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Sunday, May 12, 2013

PFT: Miami Super Bowl bid includes aircraft game

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Bills coach Doug Marrone was ?very happy? with QB E.J. Manuel?s first practice at rookie minicamp.

The Dolphins? bid for Super Bowl L/LI doesn?t include an upgraded stadium, but it does include a zipline that would carry riders across Bayfront Marina in translucent footballs.

Jets WR George Sauer, who caught eight passes in Super Bowl III and retired from the NFL after the 1970 season at only 27, has died at the age of 69.

Patriots S Adrian Wilson finagled No. 24 from CB Kyle Arrington; the compensation isn?t known but both sides reportedly are happy with the outcome.

Ravens G Kelechi Osemele is getting more and more credit for his performance, and for the performance of the offense.

Steelers C Maurkice Pouncey thinks rookie RB Le?Veon Bell will be ?exceptional.?

The Kruger family reunion hosted by the Browns presumably will include feats of strength, and possibly an airing of grievances.

Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer looks at the story lines for the Bengals? rookie minicamp.

Colts coach Chuck Pagano says rookie DE Bjoern Werner has ?great first-step explosion,? and that seeing it first-hand in practice makes it ?even more impressive.?

The Titans wrapped up their two-week annual trip through the mid-south with a one-day, four-city barnstorming tour featuring G Andy Levitre and S Michael Griffin.

The two sides of the Jaguars Tebow ad blitz are both claiming victory.? (The rest of us are conceding defeat.)

Texans first-round WR DeAndre Hopkins made an immediate impression at rookie minicamp.

Chiefs RT Eric Fisher tries to keep a ?level head? now that he?s finally practicing with the Chiefs.

Chargers coach Mike McCoy, the former Broncos offensive coordinator during Tebowmania, isn?t troubled by all of the media attention given to LB Manti Te?o; ?I?m coming from a place where we had someone that got an awful lot of attention,? McCoy said.

The Raiders have a sister team in the Austrian Football League, which makes us wonder whether the SWARCO Raiders could hold their own with the real Raiders.

The Elvis Dumervil fax snafu delivered Broncos first-round DT Sylvester Williams his first NFL jersey number:? 92.

Giants G.M. Jerry Reese calls the addition of former top-five LB Aaron Curry a ?low-risk? proposition.

Mac Engel of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram thinks the bizarre decision to give S Gerald Sensabaugh a one-day retirement contract sums up ?[e]verything you need to know about the state of the Dallas Cowboys.?

Former Eagles coach Andy Reid sold 14 years of Eagles gear at Harriton High School in Rosement on Saturday morning, with proceeds going to charity in the name of Reid?s late son, Garrett.

With the Redskins taking training camp to Richmond, local businesses are ready for some gouging.

If RB Adrian Peterson reaches his goal of 2,500 yards, it?ll mean that Vikings haven?t reached their goal of balancing out the offense.

The Packers eighth annual Tailgate Tour launches Tuesday, featuring CEO Mark Murphy, current players Randall Cobb, Jarrett Bush, and Alex Green, and former players Santana Dotson, Aaron Taylor, and Frank Winters.

Lions coach Jim Schwartz isn?t worried about rookie CB Darius Slay missing a couple of weeks after surgery to repair a torn meniscus.

Bears first-round G Kyle Long calls rookie minicamp ?awesome.?? (Calm down, Chris Farley . . . and anyone saying ?hey, you used that bit last week.?)

The Buccaneers gave 50 military moms and spouses in Central Florida a spa day, in honor of Mother?s Day, at One Buc Place on Friday.

Rookie S Robert Lester and CB Melvin White caught the attention of Panthers coach Ron Rivera on Friday.

Saints LB Chase Thomas talks about the experience of watching the draft unfold without being picked, and the motivation that comes with it.

Falcons S Thomas DeCoud is hosting a charity bowling tournament on June 1.? (Look for him to blow 20-point and 17-point leads in successive games.)

Seahawks CB Richard Sherman watched the team?s rookie minicamp ? from a jet ski parked in a lake.

At rookie minicamp, the Rams are more focused on the guys trying to win jobs than the draft picks who are essentially guaranteed them.

The versatility of LB Karlos Dansby fits with whatever defense the Cardinals end up running under Todd Bowles, which possibly will be called the ?No one can catch Kaepernick/Wilson/Harvin/Austin? formation.

QB Nate Montana chose a tryout with the 49ers over the team his dad beat twice in the Super Bowl.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/10/miami-super-bowl-bid-includes-football-game-on-an-aircraft-carrier/related/

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Saturday, May 11, 2013

India railway minister quits amid graft allegations: TV channels

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Michelle Knight, the longest-held captive in a dungeon-like Cleveland house, is free after 11 years. But she remains hospitalized and is shunning visits from relatives, some of whom thought she was a runaway when she vanished. Knight, 32, was good condition Thursday at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland after her rescue Monday from a house that became her prison for more than a decade. Neither Knight's grandmother nor her mother, who moved to Florida but flew back to Cleveland this week, have seen her. "No, we haven't - on her request. ...

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/india-railway-minister-quits-amid-graft-allegations-tv-125816762.html

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Friday, May 10, 2013

How a court case about pot could doom the printed gun

A Texas law student has created a huge stir by printing out a functional handgun using a 3-D printer. But will a court decision about marijuana influence the matter?

The eight-month experiment by Cody Wilson ended with a gun that can be assembled out of plastic parts, and made potentially lethal with the addition of a household nail and a bullet. Video has surfaced of Wilson firing the gun during testing.

Wilson put the plans on the Internet for free, and they were quickly downloaded by more than 100,000 people.

The project was also quickly condemned by politicians. Chuck Schumer, the U.S. senator and gun control advocate from New York, wants plastic guns banned by Congress.

Schumer?s concerns include the theory that the gun could be smuggled past airport security and used on an airplane, and that widespread access to the gun?s blueprints could lead to an explosion of cheap guns.

Schumer pointed to a character played by John Malkovich in the movie In the Line of Fire who builds a plastic and wooden gun in an attempt to assassinate a president.

The debate over plastic guns goes back several decades, including a reference in Die Hard 2 to the alleged ability of the Glock 17, an Austrian-made pistol, to get through scanners because of its ceramic body.

Critics of the 3-D plastic gun were quick to point out several factors. First, a gun made from plastic would have a short shelf life, and it could pose a greater danger to its user than an intended victim because of the construction material.

One deterrent would be the cost of buying a 3-D printer (starting at a $1,000) and the materials needed. (Wilson?s used printer cost $8,000.) Guns are available online, in stores and on the street at much lower prices.

Schumer also expressed a concern about how regulating the publishing of gun-making instructions could have First Amendment considerations.

?Obviously there are First Amendment issues,? Schumer told CNBC, as reported on the Free Republic website. ?We?ve had this issue about bombs being put on the Internet in the past. And obviously someone could go overseas and put something on the Internet where our laws don?t govern.?

The issue of homemade guns has been taken up by the courts in the past. In the case of United States v. Stewart in 2003, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a part of judgment against Robert W. Stewart, Jr., who sold parts kits online to make homemade machine guns. (Stewart was also charged with gun possession from a prior case.)

The Supreme Court decided not to hear the Stewart case, but it told the Ninth Circuit to reconsider it in light of another Supreme Court case, Gonzales v. Raich.

In the Raich case, the court ruled that the Commerce Clause gave Congress to right to ban homegrown marijuana, even when states approved it for medical uses, because of the potential effects on interstate commerce.

In 2006, the Ninth Circuit issued a new ruling in the Stewart case, saying that, ?We therefore hold that Congress had a rational basis for concluding that in the aggregate, possession of homemade machine guns could substantially affect interstate commerce in machine guns.?

On Wilson?s website, he says the goal of the project is to ?change the way we think about gun control and consumption. How do governments behave if they must one day operate on the assumption that any and every citizen has near instant access to a firearm through the Internet? Let?s find out.?

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Wilson?s group is set up as a 501(c)3 non-profit. He doesn?t sell the pistol?s plans, but he does sell plastic gun parts unrelated to the pistol as part of his fundraising efforts. He also accepts online donations and has ads from online parts sellers.

For now, the debate over Wilson?s gun will probably center on its legality under current regulations. The plans require a six ounce piece of metal as part of the pistol, to meet requirements under the Undetectable Firearms Act.

Last fall, Wilson had issues with the maker of the 3-D printer. In October 2012, Stratasys seized a printer that Wilson had leased from the company. He later bought the second-hand printer to complete his project.

At the time, Wilson told reporters he thought his project was legal and he talked to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which told him the idea of a plastic gun was in a regulatory ?grey area.?

The AP reported that Wilson had obtained a manufacture?s license from the ATF before making his pistol.

Scott Bomboy is editor-in-chief of the National Constitution Center.

Ariel Castro?s mother apologizes for son?s alleged crimes

* Williams to meet Italian Errani in last four * Sharapova into semis for first time, to play Ivanovic (Updates with Ivanovic win, quote, details) By Mark Elkington MADRID, May 10 (Reuters) - World number one Serena Williams was given her first serious test at this year's Madrid Open but recovered from a second set mauling to beat Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3 0-6 7-5 in the quarter-finals on Friday. It was only the seventh time in her career Serena had lost a set to love, the last time being in November 2008 against her sister Venus at the season-ending WTA Championships in Qatar. ...

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/ariel-castro-mother-apologizes-son-alleged-actions-160925624.html

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Jason Salzman: GOP Attacks Democrat on Immigration, Despite Having Coffman as Their Candidate

The National Journal reported last week that the National Republican Congressional Committee has released an ad attacking Democrat Andrew Romanoff for favoring "the strictest immigration laws in the nation" which Romanoff "passed as Speaker of the Colorado House." Romanoff is challenging Rep. Mike Coffman, who's seen as in danger of losing the 6th Congressional District seat in Colorado.

The 2006 anti-immigration law cleared the Colorado Legislature with bi-partisan support, including the backing of Romanoff and Gov. Bill Owens.

But if Republicans attack Romanoff on immigration, reporters should obviously spotlight Coffman's own record on the issue. The Journal's Ben Terris did a pretty minimalist job of this, pointing out the following about Coffman:

When he first ran in 2008, one of his planks was to "deny amnesty and a path to citizenship to those who violate our laws. But this year, he had a change of heart and all of a sudden supports a path to citizenship.

Terris should have written more about Coffman and immigration.

To begin with, Terris misleads us when he writes that Coffman supports a citizenship path. Coffman does not favor a path to citizenship for our country's 11 million undocumented immigrants, except for a subset of immigrant children who were brought here illegally by their parents. (Other reporters made the same mistake and corrected it.)

The truth is Coffman voted against the Dream Act, and based on his current position, he'd vote against it again. Coffman advocates a path to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants who enlist in the U.S. military, but not for those who graduate from high school or college. The Dream Act offers a military and education path to citizenship.

Coffman, you recall, introduced a bill mandating English-only ballots, even for areas with large numbers of Spanish-speaking voters who aren't proficient in English.

Coffman has long stood with (and endorsed) Rep. Tom Tancredo, who symbolizes American extremism toward undocumented immigrants and immigration reform.

Coffman actually accused Obama in 2011 of rushing "illegal immigrants" onto the voting rolls to help Obama win the 2012 election, and Coffman has yet to provide evidence for this.

Coffman's opposition to Obamacare, to common-sense tax policy (He opposed Ref. C.), and his hostility toward government assistance to the poor, like the expansion of Medicaid, are out of step with most Hispanic voters and are linked to the politics of the immigration debate.

To this day, the "On the Issues" section of Coffman's website has this to say, and this only, about "immigration:" "Comprehensive immigration reform must first begin with the comprehensive enforcement of our immigration laws. We must secure the borders of the United States now."

The list goes on, and reporters covering Coffman's strange maneuverings on immigration should become familiar with it.

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Benghazi whistleblower: Has diplomat Gregory Hicks suffered for speaking out?

Gregory Hicks told a House panel that superiors opposed his meeting with House investigators and his questioning of claims that the Benghazi attacks were 'spontaneous.' He was reassigned to a desk job.

By Peter Grier,?Staff Writer / May 9, 2013

Gregory Hicks, former deputy chief of mission in Libya, testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's hearing on the deadly assault of the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi in Washington on Wednesday.

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Has US diplomat Gregory Hicks suffered political retaliation for revealing details of the lethal terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, last Sept. 11? That?s a big question raised by Wednesday?s House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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