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  • Prosecutors said Philadelphia abortionist Dr. Kermit B. Gosnell agreed not to appeal his murder conviction in a move to avoid the death penalty. (Associated Press)

    Black pastors demand broader probe after Kermit Gosnell abortion trial

    In the wake of the murder conviction Monday of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit B. Gosnell, a group of black clergy came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to demand congressional investigations and hearings into all abortion clinics — and especially those serving black communities.


  • **FILE** Dr. Kermit Gosnell is seen March 8, 2010, during an interview with the Philadelphia Daily News at his attorney's office in Philadelphia. (Associated Press/Philadelphia Daily News)

    Pastors 'in shame' of Gosnell, decry abortions in black communities

    Outraged by the grisly details of late-term abortions in Dr. Kermit Gosnell's clinic, a group of black pastors is coming to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to ask for congressional hearings into the impact of abortion in black communities.


  • ** FILE ** A tourist photographs an alien outside a T-shirt and souvenir shop in Roswell, N.M., in 2007. (Associated Press)

    EDITORIAL: Attention, Earthlings

    A few friends of extraterrestrials got together the other day at the National Press Club, where there's usually a couple of guys at the bar eager for a good story, to hold a Citizen Hearing on Disclosure, a "mock congressional hearing" on human encounters with extraterrestrials.


  • **FILE** Philadelphia police officers go inside as a woman carries a U.S. Navy flag, at services for U.S.Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Joseph Strange, a cryptology technician, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, on Aug. 18, 2011, in Philadelphia. Strange was assigned to the Navy SEAL team whose Chinook helicopter was shot down Aug. 6 by a rocket-propelled grenade in what has become the deadliest single loss for U.S. forces in the decade-long war in Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

    SEALs' families hit 2011 Afghan mission in which sons were killed; deem probe a cover-up

    The families of Navy SEALs killed in an August 2011 downing of a helicopter in Afghanistan came forward Thursday to blast the U.S. command and the Obama administration for the mission and to call for an official investigation into what they deem a whitewash.


  • Citizens Hearing on Disclosure organizer Stephen Bassett has assembled five former lawmakers and 40 witnesses to demand government transparency in extraterrestrial matters.

    Inside the Beltway: Out there

    "If the Congress won't do it's job, the people will," declares the Citizens Hearing on Disclosure, set to take off in the main ballroom of the National Press Club on Monday. Disclosure? Are we talking health care here, or gun control? No, we're talking extraterrestrial. Of course, the nation's capital may seem like another planet at times, but no matter.


  • SIMMONS: To broaden GOP's base, Rand Paul heading to Howard University

    Sen. Rand Paul is scheduled to visit Howard University on Wednesday to discuss issues important to American citizens and noncitizens alike, including civil liberties, mandatory minimum sentencing laws and education, and because the Kentucky Republican will be making inroads at a historically black school, he's expected to throw in a lesson on the history of the Republican Party and blacks.


  • National School Shield Task Force director Asa Hutchinson speaks during a news conference at National Press Club in Washington on April 2, 2013. The National School Shield program is a framework to arm security guards in any school system who want to be part of the program. (Associated Press)

    NRA-funded task force wants more armed personnel in schools

    Four months after the Sandy Hook school shooting, a task force set up by the National Rifle Association issued a school safety report Tuesday that calls for more trained and armed personnel on school grounds, arguing the faster someone responds with a gun during an attack, the more lives can be saved.


  • The press is opining that Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Republican, is a favorite "insider" pick as Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate. Among his outdoorsy interests, Mr. Portman is an avid hunter, and he bagged a turkey during time off from his House duties last month. (Photo provided by Rob Portman)

    Priebus: Rob Portman 'a good, conservative Republican' after announcing support for gay marriage

    Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus batted away the idea on Monday that Sen. Rob Portman would receive any less support from the party after he recently expressed his support for same-sex marriage.



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