BLOG: CapitolInq: Holt: I'm no Cory Booker
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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June 19--UPDATED BELOW -- 1:30 PM Rush Holt knows he's not Cory Booker -- and he's trying to make an asset out of that fact. The Democratic congressman, who polls show is little known outside his Central Jersey district, launched a slick new Web site and introductory video [http://www.rushholt.com/] Wednesday that contrasts his more modest profile -- liberal Congressman, nuclear physicist and ...

Jun/19/2013 06:09 PM

BRIEF: Feds seek immunity for two witnesses in Whitey Bulger trial
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Boston Herald
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June 19--Federal prosecutors are seeking immunity for two government witnesses against mobster James "Whitey" Bulger who they fear will otherwise take the Fifth if put on the witness stand. If U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper grants immunity to Ralph DeMasi and Frank Capizi, they will be protected from prosecution for anything they testify to unless they perjure themselves, according ...

Jun/19/2013 06:06 PM

Change to gun laws could soon be on books
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Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham, N.C.
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June 19--A bill is on its way to the North Carolina Governor to be signed that would increase penalties for certain crimes in which a firearm is used, according to lawmakers. The bill would also increase places where Concealed Carry Permit holders can bring their handguns. The bill, HB 937, went before the North Carolina House of Representatives on April 15, and passed. The bill, if signed ...

Jun/19/2013 05:48 PM

Suspect in Hidden Valley shootout dies of injuries
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The Charlotte Observer
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June 19--As administrators and parents prepared for summer programs inside Hidden Valley Elementary on Tuesday, police were conducting an undercover drug buy outside to build a case against gang members. The suspects tried to turn the deal into a robbery, police say, and gunshots were exchanged. After the gunfire ended, one man had been shot in the head and another in the shoulder, according ...

Jun/19/2013 05:37 PM

EDITORIAL: Maryland's missing guns
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The Baltimore Sun
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June 19--Maryland ranks near the top of the nation in the number of firearms its federally licensed gun dealers report as lost or stolen, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a distinction far out of proportion to the state's size or rate of firearm ownership. The question is how many were actually lost and how many were "lost" by dishonest gun dealers looking ...

Jun/19/2013 05:36 PM

Charleroi Regional cop may be put back on the work schedule
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The Valley Independent, Monessen, Pa.
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June 19--A part-time Charleroi Regional police officer removed from the shift schedule last month after his girlfriend was caught allegedly using drugs in his personal vehicle could be reinstated during Wednesday's police board meeting, according to the board chairman. If approved by the board, patrolman Steve Kenyon will be immediately placed back on the schedule, Charleroi Regional Police ...

Jun/19/2013 05:21 PM

Windows, doors shot out of eight businesses
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The Sampson Independent, Clinton, N.C.
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June 19--An employee of H&H Glass works to free broken glass from the door frame at Sweet Frog, one of several businesses hit by a vandal or vandals Tuesday night wielding an air rifle or perhaps, police authorities said, a paint ball gun to do the damage. (Sherry Matthews/Sampson Independent) An employee of H&H Glass works to free broken glass from the door frame at Sweet Frog, one of several ...

Jun/19/2013 05:19 PM

County Commission chairman has online impostor
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The News Courier, Athens, Ala.
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June 19--Imitation might be the most sincere form of flattery but a social media impersonator is causing a headache for one longtime local politician. Stanley Menefee, 68, chairman of the Limestone County Commission and a Republican, was alerted last week that someone had created a Facebook page masquerading as ... Stanley Menefee. The page was created May 13 using an official county photo of ...

Jun/19/2013 05:17 PM

BLOG: Under the Dome: Morning Memo: Rural Center questions continue, First Lady steps out
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The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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June 19--http://projects.newsobserver.com/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/morningroundup-100.jpg [http://projects.newsobserver.com/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/morningroundup-100.jpg] TODAY AT THE STATEHOUSE: In committees, a number of contentious measures are being considered for discussion only. The House Finance Committee will review a taxpayer bill of rights, known as TABOR, ...

Jun/19/2013 05:16 PM

George Zimmerman trial: State questions potential jurors on guns, law
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Orlando Sentinel
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June 19--SANFORD -- Round two of jury selection for the trial of George Zimmerman began today, with attorneys questioning a group of 40 potential jurors on a variety of topics -- including their views on guns, crime, race and the law. The trial reached a milestone Tuesday, when the state and defense got 40 potential jurors through the pretrial publicity phase of questioning, during which they ...

Jun/19/2013 05:15 PM