Good afternoon . .
I hope you enjoyed the special postings this morning. While the news is full of the activities surrounding the Conclave in Vatican City, the heroic exploits of Doolittle's Raiders seemed to be lost. Let's not forget those heroes of older wars that helped to keep our country free.
Now here are some other interesting stories.
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Howard Dean Chairman of the Democratic National Committee is at it again. During his unsuccessful campaign to become the Democrats nominee, he was known for saying, sometimes screaming, things that came back to hurt him.
Now the things he says will come back to hurt Democrats.
Dean was answering questions at an Access Now meeting Friday when the Terri Schiavo case came up in a questions. Dean has already criticized congressional Republicans for their role in the ineffective and inappropriate legislation designed to have a feeding tube reinserted into Schiavo.
Forgetting that many Democrats voted for the legislation, Dean said that the Democrats would "use" Terri in the 2006 and 2008 elections.
I have no doubt Democrats will "use" a dead woman to further their political ends. I have no doubt Democrats will "use" anyone or anything to promote their agenda.
Unfortunately for Dean, there are plenty of voters who will see through the hypocrisy of the Democrats. This strategy like many Democrat plans will fail. The margin in the Congress will increase, the number of Republican governors will increase, and the Republicans will keep the White House even if Hillary Clinton runs.
Dean: Schiavo Case to Be Used Against GOP - Yahoo! News
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The Supreme Court announced today that it will consider whether one occupant may give police permission to search when another occupant of the same residence is against it.
A Georgia man was charged with cocaine possession after he refused to give police permission to search his resident. His wife who called police because of a domestic dispute gave officers permission to search.
The husband's attorneys claim the search was illegal under the Fourth Amendment's right protecting against unreasonable search and seizure.
The trial court upheld the search, but the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that when two people have equal use and control of a premises, one occupant's consent is not valid when the other objects.
The Supreme Court will hear the case in its new term that begins in October.
The justices will also hear arguments in a Maryland case involving a murder suspect whose rights to an attorney were found to be violated.
The suspect originally refused to answer questions and asked for an attorney. Questioning ceased, but later a police officer showed the suspect a charging slip in which the death penalty was list. According to accounts of the questioning, the detective said, "I'll bet you want to talk now, hug?"
A short time later the suspect asked to talk with police and waived his rights to an attorney.
A Maryland appeals court ruled that the comments made by the detective showing the suspect the charging slip amounted to interrogation in violation of the suspect's rights.
Supreme Court to Decide Police Search Case - Yahoo! News
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In case you missed it, convicted felon Martha Stewart asked a New York judge to reduce her sentence.
The request was made to Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum to relax her sentence and remove the electronic device from her ankle. Stewart's attorney argued that the commute to New York plus Stewart's desire to resume her career were hindered by the sentence. Plus Ms Stewart could not dress accordingly with the device or her ankle. Under her "house arrest" agreement, Stewart is able to leave her home to work 48 hours each week. Stewart requested she be allowed out 80 hours each week.
Judge Cedarbaum denied the request saying Stewart's sentence was fair and lenient. Under federal guidelines, Stewart's sentence was the lightest possible.
Judge denies Martha Stewart sentence cut
In other Martha Stewart news, the convicted felon signed a deal for a channel on Sirius Satellite Radio. No terms have been announced, but Stewart will have a 24 hour a day channel to give household tips to her fans.
Stewart joins the likes of Howard Stern as "stars" of the fledgling satellite network.
Sirius Satellite, Martha Stewart Plan Announcement - Yahoo! News
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