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'I'm not Bernie Madoff!' Accused church robber says
'I'm not Bernie Madoff!': Accused church robber Nathaniel Linden 'was just trying to survive'
Michael J. FeeneyDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Thursday, December 23rd 2010, 4:00 AM
W. Miller for NewsNathaniel Linden (below) was arrested while burglarizing St. Philip Neri Catholic Church on the Grand Concourse (interior, above).
The crackhead burglar accused of robbing 11 Bronx churches hotly denied a police account that he said he was out for revenge on pedophile priests.
"I never said any of that! I'm not angry at God!" Nathaniel Linden told the Daily News in a jailhouse interview.
His robberies, he said, were all about finding easy targets so he could pay his Con Ed bill and feed his pets.
"I'm a nonviolent person. I wasn't going to rob a bank. It was just an easy and nonviolent way to get money," he said. "I also robbed a lawyer's office, a dentist's office and a doctor's office. I don't hate God! I don't hate churches!"
Linden, 51, is accused of robbing 11 Bronx churches starting on Nov. 6, two days after he was released from prison after serving five years foran earlier string of church burglaries.
The admitted crack addict was arrested Sunday while burglarizing St. Philip Neri Catholic Church on the Grand Concourse and is being held on $50,000 bond.
Linden insisted he isn't a bad person. When asked if he felt bad taking alms meant for the poor, he said, "I didn't steal millions of dollars. I'm not Bernie Madoff!"
During the interview, he constantly picked at cuts on his right hand and wiped his face repeatedly.
Cops said Linden told them "I started going after churches" because of the Catholic Church's child-molesting scandal.
Cops also said Linden told them he became angry at God after witnessing his mother's murder and spending a "miserable" childhood in foster care.
Linden admitted taking a little more than $100 from one church - in pennies - and snagging some canned Vienna sausage from a church pantry.
"I needed the money. I was just trying to survive," he said. "I didn't have any food."
Besides feeding himself, he said, he had to buy food for his two parrots, his fish and his cat, Prince.
"I love animals," he said. "My cat is like my child."
Linden, who lives in Kingsbridge Heights and has two grown children who live outside the city, said he got a degree in business administration from Iona College in New Rochelle, where he first started doing cocaine at college parties.
Linden said he hoped he could win the lottery someday and pay back those he stole from.
"I'm sorry. I was wrong. I just hope they can forgive me," he said.
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Is Rudy Giuliani a 2012 dark horse?
Is Rudy Giuliani a 2012 dark horse?
Christian Heinze - 12/22/10 06:31 AM ET
As a 2008 primary front-runner, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani tanked. But as a 2012 dark horse, he could do surprisingly well.
It’s not because Giuliani has shifted; it’s because the Republican Party has. The 2010 election was less about social conservatism than it was fiscal conservatism, and that aligns with Giuliani’s socially moderate and fiscally conservative ideology.
There is another promising wind of change blowing Giuliani’s way, one that’s less ideological. This isn’t the era of kinder, gentler politicians. This is the age of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — three politicians whose appeal lives, partly, in their aggressive rhetoric.
But, according to Giuliani, he started the political fad. When explaining Christie’s appeal to the New York Post, Giuliani said: “What’s making him popular is that he’s not afraid to be called a bully. I used to be proud to be called a bully, and Christie would call me and tell me, ‘I’m going to do it just the way you did.' "
Thus, both the national ideology and aesthetics of these political times are more favorable to Giuliani than, perhaps, at any time in his political career.
So what’s he been up to?
Leg work:
While Giuliani maintained his visibility at a national level this year through frequent appearances on cable political shows, he also showed the GOP that he was willing to do the less glamorous work of crossing the country on behalf of Republican candidates.
In the run-up to the midterm elections, Giuliani made high-profile visits on behalf of Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey, Illinois gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady, Illinois senatorial candidate Mark Kirk, West Virginia senatorial candidate John Raese and many more, garnering significant media attention along the way.
Skeptics often claim that Giuliani’s political activity is simply good business, since it keeps him relevant. For example, Auburn University shelled out $85,000 earlier this year for a Giuliani speech on leadership — an amount that might be less if he weren’t flirting with a bid.
But that obscures the fact that his success, financially, is a good sign of his continuing appeal, politically.
Rhetoric:
The question for any presidential aspirant is whether he or she is building a broad case for the presidency. At the very least, Giuliani has built a broad one against the current president, slamming Barack Obama on everything from foreign policy to being, well, too New York.
Earlier this year, he questioned the president’s philosophical approach to foreign policy, not to mention his actual record, which he’s frequently criticized on missile defense, terrorism and Middle East relationships.
“President Obama thinks we can all hold hands, sing songs and have peace symbols. North Korea and Iran are not singing along with the president.”
And while Gingrich literally wrote a book, christening the Obama administration a “secular-socialist machine,” Giuliani has been similarly critical of the president’s economic policy, telling conservative bloggers that Obama is trying to turn the United States into a “European social democracy.”
Then there’s the ironic and primary-friendly charge that Obama has too much of the mayor’s hometown blood in him.
“The president may be suffering … from the inability to see the rest of America from having a warped view in New York,” Giuliani told ABC’s “The View” last month.
Fire in the belly:
Giuliani has refused several times this year to close the door on a bid. Most recently, he told The Wall Street Journal that it’s been difficult to give up the dream.
“It’s always in your mind when you’ve done something like this,” he said.
And it’s possible that his poor showing in 2008 hasn’t done much to diminish his confidence in another bid. Earlier this year, Giuliani told The Washington Post that his failure could have been as simple as bad timing.
“You know, I was conflicted about running when I did ... I don’t think any Republican could have won in 2008,” he said.
That being said, if he did do it again, it’s not likely he’d take any chances and stake the race on Florida, as he did in 2008.
“If you’re going to run for president and get nominated, you better win Iowa [or] New Hampshire. By then, it’s probably over. If it isn’t over by then, it’s over by South Carolina,” he told the Post.
What lies ahead:
In the end, it’s perhaps smartest to appeal to a former New York state representative, Guy Molinari, who once told reporters of Giuliani: “Rudy is Rudy. Rudy is either going to run or not based on how he feels. He’s not a guy who looks at statistics and worries about the fact that ... maybe he could win, maybe he can’t win.”
And that makes him a wildcard, a dark horse — and a worthy figure to watch in 2012.
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Obama Closes Out Year With Major Legislative Victories
Obama Press Conference: President Discusses 'Season Of Progress' At Year-End News Conference
BEN FELLER | 12/22/10 06:26 PM | 
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama celebrated a bipartisan "season of progress" on Wednesday at a year-end news conference marking an up-and-down second year in office that blended a thrashing at the polls, slow progress on the economy and late victories in Congress.
He forecast struggles over spending in 2011 with Republicans who take control the House, and vowed to try again and pass sweeping immigration legislation that was blocked by GOP critics. "If I believe in something strongly I stay on it," he said.
Obama opened the news conference with a reference to the nuclear arms control treaty with Russia that the Senate ratified earlier in the day on a bipartisan vote. In addition to cutting nuclear weapons and launchers, he said the pact will allow U.S. inspectors to "be back on the ground" in Russia.
"So we'll be able to trust but verify," he added, quoting the late President Ronald Reagan in another in a string of bipartisan gestures of recent weeks.
The president, who signed legislation earlier in the day permitting gay members of the armed forces to serve openly, said he does not currently favor legalizing gay marriage.
"I struggle with this. I have friends, people who work for me who are in powerful, long standing gay or lesbian unions," he said. "I have said that at this point my baseline is a strong civil union that provides them protection and legal rights."
The economy was not nearly as dominant a subject as it has been at other news conference in Obama's tenure. He said the nation is past the "crisis point," and he intends to focus in 2011 on reducing unemployment and making the country more competitive in the international marketplace. Unemployment was measured at 9.8 percent in November, down only slightly from its double-digit high in 2009. Economic growth has been stronger in recent months than earlier in his term, but not yet powerful enough to guarantee a quick recovery.
Obama said deficit reduction would be a major issue in 2011.
"I guarantee you, as soon as the new Congress is sworn in, we're going to have to have a conversation about, how do we start balancing our budget or at least getting to a point that's sustainable when it comes to our deficit and our debt?" he said.
"And that's going to require us cutting programs that don't work, but it also requires us to be honest about paying for the things that we think are important."
The president said that after midterm elections on Nov. 2, many "predicted Washington would be headed for more partisanship and more gridlock. Instead, this has been a season of progress for the American people."
He added that the accomplishments of a postelection session of Congress demonstrate "we are not doomed to endless gridlock."
Obama spoke a few hours after the Senate ratified the treaty he negotiated with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to reduce both nation's nuclear arsenals, the final major action of a productive postelection Congress.
In the six weeks since midterm elections he bluntly called a shellacking for his party, Obama has signed bipartisan legislation to prevent a spike in income taxes, cut Social Security taxes for one year and extend long-term jobless benefits through the end of 2011.
Obama will soon sign a measure strengthening the safety of the nation's food supply. He also wrapped up a trade deal with South Korea.
The Senate's ratification of the arms control treaty was Obama's top foreign policy priority of the postelection session of Congress, and a victory the administration ground out over the past few weeks by securing the votes of Republicans. The top two GOP senators voted against the pact, although it was not clear how hard they worked to prevent its ratification.
Obama was flying to Hawaii later in the day, joining his wife and the couple's two children for a year-end holiday.
When he returns, it will be a few days before a new Congress convenes, with a House controlled by Republicans and a Senate with a shrunken Democratic majority.
Despite Obama's upbeat reviews, he conceded disappointment with Congress' failure to enact some of his other priorities.
He said his biggest disappointment was failure of Congress to pass legislation giving young illegal immigrants a chance at citizenship if they go to college or serve in the military. The bill was blocked by Senate Republicans. "I am determined to get immigration reform done," he added.
He also said he was disappointed Congress wasn't able to approve a budget, saying he expects "robust debate" on federal spending when Congress returns.
House Republicans have vowed to roll back spending on hundreds of federal programs to 2008 levels, a proposal certain to spark opposition among Democrats in Congress.
The president said political leaders of both parties must re-examine long-held beliefs to help the economy recover.
But he made it clear that he intends to contest Republicans when the tax bill he just signed comes up for renewal in two years. It extends tax cuts at upper incomes, and the president said he continues to believe "we can't afford a series of tax breaks for people who are doing very well and don't need it."
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Coin Thieves Use Old Trick For Quick Cash
Coin Thieves Use Old Trick For Quick Cash
How they fool change machines.
Here is the link to video: http://www.wreg.com/videobeta/6a8f2a1d-3260-4106-bd96-66f198d83735/News/Stringing-Thefts
Horn Lake, MS —
FAST FACTS:
- Horn Lake car washes hit multiple times.
- Thieves "string" bills to fool change readers, collect change
- Thefts in hundreds of dollars
Several men in Horn Lake, Mississippi are using a method you may have seen in cartoons to fool change machines into giving them money, without giving any up themselves.
It's what Horn Lake Police call "stringing" basically fooling a change machine to give up change without ever really putting any money in.
It may not sound like a serious crime, but in some cases, these crooks get enough cash to raise their crimes to felony levels.
Brandon Wilder says it's the most frustrating thing in the world.
He'll often go to the car wash, and can't get the change machines to give him enough change to wash his car. "I get mad and end up having to go all the way down the end of the street to a gas station and get change."
Horn Lake police say, blame the "stringing" thieves.
Lieutenant Scott Evans of the Horn Lake Police Department says they're hitting these places for hundreds of dollars. "Sometimes it's just as much as a few hundred dollars, to up in the hundreds of dollars up in to felony amounts." said Lieutenant Scott Evans.
In Mississippi, once a thief steals 500 bucks or more, it becomes a felony.
How are they doing it? They're putting a string or some tape onto a big bill, then putting it in the slot, getting their change, then pulling the bill back out.
And almost every time they do it, a hidden camera snaps their picture. Horn Lake police have put together quite a collection of these thieves over the past few months.
"We're hopin' that somebody in this community will know who it is and we can find these people, and stop these losses." said Evans.
And he, somebody somewhere knows who all these men are.
"They're gonna get caught. We've got your pictures. It's just a matter of time for us to know who you are and you care gonna be charged."
And Brandon Wilder hopes that happens before the next time he washes his car. "They need to be put in jail."
Lieutenant Evans says it's possible these people are stealing the money to go gambling at the slot machines in Tunica. Either way, he says what these men are doing is illegal and he's out to make sure they not only pay for their crimes, but pay back what they've taken
5:36 p.m. CST, December 21, 2010
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Reindeer Christmas Light Display Found in Compromising Sexual Position
Reindeer Christmas Light Display Found in Compromising Sexual Position
Kathy Escobar November 29, 2010, 9:13 p.m.
Last updated Dec 19, 2010, 7:19 p.m.
CITRUS HEIGHTS —
 Frisky Reindeer Light Display (Joseph Huerta/ FOX40 News / November 29, 2010) |
LINK TO VIDEO
FOX40 News discovered a reindeer Christmas light display in a compromising sexual position after a viewer alerted us to it.
People driving by a light display outside a shopping center on Sunrise Blvd. aren't sure what to think about what they are seeing? Am I really seeing what I think I am? Is this a prank?
A viewer called the newsroom Monday night to report the frisky light display to us.
We called around to see who the display belongs to and it appears to be a private display.
It is unknown whether the display was intentionally set up like that or if someone decided to pull a prank and put them in the compromising position
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Shaq conducts the Boston Pops Orchestra
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Singing Santa Driving Neighbors Nut
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Groom announces he has a surprise then shoots the bride and...
Police: Man kills bride, best man, self at wedding
19:40 PST RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) --
A bridegroom fatally shot his new wife, his best man and then himself after announcing to horrified guests that he had a "surprise" for them, authorities said Monday.
Witnesses reported that 29-year-old Rogerio Damascena, a sales manager in Camaragibe, outside the northeastern Brazilian city of Recife, did not give any previous indication that anything was wrong at his wedding reception, police investigator Joao Brito said.
Brito would not speculate on a possible motive, saying family members were in shock and he had not interviewed them yet.
Brito did say the killings are believed to be premeditated because of the groom's announcement and because he had hidden a gun in his father's pickup truck.
Twenty-five-year-old bride Renata Alexandre Costa Coelho and best man Marcelo Guimaraes were both killed in Saturday's murder-suicide. A brother of the bride was treated at a hospital and released.
The website Globo.com quoted a sister of the bride who left before the shootings as saying she didn't believe it was a crime of passion.
"My sister was a wonderful person who loved and wanted to be loved," Lucia Helena Coelho was quoted as saying.
"He was happy, she was happy, the party was beautiful. His family adored her and doesn't understand this," Coelho told Globo.com. "He revealed himself as a sociopath who fooled the entire family and killed his best friend, who was ... the best man."
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Sarah Palin mocks Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign
Arias/AP; O'Boyle/AP Sarah Palin has repeatedly taken aim at Michelle Obama's efforts to fight childhood obesity.
She's all for cutting flabby government, but Sarah Palin wants Michelle Obama to butt out of keeping kids from getting fat.
The moose-munching Tea Party darling is picking a fight with the First Lady - over dessert.
"Where are the s'mores ingredients?" the sharp-elbowed hockey mom growled in Sunday's episode of her outdoorsy TLC show "Sarah Palin's Alaska."
"This is in honor of Michelle Obama, who said the other day we should not have dessert," Palin said mockingly as she rummaged through her kitchen cupboards for graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate.
The former vice presidential candidate was apparently referring to a speech in which Michelle Obama did not quite put a ban on sweet treats.
"As I tell my kids, dessert is not a right," Obama told the NAACP in July, touting her "Let's Move" campaign to combat childhood obesity.
While Obama's program does not explicitly tell parents to avoid dessert, it suggests cutting back on sugar.
It was the second time in a month Palin has bashed the First Lady's calorie-curbing movement.
"What she is telling us is she cannot trust parents to make decisions for their own children, for their own families in what we should eat," the ex-Alaska governor told radio host Laura Ingraham last month.
"Instead of a government thinking that they need to take over and make decisions for us according to some politician's or politician's wife's priorities, just leave us alone . . . "
The White House declined to comment on Palin's barbs, or her appetite for s'mores.
Studies show that one in three American children is overweight or obese, increasing their risk of developing life-altering illnesses like diabetes.
The First Lady's "Let's Move" program encourages families and schools to adopt a healthy approach to activity and nutrition.
Obama has led by example. She has planted a vegetable garden at the White House, and last month she led kids in an exercise class at a Police Athletic League center in Harlem.
In her efforts, Obama has not been holier than thou, admitting to having a soft spot for at least one dessert.
"One of the reasons I talk about pie and burgers is because if you tell people they can never have the stuff they love, they'll shut down," she told Ladies' Home Journal in August. "What is life without the things you love to eat? For me it's pie."
LINK TO VIDEO
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Burglars Breaking In Homes Through Mail Slots
Burglars Breaking In Homes Through Mail Slots
Posted: 1:58 pm EST December 17, 2010
Updated: 7:45 pm EST
December 17, 2010
ORLANDO, Fla. -- There's a new burglary spree in Orlando. Thieves broke into four houses near Silver Star Road in the past week and WFTV found out how they're doing it through mail slots.
"I think they stuck their hand in here and just unlocked it," Stacy Drebenstedt told WFTV.
She still can't believe she's the victim of a burglary, let alone how the crooks unlocked the deadbolt through the mail slot.
"My hand goes in to here, so if you have smaller arms than me you can put your hand right in," she said.
In the last seven days, there have been four similar break-ins in the College Park area. Drebenstedt was targeted in broad daylight, between 2:00 and 2:30pm, between the time she went to work and the mailman showed up to find her door open.
"It's scary to come home with your door ajar and you're alone and you're a woman," she said. "I feel violated. It's horrible."
The thieves made off with more than $10,000 in jewelry and other valuables, including her husband's paycheck he had just cashed.
People in the neighborhood said they noticed a white or cream-colored vehicle randomly parked in driveways recently with two men inside scoping out the area. They also noticed a stranger walking the street.
Orlando police are investigating. At this point, they aren't saying the crimes are related or if the strangers are suspects.
Drebenstedt has two dogs, but they were in the backyard at the time of the robbery. She has covered the mail slot the best she can until she buys a mail guard.
Orlando police said they will be patrolling the area.
LINK TO VIDEO
http://www.wftv.com/news/26174013/detail.html?cxntlid=cmg_cntnt_rss
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