on 24 Apr 13
     
    Maybe she shouldn't have picked a topic that pushes the envelope so much. I don't know, it just seems like it could be really touchy, like it kind of crosses the line.
  • Delaney Bolton on 24 Apr 13
     
    She should have been aware that some people may reject the assignment when she asked them to write about it! For some people it's a sore subject so I don't think they should necessarily have to write about it if they don't want too.
  • Ericka Davis on 25 Apr 13
     
    That is a serious topic for students.. It would personally be uncomfortable for me to write an essay for that.
  • Jeremy Vogel on 25 Apr 13
     
    I feel that the idea behind the assignment wasn't to necessarily portray that the teacher thought, and wanted the class to think, Jewish people as being evil but I feel that it is what ended up happening. The teacher could have picked hundreds of different essay topics ranging from abortion to zero tolerance polices that would have allowed students to write persuasively and not specify any one group in particular.
Jeremy Vogel

GOP Seeks Revenge on Pro-Equality Iowa Supreme Court Justices - 0 views

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Iowa Government Politics

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  • Jeremy Vogel on 25 Apr 13
     
    Is it appropriate for the Legislator to "punish" the Judicial, or even the Executive, branch because of a disagreement in what is right or wrong? Is it appropriate to target only specific justices instead of applying the salary cut to all of the justices? I wonder if some of the legislators are holding on to this issue for longer than needed? The Varnum v. Brien decision was over four years ago, yet legislators are still trying to "punish" the justices for that decision.
Bryan Pregon

How Boston exposes America's dark post-9/11 bargain - Salon.com - 1 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 25 Apr 13
     
    "We surrendered our rights to a government of war criminals, who promised us certainty and security in a world that offers none. We should have known better, and in fact we did. At the literal birth moment of American democracy, Benjamin Franklin summed it up in a single sentence: "Those who would give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.""
Bryan Pregon

Republican split on immigration blunts party rebranding | Reuters - 0 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 24 Apr 13
     
    "Supporters say providing legal status for the undocumented would bring people out of the shadows and ensure that they are working and paying taxes."
  • olinde on 24 Apr 13
     
    i think that this could really help us out cause then they would know that they are actually working for what they earn and so they actually pay taxes
nelsontad

Judge in Philly tosses 3 murder charges against abortion doctor - 1 views

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  • Cara Ireland on 24 Apr 13
     
    Philadelphia (CNN) -- A Philadelphia judge threw out three of the seven first-degree murder charges against Kermit Gosnell, the abortion clinic doctor accused of performing abortions past the 24-week limit allowed by law. The judge also dismissed one count of infanticide -- the intentional killing of an infant -- and five counts of abusing a corpse.
Alex Barrett

One suspect of the bombing dead, another on the run - 1 views

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  • Alicia Wilson on 19 Apr 13
     
    THIS IS NUTS!!!!!
  • olinde on 22 Apr 13
     
    i hope they catch the other person that was part of the bombing because so n=many families lost their love ones and friends because someone had to plant a bomb
Cara Ireland

Boston terror fears raised at Senate immigration hearing - 0 views

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  • Cara Ireland on 19 Apr 13
     
    A top Republican senator used the terror bombings in Boston to raise new questions on Friday about a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill, legislation that now faces growing questions from conservative critics.
Morgan Ronfeldt

California dad dies after fight with teen daughter, cops say - 2 views

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  • Morgan Ronfeldt on 17 Apr 13
     
    This is a really short article, but from the little information that's stated I think the case is unfair. I don't think the daughter should be charged with manslaughter if he suffered from a heart attack.
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  • Alivia Bascue on 18 Apr 13
     
    Isn't it child abuse if they were in a physical fight? She was just defending herself, that doesn't mean that she killed him.
  • joshpowell on 18 Apr 13
     
    No one plans on having a heart attack when they get into a fight with their parent. So she shouldn't be charged with manslaughter involuntary or not.
  • Brandon Colpitts on 18 Apr 13
     
    I don't think she should be charged. She did not kill him, his body died out on its own. It may have got his heart rate going but its just a freak accident. Its not like she wanted to kill her dad. Although she shouldn't have been fighting him.
Nicole Lee

Boys reunite with grandparents after kidnapping by parents - 0 views

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  • matthew corrin on 18 Apr 13
     
    the parent absolutely do not deserve there children after the actions that they did and the parents still think they have the right to keep there children just means there crazy it is a good thing that they will be spending some nice time in jail
nelsontad

4 year old kills 6 year old - 2 views

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  • Austin Parrott on 11 Apr 13
     
    I think the parent should be charged if any one i mean you should have your guns locked up anyways
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  • Ericka Davis on 11 Apr 13
     
    If the guns are accessible to the children how is it the child's fault? The children at that age are unaware of what a gun is and can do.
  • olinde on 11 Apr 13
     
    i think that if parents have little kids around they should have the guns locked up somewhere to where little kids will not be able to get the guns
  • courtney spicer on 11 Apr 13
     
    I agree with Austin, Kids should not be able to have access to the parents guns. So the parents should be the one's getting charged.
  • Carlos Villarreal on 11 Apr 13
     
    The parents should be getting charged. How are you just going to let your little kid grab a real gun and shoot someone?! Not very responsible parents.
  • Kayla Beck on 11 Apr 13
     
    It makes me sad that this child will have to live the rest of his life with the fact that he unknowingly and accidentally killed another child, and his friend, because his parents didn't know how to lock up a gun.
  • Madison Clark on 11 Apr 13
     
    My heart goes out to both families. Although it is absurd to have guns within a children's reach, ESPECIALLY loaded guns, neither of these deaths were intentional. Charging the parents of the shooter is the morally correct thing to do, but I can't help to feel bad for them. Both families now have incredibly difficult things to recover from. The tragedy of losing a child, and the fact that your child has just committed a murder. How do deal with that if it happens to come up in the future? This case would be a very difficult one to judge.
  • chasesnavely on 11 Apr 13
     
    I agree that it was irresponsible to leave their guns within reach of their child, but I don't think that makes them completely responsible for the crime
  • joshpowell on 11 Apr 13
     
    It's stupid to leave a gun in an area where a kid can get a hold of it, but it's not like planned on killing his friend. Nobody should be charged it's just an accident. Not a crime.
  • lesvia on 11 Apr 13
     
    I think the responsibility are the parents why would you let your children to grab a gun thats not a toy for play.
  • Amanda Ringberg on 11 Apr 13
     
    It's crazy that children can get their hands on a gun when I was that young I wasn't even thinking about guns and stuff. but now and days kids can shoot a gun what is this world coming to.
  • michaelduquette on 16 Apr 13
     
    I think the parents need to be charged: one, because they didn't keep an eye on their kids and two, because they weren't responsible with their guns.
  • Morgan Ronfeldt on 17 Apr 13
     
    The parents should be charged. If they are going to own any guns while having children living with them in the house, they should be responsible enough to put the guns in a locked gun cabinet or safe. Or simply just put the gun in a place the the kids can't access. It's common sense. This shouldn't have happened and in my mind the parents are the ones to blame.
  • codyself1 on 18 Apr 13
     
    This is just awful. The parents really should have A) locked their guns up, and B) taught their children gun safety (or to not mess with a gun at all) if they planned on keeping a loaded rifle in the house. That is just stupid.
Cara Ireland

Healing in Boston as investigators seek 2 seen near bombing - 1 views

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  • olinde on 18 Apr 13
     
    i dont get how someone can just plant a bomb in a crowded area and not care if anyone dies or gets hurt
  • Chris Lavy on 18 Apr 13
     
    It's tragic that something like this can happen, but it is also heartening to see the people of this country can come together and support each other in times of crisis.
chasesnavely

Texas House Bill Proposes Dropping Algebra II From Diploma Standards - 0 views

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Government

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  • joshpowell on 17 Apr 13
     
    I'm going to Texas!!
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  • Madison Clark on 18 Apr 13
     
    That is just dumb. It is giving kids a reason to do less in school than they already do. Retaking tests as many times as you want, Skipping weeks of school but still passing by taking and passing performances.. I mean come on, how much easier can it get. College is going to be a slap in the face when kids aren't handed everything. Good Luck.
  • Morgan Ronfeldt on 18 Apr 13
     
    I completely agree with Madison.
  • chasesnavely on 18 Apr 13
     
    Actually this doesn't sound bad, because colleges will still require it, and Texas schools don't necessarily have the same grading system as us.
Bryan Pregon

Hunger Striking at Guantánamo Bay - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 16 Apr 13
     
    "I've been detained at Guantánamo for 11 years and three months. I have never been charged with any crime. I have never received a trial."
  • chasesnavely on 16 Apr 13
     
    This is terrible! They are doing far more harm than good keeping him there.
  • nelsontad on 18 Apr 13
     
    Thats crazy, its really bad when people are refusing to eat when they are already starving.
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