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Gunman in spa shooting grew up in Chicago area | VIDEO Police identify the gunman in the Wisconsin spa shooting as Radcliffe Haughton, an ex-Marine who grew up in Chicago's northern suburbs. Early voting beings in Illinois Election officials in Chicago say the number of voters casting ballots before the election could surpass 2008's historic numbers. Garfield Park church catches fire A fire broke out at a West Side church early Monday. Jesse Jackson Jr. meets with Congressmen Rush, Davis | VIDEO Jesse Jackson junior is very concerned about his constituents, according to Congressmen Bobby Rush and Danny Davis. Pregnant woman among 3 critical in S. Side shooting Three people, including a pregnant woman, were critically wounded in a shooting on Chicago's South Side. Cause of Amtrak train derailment under investigation It could take up to six months before inspectors can determine the cause of a train derailment that happened on Sunday, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. MORE STORIES Strange News Cafe's one-way mirror allows peeks into restroom NY man recovers stolen watch 53 years later Mom and son kicked off of bus for stinky diaper Uma Thurman baby gets 7 names, 'Luna' for short Calif. motorists reach actual fork in the road Consumer iPad Mini Preview | VIDEO Health Care Tips | VIDEO Holiday Travel Tips | VIDEO Gov't investigates Graco My Ride and Nautilus car seats Banana Boat recalls sunscreen due to fire risk Healthbeat Health officials: strokes on the rise for kids Earlier puberty seen in boys, just like in girls Teens using electronics more likely to be hit by cars Low calcium linked to female hormone condition Study: Freezing eggs to preserve fertility now a 'viable option' MOST POPULAR iPad Mini Preview Suspect found dead after fatal Wisconsin shooting Whitney Heichel murder case arrest comes with few details Gunman in spa shooting grew up in Chicago area Woodworth: Vote for Jackson Jr. causes district harm All Most Popular

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Brutal police beating caught on video

NY District Attorney: Drop charges against Ehud Halevi, who was beaten by police while sleeping in his synagogue Sign Rabbi Feglin's Petition Dr. Fred - On October 8, 21-year-old Ehud Halevi was sleeping in a youth center run by the New York synagogue where he's a member. Ehud is homeless, so his Rabbi -- who runs programs for at-risk youth like Ehud -- had told him back in September he could sleep there. In a video that's now gone viral on the internet, two New York police officers are shown waking Ehud in the early morning. Even though Ehud explains to them that he has permission to sleep at the center, they try to arrest him. Then, the officers beat Ehud for almost 5 minutes straight -- even after Ehud can be seen lying down.  And despite the NYPD's beating, it's Ehud who's being charged with assault, and he faces 5 years in prison. Rabbi Moishe Feiglin feels terrible. This happened at his synagogue's center and to one of his congregants -- and he just wants Ehud's nightmare to end. Rabbi Feiglin started a petition on Change.org calling for the Brooklyn District Attorney to drop all charges against Ehud. So far, the NYPD officer who was most involved in Ehud's beating has only been minimally disciplined -- his gun has been taken away and he's been placed on desk duty -- but the other officer hasn't been disciplined at all. Rabbi Feiglin says this is unacceptable. Ehud was eventually arrested and charged with trespassing and assaulting an officer, even though the video shows he didn't fight back.  In the past several months, several tapes of NYPD officers engaged in disproportional and violent exchanges have drawn heat to the department. With pressure rising, Rabbi Feiglin thinks that the support of thousands of people behind Ehud now can get the charges against him dropped. Click here to sign Rabbi Feiglin's petition calling on the Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes to drop charges against homeless youth Ehud Halevi, who wasbeaten by police. Thanks for being a change-maker, - Emilia and the Change.org team                      Start a petition

FEDERAL BENEFIT?

FYI...   SOCIAL SECURITY NOW CALLED 'FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENT'/ENTITLEMENT!   Have you noticed, your Social Security check is now referred to as a "Federal Benefit Payment"?   I'll be part of the one percent to forward this.  I am forwarding it because it touches a nerve in me, and I hope it will in you.  Please keep passing it on until everyone in our country has read it.   The government is now referring to our Social Security checks as a "Federal Benefit Payment." This isn't a benefit – its earned income!   Not only did we all contribute to Social Security but our employers did too.   It totaled 15% of our income before taxes.  If you averaged $30K per year over your working life, that's close to $180,000 invested in Social Security.  If you calculate the future value of your monthly investment in social security ($375/month, including both your and your employer's contributions) at a meager 1% interest rate compounded monthly, after 40 years of working you'd have more than $1.3+ million dollars saved!   This is your personal investment.   Upon retirement, if you took out only 3% per year, you'd receive $39,318 per year, or $3,277 per month.  That's almost three times more than today's average Social Security benefit of $1,230 per month, according to the Social Security Administration (Google it - it's a fact).   And your retirement fund would last more than 33 years (until you're 98 if you retire at age 65)!  I can only imagine how much better most average-income people could live in retirement if our government had just invested our money in low-risk interest-earning accounts.   Instead, Ronald Reagan and the folks in Washington pulled off a bigger Ponzi scheme than Bernie Madoff ever did.  They took our money and used it elsewhere. They "forgot" that it was OUR money they were taking.  They didn't have a referendum to ask us if we wanted to lend the money to them.   And they didn't pay interest on the debt they assumed.  And recently, they've told us that the money won't support us for very much longer.  But is it our fault they misused our investments?   And now, to add insult to injury, they're calling it a "benefit," as if we never worked to earn every penny of it.  Just because they "borrowed" the money, doesn't mean that our investments were a charity!  Let's take a stand.   We have earned our right to Social Security and Medicare.  Demand that our legislators bring some sense into our government – Find a way to keep Social Security and Medicare going, for the sake of that 92% of our population who need it. Don't let Romney and Ryan kill Medicare, and privatize Social Security.   Then call it what it is: Our Earned Retirement Income.   99% of people won't forward this. Will you?