Tuesday, January 05, 2010

SPB News for Tuesday



Morgan Freeman replaces Cronkite on CBS voiceover

Blagojevich competing on `Celebrity Apprentice'


Washington pushing plan that foresees deal on permanent borders.

CIA attacker was Jordanian intelJordan, a renditions sponsor, had employed bomber as double agent.

Court restricts police Taser useFederal court mandates police stop using Tasers to force compliance.

Yoo: 'I had to write' torture memosYoo says he had no choice but to craft memos supporting torture.

President Obama Names Transgender Appointee to Commerce Department — President Obama recently named Amanda Simpson to be a Senior Technical Advisor to the Commerce Department. — In a statement, Simpson, a member of the National Center for Transgender Equality's board of directors …

Courthouse gunman lost Social Security case, official says A man who lost a recent Social Security claim opened fire with a shotgun in a federal courthouse Monday, killing a court security officer and injuring a deputy U.S. marshal, authorities said. Law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity identified the man as Johnny Wicks, a Las Vegas resident. The FBI said the black-clad man walked into the lobby of the Las Vegas federal courthouse, pulled a shotgun from underneath his jacket and began shooting.

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