PA newspaper runs ad calling for assassination of Obama

A newspaper in Warren, Pennsylvania somehow allowed to let slip in an ad that called for Obama’s assassination.
Source:http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/5/28/736354/-PA-newspaper-runs-ad-calling-for-assassination-of-Obama

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Prince Harry Asks “When is This Supposed to be Finished?”

Prince Harry bowed his head in prayer at ground zero Friday, then toured the Sept. 11 attack site and shook New Yorkers’ hands in his first official visit to the United States. “Big question — when is this supposed to be finished?” the 24-year-old prince asked two officials showing him rebuilding plans of the World [...]

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Antigovernment activists putting down roots in N.H.

The Free Staters, as they are known, hope to lure thousands of like-minded souls to the state, with the goal of paring government to a bare minimum.
Source:http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2009/05/29/antigovernment_activists__putting_down_roots_in_nh/

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Drug Czar’s Pot-Potency Claims Go Up In Smoke

A newly released report about marijuana potency undermines previous claims by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) that the drug’s potency has hit record highs.
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/29/drug-czars-pot-potency-cl_n_209080.html

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‘Abducted’ Mom,Daughter Found ? Not in Trunk but Disneyworld

A Pennsylvania woman who vanished after calling 911 to say she had been abducted and stuffed in the trunk of a car along with her young daughter apparently faked the abduction, booked a flight to Orlando, where she checked into a hotel under an alias and then took her daughter to visit Disneyworld.
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In Venezuela, hundreds march for press freedom

Hundreds of opponents of President Hugo Chavez marched in support of press freedom in Venezuela on Wednesday, two years after his government refused to renew the concession of an opposition-aligned television station.
Source:http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g66L41uHlU4RH05W2foIKCnXE96wD98EVN200

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Mammoth Blue whale washes up in NZ

The dead mammal, which measures 21m in length, was discovered on the northern tip of New Zealand’s south island near the remote Whanganui Inlet.
Source:http://news.ninemsn.com.au/glance/819035/blue-whale-washes-up-in-nz

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Openly gay teen voted prom queen at LA high school

An openly gay teen was voted prom queen at Los Angeles’ Fairfax High School in a campaign that began as a stunt but ended up spurring discussion on the campus about gender roles and teen popularity.
Source:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/05/28/state/n073959D94.DTL&tsp=1

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4 Reasons N. Korea Won’t Stop Being Pain in the World’s Ass

This week’s tests were a local propaganda success gone globally awry, and a foreign-policy expert has bad news for us: The totalitarian, war-crime-worthy North Korean government and its paranoid, militant ways aren’t going away anytime soon ? unless…
Source:http://www.esquire.com/the-side/war-room/north-korea-nuclear-test-analysis-052809?src=digg

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‘Power’ move by male students ruffles U. of C.

A group of University of Chicago students start the first student male advocacy group in the country.
Source:http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-u-of-c-mens-groupmay19,0,4707353.story

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