We're the Only Ones Blacked Out Enough

Two days before a key City Council vote on the way claims of Chicago Police misconduct are investigated, the Daley administration quietly provided aldermen Tuesday with a controversial list of 662 officers with 10 or more complaints against them over the past five years.

But there was a catch: the names on the list -- which the administration has been fighting in federal court to keep secret -- were blacked out.

And in related news, blizzards and snowdrifts have closed down the gates of hell, as I find myself on the same side as Jesse Jackson and "Snuffy" Pfleger.

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Fitty Has a Fit

Hip Hop phenomenon 50 Cent filed a $1 million Manhattan lawsuit yesterday against an Internet advertiser who created a “Shoot the Rapper” pop-up ad featuring his image.

And one thing you don't want to do is push Fitty:

'Cause I can't control my temper, I'm fitting to catch a felony
Pistol in hand homie, I'm down to get it popping
Once I squeeze the first shot
No I aint stopping till my clip is empty

Last Chance to Surrender

Monday is your last day to turn in weapons, no questions asked, for cash in Kalamazoo.

And if you act now, we'll double the amount of liberty we take from you at no extra cost!

We're the Only Ones Tempted Enough

The disappearance of 5,000 guns from police and military armouries in Papua New Guinea has added a dangerous element to crime in the country...

From time to time, the police offer amnesties to try to get weapons off the streets...

But if any factory-made weapons show up, such as an M16 for example, some of the lowly-paid police officers are tempted to make a quick profit...

As a result, says Alpers, thousands of weapons stored by the police and military have found their way into the hands of tribal fighters – and criminals...

So what's the touted remedy?

Why "gun control," of course.

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This Day in History: July 23

July 23. 1775

Noting the lack of uniforms for the Continental Army, Washington orders commissioned officers to wear cockades in their hats: pink or red for field rank, yellow or buff for captains, and green for subalterns. Sergeants are identified by a strip of red cloth on their right shoulder.