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Rep. Eric MassaFormer representative Eric Massa appearance on CNN's "Larry King Live", and on the right-wing Glenn Beck show, were  politically duds. Massa underwent a meltdown. He admitted that the reason why he gave up his seat in  Congress was his fault, and  that he may have engaged in some questionable tickling behavior with male staffers, and that he blames others for giving him a tough time, namely the White House chief of staff, but says he wasn't intimidated by anyone, because he is man enough to take care of himself. And he stuttered and he flustered.



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Rep. Eric MassaThe Washington departed Rep. Eric Massa is trying to make a mess. In explaining  his departure from the House, he at first claimed that it was for health reasons, then he hinted that he also left because of a conversation that he had with a male staffer was misunderstood, and  he said, "This ethics issue is my fault and mine alone. " (Daily News) Now he says that the Democratic leadership, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, whom he called the "son of the devil's spawn," forced him out, because he voted against the health care bill. Earlier, he said that he opposed the bill because it wasn't strong enough, wasn't progressive enough, because it didn't have the single payer provision.

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Adam GadahnAdam Gadahn, born Adam Pearlman,  the American al-Qaeda, an American, who is a senior operative, and spokesman for the terrorist group Al-Qaeda,  is in the news today (3/7/10). First, another of his obnoxious videos, the kind of crazy stuff that he's been making for the past six years, encouraging violent jihad, appeared -- in this one he urges  American Muslims to attack their own country. Second, and welcomed news, it was announced that he has been captured in Pakistan by Pakistani intelligence officers. Gadahn, (Pearlman), a former Californian, is a high value snatch. He is under indicted in the Central District of California for treason and material support to Al Qaeda. He is the first person in fifty years charged by a US court with treason. According to an US spokesman, Gadahn is being held in Pakistan for interrogation.(Associated Press)

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John Patrick BedellJohn Patrick Bedell, who was 36, was from California, and was apparently a man with issues. Yesterday, (3/4/5) at 6:40 PM,  according  to authorities, he calmly walked up to the Pentagon checkpoint outside the Metro subway station, drew his gun and opened fire. (Associated Press)  He wounded two Pentagon police officers, and he was fatally shot. He died later at a hospital. The two injured policemen were treated and released from the hospital. Pentagon Chief Richard Keevill told the AP that, "One suffered a thigh wound and the other was hit in the shoulder."

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