News Bits!

- Last Friday in Houston, a young girl brought a loaded 9mm pistol to school and started pointing it at people. She is 12 years old.
- The U.S. Supreme Court's new term starts this week.
- Why exactly is socialized medicine such a bad idea? Interesting article...
- The guy who tried to extort $1 million from Tom Cruise commits suicide.
- Article about the bloggers who helped bring the story of recent government oppression in Burma to the world.
- Austin's Holly Power Plant shut down for good last night.
- John Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, still thinks it's a great idea for us to invade Iran. The key word to focus on here is "former."
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