Chevron refinery fire near SF; Extreme weather fuels OK wildfires, shuts down Lollapalooza; Gibson Guitars pays up; New study links extreme weather, heat to global warming...
The state trial has ended, and civil rights groups believe the Commonwealth's case withered under scrutiny, even as the Feds prepare their own challege to the GOP law...
Even as they protend to be outraged by 'Fast and Furious', the GOP and the NRA fight to ensure lax regulation
of gun sales resulting in tens of thousands of deaths in Mexico...
The former skeptic is a convert after finding global warming 'real' and 'almost entirely'
man-made, but he still holds beliefs that made him a RW denialist darling...
Following torrent of false propaganda by NRA, Admin spikes global arms traffic accord that might have helped keep guns out of hands of international human rights abusers...
Scientists warn Senate about climate change, GOP still in denial; Canadian tar sands oil fight; Justice for Camp Le Jeune survivors; PLUS: Beef Industry's beef with the USDA...
The 'Sexy Liberal' comic, Stephanie Miller side-kick, Romney's 'Etch-a-Sketch' bane and, now, new Current TV star, sat in wish us for an hour of trouble-making...
Richard Muller, whose climate study was funded by the Koch Brothers, now concedes global warming is real and that 'humans are almost entirely the cause'...
Many of them unnecessarily so, finds the Cincinatti Enquirer. Will GOP Sec. of State Jon Husted take action to assure the state avoids shame in 2012?...
Rupture feared; Workers contaminated; New evacs 'recommended'... PLUS: German study uses French data to corroborate findings from Austrian, U.S. scientists, suggesting Fukushima disaster should be reclassified as 'level 7' accident, on par with Chernobyl...
Death toll rising; Tap water warning lifted in Tokyo, spreading elsewhere; Radiation hospitalizes workers; Support for nukes drops in US; PLUS: Struggling to maintaining tradition amidst disaster...
(Though We're Open to Other Explanations of This One...)
Hat tip to BRAD BLOG commenter Floridiot for this one! But yes, that does seem to be a diaphragm that Fred Thompson's daughter (grand daughter?) is munching on at the beginning of a recent Fox "News" interview...
Oh look, it’s Folksy Fred Thompson doing a teevee interview and he’s got a little girl on his lap for some reason and OH JESUS CHRIST SHE’S EATING A DIAPHRAGM. Okay, you can stop the clip now — we have no idea what happens after it cuts away from the charming sight of a little girl chewing on her mother’s giant diaphragm. WTF, people, WTF? Is this what happens when all the real toys are covered in Red Chinese poison lead paint?
In case you're wondering if that could really be a diaphragm, someone at DU was kind enough to post a picture of a few, so you can judge for yourself. God God.
Section 1-2.113 Standards for Considering Commutation Petitions
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Requests for commutation generally are not accepted unless and until a person has begun serving that sentence. Nor are commutation requests generally accepted from persons who are presently challenging their convictions or sentences through appeal or other court proceeding.
We comment only on the statement in which the President termed the sentence imposed by the judge as “excessive.” The sentence in this case was imposed pursuant to the laws governing sentencings which occur every day throughout this country. In this case, an experienced federal judge considered extensive argument from the parties and then imposed a sentence consistent with the applicable laws. It is fundamental to the rule of law that all citizens stand before the bar of justice as equals. That principle guided the judge during both the trial and the sentencing.
Meanwhile, former Sen. Fred Thompson couldn't be happier:
I am very happy for Scooter Libby. I know that this is a great relief to him, his wife and children. While for a long time I have urged a pardon for Scooter, I respect the President’s decision. This will allow a good American, who has done a lot for his country, to resume his life.
...And Guilliani joins him in standing firmly against National Security for America, and in favor of outing covert CIA assets:
After evaluating the facts, the President came to a reasonable decision and I believe the decision was correct.
George W. Bush's father, however, feels differently. Or, at least he did back in 1999 when addressing his former colleagues at the CIA...
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