I'm so glad to have been born in the country club of the free.
Slain Pakistani's Family May Be Deported
Like many Americans, the Hasan's, a family from Pakistan, are still coping with the devastating aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. But their pain is different — they lost a husband and father, killed not by the terrorists but by a white supremacist claiming retribution.
Wakar Hasan had just bought a small convenience store in Dallas in late summer 2001, and expected his family to follow him from New Jersey within months. But just four days after the World Trade Center collapse, Hasan was murdered.
The man who admits to his murder claimed he "did what every American wanted to do but didn't." But Mrs. Husan said neighbors in their New Jersey suburb have proved him wrong. "They are very supportive," said Wakar's wife Durreshashahwar Hasan, also known as Duri. "They came to my house and gave me comfort."
Yet the Hasan family may soon endure more heartache.
Duri and her four daughters have lived in the United States for nine years and had hoped to become citizens. Before his death, Wakar had applied for green cards for all of them, and because he had a work visa they were allowed to live here while waiting for their permanent residency status.
But now that he is dead, they face the very real possibility of deportation to Pakistan.
posted at 17:46
We've got a new feature today -- it's movie reviews! Kt joins the etc. house family, taking a look at
holiday season contenders "Catch Me If You Can" and "Chicago". With movie tickets costing as much as a small car these days, you should probably consult her before heading out to your local cinedrome.
posted at 15:05
"Research on an autobiography"? That's the wrong answer, Pete.
Friends back Townshend in child porn flap
Friends of rock star Pete Townshend are defending him following reports that he was arrested in London on suspicion of child pornography.
Scotland Yard announced that a 57-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of making and possessing indecent images of children and of incitement to distribute indecent images of children. Citing anonymous police sources, CNN reported that the suspect was Townshend, but that he had not been charged with a crime as of late Monday.
Police said Townshend was arrested under the Protection of Children Act, and investigators were examining computers taken from his home.
Townshend, the lead guitarist and main songwriter of the legendary band The Who, denied that he is a pedophile.
"I think pedophilia is appalling," Townshend told a reporter for Britain's Press Association. "To fight against pedophilia, you have to know what's out there."
posted at 21:43
If you're having Adam's apple problems -- and my market research indicates that around 37% of you are -- you have come to just the right place. Sophie is dishing out
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posted at 13:03