Tuesday, January 6, 2009
News Morning Newsdome: 'Everywhere is war'
Posted by Alejandro A. Leal on Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 3:40 PM
The Israeli army intensified its ground offensive in Gaza as Hamas militants fired more rockets into Israel. This YouTube clip from a South Korean news cast shows a Palestinian girl confronting an Israeli soldier as his battalion moved towards a group of protesters.
- Uproar in San Francisco after a New Year's day shooting of an unarmed 22-year-old man by a police officer. The cop shot the guy on a BART (think MARTA) station, in front of a crowd wielding video cameras.
- MARTA is considering fare hikes and cutting back service ... And it projects a billion dollar loss in the coming decade.
- State Rep. Matt Ramsey wants to ban teenagers from using their cellphones while driving ... why stop there? Get everyone off the damn phone and drive!
- President-elect Barack Obama met with Democratic and Republican lawmakers to push forward his stimulus package.
- Leon Pannetta is nominated to top CIA post ... who?
- Tweet that hack: Obama's Twitter account also hacked.
- More kids are being home schooled.
- Aaand last but not least ... Cross-dressing doctor who killed wife found hanged.
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