Publisher's note:  When I saw this story not showing up as the MAIN story on the Fox News website, I was very surprised, more so that the Fox report only mentioned that "four youths" have been arrested in connection with the October 18th crime; then when I did some checking to find that the youths were black.  I'm not suggesting for a moment that the ethnicity of the assailants makes the crime any more or less palatable, however, this smacks of racially biased reporting on the part of Fox News by virtue of it not being mentioned.

I will also note that yesterday, Reverend Al Sharpton, known for taking up every bogus case he finds and then using his 'race baiting machine' to exploit his cause, (making millions for himself) has started making a big issue about an incident at Barney's in NYC where several individuals may have been racially profiled when making a large purchase.  I don't know if they were or not, and I would never suggest that such profiling is right; however it pales in light of four black youths robbing and murdering a defenseless, elderly, businessman in his own driveway.  That the victim in this case was a WWII veteran makes it even more distasteful.  

Man up Al....you're the worst kind of racist; only when it suits your racially divisive agenda do you speak up.

Fox News Report:  Four Mississippi teenagers have been charged with murder in the killing of a beloved World War II veteran who gained local fame for his home-cooked hot tamales.

The long and lustrous life of Lawrence “Shine” Thornton, 87, was celebrated last week during a ceremony at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Following the ceremony, Thornton was buried with military honors at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

Thornton died Oct. 20, succumbing to the injuries he sustained after four teenagers "pushed him down and stole his wallet," during an apparent mugging that occurred in the late-afternoon two days earlier in the driveway of his long-time Greenville home.

Meanwhile, Greenville Assistant Police Chief Andrew Kaho told the Delta Democrat Times that Terrance Morgan, 19; Edward Johnson, 19; Leslie Litt, 18; and Geblonski Murray, 18; were all arrested Monday, and charged with capital murder, robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.

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This follow up, and real information is from the Fire Andrea Mitchell Blog: 

Lawrence Shine Thornton was an 87 year old World War II veteran. I say was because he has died after a fatal burglary attempt by four teens who could be Obama’s sons. Terrance Morgan, Edward Johnson, Leslie Litt and Geblonski Murray could all be Obama’s son like Trayvon Martin. These four black thugs ‘allegedly’ attacked the elderly Lawrence Shine Thornton on his own property. The elderly man later died at the 

University Of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi...

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents announced today they have rescued 44 children from sexual abuse as part of a child pornography investigation that netted 245 arrests over five weeks late last year.

Agents have identified an additional 79 individuals who have been abused as children including 24 victims who now may be adults and are seeking the public's help to identify individuals who are alleged to be sexually abusing young children, with the images posted on the Internet.

"Many times, our investigations into people who possess and trade child pornography reveal new material that points to the ongoing sexual abuse of children. In these cases, our primary objective is to rescue the victim from their horrific situation. And our next step is to arrest and seek prosecution for their abusers," said ICE Director John Morton in a statement.

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Medicare fraud and abuse is once again making the news as U.S. District Judge Daniel Jordan sentenced Mississippi doctor, Meera Sachdeva, today to 20 years in prison.

Founder of the Rose Cancer Center in Summit, Mississippi, Sachdeva and two of the center's employees face charges ranging from making false statements to conspiracy and health care fraud.

Monica Weeks and Brittany McCoskey, along with Dr. Sachdeva, plead guilty to charges in the case.  Weeks received house arrest for conspiracy charges while McCoskey was sentenced to 13 months in prison for making false statements.

A comparison of drugs ordered by the clinic versus drugs billed was part of the evidence in the case.  Several patients also were treated for bacterial infections due to re-use of syringes in administering the cancer fighting drugs.

Fraud has been a major point issue in rising medicare costs, and some estimates put the annual amount of taxpayer costs as high as $60 Billion.  Fraud is often a combination of unnecessary procedures and tests, where patients are part of the scam with their doctors.

Time will tell, but I can’t imagine that a fast food restaurant of any stripe has seen a spike in business as has Chick fil A in the last week or so, and especially today. 

Unless you live in a cave in a remote jungle somewhere, you are aware that Chick fil A has come under assault of late because their CEO, Dan Cathy, who is the son of founder Truett Cathy expressed his personal opinion on homosexual marriage.  That opinion, which is not any sort of corporate policy, has caused mayors in several cities; most notably the mayors of Boston and Chicago, to essentially disregard the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution and express that Chick fil A would not be welcome in their cities.