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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Red Bud couple claims $218M Mega Millions win | VIDEO The Illinois Lottery announced the winners of the huge Mega Millions lotto jackpot earlier this month -- a retired couple in their 60s from Red Bud, Ill. Owner of pit bull that attacked dog was off-duty cop | VIDEO A five-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department has been relieved of his police powers after becoming the target of an Internal Affairs investigation. Chicago woman goes missing from downtown hotel A 48-year-old woman who checked into a Michigan Avenue hotel is missing. Chicago Blackhawks lose; Hossa takes a hit The Chicago Blackhawks' Marian Hossa (81) was knocked down by Phoenix Coyotes' Raffi Torres (37) during Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Chicago on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Aldermen to vote on mayor's controversial plans | VIDEO The Chicago City Council is expected to vote Wednesday on two major ordinances. Aldermen are considering bills to allow speed cameras to be installed near parks and schools and to allow a private trust to raise money to pay for city infrastructure projects. No charges in Calumet boy's shooting by police No criminal charges will be filed in the police involved shooting of a 15-year-old south suburban Calumet City boy. MORE STORIES Strange News Man tries out for Broncos cheerleaders Duck crashes into school bus windshield Parents force girl to wear 'I like to steal' sign Alabama player's father smashes BCS trophy 6 fake Democrats allowed on Wis. recall ballot Consumer Tax Day freebies, scams and tips for next year | VIDEO MasterCard adds daily deals for users YouMail parts ways with Blackberry GM to stop making Chevy Avalanche Hotel, spa make 'Hot List' Healthbeat Testosterone may help heart patients Blood test may reveal teen depression | VIDEO Study: Medical helicopters increase survival rate Study compares fast-food salt across 6 countries Mood might determine heart disease risk MOST POPULAR Red Bud couple claims $218M Mega Millions win Cops: New mom shot dead; 3-day-old taken, found Chicago woman goes missing from downtown hotel Chicago Blackhawks lose to Coyotes in another OT Owner of pit bull that attacked dog was off-duty cop All Most Popular

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Is Being Republican An Inherited Condition?

HOME POLITICS NATIONAL NEWS WORLD ECONOMY SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT Joe Conason Carl Hiaasen Connie Schultz E.J. Dionne Gene Lyons Jonathan Alter April 18, 2012 THE BIG STORY, BY JOE CONASON What Mitt Romney Seems To Believe (And Why He's So Disliked) No matter how carefully the former Massachusetts governor parses and prevaricates, many voters evidently feel they've detected the inner Mitt: a man with utmost regard for himself and people like him -- and a profound disregard for people like most of them. They've observed him straining to express concern for the unemployed, the poor, and the powerless, while sounding sincerely resentful whenever the privileged are held accountable. They've perceived an attitude of entitlement, whether he is withholding tax returns, defending tax breaks for billionaires, or spending vast amounts to defame opponents. And they don't like it, no matter what they may feel about Barack Obama. READ MORE FEATURED COLUMN: GENE LYONS Do Republicans Suffer From A Congenital Condition? Here's the latest alarming dispatch from the frontiers of knowledge: Scientists say that Republicanism may be a congenital problem. Well, not scientists, exactly, but journalist Chris Mooney, whose latest treatise, The Republican Brain, The Science of Why They Deny Science -- And Reality, has got suggestible Democratic brains all atwitter. Bewildered by right-wing irrationality, Mooney found it "impossible to ignore a mounting body of [scientific] evidence that points to a key conclusion. Political conservatives seem to be very different from political liberals at the level of psychology and personality." READ MORE ELECTION 2012 Will Tea Party Blow Republicans' Senate Chances In Indiana? Dick Lugar, the six-term GOP Senator from Indiana, is locked in the fight of his career, fending off a vigorous challenge from conservative groups angry at his cooperation with President Obama. And just as they did in Nevada, Colorado, and Delaware in 2010, those groups risk losing a Senate seat -- and even the opportunity for a Republican majority -- in the name of ideological purity. READ MORE ON THE GRIFT Becoming An 'Expert' Witness: So Easy A Cat Can Do It One afternoon early last year, I punched in my credit card information, paid $495 to the American College of Forensic Examiners International Inc., and registered for an online course. Ninety minutes later I had passed a multiple choice exam, earning me an impressive-sounding credential that could help establish my qualifications to be an expert witness in criminal and civil trials. Among ACFEI's members are top names in science and law, along with some far less celebrated characters, notably including a violent prison inmate and a housecat. READ MORE VIDEO OF THE DAY Did Border Patrol Agents Murder A Defenseless Man? A recently unearthed video appears to show United States Border Patrol agents killing a Mexican man with a stun gun in a brutal display of excessive force. In one segment, a Mexican man who had been detained trying to illegally cross into California can be heard screaming for help and pleading for his life. In another, he is seen lying on the ground, surrounded by a dozen agents as one deploys the stun gun that would end his life. READ MORE FEATURED COLUMN: MARK SCHMITT The Win-Win Tax Reform Fantasy What we need is not tax reform, but revenue reform -- a system that is not only fair and efficient, but brings in adequate revenues to support the services we want government to provide. Nothing on the table right now -- not the Buffett Rule, nor anything in Paul Ryan's budget -- constitutes anything like revenue reform. And when we do see real revenue reform, it won't be a "win-win" for everyone. It will mean that those who have been the big winners in tax policy for the last 30 years will have to pay a bit more. READ MORE CARTOON OF THE DAY   (c) 2012 Eastern Harbor Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 28 West 27th Street, Suite 502 New York, NY 10001

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Boy shot in the head makes remarkable recovery | VIDEO A 7-year-old boy from northwest Indiana was in critical condition for several weeks after being shot in the head. Doctors say his progress has been amazing. Derrick Rose to be on GQ cover | VIDEO Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose will be featured on the cover of GQ magazine's May issue. Mental health activists fight plan to close clinics | VIDEO Protests are escalating as demonstrators fight to keep mental health facilities open, despite city plans to close them. Report: Secret Service seeking bids on NATO rentals The Secret Service has reportedly submitted a request for bids on equipment they will need to rent to protect the president and dignitaries at McCormick Place as well as other locations around the city. Aurora businessman stranded in Antarctic A west suburban businessman is one of 73 passengers stranded on a ship in the Antarctic. Man charged with killing girlfriend's toddler A Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 2-year-old girl left in his care by her mother. MORE STORIES Strange News Alabama player's father smashes BCS trophy 6 fake Democrats allowed on Wis. recall ballot George Zimmerman portrait made of Skittles Carjacked tyke knocks on woman's door at 2 a.m. | VIDEO Burglar arrested in shower after champagne, meal Consumer GM to stop making Chevy Avalanche Hotel, spa make 'Hot List' BMW 7-series subject of safety investigation Dole recalls bagged salads for salmonella risk Bombardier issues roadster recall for crash risk Healthbeat Too little sleep ups diabetes risk Study compares fast-food salt across 6 countries Chin-plants on the rise for plastic surgery Fewer children die from accidental injuries Treaments may help brain tumor patients MOST POPULAR Boston Marathon runners slow down for hot temps Alabama player's father smashes BCS trophy Space shuttle Discovery lands at new home Man charged with killing girlfriend's toddler Bolingbrook man to be sentenced in ex-wife's murder All Most Popular

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Cynthia Tucker: What Hilary Rosen Meant To Say

HOME POLITICS NATIONAL NEWS WORLD ECONOMY SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT Joe Conason Carl Hiaasen Connie Schultz E.J. Dionne Gene Lyons Jonathan Alter April 17, 2012 THE BIG STORY, BY CYNTHIA TUCKER What Hilary Rosen Meant To Say Romney's experience of motherhood is significantly different from that of moms around the country whose family incomes hover at the median of $50,000 a year. And even I understand that my status as a longtime salaried professional has enabled me to escape the harried life of moms who rouse their children early for the ride to the day care center; who can't attend PTA meetings unless they can pay for a baby sitter; who do all the cooking, housecleaning and shopping in addition to wiping dirty noses. READ MORE DON'T BE EVIL Why The FCC Fined Google Just 68 Seconds In Profits The Federal Communications Commission announced Friday it is slapping a fine on Google for deliberately impeding an investigation into the collection of sensitive wireless network data as part of the search giant's Street View mapping project. The amount of the fine: $25,000. That figure is, of course, barely a rounding error for the company. Google made $2.89 billion last quarter, or $25,000 in profits every 68 seconds. In fact, Google will have recouped the fine in less than the time it takes you to read this article. READ MORE VIDEO OF THE DAY Romney: All Moms Are Working Moms (Unless They're On Welfare) A recently unearthed video promises to erode Mitt Romney's moral high ground on the "working moms" controversy. While campaigning in New Hampshire last January, he said "even if you have a child two years of age, you have to go to work." That speech wasn't the only time Romney has slammed stay-at-home moms. In his autobiography, the former Massachusetts governor insists that children of "nonworking parents" will be conditioned to lead "an indolent and unproductive life." READ MORE FEATURED COLUMN: JONATHAN WEIL JPMorgan's 'London Whale' Could Use A New Nickname Late last week, a little-known trader at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London, Bruno Iksil, awoke to find his life changed forever. In an instant, Iksil had become famous as the guy who infuriated some of his bank's counterparts so much that they complained he was skewing the credit-derivatives markets with his outsized bets, one of which they said may be as large as $100 billion. Worse yet, the world learned Iksil had earned two unforgettable nicknames: (1) The London Whale, and (2) Voldemort, after the Harry Potter villain. READ MORE FEATURED COLUMN: MARY SANCHEZ Is The Catholic Hierarchy Really Committed To Rooting Out Abusive Priests? The headline on the website of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops reads like good news: "Child Protection Audits Find Nearly All Dioceses Compliant." What they were complying with, as the accompanying press release explained, was a set of zero-tolerance policies the bishops conference put in place a decade ago. The view from Kansas City is far less consoling. In September, its local bishop will stand trial in criminal court for failing to report suspected child sexual abuse. READ MORE AROUND THE WORLD Norway Killer Admits Massacre, Claims Self-Defense With a defiant closed-fist salute, a far-right fanatic admitted Monday to a bomb-and-shooting massacre that killed 77 people in Norway but pleaded not guilty to criminal charges, saying he acted in self-defense. READ MORE CARTOON OF THE DAY   (c) 2012 Eastern Harbor Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 28 West 27th Street, Suite 502 New York, NY 10001

President Obama Is Right

--- Sponsored Email --- Dear National Memo Reader: The Republican Party leadership no longer seems to understand the very concept of fairness that is so central to the American way. We urge you to consider this message from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee about how you can help to stop the GOP's tax-cut bonanza for the favored few. Sincerely, Harold Itzkowitz Associate Publisher on behalf of The National Memo Team Friend -- President Obama is calling on Congress to pass the Buffett Rule, which would finally put an end to special tax breaks for millionaires. Republicans in Congress and right-wing pundits are attacking President Obama's plan, which would ensure the wealthy pay their fair share. Will you stand behind President Obama's plan for tax fairness? Help us reach 100,000 signatures in the next 24 hours supporting President Obama's plan to ensure millionaires pay their fair share >> As President Obama said in his State of the Union: "Tax reform should follow the Buffett rule: If you make more than $1 million a year, you should not pay less than 30 percent in taxes... In fact, if you're earning a million dollars a year, you shouldn't get special tax subsidies or deductions... Now, you can call this class warfare all you want. But asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? Most Americans would call that common sense." We can move America forward and stop the Republicans' assault on the middle class -- but only if we have the support of each and every one of you. Add your name today to show your support for the Buffett Rule: http://dccc.org/Buffett-Rule Best, Mike Mike Ryan DCCC Policy Director Paid for by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee | 430 South Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC 20003 (202) 863-1500 | www.dccc.org | Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.