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Welfare Drug Tests Cost Florida $46K

And didn't uncover all that many drug users, either: new data

(Newser) - Remember that controversial Florida law requiring welfare seekers to submit to drug tests ? Turns out it didn't save taxpayers any money, didn't affect the number of applications, and didn't even ferret out very many drug users, the New York Times reports. During the four months the...

Inside Jail With Zimmerman: Jolly Ranchers, No TV

Plus: Protesters boycott firms with 'Stand Your Ground' ties

(Newser) - George Zimmerman is being held in a Sanford jail until he posts bail, and the Orlando Sentinel gives an inside look at his conditions. He's under protective "administrative confinement" thanks to the level of media attention on his case. He doesn't get to watch TV or use...

Zimmerman&#39;s Lawyers Quit
 Zimmerman's Lawyers Quit 
Apr 10, 2012 4:22 PM CDT

Zimmerman's Lawyers Quit

They've lost contact with Trayvon Martin's killer

(Newser) - Strange development in the Trayvon Martin case today: The two attorneys representing George Zimmerman say they're dropping the case because they've lost touch with him, reports the Orlando Sentinel . "On Sunday, we lost track of George, in that he would not return our calls," said attorney...

Zimmerman Website: Help Me Pay My Legal Fees

And roadside sign derides Trayvon

(Newser) - George Zimmerman has finally surfaced—at least online. The Florida man who killed Trayvon Martin has posted a personal website, therealgeorgezimmerman.com , to collect money for his own legal defense. His attorneys have confirmed to MSNBC that the site is authentic, unlike other websites claiming to raise money in his...

At GOP Convention, Squirt Guns Banned, Real Guns OK

'New York Times' points out the absurdity of Florida gun laws

(Newser) - The city of Tampa wants to make sure the Republican National Convention goes off without incident, so it has temporarily banned clubs, hatchets, switchblades, pepper spray, slingshots, and even squirt guns from the downtown area this summer. But it hasn't banned actual guns, because it's legally prohibited from...

Coke Quits Group Behind 'Stand Your Ground'

Pepsi exited conservative organization in January

(Newser) - Coca-Cola has ended its membership in a conservative group that backs "stand your ground" laws like the one at the center of the Trayvon Martin case. Much of what the American Legislative Exchange Council promotes is pro-business legislation, but it has also pushed voter ID laws and stand-your-ground laws...

George McGovern Hospitalized
 George McGovern Hospitalized
Apr 5, 2012 2:12 AM CDT

George McGovern Hospitalized

He's having tests to find fainting cause: daughter

(Newser) - George McGovern has been hospitalized in Florida for tests, his daughter said yesterday. The former South Dakota senator and one-time presidential candidate was admitted to a St. Augustine hospital so doctors can determine why he occasionally passes out and loses his ability to speak, reports the Sioux Falls Argus Leader...

Ambulance for Zimmerman Was Canceled

Apparently there was no need for medical treatment

(Newser) - The battle continues over what injuries killer George Zimmerman may or may not have suffered in a confrontation with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. New information reveals that an ambulance ready to be dispatched to treat Zimmerman the night of the killing was canceled, raising doubts that Zimmerman was badly beaten by...

Small Plane Crashes Into Florida Supermarket

5 injured as plane plunges through roof of Publix

(Newser) - At least five people were injured when a small, experimental plane crashed into a supermarket in Florida last evening. The pilot and a passenger suffered severe burns, and three shoppers suffered non-life threatening injuries after the aircraft plunged into a Publix supermarket in DeLand, about 20 miles west of Daytona...

Video Shows No Blood, Bruises on Zimmerman

No apparent physical signs to back up his beating story

(Newser) - Despite reporting that he was viciously attacked by Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman showed no apparent signs of abrasions, bleeding, or bruising when he was brought in for questioning by police the night he shot the teen. The handcuffed shooter appears untouched on a surveillance video—obtained by ABC News —...

Lead Cop Wanted Zimmerman Arrested

State attorney decided there wasn't enough evidence: sources

(Newser) - Another twist in the Trayvon Martin case: The chief homicide investigator probing the teenager's shooting wanted to charge George Zimmerman with manslaughter, but was overruled, sources tell ABC . Investigator Chris Serino filed an affidavit on the night of the shooting saying he was not convinced by Zimmerman's claims...

Trayvon's Mom Trademarks Teen's Name, Slogans

She wants money to assist other families

(Newser) - Trayvon Martin's mother has moved to prevent other people from cashing in on her son's death. She has filed trademark applications for the slain teenager's name and the phrases "Justice for Trayvon" and "I Am Trayvon," which have been appearing on T-shirts at protests...

Witness: Zimmerman Straddled Trayvon

...with hands pressed on his back: neighbors

(Newser) - Another day, another completely conflicting witness in the Trayvon Martin killing. This time, a neighbor is rebutting George Zimmerman's claims of self-defense and trying to help Martin after the shooting. Mary Cutcher and her roommate say they went outside after hearing shots fired and spotted Zimmerman on top of...

24 States Have 'Stand Your Ground' Laws

Trayvon Martin shooting brings them renewed attention

(Newser) - The shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin has brought renewed scrutiny to Florida's "stand your ground" law on self-defense. In many states, a person who feels threatened in a public place is legally obligated to attempt to flee before deadly force can be used. Not so in Florida or,...

Zimmerman's Lawyer: He's Not a Racist

He also thinks 'stand your ground' doesn't apply in Trayvon Martin case

(Newser) - The man who shot Trayvon Martin in what he says was a case of self-defense is keeping out of the public eye, but George Zimmerman's lawyer went on CNN last night to rebut the notion that his client is racist. Zimmerman and his wife mentored two black teens, even...

Florida Students Walk Out in Trayvon Protests

Hundreds take part in rallies

(Newser) - Protests over the shooting of Trayvon Martin continued today as hundreds of students walked out of class at several South Florida high schools. At one, students formed the initials T and M on an athletic field, reports MSNBC . (Click the link to see video.) "For the most part...

Sharpton Leads Trayvon Rally
 Sharpton Leads Trayvon Rally 
Mar 22, 2012 11:29 PM CDT

Sharpton Leads Trayvon Rally

Fla. state attorney quits investigation

(Newser) - Civil rights leader Al Sharpton led thousands of people in a rally yesterday in the Florida town where Trayvon Martin was shot. "We cannot allow a precedent when a man can just kill one of us and then walk out with the murder weapon," Sharpton said, flanked by...

Fla. Judge: Chasing, Killing Suspect Was Self-Defense
Fla. Judge: Chasing, Killing Suspect Was Self-Defense
'STAND YOUR GROUND' REDUX
Mar 22, 2012 12:55 PM CDT

Fla. Judge: Chasing, Killing Suspect Was Self-Defense

Charges against Greyston Garcia over stabbing death of Pedro Roteta thrown out

(Newser) - As Florida's controversial "Stand Your Ground" law finds itself in the spotlight after the shooting of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin , another controversial case: A judge yesterday threw out the murder charge against Greyston Garcia, who chased down a would-be burglar and stabbed him to death, because she determined...

Trayvon Martin Shooting to Get 2nd Look by DOJ, FBI

Family, critics say shooter George Zimmerman is being protected

(Newser) - Almost a month after the killing of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, the FBI, the Department of Justice, and Florida's Department of Law Enforcement have agreed to get involved, the Miami Herald reports. The agencies will probe the case amid accusations from the teen's family and...

Atheists 'Scrub Away' Blessing on Highway

Florida non-believers wash road blessed by Polk Under Prayer

(Newser) - Atheists in central Florida scrubbed a major highway this weekend to symbolically wash away holy water left behind by Christians, Bay News 9 reports. Armed with mops, brooms, and hoses, they washed down a road on the Pasco-Polk county line that had been anointed last year by a group called...

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