Shot By Waffle, 4,700 Drone Deaths, Congress Foreign Policy Problem And Secretive Police: Thursday Morning News Roundup 2-21-2013
February 21, 2013 by Sam Rolley
Here is a collection of some of the stories that Personal Liberty staffers will be keeping an eye on throughout the day. Click the links for the full stories.
- If you’re planning to make waffles, be sure you haven’t left a magazine with four 9mm rounds in the oven. A Tampa, Fla., woman cooking herself a snack was wounded after the bullets her roommate left inside the oven exploded and sprayed her with shrapnel.
- Meanwhile, the Administration of Barack Obama invites people to share their gun violence stories and reasons for supporting stronger gun control measures on BarackObama.com. “Well, this one time I was making waffles.”
- Senator Lindsey Graham said an estimated 4,700 people, including some civilians, have been killed in the contentious bombing raids of America’s secretive drone war.
- Secretary of State John Kerry says the greatest challenge to U.S. foreign policy is not emerging China or Mideast instability. It’s Congress.
- First lady Michelle Obama is launching a three-State tour to promote her anti-childhood obesity program, “Let’s Move.” The White House has proclaimed that the first lady is single-handedly responsible for halting childhood obesity in the United States.
- The Alexandria, Va., Police Department refuses to share basic documents detailing their actions, including use of deadly force, with the public.
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