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Newt Gingrich apologizes to Paul Ryan

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Mark Levin’s radio show revealed that Newt Gingrich had called him and is beginning to understand the “magnitude of his words” blasting Ryan’s Medicare reform plan on “Meet the Press.” Ryan, ever the gentleman, says “I think he just misspoke.” Gingrich apologized and Ryan said he accepted the apology.

It’s possible Gingrich looked worse at the end of the day than at the beginning. He started defiant, he ends remorseful. He first denied what he had done, now he comprehends, we are told. It is also true that Ryan came out smelling like a rose. The party rallied around him, he never appeared peeved, and Gingrich surrendered by nightfall. Not a bad showing of intellectual, political and personal standing.

I’ll posit this: Gingrich isn’t the least bit sorry for what he said; he’s just terribly sorry it probably ended his presidential ambitions, such as they were.

They're baaaack.

And just in time for the 2012 political season.

HBO is currently filming its adaptation of "Game Change."

That's Mark Halperin and John Heilemann's bestselling chronicle of the 2008 John McCain-Sarah Palin presidential campaign that didn't sell so well.

Their Arizona-Alaska effort to keep the White House in Republican control, coming after eight years of you-know-who and his sidekick, you-know-him-too, who led the country into two wars and left the country in the hands of an ex-state you-know-what who's upped the ante in one war and started another against Libya.

Other than that and the spending beyond belief and the $3 trillion-plus of new national debt and no end in sight to the harsh political tone of Washington and the healthcare bill that seems to have more large companies exempted from its rules than are covered, other than those little things, everything turned out for the better.

Anyway, for those folks who want to reminisce about that endless campaign as we head into another that'll cost even more, this movie should be right up their alley.

Here's a newly released photo of McCain, who will play himself. No, not really. This is Ed Harris pretending to be John McCain.

Julianne Moore has been chosen to play the role of the Tina Fey lookalike from Alaska.

-- Andrew Malcolm

TRENTON – A Trenton man apparently irate about not receiving police attention used rocks to smash three windows and the windshields of two patrol cars outside the West District police station this morning, authorities said.

The precinct building, which is unoccupied during the overnight hours, and the cars sustained thousands of dollars worth of damage, police said.

Irvin Saydee, 33, was taken into custody after he alerted police to trouble through a call box that has a direct line to dispatchers.

“He was upset nobody was responding from the building, and they detailed the cars on the unknown trouble,” said Sgt. Tom McDonough, a police spokesman.

The vandalism occurred just before 6 a.m., McDonough said. Damaged were the two front doors, a large 8-feet-by-10-feet window, and the windshields. The large, softball-sized rocks went through one pane of the double glass but did not pass through to the other side, McDonough said.

The building has a security system, but it was not activated because both panes of glass did not break, according to police.

Saydee has been charged with third-degree criminal mischief, aggravated assault on a police officer, and weapons offenses for the rocks.

Officer Keith Rogers was struck in the face by the suspect during the struggle to make the arrest and sustained swelling to his face and cheek, McDonough said.

Police: Woman Throws Flaming Cotton Balls At Officers

 

Just after 5 p.m. on Saturday, Brevard police responded to complaints about a 32-year-old male resident at Mountain Glen Apartments.

"Neighbors said he was saying non-sensical things and acting strangely," Chief Phil Harris told WYFF.

Police who responded to the initial call learned that there was an outstanding misdemeanor warrant for the man. They went to the apartment where the man lives with his 55-year-old aunt. Harris said when the aunt opened the door, the officers could see the man they were looking for inside.

"The lieutenant said, 'I need to talk to you,' but he refused to come out,'" Harris said.

The chief said the aunt tried to block the officer from entering the apartment, but he gently pushed her aside and continued inside. That led to a struggle between the man and the officers, he said.

As the officers attempted to bring the man under control with handcuffs, Harris said a 25-year-old woman came in. Harris said the woman then retreated to a bedroom and came out a few seconds later with some type of liquid.

"She threw it on the officers. The officers had no clue what the liquid was," Harris said.

Harris said the woman then took out a lighter, lit a cotton ball and threw it toward the officers, who were still on the floor trying to handcuff the man. The flaming cotton ball fell short of the officers, but ignited the apparently flammable liquid that had landed on the carpet.

"One of the officers said the flame was burning toward them," Harris said. "He had enough time to stand up and back away. It was like a scene from a movie."

In the process of avoiding the fire, Harris said the officers lost control of the man, who then ran into the bedroom with the woman.

Harris said the officers then used their feet and a fire extinguisher to put out the flames. Harris said the officers then saw smoke coming from the bedroom. They ran outside, broke out the bedroom window and pulled the man and woman out of the burning room, Harris said.

"They didn't stand there and quietly get handcuffed," Harris said. "The male ran and another officer tackled and handcuffed him. The female continued to fight until she was subdued and put in a patrol car."

While inside the patrol car, Harris said the woman managed to slip out of the handcuffs and damage equipment in the vehicle.

The man and woman were taken to jail after being examined at the hospital. Harris said the man's aunt was also taken into custody.

25-year-old Natasha Sinclair was charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder, first degree arson and assaulting a government official/employee. She remains in the Transylvania County Detention Center.

Michael Anthony Kitchen was charged with resisting a public officer and assaulting a government official/employee. He was later released on a $6,000 bond.

Charlene Honeycutt was charged with resisting a public officer. She was later granted a custody release.

Harris said four Brevard officers were also taken to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation.

"I'm extremely proud of how my officers performed in a really challenging situation," Harris told WYFF.

The Hazardous Materials team spent several hours at the site, Harris said. Investigators determined that the liquid involved was some type of oil-based fuel, similar to what is used in a lantern.

Harris said several witnesses at the scene also expressed appreciation for the police.

"They thought the officers acted courageously. They feel safe because of what they witnessed the officers doing," Harris said. "These people attacked ... and tried to kill the officers, and the officers pulled them out of the burning building."

Harris said he was pleased with the support his officers received from other agencies that responded -- including the Brevard Fire Department, Transylvania County Sheriff's Office, the Hazardous Materials team, the North Carolina Highway Patrol and the North Carolina Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

Harris said there were no indications that a meth lab was present in the apartment.

LINK TO PHOTO: http://www.wyff4.com/news/27900410/detail.html#ixzz1Mbjo9XvR

Friends and family say he's a normal kid who likes Twitter and basketball

                                                                                                                          A month shy of his 16th birthday, Ty Hobson-Powell made history Sunday when he walked across the stage at The Lyric as the youngest person ever to graduate from the University of Baltimore.

Hobson-Powell gave up a fledgling basketball career when he began college three years ago, commuted more than an hour each way from his home in Northwest Washington after transferring last fall from Howard University and once completed 27 credits in a single semester while shuttling between classes at Howard, Montgomery College and the Internet. He will be going to law school in the fall, and possibly to medical school after that.

But Hobson-Powell shatters the stereotype of the socially challenged brainiac who has little interest in the world outside academia. He's also not a straight-A student.

"He's twittering too much and playing basketball too much to get a perfect 4.0" grade point average, Dr. Edwin Powell, who teaches at Howard's medical school, said of the second of his four children.

LINK TO VIDEO:

http://www.foxbaltimore.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wbff_vid_7597.shtml

Woman suing Chuck E. Cheese for promoting gambling; Says slot machines foster addictive behavior

Monday, May 16th 2011, 2:40 PM