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From what’s going on in the Capitol to what’s happening oversees, we have it all.
Today we are shocked by more photos that have surfaced involving the “Kill Team,” the group of U.S. soldiers who murdered Afghanistan civilians.
Shame On You
Who: Afghanistan Kill Team
What Happened: Rolling Stone has uncovered more gruesome photos of the U.S. Army’s self-proclaimed “kill team,” whose members are currently on trial for murdering Afghan civilians.
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GlobalGrind’s Global Mind
Where: Pennslyvania
What: Scott Shields, the mayor of Rutledge Borough in the Philadelphia suburbs, died Friday when he failed to pull the cord on his main or reserve parachute while skydiving in South Jersey. By the time the reserve opened on its own, it was too late.
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Hero Of The Day
Who: DJ Megatron
What: DJ Megatron, a hip-hop deejay and TV personality, was gunned down in cold blood just steps from his Staten Island home yesterday.
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Better Than Fiction
Where: The Bronx Zoo
What Happened: A venomous Egyptian cobra went missing from New York’s Bronx Zoo, prompting the closure of the zoo’s reptile house until further notice.
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Take It In The Ring
Contenders: Fox News vs. White House
Match: Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made the talk show rounds on Sunday, appearing on ABC, CBS and NBC to discuss Libya. However, they did not go on Fox News — something which made Chris Wallace, host of “Fox News Sunday,” very unhappy and he let his viewers know it.
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Money On My Mind
Whose Wallet: Taxpayers
Weight: $1 Billion
How They Hustled: The taxpayers’ bill for operations in Libya is headed to at least $1 billion in a conflict that the Pentagon chief said Sunday was not “a vital interest for the U.S.”
Hundreds of millions have already been spent to take out Muammar Gaddafi’s air defenses.
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This Day In History
Year: 1979
What: The most serious nuclear accident in United States history takes place at the Three Mile Island plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on this day in 1979, when one of the reactors overheats.
