Boston bomber genuinely remorseful, nun testifies at trial

Although she has good intentions not sure if she is really helping him after I read about life in the ADX “supermax” prison. 

 Tsarnaev will be in good company if he's not executed 

 Call me crazy but when I see this worthless piece of shit... "genuinely remorseful" is not the first thing that comes to mind.

It just pisses me off. They came to this country claiming political persecution... and how do they show their gratitude? They kill us.

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New York: Convicted Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has expressed sincere remorse for carrying out the deadly attacks in 2013, a prominent American nun and anti-death penalty campaigner told his trial Monday.

Sister Helen Prejean, who was portrayed in an Oscar-winning performance by actress Susan Sarandon in Hollywood movie "Dead Man Walking," was the final witness called by the defense in its bid to save Tsarnaev from death.

"He said emphatically, `no one deserves to suffer like they did,`" the 76-year-old testified at the trial in Boston, according to The New York Times.

Prejean said she had met Tsarnaev in prison five times since March and that she believed he was "absolutely sincere."

Tsarnaev`s voice had "pain in it" when he recognized the hurt he had caused, she recalled.

"I had every reason to think he was taking it in and he was genuinely sorry for what he did."

Really now... wonder if she's aware of this?

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/mounting-evidence-boston-bombers-involved-2011-triple-murder/story?id=19151271

It was the first mention of the 21-year-old expressing remorse for his actions since his trial began in March.

The only emotion he has displayed was to wipe his eyes as a distraught aunt was removed from the courtroom, too overcome to testify.

Prejean won international recognition as a compassionate Catholic nun who counseled a convicted murderer on death row in the state of Louisiana, which inspired the book and film "Dead Man Walking."

The film won Sarandon the Oscar for best actress in 1996 and three Academy Award nominations, including best actor for Sean Penn.

Tsarnaev was convicted last month on all 30 counts related to the bombings, the murder of a police officer, a carjacking and a shootout while he and his older brother Tamerlan were on the run.

The double bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line killed three people and wounded 264 others on April 15, 2013.

The defense and prosecution are to present closing statements Wednesday before a jury deliberates whether he should be sentenced to death or life without parole in America`s most maximum security prison.

Tamerlan was killed in a shootout with police, leaving his brother to face punishment alone.

Boston bomber genuinely remorseful, nun testifies at trial

Monica Lewinsky offered $1 million by Las Vegas erotic museum for dress worn during tryst with Bill Clinton

Upon hearing the news Paula, Gennifer, and Kathleen immediately placed a call to the Erotic Heritage Museum.

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A Las Vegas erotic museum has offered $1 million for the blue dress that Monica Lewinsky wore during a sexual encounter with then-President Clinton.

Monica Lewinsky now has one million reasons to part ways with her infamous blue dress.

The Las Vegas Erotic Heritage Museum is upping its offer to $1 million for the dress Lewinsky wore during her illicit rendezvous with then-President Clinton.

The museum had previously proposed to pay Lewinsky $250,000 for the DNA-stained fashion piece.

In a letter to Lewinsky dated Feb. 20, executive director Victoria Hartmann said she wants to make the blue dress a part of an exhibit “examining the private relationships of people in power, gender dynamics (and) politics.”

Lewinsky, pictured here with Clinton during his time as President, has not responded to the museum's offer.

It “will serve to bring awareness to the complexities of sexual relationships and how they are perceived by Americans, especially when it involves those we put our trust in as leaders,” read Hartmann’s letter.

Lewinsky, 41, has yet to respond stating, "I can't cum to a decision."

The museum first reached out to Lewinsky last May, three weeks after Vanity Fair published a soul-bearing essay by the former White House intern.

“It’s time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress,” Lewinsky wrote.

Lewinsky went on to describe her struggles finding a job in communications in the years after her name became synonymous with tabloid scandal.

“I was never 'quite right' for the position," she wrote.

Lewinsky rebuffed multimillion-dollar offers “because they didn't feel like the right thing to do.”

Monica Lewinsky offered $1 million by Las Vegas erotic museum for dress worn during tryst with Bill Clinton

2 police officers shot dead in Mississippi; suspects in custody

Take a wild guess who shot them.

Ever wonder how many cops were murdered during the Bush years?

Goes to show you what can be accomplished when Barry, Stedman, and Al go to work.

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(CNN)Two police officers were shot dead in Mississippi late Saturday. It was the first time in 30 years that an officer was killed in the line of duty in Hattiesburg, the mayor said.

Officers Benjamin J. Deen, 34, and Liquori Tate, 24, were making a traffic stop when they were shot, Mayor Johnny DuPree said.

They were taken to hospital, but did not survive.

"The men and women who go out every day to protect us, the men and women who go out every day to make sure that we are safe, were turned on tonight," DuPree said.

Police have apprehended two suspects, Marvin Banks and Curtis Banks, he said. 

After the shooting, the suspects stole a police vehicle, which they used to flee. It was later found abandoned, according to CNN affiliate WDAM. The two men both have criminal records.

Police also took a woman into custody who was with the suspects at the time of the shooting, WDAM reported. They have not said whether she was involved.

Deen had been named the city's officer of the year in 2012, according to Jackson newspaper The Clarion-Ledger. Tate had recently graduated from the police academy.

Deen leaves behind a wife and two children. Tate was not married and had no children, Mayor DuPree said. 

After visiting the crime scene, the mayor went to the hospital, where he tended to family members until early Sunday. 

"You have to search for words you say to family members how much we love them; we are here to support them," he said. The city is making grief counselors available to the slain men's fellow officers. 

DuPree vowed that the perpetrators of the attack would face justice. 

Police in Oxford, Mississippi, sent out condolences in a tweet.

"Both Hattiesburg Police Officers have died. Terrible. Prayers to the entire community and families," it read.

2 police officers shot dead in Mississippi; suspects in custody

Barry in SD... "I have now been to all 50 states as president"

Not according to this video. 

There are 50 57 states... and he still has one to go! Just another example of Barry learning something after he heard it on the news. 

Video 112

 (Is Alaska and Hawaii 59 and 60?) 

 Oh... and BTW did you think any of his adoring fans scratched their head in wonderment over a free college education?

Of course not. This is where they envision the money comes from.

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 "I have now been to all 57 50 states as president"

South Dakota — President Obama visited South Dakota for his proposal to construct community college, in which millions of students can get an education. The president got grand reception and an appraisal from the veterans by having the flags waved by them.

Mr. president said "I have now been to all 50 states as president — and I was saving the best for last," he told the capacity crowd at Lake Area Technical Institute. "To the other 49, I hope you take no offense."

Mr. Obama used the visit to promote his proposal to make community college free for millions of students. "I didn't come here today to inspire you," he told the 720 graduates assembled in the Watertown Civic Arena, the town's largest venue, which holds just under 5,000 people. "I came here because you, the graduates, inspire me."

Mr. Obama was the first sitting president to visit Watertown, a community of about 21,000 in eastern South Dakota. Although he received just 39 percent of the state's vote in 2012, his reception was overwhelmingly positive. Veterans hung nearly 350 flags around the city, and the Watertown Mall distributed 300 free flags for residents to wave.

Gov. Dennis Daugaard and the state's entire congressional delegation, all Republicans, attended.

"It's just such an amazing thing," said Mayor Steve Thorson. "Every other city in South Dakota is quite jealous right now."

No... they just have more brains then you Thorson.

Barry in SD... "I have now been to all 50 states as president"

Tsarnaev will be in good company if he's not executed

Boston Bomber Tsarnaev Faces Prison Hell if He Escapes Execution

If Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is spared the death penalty, he will likely spend the rest of his life at the most restrictive prison in America, a place so isolating that it has been called a clean version of hell. 

The United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility — aka ADX, or "supermax" — is where the federal government sends its worst criminals, from terrorists to traitors. At this point, it is the best Tsarnaev can hope for. But as they wrap up their case against the death penalty, Tsarnaev's lawyers are trying to persuade the jury that if they sent him to the ADX, he'd be separated from the world forever. 

On Wednesday, the defense team called a retired U.S. Bureau of Prisons warden to describe the extreme isolation that Tsarnaev would face at the 490-cell prison in the barren foothills of Colorado's Rocky Mountains. 

The former warden, Mark Bezy, described the ADX as "the most restrictive penitentiary in the federal system," and said Tsarnaev would likely be placed in a unit reserved for terrorists whose contact with other people is severely limited. His testimony was expected to continue Thursday. 

Even in general population, the ADX imposes extreme isolation. Prisoners spend about 23 hours a day in solitary confinement in 12-by-7-foot cells with a single 4-inch-wide window and walls thick enough to stifle any attempts at communication. A slot in the door is used to deliver meals and for any visits. 

Amnesty International last year said the facility breached international standards for the humane treatment of prisoners. 

"It breaks down the human spirit, it breaks down the human psyche. It breaks your mind," former supermax inmate Garrett Linderman told CBS' 60 Minutes in 2009. 

If the jury sentences Tsarnaev to life in prison, he will likely join a rogue's gallery of convicted terrorists, along with gang leaders, mobsters and serial killers. 

Here are some of the most notorious men he'd be joining: 

Ted Kaczynski

Kaczynski, a highly intelligent anti-technology zealot who became known as the Unabomber, killed three and wounded 23 with package bombs mailed to victims over a span of 17 years. He was undone after publishing a 1995 manifesto advocating "a revolution against the industrial system," which his brother, David, recognized and alerted authorities. 

Eric Rudolph

Rudolph conducted a years-long bombing campaign aimed at homosexuals and abortion supporters, including a 1996 pipe bomb blast at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, killing two and injuring dozens. He spent five years as a fugitive, living in the mountains of North Carolina before he was arrested in 2003. 

Zacarias Moussaoui

Moussoui, an Al Qaeda operative and convicted 9/11 conspirator, admitted that he knew about the plans to fly hijacked plans into the World Trade Center and claimed he was supposed to fly one into the White House. Born in France, he was detained on immigration charges at the time of the attacks. 

Ramzi Yousef

Yousef was the mastermind behind the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, in which six people died and more than 1,000 were injured. He was also convicted of trying to kill Pope John Paul II and President Clinton and trying to bomb 11 airliners on their way from Asia to the U.S. His plots were financed by Al Qaeda. 

Terry Nichols

Nichols helped Timothy McVeigh in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, and was convicted of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and eight counts of involuntary manslaughter. He was at home in Kansas on the day of the bombing, but prosecutors said he had helped McVeigh make the bomb the day before. The two were close, having bonded over their fondness of weapons and their distrust of the U.S. government. 

Robert Hanssen

Hanssen is a former FBI agent who pleaded guilty in 2001 of spying for Soviet and Russian intelligence services over 22 years, a crime that the Department of Justice has called "possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history." He was charged with selling U.S. secrets in exchange for cash and jewels, and is now serving 15 consecutive life sentences. 

Richard Reid

Reid is known as "the shoe-bomber" for his failed 2001 attempt to blow up a jetliner with a shoe rigged with explosives aboard American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami. He was foiled by a flight attendant who saw him try to light a fuse coming from his shoe, which contained a plastic explosive. He was subdued by passengers and sedated by two doctors.

Tsarnaev will be in good company if he's not executed