Sunday, June 17, 2012

Links To Close Out The Weekend

As the weekend draws to a close, a few items in the news:

From CNN: Rodney King, who became famous for getting beaten by LA cops, whose acquittal lead to massive rioting a year later, has been found dead in his swimming pool.

From the Chicago Tribune: In Nigeria, the Muslim terrorist group Boko Haram attacks churches with suicide car bombs, killing 19 Christian worshippers.

From Cleveland.com: Japan's government has approved a plan to bring back online some of the nuclear reactors that were damaged in last year's earthquake and tsunami.

From the Daily Caller:  George Will responds to former Florida governor Jeb Bush's assertion that the Republicans have shifted to the far right.

From the Jerusalem Post: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told a German newspaper that he plans to retire from politics.

From Yahoo News: In the Greek parliamentary elections, the New Democracy Party received about 30% percent of the vote, resulting in pro-bailout parties gaining 161 of the 300 seats.

From the USA Today: President Obama's newest campaign ad, featuring his daughters.

From the Telegraph: Syrian forces loyal to President Assad have surrounded the city of Homs.  (H/T Holger Awakens)

UPDATE:
Let me add one more, from the American Thinker: The top ten reasons to vote for Obama, according to his supporters who gathered at "ATM Withdrawal Fest".

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