Thursday, December 6, 2007

Lauren Bell

National 1:

Summary:

In Nebraska a troubled teen killed eight people and himself at an Omaha mall was placed in a mental health treatment center five years ago after making homicidal threats toward his stepmother. Todd Landry, director of the Nebraska Division of Family and Children's Services, described for reporters the laundry list of residential treatment centers and group and foster homes where Robert Hawkins spent much of his teen years, because of his behavioral and psychiatric problems. At one point during that period Hawkins also filed a report with police alleging he was molested by a roommate at one of the facilities. The case was resolved internally, according to the report.

Opinion:

I think it is very sad that so many peoples lives had to come to an end so violently and unexpected. 8 people’s lives and his own were taken. No specific reason has bee identified but regardless it was not an accident. It makes me so sad to hear about these stories of innocent people and their lives being taken. We have so many stupid people in this world and it’s absolutely ridiculous that’s for sure.

National 2:

Summary:

The Dallas Cowboys beat the Green Bay Packers 37-27 on Thursday to clinch a playoff berth and take top spot in the National Football Conference. Quarterback Tony Romo completed 19 of 30 passes for 309 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Cowboys to their 11th victory in 12 games this season -- the first 11-1 record in team history. It was the Cowboys' sixth consecutive victory since they lost to undefeated New England on October 14. The way both teams are playing they could meet up in this season's Super Bowl. "Our team is playing good football right now," said Romo, who's four touchdown passes gave him 33 for the season -- a franchise record.

Opinion:

This is for Collin!! PACKER SUCK HAHAAHHAHAHAH!!! Ya its pretty amazing…it was an intense game and way to close and yes it was unfortunate about Brett favre but Dallas won fair and square no if’s and’s or but’s. It was a game well played and well deserved for the cowboys. Those are my boys and the dominated just as I predicted. They r amazing and cant wait to see what else they bring to this game and give to Dallas fans.

International 1:

Summary:

Jamaican soldiers will join police on patrols on the Caribbean island in a new strategy to fight rising violence. Nearly 60 homicides over the last week have pushed the number of victims this year beyond 1,430, police spokesman Karl Angell said. Most of the violence has been linked to gangs in the capital, Kingston, and the rural parishes of St. Catherine, Clarendon and St. James. "We are going to use every resource to deal with this monster," Prime Minister Bruce Golding told a news conference late Wednesday. Soldiers have been mobilized in the past to help quell violence on a temporary basis, but Golding said he would assign troops to crime patrols as a long-term strategy.

Opinion:

There are a lot of problems with homicides going around in Jamaica. The rate is rapidly increasing and becoming more and more dangerous. Most of the violence is coming from gang and group violence. It is a scary world and very unsafe. They are under going so much right now that it is very hard to handle and overcome. I will keep Jamaica in my close prayers and thoughts and I hope that things calm down a bit and that God does a work over there.

International 2:

Summary:

In Pakistan scores of lawyers rallied outside the house of Pakistan's ousted chief justice to demand his reinstatement on Thursday in the latest demonstration against emergency measures imposed by the country's crisis-hit president. Lawyers shout slogans outside the house of ousted chief justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry. The protest came as opposition leader Nawaz Sharif tried to breach security outside the home of the former chief justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry in Islamabad to try to meet with him. Chaudhry has been kept in his home since November 3, when President Pervez Musharraf imposed a state of emergency, using it to crackdown on opponents, including members of the judiciary likely to block his new term as president.

Opinion:

Rallies like this are always dangerous and can be very scary. Most of them get to be out of control and just very chaotic. The lawyers have a right to be upset and have a right to speak there mind. I just feel that things like this need to be kept in control; which by the way can be a very hard thing to do. So with all do respect they need to keep their actions responsible and their words clean…..wait a minute this is politics we r talking about, what am I thinking.

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