Archive for November 9th, 2012
Kenyan Mom Names Newborns Barack, Mitt
SIAYA, Kenya, (UPI) — It turns out Barack Obama and Mitt Romney were born in Kenya, and it on was Election Day, when a woman gave birth to twins and named them after the candidates. Millicent Owour, 20, of Siaya, Kenya, said of her newborn sons at Siaya District Hospital, “I named the first twin […]
‘Dead’ Student Shows Up For School
FISHERS, Ind., (UPI) — An Indiana middle school student said his lost phone led to a prank that convinced students and teachers at his school he was dead. Michael Sinkfield, 14, who attends Riverside Junior High in Fishers, said he lost his phone Friday and many of his friends then received text messages from the […]
Family: Mail Carrier Walked Past Dead Body
DENVER, (UPI) — A mail carrier walked past the body of a Denver man who collapsed and died on his front porch without attempting to help, family members said. The family of Dale Porch, 46, said the man collapsed on his front porch after being dropped off from work at the Regional Transportation District early […]
Suspected Gang Member Arrested Over Tattoo
MINNEAPOLIS, (UPI) — Police in Minnesota said a suspected gang member was arrested over tattoo of a pig in a police uniform being shot. Hennepin County prosecutors said Antonio Jenkins Jr. posted a picture on Facebook of a tattoo on his right bicep depicting a pig in the uniform of Minneapolis police Officer Jeffrey Seidel […]
Pig In Romney Shirt Dumped At GOP Office
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., (UPI) — Police in Manhattan Beach, Calif., said they were looking for whoever dumped a dead pig in a Mitt Romney T-shirt outside a Republican Party campaign office. The pig was discovered outside of the office early Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.
Question For Romney: What Next?
BOSTON, (UPI) — Republican Mitt Romney “can do whatever else he wants to do” even though a third run for the U.S. presidency is closed to him, a political strategist said. A few hours after Romney conceded to President Obama, Romney told his staff they had just witnessed his last political campaign, The New York […]
NRA Shot And Missed In 2012 Election
WASHINGTON, (UPI) — The National Rifle Association had dismal results in its effort to elect a gun-rights-friendly Congress and president, a non-partisan report indicated. The campaign watchdog group Sunlight Foundation reported the NRA’s Political Victory, the political action committee of the powerful gun-lobbying organization, spent nearly $11 million on candidates in the general election, but […]
Obama Sheds Tears In Talk To Staff
CHICAGO, (UPI) — President Obama wiped away tears while speaking to Chicago campaign staffers after he won re-election, telling them they provide him inspiration. In a video posted to YouTube Thursday, Obama discussed his work as a community organizer in Chicago’s South Side, saying the work he did changed him more than he changed communities, […]
Poll: Clinton Favored In 2016 In Iowa
WASHINGTON, (UPI) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would be a big favorite in the 2016 Iowa Democratic caucuses if she runs for president, a poll indicated. Clinton would capture 58 percent of the Iowa vote in a hypothetical run, results of the Politico-Public Policy Polling released Thursday indicated. Clinton, 65, has said she would […]
Measure Aims To Help Raped Servicewomen
WASHINGTON, (UPI) — She was a 22-year-old petty officer in the Navy when she was raped by another sailor while deployed overseas. At the time, Terri Odom didn’t know sexual assault was a crime, let alone how many other service women had found themselves in the same situation. It wasn’t until almost three months later […]
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