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Domestic Violence and Recession -- 35 Dead in Philadelphia in '09
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyDespite an overall reduction in Philadelphia's violent crime rate, the number of homicides from domestic violence hit 35 in 2009, a 67 percent increase over 2008. The New York Times reports that as the recession has deepened, domestic violence rates have risen in Philadelphia and across the nation. Says the Times: "The increase in domestic violence in Philadelphia is mirrored nationally, and experts say it is linked, in part, to the recession. In fact, data indicate that domestic violence had been falling in the 15 years before the recession took hold last year." The recession is not making ...
You Can't Judge a Princess by Her Tiara
By Donna Trussell - Politics Daily"I'd kill to have had your childhood," a writer friend once told me. She envied my bottomless pit of tragic inspiration. I, on the other hand, would kill to have had anything but. ...
Rick Dempsey Would Like To "Domestically Violate" You
By Tom Fornelli - AOL NewsMaybe the Orioles should consider broadcasting their games on television sans the broadcast booth because it seems that all their current broadcasters do is cause trouble. First there was the incident in which play-by-play man Gary Thorne said that Doug Mirabelli told him Curt Schilling's bloody sock was just red paint--and it's not like Curt Schilling would ever say anything untrue--and now Rick Dempsey is in trouble for cracking wise about domestic violence during the Orioles loss to the Indians on Tuesday.Dempsey isn't normally in the booth, but I guess Jim Palmer had a couple of underwear ...
No Domestic Violence Charges to Be Filed Against Marshawn Lynch
By Brian Grummell - AOL NewsHow did this story ever fly under the radar?The Contra Costa Times is reporting that NFL-bound Cal tailback Marshawn Lynch will not have domestic violence charges filed against him. He had been accused by an acquaintance of "grabbing and pushing" her but she later increased the allegation to greater physical harm.In the initial police report, there was only a mention of Lynch "grabbing and pushing" the woman. But the woman added other details of the confrontation in later interviews and documents.One of those documents was a petition for a restraining order in which the woman said Lynch, ...
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