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Members of the Sons of Am Vets, participate in a color guard event to honor veterans in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2014. Members of the D.C. National Guard are supporting local and federal law enforcement officials during Veterans Day events. (Photo by Army National Guard Sgt. Ashley Bowman)

Despite PTSD, Veterans End Up On Death Row

Huffington Post In the Vietnam War, Larry Webster was a medal-winning hero who survived two tours of duty that left him addicted to drugs and alcohol and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Flash... (photo: US DoD / Ashley Bowman)

Death penalty states illegally imported drugs for executions despite warnings
The Guardian States are locked in legal battle with the federal government after regulators intercepted illegally imported anesthetics to be used in lethal injections... (photo: Creative Commons / Charles Williams)

Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Andre Rison (84) gets around former Arizona Cardinals safety Robert Griffith during during the first half of a flag football game Sunday, July 19, 2015, at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis.

Inside Football: The Packers' problems date back to early October
CBS Sports Go ahead and push that panic button, Packers fans. There is trouble in Cheesehead Land, big trouble, and Sunday's shocking home loss to Detroit has brought it squarely into focus. Green Bay's... (photo: AP / Andy Manis)

Pope Francis addresses the General Assembly during his visit to United Nations headquarters, 25 September, 2015.

Pope urged to intervene on behalf of American pastor jailed in Iran
CNN (CNN)As Pope Francis prepares to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday, one of the world's most famous victims of religious persecution is asking the pontiff to intercede on behalf of an... (photo: UN / Kim Haughton)

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Hillary Clinton handily ahead in Dem poll
The Columbus Dispatch Despite a month of sharpened attacks, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has failed to significantly dent Hillary Clinton’s lead in the Democratic presidential race,... (photo: UN / Loey Felipe)

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal talks about the “bright future” ahead for the city’s military population.

GOP Candidates Suck Up to Hatemongers
The Daily Beast Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal, and Mike Huckabee fete a man who thinks the Bible should execute gays. If the three Democratic presidential candidates accepted the invitation of,... (photo: Public Domain / Cpl. Jad Sleiman)

120604-N-ZZ999-002 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 4, 2012) One hundred and twelve bales of cocaine recovered from a drug interdiction are offloaded onto the deck of the guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47). Navy and Coast Guard personnel recovered approximately 4,910 pounds of the contraband after it was dumped from a vessel during drug interdiction operations in support of Operation Martillo off the Pacific Coast of Colombia. The estimated street value of the 112 bales is more than $367 million. Operation Martillo is a U.S., European, and western Hemisphere partner nation effort targeting illicit trafficking routes in coastal waters along the Central American isthmus.

Indonesian anti-drugs chief "only joking" about crocs: senior minister
Sydney Morning Herald Jakarta: Indonesia's anti-drugs chief was "only joking" when he talks about ferocious crocs becoming the nation's latest prison guards, according to one... (photo: US Navy / US Navy)

File - US President Barack Obama talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian aggressions prompt 'a new Cold War' in rhetoric only

CNN (CNN)Call them provocations, aggressions or mere maneuvers, but the actions by Russia echo the bygone Cold War, ended a quarter century ago, analysts say. Consider this... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)

File - A Russia-backed rebel loads shells in a tank at Donetsk airport, eastern Ukraine, Friday, June 12, 2015.

Ukraine sees signs truce can last as Putin juggles war and peace
Stars and Stripes KIEV, Ukraine — As Vladimir Putin's bombing campaign in Syria enters a fourth week, Ukrainian officials are increasingly hopeful the country's cease-fire with pro-Russian... (photo: AP / Mstyslav Chernov)

Oscar Pistorius to be released after one year in jail
New York Post JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympic runner who shot his girlfriend to death on Valentine’s Day 2013, can leave prison and move to house... (photo: Creative Commons / Will Clayton)

Julian Assange is denied UK hospital visit, Ecuador says

CNN (CNN)WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's request for "safe passage" for medical treatment has been denied by the British government, Ecuador's foreign minister said on... (photo: AP / John Stillwell/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. Courthouse in Shreveport. Founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1839, Shreveport is the parish seat of Caddo Parish. It is part of the First Judicial District, housing the Parish courthouse. It also houses the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, which consists of nine elected judges representing twenty parishes in northwest Louisiana.

Murder victim's father tells killer 'You're dead' during sentencing hearing

Dayton Daily News Tempers flared on Tuesday as the man convicted of killing a 19-year-old home invasion witness was back in a Florida courtroom for a sentencing hearing. Attorneys for... (photo: Creative Commons / Billy Hathorn)

No Socratic Justice in Georgia Execution of Gissendaner

WorldNews.com Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Socrates knew too well how the death penalty was not only the most severe punishment ever imposed by the state, but that it... (photo: AP Photo/Johnny Clark)