Posted on September 11, 2007 by thestateofblog
The two pictured above were among 4 others who kidnapped, tortured, and raped a 23 year-old black woman for about a week in West Virginia.
The woman’s abductors called her the N-word “every time they stabbed her,” the woman’s mother told The Charleston Gazette for a story published Tuesday.
Deputies found the woman Saturday when they went [...]
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Posted on September 11, 2007 by thestateofblog
I (J) was listening to NPR the other day, and the interviewee - I can’t recall his name - said that it was time for America to “move on” from 9/11 and time to end the thinking that 9/11 “changed everything.” When compared to violence in other countries, he said, 9/11 was “not a [...]
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Posted on September 11, 2007 by thestateofblog
Breaking News: Rich lost to a girl! The First Lady, to be exact, smoked rich in the opening week. IdePappyBoss came from behind to score the most points in the league to defeat the Ike Turner Coalition. It was shootout so we should expect more from them as the season moves on. [...]
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Posted on September 11, 2007 by thestateofblog
President Bush and Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, pictured.
“President Bush outlined his plan Friday for helping troubled subprime borrowers keep their homes. The initiatives target hundreds of thousands of distressed homeowners.Speaking in the Rose Garden, the president, after highlighting some of the recent stronger economic trends, pointed out the weaknesses in the mortgage market as [...]
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