Hannah Giles, the young Republican activist who dressed as a prostitute in the anti-ACORN sting videos with James O'Keefe last year, has mailed out a bizarre fundraising appeal for donations to her legal fund. "Obama's ally ACORN is trying to destroy me," claims Giles. Though she portrays herself as being in danger, the 20-year-old adds, "Since I was a young girl I've taken Brazilian ju-jitsu and know how to defend myself. And with a few sensible precautions, I don't think these cowards will show themselves."
A woman fell about to her death Sunday after she chased her dog off a 60-foot cliff in the Mendocino, California, headlands, police said. Witnesses saw Lisa Chapman disappear over the cliff while running after her dog. The dog was later rescued.
Religious people may have taken comfort from a number of studies over the past two decades showing those adhering to a faith tend to be healthier but a new study casts some doubt on this belief. A study of heart disease and clogged arteries finds that attending religious services or having spiritual experiences may not protect against heart attacks and strokes.
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Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. is releasing most of the 80 holds he placed blocking Senate action on Obama appointees to federal posts, a move he undertook to compel passage of a $40 billion tanker refueling project for Northrup Grumman and a $45 million earmark for a Terrorist Explosives Devices Analytical Center, both in his state. He declined a CBS News interview request to explain his actions.


The father agreed to raise the child in the Jewish tradition, and even converted to Judaism himself when the child was born. He denies the part about raising the child Jewish -- but his conversion is compelling evidence to the contrary.
Even if he did, he has the right to change his mind at any time. If he wakes up tomorrow and decides he's a Scientologist, his ex-wife should have no say in whether he practices that faith with his child during their time together. The Constitution guarantees freedom of religion.