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Front Page: Plot to Assassinate Obama, Hundreds Held in Immigration Raid, Mystery Virus Hits India
- Plot to Assassinate Obama: Denver authorities announced they had arrested three people on drug and gun charges in connection with a possible plot to assassinate Obama during his speech accepting the nomination Thursday night. The US Attorney Generals office will hold a press conference this afternoon to discuss the "aggressive" inquiry into the case. It's not clear how detailed the plot was before the arrests.
- Hundreds Held in Immigration Raid: Another large-scale immigration raid, this time in Mississippi, led to 350 workers being detained.
Are the Dixie-crats Making a Comeback?
Three recent upsets in special elections for US House of Representative seats in the deep South, have Democrats rethinking their political fortunes in the region. In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson famously said: "There goes the South for a generation" as he signed the Civil Rights Act. But recent and unlikely victories mean it might be time for the Democrats to draw a new map.
Prisons Running Out of Dough and Turning Prisoners Out
Both sides of the pond are facing a prison problem. In the US, states facing budget crises are now looking at an alternative to raising taxes — let's just say it's a lock-checking idea. They're letting prisoners go free well before their sentences are completed.
So Stupid? American Graduation Rate Only 70%?!
Federal reporting of high-school graduation rates hide an embarrassing and depressing reality of the American education system. Only 70 percent of those who start ninth grade finish four years later.
Many states keep two statistics on hand.
Awaiting Results: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I
CNN is now projecting that Barack Obama has won the primary in Mississippi. The Democrats award a proportionate amount of the delegates, but Obama will get the biggest wedge of that sweet peach pie. Polls indicated all day that Obama was ahead in the state, which hasn't voted for a Democratic candidate in a the general election in 32 years.
Front Page: Roadside Bomb in Iraq, Mississippi, China Inflates
- Reported moments ago, at least 16 people were killed when a nonmilitary bus was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Iraq. Twenty-two people were wounded in the bombing, which occurred on the Basra-Nasiriyah road just less than 300 miles south of Baghdad. This incident compounds with a violent day yesterday that saw eight US soldiers and an interpreter killed in two separate incidents in Diyala and Baghdad.
- Voters in Mississippi head to the polls today, the latest state to weigh in on the increasingly tight Democratic race.
Obama Says No to Dream Ticket
Barack Obama emphatically said no to running as Hillary Clinton's vice president. Speaking at a town hall campaign event in Mississippi, Obama said, "I don't know how somebody in second place is offering the vice presidency to a person who's in first place." Obama pointed out that he was ahead in popular vote and delegate count and had won twice as many states as Hillary Clinton.
Can Mississippi Legislate People Thin?
Mississippi, the fattest state in the Union, introduced a bill last Friday that would ban some restaurants from serving anyone with a BMI over 30.
The bill, HB 282, is sparking uproar. Two of the bill's sponsors did have careers related to healthcare prior to becoming lawmakers.
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Mighty Mississippi River Bursts Its Banks Forcing Rescues
Despite backbreaking teamwork to sandbag the riverbanks, the Mississippi River broke through an Illinois levee forcing nearly half a dozen people to be rescued by helicopter. However, because the federal government learned from a 1993 flood in the same area and planned for a repeat, the damage could have actually been much worse.
After the 1993 Mississippi flood, President Clinton purchased much of the low-lying land buying out more than 9,000 homeowners.
The First One! Finally! Who's Watching the Debate With Us?
Well, after a few days of up-in-the-air-edness, it's finally here: the first presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain at the University of Mississippi. It starts at 9 p.m. (EDT) and there are so many ways to mark the occasion.
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